Super Mario 3D World – finally coming to Switch (pic: Nintendo)

A reference to Wii U classic Super Mario 3D World has been found at Best Buy, suggesting a release could be imminent.

Rumours of a Nintendo Switch version of Wii U game Super Mario 3D World appear to be true, after a listing for it was found in the Best Buy inventory system.

The discovery was reported by usually reliable leaker Wario64 and while it doesn’t have a date it is listed as $59.99, the same as other full price releases in the US.

That’s no surprise, as that’s the same price the considerably less acclaimed Super Mario Bros. U was sold at when it was re-released, which worked out as £49.99 in the UK.


The listing is not activated but there’s a listing for Super Mario 3D World for Switch at Best Buy. SKU # is 6352130. It has a price tag of $60 currently.



Take it with a grain of salt but given the Mario rumors from a few weeks ago, it’s likely this game is coming pic.twitter.com/VZ3qFx1FZs — Wario64 (@Wario64) April 20, 2020

The Super Mario 3D World rumour was part of a suite of Nintendo-related leaks from last month, which suggested that remasters of previous 3D Super Mario games and a new Paper Mario were in development.



The leaks were supported by a number of reliable sources but Super Mario 3D World seems like a no-brainer no matter what else is going on.

It is the second highest rated Wii U game on Metacritic (behind Zelda: Breath Of The Wild) and the second best-selling game, behind only Mario Kart 8. So the only real surprise is why it hasn’t been ported to the Switch already.

Re-releasing the less acclaimed Super Mario Bros. U first does make sense from a business perspective and Nintendo were no doubt saving 3D World for a rainy day, which given their currently barren release schedule is pretty clearly now.

If the game is already being listed in shop inventory systems that implies that pre-orders will start soon and that an official announcement is imminent – or at the very least destined to be part of the not-E3 Nintendo Direct in June.

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