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|released='''Nintendo DSi ([[DSiWare]]):'''<br>{{released|USA|June 8, 2009|Europe|August 21, 2009|Australia|August 21, 2009|Japan|October 7, 2009}} '''Nintendo 3DS ([[Nintendo eShop#Nintendo 3DS|eShop]]):'''<br>{{released|Japan|June 6, 2011|USA|June 6, 2011|Australia|June 6, 2011|Europe|July 7, 2011}}

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'''''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!''''' is a [[DSiWare]] action [[Genre#Puzzle|puzzle]] game and a follow-up to ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]''. Once again, the focus of this game is on the [[mini]] toys produced by [[Mario]]'s [[Mario Toy Company|toy company]], which have to be guided to the exit in each level. The gameplay of this title is simplified in comparison to the previous game, as the player no longer has control over the minis after initiating them and can only use the touchscreen to manipulate the environment around them. This gameplay style would become standard in all later ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' games. In addition, the game allows players to create their own levels and, prior to May 20, 2014, share them using the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]] procedures.

==Storyline==

After the success of the [[Super Mini Mario World|Super Mini Mario World theme park]], [[Mario]] and [[Pauline]] open an expansion of it. A crowd of [[Toad]]s are in line for the opening celebration, along with [[Donkey Kong]]. As Donkey Kong reaches the front of the line, he discovers the tickets have just sold out. Donkey Kong bursts into anger and grabs Pauline. As Donkey Kong runs for the elevator, Mario leaps to rescue Pauline, but ends up failing and ripping the fringe of her dress. As Mario lies on the ground, a few [[Mini Mario (toy)|Mini Marios]] come towards him, volunteering to help save Pauline.

==Differences from ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis''==

''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!'' features a less detailed story with slight changes from ''March of the Minis''. The game removes direct control of the minis, including jumping and changing directions on player's command. Instead, the minis move by themselves after being activated, while the player changes the environment around to lead the minis to the goal. Minis are now required to reach the goal within a set amount of time; otherwise, the door will close, resulting in failing the level. If a mini falls from a height of seven to nine blocks, it becomes momentarily dizzy and stunned.

Like with [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong|the first installment]], there is a lives system that uses M-Tokens. A token is lost if the time runs out, if a mini touches any enemy, falls onto spikes or other dangerous obstacles, falls from a height of ten blocks or more, or if the next mini fails to reach the door in about five seconds after one has entered. The player can also lose a token by restarting or exiting a level before it is cleared for the first time, which was also the case in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''. Losing all tokens results in a [[Game Over]], and the player can choose to restart the current level or exit the game. Extra lives can be gathered with every [[M-Token]] or 100 [[Coin]]s collected throughout the game.  

In this game, there are four different types of minis that the player can use in levels. [[Mini Mario (toy)|Mini Marios]] are the default type for most of the game, but [[Mini Toad]]s, [[Mini Peach]]es and [[Mini Donkey Kong]]s are also playable on the Rooftop floor. There are no significant differences between the types of minis.

==Items==

|align="center"|[[Magnet (Mario vs. Donkey Kong series)|Magnet]]

|A platform that carries the minis in a certain direction, shown on the arrows that run along the conveyor belt. It can also direct Shy Guys, Pokeys and Thwomps, as seen when tested in the Construction Zone editor. The player can tap on a conveyor switch to change the direction of all conveyor belts in a level at the same time.

|align="center"|[[Magnet Rod]]

|A magnetic object with two rotatable ends, which can be used to flip the entire Magnet Rod. This can be used to flip all minis that are currently on one side of a Magnet Rod to the other side.

|align="center"|[[Bird (toy)|Bird]]s

|A bird enemy that flies around the bottom screen in the Donkey Kong level of [[Jungle Rumble]]. A Mini Mario will break if simply shot into a Bird. The Bird also occasionally drops [[egg]]s at the Mini Marios in an attempt to destroy them, mainly when Donkey Kong gets hit. To defeat a Bird, the player has to cause a banana bunch to fall on it from the treetops.

|A [[monkey robot]] that walks back and forth on the ground. When it comes across a mini, it quickly grabs the toy and puts it inside a sack on its back, disabling the mini completely. If all minis are captured, the player loses a life. A Capture Kong cannot be defeated, but can be stunned and neutralized for a while by hitting it with Hammers. Doing so also frees any mini under its possession.

|align="center"|[[Pokey (toy)|Pokey]]

|align="center"|[[Shy Guy (toy)|Shy Guy]]

|A short enemy that walks back and forth on a platform. It carries an upward spear to signify that it cannot be jumped on, unlike in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis''; for this reason, the enemy is called a [[Spear Guy]] in the British English version of the game. Shy Guys can be defeated with Hammers or turned into solid harmless blocks (or vice-versa) by pressing a Red Color Switch.

|align="center"|[[Snifit (toy)|Snifit]]

|An enemy that shoots five consecutive bullets from its mouth. With each shot, the Snifit gets pushed back a little, but returns to its initial position and pauses for a few moments before shooting more bullets. The enemy displays three spikes on its head to signify, much like Shy Guys, that it cannot be stood on as in the previous game.

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*''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'': The game's title theme is arranged into ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!''{{'}}s title theme. It is also the basis of [[Room B-8]]'s soundtrack.

*''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'': The game's overworld theme is arranged into the title theme along with ''Donkey Kong''{{'}}s own title theme. The underground theme is the basis of [[Magnet Mania (Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!)|Floor 3]]'s soundtrack.

*''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'': "[[DK Island Swing]]" is the basis of the [[Jungle Rumble|Floor 4]] soundtrack; a slightly modified version is heard throughout [[Rooftop (Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!)|Rooftop]] Rooms [[Room R-7|R-7]], [[Room R-8|R-8]], [[Room R-9|R-9]]. In addition, an arrangement of "DK Island Swing" is incorporated into Room B-8's theme.

*''[[Super Mario 64]]'': "Inside the Castle Walls", the music that plays while inside [[Peach's Castle]], is the basis for the soundtrack of Rooftop Rooms [[Room R-4|R-4]], [[Room R-5|R-5]], [[Room R-6|R-6]].

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|Fra=''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Le retour des minis!''

|FraM=''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Return of the minis!''

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