Super Mario 3D All-Stars, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch 045496596743

I purchased this as of 2pm yesterday, and it's now 7am this morning and I haven't received this game. They only have to send a code. That's it. Walmart takes less time to put a physical game in the mail than their digital delivery department takes to type up a simple email. You would think in 2023 that a multibillion dollar multinational corporation would have automated this process. But no, and I have read that others wait, too. I even called customer service, who “escalated” my complaint to the “highest levels” and so far nothing has been done. The order is still pending. I suspect Walmart may cancel the transaction, excusing it as them not having had the inventory their online store said they had (there were 2 codes left when I bought mine).

I bought Nintendo switch AFTER this LIMITED time release expired, so I was bummed I missed out. I even searched Wmart site and verified DIGITAL DOWNLOAD NO LONGER AVAILABLE (my preferred format) Flash forward to March 2023, and checked again considering physical copy. Low and behold digital version available, and I purchased for $60. Thought it might be offered again for Nintendo's mario month promotion. NO IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD CODE AFTER PURCHASE (as advertised) . Nor was one sent after a week! In fact, they took my money and sent ZERO communication, even after several inquiries. So i requested cancellation with explanation really wanted product but received nothing. DAYS later and several more inquiries I received order cancellation. Now i get to spend more hours reconciling my bank account. My biggest problem, besides ZERO company response after THEIR MISTAKE, is WHY A WMART EMPLOYEE DECIDED TO CHANGE THE WEBPAGE SHOWING PRODUCT UNAVAILABLE (this way for well over a year) TO SUDDENLY AVAILABLE AGAIN, ALLOWING THEM TO TAKE END USERS MONEY AND HOPE THEY DO NOT COMPLAIN! How can this be reasonably explained. SHADY or INEPT? No explanation. No apology. No class act. No professionalism.

Everyone really slams this release, and some reasons are valid. There should have and could have easily been a massive backlog on this cartridge of 3D Mario games. Super Mario All-Stars on SNES is one of the most iconic games released of all time, it's amazing. It even had a revision where Super Mario World was added to the games, and Luigi even had his character sprite redrawn to look more like Luigi instead of a red Mario. A celebration of the games. This is the 3D version of that, with no fanfare. Little details like that are just one reason people are mad at this 3D "all stars" release, this game is literally just the 3 games, no extra frills at all. Not to mention all the Super Mario 64 DD stuff they could've put on here, Galaxy 2, etc. Also, this game was limited!!! So people might try to jack the price of this game up over the next years. All that said, if you've never played these games, there is nothing wrong with getting this to play them. I personally have never played Sunshine or Galaxy, so it's new to me. I just see all the missed potential, Super Mario All Stars SNES was my childhood, EVERYONE had a copy. This was a flash in the pan, I can see why diehard Mario fans are mad.

You know I normally don't play the 3D games until I got Super Mario Odyssey. Well Super Mario 3D Land was my first 3D game for Mario. But when I got Super Mario Odyssey, I learned quick of the 3D mechanics and got used to it. When I got Super Mario 3D All-Stars, it made me get used to the 3D mechanics more and more.

Super Mario 3D All-Stars contains Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy. All three of these games look wonderful in HD. And in the case of Super Mario Galaxy, the spin attack can now be used with the Y button, rather than requiring the player to shake the controller. If you've never played these games before, this a great way to enjoy them. Also, the stickers included with the game were a nice bonus.