'Super Mario 3D All-Stars' is supposedly a celebration of Mario's legacy in the 3D-sphere, but one glaring development choice means this 'Mario 64' port is ruined.
Mario, TMNT, Sonic, some of the best retro games live on the Nintendo Switch.
Nintendo has just provided some updated information on several of their Switch million seller titles via CESA 2022. As such, we’ve got some new sales figures for a few of these titles.
Awesome to see Bayonetta 2 get over a million and the Xenoblade games to do so well! Good numbers all around. Nice to see Nintendo recover after the Wii U.
With the release of the White Book, Super Mario 3D All-Stars lifetime sales hit a new total of 9.07 million.
I still have a sealed copy of this game. I heard it was going to be a limited release so I never opened it. I wouldn’t exactly call 9mil limited however.
Nintendo played us yet again. Fattened up their pockets by using the coveted limited release tactic to gain profits by secretly releasing more than they said was available.
I feel this as bad as insider trading. There's a law broken somewhere here. It doesn't feel right. Bastards never again will I listen to their bs.
It was stupid to make it a limited release to begin with. No matter, it is pretty easy to find used copies for people who missed it and want the collection. It is a fine collection, especially having Mario Galaxy which is a pain to emulate because of the controls.
Can they just do the Zelda collection already?! Yes we know Mario is popular. But damnit I want a Zelda collection of all the handheld games, including the 3ds remakes of Ocarina and Majora along with the great and underappreciated Link Between Worlds.
Mario 64, in this compilation, is an unforgivable waste of a golden opportunity to bring a wonderful game (for it's time) up to modern standards. They could easily have addressed the issues that were less glaring 'back in the day'.
Instead, they milked their loyal fans for cash.
This whole collection was handled in the worse way possible
How does Nintendo take what should've been one of the most prolific collections in the history of gaming and just ruin it in so many ways?
Nintendo gonna Nintendo. This vid sums up pretty much my entire frustration with not only this collection but how Nintendo treats their legacy in general
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"Including the original, glitch-filled Super Mario 64 is how Nintendo can actively preserve the game's legacy. Each release that passes means that slowly but surely the copies of Super Mario 64 that can be speedrun are deteriorating. This is particularly important as many speedrunners continue to show a preference for using a physical Nintendo 64, rather than emulating the same game."
Sorry but this is not an issue for the majority that wanted this collection, I agree on maybe they could of added the choice or just the version that allowed it to be the port (again which version was added to the collection would mean nothing to the majority). It does not fail the legacy of the game for non speedrunners.