The 'Shroom:Issue 183/Pipe Plaza
Director's Notes
HOW IS IT ALREADY JUNE GOOD GRIEF
Anyways, I move into a college dorm for the very first time in about two months, so that's terrifying!! We don't have a lot of my stuff bought yet, but I think that's part of the plan when my mom and I go on vacation next month. Speaking of which, one of the days I get to see Dreamcatcher (aka my favorite Kpop group of all time) LIVE IN CONCERT! AAAAAAAHHHHHHH I'm so excited!!!!
We have a lot of really cool sections here this month!! You too can write a really cool section for us! Head to the sign up page to find out more!
Enjoy your month and may your weather forecasts not be full of terrible heat ^^;;
Section of the Month
| PIPE PLAZA SECTION OF THE MONTH | ||||
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| Place | Section | Votes | % | Writer |
| 1st | NIWA News | 5 | 33.33% | PanchamBro (talk) |
| 2nd | Forum Update | 3 | 20.00% | Hooded Pitohui (talk) |
| 3rd | Anniversary Announcements | 2 | 13.33% | Lakituthequick (talk) |
| 3rd | Poll Committee Discussion | 2 | 13.33% | Luigi 64DD (talk) |
NIWA News
Written by: PanchamBro (talk)
Hey it's me PanchamBro. It's time for this month's NIWA News, a section regarding news with each of the 32 members of the Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance. We'll be going through staff changes and related wiki news in May. Let's begin!
Staff changes
- Username (yes that is their name) has been promoted to admin on Pikmin Fanon. They're known for their work in helping with the technical works behind Pikmin Fanon.
- On the other hand, GeneticistVarik has resigned from their bureaucrat and admin roles on WikiBound. They were WikiBound's representative for NIWA, and it's sad to see them go so soon after working hard on the role. Their contributions to WikiBound will be missed.
Wiki news
If you previously participated in Inkipedia's logo contest for Round 1, you have until June 25 of this month to submit your final logo and mockup for Round 2 of the contest. I repeat, only users that have previously made a submission to Round 1 can submit their entry to Round 2. Voting will begin the day after. Even if you didn't make a contribution to the contest during Round 1, you can still vote on what logo Inkipedia will use, and help decide the fate of these squid kids uhhh I mean their logo.
And speaking of changes, Nookipedia has launched a brand new main page design, with work done by Dorsal Axe and PanchamBro. There's now a listing for what critters are new for each month, the events going on in New Horizons and older titles, and a section for latest releases for merchandise, video games, and so many more. The design was also made to be mobile friendly as well, meaning that if you viewed this on your phone, it'll still look like how it is presented on desktop. Yes yes, I think this new main page speaks to all tanukis alike!
And while this news is very local, Super Mario Wiki has updated its standard Monobook look following a proposal in late May. Although it will be sad to say goodbye to the old background after more than 15 years, nothing screams Mario more than with classic Mario symbols!
On the topic of proposals, WiKirby held a referendum regarding how spoilers were presented. After 20 votes were tallied, the overwhelming majority with 43 points agreed to remove the spoilers template, but otherwise keep a spoiler warning on the site notice bar. And I'm definitely don't want to be spoiled in any regards, so I'll try to stay away from the time being. I don't know, the feeling of being spoiled by Marx is scary.
Lastly, Bulbapedia has been experiencing some technical issues regarding their autoscaler late in May. Issues have been mostly fixed, but if you experience any issues whatsoever, please let technical staff know either in Bulbagarden's Discord server or Bulbapedia Forums.
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" article where I...must think random things...think random things...random...uh...
Poll Committee Discussion
Written by: Ninja Squid (talk)
Hello there, 'Shroom readers. It is your 'Shroom Director here trying to survive the June apocalypse, and while you may clearly not know what I mean by that, I undoubtedly do!
Anyway, I am not here crying over why this month is horrible, but rather to give you results and an analysis of our most recent polls, so let's get to it!
The News
The election for the 13th Poll Committee Chairperson is now up! If you are interested in running to lead the Poll Committee for a one-year term, make sure to read the details on the section. I am very much looking forward to the election, and I hope you do as well!
Archives
In the event that Charles Martinet stopped voicing Mario, how would you prefer for Nintendo to proceed? (Waluigi Time (talk), May 15, 2022)
| In the event that Charles Martinet stopped voicing Mario, how would you prefer for Nintendo to proceed?
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| Nintendo should continue reusing archive audio of Martinet while also using a soundalike for new clips when necessary. 51.37% (1,499 votes) |
| Nintendo should only reuse archive audio of Martinet for Mario. 19.88% (580 votes) |
| Nintendo should hire a soundalike and only use their recordings for Mario. 13.67% (399 votes) |
| I have no opinion. 8.53% (249 votes) |
| Nintendo should cast a new voice actor whose performance is distinct from Martinet's. 6.55% (191 votes) |
| Total votes: 2,918 |
Various Mario titles feature "easy" mode options to help struggling players (e.g. Super Guide, Smart Steering). What is your opinion on them? (Ray Trace (talk), May 29, 2022)
| Various Mario titles feature "easy" mode options to help struggling players (e.g. Super Guide, Smart Steering). What is your opinion on them?
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| I like these options as long as players are not required to use them. 52.47% (1,105 votes) |
| I like these options and want future Mario titles to continue to feature them or variations. 23.08% (486 votes) |
| I do not like these options as players should play the game without assists, but I am okay with them being present. 9.59% (202 votes) |
| I like these options and think that existing titles should add more ways to assist players through updates. 6.84% (144 votes) |
| I don't have an opinion on accessibility options. 4.08% (86 votes) |
| I do not like these options and I think future titles should stop having them. 3.94% (83 votes) |
| Total votes: 2,106 |
Analysis
In the event that Charles Martinet stopped voicing Mario, how would you prefer for Nintendo to proceed?
If Charles Martinet stopped voicing Mario, I feel that it would be one of the biggest news of the century. The option with the majority of the votes (also with more than 50% of the votes!) was that Nintendo should keep using voice clips from Charles Martinet, while also using a soundalike for new clips when necessary. I have to admit that I agree with this option the most. Mario's voice is iconic, and I think it would be very VERY hard to actually adjust to a new voice actor, so a soundalike might be the best compromise between having a new voice actor and also a voice similar enough to the one that Charles Martinet gave to Mario over these past 20 years.
In second position, with roughly 20% of the votes is for Nintendo to only reuse voice clips from Charles Martinet, and if we count this with the top option, it brings the total up to around 70% of our voters that want Nintendo to at least keep using voice clips from Charles Martinet. Note that barely 7% of our voters would be fine with a new voice actor to take over. Clearly, this poll showcase that if Charles Martinet were to stop voicing Mario, I think depending on what will be Nintendo's decision, it may turn out to be controversial. Let us hope Charles Martinet keep voicing Mario for another good while!
Various Mario titles feature "easy" mode options to help struggling players (e.g. Super Guide, Smart Steering). What is your opinion on them?
Poll coming from the Poll Committee boss! Another one were the top option had more than 50% of the votes, and where I also agree with the option. I do think it's good that video games are as accessible as possible to all kinds of players, but I do think it is important that these features are optional. This is why I thought that New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe where two characters (Toadette and Nabbit) are actually forced to be used in multiplayer is disappointing as these two characters both have elements that makes the game easier. Nintendo should have made sure to make it possible for players who wants to play in multiplayer normally like the original New Super Mario Bros. U did. Blue Toad now only being a reskin of Yellow Toad was one of the weirdest decision they did. Essentially, make it playable without a forced easier mode on it.
Our second most voted option, with close to 25% of the votes, is that people want future Mario games to continue having such features. Again, if we count the number of votes from both the two most voted options, it brings it to around 70% that like having easier features available in Mario games, which even for a small sample, it does seem that such features are popular. However, around 13% of our votes does not like having these modes in Mario games, which fine, but I do disagree with them as I think video games are something that everyone should be able to play and enjoy no matter what are their preferences in genre as long as you have the option as for how do you prefer to enjoy them.
Conclusion
That's a wrap! Good news, I haven't collapsed yet! Thank you for reading Poll Committee Discussion. Please, continue to vote in our polls on the wiki's main page, and make sure to take part in the Poll Chairperson Election!
Anniversary Announcements
Written by: Lakituthequick (talk)
- “Incidentally, "getting rid of U is a good step" is what Nintendo said after releasing the Switch.”
- —Roserade (talk · Boards)
Good day people, and welcome to the June edition of Anniversary Announcements! How is your June? Mine is... busy... to say the least.
The news
There is not much news, but there is one important bit of news: the polls are now open! Go vote on the Mario and Fail awards, or vote in the Community Awards from within the dossier!
The tournaments
It is time! Tournaments are starting up! In this subsection, I will summarise 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:
- 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.
The most significant change this time is a mostly administrative one: all awards have been completely renumbered, in order to have closely related awards be adjacent to each other again. Over the years, awards have been replaced in place, which caused some awards, for example Favorite Mario Party Game and Favorite Mario Party Board, to be placed a distance away from each other, such as in M18 and M22. This has now been cleaned up, with the intention to keep doing this in the following years.
In the overview below, I will not list the renumbering among the changes, as this change has affected nearly every award. The old and new numbers are displayed in the document linked below.
On a different note, the last two meetings have been devoted to the complete review of all awards, to catch any last minute additions and changes. Due to the nature of this, small changes such as for spelling or formatting will not be listed below.
The complete and up-to-date list of awards and nominees can be viewed in this document at any time.
