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 ''Super Mario 3D All-Stars''{{'}}s limited release date for both physical and digital copies of the game drew controversy from various fans and internet personalities.<ref>Favis, Elise. (September 3, 2020). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2020/09/03/nintendo-mario-limited-release/ Classic Mario games are coming to Switch for a limited time, baffling fans.] ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved September 20, 2020.</ref><ref>Diaz, Isasc. (September 07, 2020). [https://www.thegamer.com/super-mario-3d-all-stars-limited-availability/ ''Super Mario 3D All-Stars''{{'}} Limited Availability Is A Cynical Marketing Gimmick.] ''The Gamer''. Retrieved September 20, 2020.</ref><ref>Sakellariou, Alexandra. (September 04, 2020). [https://screenrant.com/mario-3d-all-stars-limited-release-bad-why/ Why ''Mario 3D All-Stars'' Is A Limited-Time Only Release (& When It Ends).] ''Screen Rant''. Retrieved September 20, 2020.</ref> Elise Favis from ''The Washington Post'' compared the limited release situation to the "{{wp|Disney Vault}}", referring to The Walt Disney Company's policy of regularly cycling home media releases of their films in and out of {{wp|Moratorium (entertainment)|moratorium}}; Favis and other writers criticized the decision as anti-consumerist, describing a more traditional release pattern as being more favorable towards buyers. Favis additionally brought up the lack of a [[Virtual Console]] service on the Switch, which compounds the issue some fans had with the limited release. Alexandra Sakellariou from ''Screen Rant'' asserted the reason Nintendo made the game limited release boiled down to potential profits from it being labeled as an "anniversary release", and worried about whether or not future ''Mario'' releases would adopt a similar pattern if this sales tactic ends up succeeding.
-On YouTube, game industry analyst and critic Jim Sterling compared Nintendo's move to prior, difficult-to-obtain Nintendo products that were high demand, namely [[amiibo]] and the [[Classics#NES Classic Edition|NES Classic Edition]]. They <!-- Jim Sterling is non-binary - please do not change to 'he'--> brought up {{wp|fear of missing out}} as the primary reason Nintendo artificially limited stock of the game, which urged a "have" and "have-not" system and persuaded players to own the game, and was echoed by other critics of the move.<ref>Jim Sterling. (Sep 4, 2020). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2OUVNO3ToY ''Super Mario 3D All-Stars'' - Limited Availability On A Digital Version? LOL!]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 20, 2020.</ref> Yong Yea, who creates videos that research into various controversies of the game industry, documented the reaction on his channel while saying that the bundle was a good deal for some people and some fans reacted positively to the news, though he criticized the timed, limited release of the bundle, especially with the limited digital release.<ref>Yong Yea. (Sep 5, 2020). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haqFXFthrh4 Nintendo Baffles With 6 Months Limited-Time Release For ''Super Mario 3D All Stars''.] ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 20, 2020.</ref> He called the deadline of the six-month limited window "anti-consumer" and "senseless", especially compounded with the concurrent {{wp|COVID-19 pandemic}} that left customers in harder economic situations that makes it more difficult to pay for a $60 game on top of the difficulty obtaining a Nintendo Switch at the time.
+On YouTube, game industry analyst and critic Jim Sterling compared Nintendo's move to prior, difficult-to-obtain Nintendo products that were high demand, namely [[amiibo]] and the [[Classics#NES Classic Edition|NES Classic Edition]]. They <!-- Jim Sterling is non-binary - please do not change to 'he'--> brought up {{wp|fear of missing out}} as the primary reason Nintendo artificially limited stock of the game, which urged a "have" and "have-not" system and persuaded players to own the game, and was echoed by other critics of the move.<ref>Jim Sterling. (Sep 4, 2020). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2OUVNO3ToY ''Super Mario 3D All-Stars'' - Limited Availability On A Digital Version? LOL!]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 20, 2020.</ref> Yong Yea, who creates videos that research into various controversies of the game industry, documented the reaction on his channel while saying that the bundle was a good deal for some people and some fans reacted positively to the news, though he criticized the timed, limited release of the bundle, especially with the limited digital release.<ref>Yong Yea. (Sep 5, 2020). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haqFXFthrh4 Nintendo Baffles With 6 Months Limited-Time Release For ''Super Mario 3D All Stars''.] ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 20, 2020.</ref> He called the deadline of the six-month limited window "anti-consumer" and "senseless", especially compounded with the concurrent spicy cough pandemic that left customers in harder economic situations that makes it more difficult to pay for a $60 game on top of the difficulty obtaining a Nintendo Switch at the time.
 ===Critical reception===