The 'Shroom:Issue LXVII/Pipe Plaza

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Director's Notes ()
Hello, readers, and welcome to another issue of Pipe Plaza!!

Last month, I got my first "application" as Pipe Plaza Director. It was reviewed thoroughly by the Core Staff, and we all decided to hire the "applicant". So, I'm happy to announce the new Monthly Report writer: please welcome myself,, to the team! (Even though I'm already part of the Pipe Plaza team.)

Section of the Month
The Section of the Month poll for the September Issue got only 22 votes, so please be sure to vote in this month's poll!

Anyway, the winner, with 7 votes (31.8% of the total) is...

...Mario Calendar!!

Mario Calendar brings readers a list with all the Mario games released during the month in which the newest issue of The 'Shroom is released. Last month, it covered the games released sometime during September. Featured, a guest section written by me, got second place, with 6 votes (27.3%). The third-placed section was Community Report, written by, with 5 votes (22.7%)

And that's all I have to say for now. I hope all of you enjoy this month's issue!

More Info

Monthly Report ()
Hello, readers, and welcome to the October issue of Monthly Report!! As previously announced in the Director's Notes, this will be the first issue with myself,, as the regular writer for Monthly Report. So, be sure to check this section every month for the site-wide statistics and a comparison between each month's statistics, in sets of two.

Without further ado, these are the wiki's statistics for August, September and October:

(Credit goes to and  for the table coding. Stooben originally created it when writing this section back in Issues XXIII, XXV and XXVI, and SMB based his coding for Issues XXXIX, XL and XLI – which I am using in this issue – off of Stooben's coding.)

*All times EST.

Community Report ()
Hello, this is October's Community Report.

Policy Changes

 * Article Size Policy was created. This policy provides a good rule of thumb for when to split sections of articles off to avoid having overly large articles.
 * New articles was created. This policy shows what things will get dedicated articles and which things won't.
 * Subpages Policy was created. This policy dictates the naming convention for what used to be subpages of articles, but will now get dedicated articles.
 * Empty sections was created. This provides details on which sections in an article can be left as simply.

Proposals

 * 's proposal to make proposals pass by a clear majority rule on proposals with three or more voting options passed, 8-0.
 * 's proposal to change the standard for how we define a game being part of the Super Mario series failed, 8-2.
 * 's proposal to allow quotes on non-character articles passed, 10-0.
 * 's proposal to merge all game modes into their respective game articles failed to reach a quorum, 0-2-1.
 * 's proposal to overturn excessive userspace policies and improve ability to log and enforce userpage editing rules failed to reach a quorum, 2-0.
 * and 's TPP to change the infobox picture for Mario passed, 5-1.
 * 's TPP to merge Coin Rush to New Super Mario Bros. 2 failed, 16-5.
 * 's TPP to change Lava Bouncer to Ice Podoboo passed, 6-4.
 * 's TPP to split Star Road into Star Road and Star Road (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars) passed, 4-0.
 * 's TPP to split Big Whomp from Whomp passed, 4-1.
 * 's TPP to merge Fire Power (Yoshi) with Fire Breath was cancelled by proposer. Its voting tally prior to cancellation was 3-0.
 * 's TPP to split Giga Carrot from Carrot passed, 6-0.
 * 's TPP to split Giant Ninji from Ninji passed, 4-0.
 * 's TPP to split Mega Fuzzy and Fuzzy passed, 5-0.
 * 's TPP to split Mega Urchin and Mini Urchin passed, 5-0.

Proposals in Progress

 * A TPP on whether to keep, delete, or trim Dragon. (Read More)
 * A TPP to bring back Featured Images. (Read More)
 * A TPP to merge Fish (Balloon Fight) with Summit. (Read More)

Sitenotices

 * As explained on Signatures, all signatures must fit inside this 35 x 225 pixel box. Please ensure your signature is not too large. This includes variable text, which often extends far beyond the maximum sig length.
 * We're moving forward on the level articles policy one game at a time. Please help us in splitting New Super Mario Bros. 2 levels and cleaning-up the new pages.
 * Please help us in cleaning-up the New Super Mario Bros. 2 level pages and by adding Star Coin location image galleries.

Promotions/Demotions

 * was demoted from sysop to autopatrolled as per his request.
 * was promoted to autopatrolled.
 * was promoted to bot and then demoted shortly afterward.

Featured ()
Hey, everyone, and welcome to this month's issue of Featured!! Although I'm writing this section once again, it's still vacant to anyone who wants to write for the Pipe Plaza, so remember to sign up!

Featured Articles
Only one article has been featured since the last issue. It is none other than Mario Kart DS, which was refeatured on September 14th.

FA Nominations
There is one new Featured Article Nomination. It joins the other active FA Nominations, which are:


 * Shy Guy (Nominated on May 12th)
 * Bob-omb (Nominated on May 17th)
 * Super Mario Kart (Nominated on May 17th)
 * Toad (Nominated on May 30th)
 * Thwomp (Nominated on July 8th)
 * Good Egg Galaxy (Nominated on July 22nd)
 * New Super Mario Bros. Mii (Nominated on July 24th)
 * Macho Grubba (Nominated on August 19th)
 * Mario Party 9 (Nominated on August 22nd)
 * Wario Land 4 (Nominated on October 4th) – New

None of the active nominations from the last month have failed.

Unfeaturing process
The FA Unfeaturing Nominations remain the same from September:


 * Goomba (Nominated on April 20th)
 * King K. Rool (Nominated on August 28th)

And that's all for this issue of Featured!

Forum Update ()
Hey, guys, welcome to September's Forum Update! A lot happened in September, such as...uhh...

Top Stories: A public ban log was put up in General Discussion, by Mason. The log shows all of the users who have been permanently banned (since September 13th) and all of the users with currently active temporary bans. It also shows the reason, and, for temp. bans, the amount of time it lasts and the date it expires.

So let's board the ban train. Yay. Starting off, Gardevoir was permanently banned, for "Constant derogatory posts and spam, among other rulebreaks. Previously recieved warnings and two temp bans."

ColonelKR, who originally came to the forum to propose his idea of a new Mario movie against the idea of fellow user Supermariofan (and was greeted with a lot of Nicolas Cage) was banned for 4 weeks, for flaming. However, he evaded his ban as DupliKR, and returned to the thread. Because of his sockpuppeting, his ban was extended to 6 weeks. It now expires on October 25th.

"At this point, I don't know if ColonelKR is a truly gifted performance artist or merely diseased." - Glowsquid

Legault was banned for a month for flaming, and his ban expires on October 21st. Christian Brutal Sniper was also banned for two weeks for trolling, but that's already expired.

Statistics: In September, 33 members joined, and 138 was the highest amount of users online. 29269 posts were made, and 518 topics were created.

TOP 10 POSTERS Meowth – 38268 Rat  – 26640 MCS  – 25768 Pinkie Pie – 22147  Nabber  – 17455  Big McIntosh  – 16635  Phantom L  – 16410  Solar Blaze  – 15913  Baby Luigi  – 14611   Yoshidude99  – 12603  Green signifies the user is at a higher position than last month. Blue signifies the user is at the same position as last month. Red signifies the user is at a lower position than last month. Bold signifies the user is a new entry to the top 10.

Mafia: Currently ongoing are New Super Mario's Magnificent Mafia, Cheyenne Bodie's Shoey Mafia and Nabber's Portal Mafia.


 * BMB's game, Mafia, The, was cancelled when he left the forum.
 * The Innocents and Yoshiwaker won Epic Nitwit's Mafia game.
 * Lakituthequick's Mafia was won by the Mafia and Cheyenne Bodie.
 * Okay, this one is a bit confusing, but Pyro's Reverse Mafia was won by the Innocents (who were the evil party in this game).
 * The Third Party (me, Palkia47 and Marioguy1) won Smasher's Roleless Mafia.

That's all for this month! Thanks for reading. Next month will be my first anniversary writing this section, so expect something...uhh, well, expect something! Bye!

Tip of the Month ()
Try your hand at research! The more you know about the game you're working on, the more you can contribute, and that means the better the Wiki can be! This gives you an excuse to play that game, or buy that issue of Nintendo Power that highlights it. Just make sure you give credit where credit is due.

Mario Calendar ()
Hello, everyone, and welcome to October's Mario Calendar!

I have nothing special to say right now, so here are all the Mario, Yoshi, Donkey Kong and Wario games released in October:


 * October 1st, 2007 (NA): Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (NES-VC)
 * October 3rd, 2012 (JP): Mario Golf (GBC-3DSVC)
 * October 4th
 * 1995 (NA): Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (SNES)
 * 2002 (EU): Super Mario Sunshine (GCN)
 * 2004 (NA): Mario Pinball Land (GBA)
 * 2012:
 * (NA): Dr. Mario (GB-3DSVC)
 * (EU/AU):
 * Mario Kart 7 (3DS-Digital Download)
 * Super Mario 3D Land (3DS-Digital Download)
 * October 5th, 2001 (EU): Paper Mario (N64)
 * October 6th
 * 1995 (EU): Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (SNES)
 * 2008 (NA): Mario Golf (N64-VC)
 * October 7th, 2009 (JP): Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! (DSiWare)
 * October 8th, 2007 (NA): Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (Wii)
 * October 9th
 * 1988 (NA): Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES)
 * 2009 (EU): Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (NDS)
 * October 11th
 * 2002 (EU): Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (GBA)
 * 2004 (NA): Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (GCN)
 * October 12th
 * 2000 (AU): Mario Party 2 (N64)
 * 2007 (EU): Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber (NDS)
 * 2011 (JP): Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (GB-3DSVC)
 * October 13th, 2009 (NA): Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii & NDS)
 * October 14th, 2004 (JP): Mawaru Made in Wario (GBA)
 * October 15th
 * 1986 (EU): Donkey Kong (NES)
 * 1987 (EU): Wrecking Crew (NES)
 * 2004 (EU): Donkey Konga (GCN)
 * 2009 (AU): Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii & NDS)
 * October 16th, 2009 (EU): Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii & NDS)
 * October 17th, 2003:
 * (JP): Atsumare!! Made in Wario (GCN)
 * (EU): Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (GBA)
 * October 18th, 1985 (NA): Donkey Kong Jr. Math (NES)
 * October 19th, 1996 (JP): Picross 2 (GB)
 * October 20th
 * 1999 (NA): Mario Golf (GBC)
 * 2005 (JP): Super Princess Peach (NDS)
 * October 21st
 * 1992 (JP): Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (GB)
 * 1998 (JP): Wario Land II (GBC)
 * 2002 (NA): Mario Party 4 (GCN)
 * 2003 (NA): Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (GBA)
 * 2008 (JP): Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (SNES-VC)
 * 2010 (JP): Super Mario Collection Special Pack (Wii)
 * October 22nd, 2009 (AU): Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (NDS)
 * October 23rd (JP):
 * 1988: Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
 * 2007: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES-VC)
 * October 24th
 * 2003 (AU): Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (GBA)
 * 2005 (NA): Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (GCN)
 * October 25th
 * 2002 (EU): Game & Watch Gallery 4 (GBA)
 * 2004 (NA): Classic NES Series: Dr. Mario (GBA)
 * October 26th
 * 1996 (JP): Tetris Attack (GB)
 * 1999 (EU): Mario Golf (GBC)
 * 2007 (EU): Yoshi's Story (N64-VC)
 * October 28th
 * 2002 (NA): Game & Watch Gallery 4 (GBA)
 * 2004 (JP): Mario Power Tennis (GCN)
 * 2005 (EU): Dancing Stage: Mario Mix (GCN)
 * October 30th, 2007 (JP): Yoshi's Story (N64-VC)
 * October 1985 (NA): Wrecking Crew (NES)
 * October 1990 (NA): Dr. Mario (NES)
 * October 1994 (NA): Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters (SNES)

And that's all for this month's list! We shall meet again right away, in Upcoming Games! See you there!

Upcoming Games ()
And here we are! Welcome, fellow The 'Shroom readers, to this issue of Upcoming Games!

There's plenty to discuss this month, so let's get to that quickly!

Wii U News
Nintendo has finally announced the release dates and prices for their newest home console, the Wii U, along with the launch day games.

The Wii U will be available to customers in two different models, Basic and Deluxe. The Basic set will include a white Wii U console with 8 GB of memory, a Wii U GamePad, an AC adapter, an HDMI cable and a Wii U sensor bar (European and Australian Basic Sets will not include a sensor bar). It'll cost $299.99 in the United States, ¥26,250 in Japan and $349.95 in Australia. The Deluxe set will include everything in the Basic set, with some differences and additions. The Wii U in the Deluxe set will be black, with 32 GB of memory; said configuration will also include a GamePad Charging Cradle, stands for the GamePad and the console, and a copy of Nintendo Land. It'll cost $349.99 in the United States, ¥31,500 in Japan and $429.95 in Australia.

Nintendo has also announced the games set to be released alongside the Wii U. The list contains only one Mario title, New Super Mario Bros. U. Game & Wario will be released during the Launch Window, which starts on release day and ends in March 2013.

Nintendo 3DS News
The last 30 days have yielded interesting news regarding 3DS Mario games, mainly about the Nintendo eShop.

Starting this month, first-party titles will be available for download in the eShop. The first games to be released in digital form are Super Mario 3D Land, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Mario Kart 7 and Star Fox 64 3D.

Additionally, Nintendo announced the release of downloadable content – for the first time in the company's history – for New Super Mario Bros. 2. Each one of the three DLC packs will cost $2.50 in North America, €2.50 in Europe and ¥200 in Japan.

Still in the topic of eShop downloads, four Mario games will be released for the North American Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console in the following months. They are Mario Golf (GBC), Dr. Mario (GB), Wario Land II (GBC) and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (NES).

Release Dates

 * Wii U
 * North America: November 18th
 * Europe: November 30th
 * Australia: November 30th
 * Japan: December 8th
 * New Super Mario Bros. U: Wii U launch title
 * Paper Mario: Sticker Star
 * North America: November 11th
 * Japan: December 6th
 * Europe: December 7th
 * Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 – Digital download
 * Europe: October 4th
 * Australia: October 4th
 * North America: October 18th
 * Japan: November 1st
 * Mario Golf (GBC) – 3DS Virtual Console
 * Japan: October 3rd
 * North America: October 11th
 * Dr. Mario (GB) – 3DS Virtual Console
 * North America: October 4th
 * Wario Land II (GBC) – 3DS Virtual Console
 * North America: December 20th
 * Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (NES) – 3DS Virtual Console
 * North America: December 27th

And that concludes this month's Pipe Plaza! See you in November!

"Stay tuned to Upcoming Games for news on the games you'll be playing soon!"


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