Summary
Even thoughNintendoappears to be winding things down for theSwitch, potentially in preparation for the reveal of a new console, it’s been a relatively busy period for Mario and other residents of the Mushroom Kingdom. Starting withSuper Mario Bros. Wonderlast October, the new 2D Mario game has been followed byPrincess Peach: Showtime, and there’s still Thousand-Year Door’s remake andLuigi’s Mansion 2HD to come. If nothing upcoming has you eager to return to the Mushroom Kingdom, perhapsSuper Mario RPGfor less will pull you in.
Releasing shortly after Wonder shook up the 2D Mario formula last year, fans of the video game plumber were given something most of them assumed we’d never get - a remake of Super Mario RPG. While well-loved, the lateSNEStitle was assumed to have been left firmly in Nintendo’s past since it only sold a little more than two million copies. A roaring success for some games, but not one with Mario as the star.
The decision to remake Super Mario RPG for younger fans and those of us longing for a new version alike was clearly a good one as the 2023 title has already outsold the original by one million copies. Nintendo is clearly keen to keep that number rising as the five-month-old game is already on sale. Usually $59.99, you can pick up a brand new copy of Super Mario RPG for just $44.80 at Walmart. You can also get it for $44.99 at GameStop, though there it’s not reduced as the lower priced copies are pre-owned ones.
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Super Mario RPG on Nintendo Switch is a remake of the game with the same name, originally released on the SNES in 1996. A completely reimagined version for an entirely new generation, it includes locations and characters even some of the most experienced Mario fans will have never seen before.
Anyone who owns a Switch will know that Mario games getting a price cut is a rare occurrence. Games with Mario as the star not only tend to sell no matter what, but unlike pretty much every other game in the industry, those high sales numbers are maintained for months, if not years.Super Mario OdysseyandMario Kart 8 Deluxe, for instance, were both released during the Switch’s launch year seven years ago, yet both are frequently among the top ten-selling games across all platforms in any given week.
If you’re looking to add more Mario games to your Switch collection for less,Walmart also has Super Mario Maker 2 on sale for just $40(usually $60). Now the only fully-functioning Mario Maker game on the market afterthe Nintendo 3DS and Wii U servers were shut downearlier this month, taking everyone’s Mario Maker creations along with them.
