The 'Shroom:Issue LXXXII





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Editorial
Hey, and welcome to the Fake News, and happy 2014! Looks like we're all still here. How surprising.

So, anyway, is it really 2014 already? Really? Already? 2014? Is it?

Yes, it is. Get over it.

We have quite a special section towards the end of this issue. As you may or may not be aware of, one of our directors,, has just gone off somewhere to do god-knows-what. And, what's worse, he's left me with this special section and I've got no clue what I'm meant to do with it. I'll just plonk it somewhere around Ask Paper Yoshi.

So, anyway, doesn't look like we're changing any of our staff around today, so I may as well get straight into the Section of the Month. }} {{ShroomSection|background=shroomwinter|title=Fun Stuff|issue=LXXXII|content=

Director's Notes
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Happy New Year everyone! Let's start by announcing the winner of December's Section of the Month. There was actually a three-way tie for first between 's Find the Differences, 's Mind Bogglers, and 's Crossword, with six votes each.

There are several resignations this month. resigned from Mystery Images, has resigned from Crossword, and  has left both of his sections. Tucayo and Paper Yoshi's final sections are below.

And finally, I'm resigning. This is my final issue as a member of the 'Shroom's staff. I wish the best of luck to my successor and the rest of the staff in the future. }} {{ShroomSection|background=shroomwinter|title=Palette Swap|issue=LXXXII|content=

Section of the Month ()
There were 32 votes total for December's PS SotM, with Featured Sprite by FunkyK38 getting third with 2 votes (6.25%), Featured Character Artwork by Paper Yoshi getting second with 5 votes (15.63%), and Lakituthequick's The Christmas of Luigi getting first with a whopping 25 votes (78.13%)! Congratulations to everyone!

Featured Character Artwork ()
Hello, everyone, and welcome to the January Issue of Featured Character Artwork!!

As many of you may have heard, Nintendo secretly released a new title for the Wii U in the Nintendo eShop during the last month, which literally surprised every Nintendo fan out there. It is none other than NES Remix, which features a series of challenges set in parts of classic NES games, such as Super Mario Bros or The Legend of Zelda. }} {{ShroomSection|background=shroomwinter|title=Pipe Plaza|issue=LXXXII|content=

Director's Notes ()
Hello, readers, and welcome to the first Pipe Plaza of 2014!! I'd like to thank everyone who supported us throughout 2013, and I wish you all the best this year!!

Unfortunately, 2014 starts with bad news for the Pipe Plaza team. , our dedicated Community Report and Projects Seeking Contributors writer, has decided to retire from the community, and so this will be his last month as a Pipe Plaza writer. Thanks for all your hard work during those 14 months in the Pipe Plaza team, YoshiKong!! I wish you the best luck in your efforts outside the Mario Wiki community!!

Section of the Month
December's SotM poll got a measly 7 votes, so I urge you to vote for your favourite section in this month's poll!!

The December Section of the Month, with 3 votes (42.86% of the total), is...

...UPdate, for the first time ever!!! }} {{ShroomSection|background=shroomwinter|title=Interview|author=Superchao|issue=LXXXII|content= Hello, 'Shroom readers! For the first month of the new year, and my next streak of interviews and traditionally bad introductions, I'm interviewing Wiki Sysop and outgoing 'Shroom Spotlight Manager YoshiKong! I would say more but I kind of have to rush this one!

The Interview
Superchao: Hello, 'Shroom readers! As the first interview of the new year, I'm interrogating our outgoing Spotlight Manager, YoshiKong! YoshiKong: Hello! Superchao: Since 90% of your stuff to talk about has to do with the wiki, we might as well start on that subject. How'd you find it? YoshiKong: Well I believe it was early September, 2011. One day I was playing Mario Party DS, and I was curious about all the unlockables. So as you would, I shot off a Google search and one of the first results was an article here. YoshiKong: The article was "List of Collectibles from Mario Party DS". YoshiKong: After finding the info I wanted, I began to look around the rest of the website, and I saw myself contributing to some of the article. }}
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{{ShroomSection|background=shroomwinter|title=Upcoming Games|author=Paper Yoshi|issue=LXXXII|content= Hi there, and welcome once again to Upcoming Games!! As I said in the December Issue, despite having changed my bi-monthly schedule towards the end of 2013, I would still write for the January Issue, so here I am!

Unlike last month, there has been only one Nintendo Direct conference since the previous issue, but that doesn't make this section any less important. Let's see what Nintendo has in store for us this month!

Nintendo Direct 12.18.2013
The first Mario-related game discussed by Satoru Iwata, President of Nintendo, during the Nintendo Direct broadcast was Yoshi's New Island. Not much was shown aside from a game trailer and a Spring 2014 release date. Nintendo later announced, on January 10th, that Yoshi's New Island will be released for the Nintendo 3DS in North America on March 14th. }}

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Sub-Director's Notes
SMB died again before he could get the issue out, so I did it instead (credit to Superchao for the polls, he's a bro). Below are his last recorded words and effectively his will, and soon I fear I too will become a ghost and pass on from the 'Shroom.

Just kidding, I'm coming back this year. At least for now.

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Closing Statement
I want to thank you all for the support that you have given us here at The 'Shroom. I have had a lot of fun Directing the paper for the past three years, and together with my friend for the past year. It was always great seeing the new and interesting things the writers sent in every month and working with the other staff members to produce quality issues. I will not go on at length this time around since is is time for to shine, so I would like to wish him and his new staff the best for the upcoming year&mdash; he is a talented and dedicated member of the community who will be able to handle the publication well. I urge you to read his Directorial Address to see his plans for the months to come. Thank you, and be sure to read the next issue on February 15th, 2014. }}
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