{"id":8096,"date":"2015-10-05T20:11:01","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T00:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/?p=8096"},"modified":"2015-10-05T20:11:01","modified_gmt":"2015-10-06T00:11:01","slug":"super-mario-maker-sells-1-million-units","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2015\/10\/super-mario-maker-sells-1-million-units\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Mario Maker Sells 1 Million Units"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo has revealled that more than 1 million units of <em>Super Mario Maker<\/em> have been sold around the world since its launch on Sept. 11th. The addition of 1 million new \u201cfan\u201d developers has led to the creation of more than 2.2 million Super Mario courses, which combined have been played nearly 75 million times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor Mario fans around the world, including myself, Super Mario Maker was a dream 30 years in the making,\u201d said Nintendo of America President and COO Reggie Fils-Aime. \u201cThe game has captured and unlocked the imaginations of gaming fans of all ages and brought their dedication to Nintendo to a whole new level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Using the touch screen of the Wii U GamePad controller, <em>Super Mario Maker<\/em> players can create levels in four different Super Mario game styles. The game offers dozens of enemies, items and power-ups, and lets people design everything from the terrain to where to place Warp Pipes. <\/p>\n<p>Completed levels can then be uploaded and enjoyed by other players around the world. Some seem simple, some offer fun challenges and some prove maddeningly difficult \u2013 it all depends on the designer. But everyone can find courses to enjoy and may find some courses to provide insightful inspiration for their own new creations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo has revealled that more than 1 million units of Super Mario Maker have been sold around the world since its launch on Sept. 11th. The addition of 1 million new \u201cfan\u201d developers has led to the creation of more than 2.2 million Super Mario courses, which combined have been played nearly 75 million times. 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