Super Mario All-Stars Wii $60-100 on eBay
I'll give Nintendo credit for this: when they say "limited edition," they mean "limited edition." Despite releasing a shoddy, lazy port that not only added nothing to a 17-year-old release but added a lag that made it nearly unplayable, Nintendo has indeed kept true to its word and only produced a single run of Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition for the Wii.
eBay is flooded with Super Mario All-Stars for the Wii, but the games are being bought, and for over twice their retail price. On the first search page of completed listings, only 4 of the 50 copies that came up went unsold. The others sold for between $60 and $100, averaging in the $70's. For reference, the game sold for just $30 in stores a few months ago. The game went out fast, and is completely gone from the shelves of Best Buy and Gamestop. You can still order it from Amazon... from Marketplace vendors selling it starting at $68.
As a side note, just for a splash of contrast, the Halo: Reach Legendary Edition is still readily available. Amazon has it for $99
Nintendo Unveils 25th Anniversary Mario Logo, Will Release Super Mario All-Stars on Wii in Japan
Super Mario Bros., the game that launched a million side-scrollers, is coming up on its 25th birthday. The game first came out in Japan September 13, 1985, and hit the United States in March of 1986. Nintendo is preparing for the celebration with a trademark representing the game's 25th anniversary. It's only been registered in Japan, and Nintendo of America hasn't made any announcements yet, but it looks like the company is getting ready for some sort of 25th birthday celebration.
One thing's for certain: a little over a month after the game's birthday, Super Mario All-Stars will finally hit the Wii. Unfortunately, it looks like it's going to be a Japan-only release in the form of a retail game. According to Siliconera, the "Super Mario Collection Special Pack" will hit stores in Japan on October 21 with a retail price of 2500 yen (about $30). Besides the game collection (which includes Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2 USA (the reskinned version of Doki Doki Panic we all grew up with), Super Mario Bros. 2 JP (better known in America as "Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels"), and Super Mario Bros. 3), the pack will come with a soundtrack CD including music ranging from Super Mario Bros. to Super Mario Galaxy 2, and a booklet going over Mario's history from 1985 to now.
Mario's side-scrolling debut in America has its 25th anniversary next March, so while nothing has been confirmed by Nintendo of America, there's still a chance we might see a similar release in the Spring.
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