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Director’s Notes
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Happy August everyone! If you're someone who's going back to school in the coming weeks (or if you've already gone back), please stay safe! I start college in about two weeks so things are crazy for me right now. In unrelated news, one of my favorite music groups is releasing new music on Monday and I cannot WAIT.

I hope everyone enjoyed awards yesterday! I certainly did, it's always one of my favorite times of the year. I'm already excited for next year~ :3c

Don't forget if you're interested in writing a section for Pipe Plaza, you can check out the sign up page to see what catches your interest! Enjoy the month, and Pipe Plaza as well!

Section of the Month

NIWA News
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Hello, everyone! Welcome to NIWA News, a section where I, Alex95, show the going ons with the wikis in our NIWA group within the last month!

Promotions
 * FLAME1232 was promoted to the rank of Patroller on Inkipedia!
 * Ruthless Cutie was promoted to the rank of Patroller on Nookipedia!
 * Aidanzapunk was promoted to the rank of Bureaucrat on SmashWiki!
 * Samwell was repromoted to the rank of Bureaucrat on WiKirby!

Demotions
 * Kirbman, JORDAN DEBONO, and IceBlue were all demoted on Icaruspedia due to inactivity.

Other
 * Pikmin Fanon is closing on September 1, 2020.

Mario Calendar
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It’s GPM1000 here once again for another month of Mario Calendar! I’m sure you’ve caught on to what this is all about, but if you’re new here, here’s the deal: there are a lot of games that Mario is featured in, right? Wouldn’t it be interesting to see the history of those Mario games? Well here is where that happens! Here I list all of the Mario games that have come out in any one month, this month being August! Well, I’m sure you know what’s up now, and want me to stop rambling, so let’s-a-go!

Region Abbreviations Console Abbreviations


 * August 1
 * 1992 (NA): Mario Paint (SNES)
 * 1993 (NA): Super Mario All-Stars (SNES)


 * August 2
 * 2018 (JP): WarioWare Gold (3DS)


 * August 3
 * 2018
 * (NA): WarioWare Gold (3DS)
 * (EU): Mario Kart Arcade GP VR (Arcade)


 * August 4
 * 1999 (JP): Game & Watch Gallery 3 (GBC)


 * August 5
 * 1995 (JP): Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (SNES)
 * 2004 (JP): Densetsu no Starfy 3 (GBA)


 * August 9
 * 2007 (JP): DK: Jungle Climber (DS)


 * August 10
 * 1983 (NA): Rain Shower (G&W)
 * 1989 (EU): Donkey Kong Classics (NES)
 * 1994 (JP): Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! (GB)
 * 1999 (JP): Mario Golf (GBC)
 * 2004 (JP): Famicom Mini: Super Mario Bros. 2 (GBA)


 * August 11
 * 1989 (NA): Alleyway (GB)
 * 2000 (JP): Paper Mario (N64)
 * 2013 (NA): Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (3DS)


 * August 17
 * 2012 (EU): New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS)


 * August 18
 * 2012 (AU): New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS)


 * August 19
 * 1987 (NA): Super Mario Bros. (G&W)
 * 2009 (JP):
 * Game & Watch: Manhole (DSiWare)
 * Game & Watch: Donkey Kong Jr. (DSiWare)
 * Game & Watch: Mario's Cement Factory (DSiWare)
 * 2012 (NA): New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS)


 * August 20
 * 1984 (NA): Donkey Kong 3 (G&W)


 * August 21
 * 1995 (NA): Mario’s Tennis (VB)
 * 2001 (JP): Wario Land 4 (GBA)
 * 2009 (EU/AU): Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! (DSiWare)


 * August 24
 * 1995 (EU): Donkey Kong Land (GB)


 * August 25
 * 2008 (NA): Mario Super Sluggers (Wii)
 * 2013 (NA): New Super Luigi U (Wii U)


 * August 26
 * 2002 (NA): Super Mario Sunshine (GC)
 * 2004 (JP): Mario Pinball Land (GBA)


 * August 27
 * 1986 (JP): I Am a Teacher: Super Mario Sweater (Famicom)
 * 1992 (JP): Super Mario Kart (SNES)
 * 1993 (JP): Mario & Wario (SNES)
 * 2001
 * (JP): Mario Family (GBC)
 * (NA): Mario Kart: Super Circuit (GBA)
 * 2015 (JP): Ultimate NES Remix (3DS)


 * August 28
 * 1997 (EU): Game & Watch Gallery (GB)
 * 2000 (NA): Mario Tennis (N64)
 * 2008 (JP): Captain Rainbow (Wii)


 * August 29
 * 1991 (EU/AU): Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
 * 2000 (JP): Mario Artist: Polygon Studio (64DD)
 * 2005 (NA): Mario Superstar Baseball (GC)
 * 2017 (NA/EU/AU): Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (Switch)


 * August 30
 * 2019 (ALL): Arcade Archives: Pinball (Switch eShop)

Overall, I must say, this month was very light! There were some good things such as Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island, but there were many days where nothing was released overall! Oh well, not every month can be an incredible one! Although, let’s be honest, any month is a win if a Mario game is released. Hope you guys enjoyed this month’s Mario Calendar, and I’ll see you next month :)

Anniversary Announcements
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Hello again, it's me again with Anniversary Announcements!

The Pyro Guys
Happy anniversary Super Mario Wiki! The wiki blew out 15 candles on 12 August! The ceremony was the 14th! If you somehow haven't watched it yet, do so now! There was all sorts of quality presentations, you're missing out man! Check them out here!

Tournaments
We're nearing the end of the Awards season, so tournaments are also starting to wrap up. Let's see those scoreboards.

Mario Awards Killing Game 4: Despair Incorporated Forum thread GBAToad and The Pyro GuyThe merge map of Neo Hope Foundation has been one of the most chaotic Killing Game maps we have ever seen on the Super Mario Boards! Insofar, we have had events such as Ernest Cline night, in which everyone dressed up as an Ernest that rhymes with Cline. In addition, we have had a murderous clown night, with the clown successfully hitting a murder and escaping from the game, besides the regular kill of the night. And then later, the main… antagonist? …Big Changes has been revealed! The game is soon coming to an end…

Panel de Pon Forum thread Super-YoshiThe 12th round has been extended to allow for people to complete their presentations, and is going on in parallel to the 13th round.

<h4 style="background:rgba(34,139,34,0.4);margin-bottom:1px;padding:4px 12px;border-radius:13px 13px 0 0">Super Smash Bros. Ultimate <li style="display:inline-block;border-radius:.75em;padding:0 0.6em;margin:1px;background:rgba(34,139,34,.2)">Forum thread</li> <li style="display:inline-block;border-radius:.75em;padding:0 0.6em;margin:1px;background:rgba(34,139,34,.2)">Alex95</li></ul><p style="background:rgba(34,139,34,.2);margin-top:0;padding:0 12px 6px;border-radius:0 0 13px 13px">After six rounds, Yoshiwaker has won the single battles, congratulations! Only a couple matches remain to be played for doubles.

<h4 style="background:rgba(34,139,34,0.4);margin-bottom:1px;padding:4px 12px;border-radius:13px 13px 0 0">Mario Kart Wii Time Trials <li style="display:inline-block;border-radius:.75em;padding:0 0.6em;margin:1px;background:rgba(34,139,34,.2)">Forum thread</li> <li style="display:inline-block;border-radius:.75em;padding:0 0.6em;margin:1px;background:rgba(34,139,34,.2)">Alex95</li></ul><p style="background:rgba(34,139,34,.2);margin-top:0;padding:0 12px 6px;border-radius:0 0 13px 13px">The ninth and final round has been played. The sixth course has been Wario's Gold Mine, the seventh was Mushroom Gorge, the eight Moo Moo Meadows and the final one was, per tradition, Rainbow Road. The final race was the face-off between fantanoice, who had the fastest lap in all previous rounds, and Lakituthequick, who also consistently placed high. In the end, the winner of Rainbow Road was… fantanoice! Congratulations!

<h4 style="background:rgba(34,139,34,0.4);margin-bottom:1px;padding:4px 12px;border-radius:13px 13px 0 0">Mario Kart 8 Deluxe versus/battles <li style="display:inline-block;border-radius:.75em;padding:0 0.6em;margin:1px;background:rgba(34,139,34,.2)">Forum thread</li> <li style="display:inline-block;border-radius:.75em;padding:0 0.6em;margin:1px;background:rgba(34,139,34,.2)">Lakituthequick</li></ul><p style="background:rgba(34,139,34,.2);margin-top:0;padding:0 12px 6px;border-radius:0 0 13px 13px">Last minute sign-ups ensured that two rounds could be played instead of one! After two rounds of both versus and battles, Crackin355 has taken the win in both of them, congratulations!

<h4 style="background:rgba(34,139,34,0.4);margin-bottom:1px;padding:4px 12px;border-radius:13px 13px 0 0">Anniversary Scavenger Mini <li style="display:inline-block;border-radius:.75em;padding:0 0.6em;margin:1px;background:rgba(34,139,34,.2)">Forum thread</li> <li style="display:inline-block;border-radius:.75em;padding:0 0.6em;margin:1px;background:rgba(34,139,34,.2)">Lakituthequick</li></ul><p style="background:rgba(34,139,34,.2);margin-top:0;padding:0 12px 6px;border-radius:0 0 13px 13px">Because of planning issues creating a full-blown Anniversary Scavenger, a small one was instead hosted within just the ceremony instead of community-wide. While the ceremony is over, it is still possible to sign up and play along while reading through the presentations again.

Committee Interviews
Welcome to Committee Interviews! In this part of Anniversary Announcements, I will do short interviews with the members of the Awards Committee, so you can get to know them a bit better! This month, a returning member: Zange!

Zange
And that's it for this month! Next month I'll be back one last time with the last updates on tournaments that are rounding up, and with two more Committee Interviews. Until then, have a good month!

All information above was correct as of 2020-08-13. Sprite credits: A.J. Nitro, Atz Chan (tSR)