Super Mario Bros. 3: Difference between revisions

''Super Mario Bros. 3'' was a commercial success and became a [[List of best-selling video games|best-selling game]].<ref name="IGN-MarioHistory"/> Its inclusion in ''[[The Wizard (film)|The Wizard]]'' served as a preview and generated a high level of anticipation in the United States prior to its release.<ref name="NP-9-b"/><ref>{{cite web| url = http://retro.ign.com/articles/882/882655p1.html| title = Watching The Wizard| first = George| last = Roush| date = June 18, 2008| publisher = IGN| accessdate = January 25, 2009}}</ref> Levi Buchanan of [[IGN]] considered ''Super Mario Bros. 3''{{'}}s appearance in the film as a show-stealing element and referred to the movie as a "90-minute commercial" for the game.<ref name="IGN-90minutes">{{cite web| url = http://retro.ign.com/articles/882/882647p1.html| title = The 90-Minute ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Commercial| first = Levi| last = Buchanan| date = June 18, 2008| publisher = IGN| accessdate = January 25, 2009}}</ref> By 1993, the game had sold 4 and 7&nbsp;million unbundled units in Japan and the United States respectively. In the United States alone, the game generated over [[United States dollar|US$]]500&nbsp;million in revenue for Nintendo. Author [[David Sheff]] commented that, in [[music industry]] terms, the game [[Music recording sales certification|went platinum]] 11 times.<ref>{{cite book| title = [[Game Over (book)|Game Over: How Nintendo Zapped an American Industry, Captured Your Dollars, and Enslaved Your Children]]| first = David| last = Sheff| authorlink = David Sheff| chapter = A New Leader of the Club| pages = 3–5| publisher = [[Random House]]| isbn = 0-679-40469-4| edition = 1st| year = 1993}}</ref> Including bundled units, the NES version of the game sold over 17 million copies.<ref>{{cite web|last=Boutros|first=Daniel|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/1851/a_detailed_crossexamination_of_.php?page=2|title=A Detailed Cross-Examination of Yesterday and Today's Best-Selling Platform Games|work=Gamasutra|date=2006-08-04|accessdate=2015-11-21}}</ref> ''[[Game Informer]]'' reported in their October 2009 issue that the [[Virtual Console]] version had sold one million copies.<ref name="gi_best"/> As of 2011, ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' remains the highest-grossing non-bundled home video game to date, having grossed $1.7 billion, adjusted for inflation.<ref name="cnbc_gross">{{cite news|last=Morris|first=Chris|title=Call of Duty, Guitar Hero Top All-Time Best Selling List|url=https://www.cnbc.com/id/42253109/Call_of_Duty_Guitar_Hero_Top_All_Time_Best_Selling_List|accessdate=December 25, 2011|date=March 24, 2011|agency=[[CNBC]]|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015054856/http://www.cnbc.com/id/42253109/Call_of_Duty_Guitar_Hero_Top_All_Time_Best_Selling_List|archivedate=October 15, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

The game has been ranked on several of IGN's lists of "top games". In 2005, they rated it 23rd among their Top 100 Games, and praised the precise and intuitive controls.<ref name="autogenerated2005">{{cite web| url = http://top100.ign.com/2005/021-030.html| title = IGN's Top 100 Games: 21–30| publisher = IGN| year = 2005| accessdate = January 25, 2009}}</ref> IGN editors from the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia ranked ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' number 39 in their 2007 Top 100 Games, citing Miyamoto's "ingenious" designs. They further commented that the game improved on the "already-brilliant concepts" of the previous titles with new power-ups and enemies.<ref name="IGN-100"/> Users and readers of the website placed the game high on similar lists: 32nd in 2005 and 21st in 2006.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web| url = http://microsites.ign.com/kfc/top99games/7.html| title = Top 99 Games of All Time: Reader's Pick| publisher = IGN| year = 2005| accessdate = January 25, 2009}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated2006">{{cite web| url = http://top100.ign.com/2006/021-030.html| title = Readers' Picks Top 100 Games: 21–30| publisher = IGN| year = 2006| accessdate = January 25, 2009}}</ref> In 2007, the game was included in the "[[game canon]]", a list of the ten most important video games selected for preservation by the [[Library of Congress]].<ref name="nytimes2007">{{cite news| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/12/arts/design/12vide.html| title = Is That Just Some Game? No, It’s a Cultural Artifact| first = Heather| last = Chaplin| date = March 12, 2007| publisher = New York Times| accessdate = February 6, 2009}}</ref> In 2009, ''Game Informer'' put ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' 9th on their list of "The Top 200 Games of All Time", saying that it is "a game with incredible lasting power that we won't soon forget".<ref name="gi_best">{{cite journal|author=The ''Game Informer'' staff|title=The Top 200 Games of All Time|pages=44–79|issue=200|date=December 2009|journal=[[Game Informer]]|issn=1067-6392|oclc=27315596}}</ref> This is down one place from ''Game Informer''{{'}}s previous ranking in 2001.<ref name="gameinformer1">{{cite web |title=Game Informer's Top 100 Games of All Time (Circa Issue 100) |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2009/11/16/game-informer-s-top-100-games-of-all-time-circa-issue-100.aspx |work=[[Game Informer]] |last=Cork |first=Jeff |date=November 16, 2009 |accessdate=December 10, 2013}}</ref> ''[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]'' ranked the game #20 on its list of "The 100 Best Games To Play Today", calling it "the one 8-bit game that still shines today, no caveats required."<ref name="edge-online1">{{cite web|author=Edge Staff|title=The 100 Best Games To Play Today|url=http://www.edge-online.com/features/100-best-games-play-today/9/|publisher=Edge Online|date=March 9, 2009|accessdate=January 21, 2014}}</ref> [[UGO Networks|UGO]] listed ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' on their list of the "Top 50 Games That Belong On the 3DS", calling it "Arguably the greatest Mario game ever made."<ref name="autogenerated3">{{cite web |url=http://www.ugo.com/games/the-top-50-games-that-belong-on-the-3ds?page=5 |title=The Top 50 Games That Belong On the 3DS - UGO.com |publisher=UGO |author=Sal Basile |date=July 6, 2010 |accessdate=April 25, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315180826/http://www.ugo.com/games/the-top-50-games-that-belong-on-the-3ds?page=5 |archivedate=March 15, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[GameSpot]] placed the game on their list of the greatest games of all time.<ref name="gamespot1">{{cite web|url=http://uk.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/greatestgames/p-53.html|work=[[GameSpot]]|title=The Greatest Games of All Time|author=Davis, Ryan|accessdate=April 25, 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322123010/http://uk.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/greatestgames/p-53.html|archivedate=March 22, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> USgamer ranked the game as the third best ''Mario'' platformer ever.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Parish|first1=Jeremy|title=Page 3: What's the Greatest Mario Game Ever? We Ranked Them All, and You Can Too!|url=http://www.usgamer.net/articles/the-definitive-super-mario-rankings-30-years-35-games/page-3|website=USgamer|publisher=Gamer Network|accessdate=2015-09-11|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910222034/http://www.usgamer.net/articles/the-definitive-super-mario-rankings-30-years-35-games/page-3|archivedate=2015-09-10 |date=2015-09-09|deadurl=no}}</ref> ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' ranked 34th on Warp Zoned's "Scientifically Proven Best Video Games of All Time" list, a statistical meta-analysis of 44 "top games" lists published between 1995 and 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Scalzo|first1=John|title=The Scientifically Proven Best Video Games of All Time #34: Super Mario Bros. 3|url=http://www.warpzoned.com/2017/01/the-scientifically-proven-best-video-games-of-all-time-34-super-mario-bros-3/|website=Warp Zoned|accessdate=March 12, 2017|date=January 20, 2017}}</ref>

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