It looks like a few cartoons featuring Nintendo’s Super Mario family are no longer available on Netflix: The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario WorldLoosely based on the beloved NES and SNES games, the two shows follow the exploits of Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool as they take on King Koopa and the Koopalings. The timing is unfortunate for those who want to enjoy some of the festivities ahead of Mario Day, but fans will be happy to know that The Super Mario Bros. Super Show will remain available on the service as of this writing.
Some outlets have falsely claimed this 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 at the time of writing. March 31 also happens to be the same day that some games will no longer be available on the Nintendo Switch eShop. Nintendo has listed that date as the last chance players will need to purchase the digital version of Super Mario 3D All-Stars, and the last day that Super Mario Bros. 35 will be available. However, those games were always intended to be limited-time releases, and it doesn’t seem like there is any real connection between the removals.
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World are often lumped in with The Super Mario Bros. Super Show, but there are some differences between them. In particular Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World mainly featured new voice casts and removed the live-action segments associated with the Super ShowBoth cartoons also introduced new elements based on their respective games Super Show was loosely based on Super Mario Bros. 2
While this news is undoubtedly disappointing for some Netflix users, Paramount + subscribers will be happy to know that both cartoons are currently available on that service! That should give Nintendo fans an extra incentive to check out Paramount +. The streaming service also has Console wars, a documentary about the conflict between Nintendo and Sega in the 1990s. As such, Paramount + subscribers have multiple options for enjoying ’90s Nintendo goodness!
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