'Super Mario Maker' is coming to 3DS with new course sharing options

Mario level creation tools are now pocket-sized.
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Nintendo's build-your-own Mario level masterpiece is coming to its 3DS handheld this year, the company announced Thursday.

Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS has many of the same features as its full-sized Wii U counterpart, but emphasizes sharing levels with your friends nearby. Players will be able to share levels they've built with friends locally, including levels they haven't completed so they can finish building them together. You can also collect new levels to play via StreetPass.

Players can also play pre-loaded Super Mario Maker levels, the 100-Mario challenge, or curated levels from Nintendo found online. The game does lack the ability to search for a level by course ID though.

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The creation tools will be identical as well -- save the Mystery Mushroom with Mario costumes.

Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS is out Dec. 3.

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Chelsea Stark

Chelsea Stark was the Games Editor for Mashable, where she covered everything from AAA titles, mainstream consoles, indie gems, mobile games and gaming culture. She handled news, feature stories and reviews. Before that, Chelsea was Mashable's Multimedia Producer, where she helped develop visual storytelling aids, whether they were photos of video. She came to New York in 2010 to pursue her master's degree in journalism at NYU's Studio 20 program, which focused on innovation as journalism is changed by new technology. Before coming to New York, Chelsea lived in Austin, where she did online journalism and social media for the local CBS affiliate. She loves good beer, classic Nintendo games, and all things geeky, and spends her time attempting to find anything close to good Tex-Mex in Brooklyn.


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