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Saturday19th Dec 2015
News Super Mario Maker Director Shares Details About the Upcoming Update
Still no slopes, though...
As many of you are aware, a new update was recently announced for Super Mario Maker. The update seems to be fairly meaty; it'll be adding a clown car that can spit fire, bumpers, P-Switch doors, a world record leaderboard, and functionality with the new website. Of course, this is all completely free of charge, and it'll...
Friday18th Dec 2015
News Mr Saturn and Master Belch Are Heading to Super Mario Maker on 19th December
The Mother lode
In recent times Nintendo's been upping the ante with Super Mario Maker Course Events, with unlockable Mystery Item outfits related to first- and third-party games, TV shows, magazines and even cars. The next two are, we suspect, going to be rather popular among retro aficionados. Both Mr Saturn and Master Belch, of EarthBound fame,...
Video Check Out the Nintendo Badge Arcade Rabbit Costume in Super Mario Maker
He's right at home in a platformer
Nintendo Badge Arcade launched about a month ago in the west, finally giving western gamers an opportunity to customize their screens even more than before. The free to start game has drawn some criticism for being a little cheap when it comes to value per play, but it nonetheless remains an infuriatingly addicting...
Thursday17th Dec 2015
Gallery Gawk at This Super Mario Maker Infographic and Its Impressive Stats
Nintendo Badge Arcade event course coming on 18th December, too
Nintendo's keen to make a fuss about Super Mario Maker today, outlining details for a neat update that's coming on 22nd December. There's more, however, including an announcement for the next Event Course. That next goodie will be a Nintendo Badge Arcade course, which will arrive on...
News Upcoming Super Mario Maker Update Adds P Warp Doors, the Fire Koopa Clown Car and More
World record times will be shown for courses
Nintendo continues to improve and enhance its biggest Wii U releases, and Super Mario Maker is now all set for its next major update on 22nd December; it'll add three new items and a neat feature in the course selection area. To start with the latter, each course entry will now display who completed it...
Wednesday16th Dec 2015
News Mercedes-Benz Representative Explains the Company's DLC Deals with Nintendo
Appealing to nostalgia
In a rather strange turn of events, the first DLC ever released for Mario Kart 8 was all themed around Mercedes-Benz cars. Understandably, this put many gamers on edge and many saw it as a sign that the company was 'selling out', though this was perhaps an unfairly harsh criticism. At any rate, Mercedes-Benz DLC struck again...
Video New Super Mario Maker Costume Adds a Dash of Monster Hunter
Monster Hunter X Super Mario Maker
It seems that new character costumes for Super Mario Maker are becoming more and more of a regular thing. Sure, they don't actually do anything, but it's nonetheless a welcome addition, if only for variety's sake. The developers have expressed interest in the past in introducing costumes that will be more widely...
Monday14th Dec 2015
Random Check Out the Latest Stage From Panga, Super Mario Maker Creator Extraordinaire
Skyway to Shell, yatta!
It's been a little while since we've covered Panga, one of the most hardcore Super Mario Maker creators to be found, so it's time for another dose of platforming insanity. Panga has developed a sizeable Twitch and YouTube audience for his extremely complex creations, which typically require pixel-perfect jumps and moves to...
It deserved better
The UK chart results are out, with these being the penultimate listings issued before the final Christmas list is released next week. It continues the status quo, largely, with a disappointing but inevitable week two drop-off for one of the year's finest games. Xenoblade Chronicles X has unfortunately dropped out of the...
News Accusations of Plagiarism Directed at Popular Super Mario Maker Level Creator
Copies, similar concepts or coincidence?
Courtesy of its nature as a level creation tool, Super Mario Maker will be a title that can intrigue and keep us interesting for months and maybe years to come. Its popularity is evident in the sheer mass of stages to be found and played, and naturally some demonstrate similar ideas and approaches. One of...
Saturday12th Dec 2015
Live Watch the GameCenter CX Super Mario Maker Special
Shinya Arino tackles fan-made courses
Here's a little Saturday treat - a special episode of GameCenter CX that's going to be broadcast live for the whole world to enjoy; it should be a fun watch with host Shinya Arino taking on fan-made courses, so join us to watch it live...
Wednesday9th Dec 2015
News Mercedes Arrives in Super Mario Maker With a Course and Mystery Mushroom Outfit
Yes, really!
Yes, that is a Mercedes 'outfit' in Super Mario Maker. No, we haven't faked this in Photoshop. Yes, this is actually happening. Mario Kart 8 fans may recall when free Mercedes DLC - with three karts in total - arrived in the racer; it was a bit tacky, but ultimately you could ignore the cars and pretend they didn't exist. After all,...
News GameCenter CX Takes on Super Mario Maker this Weekend
And it looks like we can watch!
If you've been playing the Event Courses in Super Mario Maker, you've probably seen the two courses made by Shinya Arino, host of the long-running Japanese gaming series GameCenter CX. You might've even snagged the character costume of the kacho (chief) himself! Of course, that means you likely had to deal with a few...
Friday4th Dec 2015
News Splatoon And Super Mario Maker Honoured At The Game Awards 2015
Satoru Iwata gets a special tribute, too
The Game Awards 2015 took place in Los Angeles last night, and while Nintendo didn't choose to show off any new games or make any groundbreaking announcements, the company did come away with three (and not two, as we previously reported) awards. Super Mario Maker was awarded Best Family Game, while Splatoon...
Tuesday1st Dec 2015
News Triple Power Coming to Super Mario Maker With Paper Mario Costume
Created by the Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam team
Super Mario Maker is the platformer with endless content, naturally, though the batch of 'Event Courses' developed by Nintendo and its chums continue to add some nice little treats. A number of these add Mystery Mushroom costumes, some that are quirkier than others; we've have totem Links to celebrate The...
Friday27th Nov 2015
News NES Remix Event And Frog Mario Costume Hop Into Super Mario Maker
No, not THAT Toad
A special NES Remix event has been added to Super Mario Maker, with the reward for completion being the Frog Mario costume from Super Mario Bros. 3. The course is designed to mimic the creative chaos of the NES Remix series, offering a fresh view on familiar features. Here's the official overview: Become the world's greatest NES...
Wednesday25th Nov 2015
News Two Wii U Hits Are Included in TIME's Top 10 Games of 2015
About time too
'Tis the season for lists. 2015 is approaching its end and there'll be plenty of lists to outline the year's best, worst and most innovative games, and the Wii U has cause for celebration in one of the first high profile 'top 10' articles to appear. TIME is out of the blocks early with its own top 10 list of games for the year, and...
Monday23rd Nov 2015
News Super Mario Maker Developers Discuss the Difficulties of Adding in Yoshi
Good thing Tezuka insisted
Super Mario Maker is a wonderful conglomeration of various elements from the series' rich history and one of the elements included is Yoshi, Mario's faithful dinosaur companion. Though he's gone on to successfully star in his own series – most recently in Yoshi's Woolly World – and is very much his own character at...
Wednesday18th Nov 2015
Video These Charming Japanese Commercials Highlight Festive Wii U Bundles
Splatoon and Mario Maker get a big push
Christmas is an important time of year when it comes to selling video game hardware and software, and over in Japan Nintendo is giving the Wii U a festive push with special bundles. The company has given recent hits Splatoon and Super Mario Maker their own hardware bundles, and has rolled out some TV...
Tuesday17th Nov 2015
News Tune In Today For a Nintendo UK Super Mario Maker Broadcast With Comedian Imran Yusuf
Mario Maker chuckles
Nintendo UK is still waving the flag for Super Mario Maker and will be doing another Twitch broadcast today for viewers eager to see more of this excellent game. This time the guest appearance will be from none other than comedian Imran Yusuf. Who is Imran you ask? Aside from being a Edinburgh Festival Best Newcomer Nominee and...
Sunday15th Nov 2015
Video Did You Know Gaming? Dives Into Super Mario Maker History
New episode details game’s origin, facts, and easter eggs
A new video in the popular YouTube series Did You Know Gaming? recently premiered sharing many neat details surrounding Super Mario Maker, such as the game's origins and technical secrets. This episode touches on many details such as amiibo easter eggs, cancelled levels, and origins of the...
Friday13th Nov 2015
News Yoshi's Woolly World Secures Top 10 Spot in US NPD Charts
Super Mario Maker also maintains decent momentum
It somewhat passed us by during Nintendo Direct madness, but the October NPD results are out for the US. Though they only account for new copies sold of physical retail games, and exclude bundles, they nevertheless give us an idea of current sales trends. To kick off with the all-format top 10, an...
News Super Mario Maker Web Portal Arriving in December
Discover levels online to play in-game
The success of Super Mario Maker continues into the Holiday season with a brand new feature arriving in December. A new online portal will allow players to discover levels through a more detailed search function than the built-in search on the Wii U, as well as filter levels based on interest and level type...
Thursday12th Nov 2015
News Here's How the Development Team of Super Mario Maker Brainstormed Ideas
Tearing up the Super Mario rulebook
Super Mario Maker has been out for a couple months now and it definitely stands out as a very unique game within the Super Mario canon, if it could even be considered part of it in the first place. The open ended nature of the game allows for players to try out whatever ideas come to mind, no matter how...
Wednesday11th Nov 2015
Video Take a Look at the New Cat Costumes Now Available In Super Mario Maker
Play custom courses as a feisty feline
If Super Mario Maker on the Wii U wasn’t already addictive enough with its extensive list of course-making tools and user-made levels, the costume collection aspect of the game is yet another reason to hang around. With the number of costumes in the game steadily on the rise, Nintendo has just added two more...
Friday6th Nov 2015
News Super Mario Maker Developers Talk About the Recent Update and Other Potential "Maker" Games
Looks like Zelda Maker won't be happening anytime soon
As most of you are aware, an update recently went out for Super Mario Maker that added several new features. Players are now able to place checkpoint flags as well as conditional power-up blocks that dispense power-ups according to Mario's current status. Additionally, a new concept called Event...
Thursday5th Nov 2015
News The Super Mario Maker Update Has Cleared Up Some Glitches
Less fun for random videos
Super Mario Maker may be a well polished product, but like any game with some weird and wacky features it has a few glitches and quirks for gamers to exploit. Actually, in some cases, that should be had a few glitches. Our own video man and Super Mario Maker superfan Alex Olney has been trying to recreate some of the...
Video Check Out The Super Mario Maker Door-Knocking Easter Egg
I am the one who knocks
The much anticipated Super Mario Maker update v1.2 is now live. Key new features include the ability to add checkpoints to levels, which had been much in demand, and you can now 'stack' items in blocks. More exciting additions have arrived through 'Official Makers' and Event Courses, both found in the Course World section of...
News Super Mario Maker's First Major Update is Now Live
Checkpoints. Sweet, sweet checkpoints...
Well, it's here, the Super Mario Maker update is live. A teaser for a new Totem Link Mystery Mushroom item gave an early idea of some of the extras included, and now your copy of the game should automatically update when you start it up. Key new features include the ability to add checkpoints to levels,...
News A Little Bit of The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes is Coming to Super Mario Maker
It's 8-bit totem time
Super Mario Maker is getting a big update, and it seems that part of that will be a fun new pixel animation for the Mystery Mushroom item. Like plenty of others this one isn't based on an amiibo, as it recreates the heroes from The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes. Nintendo of America has shared the following via Facebook and...
