Super Mario 3D Land

platform video game developed by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS in 2011

Super Mario 3D Land is a 2011 game made by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. It was released on November 3, 2011 in Japan, November 13, 2011 in America,[1] November 18 in Europe,[2] and November 24 in Australia. In it, you can become Tanooki Mario, Boomerang Mario and you can also get the old power-ups (Super Mushroom, Fire Flower, Super Star). A sequel, titled Super Mario 3D World, was released for the Wii U in November 2013.

Super Mario 3D Land
Developer(s)Nintendo EAD Tokyo
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Director(s)Koichi Hayashida
Producer(s)Yoshiaki Koizumi
Composer(s)Asuka Hayazaki
Mahito Yokota
Shigetoshi Gohara
Takeshi Hama
Yuya Takezawa
SeriesSuper Mario
Platform(s)Nintendo 3DS
ReleaseOriginal release:
  • JP: November 3, 2011
  • NA: November 13, 2011
  • EU: November 18, 2011
  • AU: November 24, 2011
  • KOR: April 28, 2012
  • HK: December 7, 2012 (for HK/TW model)
  • ROC: December 7, 2012 (for HK/TW model)
  • CHN: December 7, 2012
  • HK: July 13, 2017 (for Japan model)
  • ROC: July 13, 2017 (for Japan model)
Nintendo eShop:
  • EU: October 4, 2012
  • AU: October 4, 2012
  • NA: October 18, 2012
  • JP: November 1, 2012
Nintendo Selects:
  • EU: October 13, 2017
  • NA: February 5, 2018
  • AU: May 11, 2018
Genre(s)Platformer
Mode(s)Single player

Reviews change

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic90/100[3]
Review scores
PublicationScore
GameSpot8/10[4]
IGN9.5/10[5]
ONM94%[6]

The game got praise from many critics. It was rated 9.5 out of 10 by IGN, and 94% by Official Nintendo Magazine, but GameSpot gave the game a lower score of 8/10. Overall, the game received a 90/100 on Metacritic.

References change

  1. "TGS: Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7 Release Dates". IGN. 2012-09-28. Archived from the original on 2011-12-24. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  2. "Super Mario 3D Land release date confirmed". Official Nintendo Magazine. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  3. "Super Mario 3D Land for 3DS Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  4. McGee, Maxwell (2011-11-18). "Super Mario 3D Land Review - GameSpot.com". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  5. Drake, Audrey (2011-11-09). "Super Mario 3D Land Review - Nintendo 3DS Review at IGN". IGN. Archived from the original on 2011-11-12. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  6. Scullion, Chris (2011-11-09). "Super Mario 3D Land review - Official Nintendo Magazine". Official Nintendo Magazine (UK). Archived from the original on 2012-08-11. Retrieved 2012-09-28.

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