Super Mario 3D All-Stars Gets ANOTHER Switch 2 Update... But You Still Can't Buy It
For some reason that's still unknown to this day, Super Mario 3D All-Stars was marketed as a "Limited Edition" release and was only on sale between September 2020 and March 2021. Today, if you want the game, you'll need to shell out well over $100 to buy a physical copy.
Thus, it came as a surprise when Super Mario 3D All-Stars was updated for the launch of the Switch 2 last month. The patch notes were vague, with unspecified "improvements" to make optimize the game for Switch 2. Then, it came as an even bigger surprise when 3D All-Stars was updated AGAIN. Version 1.1.3 is similarly vague with its patch notes, with "several adjustments" to "improve gameplay on Switch 2."
Neither of these patches transform the games. Super Mario Sunshine and Mario 64 still only run at 30 FPS, for example, and Mario 64 is still only in 4:3 aspect ratio. Alas, the dream of a 120 FPS 4K version of Mario 64 is still just a dream.
It's absurd that Super Mario 3D All-Stars is currently unavailable for purchase. We can only hope that the folks at Nintendo are working on a true Switch 2 version of the game, perhaps including Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Super Mario 3D Land, which are kind of like "lost episodes" in Mario's 3D oeuvre. Then again, Nintendo marches to its own drum, for better or worse. If something seems expected, then Nintendo is more than likely to do the exact opposite. But hey, maybe that's just part of what we love about them.
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Evidence against: Well, Bailey is openly gay, which could make this theory go quickly extinct. And Johansson is married to 'SNL' actor Colin Jost, with whom she has a son. That's another comet headed toward our fan fantasy. However, as Jeff Goldblum's Dr. Ian Malcolm once said, 'Life finds a way.' Glen Powell & Sydney Sweeney Their movie: 'Anyone But You' Evidence for: This duo is about as old-Hollywood as it gets. Back in 2023, Sweeney and Powell were at the peak of their powers. During the rollout of the spicy rom-com 'Anyone But You,' Powell had already emerged as one of the hottest new movie stars after the mega-hit 'Top Gun: Maverick' and the well-received 'Hit Man.' And Sweeney's fame had also exploded in the wake of HBO's 'Euphoria' and 'The White Lotus.' Then, shirtless and bikini-clad snaps from the tropical set caused cheating rumors, which both denied. But the flames were fanned further when Powell's girlfriend Gigi Paris broke up with him over the fracas. 'I was shattered,' she later told the 'Too Much' podcast, calling it 'a p.r. scheme at the expense of our relationship.' And Sweeney, 27, who was engaged to producer Jonathan Davino, played it up. 'It's a rom-com. That's what people want! Glen and I don't really care,' she said to Variety. The storm died down, and then this spring a newly single Sweeney heated chatter up again when she attended Powell's sister's wedding in Texas. 'Anyone But You' grossed $220 million. Hollywood pros have been jonesing for a similar dream situation to fuel their own films, sources told The Post. Evidence against: Sweeney and Powell have always maintained that their on-screen chemistry comes from their great platonic friendship. And last week, Sweeney was spotted vacationing at a lake in Idaho, and riding a Jet Ski with an unidentified smiling hunk. Zoe Kravitz & Austin Butler Their movie: 'Caught Stealing,' out in August Evidence for: Not only do Kravitz, 36, and Butler, 33, play love interests in a new thriller set in New York — they've both had recent breakups. Kravitz split from fiancé Channing Tatum and the 'Elvis' star called it quits with Kaia Gerber. The whispers began after they were photographed filming a kissing scene. Could they have been overcome by a hunka hunka burning love? A source told the Sun, 'Austin and Zoe have been spending time together over the past few weeks.' And this month, Page Six reported the duo took in the show 'Violet's Room' in Hudson Yards with director Darren Aronofsky and were seen 'heading out into the night afterward.' Evidence against: Sources told TMZ Kravitz and Butler won't be 'Caught' in a relationship with each other. And back in March, Kravitz had dinner with 'To All The Boys I Loved Before' actor Noah Centineo. Solve the daily Crossword
