So Super Mario 3D Allstars Wasn't REALLY a Limited Release...

[@theelastmelon]

Resellers crying right now with 20 copies

[@NinToby]

I like to think Nintendo did this just to troll the resellers

[@zenkairanger]

😂

[@youraveragelunatic4636]

Actually it helps resellers because people who want the game but don't have it will HAVE to go to those resellers for it

[@drizz1256]

Good

[@AverageCommentor]

@@youraveragelunatic4636. That's the point. Since Nintendo is still selling it, but said that no copies would be sold after March 31st 2021, resellers think that they will benefit, so they buy 20 or so copies to resell at extraordinarily high prices, but in reality it is still being officially sold, and once resellers realise this, they begin to cry, since nobody is going to buy their overpriced copies when they could buy official copies.

[@deepmind5318]

I still see this game on sale everywhere. My guess is that Nintendo just printed an over abundance of copies after they saw it selling so well. They printed far more copies than they initially told us they would and they now have a surplus of inventory that they are still trying to get rid of. A simple port has sold better than metroid, Kirby, second tier Nintendo series.

[@flow185]

The shit has mario galaxy in it. Id be down to buy it just for sunshine and galaxy

[@crossdaboss8914]

The fact it's a port doesn't matter when the orginal games all together would cost someone more as well as the portability factor

[@exyzt9877]

To be fair, it's a 60 dollar port bundle for 3 really popular games that all together would cost 180 dollars, meaning you're only paying like 20 per game, a or only a third of what you'd pay normally for each game. For fans of the games, that's a fucking steal.

[@Chopsparillo]

@@exyzt9877 + Needing to buy the og consoles and have a way to connect them if you don’t have them already. It’s just a really good thing all around

[@nowonmetube]

@@exyzt9877 uhh no, that's a really dumb statement

[@DSmaster8585]

I worked at retail during this timeframe. We still had some copies left of the game after March 31st, but once they sold, that was it! Nintendo just wasn't restocking the game for retail stores.

[@I_Love_Chinese_Food]

Do you think there's a afterlife?

[@xraiderblack1850]

@@I_Love_Chinese_Food I do

[@JoBot__]

@@I_Love_Chinese_Food Can you stop being everywhere?

[@Julayla]

I got it when I did. However, ever since last April, I was unable to find my own copy and can't figure out where it was. And I feared it got stolen or something like that. Sometimes it's bad to have physical copies at home when you live in a house filled with messy things

[@timothyle4248]

Got mine almost on the last day. I believe 40$. Not limted if it still sells reg prices. I like phy, potential resell, me no? vs your sd can fill up quick. Rather buy a game. On sale cheap depending dig vs phy ok. I kinda messy also but I have a game case so I don't loose it. The time you reorganize. You forgert where things are.

[@ashtonmcentire8729]

Like little brothers... 😬

[@vjcthegamersecondchannel5561]

Fun fact everyone March 31st is my birthday

[@davidjohnson6087]

nintendo stole it back lol

[@savagelion2190]

Best Buy still has it. I got it delivered a week ago and it was brand new.

[@Emerald-Fluffie]

…I bought the physical copy because I thought that would be more impressive of a collectors item after the end of it… but apparently it’s the other way around

[@nickflavorsavor]

Give it 10 years

[@yourresume373]

I bought the physical copy because I usually buy physical copies …ngl I didn’t know it was limited edition I just wanted to play galaxy on my switch

[@harrybest2041]

I just got Super Mario 3D All-Stars a month ago. I got it mainly so I could play Super Mario Galaxy for the first time.

[@Feurigel1806]

@@traviscunningham7062 I prefer the controll on the Wii, so I recently bought the game used for around 15€ xD I've already had Mario Galaxy 2 and I used to play Galaxy 1 with a friend who owned it for Wii back in the day xD I still like the 3D All Stars Version (and that way I can also play in Handheldmode), but on the Wii it just feels a bit more natural ^^

[@MeesterTweester]

This game's "limited release" is a joke compared to permanently shutting down Mario 35 after 6 months

[@legoboy7107]

Still salty about that. That was such a fun game.

[@MeesterTweester]

@@legoboy7107 Same, I loved it so much :(

[@Feurigel1806]

@@MeesterTweester same :'(

[@awesomemercerdude]

My assumption was that they were going to stop producing copies after March 31st, not stop selling. I still see dozens of copies at Target, and it’s September of ‘22.

[@dfffaz]

Funnily enough in Mexico they had to make more copies due to the videogame rating system changing in May 2021 (they just made/printed more ESRB rated copies but added a Mexico rating sticker onto it), however it gets weirder as Nintendo also made 16 GAME BUNDLES as of 2022 in Mexico with 3D All-Stars and another Mario/Nintendo game included, that basically means in Mexico, this game sold EXTREMELY WELL than in other countries and it's a money maker for Nintendo in the country so they keep selling it to this very day officially

[@wolfetteplays8894]

Holy shit, I live in Texas. If you don’t mind, what province or city do you recommend for shopping for video games? I might go down there on a little trip, because that’s a damn good deal

[@jumentoqueanima]

That's nuts!

[@AT-er9iy]

@@wolfetteplays8894 Mexico isn’t divided into provinces. It’s divided into states… why it’s called United Mexican States.

[@kbhasi]

Wow. That reminds me of how, in Australia, indie Switch games that got physical releases would sometimes be imported as PEGI rated copies (for the UK) and then have an Australian classification sticker pasted over before being sold.

[@Antronix3]

I'm not sure what you're trying to say. It was a limited release, meaning after they manufactured a certain amount they stopped making them. Were the stores supposed to burn their remaining stock after March 31st? They just made a ton of copies. They never said stores wouldn't sell them anymore. They only pulled the digital version.

[@X2011racer]

Well, you may not know this, but Nintendo did force stores to return unsold copies back to them in the past. One example was Uniracers, where after losing the lawsuit to Pixar, Nintendo had no choice but to take back unsold copies and destroy them under court orders as demanded by Pixar. Another example was the European versions of Mario Party 8 and Super Paper Mario, where both games had localization oversights and Super Paper Mario had a game crash that was easy to trigger once it's discovered. They were also recalled, so customers who bought the game(s) and retained their receipts can return them for updated discs once they were made available. However, there's no telling what version you will be getting if you proceed to get used discs.

[@Antronix3]

@@X2011racer I never heard about that, but from what you're saying they were legally obligated to recall those titles. With 3D Mario All-star they would have no reason other than to be assholes.

[@Htiy]

I want the digital😞

[@mynamehasspacesinit8687]

Nice to know retailers and Nintendo learned their lesson after the NES and Super NES Mini, because I don't recall anywhere having a shortage of 3D All-Stars. Dare I say, there was even a surplus in stores possibly to prevent another NES Classic Edition situation

[@JGr2000]

I always see this game in stores like GameStop and the gaming sections of Target and Walmart. It’s still really easy to find

[@redyoshi4687]

Same I always thought it was weird

[@Greenglower2012]

Wait really? Is it normal price? I want to get it really badly

[@Lobos00]

This game was $100 bucks in gamestop today for a used copy

[@SimilakChild]

It is a limited edition. the extras that were sold afterwards was what was left in stock. I bought a copy of the game and have it sealed away in a ziplock bag and put into a metal safe.

[@MaskedMazter]

😐

[@GGamerLiam]

They should do SMB35 again.

[@lilsoonerfaninmo]

I love how everyone read this as if it poofs outta existence after March And this isn't just retailers dumping the overstock Nintendo gave em Y'know, the completely logical conclusion

[@jongarfield6508]

Welcome to the mind of the average Nintendo fan, overthinking everything and taking everything way too literally

[@nocturn333]

@@jongarfield6508 What do you mean not every move they make is a secret coded message for the next game they're gonna rerelease?

[@jongarfield6508]

@@nocturn333 I couldn't believe it either

[@Goofygooberyeah6]

I've seen it in Walmart before plenty of times past March 31st. Maybe they had extra copies laying around? Or they just meant digitally and not physically?

[@LazyMap]

Same

[@GavinsBazaar313]

No, they specifically said it was limited both physically and digitally, multiple times in trailers.

[@ToaderTheToad]

I think I actually got my copy *after* March ended, and there were like 3-5 copies of SM3DAS at Walmart Because of how they suspiciously made a boatload of copies for this supposed "limited release" game, it's practically a physical-only game at this point

[@Goofygooberyeah6]

I mean I've been seeing them this year too. But there's always those people that but a truckload of limited time things and selling them fore triple the amount they're worth (this game isn't even worth $60 it's just 3 games ported to the switch.) But either way, they knew weren't gonna stop there

[@rikustorm13]

The whole "limited digital" release thing was bullsh-t, there is NO reason you can't leave a ROM up on a digital store

[@acatani17]

Walmart still has it in stock to this day. *That 60k for sure is physical stock.

[@ethanw1502]

Nothing like being pressured into buying it to find out it didn't really matter

[@PieStudios]

2:27 no, that is a third party reseller. Just because it says “By Nintendo” doesn’t mean it’s being sold by them. It basically just means it’s a Nintendo product.

[@Drewsefer89]

Nintendo never said they would take physical copies off shelves. Only digital copies would come off the store front & physical copies would no longer be in production. Everyone thought the game would be in short supply cause they heard “limited” but it wasn’t limited. Nintendo made such a large surplus of the game that there was more than enough. So much that it stayed in stores long after.

[@WorldLoveGaming]

In May of 2021 I headed towards the electronics shop to buy 3D World + Bowser's Fury. It wasn't in stock, but half of the Switch shelf was filled with 3D All Stars. I still don't have 3D World unfortunately...

[@I.rod.2022]

I just feel like this was such a wasted opportunity. They could have remade Mario 64 and give sunshine all the cut content that was scrapped from its original rushed release.

[@AverageCommentor]

Remade 64 would be full $60. Extra Sunshine content could be paid DLC. I think they took the right route. Too bad leakers raised everybody's expectations sky-high, to then be disappointed by a great game that is completely worth $60.

[@ThomastheDankEngine8900]

@@AverageCommentor Nintendo themselves didn’t believe the game was worth $60 (it wasn’t Crash and Spyro remakes that are still being sold were $40 and go on sale). If Nintendo believed it was worth $60 like Skyward Sword HD they wouldn’t have made it a limited time FOMO BS product. It’s my least favorite compilation and least favorite game ever because of the greedy decisions surrounding it.

[@AverageCommentor]

@@ThomastheDankEngine8900. 3 great games ported from dead consoles in HD, and the latter 2 in widescreen, as well as various other minor additions, is completely worth $60, regardless of any other decisions that don't affect the game itself. Nintendo made it a limited release, mainly because it was specifically designed for Mario's 35th anniversary since Super Mario Bros. debuted. They made it limited release so that people would buy it during the 35th anniversary. It was a chance to remember these games and play them again for Mario's next anniversary. Yeah, it was a little greedy, but you can still buy the game even now. If that is enough to make it your least favourite game ever, I'm glad you haven't played any greedy pay-to-win games. If you have, you clearly just hate Nintendo, and your opinion is not based on any noteworthy facts.

[@ThomastheDankEngine8900]

@@AverageCommentor Nintendo made it limited release to bump up their sales figures just in time for the end of their FY… Their strategy with legacy content is atrocious, and worse than not offering it at all. Forced rentals and FOMO products are despicable and insanely greedy, weaponizing nostalgia and monetizing backwards compatibility. Greedy pay to win games are typically garbage you can and should easily avoid. You yourself said, these games are amazing. They should be in everyone’s library, and should be easily and readily available, not locking behind a paywall (NSO) or as a limited time Disney Vault release. I hate it because the product shows how little respect Nintendo has for both the consumer and their legacy.

[@EdgarMorrisandTheDead]

​@@ThomastheDankEngine8900 last I knew it was limited because it was for the 35th anniversary of mario and I mean yeah money is likely a factor to because their a company but to say 100% that was the case is a little dumb considering nintendo does limited releases all the time and they had said themselves it was for a 35th anniversary

[@ChezBlos]

I loved the hype for this tho The preorder was worth it for me I love all 3 of the games dearly

[@Claydood]

It's just left over copies. Instead of destroying left over copies, stores are just selling any remaining copies. The March 31 date was just a date the game would be pulled off the eShop and printing more copies would stop.

[@PatrickM-dm6sf]

Just because it says it’s made by Nintendo on Amazon, that doesn’t mean the seller is Nintendo. Nintendo sells their copies to their vendors like Walmart, Target, Amazon, etc, those resellers can take as long as they want to sell their inventory

[@ImternetExplorer]

Just checked and it’s almost sold out. The price went up to 100 dollars

[@azelusnova]

It's still being sold at 3rd party retailers because they have a lot of copies in stock. It's not like they were going to completely stop sales for physical copies and just throw the stock away. 🤦‍♂️

[@MrMartellSincere]

Happy to have the digital version of Super Mario 3D-Stars 🤠

[@marcoscabezolajr.8408]

Me too

[@MrMartellSincere]

@@marcoscabezolajr.8408 yay

[@thend4427]

I have physical it's better so it can be resold

[@Happydodat]

everyone who bought it must be crying right now

[@riskyworks]

I feel like you're overthinking it. It was a limited release, which means that scalpers are unavoidable. They likely just havn't run out of stock yet

[@JaceAVinson]

I hope that Nintendo releases Super Mario 3D All-Stars Plus which will include Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy just like the original. Also it will add Super Mario Galaxy 2, Super Mario 64 DS, and Super Mario 3D Land.

[@marmilaied5218]

@Jace Vinson: Hopefully the DS version will be modified to accomodate the analogue stick capability, just like a romhack that exists.

[@mr.junior7880]

Hope DS is possible

[@coochie8670]

Highly doubt they will put ds games on the switch

[@ChaosAttorney]

SM64 DS should be a mode for SM64 (and unlike Sonic Origins they should have their differences)

[@PeruvianPotato]

@@coochie8670 If the Megaman X Collection could do it, don't see why 64 DS should be excluded

[@clamerGA]

I don’t know why people thought that march 31st was the day Mario stopped getting games

[@tailsfan10]

I think it was more than the games I seen a Mario cartoon get removed from Netflix the same day

[@LennyQUMFIF]

@@tailsfan10 no that was because Netflix would later be removed on Wii U

[@tailsfan10]

@@LennyQUMFIF Really? I didn’t know about that. I thought it was just the convenient date (Plus, I never really had a Wii U)

[@disneyvillainsfan1666]

I saw this game in Walmart a couple weeks ago for $50. So yeah, it's not deleted.

[@gokublack8342]

3:11 It didn't make me rush to buy it just further justified me sailing the high seas

[@ChadWSmith]

I bought 2 physical copies. Three, technically, but one was a gift. I bought one to open and play and one to keep as a collectors item. I'm in China, and the prices here are NOT set by Nintendo, so it was actually much cheaper than the rest of the world. (Yes, I'm sure it's legit. No, it's not a Chinese knockoff.) China had previously banned video game consoles, so the nostalgia for these games just doesn't exist here, because no one had the games when they first came out. So a lot of remasters do not sell well here. In fact, at one of the places I bought one of the copies, the sellsperson tried to talk me out of it, "This one is Old. Here is the new one." (Hands me Super Mario Odyessy or NSMBU DX or whatever it was.) Knowing that the game is still being sold physically - by Nintendo - dashes much of the hope I had of the sealed copy being worth much someday. Still, I'm not opening the second copy. just in case.

[@SkitBitProduction]

Astral chain is a 1st party ip. Wasn't made by Nintendo but Nintendo own the ip they pay for it to be made

[@cmlmonstar007]

i think this game should return but with a exception, Super Mario Galaxy 2 is included on a update or dlc.

[@SawBSketch]

i noticed there was 3 copies in my nearby store, and i used to go every now and then, and there was still one copy on like march of 2022

[@jongarfield6508]

They just stopped printing it/selling it on the eShop after March 31st. They aren't gonna just throw out all the unsold copies, they're gonna leave them on store shelves and let them sell.

[@JavonteLeggins]

First week of 2023 it is now 80

[@Nerdtendo6366]

I’m assuming that this is left over stock because why waste profits like that. I don’t think that they are pumping out new copies to this day

[@riot9179]

This video aged pretty well i see😂 (170€ right now on Amazon)

[@ShadowTani]

Uhm, "limited until" basically translates to "end of digital sales and production of physical copies", that obviously doesn't translate to physical copies getting recalled and destroyed. Therefore it's only natural that unsold physical copies remaining in retailers or storage depots would continue to fuel the sales numbers. Them themselves listing the title on Amazon isn't necessarily suspicious, Nintendo do offer a warranty and repair for physical game cards, thus they must maintain a minimum inventory of any game they publish in case of replacements. As the warranty period expires and they no longer need to maintain that inventory they may simply choose to list those copies on sites like Amazon. With that said, Nintendo certainly do treat their franchise similarly to what Disney does, but the vault argument only explains why they they would throw a "limited until" tag onto any title, not why the sales numbers didn't freeze entirely after the cut off date.

[@fusionflair5964]

I still see it at Walmart do this day 💀

[@pasqualembisceglia1989]

Super Mario 64 for Nintendo 64 in 1996, Super Mario Sunshine for Nintendo GameCube in 2002 and Super Mario Galaxy for Nintendo Wii in 2007.

[@spencercox9317]

They more then likely just are selling the rest of the copies that they produced, they never said they would pull it from store shelves, just that they would remove it from the eshop and not produce any more

[@haunter4764]

I see it in Walmart everyday and I regret getting it on the Eshop so much, would've been better having it preserved forever on a cartridge

[@kalin1786]

Lol if they release a Luigi’s mansion collection in the future you will know better

[@AshurathDR]

Tbh I just wanna be able to play Super Mario 35 again

[@ZBstudios1]

RIP for me I bought the digital and the physical editions thinking the physical edition would be rare lol. I ended up just giving the physical editor to my brother.

[@werwolfgamingyt8369]

It will be rare after like 10-15 years or fewer when peoples games starts to break, aa the game is no longer made stores will sell it till they run out off stock but no store will get new stock

[@mikthatsme9007]

Earlier this year I found a nearby Toys R Us (in canada) had a bunch left over but my local library system has over 30 copies of it. I thought about it but I ended up not buying my own copy. I didn't feel the same level of nostalgia I think other people have with the game especially if I can just borrow it whenever I want to replay them.

[@TheDreadedZero]

I work at Target and we were still getting copies of this in months after it was supposedly done

[@zacharyschechter43]

Who knows if they'll do this but maybe because tomorrow marks the 37th anniversary Nintendo may announce Super Mario 3D Allstars Upgraded coming with not only just the first three 3D Mario games but also including the 3D Mario tittles they left out like Super Mario 64 DS,Super Mario Galaxy 2,Super Mario 3D Land,Super Mario 3D World,Super Mario Odyssey, and Bowser's Fury(Yes I know the last 3 are already on the Switch but I'm saying that anyway). I don't know if this is what's happening but if it is it would be very cool.

[@timroehm1728]

Thank god I’ve bought myself a physical copy of Super Mario 3D All Stars at GameStop before it was all sold out! Nintendo why would you do this?

[@VVM2024]

I'm french and here we have a multimedia store called "La Fnac" And I went to the nearest La Fnac to my place and yup, in 2022, they still have it.

[@chl_ca]

that “3d all stars 2” theory is one of the stupidest theories i’ve heard in a while

[@simontaneous]

It's no secret that they made tons of copies. The idea is that they wouldn't continually print more over time similar to huge sellers like BoTW, Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, etc. For any record collector look at a lot of the Record Store Day releases in the last 5 or so years. Sure they are limited but they printed 50,000+ copies of that Metallica 7"(hypothetical). It'll run out eventually, unlike Darkside of the Moon. They printed enough that they knew they were guaranteed to sell, whether over a year or 3.

[@MashupProductions22]

Scalpers realizing this collection is worth nothing now: my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined

[@darkdoctor1915]

I’m happy because realistically the scalpers were stupid

[@gamemassacre1251]

Those fuckers deserve that, I hope they have a massive dent in their wallet and are forced to sell the games for atleast half of what they bought it for

[@ericwijaya2119]

Nintendo : we do a bit of trolling

[@namesurname4666]

it's still worth $30-$40

[@marcosbravo87]

Right now is not even available in most store unless EBay or Amazon are higher price

[@BlueBladerBot]

Best case scenario: They take it out of the Nintendo Vault amd add SMG2, 3D land, and SM64DS as free updates.

[@mattbelcher7135]

I didn't buy this game because I didn't have to. I own all 3 games already and can play them at any time. I still think it was a really stupid move to make it limited. Like physical limited time that makes sense but why digitally. That's easy money, I could see 3d all stars being potentially a top 5 best seller for the switch.

[@Feurigel1806]

I feel like nowadays Nintendo likes to keep their releases of old games limited. I mean every game you get from Nintendo Online is limited, you can't just buy them and keep the games like with virtual console. It's kind of sad :/

[@healthbeauty7853]

Switch 2 comes out next year, Maybe Scalpers might learn from their past mistakes. Switch games are mass produced in the millions, If something is too expensive, buyer's will pass it up and wait for the next best thing to come out.

[@johnforkner]

You: A new Mario remaster would be a perfect little Christmas surprise in December. Nintendo: Would you like an anime farming sim?

[@ClownShroomProductions]

I found a copy while trying to buy a copy of the forgotten land at my local target

[@100percentnotabear]

whelp, it's impossible to find at normal price right now

[@blackcat_064]

I've known about the physical copies for a while because I've always seen them on shelves in GAME stores (UK equivalent of Game Stop) even after 31st March 2021. I got the game during its limited release though.

[@samamir8765]

I don’t see the digital version on the Nintendo Switch online store anywhere so yeah it’s true I bought the digital version before it was removed so now I don’t need to open my sealed copy ever

[@mariofanl1ve]

Am I the only one who didn't really care about galaxy 2 being missing? I strongly preferred galaxy 1 and I honestly didn't even notice that galaxy 2 wasn't there until people mentioned it.

[@Feurigel1806]

I didn't care, simply because I already own Galaxy 2 for the Wii xD

[@tjismyname7365]

Yes. It REALLY was. Go try to buy a copy right now.

[@Malek-dg4gh]

I didn't even know disney did that limited Edition thing, growing up in a pirate family

[@Jeissecastillo]

I hadn’t even considered this game still selling well after it’s “limited” run but now I’m interested because I’m working on a project to find the most complete cartridges out there. Super Mario 3D all stars specifically has two revisions that we know of. The revision (first print) is 000 on the back of the cart, and the second print is 001. The 001 revision has version 1.0.1 on the cartridge, whereas, the first print has version 1.0.0. The game has a patch to version 1.1.1. If they are still releasing or printing this game, I’m curious to see if there is a revision 002 with version 1.1.1, making that version complete. I’m gonna start looking because I’m super curious. If I find a 002 revision, then that means that Nintendo IS definitely still printing this game

[@tonyrosario1940]

All Amazon listings say “by Nintendo” until you click on it and look for the “Sold by” section. They are all sold by 3rd party sellers at this time.

[@BlueSpeedingCentral]

lmao it goes for like 100 dollars now, so glad i got mine when i did.

[@earthboundman5]

Are you serious? There's not a bigger theory here, Nintendo just made a ton of copies at launch and pretended to call it a limited release to drive sales. The recent sales numbers are just remaining stock being sold. There's nothing out of the ordinary about it, they're not printing more.

[@mongoose1billion]

2:13 "Only 45 dollars" (squints at price on screen)

[@qkelly6239]

Even if this information didn't come out it was still selling on best buy, Amazon and elsewhere it would've run out of stock some time so they're clearly still making them

[@seel853]

2:29 i dunno about that, if it say "by nintendo" sometimes it mean like who made this product or like what brand this is rather than whos selling it cuz if you click it it should say sold and shipped buy amazon and not nintendo, they let amazon do the selling like target or gamestops online stores

[@gaminginthestars4262]

Being a GameStop worker myself, I can confirm we do still get occasional PREOWNED copies of 3D allstars, which sells for $55, but those are only copies people have traded in. GameStop doesn’t get anymore NEW copies of the game

[@partypat7229]

Already resold all the copies I bought. Was a bad idea. Nintendo did us dirty with this supposed “limited release.”

[@paynemoschillo5470]

I don’t understand why so many people waited until the last minute to buy it. Then again I got it at launcher cuz I had never played any of them all the way through, most of my experience prior was a couple shines in sunshine

[@FriendlyTume]

I mean, you can go to Best Buy and probably still find a copy, it’s not like they’re super duper rare anymore

[@MohammedIbrahim-lq7yt]

Me with a hacked wii u: I am 4 parallel universes ahead of you

[@MaximumMalo2319]

The thing is that Sept 18 is my birthday so I was kinda worried that if I didn’t get this game in the time it was out there may not be another video game that comes out on my birthday. I got it the Christmas after that but I’m happy to see it’s on shelves to this day.

[@appleando752]

The most likely thing that is happening is theory 2. We all know that 3D All Stars got a physical release, so extra stock could happen. But the "available til (insert date here)" was a scummy move in the first place, as you can only get the game via the overstock or resellers. But that isn't even the worst of it, since Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light was also a limited release, but it was digital only. The game is no longer available legally anywhere except on the accounts that bought the game.

[@marmilaied5218]

@AppleAndo: Same with Super Mario 35.

[@Feurigel1806]

@@marmilaied5218 The sad thing about that game is... even if you own it... you can't play it anymore, cause the servers are down :( It was fun while it lasted :/

[@rk31]

Some resellers tried to sell copies for more than 10000 dollars even before March 31st

[@vibezonegaming]

To break down the first 2 minutes, sometimes sales numbers come in late. Sometimes stores try to empty their stock as fast as possible when something is no longer being sold by the manufacturer so it ends up at TJ Maxx.

[@Aidan_B_Young]

I already have the three games that are included in the collection, so I don’t see much of a point in buying a collection of ports.

[@joncarlos716]

I just bought this game from my local Best Buy like 2 weeks ago , they were the only ones in physical stock. Target doesn’t have digital or physical. Walmart has weird combo pack and game stop just has used ones. I think it’s finally running out. I knew it was going to be awhile longer but dang almost 2 years ago. It was more like while supply lasts.

[@Emerald-Fluffie]

I mean… even if they had extra copies… don’t you think they would have the ability to wipe those cartridges to reuse for a different game?

[@p.b9085]

So I was apparently living under a rock, but i had no idea this was a thing. Figured it out like 10 minutes ago, and was bummed out to discover that although it's on the Switch shop, you can't buy it anymore. ... No problem Nintendo, I've just downloaded the Roms. I can't believe these japanese companies and their stupid decisions, like Nintendo doing this or Sega doing NOTHING with their beloved franchises.

[@pokeguitaristjake6300]

I was wondering why no one was talking about this! THANK YOU! :)

[@AubreySalokaN]

I bought my switch during Prime Day last year (July) and I bought this game from Target the same day. Also, I’ve been hoping that they’d port the first two Luigi’s Mansion games to the switch, so maybe there will be a Luigi All Stars game, and they wanted the Mario All Stars game on the shelf to complement that release??

[@alexsmith7387]

They probably printed 10 million copies and won't print more. No way they could get the exact sale number right with an educated guess.

[@ShadowSora8491]

I believe that Nintendo is just trying to sell off any physical copies that are still out there, until they're all gone. It would be cool if there was something for Galaxy 2, but I don't wanna get my hopes up too high.

[@katt-the-pig]

I think there's just a ton of extra copies that haven't sold yet. Or maybe businesses like Best Buy looked at this time limit, said "screw you, Nintendo", and stocked enough copies to sell for years.

[@yisuscon1]

"With the nintendo direct coming on the next weeks anything is possible" Anything: Yet another farm RPG

[@gavinator1775]

It’s still for sale on the shelves at my Walmart

[@BijanIzadi]

Lmao “these great classics” I forgot about that

[@kenrulei09]

It’s not being reprinted, just means they made a ton to keep selling. but they will slowly run out

[@masterx1907]

I bought a digital copy and a physical copy… I have a physical sealed copy that will be sealed forever