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Play Nintendo is a division of Nintendo's official North American website. It promotes contemporary Nintendo systems and games, while maintaining a focus on appealing to a younger audience. It was established on October 1, 2014.^[1] The icon used for the website appears to be a Power Star or Super Star. Nintendo of Europe has a similar division titled the Nintendo Kids Club.^[2]

The website's content is split into five sections: Friends, Activities, Media, Printables, and News & Tips (formerly there were only three sections: Friends, Explore, and News & Tips). A clickable ? Block appears throughout these sections, which causes random events to occur when clicked, such as 8-bit Super Mario walking across the webpage, or coins appearing on the screen, which can be collected with the mouse cursor. A web-comic series surfaced on the site to promote the Wii U release of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker called Track That Treasure, Captain Toad!

Sections

Friends

"Friends" consists of profile artworks and descriptions of various main Mario and other Nintendo characters. The following Mario characters are listed on the website, along with their respective descriptions.

Character	Description
Mario	When he isn't rescuing princ esses, you'll find him doing... pretty much anything you can think of. Mario is always ready to help a friend, take on a new challenge, or jump on a Koopa's head. He can also smoke the competition on a rainbow race track and swat a golf ball underwater.
Luigi	Ghosts and Goombas alike better not underestimate this hero. Talk about spirit! Luigi keeps his Poltergust 5000 set to "Awesome". He may not always be at the center of the action, but when Mario needs him, Luigi jumps right into harm's way.
Princess Peach	Past: Don't let the dainty crown and the parasol fool you. Peach is powerful in pink. She spent her fair share of time stuck in Bowser's castle and didn't care for it—Princess Peach prefers to be the one doing the rescuing, racing, and competing. Current: This princess in pink rules over the Mushroom Kingdom. She rules on the racetrack, too! When Princess Peach isn’t hanging out in her beautiful castle, she’s busy playing sports with her friends…or going on an adventure with Mario!
Toad	Past: Hey, that isn't a walking mushroom—it's Toad, Mario's loyal friend! In a kingdom full of Toads, there is only one "Toad"—and he’ll point you to the right castle. He's small in stature under that polka dot cap, but he has a huge heart and extremely speedy feet! Current: The Mushroom Kingdom’s biggest helper is kind of small. Mario’s loyal friend Toad has one of the friendliest faces in the Mushroom Kingdom. Toad may be small in stature, but he has a big heart!
Toadette	From tracking treasure to crafting paper, tiny Toadette is always ready to face a challenge. She's a lightweight on the kart track, but Toadette really knows her stuff when it comes to fun and adventure. This pink-and-white member of the Toad species gets really pumped up when she's out to save the day!
Bowser	This spiny shelled menace may be strong, but his breath isn't everything. Bowser isn’t exactly a "friend", but where would Mario be without a troublesome giant Koopa who keeps snatching Princess Peach? The world would certainly be a lot less fun.
Rosalina	Interstellar observer, protector of the Lumas, and friend to Mario. From her Comet observatory, Rosalina scans the cosmos for adorable Lumas to adopt. From behind the wheel of a kart, she scans the track for rivals to pelt with green shells.
Goomba	The Mushroom Kingdom's most fearful foe is... not the Goomba. But don’t tell them that. It's pretty easy to take on a Goomba—they can usually be defeated with a well-timed jump. But these Mushroom Kingdom creatures are still part of Bowser's army, so beware!
Koopa Troopa	Don't tell one of these minions to come out of its shell (unless you plan to throw its shell right back at it). These members of Bowser's Koopa Troop wear their homes—and their weapons—on their backs. You can usually find them marching through the Mushroom Kingdom and looking for trouble.
Wario	This rude and crude fellow likes to toot... his own horn. Wario is stubborn, sneaky, and every bit as crooked as his mustache—the complete opposite of his rival, Mario. But he's got a head for business, and despite his greedy nature, he's been known to lend the occasional helping hand.
Waluigi	Wario’s sidekick and Luigi’s biggest rival (or so he thinks). Waluigi schemes in secret to defeat Mario and Luigi, but he hasn’t found much success. His long arms and legs give him an edge in all kinds of sports, from tennis to soccer.
Daisy	She's got a gown and a crown, but this friendly princess is totally down to earth. Daisy’s always ready for a challenge, whether she's smashing tennis balls or jumping over hurdles. The ruler of Sarasaland loves the thrill of the chase, too—especially when she's zooming around on a kart.
Shy Guy	Who are these masked rascals that cause so much trouble for Yoshi and Mario? It seems like Shy Guys are always around, whether you're driving a kart, hitting a tennis ball, having a party, or rescuing a baby from a bespectacled Magikoopa.
Yoshi	What does Yoshi do to beat up baddies? It's right on the tip of his tongue... When trouble comes a-calling, this sticky-tongued, egg-laying wonder will flutter jump to the rescue. So who does Yoshi count on to have his back? Mario, of course!
Poochy	Who’s a good boy? Poochy’s a good boy! Yoshi won’t have to adventure alone with this faithful companion by his side. Poochy’s always ready to lend a paw to help Yoshi travel over dangerous terrain, fetch hard-to-reach collectables, or sniff out secrets.
Baby Mario	Think you're tough? Try going on adventures in a diaper. While other babies roll aimlessly on the floor and cry for milk, Baby Mario rides like a boss on the back of a Yoshi... and hungers for justice.
Baby Luigi	There's no napping for this beleaguered baby when enemies abound. Baby Mario's brother has spent a lot of time in Kamek’s clutches, but Baby Luigi also gets plenty of outdoor time driving a kart.
Kamek	This sneaky Magikoopa keeps trying (and failing) to stop the future Super Mario Bros. You could argue that Kamek is just trying to make life easier for his fellow Koopas, but his airborne schemes always end up making a mess for everyone.
Koopalings	Bowser’s wildest minions have a personality all their own. There are seven Koopalings in the clan: Larry, Morton, Wendy, Iggy, Roy, Lemmy, and Ludwig. These leaders of the Koopa Troop are always getting in Mario’s way—especially when he’s trying to reach their boss, Bowser.
Cappy	This hat-shaped hero from the Cap Kingdom grants Mario incredible abilities. Cappy’s capture ability lets Mario take control of all sorts of things, including objects and enemies. All it takes is a flick of the wrist!
Donkey Kong	This friendly Kong goes absolutely bananas when it comes to jumping and pounding. Donkey Kong has changed a lot since he got a game named after him way back when. He has a nice family and wears a tie, but he still likes to crash through branches and boxes in the jungle.
Diddy Kong	He might look harmless to jungle baddies, but this small Kong is a peanut-popping powerhouse! You'll often find him riding on Donkey Kong's back, but Diddy Kong is no burden—he can blast his big buddy to new heights with his Rocket Barrel Boost!
Dixie Kong	Look in the sky! It's an itty-bitty blonde whirlybird Kong! It would be easy to underestimate this tiny Kong with a smiling face and a pony tail tucked under her pink beret, but Dixie Kong can more than carry her own weight for the Kong clan.
Cranky Kong	He'll throw enemies out of the jungle—as soon as he puts in his dentures. Stooped in stature, but sizable in spirit, the curmudgeonly Cranky Kong springs out of his rocking chair—and into the action—with his spike-proof, bouncing cane.
Funky Kong	Hang ten with Donkey Kong’s bodacious buddy. When Funky Kong surfs into action, not even spikes can slow him down! This fun-loving Kong helps his friends get their paws on cool items—and in the past, he’s helped them travel in style, too. Sweeeeet!
Snowmads	These frigid foes froze Donkey Kong Island. That's so cold! The Snowmads are an invasion force of walruses, seals, penguins, and other beasties who bring cold temperatures, thievery, and wacky boss battles to a peaceful tropical island.
Rambi	Ride in style on the back of this rambunctious rhino. Donkey Kong can smash his way through a box or two, but he needs his horned helper to power through stone blocks... and the occasional enemy.
Tiki Tak Tribe	This troublesome tribe can’t mask their thieving nature. With a little bit of hocus pocus, these musical hypnotists can turn the gentle beasts of the jungle into fearsome foes.

Explore

This section of the website contains hundreds of Nintendo-related activities, videos, quizzes, polls, games, puzzles, image galleries and downloadable content (such as wallpapers and printable door hangers).

Activities

The Activities section features interactive games, quizzes, simple utilities and other. They are divided into seven categories: "Play" activities, Personality Quizzes, Skill Quizzes, Opinion Polls, Puzzles, Memory Match-up and Paint-by-number. The following table summarizes each category.

Play	Main article: List of miscellaneous Play Nintendo activities This category contains miscellaneous activities, such as games and creation tools.
Skill Quizzes	Main article: List of Play Nintendo skill quizzes This category features quizzes that are meant to test the player's knowledge on Nintendo-related subjects. Skill quizzes are made up of several multiple choice questions where only one answer is correct for each question. At the end of a skill quiz, the player is assessed on the amount of questions they answered correctly.
Personality Quizzes	Main article: List of Play Nintendo personality quizzes This category features quizzes that are meant to match the player with a preferred play style, genre, or a character that shares similar traits. Personality quizzes feature multiple choice questions where the player can select any answer they feel is the best. The results are determined based on these answers.
Opinion Polls	Main article: List of Play Nintendo opinion polls This category features polls where the user has to pick a candidate. One of the questions, for example, is who has the best mustache out of Mario, Luigi, Wario, or Waluigi.
Puzzles	Main article: List of Play Nintendo puzzles This category consists of jigsaw puzzles featuring Nintendo characters. After selecting the amount of pieces in a puzzle (eight, eighteen or fifty), the player has to rebuild the image while being timed.
Memory Match-up	Main article: List of Play Nintendo memory match-up activities This category contains match-up-type games with Nintendo characters. In them, the player has to find pairs of matching cards.
Paint-by-number	This category contains a coloring activity with a Nintendo-related picture. The player has to pick a color of a certain number from a palette and fill in the parts that contain the same number.

Downloads

The Downloads section contains the following printable Mario-related content:

Door hangers featuring Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach and Daisy.
Mario and Luigi masks.
A Father's Day card featuring Bowser and Bowser Jr.
Two Mother's Day cards. One features Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, and Baby Peach. The other features Rosalina and a Luma.
To celebrate National Siblings day on April 10, four different Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U cards are available to download.
A Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam-themed fortune teller featuring Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach and Bowser.
A Nintendo printable Mood Chart to show the current mood using artwork of characters from the Mario universe.
A Valentines day card pouch featuring Mario and Princess Peach, with the message "Happy Valentines Day" below.
Jack-o'-lantern stencils featuring Bowser, King Boo, Shy Guy and Paper Mario.
A "How to Draw Mario" practice sheet.
Locker labels featuring Mario characters.
Party treat flags featuring artworks from Mario Party: Star Rush
Gift tags, featuring Mario, Princess Peach, Luigi, Toad and the Mario characters as snowmen.
Coupon book, featuring Mario characters such as Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, Yoshi, Daisy, Donkey Kong, Rosalina, Wario and Toad.
Valentines Day cards:
- A group of six Valentines Day cards, featuring Mario characters and enemies such as Shy Guy, Rosalina and Boo. A pun is written on each card.
- A group of Valentines Day cards also feature an artwork of Yoshi and Poochy.
- A group of six Valentines Day cards, three of the cards features Mario on a kart (promoting Mario Kart 8 Deluxe), Daisy on a horse (promoting Mario Sports Superstars) and Yarn Yoshi (promoting Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World).
New Year's Day cards:
- A group of six New Year's Day cards, four of the cards features Builder Mario (promoting Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS), Waluigi (promoting Mario Party: Star Rush), Daisy (promoting Mario Kart 7) and Yoshi carrying Baby Mario (promoting Yoshi's New Island).
- A group of six New Year's Day cards, two of the cards feature Mario and Cappy (promoting Super Mario Odyssey) and Mario wearing a tuxedo (promoting Mario Party: The Top 100).
Graduation Day cards:
- A group of six Graduation Day cards, two of the cards features Mario in a kart (promoting Mario Kart 8 Deluxe) and Builder Mario (promoting Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS).
- A group of six Graduation Day cards, four of the cards features Mario throwing Cappy (promoting Super Mario Odyssey), Raccoon Mario and Raccoon Luigi (promoting New Super Mario Bros. 2), Peach waving the checkered flag (promoting Mario Kart 7) and Funky Kong (promoting Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze).

The Play Nintendo Show

Andrew and Izzy from The Play Nintendo Show

Play Nintendo also extends to YouTube audiences using an official channel containing gameplay videos of contemporary games, and other Nintendo-related videos. The Play Nintendo Show is a current series of YouTube videos featuring a Piranha Plant named Izzy as a co-host. The second host, named Andrew Trego, begins the show by exiting a Warp Pipe. The show is set in a Mario-themed room with plush toys and pictures of Coins and other Mario-related pictures on the walls. Andrew calls the room "Casa de Nintendo", Spanish for "House of Nintendo".

List of Mario related Play Nintendo episodes

Episode 1: Coin Crazy with New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Andrew and Izzy rank the five greatest Mario Power-Ups. Later, New Super Mario Bros. 2 is reviewed. Andrew mentions that any coins that he collects will go towards Bowser's birthday.

# 1 Super Leaf

# 2 Gold Flower

# 3 Mega Mushroom

# 4 Mini Mushroom

# 5 Super Star

Episode 6: Mario Kart 7 Road Hog – For this episode, the duo ranks the five Mario Kart 7 items that will help them get to class on time.

# 1 Lucky Seven

# 2 Super Star

# 3 Super Leaf

# 4 Banana

# 5 Lightning

Episode 9: Paper Mario: Color Splash - Paint Palooza – For this episode, the duo ranks the five ways the Paint Hammer can be used to do chores in Paper Mario: Color Splash.

Gallery

Artwork

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Promotional artwork of Mario and other characters at a beach
Mario and other characters at the grass plains
Artwork related to Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
The Play Nintendo logo
The Play Nintendo Show logo
A picture of Bowser's birthday, used for Episode 1 of The Play Nintendo Show
Mario's cap
Mario's mustache
Luigi's cap
Luigi's mustache
Wario's cap
Wario's pink nose and his mustache
A spinning Coin
Funky Kong surfing
Mario holding a gift, celebrating Holiday 2016
Group artwork for celebrating Holiday 2019
Background used for the 2018 Calendar Creator activity
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Picture featuring the Play Nintendo logo and artwork for Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

Icons

Printable downloads

Mother's Day card featuring Rosalina and Luma.
Door hanger featuring Mario and Luigi.
Door hanger featuring Princess Peach and Princess Daisy.
Father's Day card featuring Bowser and Bowser Jr..
Fortune teller based on Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
Jack-o'-lantern stencil featuring Bowser.
Jack-o'-lantern stencil featuring King Boo.
Jack-o'-lantern stencil featuring a Shy Guy.
Jack-o'-lantern stencil featuring Paper Mario.
Jack-o'-lantern stencil featuring Luigi.
Jack-o'-lantern stencil featuring Ghosts.

Valentine's Day cards

Valentine's Day card featuring Mario.
Valentine's Day card featuring Yoshi and Poochy, based on Yoshi's Woolly World.
Valentine's Day card featuring Mario.
Valentine's Day card featuring Princess Peach.
Valentine's Day card featuring Shy Guy.
Valentine's Day card featuring Toad, based on Mario Party 8.
Valentine's Day card featuring Boo.
Valentine's Day card featuring Rosalina, based on Mario Party 10.
Valentine's Day card featuring Yarn Yoshi, based on Yoshi's Woolly World.
Valentine's Day card featuring Mario in a kart, based on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Valentine's Day card featuring Princess Daisy on a horse, based on Mario Sports Superstars.

New Year's Day cards

New Year's Day card featuring Builder Mario (from Super Mario Maker)
New Year's Day card featuring Waluigi (from Mario Party: Star Rush)
New Year's Day card featuring Princess Daisy (from Mario Party 8 and Mario Kart 7)
New Year's Day card featuring Yoshi and Baby Mario (from Yoshi's New Island)
New Year's Day card featuring Mario and Cappy (from Super Mario Odyssey)
New Year's Day card featuring Mario wearing a tuxedo (from Mario Party: The Top 100)

Graduation Day cards

Graduation Day card featuring Mario in a kart (from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe)
Graduation Day card featuring Builder Mario (from Super Mario Maker)
Graduation Day card featuring Raccoon Mario and Fox Luigi (from New Super Mario Bros. 2)
Graduation Day card featuring Princess Peach (from Mario Kart 7)
Graduation Day card featuring Mario and Cappy (from Super Mario Odyssey)
Graduation Day card featuring Funky Kong (using his "New Funky Mode" render from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze that appears nowhere else in Nintendo artwork)

Screenshots

Play Nintendo website homepage
Website featuring Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

Photographs

Photograph of Izzy the Piranha Plant
Official photograph of a Goomba plush toy wearing Cappy and mustache cut-outs from a printable

Trivia

The icon for the Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D picture gallery erroneously shows a screenshot from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.

External links

Play Nintendo coverage on other NIWA wikis:

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References

^ What's New - Find fun and surprises at Play Nintendo. Nintendo of America (October 1, 2014). Retrieved January 17, 2018.
^ Nintendo Kids Club - Nintendo of UK

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[1] What's New - Find fun and surprises at Play Nintendo. Nintendo of America (October 1, 2014). Retrieved January 17, 2018.

[2] Nintendo Kids Club - Nintendo of UK

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