Editing Photos with Mario

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{{game infobox
|image=[[File:Photos with Mario.png|250px]]
|developer=[[Nintendo EAD]] (Nintendo Software Development Group No. 1 Tokyo)
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|release={{release|Japan|April 23, 2013|USA|May 18, 2014|Europe|November 4, 2015}}
|genre=Augmented reality
|modes=Single player
|ratings={{ratings|cero=a}}
|platforms=[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|media={{media|3dsdl=1}}
|input={{input|3ds=1|3dstilt=1}}
}}
'''''Photos with Mario''''' is a free photography-based application released on the [[Nintendo 3DS]], allowing players to take pictures of various ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' characters. It is the Nintendo 3DS's first entirely ''Super Mario''-centered application and was developed by the same teams behind ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', and ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. The application requires 65 blocks of space to download and is compatible with special ''Super Mario''-themed [[AR Games|AR cards]].

''Photos with Mario'' and the first set of cards that it requires were released in Japan on April 23, 2013, while in the United States, the application was released on May 18, 2014,<ref>https://mariopartylegacy.com/2014/05/photos-with-mario-now-available-in-north-america/</ref> and the cards were released on May 28; the app was intended to be released on May 28 as well, but it was mistakenly released ten days early. As of November 2013, it is one of three such applications on the Nintendo 3DS, the others being ''[[nookipedia:Photos with Animal Crossing|Photos with Animal Crossing]]''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FhS61aH_cY (eShop JP) Photos Together with Animal Crossing - First Look] (NintenDaan1)</ref> and ''Photo Together with Pikmin''.

''Photos with Mario'' was eventually removed from the Nintendo 3DS [[Nintendo eShop]] on March 27, 2023, making it no longer available for download.<ref>[https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/57847 Wii U & Nintendo 3DS eShop Discontinuation]</ref> However, players who have previously downloaded the app can still play it as long as it is on their 3DS device.

==Gameplay==
[[File:PTWSM Screenshot3.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Mario]], [[Princess Peach]], and a [[Goomba]] on their [[AR Games|AR cards]] in a [[Nintendo 3DS XL]]]]
The application features the ability to move the characters away from the [[AR Games|AR card]] and place them anywhere to take a photo by pressing {{button|3ds|L}} to "grab" the characters on screen and place them elsewhere; pressing the button again "releases" the characters, causing them to appear back on their card or disappear if it is no longer on screen. Pressing {{button|3ds|R}} takes a picture, and pressing one of the face buttons allows for a time delay before a photo is automatically taken ({{button|3ds|A}} being three seconds, {{button|3ds|B}} being five seconds, {{button|3ds|Y}} being ten seconds, and {{button|3ds|X}} being random). Pressing the camera button on the bottom screen switches from the exterior camera to the interior one, and vice versa. The player can also cause several effects to happen on-screen by using the {{button|3ds|pad}}, such as blowing [[Bubble|bubbles]] with right, causing a shower of stars with down, causing it to snow with left, and having party poppers go off with up. The lighting in the scene can be altered with the {{button|3ds|stick}}, allowing players to change the angle and color of the light.

Placing multiple cards in one frame causes the characters to interact with each other in some way (i.e. the [[Goomba]] charges [[Mario]] but gets jumped on); the [[? Block]] card is also compatible with the application, which creates a [[Warp Pipe]] that provides a different reaction with each character the card interacts with (with Mario, Peach, and Luigi, a [[Toad (species)|Toad]] emerges, and with the Goomba, Koopa Troopa, and Bowser, a [[Piranha Plant]] emerges; if multiple character cards are in the frame, the question card shows only a pipe, and if nothing else is on screen, a [[Bullet Bill]] emerges). Viewing the cards from various directions and calling their name into the microphone also causes several actions to occur.

==Cards==
Six compatible AR cards have been released in Japan in two sets. The cards were released with special [[Nintendo eShop]] prepaid cards at three different price points (¥1000, ¥2000, and ¥3000, respectively). In the United States, the first three cards were released exclusively at Target stores at launch before being released at general retail later on, included with exclusive $10 Nintendo eShop cards, while Luigi, Bowser, and Koopa Troopa were released exclusively at Target, GameStop, and Best Buy (respectively) in the same manner.<ref name="Nintendo">[http://happyholidays.nintendo.com/categories/accessories/ Nintendo Holiday Gift Guide]. Nintendo. Retrieved November 9, 2015.</ref> In Europe, the Mario, Luigi, and Bowser cards like in Japan were released at three different price points (Mario for £10, Luigi for £15, and Bowser for £50).

In addition to the free AR card, a QR code is also included on the prepaid card to download the application from the [[Nintendo 3DS]] eShop for the Japanese and North American Nintendo eShop cards, while in Europe a download code for the software is included on the back of the AR cards.

{| class="wikitable" style="width: 55%; margin: auto;text-align:center"
!Set and release date
!1000円
!2000円
!3000円
|-
|'''Set 1'''<br>{{release|Japan|April 23, 2013|USA|May 28, 2014}} '''Mario:''' {{release|Europe|November 4, 2015}}
|[[Goomba]]<br>[[File:PhotoSuperMario8 Goomba.png|120px]]
|[[Mario]]<br>[[File:PhotoSuperMario7 Mario.png|120px]]
|[[Princess Peach]]<br>[[File:PhotoSuperMario9 Peach.png|120px]]
|-
|'''Set 2'''<br>{{release|Japan|June 29, 2013|USA|Fall 2015}} '''Luigi and Bowser:''' {{release|Europe|November 4, 2015}}
|[[Koopa Troopa]]<br>[[File:PTWSM Koopa Troopa Package.png|120px]]
|[[Luigi]]<br>[[File:PTWSM Luigi Package.png|120px]]
|[[Bowser]]<br>[[File:PTWSM Bowser Package.png|120px]]
|}

==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
PTWSM Promo.png|Promotional image featuring the first three cards released
PTWSM Mario Pose.png|[[Mario]] posing
PTWSM Screenshot1.png|Mario, Peach, and a Goomba with several real people
PWSM Screenshot2.png|Mario and Peach admiring the snow
PTWSM Icon.png|Large HOME Menu icon
</gallery>

==[[Nintendo 3DS#Nintendo eShop|Nintendo 3DS eShop]] description==
<blockquote>''Have fun with your favorite Mushroom Kingdom characters!''

''Use this free application to view the AR character card included with the "Photos with Mario" series of $10 Nintendo eShop Cards. Watch as they leap to life on your system's screen! Place different cards in one frame to see characters interact in fun ways. Move characters around to capture unexpected scenes, save the photos to your SD card, and share them with friends.''

''Find the Photos with Mario series of $10 Nintendo eShop Cards at select retailers. Choose from Mario™, Peach™, Goomba, Bowser™, Koopa Troopa, or Luigi™ versions—or collect all six.''</blockquote>

==Staff==
{{main|List of Photos with Mario staff}}

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=いっしょにフォト スーパーマリオ
|JapR=Issho ni Foto Sūpā Mario
|JapM=Photo Together with Super Mario
}}

==Trivia==
*Before its true release date on the North American Nintendo eShop, the release date was erroneously shown as being "07/09/1981," the release date for the arcade version of ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''.{{ref needed}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.nintendo.com/giftcards/ar-cards/photos-with-mario Official North American Website]
*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/support/nintendo_eshop/posacard/nacj/ Official Japanese Website]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbWR7qDeZ5A Japanese eShop trailer]

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