The 'Shroom:Issue 166/Pipe Plaza

Director’s Notes

Written by: Zange (talk)

Hello readers old and new! Welcome to 2021!!! Hopefully this year goes infinitely better than the last, even if it doesn't seem to be going that way for now. It's only January though, and there's about nowhere to go but up!

Don't forget, if you like what you see here in Pipe Plaza and you want to contribute, head on over to the sign up page to get started! I have nothing else of importance to share, so enjoy your time here!

Section of the Month

Pipe Plaza SECTION OF THE MONTH
Place	Section	Votes	%	Writer
1st	Poll Committee Discussion	8	80.00%	Superchao
2nd	NIWA News	2	20.00%	Alex95

Stay up-to-date with the latest happenings from the NIWA wiki network!
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Find out all about this month's Super Mario releases.
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The best analysis of the polls around!
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NIWA News

Written by: Alex95 (talk)

Hello, everyone! Welcome to NIWA News, a section where I show the going ons with the wikis in our NIWA group within the last month!

Somehow I counted KPH2293's promotion on the Super Mario Wiki last issue as a November promotion, when it was actually a mid-December promotion. Dunno how that ended up in the wrong spot, but aside from that, there were no further staff changes last month. Have a happy new year!

Maintenance

Several wikis may be updating to the new MediaWiki version 1.35, so if something looks off, hang tight! Check with an admin on their wiki for more information.

Mario Calendar

Written by: GPM1000 (talk)

Hello everyone! I hope that you all had an excellent holiday season, and a wonderful start to the new year! A new year means a new cycle of Mario Calendars, and we’ll be starting with January! You all know how this works, so let’s just go :D

Region Abbreviations

Abb.	Region
ALL	All Regions (JP/NA/EU/AU)
JP	Japan
NA	North America
EU	Europe
AU	Oceania/Australia
SK	South Korea
CHN	China
UK	United Kingdom

Console Abbreviations

Abb.	Console
NES	Nintendo Entertainment System
Famicom	Family Computer Disk System
SNES	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
N64	Nintendo 64
GC	Nintendo GameCube
Wii	Nintendo Wii
Wii U	Nintendo Wii U
GB	Game Boy
GBC	Game Boy Color
GBA	Game Boy Advance
DS	Nintendo DS
3DS	Nintendo 3DS
Switch	Nintendo Switch
Wii VC	Nintendo Wii Virtual Console
3DS VC	Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
3DS eShop	Nintendo 3DS eShop
Wii U VC	Nintendo Wii U Virtual Console
Wii U eShop	Nintendo Wii U eShop
Switch eShop	Nintendo Switch eShop
DSiWare	Nintendo DSiWare
WiiWare	Nintendo WiiWare
VB	Virtual Boy
G&W	Game and Watch
64DD	Nintendo 64 Disk Drive
MS-DOS	Microsoft Disk Operating System
Satellaview	Satellaview
CD-i	Philips CD-i
e-Reader	e-Reader
Arcade	Arcade
IQ	iQue Player
NVS	Nvidia Shield
ACPC	Amstrad CPC
Atari	Atari
ZX	ZX Spectrum
Commodore	Commodore
Coleco	Colecovision
Texas Instruments TI-99/4A	TI-99

January 1
- 1983 (NA): Donkey Kong (TI-99)
- 1998 (JP): Wrecking Crew '98 (SNES)

January 2
- 2015 (EU): Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Wii U)

January 3
- 2015 (AU): Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Wii U)

January 5
- 2000 (AU): Super Smash Bros. (N64)
- 2012 (AU): Fortune Street (Wii)

January 6
- 1998 (JP): Dr. Mario (SNES)

January 7
- 2005 (EU): Classic NES Series: Dr. Mario (GBA)

January 9
- 1986 (EU): Pinball (NES)

January 11
- 2019
  - (NA): Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey (3DS)
  - (ALL): New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Switch)

January 12
- 2007 (EU): WarioWare: Smooth Moves (Wii)

January 13
- 2005 (JP): Mario Party Advance (GBA)

January 15
- 2007 (NA): WarioWare: Smooth Moves (Wii)
- 2009 (JP): New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis (Wii)
- 2014 (JP/EU/AU): Dr. Luigi (Wii U eShop)

January 16
- 1995 (JP): Undake30 Same Game (SNES)
- 2001 (NA): Mario Tennis (GBC)

January 17
- 2008 (JP): Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS)
- 2014 (EU): Mario Party: Island Tour (3DS)

January 18
- 2007
  - (JP): Wario: Master of Disguise (DS)
  - (AU): Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (DS)
- 2014 (AU): Mario Party: Island Tour (3DS)
- 2018 (JP): Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (NS)

January 19
- 2006 (JP): Super Mario Strikers (GC)
- 2017 (JP): Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World (3DS)

January 21
- 1993 (EU): Super Mario Kart (SNES)
- 1994 (JP): Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (GB)
- 1999 (JP): Super Smash Bros. (N64)
- 2001 (JP): Donkey Kong Country (GBC)

January 22
- 2008 (NA): Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS)
- 2016 (NA): Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (3DS)

January 23
- 2020 (JP): Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition (Arcade)

January 24
- 2000 (NA): Mario Party 2 (N64)

January 25
- 2007 (AU): WarioWare: Smooth Moves (Wii)
- 2008 (EU): Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (Wii)
- 2009 (EU): Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey (3DS)

January 26
- 2019 (AU): Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey (3DS)

January 27
- 2005 (JP): Yoshi Touch & Go (DS)
- 2006 (EU): Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (DS)
- 2011 (AU): Mario Sports Mix (Wii)

January 28
- 1993 (EU): Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (GB)
- 2000 (JP): Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong (GBC)
- 2011 (EU): Mario Sports Mix (Wii)
- 2016 (JP):
  - Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash (Wii U)
  - Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge (Wii U eShop)
  - Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge (3DS eShop)

January 29
- 1981 (JP/NA): Manhole (G&W)

January 31
- 2008 (JP): Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)

And that’s all for this month! Overall, this month did not have a ton of crazy releases, but it’s at least cool to see the origin of Super Smash Bros. Brawl. I guess this month is about as plentiful in Mario games as it is in other interesting events! Hope you guys have an amazing end of your January and finish out the first month of 2021 well! See you next month!

Poll Committee Discussion

Written by: Ninja Squid (talk) and Hooded Pitohui (talk)

Looks like I made it again into Pipe Plaza, hurray!!!

Oh, hello there, 'Shroom readers! It's your Statistics Manager, Ninja Squid, coming with some stats regarding the Poll Committee, huh, it's fitting with my current 'Shroom position, right? Well, first I must say that I am happy to be back in my beloved Pipe Plaza, and secondly, well... I don't really have anything else relevant to say here actually, so how about we move on to the most important part of the section?

The News

I don't have much information to share right now about the Poll Committee other than we keep creating polls, which is pretty much the important part of our job as Poll Committee members. Otherwise, since last month, Goombuigi (talk) and Superchao (talk) both took over the committee for a two-weeks term, thanks to our chairperson rotating system, and I have to say that it is a good concept so far. It's a good way to get some good leadership experience after all!