 Its inclusion in "The Wizard" served as a preview which generated a high level of anticipation in the United States prior to its release.Levi Buchanan of IGN considered "Super Mario Bros. 3"s appearance in the film as a show-stealing element, referring to the movie as a "90-minute commercial" for the game.The game sold 250,000 copies in its first two days of release, according to a spokeswoman for Nintendo.