Nintendo might have underestimated the popularity of the anniversary bundle.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/24689
In less than a month, Super Mario All-Stars: Limited Edition has sold out nationwide. With no new shipments of the game scheduled, the only way to obtain a copy is to pay up to three times the retail price on eBay.
For those bummed about missing the boat on the original print, Nintendo is considering a reprint of Mario’s latest Wii game. In an interview with Wired.com last Friday, Marc Franklin of Nintendo’s public relations team said "Because of the strong response, we are exploring the option of bringing this item back at a later date."
Nothing has been finalized yet, but he did say, "Until that decision is made, consumers should check with retailers, as supplies will vary by store."
I wish they would do this for Metroid Prime Trilogy release so I could get the game without inflated prices.Same here, I wouldn't mind playing through the first two games again with Wii controls. Since I already own all three games then the prices it goes for aren't worth it. Unfortunately, the game didn't seem to sell very well, so Nintendo sees no reason to put it back in production.
In other words, Nintendo is thrilled that they made a lot of money from doing almost no work, and now they want even more money from doing even less work. Nothing surprising there from Nintendo.
