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As demonstrated by development information for various games, [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] had been struggling to add multiplayer to ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' games for a long time. He tried to experiment with multiplayer aspects at the start of most of his ''Mario'' projects, as can be seen in prerelease screenshots of games such as ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'': different multiplayer aspects were evidently intended for both of those games during early stages of development. When the experiments with multiplayer failed to come to fruition, in part due to technical limitations, the developers refocused on what they were used to, single-player; for both of the aforementioned games, multiplayer was put on the back-burner and was only used in in-engine side modes and unrelated [[minigames]]. The Wii's hardware allowed Miyamoto to ensure that the game could process all loaded items and enemies at once, and have the camera focus on all players.<ref>Klepek, Patrick ( | As demonstrated by development information for various games, [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] had been struggling to add multiplayer to ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' games for a long time. He tried to experiment with multiplayer aspects at the start of most of his ''Mario'' projects, as can be seen in prerelease screenshots of games such as ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'': different multiplayer aspects were evidently intended for both of those games during early stages of development. When the experiments with multiplayer failed to come to fruition, in part due to technical limitations, the developers refocused on what they were used to, single-player; for both of the aforementioned games, multiplayer was put on the back-burner and was only used in in-engine side modes and unrelated [[minigames]]. The Wii's hardware allowed Miyamoto to ensure that the game could process all loaded items and enemies at once, and have the camera focus on all players.<ref>Klepek, Patrick. (June 2, 2009). "[http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/696129/New-Super-Mario-Bros-Achieves-Shigeru-Miyamotos-Dream-Multiplayer.html ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Achieves Shigeru Miyamoto's Dream: Multiplayer - G4tv.com]". G4TV. Retrieved June 2, 2009. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20141012214116/http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/696129/new-super-mario-bros-achieves-shigeru-miyamotos-dream-multiplayer/ Archived] October 17, 2012 21:05:06 UTC via Internet Archive: Wayback Machine.)</ref> | ||
''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' was developed as the flagship title for [[Super Guide]]. This feature first surfaced as a June 30, 2008 patent for a "Kind Code" with three demo play modes: Game, in which, when the player gets stuck during standard gameplay, they can view a walkthrough video that appears in the screen's top right corner; Digest, in which the player watches developer gameplay and can join the game at a particular point, but cannot save; and Scene Menu, in which players go directly to specific parts of the game without loading their games or watching the digest.<ref>[http://kotaku.com/5127251/nintendo-patent-reveals-potential-paradigm-shift-in-design Kotaku - Nintendo Patent Reveals Potential Paradigm Shift in Design - Wii]</ref> Super Guide uses the Digest mode, and [[Hint Movie]]s appear to use the Scene Menu mode. | ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' was developed as the flagship title for [[Super Guide]]. This feature first surfaced as a June 30, 2008 patent for a "Kind Code" with three demo play modes: Game, in which, when the player gets stuck during standard gameplay, they can view a walkthrough video that appears in the screen's top right corner; Digest, in which the player watches developer gameplay and can join the game at a particular point, but cannot save; and Scene Menu, in which players go directly to specific parts of the game without loading their games or watching the digest.<ref>[http://kotaku.com/5127251/nintendo-patent-reveals-potential-paradigm-shift-in-design Kotaku - Nintendo Patent Reveals Potential Paradigm Shift in Design - Wii]</ref> Super Guide uses the Digest mode, and [[Hint Movie]]s appear to use the Scene Menu mode. | ||
