Nintendo has never released a Mario title that allows players to fully create and share stages. It’s true that New Super Mario Bros. U – the latest entry in the side-scrolling series – allows for coin placement in Coin Battle mode, but the overall level of customization is very low – especially compared to other platformers.
Masataka Takemoto, director of Mario’s debut on Wii U, expressed openness in an interview with GamesTM when asked if he foresees a time when players can share and create their own stages. It’s something he feels could be a possibility, “but there’s no use just blindly making that feature available.”
Takemoto told the magazine:
“I think the Coin Edit feature in Coin Battle is a step closer to that. There is a possibility of this happening in the future, but there’s no use just blindly making that feature available. We would need to carefully think about how to make such a system work. The important thing is that it has to be something that is uniquely Nintendo. Where a beginner can easily make something and have a good time, and simultaneously, someone who is really into Mario can delve into it deeper and make something more complex. So that is a challenge we will need to tackle in the future.”
Thanks to joclo for the tip.
Yes, it’s true – along with the Wii U console itself, GamePads are region-locked. It’s possible to pair a controller from one country to a system purchased in another territory, but you won’t ever get the thing functioning. Everything comes to a halt once the GamePad attempts to perform an update.
The following Wii U games are currently on sale at Target:
Nintendo Land – $39.99 (regularly $59.99)
Assassin’s Creed III – $39.99 (regularly $59.99)
Madden NFL 13 – $39.99 (regularly $59.99)
Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two – $39.99 (regularly $59.99)
Just Dance 4 – $39.99 (regularly $49.99)
Call of Duty: Black Ops II – $39.99 (regularly $59.99) – not available online
You can combine the sale prices above with an additional offer. When you buy any two Wii U games, you can get a third for 50% off.
Last week, Notion Games said Nintendo invited the studio to bring Super Ubi Land to Wii U. This is something Notion is interested in, but it’ll need a little help first.
Notion will launch a Kickstarter next month in hopes of raising some money for a couple of Wii U eShop games – the previously mentioned Super Ubi Land and the 2D beat-em-up Team Notion. The Wii U-specific fundraiser will be kept low so that the goal will actually be attainable.
Screenshots of this week’s Nintendo Downloads (12/27/12)
