<s>
is	O
a	O
2015	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
and	O
game	B-Application
creation	I-Application
system	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
September	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
create	O
,	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
share	O
courses	O
online	O
,	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
styles	O
of	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros.	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
and	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
U	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
critical	O
reviews	O
praised	O
its	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
and	O
course	O
editing	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
25	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
formally	O
announced	O
that	O
course	O
upload	O
support	O
would	O
be	O
discontinued	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2021	O
and	O
that	O
sale	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
's	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
would	O
be	O
discontinued	O
on	O
January	O
12	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
bookmark	O
portal	O
site	O
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
January	O
13	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
allows	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
levels	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
publish	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
for	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
courses	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
visual	O
style	O
of	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros.	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
and	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
U	I-Application
,	O
which	O
all	O
share	O
the	O
physics	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
elements	O
are	O
limited	O
to	O
specific	O
game	O
styles	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
elements	O
can	O
be	O
merged	O
into	O
other	O
game	O
styles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
having	O
Boos	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
traditional	O
Mario	B-Application
elements	O
such	O
as	O
Goombas	O
,	O
warp	O
pipes	O
,	O
and	O
power	O
ups	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
uniquely	O
manipulate	O
the	O
behavior	O
of	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mystery	O
Mushroom	O
,	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
theme	O
,	O
has	O
the	O
power-up	O
of	O
a	O
Super	O
Mushroom	O
and	O
dresses	O
Mario	B-Application
in	O
one	O
of	O
about	O
150	O
costumes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
these	O
costumes	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
by	O
playing	O
through	O
the	O
100	O
Mario	B-Application
Challenge	O
,	O
by	O
clearing	O
special	O
Event	O
Courses	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
scanning	O
a	O
corresponding	O
Amiibo	B-Device
figurine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
8-bit	O
Mario	B-Application
figurine	O
adds	O
a	O
Big	O
Mushroom	O
that	O
makes	O
Mario	B-Application
giant	O
while	O
making	O
enemies	O
look	O
like	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
with	O
hats	O
and	O
mustaches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
all	O
players	O
can	O
browse	O
and	O
play	O
various	O
user-generated	O
courses	O
,	O
or	O
participate	O
in	O
the	O
100	O
Mario	B-Application
Challenge	O
with	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
randomly	O
selected	O
user-created	O
courses	O
with	O
100	O
lives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternatively	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
the	O
10	O
Mario	B-Application
Challenge	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
pre-made	O
courses	O
and	O
only	O
10	O
lives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
developing	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
previously	O
explored	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
editor	O
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
was	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
tool	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
internal	O
development	O
team	O
to	O
make	O
Mario	B-Application
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Tezuka	O
had	O
been	O
wanting	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
follow-up	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
that	O
used	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
seeing	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
tool	O
,	O
Tezuka	O
realized	O
that	O
a	O
course-making	O
tool	O
was	O
more	O
marketable	O
than	O
a	O
mere	O
art	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
to	O
Polygon	O
that	O
building	O
courses	O
is	O
"	O
not	O
as	O
difficult	O
or	O
out	O
of	O
reach	O
as	O
drawing	O
is	O
"	O
but	O
that	O
he	O
"	O
was	O
inspired	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
fun	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
into	O
this	O
course	O
editor	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
directorial	O
debut	O
of	O
Yosuke	O
Oshino	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
as	O
a	O
programmer	O
on	O
Pikmin	B-Device
,	O
Pikmin	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2014	O
with	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
Mario	B-Device
Maker	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
rebranded	O
as	O
"	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
"	O
at	O
E3	O
2015	O
during	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Championships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
release	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
allowed	O
customers	O
to	O
play	O
Mario	B-Device
Maker	I-Device
at	O
Best	O
Buy	O
stores	O
across	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
17	O
and	O
20	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
demonstrated	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
name	O
,	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
,	O
on	O
June	O
14	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
final	O
round	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Championships	O
event	O
preceding	O
E3	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
partnered	O
with	O
Facebook	B-Application
to	O
host	O
a	O
special	O
"	O
hackathon	O
"	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
150	O
Facebook	B-Application
employees	O
were	O
tasked	O
with	O
constructing	O
courses	O
using	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
winning	O
team	O
created	O
a	O
course	O
to	O
be	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
its	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
corresponding	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
bundle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
packaged	O
with	O
a	O
96-page	O
booklet	O
of	O
creative	O
ideas	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
PDF	B-Application
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
concurrently	O
launched	O
an	O
8-bit	O
Mario	B-Application
Amiibo	B-Device
figurine	O
,	O
in	O
two	O
different	O
color	O
variations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
figurine	O
is	O
packaged	O
alone	O
,	O
and	O
within	O
particular	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
game	O
bundles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
downloadable	O
,	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Maker-themed	O
stage	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
noted	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
many	O
past	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
elements	O
missing	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
updated	O
with	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
second	O
major	O
update	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
which	O
adds	O
a	O
speedrun	O
leaderboard	O
,	O
and	O
launched	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
Bookmark	O
website	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
browse	O
uploaded	O
courses	O
and	O
bookmark	O
them	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
easier	O
sharing	O
of	O
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
update	O
adds	O
more	O
Mystery	O
Mushroom	O
costumes	O
that	O
are	O
unlocked	O
by	O
completing	O
Normal	O
-	O
and	O
Expert-level	O
100	O
Mario	B-Application
Challenges	O
,	O
and	O
adds	O
Super	O
Expert	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
on	O
February	O
13	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
level	O
theme	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
game	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
new	O
features	O
including	O
slopes	O
and	O
modifiable	O
auto	O
scroll	O
direction	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
enemies	O
,	O
themes	O
,	O
and	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
eShop	B-Application
on	O
January	O
12	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Redmond-based	O
subsidiary	O
Nintendo	O
Software	O
Technology	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
features	O
adapted	O
or	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Jose	O
Otero	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
social	O
elements	O
,	O
including	O
its	O
online	O
features	O
and	O
the	O
10	O
Mario	B-Application
Challenge	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
players	O
would	O
"	O
see	O
a	O
genuine	O
reverence	O
for	O
Mario	B-Application
’s	O
history	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
online	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
course	O
editor	O
and	O
its	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"[n]o	O
matter	O
which	O
style	O
you	O
choose	O
,	O
creating	O
levels	O
is	O
an	O
intimidating	O
task	O
but	O
the	O
well	O
designed	O
interface	O
makes	O
learning	O
easy	O
and	O
intuitive	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
gives	O
us	O
a	O
fun	O
,	O
flexible	O
toolbox	O
to	O
build	O
and	O
play	O
Mario	B-Application
courses	O
like	O
never	O
before	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
disappointed	O
in	O
particular	O
limitations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
checkpoints	O
originating	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
vertical	O
and	O
horizontal	O
limits	O
of	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
increasingly	O
rich	O
online	O
library	O
of	O
user-generated	O
content	O
has	O
been	O
individually	O
showcased	O
and	O
praised	O
by	O
reviewers	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
praised	O
by	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
co-creator	O
Takashi	O
Tezuka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
debuted	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
138,000	O
physical	O
copies	O
sold	O
;	O
it	O
had	O
sales	O
of	O
245,000	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
three	O
weeks	O
,	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
September	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
fastest-selling	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
since	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
debut	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
reached	O
1million	O
in	O
mid-January	O
2016	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
sixth	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
game	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
162,180	O
copies	O
sold	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
23	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
448,160	O
copies	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
2	O
million	O
copies	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
for	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
total	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
sales	O
reached	O
2.34	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
