Super Mario Bros. 3 Blind Boxes

thx42

This was revealed at the Aus pin panel and posted on slack by tubby2877.

Ayefkay

And just when I had decided to slow down collecting.......

...I've said this a few times before, they just keep doing this to me...

theoriginalz

Ayefkay wrote: »

And just when I had decided to slow down collecting.......

...I've said this a few times before, they just keep doing this to me...

You don’t need them all...

Ayefkay

theoriginalz wrote: »

Ayefkay wrote: »

And just when I had decided to slow down collecting.......

...I've said this a few times before, they just keep doing this to me...

You don’t need them all...

My brain begs to differ.....

Senno

The Brain Squirrels are particularly pushy when it comes to nostalgia

zerzhul

holy shit

pureval

Weird. Only 2 Koopa Kids and no Bowser? Dear God are they planning a Series 2?

grgemonkey

pureval wrote: »

Weird. Only 2 Koopa Kids and no Bowser? Dear God are they planning a Series 2?

20 pins total, 18 shown. Bowser isn't ruled out yet and could be a really impressive large pin, given how huge big mario is in 1-2 set.

I'd also be satisfied if a secret pin was the whistle, as that seems lore appropriate :P

theoriginalz

pureval wrote: »

Weird. Only 2 Koopa Kids and no Bowser? Dear God are they planning a Series 2?

would be pretty ridiculous if they didn't..

fishfishmonkeyhat

oh no

RisingAngil

My Lord... I don't have any of these (yet) and now I have to already save up for Series 2 lol

fishfishmonkeyhat

You know I think my brain is just now registering that these are specifically SMB3 pins.

YoungFrey

Any word on if the rarities are going to be flatter like Acq Inc? Or more brutal like Armadeaddon?

theoriginalz

Can't wait for the Super Metroid and LttP blind boxes...

WhatsTheProblemOfficer

Anyone know when these become available?

fishfishmonkeyhat

I tried cleaning this up a bit:

PAX_Skeletor

Holy moly, the boxes are PERFECTION.

Arinoch

Oh man...I'm trying to figure out which ones I wouldn't be happy getting...I guess I'd have preferences: Like half of the set!

KodiSir

Oh dang the first blind box I'm excited about. When are these coming out?

Senno

Theres no release date - we don't even have a direct image. This was shared with the Aus community pin panel just the other week. Hopefully more will be known soon.

Ajaxon

HOLY SHIT

thx42

They're on sale! https://store.penny-arcade.com/products/super-mario-bros-3

YoungFrey

Based on the listed rarities, the unknown rarity pins (if equal) are each 1/300. More likely a combined rarity of 1/150. But then the listed rarities were wrong for the AI blind boxes, so who knows?

To show my work:
8 pins are 1/15
6 pins are 1/20
4 pins are 1/25
If there were 300 pins, there are 20, 15, and 12 of each of pin at each rarity respectively. So 20*8+15*6+12*4=298. So for every 300 pins made, there are 2 that aren't in the listed probabilities. It could of course be something like 12/3000 and 8/3000.

DashboardBro

No cyber Monday sale

redfield85

Price hike because it is Nintendo? Eh.

DashboardBro

redfield85 wrote: »

Price hike because it is Nintendo? Eh.

I’d assume so.

pvp_panda

https://www.spriters-resource.com/nes/supermariobros3/

So i suspect Bowser will be one of the ??? . What will the other be?

thx42

Also, for those that don't read the news posts closely, there's a case pin also:

Behold the Super Mario Bros.™ 3 Blind Box. There are two secret “chaser” pins in this set, including the largest Pinny Arcade pin ever manufactured. And, just as with the now sold out Acquisitions Incorporated Blind Box series, there’s a “case pin” this time around - available with orders of a full case - that is sure to delight the true aficionado. There’s something about this precise shade of yellow that stirs something very deeply in the nostalgic soul, and we could not be more proud to bring you this delightful set.

https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2017/11/27/mouthfeel

Arinoch

I'm a bit sad that they released these days after the Green Flame hoodie and other blind boxes, since I immediately ordered them...extra shipping cost. Hoping my Club PA discount that dropped my $100+ dollar subtotal below 100 doesn't lose me the merch pin; then I'd be extra sad since the Mario pins would have easily put that over the top.

Lazorz

redfield85 wrote: »

Price hike because it is Nintendo? Eh.

Yeahhh. The full case is $240 though which is the same as the Acq Inc set, so there's actually a decent bulk "discount" this time around.

Asphoron

My guesses on the unknowns are Bowser and the Angry Sun. It could also be a P-wing, but it seems the theme is all characters.

TheAggroCraig

Asphoron wrote: »

My guesses on the unknowns are Bowser and the Angry Sun. It could also be a P-wing, but it seems the theme is all characters.

If there's an Angry Sun pin I'm cashing out of this hobby. Nightmare fuel.

Devereaux

As a Nintendo fan, I just had to have these!

Pavio

One question answered

Arinoch

As expected...but dang do I ever still want it.

Asphoron

Is Bowser the “biggest ever” pin?

Pavio

It's definitely the biggest pin I have. I'll post a comparison when I get home.

Devereaux

@Pavio Nice! Yeah...Bowser was missing from the box photos. It was a guarantee he was one of the unknowns.

Devereaux

Looks like the other unknown pin is the leaf. though I may be wrong. If you go to PinnyPals to update your lanyard you'll see the "super leaf" pin (which is not pictured of the box) next to bowser.

chriswahl

Is Bowser larger than the Automata pin? That sucker is fairly huge.

Asphoron

Based on the PinnyPals entry, the other Pin is Big Luigi. Maybe that is the giant one