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====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Blue POW Blocks reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and their [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|Nintendo Switch port]], looking and behaving just as they do in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''.
Blue POW Blocks reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and their [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|Nintendo Switch port]], looking and behaving just as they do in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''.
In the Mainland China release of ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe'' on Tencent Nintendo Switch, the letters on the POW Block were modified to what appears to be three zeroes.<ref>https://twitter.com/chinesenintendo/status/1239427421192900608?s=20</ref> This is possibly to comply with the local regulations that disapprove of using untranslated English words in video games. This is also the first time where the design of the POW Block itself was modified in games released in Mainland China.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srf0RIsHeyE</ref> The 1.0.1 update, released on April 28th, 2021 reverted the modified POW Block design back to its original one.<ref>https://twitter.com/chinesenintendo/status/1395589811692457987?s=20</ref>


====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury'' ====
====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury'' ====
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*In the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', TNT is replaced by red POW Blocks.
*In the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', TNT is replaced by red POW Blocks.
*In ''[[Monopoly Gamer]]'', a POW Block face appears on the "Power-Up Die". Rolling the POW Block normally forces all other players to drop one Coin on their current space, which can be picked up by the next player who passes over or lands on that space. Some Characters have a "Power-Up Boost" that enhances or modifies this power.
*In ''[[Monopoly Gamer]]'', a POW Block face appears on the "Power-Up Die". Rolling the POW Block normally forces all other players to drop one Coin on their current space, which can be picked up by the next player who passes over or lands on that space. Some Characters have a "Power-Up Boost" that enhances or modifies this power.
*In the Mainland China release of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' on Tencent Nintendo Switch, the letters on the POW Block have been modified to what appears to be three zeroes.<ref>https://twitter.com/chinesenintendo/status/1239427421192900608?s=20</ref> This is possibly to comply with the local regulations that disapprove of using untranslated English words in video games. This is also the first time where the design of the POW Block itself was modified in games released in Mainland China.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srf0RIsHeyE</ref> The 1.0.1 update, released on April 28th, 2021 reverted the modified POW Block design back to its original one.<ref>https://twitter.com/chinesenintendo/status/1395589811692457987?s=20</ref>


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