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Holiday Create-a-Card (2022)

sandbox
	; Title screen
Publisher	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Browser
Rating(s)	N/A
Input	Pointing device/keyboard

sandbox
	; Title screen
Publisher	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Browser
Rating(s)	N/A
Input	Pointing device/keyboard

Holiday Create-a-Card, referred to as Print & Play 2022 Mario and Friends Holiday Card Creator in the title of its web page, is an activity on the Play Nintendo website.^[1] It is an application that allows users to customize a holiday greeting card using decorations from Mario and other Nintendo franchises.

Overview

The user is shown an empty canvas where they can add elements from a scrollable list. There are five tabs with decorations on said list, each containing backgrounds, greetings, characters, items, and presets. Backgrounds automatically cover the canvas when selected, while the greetings, characters, and items can be individually manipulated across the canvas. The preset tab features predetermined designs for the card, which overwrite the current design when selected. A "Clear all" button is present, which erases the current design from the canvas when used.

The user can click "Next" to advance to a screen where they can opt to download their card as a PDF file (which includes instructions for printing and folding the card) or as an image file. On the same screen, the user can also choose either to return to the canvas so as to resume editing their card, or to start from scratch.

Controls

Once a decoration is placed on a canvas, the user can select and move it around by way of a pointing device (mouse, touchscreen etc.) Upon selecting the decoration, it displays two adjacent buttons which perform different actions: one can simultaneously rotate and resize the decoration when dragged, and the other deletes it when selected. Alternatively, keyboard controls may be used:

+-	Bigger/smaller
←↑→↓	Move
<>	Rotate
[]	Re-order
Delete	Delete
Shift + Any	Modify
W	Align top
A	Align left
S	Align bottom
D	Align right
C	Center horizontally
V	Center vertically

Decorations

Backgrounds

Greetings

Characters

Mario
Luigi
Princess Peach
Toad
Mario
Luigi
Princess Peach
Toad
Yoshi
Bowser
Isabelle, Timmy, and Tommy
Lottie, Niko, and Wardell
Inkling
Link
Kirby with the Bell ability
Fuecoco, Sprigatito, and Quaxly

Items

Super Mushroom ornament
Super Star ornament
Ornament
Ornament
Ornament
Decorated tree
Present with Mario object motifs (Super Star, Super Mushroom, ? Block, Coin, and Super Guide Block)
Present with Mario object motifs (Super Star, Super Mushroom, Coin, and Penguin Suit)
Presents
Presents
Decorated tree branches
Garland with Super Stars, bows, and sparkles
Presents
Striped ribbon or border
Ribbon with Super Stars and bells
Ribbon bow
Super Star
Goomba
Mario and Luigi stockings
Princess Peach and Toad stockings
? Block
Mario snowman
Luigi snowman
Princess Peach snowwoman
Toad snowman
Sparkles

Presets

The following are predetermined designs available in this application.

Website description

Holiday Create-a-Card
You can create your own custom holiday cards for friends and family!

Gallery

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References

^ Print & Play 2022 Mario and Friends Holiday Card Creator. Play Nintendo. Retrieved . (Archived November 14, 2022, 21:10:34 UTC via Wayback Machine.)

Ornament Creator

Ornament Creator, referred to as Nintendo Holiday Ornament Creator in the title of its web page, is an activity on the Play Nintendo website.^[1] It is an application that allows the user to design their own printable holiday ornaments (similar to the ones found in the website's Crafts section) using various elements from Mario and other Nintendo franchises.

Overview

At first, the user has to choose whether they would like to design a set of three flat ornaments or a single cubical ornament. The user is then shown an empty canvas containing an outline of the chosen ornament format. Here, they can add holiday-themed decorations such as items, characters, messages, and a background. Alternatively, they can apply one of the available preset designs; when opening the preset section, the user is reminded that using a preset will overwrite their current design. Decorations added to the canvas can be repositioned using a pointing device or the keyboard. An option to clear the user's current design is also available.

The three flat ornaments, each one in the shape of a circle, hexagon, or star, are customized separately from each other. To switch between ornaments, the user can either select one of the representative shapes shown at the top left of the canvas, or use the arrow buttons present on the sides of the canvas. The cubical ornament is shown on its canvas as a cross-shaped net, displaying several guides which can be toggled off and on. There is also an option to see a reference of the cubical ornament in assembled form.

When finished, the user can opt to download their ornament(s) as a printable sheet—which also contains assembly instructions—, return to the editing screen to make changes, or start their design from scratch.

Controls

Once a decoration is placed on a canvas, the user can select and move it around by way of a pointing device (mouse, touchscreen etc.) Upon selecting the decoration, it displays two adjacent buttons which perform different actions: one can simultaneously rotate and resize the decoration when dragged, and the other deletes it when selected. Alternatively, keyboard controls may be used:

+-	Bigger/smaller
←↑→↓	Move
<>	Rotate
[]	Re-order
Delete	Delete
Shift + Any	Modify
W	Align top
A	Align left
S	Align bottom
D	Align right
C	Center horizontally
V	Center vertically