Buy and play these Super Mario games before they disappear

Last year, Nintendo launched several Mario games to celebrate the mustache mascot’s 35th birthday, but two of them—Super Mario 3D All-Stars and Super Mario Bros. 35– are only available until March 31. After that, both will be removed from the Nintendo Switch eShop and the physical copies of Super Mario 3D All-Stars will be out of print. Nobody knows if Nintendo will relaunch these titles again.

For Super Mario 3D All-Stars (which collects Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine and Super mario galaxy in a game), you can still play the game if you have it physically or digitally. The cartridge will always work and the digital version can still be downloaded back to your switch, even after it is removed from the eShop. Although it is no longer possible to purchase the eShop version, you can find boxed copies Super Mario 3D All-Stars online and in stores – although you may end up paying more for it. Expect new and used copies to increase in price when Nintendo discontinues production.

Fortunately, packaged copies of Super Mario 3D All-Stars are slightly discounted at the time of writing. Instead of the normal $ 60, Super Mario 3D All-Stars is on sale for $ 50 on Amazon, Walmart and Best Buy. We don’t know how long this selling price will last (Nintendo games rarely go on sale), so it’s best to get a copy now, before supplies run out. As for the digital version, it still costs $ 60 on the eShop – but buying it now ensures that you won’t have to look for an expensive copy in the box later.

Unfortunately, this is not the case with free-to-play competitive multiplayer game, Super Mario Bros. 35. It will be removed from the eShop on March 31 and Nintendo will shut down the servers immediately. As the game is only online, you will no longer be able to play it.

For those who haven’t tried it yet, Super Mario Bros. 35 gives a competitive touch to the classic NES Super Mario Bros., where players play through the original levels, but each enemy you step on is sent to another player’s game. The last standing player wins the match. It was released on October 1, 2020, so it was only playable for six months. If you are interested in trying the game, download and play it before March 31st.

Nintendo also launched Super Mario 3D World + Bowser Fury on the switch, and added the original Super Mario All-Stars to the collection of free SNES games for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers on Mario’s 35th birthday, but they will remain available after March 31.