Nintendo Kids Space

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Nintendo Kids Space is a division of Nintendo's official Japanese website. Primarily aimed at children, the website promotes Nintendo-published products through material such as printables, comics, and articles. Its American counterpart is Play Nintendo and its European counterpart is Nintendo Kids Club. The website was regularly updated with new content until January 13, 2017, when it was announced through a sitewide notice that further children-oriented content would instead be hosted by the Topics section of nintendo.co.jp;^[1] however, the website presently remains open to visitors.

Choite-kun[edit]

Choite-kun (ちょいテくん^[2]) are thumb-like characters that appear throughout the Nintendo Kids Space website. They host the "A little tech" series of articles (ちょいテク, officially romanized as Choitech^[3]), where they convey information and tips on various video games published on Nintendo consoles. They often adopt appearances that reflect the game they talk about; for instance, in an article about Super Mario Maker, they dress up to look like characters of the Super Mario franchise. One Choite-kun in particular, Afro-te-kun (アフロ・テくん^[2], Afuro te-kun), is recommended as "the funkiest bro who gives you a little tech with a badass flow."^[2]

Three Choite-kun with Super Mario-themed headwear
A Choite-kun wearing Princess Peach's crown
Two Choite-kun wearing the caps of Luigi and Mario
A Choite-kun with a photo booth prop of Mario's mustache
A Choite-kun wearing Mario's cap
A Choite-kun wearing Luigi's cap
Afro-te-kun wearing the caps of both Mario and Luigi
A Choite-kun dressed as Kinopio-kun

Sections[edit]

The website features several sections, or "corners", each with a certain type of content (printables, comics, character profiles etc.) The following lists summarize the material in each section that is relevant to or touches on the Super Mario franchise or the Super Smash Bros. series.

"Answering questions!"[edit]

Heading of the "Answering questions! corner", featuring Mario

The "Answering questions! corner" (ギモン解決!コーナー, Gimon kaiketsu! kōnā) provides information about various subjects in Nintendo-related areas of interest, such as game features, services, game development, and console maintenance. The section's directory name as seen in relevant URLs is "question".

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Bācharu Konsōru de ninki shirīzu no rekishi o tadorō!

December 28, 2016

An overview of the Virtual Console service on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. The article briefly presents games that are part of this service, such as Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario World.

Mario, Link, and Kirby, using their appearances from NES and SNES games
Screenshots of various games that are part of the Virtual Console service: Super Mario Bros., Super Mario World, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, and Kirby's Adventure

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Muryō de daunrōdo dekiru gēmu tte dōshitara asoberu no?

November 3, 2016

An article about software that can be downloaded for free from the Nintendo 3DS eShop. One of the pieces of software presented in the article is the demo of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

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Nintendō 3DS no tatchisukurīn wa dōshite tatchi suru to hannō suru no!?

August 17, 2016

An article explaining the science behind the touchscreen functionality of systems in the Nintendo 3DS family. To illustrate the technology, the article uses a flowchart with screenshots of the item storage mechanic in Super Mario 3D Land.

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HOME menyū o jōzu ni kasutamaizu suru ni wa?

July 27, 2016

Tips on Nintendo 3DS HOME menu customization, presented by the Arcade Bunny from Nintendo Badge Arcade

Various HOME menu themes, including the "Spotlight: Mario" theme
HOME menu featuring Super Mario Bros. badges
HOME menu featuring Mario Kart 8 badges

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AR kādo kara kyarakutā ga tobidasu no wa dōshite?

July 13, 2016

An article about the AR Character Cards bundled with Nintendo 3DS systems

Instructions for using the cards
Demonstration of a three-dimensional Mario AR figure changing the angle at which it is seen depending on the position of the Nintendo 3DS camera or the associated Character Card

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Itsuka wa gēmu o tsukuru shigoto ga shitai! Gēmu tte dō yatte tsukurarete iru no?

February 17, 2016

An article about video game development, explaining various pertinent roles such as designer, programmer, artist, and composer

Description of the role of video game designers, accompanied by a storyboard for a Super Mario game and a photograph of a designer meeting for Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Description of the role of video game artists, accompanied by a picture in which an artist works on concept art of the Standard Kart from Mario Kart 8

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Shimatta! Sofuto o wasurete kita!

December 2, 2015

An article about the Download Play feature in systems of the Nintendo 3DS family. The article presents several games that support Download Play, including Mario Party: Island Tour.

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"Let's try making it!"[edit]

Heading of the "Let's try making it! corner", featuring Luigi

The "Let's try making it! corner" (作ってみよう!コーナー, Tsukutte miyō! kōnā) mainly features downloadables such as printable crafts and coloring sheets. The section's directory name as seen in relevant URLs is "making".

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mobile view icon	Mario fukuwarai de asobō!	December 28, 2016	A printable Mario face to be used in a game of fukuwarai	`mario_fukuwarai.pdf`	^{[making 1]}
mobile view icon	Kurisumasu ni o-uchi de kazaru minitsurī o tsukutte miyō!	December 14, 2016	Printable Christmas tree and Super Mario-themed ornaments	`minitree.pdf`	^{[making 2]}
mobile view iconMedia:NKS making SMK icon m.jpg	Minna shitteru!? Sūpā Mario-kun	October 20, 2016	A commemorative Super Mario-kun feature. It contains a brief quiz about the publication's history, a printable excerpt from the first volume, and an advertisement for a promotional Super Mario-kun Top Seika bubble gum. The promotional Super Mario-kun bubble gum	`kit.pdf`	^{[making 3]}
mobile view icon	Harowin wa fotopuroppusu de dai-henshin!	October 19, 2016	Printable Nintendo character photo props for Halloween Mario's cap and mustache Princess Peach's crown and brooch Inkling eyes and ink stains Link's cap Instructions for making a photo prop	`photoprops_01.pdf` `photoprops_02.pdf` `photoprops_03.pdf` `photoprops_04.pdf`	^{[making 4]}
mobile view icon	"Pēpā Mario Karā Supurasshu" no nurie purezento!	September 21, 2016	Printable coloring sheets featuring characters from Paper Mario: Color Splash Icon for a coloring sheet featuring Mario and Huey Icon for a coloring sheet featuring Princess Peach Icon for a coloring sheet featuring a Toad	`paper_mario.pdf` `paper_peach.pdf` `paper_kinopio.pdf`	^{[making 5]}
mobile view icon	Tanabata de kazaru Mario tanzaku o tsukutte miyō!	June 29, 2016	Printable Super Mario-themed tanzaku Rosalina and Yoshi-themed tanzaku, shown alongside Mario and Princess Peach Two sheets with Super Mario tanzaku	`tanzaku.pdf`	^{[making 6]}
mobile view iconMedia:NKS making Draw Mario icon m.jpg	Sutaffu jikiden!! Mario no irasuto ga dekiru made	June 1, 2016	Several pointers for drawing Mario, alongside a printable sheet with line art of Mario Pointer 1: the user is instructed to draw a nose. Pointer 2: the user is advised to draw small white circles inside Mario's pupils in order to give his eyes a shine effect. Pointer 3: the user is advised to avoid drawing folds on Mario's clothing so his round body shape is better expressed. Pointer 4: the user is advised to draw Mario's fingers so they are short and plump. Mario line art from the printable sheet	`illust_mario.pdf`	^{[making 7]}
mobile view icon	[Sūpā Mario shirīzu vol. 3] Nintendō Kizzu Supēsu kara nurie purezento!	June 1, 2016	Printable coloring sheets featuring characters from Super Mario 3D World Icon for a coloring sheet featuring Cat Mario Icon for a coloring sheet featuring Cat Peach Icon for a coloring sheet featuring Cat Mario, Cat Peach, and the green Sprixie Princess playing musical instruments	`nurie01.pdf` `nurie02.pdf` `nurie03.pdf`	^{[making 8]}
mobile view icon	[Sūpā Mario shirīzu vol. 2] Nintendō Kizzu Supēsu kara nurie purezento!	May 25, 2016	Printable coloring sheets featuring characters from the Super Mario series Icon for a coloring sheet featuring Mario Icon for a coloring sheet featuring Luigi Icon for a coloring sheet featuring Peach Icon for a coloring sheet featuring Mario and Luigi Icon for a coloring sheet featuring Mario and Yoshi	`mario.pdf` `luigi.pdf` `peach.pdf` `mario_and_luigi.pdf` `mario_and_yoshi.pdf`	^{[making 9]}
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