So weird
An Italian based Kickstarter that allegedly had the backing of Nintendo to release a “never before seen 1989 edition ofSuper Mario World” has unceremoniously been canceled mere days after it started.
With stretch goals for SNES/Switch/3DS ports, this campaign’s goal, which again, was supposedly “officially accepted by Nintendo of America on June 17, 2025,” went live several days ago, but came to an abrupt halt with just €971 of its €30,000 goal (and €90,000 3DS stretch goal).
Folks were immediately skeptical of the sanctions from Nintendo, not to mention the images lifted directly fromUnSeen64’s investigationon theSuper Mario Worldprototype. This entire thing was littered with red flags, just likethe “unofficial Star Wars open world RPG.”
We’ve reached out to Nintendo of America to see if this was indeed approved, and if so, why it was canceled.
