It seems that a couple of cartoons with Nintendo’s Super Mario family are no longer available on Netflix: The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World. Based on the beloved NES and SNES games, the two shows follow the exploits of Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool while fighting King Koopa and Koopalings. The moment is unfortunate for those who want to enjoy some festivities before Mario Day, but fans will be happy to know that Super Mario Bros. Super Show remains available on the service as of this writing.
Some stores have erroneously claimed that The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World will be removed on March 31, but both shows appear to have disappeared from Netflix since this writing. March 31 also happens on the same day that some games will no longer be available on the Nintendo Switch eShop. Nintendo listed that date as the final chance that players will have to purchase the digital version Super Mario 3D All-Stars, and the last day that Super Mario Bros. 35 will be available. These games have always been meant to be limited-length releases, but there doesn’t seem to be any real link between eliminations.
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World are often crowded with Super Mario Bros. Super Show, but there are a number of differences between them. In particular, Super Mario Bros.3 and Super Mario World introduced mainly new vocal expressions and abandoned the live action segments that were related to Super Show. Both cartoons have also introduced new elements based on their respective games, while Super Show was vaguely based on Super Mario Bros.2.
While this news is no doubt disappointing to some Netflix users, Paramount + subscribers will be happy to know that both cartoons are currently available on that service! This should give Nintendo fans an extra incentive to check out Paramount +. The streaming service also has Console Wars, a documentary detailing the conflict between Nintendo and Sega throughout the 1990s. As such, Paramount + subscribers have more options to enjoy the goodness of Nintendo in the ’90s!
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