March 31, 2021 is now apocalyptic for a number of Mario games

Good night sweet plumber

So yesterday we reported on the destruction of Super Mario Creator: which would be taken offline and deleted from the eShop on March 31, 2021.

I thought about that date and was like “hey, that sounds familiar to me,” but didn’t relate until a reader pointed out. It’s Mario doomsday. While we could really use a year of Luigi to pick me up right now, we have a rather disappointing date. On this day next year, several Mario the devices will be deleted from existence.

But this is also the closing date for Super Mario Bros. 35, which would have been erased from existence on March 31, 2021. Oh, and Nintendo is apparently in the process of stopping the sale of Mario 3D All-Stars (including physical sales!) and the Game & Watch laptop on the same date. Madness!

I’m sure most of you have strong feelings about the whole of the “limited time” selling tactic, but it’s entirely possible that several of you (probably not Mario creatorclosure) will be canceled: just like Jump rope challenge. The problem is, if Nintendo reverses multiple decisions to cut sales, fans will bluff for centuries.

Either way, take this as your warning!