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==Development and release== | ==Development and release== | ||
[[File:MvsDKTSofficial6.jpg|thumb|One of the levels playable in the tech demo, where it was known as "Level D-4". It would later be released for a limited time as the sixth official level in the game's Community mode (titled "Nintendo 6").]] | [[File:MvsDKTSofficial6.jpg|thumb|One of the levels playable in the tech demo, where it was known as "Level D-4". It would later be released for a limited time as the sixth official level in the game's Community mode (titled "Nintendo 6").]] | ||
Before its announcement as a full release title, the game was presented in the form of a tech demo put on display at {{wp|Game Developers Conference}} on March 2014. It was used to showcase the {{wp|Wii U#Developers|Nintendo Web Framework}}, a developer toolset used to program software onto the console easily with simple programming languages such as HTML.<ref>Karmali, Luke (March 21, 2014). [http://m.ign.com/articles/2014/03/21/mario-vs-donkey-kong-for-wii-u-surfaces-at-gdc GDC: ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' for Wii U Surfaces]. ''IGN.'' Retrieved July 10, 2018.</ref> The demo contained | Before its announcement as a full release title, the game was presented in the form of a tech demo put on display at {{wp|Game Developers Conference}} on March 2014. It was used to showcase the {{wp|Wii U#Developers|Nintendo Web Framework}}, a developer toolset used to program software onto the console easily with simple programming languages such as HTML.<ref>Karmali, Luke (March 21, 2014). [http://m.ign.com/articles/2014/03/21/mario-vs-donkey-kong-for-wii-u-surfaces-at-gdc GDC: ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' for Wii U Surfaces]. ''IGN.'' Retrieved July 10, 2018.</ref> The demo contained the following levels:<ref>GameXplain (March 19, 2014). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFwU1T4id1c ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' Wii U - GDC Web Framework Demo] (video feed). ''YouTube.'' Retrieved July 14, 2018.</ref> | ||
*Level D-1, which would ship with the release version as [[Level 1-1 (Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars)|Level 1-1]]. | |||
*Level D-2, which would ship with the release version as [[Level 2-1 (Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars)|Level 2-1]]. | |||
*Level D-3, which would ship with the release version as [[Level B-7]]. | |||
*Level D-4, which would be released post-launch as an [[List of official Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars online levels|official Nintendo level]] in the online community. | |||
Later before E3 2014, Nintendo confirmed through a video presentation that the game would be launched on Wii U in early 2015.<ref>Nintendo (June 10, 2014). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ruh0FSfRq3Y Wii U - ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' E3 2014 Announcement Trailer]. ''YouTube.'' Retrieved July 11, 2018.</ref><ref>Campbell, Evan (June 10, 2014). [http://m.ign.com/articles/2014/06/10/mario-vs-donkey-kong-coming-to-wii-u ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' Coming to Wii U]. ''IGN.'' Retrieved July 10, 2018.</ref> This was followed on January 2015 by the unveiling of the game's final title and release dates, as well as the Nintendo 3DS version and the cross-buy promotion between versions.<ref>Calvert, Darren (January 14, 2015). [http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/01/mario_vs_donkey_kong_tipping_stars_due_in_march_and_will_be_cross-buy_on_wii_u_and_3ds ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars'' Due in March and Will be Cross-Buy on Wii U and 3DS]. ''Nintendo Life.'' Retrieved July 11, 2018.</ref> | |||
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