Over the next month leading up to the August 19th Nintendo 3DS launch of New Super Mario Bros. 2, Nintendo will be offering weekly discounts on eShop Mario games as part of the Month of Mario.
The commemorative promotion actually begins this week, opening with a July 26 – August 1 sale of Super Mario Bros. for $3.99. Super Mario Land, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins and Mario’s Picross will each be discounted to $2.99 during the respective weeks of August 2 – August 8, August 9 – August 15, and August 16 – August 22.
Before getting too excited, let me temper expectations a bit by letting you know that these discounts only amount to a dollar off each title. A Steam Summer Sale, this is not. To expect it to be would be unfair.
But still, if you have eShop credit to burn and are itching for some retro Mario action before the new game comes around the Mushroom Kingdom block, you might as well grab these while they’re cheaper than usual.
Matt Litten is a 28 year old from-the-womb gamer turned video game reviewer/blogger and current editor/owner/operator of VGBlogger.com. Matt got his first taste of gaming as a youngster on the NES and Atari, and the rest is history from there.
In 2004, three years removed from high school and still looking for a career direction in life, Matt landed his first gig in the video game review business writing for the now-defunct website BonusStage.com. After the sad and untimely close of BonusStage, the former staff went on to found VGBlogger.com, and after a short stint as US Site Manager for AceGamez Matt turned his attention to VGBlogger, and to this day is dedicated to making it one of the top video game blogs in all the blogosphere.
Matt is a fair-minded reviewer and lover of games of all platforms and types, big or small, hyped or niche, big-budget or indie. But that doesn't mean he will let poor games slide without a good thrashing when necessary. 