The 'Shroom:Issue 181/Pipe Plaza
Director’s Notes
Happy April!! I hope everyone has had a good month so far (including a good Easter for those that celebrate it)! On my end of things, we are just about to head in to show week for Pippin, which is VERY terrifying! Send help and literally all the coffee and hot tea you can get your hands on!!! Nerves aside, it's also bittersweet because this is my last show at my community college before I graduate and transfer. By the time we've finished striking set I may be in tears.
Anyways, we have a few important things to note this month! First, PanchamBro is taking over NIWA News, so welcome! Second, Awards season is starting up! You know what that means: the return of Anniversary Announcements! Woot!! Pipe Plaza is jam-packed with coolness this month, and you can join the coolness too! Head on over to the sign up page to get started!
Enjoy the rest of the month~
Section of the Month
| Pipe Plaza SECTION OF THE MONTH | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Section | Votes | % | Writer |
| 1st | Poll Committee Discussion | 9 | 36.00% | Hooded Pitohui |
| 2nd | New Articles | 6 | 24.00% | WildWario |
| 3rd | What's in a Campaign? | 5 | 20.00% | Mustard Machine |
NIWA News
Written by: PanchamBro (talk)
Hey it's me PanchamBro. It's time for this month's NIWA News, a section regarding news from each of the 32 members of the Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance. Alex95 has stepped down from his leadership role as well as his role in The 'Shroom, so I will be taking over. You may notice that this section is very different from before. Hopefully you like this new format.
We'll be going through staff changes and related wiki news in March, and a look into what each NIWA wiki did for April Fools. Let's start.
Staff changes
- Andrew4043 has been promoted to admin on Hard Drop - Tetris Wiki. They have been relatively active since last year, and it's fair to say that they have been helpful in growing the wiki. Congratulations!
- Exaskliri has been promoted to patroller on Inkipedia after a Request for Rights vote of 5-0. Exaskliri has been active on Inkipedia since last year with a lot of constructive edits associated with their name. It's telling that this promotion is well deserved. Congratulations!
- On the other hand, WoomyMcBoomy had been demoted from their patroller roles on Inkipedia due to inactivity since November 2021. WoomyMcBoomy had previously been promoted on May 3, 2021, in a Request for Rights vote of 8-1, thanks to their helpful contributions for Splatoon 3. Their contributions to Inkipedia will be missed.
- L151 has returned to their previous admin role on Super Mario Wiki. They had previously been a patroller here from July 2010 to October 2011, and then as admin from October 2011 to December 2019. Welcome back old friend!
- Stick has been demoted from their bureaucrat, interface admin, and adminstrator roles on Ukikipedia. Stick also transferred their ownership of the wiki to Skazzy3. Previously, Stick had made significant contributions regarding the technical knowledge of Super Mario 64 on Ukikipedia.
- Kirbeat has been promoted to patroller on WiKirby. Kirbeat has been offered the promotion by the WiKirby staff thanks to their good contributions and high activity since September of 2021. Congratulations on the promotion!
- FalcoLau has also returned to their previous admin and interface admin roles on WiKirby. They had previously been a patroller from May 2018 to August 2018, and then as admin from August 2018 to December 2019. Welcome back FalcoLau!
- On the other hand, Pandakekok9 has been demoted from their patroller roles on WiKirby due to inactivity since September 2021. Their contributions to WiKirby will be missed.
- PhantomCaleb has returned to their previous admin roles on Zelda Wiki, though it has been noted that this promotion will be temporary. Phantom Caleb has previously been a patroller from February 2011 to July 2012, and then as admin from July 2012. He was then an executive from October 2015 to February 2020. Regardless of how long PhantomCaleb's term as admin will last however, we wish them a heartfelt welcome back!
Wiki news
Last year, Dragalia Lost Wiki joined the Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance after leaving the Gamepedia platform to become independent. This March saw the announcement of Dragalia Lost ending service later in 2022, with the main storyline ending before the game's closure, and last new content being added later that month. As such, the community that Dragalia Lost Wiki is involved in, /r/DragaliaLost, has opened a project that will involve the archival of various assets of Dragalia Lost. Dragalia Lost Wiki has also moved back to its previous server that it has used back before Dragalia Lost's three-year anniversary as part of an effort to save costs in the midst of the game’s eventual closure. If you are currently a player of Dragalia Lost, and would like to help out in the archival process, feel free to join their Discord server for assistance.
Since late February 2022, SmashWiki has celebrated their 100th Discord Smash Arena with an all-out fighter royale. Plenty of discussion and votes regarding what fighter will reign supreme has been tossed around. By the time this article is out, SmashWiki will be heading into the Finals for who is going to take the lead as the winner of the 100th Discord Smash Arena. If you are interested, please join their Discord server for more information.
March has been a busy month for several wikis, especially for WiKirby editors. Plenty of editors are currently at work making articles about Kirby and the Forgotten Land. If you have played the game, I would highly recommend helping out.
Zelda Wiki's main host provider Fandom has announced an update to their Wiki Rules and Blocking Policy. These include guidelines on good adminship, a section regarding new pathways towards adminship, the "Need ideas for rules?" section being moved to its own page, and various changes to clarify on certain points. These rules were made effective on April 4, 2022.
Over at our affiliates, Kingdom Hearts Wiki celebrates Kingdom Hearts’s 20th anniversary with a special main page. We wish Kingdom Hearts Wiki the best of luck for this celebration.
April Fools
This year's April Fools had ten NIWA wikis involved.
- Bulbapedia was renamed to "Duckpedia", and created a fake Pokémon article about Duck. This spread over to the Bulbagarden Forums and associated Bulbagarden social media sites. Quaxly couldn’t be more proud of this day. Side note: This April Fools joke was mentioned in a Nintendo Life article involving various Nintendo-related April Fools jokes.
- Fire Emblem Wiki's main page listed each of the Fire Emblem games under their official Japanese names.
- Inkipedia erased Little buddy from its images and called it a "scavenger hunt" for its readers.
- Nookipedia was "seized" by Cephalobot and was rebranded to "Cephalopedia", spreading to the wiki's theme, main page, Discord server, social media sites, and other related Nookipedia pages. The joke was a reference to Cephalobot's birthday (April 1st). Rest assured that Cephalobot will be back. Side note: this April Fools joke was noticed by users on /r/AnimalCrossing, and at one point was ranking in the Hot section of the subreddit. It also resulted in the servers of the wiki becoming slower while the site was “Cephalopedia”, so probably a curse in disguise.
- Pikipedia announced that it was brought by "Hocotate Freight", causing the wiki to change its wiki theme and its main page transformed into a storefront for "Hocotate Freight". I won’t lie when I say that this theme became so irritating yet bizarre to look at.
- SmashWiki announced a new feature known as "AmDyCo", or "Amusing Dynamic Content", which would sometimes cause some random letters to have one of 15 different effects. Users were also allowed to submit their own April Fools joke, many of which are listed on SmashWiki's April Fools article. Among these were a fake version 14.0 update and the Sora article translated to a “Just a Pancake” video. Okay, I believe you.
- Super Mario Wiki continued its annual April Fools joke with a alleged leak of the upcoming Mario movie. I, for one, am totally disappointed that Waluigi was not in the leaks. Several other jokes included a poll about the Mario movie "leak" and a "Did you know?" section that features Bob Hoskins calling people "fucking idiots" and Mario saying "shit".
- WiKirby was renamed to "WiKeeby", focusing on the obscure Keeby while the main Kirby article was retranslated into "machine language". The image of Kirby with the Google Translate logo still haunts me to this day.
- Xeno Series Wiki had an article on Paul McCartney, whom the wiki claimed he had involvement in Xenogears and Xenosaga Episode II. Also present was an fake page about a good ending for Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna ~ The Golden Country.
- Zelda Wiki brought back one of its most prized joke from before: Tingle Wiki, theming around the the weird green lookin'-elf dude. I will say that he may or may not have been a nuisance to me especially after the countless summons I did when he was an assist trophy in the Super Smash Bros. series. Zelda Wiki staff especially had a problem with reverting back to their normal skin and getting rid of the Tingle remnants. The ghost of Tingle though may still be upon them. God bless us all..
Anyways, that's it for any related NIWA news that I could gather for this month's 'Shroom. I'll see you later in my "That NIWA List" section where I dive into by far one of the most glitchiest topic for a NIWA wiki.
New Articles
Hello and welcome to New Articles. In this section, I'll list every new article created in March with a description.
| Article | Creator | Description | Creation date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ring (Super Mario Galaxy) | DannyTheDingo (talk) | Orange and off-white rings which grant a speed boost when swam through in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. | March 1 |
| Magic Ball (Mario Kart Arcade GP DX) | Lastro (talk) | A special item in Mario Kart Arcade GP DX that can turn opponents into bouncy balls, causing them to lose control. | March 2 |
| Mii Tour | WildWario (talk) | The sixty-fifth tour of Mario Kart Tour, which features the return of Miis in racing suits as playable characters and Wii Mushroom Gorge. | March 3 |
| List of Luigi sightings in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker | TurkeyCookTime (talk) | A list of 8-bit Luigi sightings in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. | March 3 |
| Mario Bros. (series) | Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) | A video game series in the Mario franchise. It features five games, and its name is derived from the original 1983 arcade game Mario Bros. | March 6 |
| Wrecking Crew (series) | Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) | A small video game series in the Mario franchise only featuring three games. | March 7 |
| Mii Cup | Evil elmo (talk) | A cup in Mario Kart Tour named after Miis. | March 9 |
| Mario's Mustache | Evil elmo (talk) | A High-End glider in Mario Kart Tour based on Mario's nose and mustache. | March 9 |
| Luigi's Mustache | SonicSpeed48 (talk) | A High-End glider in Mario Kart Tour based on Luigi's nose and mustache. | March 9 |
| Snow Day Street Hockey | BBQ Turtle (talk) | A Dream Event in Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games which requires the player to score more points than the opposing team in an ice hockey game. | March 9 |
| Snowman (enemy) | Somethingone (talk) | Snowman variants of Magons in the Shivering Mountains in Wario World. They come in small and big variants. | March 9 |
| Miitī | Somethingone (talk) | Puppet-like monkey variants of Magons in the Mirror Mansion in Wario World. It has a larger, puppet-like dog variant known as the Wansuru. | March 9 |
| Mummy (Wario World) | Somethingone (talk) | Mummies with flowers on their heads in the Pecan Sands in Wario World. They are variants of Magons, and they have a larger variant with a more animal-like appearance. | March 9 |
| Yellow 8-Bit Pipe Frame | Evil elmo (talk) | A yellow variant of the 8-Bit Pipe Frame kart in Mario Kart Tour. | March 10 |
| Bubbler (object) | Spectrogram (talk) | Objects in several Super Mario games that appear underwater and release bubbles, which can replenish Mario's oxygen meter. | March 12 |
| KO Hammer | RHG1951 (talk) | A Battle Card in Paper Mario: Color Splash. When used, Mario holds his hammer at his side and swings it to hit enemies. | March 12 |
| List of Wii Mushroom Gorge tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour | SonicSpeed48 (talk) | A list that details the tour appearances of Wii Mushroom Gorge in Mario Kart Tour. | March 13 |
| List of Ninja Hideaway tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour | Koopa con Carne (talk) | A list that details the tour appearances of Ninja Hideaway in Mario Kart Tour. | March 15 |
| Hole-In-One Curling | BBQ Turtle (talk) | A Dream Event in Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games which requires two characters. The first character needs to ride on a large stone, while the second one needs to push it to the goal. | March 16 |
| Samurai Tour | Evil elmo (talk) | The sixty-sixth tour of Mario Kart Tour, which features Mario in his samurai outfit from Super Mario Odyssey as one of the new playable characters and the return of Ninja Hideaway. | March 18 |
| Polar Bear | Somethingone (talk) | Enemies in the Shivering Mountains in Wario World. They are variants of the Clubosaur, and like it, Polar Bears use their clubs to attack Wario. | March 18 |
| Egg Mark | Spectrogram (talk) | Objects found in various areas of Mario Pinball Land that can cause Bonus Towers to appear. | March 19 |
| Super Mario-kun Volume 9 | Mariuigi Khed (talk) | The ninth volume of the Super Mario-kun manga series. This volume contains arcs from various games such as Yoshi's Safari and Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. | March 19 |
| Haipō | Somethingone (talk) | Masked owl enemies in Wario World's Mirror Mansion. They are variants of Cractyls. | March 22 |
| Houhou | Somethingone (talk) | Mummified variants of Cractyls in Wario World's Pecan Sands. They attack faster than any other Cractyl variant. | March 22 |
| World of Nintendo | MariusM (talk) | A line of Nintendo action figures by Jakks Pacifics. | March 22 |
| Homestretch! | Archivist Toadette (talk) | An event in Mario Party 9 and Mario Party 10. This event occurs when players are close to the end of the board and pass by a green Toad. | March 22 |
| Yoshi Tour (2022) | Evil elmo (talk) | The sixty-seventh tour of Mario Kart Tour. The tour features the return of N64 Yoshi Valley as a classic course and introduces a yellow variant of Yoshi (Egg Hunt) and a white Birdo as new playable characters. | March 23 |
| Origami Glider | Evil elmo (talk) | A High-End glider in Mario Kart Tour that resembles a red origami kabuto. | March 23 |
| Sakura Origami Glider | Evil elmo (talk) | A black and light pink variant of the Origami Glider with a cherry blossom pattern in Mario Kart Tour. | March 23 |
| Armored Rider | Evil elmo (talk) | An indigo, black, and gold counterpart of the Warrior Wagon in Mario Kart Tour. | March 24 |
| King Debuhō | Somethingone (talk) | A large variety of the Fat Guy that can be bounced on in Yoshi Topsy-Turvy. It cannot be defeated. | March 24 |
| Super Mario-kun Volume 10 | Mariuigi Khed (talk) | The tenth volume of the Super Mario-kun manga series. It concludes the Mario & Wario and Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins arcs from the previous volume, though it also begins the Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 arc. | March 24 |
| Warrior Wagon | Archivist Toadette (talk) | A red, black, and gold High-End kart in Mario Kart Tour based on samurai armor. | March 24 |
| Rotating defense mechanism | Spectrogram (talk) | An obstacle that appears in the Secret Flower Field Entrance of the Wooded Kingdom in Super Mario Odyssey that consists of four destructible spinning circular panels. | March 25 |
There are still lots of articles that haven't been created, and you can create one to help the wiki. But when you create an article, remember to add categories and templates and keep in mind the Super Mario Wiki's Manual of Style.
Poll Committee Discussion
Welcome back to Poll Committee Discussion! My name's Goombuigi, and I'm here to analyze the latest polls. I have four polls this time around, so let's get started.
The News
I have no major news from the Poll Committee, per usual. Polls are being put out there, but other than that, no news to report on.
Archives
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! featured the ability to use two drivers at once. Would you like to see this feature return? (TasteTheFiresOfHelp (talk), March 6, 2022)
| Mario Kart: Double Dash!! featured the ability to use two drivers at once. Would you like to see this feature return?
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| Using two drivers should return as a specific mode or option, but other modes should allow using one driver. 66.97% (1,784 votes) |
| Using two drivers should return in all of the game modes. 22.30% (594 votes) |
| I have no opinion on whether two-driver mode should return. 5.03% (134 votes) |
| Using two drivers should not return, but I would like to see a different co-op form debut. 3.53% (94 votes) |
| Using two drivers should not return, nor should other new co-op forms appear. 2.18% (58 votes) |
| Total votes: 2,664 |
Nintendo has released three mobile Mario games since 2016. Which game is your favorite? (Ray Trace (talk), March 20, 2022)
| Nintendo has released three mobile Mario games since 2016. Which game is your favorite?
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| I have not played any mobile Mario games. 32.47% (981 votes) |
| Mario Kart Tour 29.56% (893 votes) |
| Super Mario Run 24.46% (739 votes) |
| I do not have a preference. 8.67% (262 votes) |
| Dr. Mario World 4.83% (146 votes) |
| Total votes: 3,021 |
With a follow-up movie confirmed in the post-credits scene, which rumored villain and voice actor would you like to see appear in the next Mario movie? (Roserade (talk), April 1, 2022)
| With a follow-up movie confirmed in the post-credits scene, which rumored villain and voice actor would you like to see appear in the next Mario movie?
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| Miyamoto, voiced by Shigeru Miyamoto 32.20% (302 votes) |
| Fawful, voiced by Danny Devito 18.98% (178 votes) |
| Waluigi, voiced by Richard Ayoade 12.47% (117 votes) |
| Bowser Jr., voiced by Zac Efron 11.83% (111 votes) |
| Shadow Queen, voiced by Zendaya 5.97% (56 votes) |
| Lucien, voiced by Morgan Freeman 5.65% (53 votes) |
| Count Bleck, voiced by Ed Helms 4.48% (42 votes) |
| Smithy, voiced by James Earl Jones 3.94% (37 votes) |
| Tatanga, voiced by Vin Diesel 3.52% (33 votes) |
| Cackletta, voiced by Angelina Jolie 0.96% (9 votes) |
| Total votes: 938 |
In which way would you most like to listen to music from the Mario franchise? (Hooded Pitohui (talk), April 3, 2022)
| In which way would you most like to listen to music from the Mario franchise?
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| I would prefer Nintendo add Mario music to official streaming services, or create their own, so I can listen to it on-demand. 24.23% (533 votes) |
| I am content finding Mario music on services such as YouTube, where they have been uploaded by a third party. 22.32% (491 votes) |
| I don't care what form it takes, so long as I can listen to Mario music outside of the games. 13.64% (300 votes) |
| I would like to listen to Mario music released on physical media, such as CDs of game soundtracks. 12.09% (266 votes) |
| I would like to be able to directly download Mario music files. 11.95% (263 votes) |
| It doesn't matter to me what form Mario music takes, as long as Nintendo officially releases of it outside of the games it plays in. 9.82% (216 votes) |
| Mario music is best when played on the systems it was created for; I prefer to listen to it through in-game sound tests and music players. 3.55% (78 votes) |
| I don't care about listening to music from the Mario franchise. 2.41% (53 votes) |
| Total votes: 2,200 |
Analysis
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! featured the ability to use two drivers at once. Would you like to see this feature return?
The majority of people voted option 1, nearly 67% in fact. The sweeping majority likely voted for this option because although a two-driver mode akin to Mario Kart: Double Dash!! would be welcomed, most people are more familiar with the single-driver modes of every other Mario Kart game, and so they would like to have the option to have the more standard single-driver mode as well. Personally, this option makes the most sense, and would give the most freedom to players and their preferred play styles.
The second most popular option is for all modes to feature two drivers, which garnered around 22% of the total votes. These votes probably come from people who are enthralled with the use of two drivers in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and would like to see it supported more elaborately in a future installment. While I understand the sentiment, I think heavily supporting the two-driver mode would somewhat take away from the identity of Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Nintendo has released three mobile Mario games since 2016. Which game is your favorite?
The majority of people in this poll, nearly one third of the votes, have not actually played a mobile game in the franchise. This makes sense considering that they likely think that the console games in the Super Mario, Mario Kart, and Dr. Mario series have more to offer than their mobile installments, which would be why they haven't bothered trying them out. They could potentially also be avoiding the mobile games due to their infamous gacha elements or downgraded gameplay. While I've played some of the mobile games, I have played very little of them, and favor their console counterparts instead.
For about 30% of the voters, their favorite game is Mario Kart Tour. While the game has a bad reputation among the Mario Kart series due to the aforementioned gacha elements, it does feature a wide selection of characters, vehicle parts, and courses, which is probably why it's the most popular of the three, and it helps that Nintendo have supported it consistently since its launch, two and a half years ago. Close behind, at 24%, is Super Mario Run, the first mobile game in the plumber's franchise. Like Mario Kart, the Super Mario series is also popular, which could be why the mobile installment has seen similar success to Mario Kart Tour. Dr. Mario World is the least voted option, even behind the "no preference" option, which is probably due to two options - one, the Dr. Mario series isn't nearly as acclaimed as Super Mario or Mario Kart, and two, the game's support ended last year, effectively killing the game.
With a follow-up movie confirmed in the post-credits scene, which rumored villain and voice actor would you like to see appear in the next Mario movie?
Earlier this month, the Super Mario Wiki posted a leak about the upcoming Mario movie. A sequel has been confirmed following the credits, and rumors and speculations have gone rampant about which villain in the Mario series could appear in the following movie. Unsurprisingly, our voters would like to see Miyamoto (voiced by Shigeru Miyamoto) the most, with nearly one third of the votes going to him. He is one of the oldest villains in the franchise, leading to Mario's very roots, however he hasn't received much attention until the more recent years, particularly receiving a spike in popularity around 2011. The second most wanted villain is Fawful, with close to 20% of the vote, likely to have someone from the Mario RPG series in the movie. Waluigi is placed at third, at 12%.
In which way would you most like to listen to music from the Mario franchise?
Most people, about a quarter of the votes, would prefer to see Mario music on an official streaming service, or for Nintendo to create their own, so that they can listen to music on demand. As someone who tends to listen to music while commuting, I can see the convenience of having music available from the get-go, and why there is high demand for Nintendo to introduce music to a streaming service. The second option, close behind at 22%, represents the number of people who are content with finding music on YouTube and other third-party sites. These are likely sufficient for casual listening, which is why this option is the second most voted one. 13% of the votes don't have a preference for what form Mario music is released in, so long as it is in some form outside of the games themselves. This option would make sense for people who have many options of potentially listening to Mario-related music, or don't have a major preference for how they would like to listen to such music.
Conclusion
That's all of the polls for this month. I hope you enjoyed my analyses, and make sure to vote on the polls every other week and come back for the next issue of Poll Committee Discussion.
Anniversary Announcements
Written by: Lakituthequick (talk)
- “I appreciate Discord allowing us to see who is directly compiling thoughts in chat and having a 🌪️ moment.”
- —Roserade (talk · Boards)
Good evening and welcome back to Anniversary Announcements! My eighth year here, wew...
If you're new here, in this section I update you on all things about the Mario Awards, the yearly celebration of the Super Mario Wiki's anniversary. This includes behind-the-scenes developments, awards, tournaments, and other things.
The Awards Committee
First things first, let us introduce you to the people behind the ceremony and polls, the Awards Committee! They are the ones that sift through all the awards to renew them before they go live, and the directing staff organise the polls and ceremony themselves.
If you've been around for a while, you'll notice a big shakeup at the top: Anton (talk · Boards) is no longer the director, and Turboo (talk · Boards) is now a consultant, with Superchao (talk · Boards) and Hooded Pitohui (talk · Boards) as the new directors.
Below is the complete list of members of this year's AC.
- Superchao (talk · Boards) - Director
- Hooded Pitohui (talk · Boards) - Sub-director
- Lakituthequick (talk · Boards) - Awards Records Keeper
- Ninja Squid (talk · Boards) - 'Shroom Awards Host
- Turboo (talk · Boards) - Awards Staff Consultant
- Smasher (talk · Boards) - Awards Staff Consultant
- Reverse Input (talk · Boards)
- GBAToad (talk · Boards)
- Waluigi Time (talk · Boards)
- Shoey (talk · Boards)
- Roserade (talk · Boards)
- Power Flotzo (talk · Boards)
You can contact any of these folks with questions you may have. I, Lakituthequick, am once again back for writing Anniversary Announcements too, so if you have questions about that, feel free to contact me on the wiki, Boards, or on Discord.
The news
After last year's trial of holding the Awards Ceremony on Discord instead of IRC, this year the meetings are also being held there. To facilitate this, a server specifically for the awards has been created, which will also be used for the ceremony and tournament talk. You can join it here.
New and different ways of community engagement are being discussed. This may take the shape of posts in the Super Mario Boards' sidebar, advertisements in various Discord venues, or references to past presentations. Exact execution is still up for consideration.
While no tournaments have started yet, several have been confirmed to be in the works or are gauging for interest in them.
Confirmed are Awards Killing Game: Odyssey, hosted by Lakituthequick (talk · Boards), Hooded Pitohui (talk · Boards), and GBAToad (talk · Boards); and Scribble 2, hosted by GBAToad (talk · Boards). 
The awards
In this part of Anniversary Announcements, I update you on the awards that have been discussed, and all changes made to them. This includes new and removed awards, as well as nominees within.
A renewed effort is ongoing to update or remove awards that have been stale for several years. As a result, multiple awards that have remained with little change have already been removed, and new concepts are being brewed up.
Awards M5 through M7 are cyclical meaning that they are rotated out for another subject from the Donkey Kong, Wario, and Yoshi franchises respectively. Although there were three subjects when this was initially conceptualised in 2018, every year after 2020 has had a unique subject so far.
Awards M29 and M30, covering Favourite Game from two generational ranges of consoles (classic and modern), are being considered to be split into three awards, to fill more specific niches as time goes on.
The complete and up-to-date list of awards and nominees can be viewed in this document at any time.