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Tuesday24th Sep 2019
Random Nintendo Releases Another ASMR Video, This Time For Super Mario Maker 2
Here we go again
Earlier this year, Nintendo jumped on the ASMR bandwagon when it uploaded a special "Sights & Sounds" video advertising The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild that highlighted the great outdoors and the portable features of the Switch. Months on, it has now shared another video for this same series, and this time it's for Sup
Friday20th Sep 2019
News Nintendo Shares Zelda-Themed Mario Maker 2 Courses To Celebrate Link's Awakening Day
Eight courses to try!
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is finally here (well, again) and Nintendo is celebrating the big day in a number of different ways. Among them are these Zelda-themed courses available to play in Super Mario Maker 2. Nintendo has shared the following designs in a blog post, talking about how the designs have recreated...
Wednesday28th Aug 2019
Japanese Charts Super Mario Maker 2 Still Top As Nintendo Takes Nine Of Top Ten
Hardware sales down, however
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 19th - 25th August, revealing that Super Mario Maker 2 is still sitting pretty at the very top of the pile. The game sold another 22,582 copies this week to stay ahead of newcomer Oninaki (although it's worth noting that Oninaki's combined sales across Switch and PS4 did...
Friday23rd Aug 2019
Japanese Charts Super Mario Maker 2 Extends Its Stay In The Top Spot
Building up
The Famitsu Japanese chart figures are now in for 12th August - 18th August. Nintendo's Super Mario Maker 2 has experienced yet another week in the top spot. Fire Emblem: Three Houses has dropped to fourth place while Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has climbed up a spot. Bandai Namco's arcade fishing game is in second an
Thursday22nd Aug 2019
News This Super Mario Maker 2 Level Flips An Old Classic On Its Head
On the up and up
How many times have you played through the opening level of Super Mario Bros. on the NES? Considering how many systems it has been released on over the years, we're willing to be that it's more than just a handful. World 1-1 lays down the foundations for what has become one of the most famous video game franchises of all time, and...
Monday12th Aug 2019
Video Is It Possible To Score The Maximum 999,999,990 Points In Super Mario Maker 2?
Level design at its weirdest
There are plenty of different ways to enjoy Super Mario Maker 2, be it creating levels, playing the best of other peoples' levels, or even blasting your way through the game's Story Mode, but some like to take the game to the extreme. CeaveGaming, a YouTuber who we've featured on the site multiple times in the past, has...
Saturday10th Aug 2019
News There Are Now More Than 5 Million Courses In Super Mario Maker 2
And it's all thanks to the community
Nintendo of America's Twitter account has revealed the Super Mario Maker 2 community on Nintendo Switch has now uploaded more than five million custom courses in less than a few months. To celebrate, it's shared some codes for a couple of levels that are apparently worth checking out. The first is Thwomp's...
Thursday8th Aug 2019
News This Fully-Functioning Calculator Course In Super Mario Maker 2 Is Utter Genius
How? Just how?
We've seen some cracking courses in Super Mario Maker 2 over the past few weeks, but none have impressed us quite as much as this one. A player going by the name of Helgefan has shared a course called The Cluttered Chaos-Calculator 2. It initially has you choosing two numbers between 0 and 9 and deciding whether you'd like to add...
Wednesday7th Aug 2019
Japanese Charts Super Mario Maker 2 Knocks Fire Emblem: Three Houses Off Top Spot
Mario's-a-number one (again)
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 29th July - 4th August, revealing that Fire Emblem: Three Houses has lost its top place position. The internal rivalry between Nintendo mascots is fierce at the moment, as it was actually Super Mario Maker 2 which managed to sell enough copies to just take first place...
Monday5th Aug 2019
News Nintendo Reveals The Switch eShop's Most Popular Games For July 2019 (Europe)
From Mario to Monopoly
Nintendo has shared a list of the top 15 most-downloaded eShop games of July 2019 in Europe, and it's hardly surprising to see which two games have found their way to the very top of the list. Super Mario Maker 2, which released at the very end of June, has managed to top the list, with Fire Emblem: Three Houses following...
Wednesday31st Jul 2019
News Super Mario Maker 2 Players Have Already Uploaded More Than 4 Million Courses
In just one month
Nintendo has revealed that more than four million courses have already been uploaded to Super Mario Maker 2's online hub. How are we ever going to get around to playing them all? Yes, players all around the world have been designing, building, and uploading their creations for others to try out, creating a small universe worth of...
Tuesday30th Jul 2019
News Super Mario Maker 2 Sold 2.42 Million Copies In Just Three Days
Let's-a-go!
We all thought that Super Mario Maker 2 would be a pretty popular release, but new financial data from Nintendo has revealed that it's a little more than simply 'popular'. Nintendo has released its official financial results for the three months ending on 30th June 2019. In that time, Super Mario Maker 2 has gotten off to what Nintendo...
Saturday27th Jul 2019
News Nintendo Has Updated Smash Bros. Ultimate's Database With Dragon Quest Spirits
The Hero draws near!
At E3 2019, Nintendo revealed the 'Hero' from the Dragon Quest series would come to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as DLC this summer. So, when will this fighter actually be released? It seems the character's arrival could be near – with Gamexplain revealing Nintendo has updated Ultimate's spirit database with multiple Dragon...
Thursday25th Jul 2019
News Super Mario Maker 2 Can Delete Your Glitched Courses, Even If You Don't Upload Them
So no funny business!
We already know that Nintendo is more than happy to remove uploaded Super Mario Maker 2 courses, usually for breaking the rules regarding glitching, abusive content, or sometimes for no clear reason at all, but it turns out that your levels might also be deleted when they haven't even been uploaded.
Wednesday24th Jul 2019
Japanese Charts Super Mario Maker 2 Loses Top Spot To Professional Baseball Spirits
Marvel Ultimate Alliance debuts in top ten
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 15th - 21st July, revealing that Super Mario Maker 2 has fallen from first place for the first time since it launched last month. The game shifted another 46,065 copies this week, but it wasn't anywhere close to reaching the 175,189 sales achieved by new...
UK Charts Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 Sees Strong Debut As Mario Maker 2 Slips To Third Place
Nintendo exclusives performing nicely
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 20th July, revealing that new Switch exclusive Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order has managed to secure second place in its debut week. The game pushes last week's winner Super Mario Maker 2 down to third position, but it's Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled...
News Nintendo Will Now Let You Upload 64 Courses In Super Mario Maker 2
And it will raise the level cap "one more time"
This just in: a Super Mario Maker 2 in-game notification has revealed the course upload limit has been increased from 32 to 64 courses per user. It won't end there, though. According to the same notification, Nintendo says it will raise the limit "one more time" in the future. This update follows...
Tuesday23rd Jul 2019
Video Watch As A Father Uses Super Mario Maker 2 To Reveal Baby's Gender
Complete with dramatic pause
Designing your own courses in Super Mario Maker 2 can be pretty fun, especially when you can share them with your closest family and friends, but this particular level will no doubt stay in the minds of this family forever. Jonathan Steele has 1-Up'd us all by using the game's course designer to make a level which...
Thursday18th Jul 2019
Random Everyone On This Southwest Flight Got A Nintendo Switch For Free
Lucky sods
A Nintendo Switch can easily be your best friend if you have to hop on one of those aeroplanes people use to travel long distances through the air, as we're no doubt so many of you reading already know first-hand. But what if you don't own one? How are you supposed to enjoy the benefits of playing DOOM at 33,000 feet on a 7W beast of a...
Japanese Charts Super Mario Maker 2 Stays In Top Spot, As Switch Sales Slightly Drop
God Eater 3 debuts in second place
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 8th - 14th July. Nintendo's Super Mario Maker 2 has managed to hold onto the top spot, making this its third consecutive week in first! The game managed to shift another 54,720 copies, with sales now surpassing the 300,000 mark. Bandai Namco's God Eater 3 was the...
Video The Tiny Graphical Glitch We Can't Unsee In Super Mario Maker 2
A very minor issue
While there are a number of glitches that have already been discovered in Super Mario Maker 2, our lovely senior video producer Alex Olney has seemingly stumbled across another one. This is a very subtle graphical glitch that won't impact your gameplay experience. If you're using the New Super Mario Bros. U ground theme, look...
Wednesday17th Jul 2019
News Nintendo Inexplicably Deletes Popular Mario Maker Streamer's Level
A little bit of history repeating
GrandPOObear - popular Mario Maker level creator ever since the original game and general Mario speedrunner extraordinaire - has once again felt the pointy end of Nintendo's moderation stick and had one of his levels for Super Mario Maker 2 deleted for unknown reasons. The streamer (real name David Hunt) has had...
Random Super Mario Maker 2 Player Recreates The "Worst Ever" Level 1-1
Can you make it to the end?
This was as far as we got... A Super Mario Maker 2 player who goes by the name 'YTSunny' on YouTube, has created the "worst ever" version of the first level in the original Super Mario Bros. game on the NES. This recreation of Level 1-1 comes with a tiny twist. While it mimics the exact layout of the original, it's...
Tuesday16th Jul 2019
UK Charts Super Mario Maker 2 Holds Off Crash Team Racing To Stay In First Place
Dragon Quest Builders 2 debuts in fifth
UK chart data is now available for the week ending 13th July. Super Mario Maker 2 has managed to stay in the top spot after three weeks and a 38% drop in sales week-on-week. Right behind it for the third week in a row is the multi-platform Activision release, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled. The retro racer...
Sunday14th Jul 2019
Random This Super Mario Maker 2 Glitch Blasts Cat Luigi Into Space
Meow!
We've seen some weird Super Mario Maker 2 glitches since the Switch title was released, but this particular one is out of this world. All you'll need to do is create a custom Super Mario 3D World level, transform Luigi into a cat, crawl underneath a few blocks and then attempt to long jump. Once you've done this, Luigi will skyrocket...
Friday12th Jul 2019
News Team17 And Playtonic Games Share Super Mario Maker 2 Levels For You To Play
Can you beat them?
If you're on the lookout for some new Super Mario Maker 2 levels to enjoy, hopefully these creations from Team17 and Playtonic Games will do the trick nicely. There are two courses on offer from Team17 - the studio behind Switch games like My Time at Portia, Overcooked,
Wednesday10th Jul 2019
Deals Get A Nintendo Switch, Super Mario Maker 2 And 12 Months' Switch Online For Just £300
And a £30 eShop voucher!
A new Nintendo Switch deal has appeared on Amazon UK that is well worth looking into if you're thinking about picking up a new console. The deal includes a Neon Red/Blue Nintendo Switch console with a copy of Super Mario Maker 2, but you'll also get a 12-month subscription to Nintendo Switch Online and a £30 voucher to...
Japanese Charts Super Mario Maker 2 Keeps Top Spot As Switch Sales Soar
An impressive week
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 1st - 7th July, revealing that Super Mario Maker 2 has managed to keep hold of its first-place position with style. The game shifted another 83,204 copies this week to stay at number one; new PS4 title Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers came in second with 22,260 copies for...
News Super Mario Maker 2 Players Have Already Uploaded More Than Two Million Courses
And the game isn't even a month old!
Super Mario Maker 2 might have only been out for a few weeks, but the game's community has already uploaded and shared more than two million courses online. Nintendo of America confirmed this earlier today in the following tweet: In this short time frame, we've seen Zelda-themed levels, a full
Tuesday9th Jul 2019
Video Amazing Zelda Levels In Super Mario Maker 2 That Are Wonderfully Wholesome
Take a trip to Hyrule
Nintendo might have left amiibo costumes out of Super Mario Maker 2, but that won't stop the community from making Zelda-themed creations. Yes – there are still plenty of players out there creating lovely levels based on various entries in Nintendo's well-established action-adventure series. That's why our slightly sunburnt...
