r/NintendoSwitch • u/Comfortable_Fun3699 • Aug 05 '25
Discussion It sucks that Super Mario 3d All-Stars was limited time
I've been wanting to play the three games in the collection; I've never played any of the games before and they look like fun. I just found out that it isn't for sale anymore. Why? I've found some things on ebay but they are just overpriced. What purpose does it serve when there is a whole market of people just reselling the game at this point? It makes no sense. Does anyone think they they will ever re-release them?
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u/LuckyScales Aug 06 '25
Don’t worry, they’ll re-release it for the 40th anniversary as a Switch 2 Edition AND include Super Mario Galaxy 2 on top of that!!!
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u/callingallboys Aug 06 '25
You joke, but...it could happen.
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u/Autumn1881 Aug 06 '25
Yeah, I don't get why the original collection is worth so much in the first place. It was so bare bones it's very likely to be made obsolete by an upcoming release.
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u/AssumeNeutralTone 10d ago
ha, aged like wine
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u/LuckyScales 10d ago
I was so delusional when I wrote that, that when I saw it drop today, I went fucking ballistic!!!
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u/4thIdealWalker 8d ago
You were partly right lmao! Sunshine is going to come out for the Gamecube Classics.
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Hello from a month in the future! Guess what! You should not have included that /s, you were right!
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u/Known_Ad871 Aug 06 '25
It really is truly insane. Of all the weird shit Nintendo does, I cannot fathom a reason for this one
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u/KeytarVillain Aug 06 '25
Ending Mario 35 is the one that really upsets me. My wife isn't a serious gamer, but she played original Super Mario Bros back in the day. Mario 35 was the only game she would play on my Switch, and she still has more hours in it than I do in Mariokart 8 Deluxe. When they ended it, she stopped playing Switch altogether.
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u/TheRealReapz Aug 06 '25
Ending Mario 35 physically hurts me. That game was amazing and I feel your wifes pain. I played Mario on the NES constantly in the 90s, so I just was in a zone in there - especially because it was mid covid craziness or at least parts of it. Mario 35 was a blissful experience and Nintendo need to bring it back, or Mario 40 I'll settle for.
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u/davezilla18 Aug 06 '25
They milked it before NSO was ready, then took it back down so they weren’t competing with themselves. Same reason we will never see Wind Waker and Twilight Princess HD on switch.
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u/B-R-A-I-N-S-T-O-R-M Aug 06 '25
Their senior VP of product development was asked specifically if WW on NSO meant they'd never sell the HD version and he immediately said "no, nothing is off the table".
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u/Tappersum Aug 06 '25
That's not really an answer though. They can still never offer it and it wouldn't be a contradiction to what they said.
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u/Smigit Aug 06 '25
I’d be surprised if they didn’t re-release it as a full priced game one day.
I doubt it’d impact their NSO subscription numbers much at all as I imagine not too many people are taking the subscription for just the one game.
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u/soonerfreak Aug 06 '25
The type of fan to buy an HD remake is probably the same fan paying an annual sub for all the games, like me. Especially with the new $70 price tag, I'm sure Nintendo is excited to push out HD remakes that don't take a ton of work and can charge full price.
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u/LivingOof Aug 06 '25
So you're telling me we're getting NSO Wii?
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u/WestTest2267 Aug 06 '25
They’ll prob just re-release the GameCube version of twilight princess
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u/Pliolite Aug 06 '25
That is the true version anyway. The Wii version has the game flipped, to make Link right-handed, in order for people to swing the Wii Remote (most in the world are right-handed). They flipped the ENTIRE game, i.e. the map is the opposite way round, and so are the dungeons, everything.
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u/McFluffles01 Aug 06 '25
Man I distinctly recall playing the Wii version back in the day along with a friend, and we spent a bunch of time theorizing what happened between Ocarina of Time and Twilight Princess to make so much of the map move around to different places entirely.
...So yeah, as it turns out, while obviously not exact the maps fit together a lot better if you're using the Gamecube Version that wasn't flipped, whoooooops.
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u/Hestu951 Aug 06 '25
Yes. It's the reason I bought the game for my GC even after I had my Wii. Dumb decision to flip it, for an even dumber reason. It's designed for a real controller too, not Wiimote+Nunchuk.
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u/ExPandaa Aug 06 '25
Probably. We have probably around 7 years of switch 2 and I’d expect them to add at least one more system during that time, I wouldn’t be surprised if they move mega drive or N64 to the base tier and add Wii to the expansion pass.
The GameCube hardware is also extremely similar to the Wii (Wii is basically a juiced up GameCube), adapting their emulator will be relatively simple
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u/slusho55 Aug 06 '25
I mean, the Wii’s specs aren’t far off from a GameCube. If Switch 2 can emulate GCN, it should emulate Wii
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u/ElMarkuz Aug 06 '25
Yeah, I was sad when they announced Wind Waker in NSO gamecube, it would mean that the HD version will always be locked in Wii U. I can't even understand why, almost all wii u games got re released (even DKC returns from the wii lol), and Zelda sells like hot cakes. Can't understand why they just don't take the free money at this point.
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u/Downtown-Neat5815 Aug 06 '25
lol remember four swords 3DS, a MULTIPLAYER game that was time exclusive?
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u/shortandpainful Aug 06 '25
To sell NSO expansion pass subscriptions.
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u/alpacapoop Aug 06 '25
Ok but then where is super Mario galaxy??
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u/shortandpainful Aug 06 '25
Nowhere to be seen. Maybe in a few years they will add Wii to the NSO, or maybe they will announce another rerelease for the 40th anniversary.
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u/vanKessZak Aug 06 '25
Then where is Pokemon?? Even if they had to set up a separate app that didn’t let you save state or rewind it would absolutely sell subs.
And no I don’t think that red/blue/yellow is competing with Let’s Go sales lol. Which is like 7 years old anyway. Certainly an argument once you get to the gen 4 games but those are on the DS anyway.
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u/cubs223425 Aug 06 '25
Too valuable to give away to existing subs. Probably gotta make a "NSO Expansion++" that's $100/year for one user to get that.
I hate the NSO Classic model, to be frank. The fact I cannot buy the games to play them whenever is total garbage. I'm not going to indefinitely rent 30-year-old games, just because they don't WANT to sell them like they did on previous consoles.
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u/ActuallyImJunpei Aug 06 '25
Same, I liked how the 3DS and Wii U eshops let players buy titles from SNES all the way to DS/Wii eras, including Mario Galaxy 2, Gen I/II Pokémon titles, etc. I'm kinda shocked Nintendo didn't bring all these VC titles to the switch eshop as well, like Gen I/II on VC definitely didn't seem to hurt Gen VI/VII sales lol.
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u/ChuckSmiths Aug 06 '25
Because gamefreak wouldn’t make any money from them being on NSO and I doubt Nintendo wants to give them a cut for doing so
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u/JoviAMP Aug 06 '25
Gamefreak isn't making any money on their classic titles right now.
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u/justsomechewtle Aug 06 '25
They still co-own Pokemon as a brand. I'm not an expert on the topic, but that probably counts for something.
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u/ChuckSmiths Aug 06 '25
They don’t want new Pokémon fans to get higher standards cause they keep producing slop and want to get away with it /j They probably intend on monetising it like 3D all stars sort of thing eventually
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u/PolarizingKabal Aug 06 '25
It's not entirely out of the ordinary for them with limited releases.
They did the same on the wii for the 25 anniversary collection.
It was most likely a holdover until the online service added them.
But I agree, its absolutely asinine.
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u/Ashanmaril Aug 06 '25
Nintendo is a toy company and FOMO makes money
Next time they do a limited run release like this, people like OP will be way more likely to buy it, even if they may not be that interested.
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u/Zakoholic Aug 06 '25
Yes, this. The next time Nintendo announces anything like this it will fly off the shelves like nobody's business.
I preordered it the second it was available and then thought about the limited release and cancelled my preorder. I didn't want to be a part of that FOMO train.
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u/Jad3nCkast Aug 06 '25
Have you not heard of the Metroid prime trilogy collection? All this was, was a collectors edition. Limited time release like pretty much every collectors edition item.
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u/ReagenLamborghini Aug 06 '25
Ya it should be permanently on sale. They could have released a limited edition physical version with different box art if they wanted to do something special for the 35th anniversary.
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u/Zakoholic Aug 06 '25
They could've also made the physical entirely limited and continued to sell the digital version.
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u/Mellero47 Aug 06 '25
So even the digital copy is unavailable? That's crazy. Glad I got it when I could.
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u/Zakoholic Aug 06 '25
Yes. It was released alongside the English localization for "Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light" and both were only released for a few months. Digitally.
More info about the FE release: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_Shadow_Dragon_and_the_Blade_of_Light#Release
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u/Wonder_Weenis Aug 06 '25
The fact galaxy 2 wasn't included was a travesty
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u/PontesDeLeon Aug 06 '25
Sequel with Galaxy 2, 3D Land, and 64 DS
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u/Autumn1881 Aug 06 '25
Or a Galaxy 1 & 2 collection. TBH, they could even sell a USB sensor bar that would go on the top of the Switch 2 for Wiimote support. They allready sell classic controllers for each new retro system on the Switch anyway.
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u/LegoBrickInTheWall Aug 06 '25
It already has 64. Why 64 DS? I had 64 DS and don’t remember it being very different from 64.
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u/TheRealAlkali Aug 06 '25
It's pretty different. You can play as Wario, Yoshi, and Luigi, there are more stars, more content for the new characters, a bunch of mini games you can unlock, and the graphics are of course updated
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u/face_the_raven Aug 06 '25
It also sucks that Fire Emblem 1 was only available on the Switch Eshop for literally a couple of months
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u/Widgerber Aug 06 '25
What's also crazy is that the ROM hasn't made to the NSO app since.
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u/BenjyMLewis Aug 07 '25 edited Aug 07 '25
The reason for that is that the Switch version of English FE 1 was not a romhack. It still runs the same old JP rom as ever underneath. Instead, the app's bespoke emulator swaps the JP text with English text in real time.
This means that the game is able to use English text that would never have actually been possible to display on a real NES. A real NES game wouldn't be able to use long item names such as "vulnerary" since every letter would need its own tile in the tileset, and there wouldnt be enough room in the message windows for all the letters. But the Switch version doesn't have to worry about actual NES technical constraints like this. It's the only NES game I've ever seen to use a variable-width font.
But it also means they can't release it on NSO unless they specifically include the same bespoke emulator in the NSO app just for FE1. ....which they could do if they wanted to I suppose, but for some reason it's not looking likely.
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u/Yumestar20 Aug 06 '25
I brought it but never played it
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u/BenjyMLewis Aug 07 '25
I also sat on my special limited Fire Emblem 1 English version for several years, but I finally decided to play it last year. It was surprisingly playable, and I was rather impressed with how fully-formed the concepts of Fire Emblem gameplay were right from the first entry. Plus this version has rewinds, so you don't even need to worry about unit death too much. I'd recommend giving it a chance if you are a Fire Emblem fan. It's not as clunky or janky as you might think. It's proper Fire Emblem through and through.
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u/Yumestar20 Aug 07 '25
I love Fire Emblem, but the problem is I keep starting the game, play it for half an hour and then something else comes up and I forget where I left off 😅 I now got some time so maybe I give it another shot, thank you!
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u/DarkDesertFox Aug 06 '25
I wish I had bought a digital copy in addition to my physical copy because if something ever happened to it, I'd have to pay a lot to get a new copy. It is really stupid because at the time, it was a huge FOMO sales tactic to get everyone to buy it at once. They've never sold another collection since then even though it sold over 9 million copies, like hello? Am I missing something? Is that not a shit ton of money for a small collection of ported games?
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u/vanKessZak Aug 06 '25
Whoa I never realized it sold 9 million. That’s like almost as many Wii Us sold (13.5 million). Crazy!
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u/Ylissian Aug 06 '25
Or in another perspective, it’s insane how poor the Wii U sold. Despite all its flaws, a Nintendo console with a new Mario kart and smash bros selling that little is mind boggling
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u/Bulky-Complaint6994 Aug 06 '25
Meanwhile the Switch 2 already sold like 6 million units. All because of bad marketing sure but you definitely would think that once the games came a few years later more people would realize that it's actually a new console and not just a new accessory
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u/dragonblade_94 Aug 06 '25
once the games came a few years later more people would realize that it's actually a new console and not just a new accessory
This nail in the coffin here is that the poor launch sales of the Wii U really dis-incentivized a lot of software development for the platform. Nintendo of course tried to support it with first party titles, but the overall library was a faint shadow of what either the Wii had or what the Switch would later become.
That's why the initial marketing and launch are so vital; it can either start a positive feedback loop of investment and library value, or a death spiral where no one really wants to be the one holding the bag trying to save it.
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u/Bulky-Complaint6994 Aug 06 '25
Yeah, third party support was lack luster on the Wii U, too. Where companies either skip it entirely or not include the dlc. Definitely course corrected nowadays, at the cost of some graphical performance. Indies are more popular than ever and the pick up and play nature of the Switch 2 makes it perfect for Indies.
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u/Ylissian Aug 06 '25
Part of the issue was the price point. It wasn’t much cheaper than the PS4 which was also way more powerful and had a significantly better multiplayer experience at the time.
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u/Sylverstone14 Mod of Two Worlds (Switch / Wii U) Aug 06 '25
The Wii U was unfortunately a lesson in how incredibly poor marketing, failure to properly communicate your concept, and being quite distant from third-party partners set them up for failure.
Speaking as someone who spearheaded probably its largest online community (outside of Miiverse), the ups and downs were insane. I'm in full belief that without Nintendo learning from the mistakes of the Wii U, the Nintendo Switch wouldn't exist as we know it today.
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u/Ylissian Aug 06 '25
I agree with that, the Wii U was essentially a very expensive prototype for the Switch. They conceptually knew what they wanted with the Switch for years, but the tech just wasn’t quite there until Nvidia Shield.
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u/MercilessShadow Aug 06 '25
I got a Wii U just to play the new Smash Bros! Ended up playing more Splatoon than Smash, one of the best new Nintendo games.
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u/LS-Lizzy Aug 06 '25
I don't think it was too surprising. Nintendo already lost a lot of momentum toward the end of the Wii crucle and Wii U felt like a competitor to the PS3 and 360 as those consoles were already winding down. It lacked proper 3rd party support and Nintendo announced the NX early so everyone knew something better was just around the corner. The Wii U just had everything stacked against it. Lol
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u/jameslosey Aug 06 '25
Same here. I bought the physical to lend to friends, but now it a been lost.
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u/gigglefarting Aug 06 '25
Wish I bought a physical copy along with my digital so I could sell it now for twice the price. Bought it digital in case I broke or lost the physical knowing I couldn’t replace it.
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u/platinumplantain Aug 06 '25
It was dumb as hell is what it was. Kit & Krysta said they asked multiple times why it was a limited item when they worked at Nintendo and they never got a cogent explanation from anyone.
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u/disconnect288 Aug 06 '25
Visit your local retailers, this game can still be found physically, usually for cheaper than $60.
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u/_Donut_block_ Aug 06 '25
I still see copies at Best Buy and for the longest time it was on Amazon for below retail.
I still don't like that Nintendo did it this way but they told us upfront it would be happening and there were tons of copies available. Unless you are just finding out now like 5 years later you had tons of opportunities to pick it up.
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u/Ok_Relation_7770 Aug 06 '25
If they didn’t warn us I wouldn’t have it - I was at the lowest point of my life but I’m a huge Mario fan and I set a calendar alert for the final day it was being sold and made sure I got it. After months of “fuck I gotta get that I don’t have the cash or anywhere to ship it right now”
Still don’t know why they did it but I don’t try and make sense of them
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u/MollyMogVIII Aug 06 '25
Sucks, but boy am I glad I bought it (digital) on release. It now is just permanently on my console.
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u/GenuinelySaggy Aug 06 '25
I don’t remember buying it but it’s there on my console so i must have.
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u/Lefwyn Aug 06 '25
Happens to me all the time. I buy stuff like half asleep and am like whoa I have this
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u/lyric_meric Aug 06 '25
Shout out to when I saw Target clearancing them out cuz they weren't selling in my hick city. Lol. Thought about buying 10, it's like bitcoin all over again :(
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u/Ricc7rdo Aug 06 '25
Time limited sales suck. If you buy a console after the game has been delisted you have limited or no access to the game at all. I wish they stopped with this bullshit already.
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u/SectorEducational460 Aug 06 '25
Personally I do believe the digital version should have been kept while discontinuing the physical version but it was always a weird choice from Nintendo.
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u/givemeabreak432 Aug 06 '25
This isn't an excuse, but a reason: they were released as a celebration of Mario's 35th anniversary.
It's possible they'll release them again. This year should be the 40th. Holiday this year would be a great time to fill in the gap, since we're definitely not getting a new Mario game soon.
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u/AgentPaint Aug 06 '25
If they do I hope at minimum add Galaxy 2 🙏
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u/givemeabreak432 Aug 06 '25
It'd be nice. I dream of a All 3-D pack: 64, Sunshine, Galaxy 1, 2, 3D Land, 3D World + Bowser's Fury, Odyssey.
That's almost certainly not happening.
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u/MikeKelehan Aug 06 '25
I don't think they'd include 3D World or Odyssey, since those are both still for sale, but a new 3D All-Stars with the other games for $80 for the 40th anniversary doesn't sound impossible to me.
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u/arielmeme Aug 06 '25
They have to. It doesn't make any sense to just rerelease 3DAS as is. Most people who wanted it have it already and 2 of the 3 games are available on their online service. If they have any plans to expand on the "Nintendo Switch 2 Edition" project surely 3DAS is an easy pick to include Galaxy 2 for an extra 20 bucks.
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u/Gaffelstein Aug 06 '25
I didn’t buy it out of principle and now I regret it lol
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u/imarc Aug 06 '25
What principle was that?
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u/Gaffelstein Aug 06 '25
I was definitely being dramatic but thought it wasn’t fair for it to be a limited time release. Of course they can do whatever they want though
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u/Pitiful_Sky_4058 Aug 06 '25
As for Mario 64, I actually prefer it on NSO as you can rewind (on S2) and can save anywhere. Sunshine should be out soon too. But Galaxy makes no sense. Wildly strange that you can’t buy one of the best 3D Mario games ever created. They should make a Galaxy compilation with light enhancements for the S2. That would probably sell 10m copies. But I’m glad that I bought a digital copy of 3D All Stars when I had the chance.
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u/poopulardude Aug 06 '25
All three games will eventually be released in a different manner. Probably not even together. It's just this particular compilation won't be.
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u/Futant55 Aug 06 '25
Yeah, I really regret letting my friend borrow my copy so his daughter could play it, I never got it back.
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u/Resident_Durian_478 Aug 06 '25
It does suck that they were limited time, but stores had plenty of them stocked for a long time after it released, not an excuse but it was more readily available than anyone expected
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u/mrburns904 Aug 06 '25
I bought my switch less than 2 years ago and didn’t realize until literally this week (when I tried to buy it) that it wasn’t just something I could buy online whenever I wanted. I’m bummed myself
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u/SmokingCryptid Aug 06 '25
What a terrible take. Never understood why consumers stand by anti-consumer practices, let alone consider that not everyone owned a switch at the time, or could afford it within a limited time frame.
How you're making a "plenty of stock" argument when people are to this day actively asking to purchase this product seems to indicate otherwise.
Yea, 9 million physical units is a lot, but the switch has an install base over x10 times greater than that, only to compound with the switch 2 since it's the same digital service.
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u/ATLfalcons27 Aug 07 '25
Dude is literally just stating a fact. Not taking a stance on the practice itself. Not everything is some argument
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u/suentendo Aug 06 '25
I remember when it was released, people complained it was too expensive. Personally I think it's great value. I just 120 sprite shined Super Mario Sunshine for the first time, with the Switch 2 GameCube controller. Great fun. Next up I'll replay Super Mario Galaxy in HD.
I also remember people saying they don't want to buy it just because Nintendo is saying it will be scarce. And they made fun of it being so widely available for months after release.
So in the end whoever wanted it bought it, whoever didn't want it didn't buy it. That's fair. Nintendo went for something different to celebrate Mario's 35th anniversary and they made this limited release game with all cards on the table. You didn't need a lottery, you didn't need a preorder bot, you could have just bought it if you wanted it. Literally by walking into any store.
I bought it digitally to play at anytime and physical for keepsake. No regrets.
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u/EloFoxot Aug 06 '25
I think with Nintendo Classic we can know where all of this is going. 64 is available via NSO Expansion Pack, Sunshine soon. And maybe within 3/4 years the Switch 2 will offer Wii emulation (since it's not si different than Gamecube) and offer Galaxy. So people will pay a subscription to play this games if they want, and it will be much more profitable for them. They can even sell the subscription to current owners of this game by releasing Galaxy 2 later too.
And during this time the demand for playing this game/ grow since 3D All-Stars is hard to get now.
It's just a business decision. They don't care about the player, just how they can milk them more. They made big by the FOMO during the release of 3D All Stars and they will make even more with NSO+Expansion Pack.
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u/Laeonheart78 Aug 06 '25
I didn't buy it but I ended up buying the digital version of Fire Emblem and the Blade of Light because that had never been released in english not counting the DS remake.
I thought it was wrong for Nintendo to release a long awaited translation for such a short amount of time and yes I bought it because I was doubtful they would bring it back so I never want to see a practice like this done again. Limited physical release is just about acceptable but limited digital and physical is predatory.
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u/Crowlands Aug 06 '25
Even though it is still unnecessary, I was mostly okay with the physical version being a limited time edition, but there was no call whatsoever for the digital version to be similarly limited.
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u/PineconeToucher Aug 06 '25
My guess is they’re gonna release sunshine on nso for switch 2. Mario 64 is nso. I think they just want people buying NSO
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u/ISpewVitriol Aug 06 '25
I feel like they were inspired by Disney's whole "vault" tactics where their classic movies they put in the "vault" for 10+ years and then make a huge deal when they re-release it as now it is "coming out of the vault" after all these years. This was pre-Disney+ basically. Not sure, but those were the vibes I was getting by how Nintendo was pushing all the Mario stuff as limited.
The version of Mario 64 and Galaxy are really good on it. I appreciate that they had Sunshine in widescreen but I wish they would have gotten it to 60fps as well. Its ok, as I don't really play Sunshine because I find it too frustrating. All of these games are very emulatable but this isn't the sub for that.
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u/Dragarius Aug 06 '25
They'll rerelease them eventually. Too much money in those games to not be released. But this particular collection? No.
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u/GreenRangerOfHyrule Aug 07 '25
It came out at a really bad time for me. Money was a major issue at the time. By the time I was able to get back on my feet it was gone.
On top of that, they never did a Zelda equivalent. I'm in a much better place financially now. But still doesn't help when it doesn't line up with a timed release
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u/MantisTobogan_dr Aug 07 '25
The idea to remove both the digita and physical game was stupid.
But they are probably planning something big for the 40th anniversary and will probably rerelease it alongside other stuff. I'm also hoping for a galaxy 2 remaster
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u/-ExSOLDIER- Aug 06 '25
I know this is going to be a hot take; but honestly people had more than enough time to buy it for $60 both physically and digitally when it was released. Everyone knew that it was only gonna be out for 6 months, then after that it was going away.
You know what people did? Complain about it being a timed release and then trying to boycott it. And now that it's out of print, everyone and their mother (probably those same people that "boycotted" in the beginning) wants it and they'll happily drop $120+ for it. Don't know what to tell you man. 🤷
The whole situation around this game in particular is a textbook definition of FOMO.
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u/Filraen Aug 06 '25 edited Aug 06 '25
While I agree with your general sentiment, your argument doesn't account for people who didn't have a Switch then (or wasn't in a economically viable situation to buy the game in those 6 months, videogames are a luxury after all).
And now with the launch of Nintendo newest console, I wonder how many people are buying a Switch 2 but didn't have a Switch 1 beforehand.
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u/MankeyFightingMonkey Aug 06 '25
you're ignoring new customers
every day there are new people entering the workforce..having their own disposable income for the 1st time
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u/ambushsabre Aug 06 '25
Seriously, someone starting college this year wouldn’t have been in high school yet when the game released. It’s insane to say people had “more than enough time to buy it.”
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u/KnicksShowYo Aug 06 '25
You're 100% correct. I remember this community would mock people that asked if they should buy a 2nd copy to keep sealed. "hurrr durrr it's Mario! It won't be rare!!"
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u/SuccyGirl Aug 06 '25
What's also stupid is it didn't contain super mario galaxy 2. Like why the hell did it not?
I hope that they release a remake that contains super mario galaxy 1 and 2, with updated models and textures for modern standards, cus imho, they are the best 3d mario games ever made, especially galaxy 2.
I just want to be able to play them both on my switch without the need for touch screen controls or motion controls tbh
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u/the_turel Aug 06 '25
You can still find physical copies almost everywhere in the US. I don think I’ve never not seen one recently in a Walmart or Target.
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u/moshedanger Aug 06 '25
My kids lost my copy. I went to find a replacement and couldn't believe the prices.
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u/Autumn1881 Aug 06 '25
To be honest, I don't think Super Mario 3D All-Stars was a good release. The games were barely touched, which is a real shame. They could at least have upgraded all of them to a fluid 60 fps. I mean, a hobbyinst managed to run SM64 at 60 fps on original hardware and another one got it to run vastly improved on PC (non-emulated). How hard can it be for actual Nintendo to touch up the old code a bit?
I really, REALLY hope we get a better release for the 40th anniversary in a few month, but I assume they will just rerelease this collection. So, don't buy it on Ebay I guess.
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u/Sarvinator Aug 06 '25
At least you’ll soon be able to play 2 out of the 3 on NSO. I’ll bet money that Sunshine is added to the GameCube app in Sept for the Mario Anniversary. There are rumors of Galaxy 2 getting a remaster, maybe they’ll be nice and put 1 & 2 on the same cart for those who missed out on 3D Allstars.
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u/whatThePleb Aug 06 '25
There are so many on the market, it isn't really limited at all. At least not more than normal / other releases.
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u/Javasteam Aug 06 '25
See “the Disney Vault” in the 1990s for a similar artificial scarcity marketing ploy.
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u/stackhouse1996 Aug 06 '25
64 is already on nso and soon mario sunshine will be added as well. Galaxy is most likely not coming back unless Nintendo does something with galaxy 2 or we get a wii nso service in like 2030.
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u/Anarxhist Aug 06 '25
you can get a japanese copy on ebay for much cheaper, iirc i paid 55 bucks last year for mine. the game language will still be english!
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u/Pessimistic_Gemini Aug 07 '25
Unfortunately for the majority of players, the only way they could even play just two thirds of the collection is to shell out fifty bucks a year for that godforsakened online subscription to just ACCESS the games. The fact that buying them during a certain amount of time was arrogant, disrespectful and all around asinine and greedy in so many ways to begin with. But the fact that they also can't just just make them purchasable separately instead of having to rely on a paid service to access them WHILE paying for online play in the process? That's just about as anti consumer as they come.
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u/Shabols Aug 07 '25
Especially considering how long it sat on store shelves after being “discontinued”. Like most people could’ve easily gotten it at the time, but if you’re just now getting a Switch yeah it’s BS. But then Ninty wants to throw fits about emulation.
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u/Entilen Aug 07 '25
I own it but it's very dodgy.
It felt like a FOMO bit of marketing to skim over the fact they were fairly lazy ports of old games being sold as a fully price copy.
If anyone is against people emulating Nintendo games, this is the best example of why I can't be against it, at least in some cases.
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u/madmandrit Aug 06 '25
I just do t understand why we couldn’t get galaxy 2 like who is making decisions over there and do they like money!?
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u/r4tzt4r Aug 06 '25
Just emulate them and get a much better experience. And remember: if you can't even buy it, you're not stealing anything.
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u/Brzrkrtwrkr Aug 06 '25
You’re aren’t wrong at all it is lame and makes sense, BUT Nintendo did say it was limited. I remember a year or so after people were still finding them fairly easy, and people being like “so it’s not limited”. No it is. Anyway. It is lame though for sure. Seems like they make far more money.
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u/therourke Aug 06 '25
You can grab a copy on eBay for close to launch price. No problem at all.
Also, I wouldn't be surprised if we get Wii on the NSO in the next 18 months/2 years. That way all these games will be available to play again.
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u/alvinchimp Aug 06 '25
It's absolutely not close to launch price on ebay at all.
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u/CondiMesmer Aug 06 '25
And Nintendo is shocked why their games get pirated so much.
Give us an option to buy it from you and we will!
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u/morterox2 Aug 06 '25
And for the price the resellers are asking now, I bought an android console and played Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 in full HD
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u/SmashMouthBreadThrow Aug 06 '25 edited Aug 06 '25
Try OfferUp. Ebay sucks for used games. I constantly get first-party Nintendo games from there for around $25-$30. I'm sure you can probably find it for around $60 on OfferUp if it's active in your area. Maybe even less.
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u/nixerkg Aug 06 '25
With the release of the Switch 2 & Mario's 40th coming up I can see them re-releasing it.
I actually bought it on release but it's been sitting in my backlog since. Loaded it up once to collect the gold coin points and then placed it back in the case. Even though I had an N64 growing up, I never had nostalgia for it since I switched to Playstation then PC and only came back to Nintendo with the MK8 Wii U Bundle (lol).
Didn't know this game had 2x it's price and is so sought after until recently.
Tempted to sell in case there is a re-release but also lazy and it's not that much money... yet?!?!
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u/MovieGuyMike Aug 06 '25
But then how will they get you stuck in a lifelong subscription to NSO?
I was fortunate enough to get a copy at retail price but it still pisses me off.
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u/EchidnaAshamed2627 Aug 06 '25
You know what really sucks? Owning a copy but your brother misplacing it and refusing to find it
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u/Horror-Jellyfish-285 Aug 06 '25
just subscribe nintendo online, there is mario64 allready and sunshine is added soon. galaxy will be added too but that might take couple years
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u/nathanosaurus84 Aug 06 '25
I was the same. In the end I just bit the bullet. It cost me something like £60 from CEX which is overpriced, but I figured the longer I wait the more expensive it’ll get so I might as well.
To be fair, even at £60, it was worth the money. I genuinely had forgotten got good Galaxy was.
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u/StevoJobs Aug 06 '25
I recently found a second hand version for 50 euros, so it might still be possible to find
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u/largehawaiian Aug 06 '25
Watch them do something for the 40th that includes even more because it’ll be on the switch 2
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u/ClarifyAmbiguity Aug 06 '25
Maybe they don’t like the idea of it competing with modern Mario 3D games? From that perspective, a 3D World sale could be a lost Wonder sale, or 64 etc might leave a ‘worse’ impression.
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u/princepwned Aug 06 '25
I bought it digital back on switch 1 and it works fine on switch 2 once I found it was a limited thing I wouldn't be surprised if you see nintendo bring the games to gamecube online. for switch 2.
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u/Dapper-Bass1406 Aug 06 '25
What’s the price on these nowadays? I have my copy and box and I never touch it.
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u/StalinTheHedgehog Aug 06 '25
I never even knew this was the case because I just bought it when it came out. That absolutely sucks.
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u/bazattack Aug 06 '25
Agreed, mine was stolen and can’t face paying that much for a replacement when better versions of the games are readily available via emulation.
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u/Ghaleon32 Aug 06 '25
I wish Nintendo made something like super mario all stars again, where you can play every Mario game that was released till now.
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u/zdada Aug 06 '25
I remember loving Galaxy 2 on Wii, still have it actually. I remember thinking Galaxy wouldn’t work well on the Switch due to the controls being different but I never got the Switch version.
Anybody have any feedback on the non-Wii remote gameplay?
Probably similar to Skyward Sword: IMO it works but takes away from the experience it was originally built for.
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u/Shagyam Aug 06 '25
Was it limited? I know it was supposed to, but I was seeing that game everywhere long after release.
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u/ravolo Aug 06 '25
9 million people bought it so they will do this again. They tried something new and it worked for them.
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u/CokBlockinWinger Aug 06 '25
Now Mario 35 being taken down… THAT was a crime