Why Nintendo is Limiting the Super Mario 3D All-Stars' Release

Steve D. from Link Cable Gaming writes: "As there are NO other major Nintendo releases left this year, Super Mario 3D All-Stars will be the only new Nintendo title this holiday season. Demand is sure to be extremely high so logically Nintendo should prepare to sell millions of copies. So why on Earth would Nintendo make Super Mario 3D All-Stars a limited release? The reason…you might find disturbing."

[FallenAngel1984]

There’s so much wrong with this collection that it’s absurd how much wrong Nintendo did with what should’ve been one of the greatest collection of games of all time on par with Super Mario All Stars

- Collection does not include Super Mario Galaxy 2 or Super Mario 3D Land
- These titles aren’t being remade with the Super Mario Odyssey engine
- It’s being sold for $60 when there’s been little effort in remastering these titles in the face of Crash & Spyro having remake collections that sold for $40
- This collection is being sold only for a limited time so scalpers will be what keep the legacy of this alive when it goes out of print

[_SilverHawk_]

Nintendo being Nintendo so people shouldn't be surprised. If you've been a fan of them for over a month you should be used to their rubbish by now. Im not a child and I dont like rubbish so I dont support Nintendo in anyway.

[Knushwood Butt]

I dumped Nintendo prior to the release of the Wii.

Never looked back.

No regrets.

Now they just get worse.

Switch is just an overpriced, underpowered port device.

[Concertoine]

If you look at the trailer on youtube, almost universal likes. I was shocked, the same petulant fans that disliked the last direct for having “nothing” but a Nocturne remake and SMT 5... eat up this $60 ROM dump collection

[Atom666]

I don't even mind that they're not remakes, but this is 100% a "Disney vault" market exploit thing here. I look at the PS collections or MCC and Rare Replay (where there's some, but limited upgrades put into nice affordable packages) and I just smh.

It would have taken little effort to just go ahead and put Galaxy 2 and 3D Land (3ds) in it. That's at least closer to the "3D Allstars" we'd expect.

3D World would have made it a great deal, but even a discount code or something for 3d World (if they really want to release that one seperate with new content) would be nice.

And I really had hoped Galaxy would allow us to drop motion controls.

[paulust2002]

Yeah it's pretty disappointing....I think even galaxy 1&2 and 3d land only would have been a better collection if they ain't going to bother remastering mario 64, at least in widescreen.

[roadkillers]

It does not include Mario Galaxy 2? I thought it would.. hmmm odd since many say its better than the original and Nintendo themself stated it was more of a continuation.

I'm okay with that, I just want to play them especially sunshine

I'm okay with price. They are much better than what Spyro and Crash were.

Limited time is confusing, but given that Switch titles sell near 10 million in first couple of months, should be plenty of copies.

I've wanted to try Sunshine for a long time. The only disappointment, if true, is no Galaxy 2. Although 3D World was fun, it was not a full fledge 3D Mario to the likes of 64, Sunshine, Galaxys, or Oddesy.

[averagejoe26]

Spyro and Crash were full remakes, 3 games and only $40.

It's suckers like you that eat up anything Nintendo puts out that makes the rest of us rational fans lose out.

[roadkillers]

^ Well keep losing out, I'll enjoy the game while you are whinning..

[Knightofelemia]

I never played Sunshine or Galaxy looking forward to those games but Mario 64 should have been spruced up looks wise even modders have been doing that for years. As for a limited run I can understand manufacture issues due to COVID19 or a collectors edition with a figure or some sort of nick knacks added to it. But limiting a game both physical and digital is a dumb move and it's going in the wrong direction. I can see Switches with the digital version of the Mario collection going for stupid prices on Ebay.

[paulust2002]

Such an anti-consumer company for so many reasons and they always get a pass, pretty much done with them... Games you've bought many times behind a subscription, repackaged games with very little to justify the price, badly done ports with no effort and time limits on purchase. ALSO....NO METROID PRIME TRILOGY!

[execution17]

They'd probably half ass that too

[CaptainObvious878]

It's very very refreshing to see ex ninty fans seeing ninty for the money grubbing company that they are.

[brando008]

As someone who owns a PS4, Switch, and gaming PC, I can't believe how anti-consumer Nintendo is. What's crazy is that so many Switch die-hards defend Nintendo or ignore its shortcomings at every turn. The system still does not let you stream Netflix/Prime, the online infrastructure is a joke, 1st-party games that have been out for a long time rarely see sales, and I swear the large breach that happened a few months ago barely left a ripple in the news.

I really love BotW, Odyssey, Smash, Kart, and Splatoon, and look forward to Metroid and BotW2, but the list of compelling exclusives is short (gf plays Animal Crossing, Luigi's Mansion is still too expensive for me to justify the purchase). Nintendo is saving Galaxy 2 for a separate release which I'm sure will be full price with whatever other Mario games it gets bundled with. It looks like minimal effort was put into the two new collections, though I'd still love to revisit 64 and Galaxy, and finally try Sunshine and 3D World.

Nintendo: "Hey, the games are great and people are desparate for something. Let's create some scarcity to drive up demand and justify the price."

Sorry folks, rant over.

[anonymousfan]

I have PS4, PC and Switch same as you... And I feel exactly the same. Way I will continue to buy some of their products (this collection is a pass though) but I will not start defending their every move like the sheep followers out there.

[Vanfernal]

I think the limited digital run sets a dangerous precedent. That will force a lot of people to buy the game out of fear of missing out inflating the numbers and opening a market for limited releases. You're basically forcing people to buy your product NOW. And let's be real, people are going to buy this game in droves giving Nintendo a fee pass to keep doing their anti consumer practices.

[Kaedro]

To pressure people into buying without thinking. Basically they want people to behave like sheep.

[Adnanilyas21]

If you want to buy it' buy if not dont. Its gonna sell like crazy anyway.

[Kaii]

Greed+
To LIMIT digital copies is beyond basic sanity, they don't get called to task on these disgusting anti-consumer business tactics, holy shit It's annoying

[DragonWarrior19]

Because they always have with the All Stars games. This is nothing new.

[anonymousfan]

What?? The original had a really nice visual upgrade on SNES vs NES... Now this N64 game looks like utter crap.

[DragonWarrior19]

You've clearly ignored comparisons since the All Stars version looks leaps and bounds better for all games. Clear as hell and not a pixilated mess. 64 still keeps the charm and simplicity of the original which is what any fan would want. Expecting a remaster built from the ground up when they never even once said such a thing is just ignorant.

[anonymousfan]

@DragonWarrior19 I specifically referred to the N64 game... Which looks like crap. I dont care that its "HD" that low level of polygons was a better fit 10 years ago for the Nintendo DS' tiny screen.

Mario Galaxy and Sunshine already looked better with HD texture packs and 4K resolution on emulators...

Nintendo could have easily upgraded the visual style of at least Mario 64. Right now they look like a cheap company doing lazy job for a quick buck. Even Activision makes them look bad in comparison with their stellar work on the Crash and Spyro remakes (plus CTR).

[Sciurus_vulgaris]

The Mario All Stars collection is doesn’t seem like fan service at all, it’s a cash grab. Rare Replay included far more games. The Spyro and Crash Trilogies had far more graphical and audio enhancements than Mario 3D All Stars. Also Rare Replay, Spyro Reignited, and Crash N’Sane trilogy were not priced as AAA titles, despite likely costing more to produce than Mario 3D All Stars.

[Baza]

Nintendo needs a game to pitch for the holidays! And it’s only being sold for a limited time so they can repackage it again down the road on the next console. This is what Nintendo does. Their fan base keeps gobbling it up. They don’t even have to upgrade the games! Not including Galaxy 2 is cold.

[PurpHerbison]

So they can release a better version a year from now. Super Mario 3D All-Stars +

[QUIMICOMORTAL]

Because they are greedy and they know they need to create a sense of urgency for morons to buy it before they realize they are getting ripped off

[Sirk7x]

I'd wager that they're planning on releasing N64 and reworked Gamecube games on the online service at some point in the future (perhaps for Switch Pro/2), and don't want to have the games available for purchase, as to attract people to subscribe. We've seen this already, as Nintendo pulled some Wii U games from the eshop before the Switch versions released, like Pikmin 3 and DK: Tropical Freeze. Makes sense from business perspective, but not very consumer friendly.
Also, I think this collection was probably only planned more recently than we think. Rumors shot around and Nintendo caught ear of commercial interest. That, coupled with a complete lack of releases due to dev setbacks over this year, they decided they needed to slap it all together as soon as possible to have it sell until the end of the fiscal year, March 31st.