The 'Shroom:Issue 182/Pipe Plaza
Director’s Notes
Welcome to May!! I've had a very busy few weeks due to finals and graduating from community college! Not gonna lie, graduation was kinda terrifying!! But that's done, it's over with, and I get to move across the state to my four year school in about three months to finish out my bachelor's degree. I'm quite excited about that :>
I'm far too exhausted to thing of anything witty to put here so here's your monthly tag to go to the sign up page should you be interested in writing something for us!
Have a good rest of the month, and try to stay cool ^^
Section of the Month
| Pipe Plaza SECTION OF THE MONTH | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Section | Votes | % | Writer |
| 1st | Anniversary Announcements | 4 | 23.53% | Lakituthequick |
| 1st | NIWA News | 4 | 23.53% | PanchamBro |
| 3rd | Poll Committee Discussion | 3 | 17.65% | Goombuigi |
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. We'll be going through staff changes and related wiki news in April. Let's begin.
Staff changes
- Alex95 has been demoted from their patroller and administrator roles on Starfy Wiki, their bureaucrat, interface administrator, and administrator roles on Lylat Wiki and F-Zero Wiki, and their administrator role on MarioWiki. A forum post details more information regarding Alex95.
- Soprano has been promoted to patroller on Pikipedia following a request by the user and a longstanding contribution history. Congratulations!
- Username has been promoted to the role of interface administrator after a temporary promotion to install a new plugin, and a longstanding history of interface improvements. Congratulations on the promotion!
Wiki news
¿Alguna vez querido leer Inkipedia en español? ¡Ese sueño se ha hecho realidad! Inkipedia has launched their Spanish wiki, Inkipedia ES. Having its contents forked from its old Fandom wiki by A22PG, the wiki currently needs your help. If you are fluent in Spanish, please help out and create various articles related to weapons, stages, and gears. It would certainly be appreciated!
Speaking of Inkipedia, if you're a graphic designer, you'll love this one. Inkipedia has announced a contest for a new wiki logo. As of the timing of this article's release, the logo contest is in the feedback round, which means you can submit a draft of what you want Inkipedia's logo, icon, and wordmark to look like. June 5th to June 18th is when you can submit your finalized logo. If you are interested, don't miss out on this opportunity!
Last month, SmashWiki was in the middle of its 100th Discord Smash Arena tournament. I'm proud to announce that the winner of the 100th Discord Smash Arena is...Kirby! With a staggering vote count of 83 vs. 41 between him and Mewtwo, it seems the pink puffball was able to stand no match to the genetic menace. I wish the proud Kirby supporters a good day with this victory.
In other news, interactive maps from Fandom have arrived on Zelda Wiki. These interactive maps are capable of pinning a specific location on a map and linking to its respective article. These maps also allow users to zoom in or out. If you are interested in helping out Zelda Wiki with its map, join the Discord server and participate in the #wiki-maps channel. A help guide on maps is also available at Fandom's Community Central for more information on how to curate a map.
Several wikis in April have upgraded their software for security purposes. These include Icaruspedia, Inkipedia, Metroid Wiki, StrategyWiki, and Wars Wiki upgrading to MediaWiki 1.35.6.
Over at our affiliates, Bulbagarden participated in "Catch a Million to Conquer Kids' Cancer", a week-long event hosted by the St. Baldrick’s Foundation that challenged Twitch streamers to catch a million Pokémon and raise $100,000 to help fund childhood cancer research. The campaign was split into two factions, Team Corvus and Team Greene; Bulbagarden participated under the latter. Bulbagarden's total catch was 2011, putting them in 9th and raising $630.11 for the campaign. Between Team Corvus and Team Greene, Team Greene managed to catch the most Pokémon with 37,669 caught. In total, 68,903 Pokémon were caught, and $38,856 were raised for the charity. Side note: the most caught Pokémon was Bidoof at 399 catches. It seems like nobody can resist Bidoof and his cuddly fur.
Anyways, that's it for any related NIWA news that I could gather for this month's 'Shroom. I'll see you next month!
New Articles
Hello and welcome to New Articles. In this section, I'll list every new article created in April with a description.
| Article | Creator | Description | Creation date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzola | Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) | A zipline-like object found in Mount Pajamaja in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team. It allows Mario and Luigi to go up the mountain. | April 2 |
| Britchard | Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) | A Brock running the gold shop of the Rose Broquet in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team. | April 2 |
| King Gessō | Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) | An enormous Blooper mech piloted in Yoshi's Safari that acts as the boss of Grand Bridge. | April 2 |
| Gold Bunny | Evil elmo (talk) | A golden High-End variant of the Bright Bunny kart in Mario Kart Tour. | April 6 |
| White Turbo Birdo | Evil elmo (talk) | A white High-End variant of the Turbo Birdo kart in Mario Kart Tour. | April 6 |
| Black Turbo Yoshi | Evil elmo (talk) | A black High-End variant of the Turbo Yoshi kart in Mario Kart Tour. | April 6 |
| Gold Eggshell Glider | DeividMC (talk) | A golden High-End variant of the Eggshell Glider in Mario Kart Tour. | April 6 |
| List of N64 Yoshi Valley tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour | SonicSpeed48 (talk) | A list that details the tour appearances of N64 Yoshi Valley in Mario Kart Tour. | April 7 |
| Card (Pinball) | Spectrogram (talk) | Five playing cards that can flip over when a ball goes through it in Pinball. | April 7 |
| Mega Stone Spike | LinkTheLefty (talk) | Larger variants of Stone Spikes that drop Brick Blocks and Giant Spiked Balls in Mario Sports Superstars. | April 8 |
| Spring Break Quiz: Which Nintendo Switch Game Location is best? | Koopa con Carne (talk) | A personality quiz on the Play Nintendo website aiming to determine which Nintendo Switch game location is the best for a spring break vacation spot for the user. | April 9 |
| Floating corn | Spectrogram (talk) | Floating cylinder vegetable platforms in the Luncheon Kingdom. | April 10 |
| 2D block | Spectrogram (talk) | Blocks in the Ruined Kingdom in Super Mario Odyssey. They can quickly move from one position to another. | April 11 |
| Amsterdam Tour | WildWario (talk) | The sixty-eighth tour of Mario Kart Tour. The tour features the debut of a new city course called Amsterdam Drift and features a new variant of Rosalina known as Rosalina (Volendam) and the return of the Dragonfly kart from Mario Kart DS. | April 15 |
| Amsterdam Drift | Evil elmo (talk) | A new city course in Mario Kart Tour set in Amsterdam. | April 15 |
| Glossary (Mario Golf: Advance Tour) | Juju1995 (talk) | A list of golf-related terms in Mario Golf: Advance Tour. When a term is selected, Helen will give the player the term's definition or description. | April 15 |
| Banana Heli Bird | Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) | Hefty Helibirds that leave a trail of bananas behind for Donkey Kong to collect in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. | April 16 |
| Bumper (Pinball) | Spectrogram (talk) | Objects in Pinball that bounce the ball back upon contact with them. | April 16 |
| Underground Power Plant | 7feetunder (talk) | A power plant beneath New Donk City in Super Mario Odyssey with Urban Stingbies and Poison Piranha Plants. | April 16 |
| Super Mario Trading Card Collection | Koopa con Carne (talk) | A series of Mario collectible cards launched by the Panini Group publishing house in April of this year. | April 16 |
| Amsterdam | WildWario (talk) | The capital city of the Netherlands. | April 17 |
| Super Mario-kun Volume 11 | Mariuigi Khed (talk) | The eleventh volume of the Super Mario-kun manga series. It continues the Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 arc and begins of the Wario's Woods arc. | April 19 |
| Wind Mouth | Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) | Floating flowers that blow wind in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. | April 20 |
| Fairy Trampoline | Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) | Bouncy bubble-like objects in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. When Donkey Kong performs the Sound Wave Attack near a ring of yellow fairies, they temporarily form into a Fairy Trampoline, allowing him to bounce far. | April 20 |
| Spring Flower | Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) | Large yellow flowers in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat that can be used to launch Donkey Kong. | April 20 |
| Fairy Board | Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) | Glowing yellow platforms in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. When Donkey Kong performs the Sound Wave Attack near a ring of yellow fairies, they temporarily become solid. | April 20 |
| Surprised Flower | Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) | Large flowers in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. They sprout and release beats when affected by the Sound Wave Attack. | April 20 |
| Time Dokan | Mariuigi Khed (talk) | A special Warp Pipe that allows users to warp through time and space in Super Mario-kun. | April 20 |
| Super Kōra | Mariuigi Khed (talk) | A power-up in Super Mario-kun capable of destroying a Suppon no Karon. | April 20 |
| Green Sprout | DeividMC (talk) | A glider resembling a green sprout in Mario Kart Tour. | April 21 |
| Bloom Fairy | Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) | Purple and white fairies in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. They leave a trail of blooms when they fly away. | April 21 |
| Bloom Pod | Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) | Floating buds in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. When Donkey Kong claps one, it opens and releases a small cloud of blooms around it. | April 21 |
| Bingo lamp | Spectrogram (talk) | Objects in Pinball which change their color when a ball passes through them | April 21 |
| All Star Summit | 7feetunder (talk) | A golf course added in version 4.0.0 of Mario Golf: Super Rush. The golf course features holes resembling various Mario characters, and objects such as Brick Blocks, Bouncy Clouds and Star Coins can be found in the course. | April 21 |
| Flower Kart | Evil elmo (talk) | A High-End kart in Mario Kart Tour based on a wooden carriage decorated with flowers. | April 21 |
| Daikon Rocket | Evil elmo (talk) | A High-End variant of the Carrot Kart resembling a daikon. | April 21 |
| Jumping Mario | Mariuigi Khed (talk) | A transformation in Super Mario-kun which causes Mario to constantly bounce left and right. | April 22 |
| Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner | Results May Vary (talk) | A macaroni and cheese product from Kraft Foods first released in the 1990s. | April 23 |
| Go-Gurt | Results May Vary (talk) | A yogurt brand from Yoplait. | April 23 |
| Super Mario Cereal | Results May Vary (talk) | A breakfast cereal produced by Kellogg's to promote Super Mario Odyssey. | April 23 |
| Beach House | 7feetunder (talk) | A house in the Seaside Kingdom in Super Mario Odyssey that can only be entered if Mario is wearing the Resort Hat and Resort Outfit or the Sunshine Shades and Sunshine Outfit. | April 25 |
| The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | PanchamBro (talk) | An adventure game in the The Legend of Zelda series. The game features various elements from the Mario franchise, including Goombas and a Chain Chomp. | April 25 |
| Tostarena Ruins | 7feetunder (talk) | The ruins in the Sand Kingdom in Super Mario Odyssey. It features many Bullet Bills. | April 25 |
| Hallmark | Waluigi Time (talk) | A retail chain that produces ornaments based on the Mario franchise. | April 25 |
| Underground Moon Caverns | 7feetunder (talk) | A lava-filled area in the Moon Kingdom in Super Mario Odyssey with enemies such as Parabones and Chargin' Chucks. | April 27 |
| Vegas Trip | Long John Spaghetti (talk) | A voice actor that has portrayed Jimmy T since WarioWare Gold in 2018. | April 28 |
| Tokurri Flower | Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) | Large flowers in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat that hang from walls. They spit out a stream of bananas when affected by the Sound Wave Attack. | April 28 |
| Doctor Tour | WildWario (talk) | The sixty-ninth tour of Mario Kart Tour. The tour features the return of Wii Coconut Mall and introduces Dr. Mario, Dr. Luigi and the Capsule special item. | April 29 |
| List of Dr. Mario profiles and statistics | SonicSpeed48 (talk) | A list of profiles and statistics for Dr. Mario. | April 29 |
| Blustery Basin | 7feetunder (talk) | A snowy golf course added in version 3.0.0 of Mario Golf: Super Rush. Snow Pokeys, Cooligans and Ty-foos can be found in the golf course. | April 29 |
| Ghost Stream | Somethingone (talk) | Wispy and long ghosts in Torrential Maze in Yoshi's Story | April 30 |
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
Written by: Luigi 64DD (talk)
Hey everyone! I'm your Poll Committee Vice Chair, Luigi 64DD, here to bring you the Discussion for this month. We've got just two polls to analyze this time around, so while it may be short, I'll be sure to make it sweet!
The News
There's not too much in the way of news, just more trucking along making polls. However, I hear that the election for the Chair and Vice-Chair of the 13th Poll Committee is going to be in the next issue of this very newsletter in June. If you are interested in running for either position, I encourage you to start thinking about it now so it doesn't sneak up on you when it comes!
Archives
What would be your preferred way for Nintendo to announce new Mario titles? (TasteTheFiresOfHelp (talk), April 17, 2022)
| What would be your preferred way for Nintendo to announce new Mario titles?
|
|---|
| I prefer Mario announcements being integrated into typical Nintendo Directs. 41.01% (814 votes) |
| I would like to see more Nintendo Directs focused solely on upcoming Mario releases. 27.51% (546 votes) |
| I have no preference on how Mario titles are announced. 20.10% (399 votes) |
| I prefer Nintendo waiting for large events, such as E3 or The Game Awards, to announce new Mario titles. 8.82% (175 votes) |
| I prefer Mario announcements being made over social media, such as Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube trailers unrelated to Nintendo Directs. 2.57% (51 votes) |
| Total votes: 1,985 |
What aspect do you think Nintendo should be focusing on improving the most right now? (TasteTheFiresOfHelp (talk), May 1, 2022)
| What aspect do you think Nintendo should be focusing on improving the most right now?
|
|---|
| Their online services. 32.16% (703 votes) |
| The gameplay in their games. 16.61% (363 votes) |
| The availability and accessibility of their products. 11.76% (257 votes) |
| Their communication and cooperation with content creators. 9.10% (199 votes) |
| The presentation (graphics, music, etc.) of their games. 7.59% (166 votes) |
| The quality of their game systems. 7.09% (155 votes) |
| I have no opinion on what aspect Nintendo should be focusing on improving the most right now. 6.31% (138 votes) |
| The rate at which they come up with new games. 5.40% (118 votes) |
| Their merchandise and media beyond video games, like manga and films. 3.98% (87 votes) |
| Total votes: 2,186 |
Analysis
What would be your preferred way for Nintendo to announce new Mario titles?
Mario stuff's fun, but how is Nintendo supposed to let us know it exists without announcing it? We asked the voters how they want Big Ninty to do it. Right from the get-go, we can see that our users love the traditional Nintendo Direct presentation format. More than 40% of our voters would like to see Mario-related announcements as a part of Nintendo's usual general Directs. Seeing as Directs are always exciting events to look forward to, I can see why this option was so popular. The second largest voter group with about 27% of the vote would like to take things even further by having entire Directs dedicated to just Mario news (like the Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary Direct a couple years back)! This would be reasonable given how much Direct time the massive series can take up at times. While more people prefer to just keep them in the general directs, the fact that this option received so many votes shows that a lot of y'all would love to see a show devoted to Mario and only Mario! So collectively, almost 68% of the voters prefer announcements in Directs, which is no surprise given the hype machines they are.
Next, about 20% have no preference on how Mario titles are announced. These people will just go with the flow, happy to receive news on new Mario games however Nintendo chooses to give it, just as long as they get to play said games! In contrast, just under 9% of voters like to see Nintendo announce games with the big flourish that they deserve by keeping the surprises for big gaming evens such as E3 and the Game Awards. I'm not surprised this option wasn't too popular as that would mean we'd only get new announcements about twice a year, but I can see the appeal since we'd get a whole lot of cool announcements one after the other! Finally, our last option with about 2.5% of the vote are those who'd prefer for Nintendo to drop announcements on their social media pages, just as they did during the earlier days of the pandemic in 2020. While this method is effective in delivering the needed info, the sudden nature of it doesn't quite live up to the excitement of Directs or other events for most voters, but we can see that some people prefer this quicker and more straightforward approach. So overall, if Nintendo's reading this, keep up the good work with those directs!
What aspect do you think Nintendo should be focusing on improving the most right now?
In what almost sounds like it could be a poll from Nintendo itself but sadly is not, our next poll asks what Nintendo should focus on to improve itself. As good as the games they make are, there are a lot of areas where fans would like to see some big improvements. Coming in first with just over 32% of the vote is online services. Yes, Nintendo has a bit of a history with having outdated or just not very good online services. Most recently, many fans have not been thrilled about the prices of their Nintendo Switch Online subscription service, which locks online behind a paywall without doing much to improve the quality of online services. And while it also offers unlimited access to legacy games, some of these are still locked beyond an even higher-priced pack. Understandably, many fans have lobbied for improvement of these systems, and that's reflected in these votes. Following that, a little over 16% of the voters want Nintendo to focus on continuing to improve gameplay in their games. Seeing as games are their main thing despite all the extra bells and whistles, it makes sense to ask for them to focus on what they do best.
Meanwhile, almost 12% of the voters want to see the availability and accessibility of Nintendo's products improved. I think this is referring to the fact that a lot of legacy games are still unavailable to purchase on modern consoles, as well as the shortages of products such as amiibos and even Nintendo's own consoles throughout the years. Just over 9% want to see increased communication with content creators. Since content creators such as YouTubers are a big part of the fandom now and Nintendo has had a rocky relationship with them at times, it makes sense to ask for improvements here. Around 7% each want to see improved presentation in areas such graphics and music in games and improvements in the quality of game systems. To some, Nintendo's console might seem a bit behind the times compared to Sony and Microsoft's powerhouses, so I can see where these votes are coming from. About 6% have no opinion, about 5% would like to see new games produced more quickly, and the remaining almost 4% want to see improvements to other merchandise and media besides games. It seems most voters aren't as worried about the rate that games are coming out, and it's no surprise only a small portion are looking for improvements to Nintendo's lesser-known products. Overall, I'd say that judging by this sample population, Nintendo needs to get their act together in regards to the quality of their online services and then continue to improve on the gameplay of the games we all know and love.
Conclusion
Alright, that's it for this edition of Poll Committee Discussion! Remember to vote in our polls whenever you happen to chance across the good ol' front page. If you keep votin' in 'em, we'll keep makin' 'em! (Well, we'll still be making them either way, but that's beside the point.) And of course, keep on enjoying the paper! See ya later!
Anniversary Announcements
Written by: Lakituthequick (talk)
- “It's an argument that's gone on for 400 pages. 12 people have been banned, and a mod was forced to step down in disgrace. Is issue 175 a special issue?”
- —Shoey (talk · Boards)
Welcome back to the second Anniversary Announcements of this year! While it may seem kinda quiet, a lot of Awards have been covered and some tournaments are popping up, so read on.
The tournaments
Just like last month, no tournaments have officially kicked off yet, but the intent has grown. In this subsection, I will summarise the upcoming and ongoing tournaments and update you on their proceedings.
The following games have been mentioned as upcoming:
- Anniversary Scavenger - Lakituthequick (talk · Boards)
- Wario's Woods - Shoey (talk · Boards)
The following games have been coined to gauge interest:
- Panel de Pon - Roserade (talk · Boards) - forum post
- PuyoVS - Long John Spaghetti (talk · Boards) - forum post
- Splatoon 2 - Ninja Squid (talk · Boards) - forum post
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.
Awards M29 and M30, the Favourite Game awards, have been split into three eras instead of the two they were before, because of the many games in different generations which cannot be properly compared among themselves. Additionally, the now-middle category, Favourite Classic Game, has taken the Wii and Nintendo DS from Modern Game. In the overview below, nominees that moved between these awards are not marked as removed or added from the respective awards.
Due to lots of new activity in the community and the subsequent new award ideas coming from it, the Community Awards have raised the numbers of awards from 10 to up to 15, depending on how many viable ideas can be worked out.
C7. Favorite Community Event is under discussion of being split in more categorised events and games within the community. This is because, while this award considers the past year for its nominees, ongoing games like e.g. roleplays would continuously qualify, while e.g. awards tournaments and strategy games would not. The exact division is not yet decided on.
The complete and up-to-date list of awards and nominees can be viewed in this document at any time.