Climbers are already capitalizing on Nintendo’s decision to remove the Super Mario 3D All-Stars build from sale, listing it on auction sites for thousands of dollars.
The Super Mario 3D All-Stars compilation brings together Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Galaxy in one package. The turnaround? Nintendo fulfilled its strange promise last year and removed the Super Mario 3D All-Star build package from sale on April 1.
As it is no longer available for physical or digital purchase, money changers are already trying their luck in online auctions. Although most auctioneers so far do not appear to be taking the proverbial also A lot of, This one, for example, has a starting bid of £ 1,000 – which is $ 1,383 – and a Buy Now sticker for an astonishing £ 1,900 / $ 2,627 (thanks, The player) It’s not even open!
This one has a purchase price of £ 1,500 / $ 2,000 and This one is squeezing potential buyers for € 500 / $ 587.
It seems sadly inevitable that we will see some people exploring Nintendo’s strange decision, especially due to the scarcity of PS5 and Xbox Series X drove prices up, but it is still disappointing.
For the record, it was never clear why the three games were being removed from the list, nor did Nintendo reveal whether the package will return to the Switch at some point in the future. There has been much speculation that Nintendo could simply re-list all games individually, outside of the 3D All-Stars build package after March 2021, but there has been no comment or confirmation from Nintendo on the matter anyway.
For our verdict on the Mario game build package, go to our full Review of Super Mario 3D All-Stars for more.