The 'Shroom:Issue LXXVI/Pipe Plaza

Director's Notes (Paper Yoshi (talk)) Hey, there, and welcome to the July Issue of Pipe Plaza!! I have no special news to share with you this month, so let's get to the... ...Section of the Month Results! Last month's SotM poll got a total of 14 votes, with a 40% increase from the previous poll. The June Section of the Month, with 6 votes (42.86% of the total), is... ...Mario Calendar, for the fourth time overall, the second in a row! Mario Calendar, written by myself, Paper Yoshi (talk), presents readers with a list of all the Mario-related games released in a certain month of the year, the one in which the latest 'Shroom issue is released. Last month, we took a look at the games released in a June day. Tip of the Month, written by FunkyK38 (talk), got second place for the second time in a row, with 3 votes (21.43%). YoshiKong (talk) and MrConcreteDonkey (talk) tied for third place with their Community Report and Forum Update sections, respectively, earning 2 votes each (14.28%). And that's all for this month's notes! I hope you enjoy this issue!! Monthly Report (Paper Yoshi (talk)) Hello, and welcome to another issue of Monthly Report! There are no news regarding this section, so let's check the wiki stats from July, June and May, followed by comparisons between those sets of statistics. (Credit goes to Stooben Rooben (talk) and Super Mario Bros. (talk) for the table coding. Stooben originally created it when writing this section back in Issues XXIII, XXV and XXVI, and SMB based his coding for Issues XXXIX, XL and XLI – which I am using in this issue – off of Stooben's coding.) July Statistics Statistic As of 11 July 2013 (14:00)* Content Pages 13,553 All Pages 103,361 Files 46,557 Edits 1,368,660 Edits per Page 13.24 Registered Users 15,096 Active Users 592 Bots 2 Autopatrolled 44 Patrollers 4 Administrators 10 Bureaucrats 4 Proprietor 1 June Statistics Statistic As of 9 June 2013 (17:30)* Content Pages 13,434 All Pages 101,939 Files 45,172 Edits 1,345,458 Edits per Page 13.20 Registered Users 14,760 Active Users 437 Bots 2 Autopatrolled 42 Patrollers 5 Administrators 10 Bureaucrats 4 Proprietor 1 May Statistics Statistic As of 12 May 2013 (19:30)* Content Pages 13,377 All Pages 100,560 Files 44,157 Edits 1,329,691 Edits per Page 13.22 Registered Users 14,570 Active Users 463 Bots 2 Autopatrolled 42 Patrollers 5 Administrators 10 Bureaucrats 4 Proprietor 1 June — July Statistics Statistic As of 9 June 2013 (17:30)* As of 11 July 2013 (14:00)* Percentage Change Content Pages 13,434 13,553 +0.886% All Pages 101,939 103,361 +1.395% Files 45,172 46,557 +3.066% Edits 1,345,458 1,368,660 +1.724% Edits per Page 13.20 13.24 +0.303% Registered Users 14,760 15,096 +2.276% Active Users 437 592 +35.469% Bots 2 2 0% Autopatrolled 42 44 +4.762% Patrollers 5 4 -20% Administrators 10 10 0% Bureaucrats 4 4 0% Proprietor 1 1 0% May — July Statistics Statistic As of 12 May 2013 (19:30)* As of 11 July 2013 (14:00)* Percentage Change Content Pages 13,377 13,553 +1.316% All Pages 100,560 103,361 +2.785% Files 44,157 46,557 +5.435% Edits 1,329,691 1,368,660 +2.93% Edits per Page 13.22 13.24 +0.151% Registered Users 14,570 15,096 +3.61% Active Users 463 592 +27.862% Bots 2 2 0% Autopatrolled 42 44 +4.762% Patrollers 5 4 -20% Administrators 10 10 0% Bureaucrats 4 4 0% Proprietor 1 1 0% *All times EST. Community Report (YoshiKong (talk)) Hey and welcome to the Community Report, here to keep you updated on the latest wiki happenings. Well to begin, we've had a few changes in policy, most of which are due to outcomes of proposals. MarioWiki:Galleries was created, which contains guidelines and standards which must be followed when creating gallery subpages. MarioWiki:Personal images was Template:Plainlink to include a point about personal audio and video files. Several corrections and updates have been made to the Manual of Style, including various Template:Plainlink. The template {{Wikipolicy}} was created, which is placed on and includes links to every Help, Policy and Writing Guidelines page on the wiki, improving navigation between them. The Featured Article requirements was made more lenient when it comes to article length and coverage for obscure titles. And all glitch pages were semi-protected as a precaution against frequent addition of false and poorly-written content. These are the most recent Proposals which have reached a consensus. Pokebub (talk)'s proposal to create a Template:Fakelink failed 1-15. (archive) Mariotime11 (talk)'s proposal to create a template which lists all policy pages passed 8-1. (archive) Yoshi876 (talk)'s proposal to form a "Good Articles" system was withdrawn at a score of 4-1. (archive) Gonzales Kart Inc. (talk)'s proposal to get rid of the very short Mario Party series minigame sections failed 1-10. (archive) SuperYoshiBros (talk)'s proposal to remove {{conjecturaltext}} for names of glitches was withdrawn as a score of 0-5. (archive) Pokebub (talk)'s proposal to have no bullet point for a Trivia section with only one fact failed 1-15. (archive) Yoshi876 (talk)'s proposal to change the Featured Article size requirements passed 8-0. (archive) LeftyGreenMario (talk)'s proposal to be more lenient when it comes to obscure game coverage as a Featured Article requirement passed 13-9. (archive) Tails777 (talk)'s proposal to split characters such as Koopa, Shy Guy and Wiggler into a character page from the species failed 0-10. (archive) LeftyGreenMario (talk)'s proposal to allow images unrelated to games in the subject's gallery passed 11-0. (archive) Mariotime11 (talk)'s proposal to semi-protect glitch pages passed 10-0. (archive) BoygeyMario (talk)'s proposal to add all Nozzle locations in the Super Mario Sunshine articles was withdrawn at a score of 2-0. (archive) Robecuba (talk)'s proposal to create a "Spoilers" template was withdrawn at a score of 1-1. (archive) Ultra Koopa (talk)'s proposal to have a navigation box for game articles and their subpages failed 4-13. (archive) Mariotime11 (talk)'s proposal to create "Remake" and "Port" articles was withdrawn at a score of 1-0. (archive) Yoshi876 (talk)'s proposal to create an archive system for Talk Page Proposals was withdrawn at a score of 3-3. (archive) SuperYoshiBros (talk)'s proposal to have a guideline for what is a reference or not failed 1-8. (archive) Gonzales Kart Inc. (talk)'s proposal to not allow "ex-subpages" to become Featured was withdrawn at a score of 1-6. (archive) GBAToad (talk)'s proposal to create policy page for Galleries passed 16-0. (archive) And that's all for this month's edition of the Community Report. I hope that you enjoy the rest of the issue! Featured (Paper Yoshi (talk)) Hey there, and welcome to Featured!! This section hasn't had an official writer for quite some time, so I decided to write it once again. Featured Articles Six articles have been featured since the last issue of Featured, although one of them was unfeatured later. They are: Coin Rush (December 15th, 2012) Baby Donkey Kong (December 29th, 2012) – Later unfeatured Toad Town (February 7th) Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (April 9th) Yoshi's Island DS (May 11th) Mario Kart 7 (July 9th) Re-featured Articles Additionally, one article has been re-featured since December. It is Waluigi, which was re-featured on March 19th. FA Nominations There is only one ongoing Featured Article Nomination. Bianco Hills was nominated for Featured Article Status on June 15th. Failed FA Nominations Fourteen FA Nominations have failed since December: Mario Hoops 3-on-3 (Nominated on October 14th, 2012; failed on December 13th, 2012) Lakitu (Nominated on November 9th, 2012; failed on January 8th, 2013) Baby Mario (Nominated on November 27th, 2012; failed on January 14th, 2013) Star (Nominated on November 16th, 2012; failed on January 14th, 2013) Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nominated on November 28th, 2012; failed on January 27th, 2013) – Later featured Shigeru Miyamoto (Nominated on February 15th; failed on February 17th) Mario Kart 7 (Nominated on January 2nd; failed on March 3rd) – Later featured Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (Nominated on January 7th; failed on April 8th) Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (Nominated on February 19th; failed on April 20th) Baby Mario – Second nomination (Nominated on March 4th; failed on May 3rd) Nintendo 3DS (Nominated on March 19th; failed on May 18th) Mario Tennis Open (Nominated on February 19th; failed on May 20th) Mario & Luigi (series) (Nominated on March 13th; failed on June 11th) Super Paper Mario (Nominated on June 19th; failed on June 20th) Unfeatured Articles A total of nine articles have been unfeatured in the past seven months: Princess Daisy (February 23rd) Count Bleck (February 24th) Super Paper Mario (February 28th) Baby Donkey Kong (March 2nd) Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (March 27th) Mario Kart (series) (March 29th) Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (March 30th) Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (March 31st) Bowser (May 8th) Unfeaturing Nominations There are currently no FA Unfeaturing Nominations. Failed Unfeaturing Nominations Seven of those Nominations, however, have failed this year: Goomba (Nominated on April 20th, 2012; failed on January 1st, 2013) List of Tayce T. Recipes by ingredient (Nominated on January 7th; failed on February 17th) Dry Bones (Nominated on February 3rd; failed on April 4th) Dimentio (Nominated on February 17th; failed on April 18th) Dixie Kong (Nominated on February 23rd; failed on April 24th) Mario Super Sluggers (Nominated on March 31st; failed on May 2nd) Smithy (Nominated on March 22nd; failed on May 22nd) And that concludes this issue of Featured! I hope you enjoyed it!! Projects Seeking Contributors (YoshiKong (talk)) Hey and what's up? Welcome to Projects Seeking Contributors. This section will bring attention to any new and active projects on the wiki where input and general discussion are needed. Let's start with the most active and recent projects seen on the Wiki Collaborations forum board. Topic Started by... Description Holy Grails Glowsquid Glowsquid (talk) A request for valuable information to help expand articles article subjects which are hard to come by. If you are knowledgeable about any content outlined in the thread, then please let us know. 'Shroom Spotlight Hobbes Henry Tucayo Clay (talk) Read about the latest updates and progress on the 'Shroom Spotlight project. Users are welcome to post feedback and suggestions for future editions. Collab: Intro standards for subpages Banon Banon (talk) A collaboration to help all subpages (i.e. Staff, Gallery, Beta Elements, Glitches, Staff and Quotes) follow a specific standard to word the intro, as per a passed proposal. Improving the WarioWare: Smooth Moves page and subjects related to it Glowsquid Glowsquid (talk) A collaboration to improve the WarioWare: Smooth Moves article, which is currently lacking basic information, as well as a number of other issues outlined in the thread. This project was also a focus for last month's edition of The 'Shroom Spotlight. COLLAB: Get rid of Images' redirects Megadardery Megadardery (talk) A collaboration to help get rid of all image redirects, which should be bypassed and deleted. Collab: Clean up glitch lists Mr. Game & Watch Mr. Game & Watch (talk) Many of the glitch pages are poorly written and out of shape, and collaboration is needed to identify flaws and work to improve them. COLLABORATION: Image replace-a-thon 2010 of 2013 RAP RAP (talk) Coinciding with the User:RAP/test3 project on the wiki, this is a collaboration to help reupload higher quality versions of a list of images. Sign-ups are available on the project talk page. Collab: Empty Section Policy Baby Luigi BabyLuigiOnFire (talk) A collaboration to help articles comply with the Empty Section Policy. Unused files MCS Mileycyrussoulja (talk) There are currently hundreds of unused files on the wiki that shouldn't be there. Help us decide what can be done with them. Removing redundant categories Drift Mariotime11 (talk) Many categories on pages could be replaced with something more specific. For example, "Category:Enemies" and "Category:Luigi's Mansion" would be redundant if there is "Category:Luigi's Mansion Enemies". See the thread for more information. Collab: Removing uppercases Banon Banon (talk) As per a new guideline, only the first word and proper nouns should be capitalized in article section titles. This is a big change, and we need users to collaborate and get all the articles on the wiki to follow this standard. Collaboration: Diddy Kong Racing Course Articles Mario Party X LeftyGreenMario (talk) A collaboration to expand and improve the Diddy Kong Racing course articles. Help is required in general rewriting and uploading additional images. Request: Figuring out potential Mario reference in Yu-Gi-Oh manga Caliborn Hitokage (talk) A scan of an English Yu-Gi-Oh manga shows a reference which is made to the Mario Bros. The original Japanese page scan is requested, to confirm that that the reference wasn't added only in the unofficial translation. Collaboration: Unstubify Knife Knife (talk) A collaboration to help clear the stub list, which is currently at around 140 articles. And that's it for Wiki Collaborations. Once again, see the forum board for the complete list. Next up, we have the discussions which are currently taking place on article talk pages. These can be seen at Category:Unresolved talk pages. The list is as follows. Talk page discussion Started by... Description Talk:Bat (Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon) Megadardery (talk) It's been suggested that Bat (Luigi's Mansion) should be merged with Bat (Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon). Template talk:Button RAP (talk) Three suggestions for Template:Button have been put forward for discussion. Template talk:DidYouKnow RAP (talk) It has been suggested that a page is created where past "Did You Know?" entries are kept archived. Opinions on the idea are required. Talk:Form Baton GBAToad (talk) Discuss whether the article Form Baton should split the microgames to a separate article. Talk:Green Boo Banon (talk) Discuss whether "Green Boo" is an official name. Talk:Line in the Sand RAP (talk) It has been requested that a 1 vs. 2 version of the minigame is uploaded as a screenshot for the Line in the Sand article. Talk:List of Mario references in video games GBAToad (talk) A request for finding additional references which may be found in either Tomodachi Collection or Tomodachi Collection: New Life. Talk:List of Paper Mario beta elements Yoshi876 (talk) The article list of Paper Mario beta elements, being a Featured Article, has a fairly short introduction. Discuss how it can be expanded. Template Talk:LM Yoshi876 (talk) Discuss whether a new section of the template {{LM}} should be created and titled "Special ghosts", to separate ghosts which only appear once in the game Luigi's Mansion, such as Waiter. Talk:Mario & Wario Time Q (talk) An older question from 2008, though it still needs to be resolved. The source of the world names on the Mario & Wario is unknown, and they might not be official names. If you are able to help confirm whether these names are official or not, please post a comment. Talk:Mowz Aokage (talk) Discuss whether Mowz should be merged with the Little Mouser article. File talk:SM64DS-First Floor Map.GIF Megadardery (talk) There are two versions of a picture which maps out the first floor of Princess Peach's Castle in Super Mario 64 DS. Help us decide which one to keep and which one to delete. Talk:Softnica Glowsquid (talk) Discuss the relationship between the companies Softnica and Pax Softnica, including trying to find the correct release date of the company as multiple sources give different dates. A user fluent in Japanese is requested to translate several pages which may give clarification between the two companies. Category talk:Staff RAP (talk) Category:Staff contains many staff pages, which lists people who worked on a particular game. However, most of the pages only has Nintendo America credited for localizing games. The credits for other regions should be listed as well. Talk:Surfing Blooper Zakor1138 (talk) Discuss whether "Surfing Blooper" is an official name. Talk:Venus Ice Trap Banon (talk) Some controversial information regarding the origin of the Venus Ice Trap enemy has been reverted in the past. The current story is that the enemy was originally published on Fantendo in 2010, and letters sent to Nintendo resulted in the enemies appearing in the recent game New Super Mario Bros. U. Discuss whether this information should be included in the article or not. Talk:Yoshi Banon (talk) Discuss whether the Yoshi from Super Mario Bros. Deluxe is the character Yoshi, or the non-individual Yoshi. And that's all for this month's Projects Seeking Contributors. If you think you could help out with any of the issues above, please take part in the said discussion taking place. We'll be updating this section next issue with any new discussions and projects that need collaboration. Tip of the Month (FunkyK38 (talk)) When creating new pages, always look over your information to make sure you have enough to fill a page. Two to three good sized paragraphs will do, unless it is a very obscure topic. If your page does not contain enough relevant information, it will be deleted by an administrator promptly. Mario Calendar (Paper Yoshi (talk)) Hello, fellow readers and writers, and welcome to another issue of Mario Calendar!! As usual, I have no news regarding this section, so let's get to its calendar part. These are the Mario, DK, Yoshi and Wario games released in the seventh month of the calendar year: Abb. Console/Store NES Nintendo Entertainment System SNES Super Nintendo Entertainment System N64 Nintendo 64 GCN Nintendo GameCube Wii Nintendo Wii GB Game Boy GBC Game Boy Color GBA Game Boy Advance NDS Nintendo DS VC Wii Shop - Virtual Console 3DSVC Nintendo eShop - Virtual Console Abb. Region NA North America JP Japan EU Europe AU Australia/New Zealand KO Republic of Korea CN People's Rep. of China HK Hong Kong, China TW Republic of China (Taiwan) July 1st 1992 (AU): Super Mario World (SNES) 1999 (EU): Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (GBC) 2004 (JP): Donkey Konga 2 (GCN) Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (GBA) 2010 (AU): Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) July 2nd, 2007 (NA): Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES-VC) July 3rd, 2010 (HK/TW): New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) July 4th, 1984 (JP): Donkey Kong 3 (NES) July 5th, 2012 (NA): NES Open Tournament Golf (NES-3DSVC) July 7th, 2004 (NA): Classic NES Series: Super Mario Bros. (GBA) July 8th, 2010 (KO): Mario & Luigi RPG: Partners in Time (NDS) July 9th 1993 (JP): Yoshi no Cookie (SNES) 2007 (NA): Yoshi (NES-VC) July 10th 2003 (AU): Wario World (GCN) 2004 (EU): NES Classics: Donkey Kong (GBA) 2007 (JP): Mario Story (N64-VC) July 11th, 2003 (JP): Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (GBA) July 13th, 2007 (EU/AU): Paper Mario (N64-VC) July 14th 1983 (JP): Mario Bros. (NES) 1992 (JP): Mario Paint (SNES) 1993 (JP): Super Mario All-Stars (SNES) Yoshi's Safari (SNES) 2005 (JP): Dance Dance Revolution with Mario (GCN) 2008 (NA): Donkey Kong 3 (NES-VC) 2011: (EU/AU): Mario's Picross (GB-3DSVC) (NA): Game & Watch Gallery (GB-3DSVC) July 15th, 1983 (JP): Donkey Kong (NES) Donkey Kong Jr. (NES) July 16th, 2007 (NA): Paper Mario (N64-VC) July 17th, 2008 (KO): Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES-VC) July 19th 2002 (JP): Super Mario Sunshine (GCN) 2007 (AU): Mario Party 8 (Wii) 2009 (CN): New Super Mario Bros. (iQue DS) 2012 (EU/AU): Wario Land II (GBC-3DSVC) July 21st 2001 (JP): Mario Kart Advance (GBA) 2005 (JP): Mario Superstar Baseball (GCN) 2011 (EU/AU): Game & Watch Gallery (GB-3DSVC) July 22nd, 2004 (JP): Paper Mario RPG (GCN) July 23rd 2005 (CN): WarioWare: Touched! (iQue DS) 2008 (JP): Donkey Kong 3 (NES-VC) July 24th (JP): 2007: NES Open Tournament Golf (NES-VC) 2008: Wario Land Shake (Wii) July 25th 1995 (EU): Tetris & Dr. Mario (SNES) 2012 (JP): Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES-3DSVC) July 26th 2007: (JP): Mario Party 8 (Wii) (KO): Super Mario 64 DS (NDS) 2012 (NA): Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (GB-3DSVC) July 27th 1990 (JP): Dr. Mario (NES/GB) 1995: (EU): Mario's Picross (GB) (JP): Donkey Kong Land (GB) 2006 (JP): Mario Basketball 3on3 (NDS) 2011 (JP): Dr. Mario (GB-3DSVC) July 28th 2003 (NA): Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (GCN) 2006 (JP): Game & Watch Collection (NDS) 2012 (JP): New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS) July 30th, 2007 (NA): Mario Strikers Charged (Wii) July 1992 (NA): Yoshi (GB) And that's all for now! I'll see you again in Upcoming Games!! Upcoming Games - Special E3 Issue (Paper Yoshi (talk)) Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Special E3 Issue of Upcoming Games! Last month was full of news for Mario fans, with the announcement of many new games and features from previously announced games in the Nintendo Direct @E3 2013 video, broadcast simultaneously around the world on June 11th. As usual, the President of Nintendo, Satoru Iwata, walked the Big N fans through the company's upcoming games for 2013 and 2014, including many Mario titles. Nintendo Direct @E3 2013 File:SM3DWorld Course Clear.png "Meow!" The first Mario game to appear in the video was Super Mario 3D World, for the Wii U. It is the direct sequel to Super Mario 3D Land, and brings back many elements from said game, such as the 2D-based 3D levels. It also brings new features to the 3D Mario series; the most obvious one, as seen in the game's logo, is the new Cat Mario form, which allows players to scratch enemies and climb up walls. Additionally, SM3DW is the first 3D Mario game to include a multiplayer mode, featuring the four playable characters from the North American version of Super Mario Bros. 2: Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach and Toad. Each one of those has a special ability, as in SMB2: Mario is the all-around character, making him suitable for casual players and beginners; Luigi can jump higher and farther than the other characters, but has worse traction; Peach is able to hover in mid-air for a short period of time; and Toad runs faster than the other three characters, although it takes longer for him to reach the top running speed. Super Mario 3D World will be released in North America in December. Afterwards, Mr. Iwata unveiled the eighth installment in the Mario Kart series, Mario Kart 8. As shown in the game's trailer, it borrows elements from its two predecessors, Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart 7. Bikes make a second appearance in the series, after being absent from MK7, and the number of characters per race changes once again, going back to the twelve from MKWii. Mario Kart 8 will also feature tricks, similar to Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart 7, aside from the gliders and underwater racing from the latter. However, none of these is the game's main feature. Mario Kart 8 will introduce yet another gimmick to the Mario Kart series: players will be able to race on vertical walls and upside-down with the new anti-gravity driving feature, with new courses that take advantage of this gimmick. Last, but not least, WAAAAAAAluigi will return to the series, after being inexplicably left out of Mario Kart 7. Mario Kart 8 will hit shelves all around the world in the spring of 2014. File:WiiU MarioKart8 scrn01 E3.png The third new Mario-related game to be unveiled was Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, the sixth game in the Donkey Kong Country series. The Nintendo Direct broadcast focused on a few aspects of Tropical Freeze. It showed all the different camera angles present in the game, which, along with the Wii U's HD graphics, make up for an outstanding gaming experience never seen before in the series. Tropical Freeze will also see the return of Dixie Kong to the series after eight years, as she joins the two characters from Donkey Kong Country Returns, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong, in a quest to save Donkey Kong Island from a group of Vikings. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze will be released in November. Last, but definitely not least, a final Mario-related game, or should I say, two final Mario-related games were unveiled by Satoru Iwata in the Nintendo Direct conference. Those are none other than two new installments in the highly successful Super Smash Bros. series, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. The gameplay remains virtually unchanged from the other games in the series, with a few changes from Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The game speed will be much more similar to that of Melee, and tripping has been removed altogether. As for other elements, each new version of Super Smash Bros. will have some platform-exclusive features. For example, characters will have a cel-shaded graphical style and a black outline in the Nintendo 3DS version, so that they can be seen better in the smaller screen, while the Wii U version retains the graphical style of Brawl, with the addition of HD graphics to the game. Stages will also differ between the two versions. The 3DS version will have more stages based on handheld games, while stages based on home console games will appear in the Wii U version. Despite those differences between the two versions, they will have the same character roster. Thirteen characters have been confirmed so far, with three of them being newcomers to the series. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U will mark the debut of the Animal Crossing Villager, the Wii Fit Trainer and Mega Man in the Super Smash Bros. series. The other ten veteran characters are Mario, Bowser, Donkey Kong, Link, Samus, Pit, Fox, Kirby, Pikachu and Captain Olimar. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U will be released in 2014. Other News Two new Mario games were released since the last issue of Upcoming Games; Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D was released for the Nintendo 3DS in North America and Europe on May 24th, in Australia on May 25th and in Japan on June 13th, while Game & Wario was released in North America, Europe and Australia on June 23rd, 28th and 29th, respectively. In the field of digital releases, the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U got new Virtual Console titles in May and June. A total of four games have been released for the Wii U Virtual Console. The first one is Mario Bros., released in Japan on May 29th, and in North America, Europe and Australia on June 20th. The second title is none other than Super Mario Bros., released only in Japan on June 5th. Japanese and European players are now able to purchase the first game in the Mario Kart series, Super Mario Kart. It was released in Japan and Europe on June 19th and 20th, respectively. The last new Virtual Console title is Yoshi, released in Japan and North America on June 12th, and in the PAL regions on June 13th. The 3DS Virtual Console, on the other hand, got only one new title; Wario's Woods was released in Japan on May 29th. Release Dates Released Games Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (3DS) North America and Europe: May 24th Australia: May 25th Japan: June 13th Game & Wario (Wii U) North America: June 23rd Europe: June 28th Australia: June 29th Wario's Woods (NES) – Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console Japan: May 29th Mario Bros. (NES) – Wii U Virtual Console Japan: May 29th North America, Europe and Australia: June 20th Super Mario Bros. (NES) – Wii U Virtual Console Japan: June 5th Yoshi (NES) – Wii U Virtual Console Japan and North America: June 12th Europe and Australia: June 13th Super Mario Kart (SNES) – Wii U Virtual Console Japan: June 19th Europe: June 20th Upcoming Games Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U) North America: November 2013 Super Mario 3D World (Wii U) North America: December 2013 Mario Kart 8 (Wii U) North America: Spring 2014 Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U North America: 2014 And that's all for this month's Pipe Plaza! See you in August!!

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