By now, it’s common practice for major Nintendo titles to be data mined for hidden files the moment they’re released to the public, as seen with both Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS as well as Splatoon. Super Mario Maker is no different, but when data miner NWPlayer123 looked around in the game’s files, what she found was a bit unexpected. It seems that Nintendo left a lot of beta elements for Splatoon in Super Mario Maker‘s files, including various unused versions of weapons and equipment.

As these are just leftover files, there’s nothing particularly spectacular about the designs of these items, but it is certainly interesting that they were found in Super Mario Maker to begin with. In addition to the Splatoon files, NWPlayer123 also found an image of Nikki, the mascot of the 3DS’ Swapnote app, who also appears as an unlockable Costume Mario power-up in Super Mario Maker.

What do you think about this discovery? You can check out images of the unused content in the gallery below, and let us know your thoughts in the comments.

Source: Nintendo Actu

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