Super Mario 3D Land
Super Mario 3D Land is a 2011 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. It was released worldwide in November 2011 as the first Mario game to be released for the system. It combines elements from both traditional 2D side-scrolling games and modern free-roaming 3D games in the Super Mario series. It also introduces new additional gameplay mechanics and power-ups. The main story is similar to previous installments, centering on Mario's efforts to rescue Princess Peach, who has been kidnapped by Bowser.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2011
- Developer
- Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 3 November 2011 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development, EAD Tokyo, Bauhaus Entertainment |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo 3DS |
| Genres | platformer |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1050298, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Super Mario 3D Land? How long to beat it
Total play time for Super Mario 3D Land is about 22.6 hours to do everything, and around 7 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 7h | 917 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 12.5h | 684 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 22.6h | 589 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Super Mario 3D Land sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Super Mario 3D Land lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 77ahead of 30% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 56ahead of 93% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Super Mario 3D Land
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Common questions about Super Mario 3D Land
What platforms is Super Mario 3D Land on?
Super Mario 3D Land is available on Nintendo 3DS. It first released in 2011.
Who made Super Mario 3D Land?
Super Mario 3D Land was developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development, EAD Tokyo, Bauhaus Entertainment and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Super Mario 3D Land?
about 7 hours for the main story, 12.5 hours with the main extras, 22.6 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.