Super Mario Maker launches in September, and will give players the chance to create their very own Super Mario levels which they can then share with friends online.
As is the case with any user-generated content, there's always the risk that some wannabe joker will create an offensive or obscene stage using the tools provided. Blocks could be laid out to spell a naughty word for example, or used to create a rude or suggestive object. Tut tut!
Nintendo has now revealed that there will be no filter in the game to catch this kind of thing - totally understandable, as it would be almost impossible to put into practice, given the nature of the title - but players will have the chance to report any stages which they deem to be offensive:
All players will be able to report any content they think is inappropriate by clicking a button in the game. The level will then be reviewed by Nintendo.
So there you have it. Don't go making any levels with rude things in, OK?
[source nintendoenthusiast.com]
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I remember Iwata saying that people happen to love to draw penises. Prepare to jump mario around on giant penises.
There will be communities for penis shaped levels either way.
Can't wait what masterpieces those momma's lil' angels come up with... sigh
Love the Carry On image
So we can't recreate Level 5-5 from Kirby's Dream Land 2?
You know, until now, I did not even consider such a thing happening in Mario Maker.
If it ends up like the Miiverse level in Smash, we're in trouble.
Can't wait for the penis levels.
Has anyone seen how the online level browsing experience will actually be? Like, is there a voting system so you can sort by "best" levels, or is it just going to be a firehose of random levels? I'd hope there was also a way to browse my friend's creations as well, but with how bad Nintendo tends to be at the internet I'm not holding my breath.
What about the player has the option to set an age rating for the level they have created and if they do not label/rate the level correctly then Nintendo will intervene.
@AceTrainerBean I don't think that should be necessary. It's just a Mario platformer at the end of the day, levels shouldn't need an age rating since, well, there's initially nothing offensive about any of the base content.
I mean, if you want to run around a level with swear words and penises everywhere...Whatever. I don't understand the appeal though. I grew out of thinking that stuff was hilarious years ago.
I once made a non-innuendo level in Mario Vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again, called "Anatomy", inspired by a relatively recent Simpsons episode, Smart And Smarter, in which Lisa ends up being jealous of Maggie because she suspects her younger sister to outsmart her; the climax takes place in a museum, with a giant replica of a human body. Therefore, I made up a level in which the Minimarios end up entering the "mouth", only to drop until they fall between the statue's "feet" where the exit is. Guess what, it was rejected by the online evaluation system. However, my attempt at the whole "fantastic voyage" thing was just as innocent as Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, but then again, I can understand the mods' lack of trust.
That said, I'm afraid users will come up with far worse stuff. As long as they don't give Nintendo a reason to keep Super Mario Maker a one-time deal, I'm fine with whatever they can think of.
Good. Proof that Nintendo doesn't censor everything and is actively trying to change that image.
Hope to avoid that..I was recently playing the drawing game part on game & wario with some younger friends and someone had drawn loads of willys on it 😢
"Purple Mushroom World"
Offenders should lose the ability to upload stages.
Well, you just need to be creative on how to hide those things... like how good Rare was with doing it
@AceTrainerBean Its a Mario game. Setting an age ranking for a game that's rated E is a bad idea.
Fantastic! Though in all honesty, I was mostly going to play MY levels anyway.
Then this is gonna be a problem
Good. I want to play good ol' Mario just to play good ol' Mario, and not have him run and jump in a level of "suggestive" things.
@allav866 even though I've beaten that game several times now, I had no idea what you were talking about.
Just looked it up online.
That's... Interesting. I guess in game it really isn't that noticeable admittedly since it's split over several screens
Cool. I like the trust in the community.l...I don't think it'll last and they'll update eventually but for now it's awesome they give the community the chance to prove itself.
There'll still be a thousand Penis Stages....
Depending on the penis-per-level ratio, this might mean an awful lot of work for Nintendo. Gotta plan your phallus carefully....
@allav866 You beat me to it. I was gonna say that.
I'm more worry about the 9/11 levels than the giant dicks.
Let's just hope it doesn't end up being too bad.
Nintendo is going to be very busy reviewing all the penis levels
Everyone's talking about d*** bricks and curse coins, I'm just wondering what sort of jerkwads are going to report levels that are too hard or they simply don't like.
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