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<center><span style="font-size:40pt">[[#Vote!|'''VOTE ON THE POLLS!''']]</span></center><br>
<span class="plainlinks" style="font-size:33px;font-family:Lucida Sans;color:#C00"><center>'''Ceremony: <span class="countdown" style="font-size:27px"><span class="date">OVER</span></span></center></span><br>
<span class=plainlinks style="font-size:33px;font-family:'Lucida Sans';color:#C00"><center>'''Ceremony: <span class="countdown" style=font-size:27px><span class="date">August 12 2011 16:30:00 EDT</span></span><br><br>''[[/2010|See festivities from 2010]]''</center></span>
<span class="plainlinks" style="font-size:33px;font-family:Lucida Sans;color:#C00"><center>'''[http://www.marioboards.com/index.php?topic=20390.0 OFFICIAL MARIO AWARDS VI CEREMONY]'''<br><br>'''[http://www.marioboards.com/index.php?topic=20387.0 OFFICIAL USERPEDIA AWARDS V CEREMONY]'''<br><br>'''[http://www.marioboards.com/index.php?topic=20389.0 OFFICIAL FAIL AWARDS IV CEREMONY]'''<br><br>'''[http://www.marioboards.com/index.php?topic=20388.0 OFFICIAL 'SHROOM AWARDS III CEREMONY]'''<br><br>'''[http://www.marioboards.com/index.php?topic=20411.0 THE RESULTS]'''<br><br>''[[MarioWiki:Anniversary/2011|See festivities from 2011]]''</center></span>




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|[[#Why?|1 What? Why?]] &nbsp; [[#Awards Committee|2 Awards Committee]] &nbsp; [[#Voting|3 Voting]] [[#Userpedia Awards and Game Tournaments|5 Userpedia Awards and Game Tournaments]] &nbsp; [[#Presentations|5 Presentations]] <br> [[#Fail Awards|6 Fail Awards]] &nbsp; [[#'Shroom Awards|7 'Shroom Awards]] &nbsp; [[#Expansion|8 Expansion]] &nbsp; [[#Thanks!|9 Thanks!]] &nbsp; [[#Contact|10 Contact]]  
|[[#About|1 About]] &nbsp; [[#Awards Committee|2 Awards Committee]] &nbsp; [[#Presentations|3 Presentations]] <br> [[#Game Tournaments and Other Events|4 Game Tournaments and Other Events]] &nbsp; [[#Contact|5 Contact]]
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==What? Why?==
<h2 style="color:black">About</h2>
The Super Mario Wiki was created on August 12th, 2005, 13:47 EDT. On August 12th, 2006, this wiki was off to a good start, but still there was only a small amount of active users. On Saturday August 11th, 2007 with a userbase finally forming, we celebrated our wiki's existence with an [[/2007|awards show]] on 30 of our favorite Mario topics, including favorite games, music, items, series, moments, enemies, and more.
The Super Mario Wiki was created on August 12th, 2005, 13:47 EDT. On August 12th, 2006, this wiki was off to a good start, but still there was only a small amount of active users. On Saturday August 11th, 2007 with a userbase finally forming, we celebrated our wiki's existence with an [[MarioWiki:Anniversary/2007|awards show]] on 30 of our favorite Mario topics, including favorite games, music, items, series, moments, enemies, and more.


In 2008, we expanded this magnificent event by including much of our userbase with Userpedia Awards I, and on August 8th, 2008, it turned out to be an even bigger success. 2009 saw our first Fail Awards and 2010 included the first 'Shroom Awards! And you've bet we've grown some more since then &ndash; we reached an astounding 9 digits in the page view count (100,000,000!) and increased that total number, accomplished in almost 3.5 years, by 10% in just two months (110,000,000 and rising!). We are also now past 11,000 articles! As such, the time has come again to plan another big event to celebrate the wiki &ndash; and hopefully bigger!
In 2008, we expanded this magnificent event by including much of our userbase with Userpedia Awards I, and on August 8th, 2008, it turned out to be an even bigger success. 2009 saw our first Fail Awards and 2010 included the first 'Shroom Awards. 2011 brought along game tournaments, a Mafia game and prizes for participation and success in said events. This year should be an even better celebration, with an experienced Awards Committee and an ever-growing Wiki. We have over 100,000,000 page views and nearly 12,000 articles, as well as more active users than ever. This year's celebration should be a blast!


Last year, we expanded this event even more by including a new category called "'Shroom Awards". These awards were a huge success as well, and brought the amount of awards we presented up to 50.
<h2 style="color:black">Awards Committee</h2>
#{{User|Turboo}} (Director)
#{{User|Super Mario Bros.}} (Sub-Director)
#{{User|Brock}}
#{{User|Master Crash}}
#{{User|SonicMario}}
#{{User|Smasher}}
#{{User|QuizmoManiac}}
#{{User|Shyguy27}}
#{{User|MST3K}}
#{{User|Gamefreak75}}
#{{User|Uniju :D}}
#{{User|Raven Effect}}
#{{User|MrConcreteDonkey}}
#{{User|Crocodile Dippy}}
#{{User|Bop1996}}
#{{User|Mario4Ever}}
#{{User|Super-Yoshi}}
#{{User|Stooben Rooben}}
#{{User|TheGreatBlockyBoo}}
#{{User|Hypnotoad}}
#{{User|Toadbert101}}
#{{User|New Super Mario}}
#{{User|Tucayo}}
#{{User|Groden}}


==Awards Committee==
<h2 style="color:black">Presentations</h2>
As veterans may have come here to do, it's time &ndash; '''Awards Committee sign-up!''' This is the only sign-up right now. What the committee decides over the next 10-12 weeks will influence what other sign-ups will come in June, but we will have exact dates of things for you well in advance, so watch this page to keep track of announcements.
Sign-ups have opened (as of July 1st).  If you are interested in signing up, please read everything below and edit the sign-up list [[MarioWiki:Anniversary/2012/Presentation sign-ups|here]].  Users will be allowed to present a maximum of four awards.


There are a few minimal requirements to be an AC member this year:
What are these presentations, you ask?  Well, you get to reveal the results of the award you choose in some sort of digital medium, whether it is [https://www.marioboards.com/index.php?topic=8532.msg230474#msg230474 a written story] (usually a narrative or an interview with a user or Mario series character), [https://www.marioboards.com/index.php?topic=8532.msg230703#msg230703 a comic], [https://www.marioboards.com/index.php?topic=8532.msg230729#msg230729 a picture] or even [https://www.marioboards.com/index.php?topic=8532.msg230742#msg230742 a playable game] or [https://www.marioboards.com/index.php?topic=8532.msg230483#msg230483 a combination of multiple forms].  These can be serious or silly (though most people prefer the silly ones).  Polls close on July 11, so users should receive their results in their inbox on the forums some time between then and the 14thPresentations will be due August 3rd.  There are no exceptions.  '''Do not sign up for a presentation if you are unsure if you can complete it.  Doing so may result in a ban from creating presentations in future award shows.'''  If something unexpected does come up, tell us as quickly as possible and we will be able to cover for you.
*You must have a registered username on the Darkmyst network. This is a Nickserv function. We can then add you to the access list for the awards channel, #mwikiawards.
*You must be a forum member. We will be utilizing an underground forum to discuss meeting times and keep track of progress.
*You must be able to make yourself available on Friday nights (good time-range: 8-10p EDT). If you know you can't get to too many meetings, please don't sign up. I would like to do a meeting a week, but I know some of us actually do have lives (amazing, I know), so we can skip a couple of weeks or move a Friday to a Saturday or vice versa. Again, we'll use the forum to discuss adjustments.
*Contact [http://forum.mariowiki.com/index.php?action=pm;sa=send;u=832 Ralphfan] or [http://forum.mariowiki.com/index.php?action=pm;sa=send;u=911 Super Mario Bros.] if you are interested.
*If you can't attend enough meetings to be a part of the Committee, anyone can attend meetings, so don't worry!
 
Mainly, the AC decides what awards will be voted on in June. However, there are important matters as well, see below the sign-up list.
 
And now...the list! We are only allowing an odd number of members in the Awards Committee this year to avoid having ties in certain discussions. Below is a list of members in the Awards Committee. To be an Awards Committee member, you must be able to come to the chatroom on Friday nights from 8-10p EDT. We are hoping to get at least 13 members.  '''Don't sign up here, contact Ralph or SMB!'''
 
#{{User|Ralphfan}} (Brick Tamland)
#{{User|Super Mario Bros.}} (United States of America)
#{{User|Gamefreak75}} (apocalypseArisen)
#{{User|Smasher 101}} (turntechGodhead)
#{{User|Turboo}} (terminallyCapricious)
#{{User|Mas0n}} (Pansear)
#{{User|Toadbert101}} (BEEEEEAAARRRS)
#{{User|Baby Mario Bloops}} (Elegy of Emptiness)
#{{User|New Super Mario}} (Luigi's Mansion)
#{{User|SonicMario}} (Northern Verve)
#{{User|Marioguy1}} (Dustox)
#{{User|Twentytwofiftyseven}} (carcinoGeneticist)
#{{User|Lindsay151}}
#<s>{{User|Marcelagus}} (Doctor Oktoberfest)</s>
#{{User|RAP}}
 
==Voting==
And now here's something we hope you'll really like!
 
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! A26. Favorite PM Partner !! A27. Favorite Series !! A28. Favorite Mini-Boss !! A29. Favorite Place !! A30. Favorite Game (Overall)
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==Presentations==
Sign-ups for Award Presentations will open July 1st.  Users will be allowed to present a maximum of four awards.
 
What are these presentations, you ask?  Well, you get to reveal the results of the award you choose in some sort of digital medium, whether it is [http://forum.mariowiki.com/index.php?topic=8532.msg230474#msg230474 a written story] (usually a narrative or an interview with a user or Mario series character), [http://forum.mariowiki.com/index.php?topic=8532.msg230703#msg230703 a comic], [http://forum.mariowiki.com/index.php?topic=8532.msg230729#msg230729 a picture] or even [http://forum.mariowiki.com/index.php?topic=8532.msg230742#msg230742 a playable game] or [http://forum.mariowiki.com/index.php?topic=8532.msg230483#msg230483 a combination of multiple forms].  These can be serious or silly (though most people prefer the silly ones).  Polls close on July 13, so users should receive their results in their inbox on the forums some time between then and the 16thPresentation will be due August 5th.  There are no exceptions.  '''Do not sign up for a presentation if you are unsure if you can complete it.  Doing so may result in a ban from creating presentations in future award shows.'''  If something unexpected does come up, tell us as quickly as possible and we will be able to cover for you.


'''Who can sign up to present:'''<br>
'''Who can sign up to present:'''<br>
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Users that were previously banned but are not banned anymore will be accepted in some cases, but not all.  This will be up to the discretion of the Awards Committee.
Users that were previously banned but are not banned anymore will be accepted in some cases, but not all.  This will be up to the discretion of the Awards Committee.


See you July 1st when sign-ups open!
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==Userpedia Awards and Game Tournaments==
{{MarioWiki:Anniversary/2012/Presentation sign-ups}}
The user-based wiki, [http://userpedia.adriels.com/ Userpedia], will be celebrating its fourth awards ceremony this summer. We are not certain if we will have 10 Userpedia Awards, as we did in 2008 and 2009, or 5 Userpedia Awards, as we did in 2010.


Game tournaments was something that we hoped to materialize last year, particularly in Brawl, but it didn't pan out. But with each year, we grow, get more people, and do better...however...
<h2 style="color:black">Game Tournaments and Other Events</h2>
Mario Awards III featured our first tournament, a Mario Kart tournament. There were no game tournaments in Mario Awards IV, but in Mario Awards V, {{User|Baby Mario Bloops}} hosted a Brawl tournament. We hope to have at least one game tournament this year. Anyone wishing to organize a tournament, whether they are an AC member or not, should contact Turboo to get everything organized. We will once again have our "Guess the Results" contest to go with this year's Award polls (signups [http://www.marioboards.com/index.php?topic=19168.0 here]), an Awards Mafia II game (signups [http://www.marioboards.com/index.php?topic=19548.0 here]) hosted by Stooben and Smasher, and a Mario Kart 7 tournament (signups [http://www.marioboards.com/index.php?topic=19570.0 here]) hosted by Pyro!


<big>'''NOTE: Game tournaments are not a guarantee for Mario Awards V. The Awards Committee will determine the inclusion or exclusion of these functions.'''</big>
One of the best parts of last year's events was that we were able to give prizes to the participants who performed well in the Brawl tournament, Mafia Game and Guess the Results contest. We hope to be able to give away prizes to the winners this year as well. Anyone who would like to donate prizes to be given out is more than welcome to do so. Please contact Turboo if you would like to supply prizes. Recommended items include Steam points, Nintendo points, iTunes cards or gift cards to any other online site or store. Any donation would be highly appreciated.


'''We chose to remain at five Userpedia Awards.'''
<big>'''NOTE: Game tournaments are not a guarantee for Mario Awards VI. The Awards Committee will determine the inclusion or exclusion of these functions.'''</big>


==Fail Awards==
<h2 style="color:black">Contact</h2>
In 2009, the Awards Committee decided to introduce a new category into the awards ceremony: Fail Awards. These awards are similar to the Mario Awards, in that they are based solely on the ''Mario'' (and relative) series. However, these awards pertain to the worst of the worst. (As the name implies.) Entries may include "Worst Game" or "Worst Character", for example. We are expecting to once again have 10 Fail Awards this year.  '''We have chosen to include 15 Fail Awards.'''


=='Shroom Awards==
Much discussion has been going on about the recognition of [[MarioWiki:The 'Shroom|our local paper]] in the awards ceremony. Their inclusion (and possible expansion to 10 Awards) has not been determined yet.  '''We have chosen to include ten 'Shroom Awards.'''
==Expansion==
Some AC members have been discussing expanding to include more Awards.  Stay tuned for further updates on this issue.  '''We have added five Fail Awards and five 'Shroom Awards.  There was also talk of expanding Userpedia, but said expansion was denied.  We currently have 60 awards.
==Thanks!==
A huge thank-you goes out to all the members of the Awards Committee for attending the meetings and deliberating on the forums.  You guys did a great job this year and became more efficient as we went along.  We hope to see you all again next year!
SPOILER: This doesn't mean your work is over.  We still have things like award presentations and game tournaments to deal with (that is, if you want to include tournaments).  The hard part is all done, though.  Again, you guys were great.
==Contact==
<center><big>[mailto:marioawards@gmail.com marioawards@gmail.com]<br>
<center><big>[mailto:marioawards@gmail.com marioawards@gmail.com]<br>
[http://twitter.com/marioawards Mario Awards on Twitter]</big></center>
[http://twitter.com/marioawards Mario Awards on Twitter]</big></center>


You are free to bring up anything with us if you feel it appropriate. Suggestions to make the awards more interesting? Issues from last year that need to be resolved? Please, let us know.
You are free to bring up anything with us if you feel it appropriate. Suggestions to make the awards more interesting? Issues from last year that need to be resolved? Please, let us know.
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Ceremony: OVER

OFFICIAL MARIO AWARDS VI CEREMONY

OFFICIAL USERPEDIA AWARDS V CEREMONY

OFFICIAL FAIL AWARDS IV CEREMONY

OFFICIAL 'SHROOM AWARDS III CEREMONY

THE RESULTS

See festivities from 2011


1 About   2 Awards Committee   3 Presentations
4 Game Tournaments and Other Events   5 Contact

About

The Super Mario Wiki was created on August 12th, 2005, 13:47 EDT. On August 12th, 2006, this wiki was off to a good start, but still there was only a small amount of active users. On Saturday August 11th, 2007 with a userbase finally forming, we celebrated our wiki's existence with an awards show on 30 of our favorite Mario topics, including favorite games, music, items, series, moments, enemies, and more.

In 2008, we expanded this magnificent event by including much of our userbase with Userpedia Awards I, and on August 8th, 2008, it turned out to be an even bigger success. 2009 saw our first Fail Awards and 2010 included the first 'Shroom Awards. 2011 brought along game tournaments, a Mafia game and prizes for participation and success in said events. This year should be an even better celebration, with an experienced Awards Committee and an ever-growing Wiki. We have over 100,000,000 page views and nearly 12,000 articles, as well as more active users than ever. This year's celebration should be a blast!

Awards Committee

  1. Turboo (talk) (Director)
  2. Super Mario Bros. (talk) (Sub-Director)
  3. Brock (talk)
  4. Master Crash (talk)
  5. SonicMario (talk)
  6. Smasher (talk)
  7. QuizmoManiac (talk)
  8. Shyguy27 (talk)
  9. MST3K (talk)
  10. Gamefreak75 (talk)
  11. Uniju :D (talk)
  12. Raven Effect (talk)
  13. MrConcreteDonkey (talk)
  14. Crocodile Dippy (talk)
  15. Bop1996 (talk)
  16. Mario4Ever (talk)
  17. Super-Yoshi (talk)
  18. Stooben Rooben (talk)
  19. TheGreatBlockyBoo (talk)
  20. Hypnotoad (talk)
  21. Toadbert101 (talk)
  22. New Super Mario (talk)
  23. Tucayo (talk)
  24. Groden (talk)

Presentations

Sign-ups have opened (as of July 1st). If you are interested in signing up, please read everything below and edit the sign-up list here. Users will be allowed to present a maximum of four awards.

What are these presentations, you ask? Well, you get to reveal the results of the award you choose in some sort of digital medium, whether it is a written story (usually a narrative or an interview with a user or Mario series character), a comic, a picture or even a playable game or a combination of multiple forms. These can be serious or silly (though most people prefer the silly ones). Polls close on July 11, so users should receive their results in their inbox on the forums some time between then and the 14th. Presentations will be due August 3rd. There are no exceptions. Do not sign up for a presentation if you are unsure if you can complete it. Doing so may result in a ban from creating presentations in future award shows. If something unexpected does come up, tell us as quickly as possible and we will be able to cover for you.

Who can sign up to present:
-Users with accounts on both the wiki and the forum that can complete their presentation within the roughly 2.5-week window

Who cannot sign up to present:
-Users without an account on the wiki or forum (you must have both)
-Users who are banned on either the wiki or the forums
-Users that have been banned from participating in Awards-related activities

Users that were previously banned but are not banned anymore will be accepted in some cases, but not all. This will be up to the discretion of the Awards Committee.


Awards Slots

A1. Favorite Game Soundtrack (Original) – Snack (talk) (Snack)
A2. Favorite Mario Kart Game – MySweetLord (talk) (Red Barchetta)
A3. Favorite Mario Platformer – Travis Touchdown (talk) (Tabuu)
A4. Favorite Mario Kart Course – New Super Mario (talk) (New Super Mario)
A5. Favorite DK Game – Baby Mario Bloops (talk) (BMB)
A6. Favorite Wario Game – TheGreatBlockyBoo (talk) (Kiyotaka Ishimaru)
A7. Favorite Yoshi Game – Baby Mario Bloops (talk) (BMB)
A8. Most Anticipated Upcoming Game – MrConcreteDonkey (talk) (Yasuhiro Hagakure)
A9. Favorite Major Character – Stooben Rooben (talk) (Stooben)
A10. Favorite Supporting Character – Lily (talk) (timaeusTestified)
A11. Favorite Galaxy – Marioguy1 (talk) (Marioguy1)
A12. Favorite Enemy – Hypnotoad (talk) (Hypnotoad)
A13. Hardest Boss – SKmarioman (talk) (SKmarioman)
A14. Favorite Item – Super-Yoshi (talk) (Junko Enoshima)
A15. Favorite Mario RPG – New Super Mario (talk) (New Super Mario)
A16. Favorite Mario Party Game – TheZachTovar (talk) (TheZachTovar)
A17. Favorite SSB Character – SonicMario (talk) (Northern Verve)
A18. Favorite Sports Game – Ralphfan (talk) (Rat)
A19. Most Innovative Concept/Game – TheZachTovar (talk) (TheZachTovar)
A20. Favorite Spin-Off Game – Nabber (talk) (Nabber)
A21. Favorite Kong – Raven Effect (talk) (Plunderbird)
A22. Favorite Super Mario 64/Sunshine Level – SonicMario (talk) (Northern Verve)
A23. Favorite Mini-Boss – Pyro (talk) (Pyro)
A24. Favorite Place – Count Bonsula (talk) (Count Bonsula)
A25. Favorite Game – Plumber (talk) (Plumber)



F1. Worst Character – Uniju :D (talk) (Uniju)
F2. Worst Mario Party Board – Edofenrir (talk) (Kyouko Kirigiri)
F3. Worst Item – Banjonator1 (talk) (Banjo)
F4. Worst PM Sidekick – Bop1996 (talk) (Monobear)
F5. Worst Koopaling – Paper Jorge (talk) (Paper Jorge)
F6. Worst Spin-off – MST3K (talk) (Thrackerzod)
F7. Worst Enemy – MrConcreteDonkey (talk) (Yasuhiro Hagakure)
F8. Worst Baby – LuigiNo.1 (talk) (LN1)
F9. Worst Sub-series – QuizmoManiac (talk) (Touko Fukawa)
F10. Worst Concept – Gamefreak75 (talk) (Sayaka Maizono)
F11. Worst Galaxy – QuizmoManiac (talk) (Touko Fukawa)
F12. Worst Sidequest – Pyro (talk) (Pyro)
F13. Most Underwhelming Boss – Count Bonsula (talk) (Count Bonsula)
F14. Worst Location – Gamefreak75 (talk) (Sayaka Maizono)
F15. Worst Game (Overall) – Uniju :D (talk) (Uniju)



U1. Favorite Retired User – Snack (talk) (Snack)
U2. Favorite Written Fiction – MrConcreteDonkey (talk) (Yasuhiro Hagakure)
U3. Favorite Comic – New Super Mario (talk) (New Super Mario)
U4. Favorite User Design – Master Crash (talk) (Aoi Asahina)
U5. Favorite Artist – Count Bonsula (talk) (Count Bonsula)
U6. Favorite Article – Baby Mario Bloops (talk) (BMB)
U7. Favorite User-Created Site – Pyro (talk) (Pyro)
U8. Favorite Non-User – Smasher (talk) (Smasher)
U9. Favorite Fad – Master Crash (talk) (Aoi Asahina)
U10. Lifetime Achievement Award – Stooben Rooben (talk) (Stooben)



S1. Favorite Director – Crocodile Dippy (talk) (Chihiro Fujisaki)
S2. Favorite Sub-Team – Bop1996 (talk) (Monobear)
S3. Favorite Sub-Team Director – Bop1996 (talk) (Monobear)
S4. Favorite Main Team Writer – Pyro (talk) (Pyro)
S5. Favorite Fake News Writer – MrConcreteDonkey (talk) (Yasuhiro Hagakure)
S6. Favorite Fun Stuff Writer – Count Bonsula (talk) (Count Bonsula)
S7. Favorite Music & Artwork Writer – Smasher (talk) (Smasher)
S8. Favorite Pipe Plaza Writer – Marioguy1 (talk) (Marioguy1)
S9. Favorite Issue of the Past Year – Tucayo (talk) (Tucayo)
S10. Favorite Event – Super Mario Bros. (talk) (Super Mario Bros.)



Backup Scripts:


1. – Edofenrir (talk) (Kyouko Kirigiri)
2. – Pyro (talk)
3. – Raven Effect (talk) (Plunderbird)
4. – QuizmoManiac (talk) (Touko Fukawa)
5. – Tucayo (talk)

Game Tournaments and Other Events

Mario Awards III featured our first tournament, a Mario Kart tournament. There were no game tournaments in Mario Awards IV, but in Mario Awards V, Baby Mario Bloops (talk) hosted a Brawl tournament. We hope to have at least one game tournament this year. Anyone wishing to organize a tournament, whether they are an AC member or not, should contact Turboo to get everything organized. We will once again have our "Guess the Results" contest to go with this year's Award polls (signups here), an Awards Mafia II game (signups here) hosted by Stooben and Smasher, and a Mario Kart 7 tournament (signups here) hosted by Pyro!

One of the best parts of last year's events was that we were able to give prizes to the participants who performed well in the Brawl tournament, Mafia Game and Guess the Results contest. We hope to be able to give away prizes to the winners this year as well. Anyone who would like to donate prizes to be given out is more than welcome to do so. Please contact Turboo if you would like to supply prizes. Recommended items include Steam points, Nintendo points, iTunes cards or gift cards to any other online site or store. Any donation would be highly appreciated.

NOTE: Game tournaments are not a guarantee for Mario Awards VI. The Awards Committee will determine the inclusion or exclusion of these functions.

Contact

marioawards@gmail.com
Mario Awards on Twitter

You are free to bring up anything with us if you feel it appropriate. Suggestions to make the awards more interesting? Issues from last year that need to be resolved? Please, let us know.