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I would argue that the source for Mario's last name also being Mario is false. Miyamoto's quote clearly leaves Mario and Luigi's last name ambiguous, equating it to Mickey Mouse not really having a last name. https://nintendoeverything.com/miyamoto-says-marios-full-name-is-mario-mario/ --[[User:Seandwalsh|Seandwalsh]] ([[User talk:Seandwalsh|talk]]) 10:28, 20 November 2018 (EST) | I would argue that the source for Mario's last name also being Mario is false. Miyamoto's quote clearly leaves Mario and Luigi's last name ambiguous, equating it to Mickey Mouse not really having a last name. https://nintendoeverything.com/miyamoto-says-marios-full-name-is-mario-mario/ --[[User:Seandwalsh|Seandwalsh]] ([[User talk:Seandwalsh|talk]]) 10:28, 20 November 2018 (EST) | ||
:That was back in 2012. Miyamoto has embraced the last name since 2015, even joking more recently that Link's full name is just like Mario's: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qApEgUxp58k&t=1m18s Link Link.] [[User:LinkTheLefty|LinkTheLefty]] ([[User talk:LinkTheLefty|talk]]) 10:42, 20 November 2018 (EST) | :That was back in 2012. Miyamoto has embraced the last name since 2015, even joking more recently that Link's full name is just like Mario's: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qApEgUxp58k&t=1m18s Link Link.] [[User:LinkTheLefty|LinkTheLefty]] ([[User talk:LinkTheLefty|talk]]) 10:42, 20 November 2018 (EST) | ||
I'd argue that just because Miyamoto says Mario has a last name doesn't mean it's true. It's like how J.K. Rowling said Hermione was black even though the books (she wrote) clearly stated that she had white skin. Miyamoto says Mario has a last name but none of the games back up this claim. The only real source for Mario having a last name is the 1993 Mario Movie and that is shown to not be canon to the games.--[[User:Pizza Master|Pizza Master]] ([[User talk:Pizza Master|talk]]) 19:08, August 6, 2023 (EDT) | |||
:Except that nothing in the games contradicts Mario being the last name, so we have no reason to not trust Miyamoto on the subject. {{User:Hewer/sig}} 19:38, August 15, 2023 (EDT) | |||
If Miyamoto flip-flops between whether they do or don't have a last name, can we really trust that they do? What if he flip-flops back to saying they (Mario and Luigi) don't have last names? Also, though the games don't contradict Miyamoto they also don't support Miyamoto either. I think we should leave the last name blank because there has yet to be confirmation from the games on the subject.--{{User:Pizza Master/sig}} 17:22, August 16, 2023 (EDT) | |||
:If he changes his mind again then we'll reflect that, but he hasn't done so since 2015, and he only changed his mind once anyway. And if we were to remove information on the basis of not being confirmed nor denied by the games, the wiki would be pretty different (there's plenty of enemies that are unnamed in the games and use their names from guides, books, websites, emails, etc.). {{User:Hewer/sig}} 08:43, August 17, 2023 (EDT) | |||
Fair enough. Though, I do think that Mario having the same first and last name is pretty dumb. It makes me wonder; Is Wario's full name Wario Wario?--{{User:Pizza Master/sig}} 16:03, August 17, 2023 (EDT) | |||
:If that were the case, Waluigi's full name would be "Waluigi Wario". However, Wario and Waluigi's last names weren't confirmed by Nintendo, only Mario's full name was confirmed to be "Mario Mario"; also making Luigi's full name "Luigi Mario". [[User:Jake Lugo|Jake Lugo]] ([[User talk:Jake Lugo|talk]]) 10:08, March 9, 2024 (EST) | |||
== The writing is AWFUL == | == The writing is AWFUL == | ||
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If you aren't mad at me for making this message and trying to defend my short height of 165cm (in imperial terms, that's 5'05"), and if you decided to take the time to look at my calculations and my points rather than outright say "UR RAWNG! UR RAWNG! IGNURINCE" or nailing me to a cross and burning it to the ground for saying Mario isn't over 5 feet tall, Thank You. | If you aren't mad at me for making this message and trying to defend my short height of 165cm (in imperial terms, that's 5'05"), and if you decided to take the time to look at my calculations and my points rather than outright say "UR RAWNG! UR RAWNG! IGNURINCE" or nailing me to a cross and burning it to the ground for saying Mario isn't over 5 feet tall, Thank You. | ||
[[User:GoldyFish110|GoldyFish110]] ([[User talk:GoldyFish110|talk]]) 21 June 2019 | [[User:GoldyFish110|GoldyFish110]] ([[User talk:GoldyFish110|talk]]) 21 June 2019 | ||
Sorry I don't think you can delete information from an article (ESPECIALLY not Mario's) without a proposal. [[User:I'manumber1|I'manumber1]] ([[User talk:I'manumber1|talk]]) 13:42, October 31, 2021 (EDT) | |||
== Sigh... I didn't wanna ask this again, but == | == Sigh... I didn't wanna ask this again, but == | ||
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:::::::::And oh dear, I apologize for all this writing. [[User:GoldyFish110|GoldyFish110]] ([[User talk:GoldyFish110|talk]]) 25 June 2019 | :::::::::And oh dear, I apologize for all this writing. [[User:GoldyFish110|GoldyFish110]] ([[User talk:GoldyFish110|talk]]) 25 June 2019 | ||
::::::::::See, you're making assumptions on how tall a New Donker is (no, seriously, you don't actually know how truly tall a New Donker is; relative sizes are only part of the picture) and then working on their proportions without knowing how tall they actually are. I think life-size isn't just large, it's supposed to be how Mario is sized in real life. If there are several officially licensed products disagreeing with each other, we should mention it in the article. Again, the entire point is to show that Mario's height is inconsistent, and the evidence provided reinforces that point more. My solution was to change the writing that's at odds with conflicting sources to be more line with the conflicting sources. Don't remove the source, add others and rewrite the section. {{User:Bazooka Mario/sig}} 14:39, June 25, 2019 (EDT) | ::::::::::See, you're making assumptions on how tall a New Donker is (no, seriously, you don't actually know how truly tall a New Donker is; relative sizes are only part of the picture) and then working on their proportions without knowing how tall they actually are. I think life-size isn't just large, it's supposed to be how Mario is sized in real life. If there are several officially licensed products disagreeing with each other, we should mention it in the article. Again, the entire point is to show that Mario's height is inconsistent, and the evidence provided reinforces that point more. My solution was to change the writing that's at odds with conflicting sources to be more line with the conflicting sources. Don't remove the source, add others and rewrite the section. {{User:Bazooka Mario/sig}} 14:39, June 25, 2019 (EDT) | ||
::::::::::::Thing is, I have a T-posed model of the New Donker, so I wasn't just using screenshots, and I ripped the New Donker from a Gmod addon and I worked on their proportions and made an estimate (or an educated guess, I think) of how tall they are based on their size in heads, and my own size in head, it's not a perfect estimate, but I personally don't think it's that bad given the head size would have to be such a small difference. I also found two interviews, one where Yoshiaki Koizumi was interviewed, and one where Shigeru Miyamoto was interviewed, and Yoshiaki Koizumi flat out says that New Donk City was realistic because they thought it would be easier on the user to measure how high Mario can jump and how far he can fall when compared to the people that the users live around, implying that they definitely payed close attention to how tall they were making the people and their realistic proportions so that users can get an idea of how high Mario's jump is, and it isn't far off to use this for his own height, right, which is what I did, otherwise, if they just didn't care, slap Mario into the realistic world, then they probably wouldn't tell us to compare him to the realistic humans. Yes, Mario's height is usually inconsistent, and they usually don't care about how tall they make Mario, just as long as he fits, but this time, I think they did care, This time, I think they cared because they wanted to show off Mario's true abilities, I apologize if I sound rude or anything, I don't want to be. I should probably link some more new found sources of "Life Size" Mario's, heheh, since I found a bunch - https://www.ebay.com/itm/Deluxe-Super-Mario-Nintendo-Statue-Figur-1-1-Replica-Life-Size-ca-50-cm/113736739548?epid=1633578282&hash=item1a7b3ceadc:g:gJwAAOSwCkZZTNOD I also found this - https://www.ebay.com/itm/Giant-Life-Size-Super-Mario-Plush-Soft-Toy-Around-3ft-Tall-Jumbo-Gamer-Gift-NWT/143216777245?hash=item215862981d:g:zHwAAOSwRXhctOyN, and, I mean, I'm not the type who will completely emit all information that goes against me saying he's below 5 feet, I just don't think he's 5 feet or taller, but - https://www.ebay.com/itm/MARIO-MARIO-BROTHERS-65-Tall-Life-Size-CARDBOARD-CUTOUT-Standee/333126264095?hash=item4d8fdf651f:g:PTIAAOSwGFZck--B (And it's the most insulting height I've seen for Mario), it's the exact same height as myself (165cm) Though I did see the latest edit on the page, and thank you for acknowledging the 4 foot tall plush, but I guess since I'm found all this, and may find more, would it be okay if I just, put all the "Life Size" merch on the physical description, say "According to the height of his life-size figure, he is 150 cm (4 ft, 11 in) tall,[24] though other life-size merchandise depict Mario as shorter at 122 cm (4 feet tall)[source for the 4 foot tall plush], though it doesn't end there as there is also other life size merchandise that seem to imply all kinds of different heights, such as 50 cm (1 ft, 7.6in)[source of 50 cm figure] (Oh my gosh, this one's ridiculous, about as ridiculous as the 5 foot Marios, I mean, I believe he's under 5 feet and abnormally short, but not this short, heheh, I do have standards), 3 feet [source of the 3 foot tall plush] (Perfect, because 3 feet is 92 cm, and as I calculated...), 155cm [I'll try to find a new source for this](the most popular height, and I don't like it), and 65 inches (5 ft, 5 in)[source of cutout](ouch), Though official interviews seem to imply that New Donk City was made realistic so that players can measure Mario's abilities by comparison to the people they live around[source of the Why New Donk City took a realistic approach source I sent], even one debunking a popular fan theory [link to Super Mario Odyssey's GIANT Problem, by game theory] by implying that the New Donkers are "Normal People"[source of the Miyamoto was worried about how players would react to seeing New Donk City that I sent], which, in theory, should possibly put Mario at about 3 feet tall in Super Mario Odyssey." So, without all my comments, how's this? Eeeh, I just think adding that he is depicted as 50cm in a life size merch just isn't right, while saying he's over 5 feet is weird in my opinion, saying he's 50 cm is also so weird, and I can't stop questioning this. And I really feel like that source may come off as mocking, but I'm really not trying to be, and I apologize greatly if it does come off as mocking, I really am not trying to mock anyone, it's just, it says "Life Size" on it, and it's 50 cm, and ehhhh, okay I should stop typing, and I apologize for the lengthy comment... Oh, but about Smash Bros, I think no one is to scale compared to characters that are not from the same series, I mean, look at Kirby, he was confirmed to be 20cm (8 inches) yet he's not really tiny by comparison to other characters, and again, I apologize for the lengthy comment, should I make the edit as the quote I made, and any suggestions on wording things differently? [[User:GoldyFish110|GoldyFish110]] ([[User talk:GoldyFish110|talk]]) 25 June 2019 | |||
:::::::::::::Let's put it clearly: trying to find a common height from the games for your own works {{media link|SMG Talking to Captain Toad.png|is}} {{media link|Captain toad odyssey.jpg|pointless}}. The size of Mario and the others vary from game to game, you can't extrapolate some kind of "right" height, not even in relative terms. You just need to do what Nintendo does, adapting the height to what you are making so that it works best. Of course, you might want to use the {{media link|Mario 3DS chart.png|official height charts}} and {{media link|Kansai Group Artwork.jpg|the}} {{media link|Nintendo JP Twitter million followers.jpg|artwork}}, but Nintendo couldn't care less about following these if they go against what they are doing (mostly, if they negatively affect gameplay or the animations). You absolutely need not to worry about this, it's a non-exisitng problem. As far as the main page is concerned, considering the great variability in the height of the life-size statues, that case was just one among many different ones that got picked up because of gaming journalism. If you really want to keep that kind of info, list the minimum height and maximum height found for those life-size figures, with references, but I wouldn't go beyond that, it would really clutter the page with what is basically trivia outside of the trivia section.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 21:19, June 25, 2019 (EDT) | |||
::::::::::::::https://rationalwiki.org/w/images/9/97/Goodpost.gif {{User:Bazooka Mario/sig}} 23:56, June 25, 2019 (EDT) | |||
== Ok, I know this isn't the place to ask this but... == | |||
I'm new to this wiki, how do I create a page? Do I have to earn those rights? Please help. | |||
{{unsigned|KrazyKaos42212}} | |||
:You will become [[MarioWiki:Autoconfirmed users|autoconfirmed]] after you make 10 edits and have an account for at least 7 days. --{{User:Supermariofan67/sig}} 15:13, July 14, 2019 (EDT) | |||
== Re: Mario's Playschool == | |||
While searching for proof that the name was used as an alternate release name for ''[[Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun]]'', I thought of something: Would the international release having a different name count as a separate entry, or would it be possible to combine the entries somehow? --{{User:Lord Grammaticus/sig}} 00:42, July 22, 2019 (EDT) | |||
:Especially in the past, it wasn't unusual that the Japanese names of the "Mario" games were different from the corresponding Western names (e.g. ''Yoshi's Road Hunting'', ''Super Mario Collection'', ''Mario Story'', ''Mario & Luigi RPG''), this alone didn't warrant a separate entry. If there are significant differences in terms of content, then I think a new entry can be considered.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 12:18, July 22, 2019 (EDT) | |||
==Flappy Bird== | |||
It is recommended to add his appearance in Flappy Bird. He only shows up when you get a score of 999. {{unsigned|Gogogomario}} | |||
:He doesn't, that's from a fake video. {{User:Mario jc/sig}} 21:18, February 15, 2020 (EST) | |||
Yeah. The guy had just used Super Mario™ pipes and similar ground tiles which just annoyed Nintendo but had Dong Nguyen actually put Mario in the game Nintendo would've noticed since the game was a huge success and they would've sued and removed the game from the app store. [[User:I'manumber1|I'manumber1]] ([[User talk:I'manumber1|talk]]) 17:32, December 7, 2021 (EST) | |||
==Religion== | |||
I recommend that we should add that Mario is a Muslim. Miyamoto specifically said that Mario was a Muslim when he was interviewed by the king of Saudi Arabia on his trip to Mecca. Please add this!!! {{unsigned|108.6.241.194}} | |||
:Please provide a source for this claim. {{User:Toadette the Achiever/sig}} 20:26, May 4, 2020 (EDT) | |||
::That is definitely just a stupid meme, but apparently he is ACTUALLY Christian, Jewish, and Muslim according to the Mario Quiz Cards. [[User:Grandet Omate|Grandet Omate]] ([[User talk:Grandet Omate|talk]]) 22:21, July 26, 2020 (EDT) | |||
Wait I'm confused? Didn't Miyamoto say that Mario was "Homo Nintendous"? [[User:I'manumber1|I'manumber1]] ([[User talk:I'manumber1|talk]]) 13:45, October 31, 2021 (EDT) | |||
== Mario's hair == | |||
Hey, um, I've been reading all this info, and this probably isn't a big deal, but I'm curious why in the section describing Mario's physical appearance it doesn't mention him gaining realistic hair in games starting with Super Mario Odyssey. It it because of how the level of detail to his har still is different between appearance, or is this just something that's never been brought up?--[[Special:Contributions/70.126.227.39|70.126.227.39]] 16:04, May 6, 2020 (EDT) | |||
:The thing is that Mario still has the exact same hairstyle, except now much more realistic in Odyssey. Then you come to the issue that Odyssey is actually the only game to have that level of detail in Mario's artwork. Mario Tennis Aces and Super Mario Party artwork gives Mario more detailed hair than normal, but nowhere near to Odyssey. Even that seems like it's mostly been dropped, with NSMBU Deluxe and Mario Maker 2 returning to the old level of detail. --{{User:Waluigi Time/sig}} 17:46, May 6, 2020 (EDT) | |||
Okay, in U Deluxe and Maker 2, that seems to be more of a case to keep consistent with the original games (or in Maker 2's case, the in-game models) than because it's been dropped, because Nintendo is still using the detailed hair in newer, marketing artwork and games like Tokyo 2020. But thank you for explaining why the information isn't listed in the wiki page, I've been curious on it for a while!--[[Special:Contributions/70.126.227.39|70.126.227.39]] 18:29, May 6, 2020 (EDT) | |||
:You're welcome - for what it's worth, Mario only has the somewhat more detailed hair in the artwork used on the game's cover but none of his other artwork for that game. --{{User:Waluigi Time/sig}} 19:05, May 6, 2020 (EDT) | |||
::To be fair, SMM2 uses the same model he had in NSMBW, over 10 years ago. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 19:17, May 6, 2020 (EDT) | |||
== split. == | |||
jumpman is not mario {{unsigned|FatYoshi}} | |||
:He absolutely is. The arcade flyer called him Mario, as did home port manuals. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 17:27, June 6, 2020 (EDT) | |||
That's just Game Theory nonsense. Miyamoto confirmed that Jumpman is Mario. Always has been. [[User:I'manumber1|I'manumber1]] ([[User talk:I'manumber1|talk]]) 13:48, October 31, 2021 (EDT) | |||
Jumpman is the same guy as Mario. {{User|Gandalf}} 12:12, March 12, 2023 | |||
== "Vulgar Tendencies" == | |||
Listen, there's just something that strikes me a little odd under the Personality section. There is a moderately long list of "vulgar" actions Mario has taken throughout his portrayals. These include urinating on Yoshi, passing gas, but smack dab in the middle of this list is "cross-dressing several times". Is this referring to his dress in Odyssey? This implies it's some kind of Super Mario Perversion or something and the way it's put right between farting and pissing is just kind of insulting. I know this will be written off as meaningless offence taken by something inconspicuous, but you have to admit the way it's put is insulting and can be taken as transphobic. Mario wears it like any other outfit, how exactly is that vulgar? It's not even displayed as a joke in-game, he's just doing it because he thinks it looks neat. I can't think of any other times he's been drawn in feminine clothing but they were probably just cliche guy-in-women's-clothing jokes, and I can't imagine they'd be canon. --[[Special:Contributions/75.185.75.178|75.185.75.178]] 21:57, July 26, 2020 (EDT) | |||
I don't know what you’re trying to say, but there is this: [https://www.mariowiki.com/images/4/4a/Infernum.jpg] | |||
[[User:Grandet Omate|Grandet Omate]] ([[User talk:Grandet Omate|talk]]) 22:12, July 26, 2020 (EDT) | |||
:That one was unintentional. The actual reference is to the Kodansha Manga, which had him dressing as Sailor Moon characters while dirty jokes are going on, among other things. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 01:27, July 27, 2020 (EDT) | |||
::Okay that's great and all now go ahead and erase it ''please''. I'd think more effort would be put into making this article more professional since it's about the mascot of the entire series but whatever [[Special:Contributions/75.185.75.178|75.185.75.178]] 22:24, July 28, 2020 (EDT) | |||
== Mario's latest appearance == | |||
It says Mario's Most recent appearance was Paper Mario: The Origami King, But actually it was | |||
Tetris 99 (TETRIS x Paper Mario: The Origami King event and cameo) (2020) {{unsigned|PROPLAYEN}} | |||
:Technically Mario already appeared in the game through the ''SMB'' and ''Donkey Kong'' themes, so a second/third/etc. appearance in the same game doesn't count. {{User:Mario jc/sig}} 02:54, August 2, 2020 (EDT) | |||
==Proposal to Add Citation to Mario#Personality== | |||
Towards the top of Personality's content (4.1), there's a missing citation. I'm requesting we cite an interview regarding Mario's 20th Anniversary, where Miyamoto provides the uncited information. | |||
Here's the URL: http://shmuplations.com/mario20th/ | |||
...and here's a quote from the interview: | |||
''—How do you think Mario has become such a big phenomenon?'' | |||
''Miyamoto: I think it was fortuitous that we didn’t put any restrictions on Mario as a character. Normally when you create a character and present him to the world, all the details get filled in: what’s his favorite color? what kind of food does he like to eat? But with Mario, aside from the fact that he’s about 24-25 years old, we didn’t define anything else. The reason why is that we wanted to be able to use Mario in later games, and that wouldn’t work so well if he had characteristics that interfered with a given game’s story. When we make a game we take care not to add incongruencies to that game’s world. With that caveat in mind, I’d like to keep using Mario in future games.'' | |||
Thanks in advance! | |||
[[User:OneShookBoi|OneShookBoi]] ([[User talk:OneShookBoi|talk]]) 11:43, 29 October 2020 (CST) | |||
:Added, thank you! {{User:Alex95/sig}} 17:16, October 29, 2020 (EDT) | |||
== I'm unable to edit this page myself, sooo... == | |||
Since I am still unable to edit Mario's page (I think I was told I had to make 10 edits or something before I could) I still think that "According to the height of his life-size figure, he is 150 cm (4 ft 11 in.) tall,[24] though other life-size merchandise depict Mario as shorter at 122 cm (4 ft) tall.[citation needed]" (as for citations on that, there are multiple - https://www.mercari.com/us/item/m40074925704/ and - https://www.ebay.com/i/163892265533?rt=nc&_trkparms=aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D20160908110712%26meid%3Dbc1e3505ec894f1e99e9ba8096433bc2%26pid%3D100677%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D30%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D193151746661%26itm%3D163892265533%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2386202%26algv%3DDefaultOrganic%26brand%3DNintendo and - https://www.ebay.com/i/193151746661?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28) should not be present on the page. (If you guys REALLY think it's worth taking literally and documenting, I'd say for the least false information spread, that you put it on trivia, or something, but I don't like when this wiki has something wrong, because then people keep spouting it over and over, like, I kept constantly hearing "Larry is the same size as Princess Peach" even though I've counted across multiple games that Larry is consistently always shorter than Mario, though how much shorter fluctuates) Because as I've said before, this is the Mario wiki, and it shouldn't be treating those statues like it's Mario's actual height, that's like saying the 3 foot Life Size Pooh Bear plush is Pooh Bear's canon height as well as the 48 inch Life Size cardboard cutout of Pooh Bear and the 60 inch Life Size cardboard cutout of Pooh Bear, and then claiming Pooh Bear's height is inconsistent and should not be accounted for (when someone needs Pooh Bear's height to actually have a scale for something that isn't up and down all over the place, like, I don't think the people here understand how that works in game development, you '''literally need''' a scale to work with for what I'm doing) for the reason of taking "Life Size" in all that literally. Especially when these - https://gonintendo.com/stories/293589-super-mario-odyssey-director-explains-why-new-donk-city-takes-a-r and - https://gamingbolt.com/super-mario-odyssey-miyamoto-was-worried-about-initial-reaction are much better sources, sure, they never reveal the exact number for Mario's height, but they imply that Mario is likely around the size of Sonic. (And they '''should''' be documented on this page) Obviously I'm not asking to document any of my calculations, since they are not official sources, but my calcs on New Donk City - https://ibb.co/RCmmMT4 and there is this, which flat out uses the centimeters in Origami King - https://twitter.com/LarryKoopaBest/status/1290236094911361024/photo/1) And as for Mario and Sonic models, at least the Tokyo 2020, I compared Mario to Sonic making Mario 103.3cm, which is very close to what I calculated with the Monster Fish of the Great Sea (Albeit the Monster Fish of the Great Sea was not a good source of measurement considering the Monster Fish of Shogan Studios using the same fish size and is labelled 300cm instead of 400cm, and the little ones are not to scale with each other, but it's just as bad a source as using the meter count to scale Mario's height, my calcs there are also badly measured too, since I didn't have any exacts to compare) I'm sorry for bothering you guys about this, it bothers me so much, and I guess I can't really let it go. (Due to covid19, I am even more unable to book a flight to Japan to ask Miyamoto what Mario's height is, and probably explain why it matters to me, lol) But the reason this continues to bother me is because of when this wiki spreads false information and people constantly flock to it. Mario's height was never revealed and there should be nothing but those interviews written about it, say, the following interviews with Kenta Motokura and Shigeru Miyamoto imply Mario is a pretty short person, or something... And yes, this bothers me partially because of my own height "Look at Mario, he's on the shorter end of 5 feet tall, just like you! Look at him next to those normal 6 foot people!" and I see Mario in New Donk City half the size of the people. But regardless of my own height, which people that aren't kids over 5 and a half feet couldn't possibly understand, the thing that bothers me more is the spread of misinformation and people constantly flocking to this and game theory when saying my calculations are bad, and I mean, they aren't perfect, but claiming they're terrible cuz I didn't say Mario is five feet cuz this and game theory bothers me so much. (GT mostly) | |||
~ Goldyfish110 | |||
:He has an "official" height, though. In the games, it's just as inconsistent as anyone else's, but his "base" height used for miscellaneous materials is relatively constant. Also, your message was long enough without going on a random tangent to Mr. Bear. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 13:26, November 5, 2020 (EST) | |||
::To be fair though, that ''life size'' adjective was very likely referring to the merchandise being near the height of the child owning it, not a statement that the merchandise is the exact size of Mario. I'd be fine with removing the information about Mario's "canonical" height in feet/centimeters.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 13:50, November 5, 2020 (EST) | |||
:::Thank you, that's what I've been trying to say this whole time. They mean "Life Size" in that it is a big size almost the size of the child or whoever that it's made to be around, so it's "Life like" Also, Doc von Schemltwick, what is Mario's "official" height in games? I thought his height was never specified as any number. I do know they make him 1.53 units in Odyssey and 1.60 units in Smash 3DS, and then there are others I haven't specified, but Sonic is officially stated as 1 meter yet he's 1.50 units in Mario and Sonic, if I remember correctly. I also don't think the units should count as centimeters, and just using units for scale doesn't work with trying to scale Mario characters next to non-Mario characters, I'd rather scale non-Mario characters by comparison to Larry himself, who currently I have at a 78.7cm height in my game. However, if you need me to quote the interviews since I saw someone quoting an interview earlier. | |||
:::Kenta Motokura (talking about New Donk City): I thought that we needed a scale that was easy to understand. Users will wonder how high Mario can jump and how far he can fall. We thought that it would be easier for users to understand and relate to the world in which they actually live. Mario is a strong enough character that he fits in just fine in a realistic environment. | |||
:::Shigeru Miyamoto (talking about New Donk City): I was worried about how players would react to being in a world where Mario is this tall and normal people are a little bit taller. Or the fact that people don’t get mad at Mario when he’s jumping up and down all over the place. But with all that said, I think I realized that the character Pauline has already existed, and the idea of this game taking place in the city worked out really well. And so we ran with it. | |||
:::I personally think the following interview answers have more validity as sources to them than the statues do. | |||
:::--[[User:GoldyFish110|GoldyFish110]] ([[User talk:GoldyFish110|talk]]) 14:07, November 5, 2020 (EST) | |||
::::When I said that, I was referring primarily to the materials Nintendo gives to third parties when said third parties develop games, like that one relative height chart. The "official height" and "in the games" were two separate thoughts. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 14:46, November 5, 2020 (EST) | |||
:::::Then again, that is only Mario characters by comparison to each other, and I guess they don't need any particular numbers to make Mario characters by comparison to each other, but Madoka has an officially listed height of 152cm and I was wanting to scale Larry Koopa by comparison to Madoka accurate to the both them. https://youtu.be/jJOEvjtOp3k?t=47 So I hope maybe this helps you understand why I am wanting Mario's height in number, however, the entire time I've been here, I'm really not wanting to debate Mario's height, considering I already have my idea, All I'm asking is that the "Life Size" isn't taken literally and be removed from the page, because it is spreading false information and people flock to it without second thought because I guess that's just how the masses work for some reason. (They kept doing this constantly with "Larry is the same size as Princess Peach" until I finally came in and edited it) And I don't think the meter counts or even the Monster Fish of the Great Sea had any thought for scale put into them (Mario and Sonic probably did, however, because of Bowser in Wreck-it Ralph, Miyamoto, I believe, asked that Bowser's height be changed in the Wreck-it Ralph scene he was in) they're just numbers to be displayed on the screen. And for games created by a team, I doubt the whole team knows what Mario's height is nor even cares. But since I'm doing LarryDS mostly alone, I care.--[[User:GoldyFish110|GoldyFish110]] ([[User talk:GoldyFish110|talk]]) 15:15, November 5, 2020 (EST) | |||
::::::I already agreed to remove it last time you brought this up, if our only available sources are third-party whatevers, so I'm for doing it now. Not sure why it wasn't already. And, again, you seem to be taking this way too personally. <s>He's also the about the same height as Sonic, who is 3'3".</s> {{User:Alex95/sig}} 16:38, November 5, 2020 (EST) | |||
:::::::Oh yeah, there is that too, but literally all I'm asking is Mario's height (the statues) to be removed. Because the definition of life size in that case isn't literal. And to say Mario is around 5 feet tall doesn't make sense with the interview on why New Donk City was designed to be realistic. Those other things such as Mario and Sonic or Smash Bros or Mario Odyssey can all stay, but the statues should go due to not actually being literal. I'm trying to be as non personal as possible with this response, I hope I'm not being too personal just by saying the statues should go... | |||
:::::::Nevermind this whole thing, I was just able to edit the page. I'm sorry for starting this up, I was just being stupid, lol, I guess I am an auto-confirmed user, but I swear it didn't let me save my changes earlier. I'm sorry for all the this conversation and kinda wasting everyone's time, lmao!--[[User:GoldyFish110|GoldyFish110]] ([[User talk:GoldyFish110|talk]]) 17:15, November 5, 2020 (EST) | |||
:::::::Those statues are not a valid reference. As I've said time after time again, Life Size, in this context, is not literal and does not mean the official true height of Mario. What they mean by Life Size is that the size that it is for it's target audience is Life Like in size as it is big, almost like the person that owns it. People are brainless, they're gonna see that number and talk as if it's absolute fact, just like the "Larry is the same size as Princess Peach" thing that came from this wiki, people told me, the Larry fan, that I'm wrong because this wiki said otherwise, despite the fact that what I said is in their faces. (regardless of the "Mario does not have a specified height" you added. I am not satisfied with the current revision. Like I said, if those statues (which Life Size means nothing in them) HAVE to be documented, I'd say trivia, and it should be done alongside every other "Life Size" Mario merch, carefully researched to show that the fluctuation is way bigger than that (Life Size 50cm Mario figure), where it's out of the way, because those statues are called "Life Size" because they're big sized, not because they're supposedly other heights for Mario, is the best place to put it. (I can't believe the Mario wiki can't seem to grasp this simple concept that "Life Size" in this context is not literal) There is so much varying sizes in merchandise that it is simply ridiculous to list all as sources for Mario's height and as "proof" that Mario [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PlnqbJhLVlYWLDpc754V4PjD_20WHqjo/view?usp=sharing doesn't] [https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3f/bc/ff/3fbcff9dcfd7529114a3168d718facbc.jpg have] [https://youtu.be/WzT3cFoHYgA?t=8592 a] [https://www.escapistmagazine.com/v2/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/marionewdonkcity.jpg consistent] [https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&sxsrf=ALeKk030oxlLP1TRgQMNKu0j8K2jpBURWg%3A1604624574717&ei=vqCkX_aoK4GStQXq0oywCg&q=What+are+the+dimensions+of+the+average+wooden+barrel&oq=What+are+the+dimensions+of+the+average+wooden+barrel&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzoECAAQR1DIQliJSGDySWgAcAJ4AIABggGIAdgFkgEDMy40mAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpesgBCMABAQ&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwj2_5eu3OzsAhUBSa0KHWopA6YQ4dUDCAw&uact=5 height.] Sure Mario's height isn't super consistent, but "Life Size" merchandise is not a valid source ever, and does not serve as a source for what Mario's height is or how inconsistent Mario's height is, as it is really more consistent than anyone gives it credit for, and the interviews on New Donk City only add to that. How about at LEAST documenting the interviews, and put it right in the physical description saying it implies Mario's height is around the size of Sonic, because that is where the "Life Size" merch is documented, and obviously if I make another edit, then I'm doing something wrong, because statue good because statue say "Life Size" or something.--[[User:GoldyFish110|GoldyFish110]] ([[User talk:GoldyFish110|talk]]) 20:09, November 5, 2020 (EST) | |||
::::::::Out of curiosity, what does the description actually say? Does it specifically say Mario is 150 cm tall or is that just the height of the product? I think we should still mention it, but if the description doesn't actually say that's how tall Mario is, we should reword the description to reflect that. --{{User:Waluigi Time/sig}} 13:00, November 6, 2020 (EST) | |||
:::::::::The description says "According to an Amazon listing for the height of his life-size figure, he is 150 cm (4 ft 11 in.) tall.[24]" implying that according to the statue, that is how tall Mario is. But I believe it should at least not say "he is 150cm tall" because people are gonna think that is how tall Mario is, and I've gotten into debates over whether or not Larry was the same size as Princess Peach because this wiki claimed he was, even though he is not. Especially with that kind of source, no one really knows if "Life Size" in that context is literal or not, but I'm pretty sure it isn't, and I think it's rather inappropriate to be assuming it's literal without knowing for sure, because people are going to automatically assume it's 100% factual. I also believe that this wiki really should document the [https://gonintendo.com/stories/293589-super-mario-odyssey-director-explains-why-new-donk-city-takes-a-r two] [https://gamingbolt.com/super-mario-odyssey-miyamoto-was-worried-about-initial-reaction interviews] on New Donk City in the physical description saying that they imply Mario is around the size of Sonic or something, and [https://ibb.co/RbRLkDm according to Mario and Sonic, Mario is specifically 103.3cm (3ft 4inch tall)] however, maybe I got that wrong. --[[User:GoldyFish110|GoldyFish110]] ([[User talk:GoldyFish110|talk]]) 20:02, November 6, 2020 (EST) | |||
== Do I have permission to change this? I just want to make sure because it continues to bother me being on a wiki page... == | |||
Hi, is it okay that I change this | |||
"While Mario is consistently portrayed as a short character, his precise height and proportions vary across media. According to an Amazon listing for the height of his life-size figure, he is 150 cm (4 ft 11 in.) tall.[27] Crossover artwork featuring Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog (who stands at 1 m / 3 ft 3 in.) shows Mario at around the same height as him, if not two or three inches shorter due to Sonic's quills. Mario's height relationship with other humans has been varied. Some media, such as Super Mario Odyssey and Mario's Time Machine, show Mario as much shorter than a realistic human, while others, including Mario Golf, the cartoons, and Super Smash Bros., show Mario's height closer relative to other humans. As far as in game information or other official materials are concerned, Mario does not have a specified height. " | |||
Into this | |||
"While Mario is consistently portrayed as a short character, his precise height and proportions vary across media. There is an amazon listing for a statue of Mario that is 150 cm (4 ft 11 in.) tall.[27] Although it says it's "Life Size" it is unclear if they mean it is just a big size by comparison to the buyer so it's life like or if it is actually meant to be Mario's height. Crossover artwork featuring Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog (who stands at 1 m / 3 ft 3 in.) shows Mario at around the same height as him, if not two or three inches shorter due to Sonic's quills. Although when models for Mario and Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games are T-posed, Mario is a little bit taller than Sonic. Mario's height relationship with other humans has been varied. Some media, such as Super Mario Odyssey and Mario's Time Machine, show Mario as much shorter than a realistic human, while others, including Mario Golf, the cartoons, and Super Smash Bros., show Mario's height closer relative to other humans. While an interview with Odyssey's Director implies New Donk City was made for scaling Mario and his abilities while another interview with Miyamoto implies that the humans of New Donk City are normal people, this still does not directly confirm what Mario's height is, so as far as in game information or other official materials are concerned, Mario does not have a specified height. " | |||
I know it's probably bothersome to the moderators and admin for me to ask this, but the Mario wiki REALLY can't be going around having information on their pages like the statue claiming to be directly confirmed as actual sources for Mario's height, and it also really should be documenting the interviews as they are actual sources that imply Mario's height, that's the way I see it. No, I'm not trying to be rude, no I'm not trying to be aggravated, no I'm not trying to be personal about it. --[[User:GoldyFish110|GoldyFish110]] ([[User talk:GoldyFish110|talk]]) 01:12, November 12, 2020 (EST) | |||
== Think it's a good idea to condense plot summary == | |||
I've condensed the plot summary for ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' and I just linked for readers more interested in the plot to the main article. Does anyone find this a good way to trim the meat of these kinds of articles? Or should this go through a potential proposal process first? {{User:Bazooka Mario/sig}} 02:14, November 26, 2020 (EST) | |||
:I've pretty much done the same thing in [[Baby Luigi]]'s article, but without the main template. I really don't think you need every single nitty gritty involvement with the plot, just an overview of what they do, what their gameplay quirks are, and anything else. {{User:Ray Trace/sig}} 02:19, November 26, 2020 (EST) | |||
::Should this standardization be wiki wide? I can try to run through a proposal if that's needed. {{User:Bazooka Mario/sig}} 02:21, November 26, 2020 (EST) | |||
:::It would definitely be helpful, for sure! [[User:GloverMist|GloverMist]] ([[User talk:GloverMist|talk]]) 14:22, November 26, 2020 (EST) | |||
::::Agreed, we don't need to write every single thing a character does throughout the game, especially for major characters like Mario or Bowser who are obviously going to have a lot of information if we go that route. The plot section on the game's page should suffice. --{{User:Waluigi Time/sig}} 14:29, November 26, 2020 (EST) | |||
:::::It is almost like rewriting the plot section of a game page. At best, there should be a brief mention of the plot and Mario's role, while mainly covering his abilities in said game (not going into too much detail about returning abilities however). Also, this page loads a lot slower than most other pages on this wiki. {{User:Keyblade Master/sig}} | |||
::::::Yeah, the page is a bandwidth hog. At some point, we're going to have to split off sections of their articles, Wikipedia-style, because at some point, it's going to be unsustainable to keep everything in one. {{User:Ray Trace/sig}} 14:43, November 26, 2020 (EST) | |||
:::::::I think that's definitely going to have to happen for some of these characters at some point. There's more trimming on history sections that can be done to shorten it a little, but Mario obviously appears in nearly every piece of media related to the franchise and it's not going to be getting any smaller. --{{User:Waluigi Time/sig}} 14:47, November 26, 2020 (EST) | |||
::::::::(edit conflict) All right. One thing I want to do is make a template, though. In the ''Superstar Saga'' section, the content looks like this. | |||
::::::::<pre><span style="font-style:italic">For a complete plot summary, see the main article: [[Mario %26 Luigi: Superstar Saga#Story]]</span></pre> | |||
::::::::One of my issues is the possible repetitive links to the main page for the plot or if such a template is even needed (but I want to make it clear the plot has much more information in the main page). But yeah I think this does fall right in recommended by policy, so I hope I'm not, like, strong-arming whatever I think is appropriate through.😅 | |||
::::::::Also, splitting off the page has been suggested by policy itself, see [[MarioWiki:Article size]]. However, there's no specific process outlined above when a page gets too long, and the sheer overwhelming size of the page probably makes it a mammoth task, which is probably why there's a contradiction between that policy and these pages. I think the history section would be a contender to get split from the page, but this is an unprecedented move and might require a proposal. We don't have to suggest a specific byte size but there probably is a reasonable range to go through and we could at least show this and other major characters' articles as examples to judge by as well as visible impact on loading time they have. {{User:Bazooka Mario/sig}} 14:55, November 26, 2020 (EST) | |||
:::::::::I don't think that main template is necessary, since the section would already link to the main game article anyway. {{User:Ray Trace/sig}} 14:59, November 26, 2020 (EST) | |||
== I'm not sure if this edit seems like one that matters, but == | |||
Is it okay that I change "The director of Super Mario Odyssey, Kenta Motokura, stated in an interview that New Donk City was scaled to showcase the extent of Mario's abilities in a realistic environment" into "The director of Super Mario Odyssey, Kenta Motokura, stated in an interview that New Donk City was realistic to showcase the extent of Mario's abilities in a realistic environment for a scale that is easy to understand" I feel that my reworded version makes more sense with the interview, because it was the reason why New Donk City was made realistic, not the reason why they scaled the humans and the environment the way they did around Mario. I didn't think my OG interpretation seemed off as it feels similar to the current one, although the current one has better wording, but I feel my reworded thing I came up with is more accurate wording since the current one seems to make it look like they only made Mario short to showcase his abilities more realistically rather than the reason why they made New Donk City realistic was so they can showcase Mario's abilities with an easy to understand scale... All in all, I don't have much problems with the page anymore (other than the fact the statue is still there, however, the wording for referring to the statue is much better than it was before) just think it can be better, but regardless I'm glad the interviews are finally documented. --[[User:GoldyFish110|GoldyFish110]] ([[User talk:GoldyFish110|talk]]) 20:48, November 29, 2020 (EST) | |||
:No one ever talks to me on here unless they have something to fault me for or say I'm in the wrong for and then they'll jump at the chance to tell me I'm wrong for whatever I said, Sorry to bother by asking this again, is my idea of re-wording the interview's part a better way to interpret it? I think it is because the interview didn't explain why they scaled it the way they did, they explained why New Donk City was made to be realistic. If I get no response again, I'll just make the edit and see what happens I guess... --[[User:GoldyFish110|GoldyFish110]] ([[User talk:GoldyFish110|talk]]) 13:06, December 3, 2020 (EST) | |||
::I think it should be fine to change it. --{{User:Waluigi Time/sig}} 14:10, December 3, 2020 (EST) | |||
:::That's awesome, heheh, I just did, and thanks for letting me know, heheh. --[[User:GoldyFish110|GoldyFish110]] ([[User talk:GoldyFish110|talk]]) 12:52, December 6, 2020 (EST) | |||
== I'll get back to you when I actually measure this at Super Nintendo World, but == | |||
I think Super Nintendo World is another source that puts Mario at a shorter than the typical human scale (plus, it's like a better version of the "Life Size" statue source, which I don't think meant literally, but this could be taken the same way) so for Mario's height being unspecified, I think Super Nintendo World could be documented. (I'd say whenever we have a definitive answer on how big the blocks are in Super Nintendo World, so probably not now, I want to go with a measuring tape, lmao!) --[[User:GoldyFish110|GoldyFish110]] ([[User talk:GoldyFish110|talk]]) 02:39, December 19, 2020 (EST) | |||
:I edited the comment above to remove my Twitter link because I just realized this is probably why I'm getting so many people harassing me on Twitter over Mario supposedly being 155cm that Nintendo apparently confirmed it... Not saying the people who exist here are horrible, just people who happen to view the Mario wiki which is probably a lot of people... But while yeah, Super Nintendo World is probably a horrible source, so is the statue, using Super Nintendo World as a "source" is like using the statues... I'll add several [https://ibb.co/KbL37B5 imgbb][https://ibb.co/v3GBxSH links][https://ibb.co/NYZQLCC instead][https://ibb.co/BwYGTFb for] [https://ibb.co/ZcHNN3z all] [https://ibb.co/GVHfbn9 I] want to link on this wiki from now on, nothing from my Twitter anymore... I hope anyone understands my reasoning for that although I highly doubt anyone here cares, lmao! But I linked screenshots of the four foot plush and 50cm figure, the [https://www.ebay.com/itm/Deluxe-Super-Mario-Nintendo-Statue-Figur-1-1-Replica-Life-Size-ca-50-cm/114151175770?hash=item1a93f0b65a:g:OHgAAOSwrfVZTNU4 50cm figure], although labelled "Life Size" is unrealistic, but does anyone want to document the [https://www.ebay.com/itm/Official-Nintendo-Giant-Life-Size-Super-Mario-Jumbo-48-4ft-Plush-Doll-Toy-2016/124466206632?epid=2256117198&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item1cfac397a8:g:WoIAAOSwwjhfxbki&amdata=enc%3AAQAFAAACgBaobrjLl8XobRIiIML1V4Imu%252Fn%252BzU5L90Z278x5ickkp2NA0WuhQytmt4dbStg00JLMyuKDJoauyS945kyZhIiTM748qWgUUcPHkdhl%252BSiu12%252BE9PtcajYpQorqpsjhRykj1%252F8BmWR33Mwst80bM%252BauBlSIW8tx%252FS2SEwtfcm%252FpyBqczZz4IZ0UwfAtE0TU2xZ2CisTM2aW157bCPYnTl1nYdxam44yfCPMljdZ1S5sxzC9ML%252FHrMzuFjov8B8GiZO0tb2rHkLHLNeh5l%252Bc4dXhODpKDkFndH0Vdjd3Xcj%252Bp%252FTYXyyC1GyFV5x3iux2%252BBds6CF6DEi%252BXUmkU%252F12uHI55S%252BJTac3C%252FJ%252BvHmP%252BL3tsyA1yreARlUHRVPuTpTWLBYbX1o2Jo6oOfi3CaXlTlLiiUizlsoMW%252FTWtWiwLY%252FRLeZwTw0BbhbIbYBLEYkQnY9vsT7Oue5cUszoUO9Cii8mBXjadXbxJHL4KT4mhJchecR319%252B3n9V87dkspQ%252BmNblclwp52%252FY8vvETX6uRuZL51U4JesEu%252BmIIakTEQ82lUJ4%252BTWsemWhK8uyvn7UlaWcpikagjkmZx8e9GVfFAbpN2pvL5SRoOEfauOEQ4s9j2E6pX7BtWH9Rr3G2z5V6t2zqvKsUYL2sqRPIw6QOi%252FqYTO5utkcjxH8oP48nKEcX7iscVz1SUTx3tdeBvUWtFd9bsI4%252F3GQ%252BNdmFYtlGTCRv1kcgprzEaFTiswvzjgLOD4FfaGaMIU33ekAXON%252BJwq76Cmcx2S9JSm0lgWWLwXmjO9Xk%252BU6kYL3qUEftqndoe1IBoridluI0xUN2Tqf0dTkRS6kAFFGHf19tsErGRaI%253D%7Ccksum%3A1244662066324a73645838ac4303a847da3446e7bcbb%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A2334524 four foot plush] just for the heck of it since the 150cm (4'11") statue is on here? --[[User:GoldyFish110|GoldyFish110]] ([[User talk:GoldyFish110|talk]]) 22:46, December 27, 2020 (EST) | |||
== New Apparence in a game == | |||
I cannot edit the page, but I want to say Mario and others Nintendo characters appears in Super Fighters M All Stars, released on mobile in 2020. | |||
[[Special:Contributions/90.4.136.102|90.4.136.102]] 07:05, December 27, 2020 (EST) | |||
:That's not an official game, that's an app that steals assets from Nintendo games without permission. {{User:Mario jc/sig}} 07:30, December 27, 2020 (EST) | |||
== Vulgar Nonsense == | |||
Where the heck did anyone get that vulgar nonsense? Please provide some proof or it will be deleted. [[User:I'manumber1|I'manumber1]] ([[User talk:I'manumber1|talk]]) 14:05, October 31, 2021 (EDT) | |||
Just to be clear by the way I'm talking about the Satellaview magazine section as that's the only thing in this article that doesn't have official references or proof. [[User:I'manumber1|I'manumber1]] ([[User talk:I'manumber1|talk]]) 14:12, October 31, 2021 (EDT) | |||
No proof? Then it should be deleted immediately. [[User:I'manumber1|I'manumber1]] ([[User talk:I'manumber1|talk]]) 19:39, November 10, 2021 (EST) | |||
:The sources can be found on the [[Shitamachi Ninjō Gekijō]] article. --{{User:Waluigi Time/sig}} 19:44, November 10, 2021 (EST) | |||
== P3 & P4 == | |||
I don't know if this is the place to ask this but should I create articles for P3 & P4 from the Mario Bros. remake present in M&L SS and all the Mario Advance games? I know you could say there's not enough info on them but they are playable and are officially named. My source is https://www.suppermariobroth.com/post/157350665210/sprites-of-the-two-additional-brothers-from-the. {{unsigned|I'manumber1}} | |||
:Don't think so, imo. This is like making the colored Luigis from Luigi's Mansion their own articles. Keep in mind that I'm also not quite fond of [[Junior (II)|junior II's article]] either, memed as it may be. {{User:Ray Trace/sig}} 16:44, January 1, 2022 (EST) | |||
Well this is different. All the Luigi's don't have names. These two do. I don't know if that makes much of a difference but I just wanted to get that out there. [[User:I'manumber1|I'manumber1]] ([[User talk:I'manumber1|talk]]) 19:32, January 1, 2022 (EST) | |||
:I agree with Ray Trace, they look like they were just created to be palette swaps for additional players which would be too minor of a subject to have an article for. {{User:Swallow/sig}} 19:59, January 1, 2022 (EST) | |||
== Is the Mario page still not well put together? == | |||
So i was scrolling throught the disscusion page on Mario and while scrolling i noticed quite few people saying that the Mario page was not "great". Like for example the history page having tons of grammatical errors. Now of course these disscusions are sort of old but anyways, is the Mario page fixed now or does it still have errors? | |||
I mean... I did notice ONE error, that being how on the appearence page, Mario Party Superstars is not present {{unsigned|Shadic 34}} | |||
:I've probably given the history section quite a few proofreading sweeps over my long stay at this wiki. I don't think the grammar errors are as present as before, and the most constant pressing issue for this page is the history section: mammoth coverage that's likely not complete as well as some unnecessary story details from the MaRPGs. {{User:Bazooka Mario/sig}} 20:00, January 19, 2022 (EST) | |||
== Jumpman only in Japanese Donkey Kong? == | |||
If I remember correctly, Mario is only called Jumpman in official Donkey Kong arcade cabinets and ports in Japan. Should the article be changed to reflect this? {{unsigned|136.56.161.47}} | |||
:No, Jumpman was used only in the English language arcade instructions (and its ''Arcade Archives'' re-release instructions). They were printed before he was officially named "Mario" in the American arcade flyer. In the Japanese arcade instructions, he is a nameless player character simply known as the "player"「プレイヤ」. He was still the nameless "rescue man" in the Japanese instructions for the Game & Watch version which came out in June 1982. Two months later, Nintendo of Japan used Mario when they released ''Donkey Kong Jr.'', which made it official in all locations.--[[User:Platform|Platform]] ([[User talk:Platform|talk]]) 08:55, November 9, 2022 (EST) | |||
== Article size policy == | |||
*[[MarioWiki:Article size]] | |||
<blockquote>"The section then remains on the original article, the {{tem|main}} template is used to link to the new article, and a much more top-level summary is given in that section of the original article. For example, summarizing the "History" section of Mario to give a much more top-level overview and using {{tem|main}} to link to a new page entitled "History of Mario". "</blockquote> | |||
Shouldn't we be making an article titled {{fake link|History of Mario}}? It's spelled right there in our example! {{User:Bazooka Mario/sig}} 01:00, November 11, 2022 (EST) | |||
:It's about time that we started splitting off these massive history sections, let's do it. --{{User:Waluigi Time/sig}} 18:40, January 27, 2023 (EST) | |||
::Support! {{User:Koopa con Carne/Sig}} 18:51, January 27, 2023 (EST) | |||
:::All right. What do you think should be changed for this new page? Maybe readd the images I removed back? Maybe we can have more plot details? {{User:Bazooka Mario/sig}} 19:04, January 27, 2023 (EST) | |||
::::Something closer to pre-trim is probably the way to go, since that information was only reduced in the first place because of the article's length. I still think we should be more selective with images though, since there can be a tendency to go overboard with them which just doesn't look nice if there's not enough text there. --{{User:Waluigi Time/sig}} 19:08, January 27, 2023 (EST) | |||
== Proper Catchphrase for Mario == | |||
I believe that a more proper catchphrase at the top of the page would be "Let's-a go!" from Super Mario 64. Mario uses this phrase way more often, and I don't remember Mario ever saying "It's-a me" outside of Super Mario 64 releases. But what do you guys think? [[User:TomAndTheCats|TomAndTheCats]] ([[User talk:TomAndTheCats|talk]]) 17:52, February 2, 2023 (EST) | |||
:Mario says "It's-a me" in Battle League, one of the latest Mario games. He also says "It's-a me, Mario" or "It's-a me" in Mario Tennis 64, Mario Teaches Typing 2, Mario Super Sluggers (when calling to plants), Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, and when he gets a Double Cherry in Super Mario 3D World! Wario even riffs on it saying "It's a Wii, Wario" for a Wii-related WarioWare game. That's likely not an exhaustive list but "It's-a me, Mario" is uniquely Mario; a lot of other characters do say "Let's go". That's not to say "Let's-a go" is a bad choice, but I just think "It's-a me" is better. {{User:Bazooka Mario/sig}} 22:14, February 2, 2023 (EST) | |||
== Early sources for Mario's occupations == | |||
An overwhelming amount of Japanese websites believe Mario became established as a plumber in the [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|1993 American live-action film]]. According to them, the character's occupation simply varied from game to game and he was more of a generic everyman hero before the movie. So I went over a lot of the early official materials in Japanese and English. In Japan, ''Donkey Kong'' for the arcade had a threadbare description. The anonymous player character needs to rescue Lady from Kong. That's it. It was the American flyer that presented Mario his name and occupation as a carpenter. While the Famicom port uses Mario's name, there is no mention of him being a carpenter. The Japanese weren't aware he was ever a carpenter until much later through staff interviews. | |||
Contrary to popular belief, ''Mario Bros.'' did not make him a plumber. The brothers are simply removing pests from their home's pipes. Mario was still described as a carpenter in Atari's MB manuals. The closest reference is in the back of the 1986 NES port's box which describes them as "plumbing", but does not explicitly state that it is their profession. It seems more of a case of home repair than paid labor. | |||
The earliest source I could find is not in a game but from official media. The American [[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!|''Super Show!'']] from 1989 unambiguously makes the brothers professional plumbers with their own company. This explains the crux of the divide. While Japan and the US share the same corpus of mainline games, official media is almost entirely segregated. Japan has its anime and manga, while the US has its comics, cartoons, and activity books which were exported to many countries ''but not to Japan''. The characters' personalities are markedly different from each side of the Pacific. In the West, the heroes are sanitized E for Everyone but in Japan they can be crass and vulgar. For example, manga Peach can get extremely violent, jealous, and petty. This can be witnessed in the audio drama of ''[[BS Super Mario USA]]'' and ''[[BS Super Mario Collection|Collection]]''. The 1993 film was one of the few instances that crossed the cultural gap and introduced the concept that they are professional plumbers to Japan. | |||
If you can find an earlier source stating Mario as a plumber, please let us know.--[[User:Platform|Platform]] ([[User talk:Platform|talk]]) 13:37, April 22, 2023 (EDT) | |||
:Is there any promotional material that says anything relevant? {{User:Mario/sig}} 14:03, April 22, 2023 (EDT) | |||
:: There was a promotional interview released for Odyssey that brings up "plumber" as one of Mario's professions if that counts. Plus, them removing pests from their home's pipes was made up for the Atari version. An interview with Shigeru Miyamoto explicitly sets the game within New York's plumbing system. [[User:PrincessPeachFan|PrincessPeachFan]] ([[User talk:PrincessPeachFan|talk]]) 09:20, May 10, 2023 (EDT) | |||
:::I see. I know that later material does more firmly establish this fact, but I was wondering how early the whole "Mario is a plumber" part happened. The discussion above suggests that the film is first to establish this, so I was asking for any material that possibly predates this movie claiming that. Mario is a plumber rather than just every day hero. {{User:Mario/sig}} 22:43, May 10, 2023 (EDT) | |||
:::: I'm not sure, honestly. I think it was one of those things the American translators came up with (given it was established as early as Mario Bros.) and Japan decided to adopt later. [[User:PrincessPeachFan|PrincessPeachFan]] ([[User talk:PrincessPeachFan|talk]]) 11:02, May 11, 2023 (EDT) | |||
:::::{{media link|Nintendo Power issue 6 image 1.png|''Nintendo Power'' issue 6 page 19}} calls Mario a plumber in regards to SMB2. That pushed it back to a few months before the ''Super Show!''.--[[User:Platform|Platform]] ([[User talk:Platform|talk]]) 07:17, May 14, 2023 (EDT) | |||
We do have {{media link|MB_Mario_and_Luigi_with_Plumbing_Supplies_Artwork.jpg|artwork of Mario and Luigi as plumbers}}, the problem is when this was drawn. The specific scan is from a year 1993 rerelease, while in terms of Japanese material I saw it in the year 1994 Super Mario Bros. Daizukan, but it might have been an earlier artwork. In any case it is referred to the original Mario Bros., so the idea that they were plumbers there was definitely around. Actually, [https://nintendoeverything.com/miyamoto-explains-why-mario-is-italian/ this year 2010 interview is pretty telling]: | |||
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Now with Mario, I think with Mario Bros. we had a setting of course that was underground, so I just decided Mario is a plumber. Let’s put him in New York and he can be Italian. | |||
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So, according to Miyamoto, Mario was indeed intended to be a plumber in ''Mario Bros.''.—-[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 10:11, May 14, 2023 (EDT) | |||
:That's besides the point. While Mario was intended to be a plumber during the development of MB, if nothing was published to the general public (that I'm aware of), no one would know what his job was. Atari still called him a carpenter in their MB ports. What I'm looking for is the earliest official sources stating that he is a plumber to the public. So far, I've pushed it back to mid-'89.--[[User:Platform|Platform]] ([[User talk:Platform|talk]]) 11:11, May 14, 2023 (EDT) | |||
== Mario's Species == | |||
I thought Mario's species was confirmed to be "Homo Nintendous", why is it labeled as human? [[User:I'manumber1|I'manumber1]] ([[User talk:I'manumber1|talk]]) 03:29, June 8, 2023 (EDT) | |||
:Do you have a source for that? He's referred to as a human in the movie at least, can't remember other exact instances. {{User:Swallow/sig}} 04:15, June 8, 2023 (EDT) | |||
::"Homo Nintendous" was a one-off joke from a non-retail character manual from the late 80s-early 90s, not a serious indication that he wasn't a human. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 07:01, June 8, 2023 (EDT) | |||
Oh, it was just a joke, well-then I guess he should continue to be called Human then. [[User:I'manumber1|I'manumber1]] ([[User talk:I'manumber1|talk]]) 16:28, June 8, 2023 (EDT) | |||
:<s>Mario's species is [[MarioWiki:BJAODN/Characters#Mario_.28species.29|Mario]]</s> {{User:Mario/sig}} 17:16, June 8, 2023 (EDT) | |||
== New Image == | |||
Should we update the character image with the file:///MarioSMBW.png one?{{unsigned|Violetmushroom}} | |||
:We'll do that when the game releases. {{User:Swallow/sig}} 21:20, October 13, 2023 (EDT) | |||
Okay, but which one? The one I mentioned above of him holding the wonder flower, or the one of him jumping? I’m thinking we should use the latter for the Super Mario (form) page.{{unsigned|Violetmushroom}} | |||
::The one without the Wonder Flower should be the one used here, you may want to look at [[Template:Character infobox]]. {{User:Swallow/sig}} 11:03, October 14, 2023 (EDT) | |||
== Disambiguation page == | |||
So I was editing pages, as one does, and I realize that I accidentally added a page to the meta category "articles with too many about links." I fix it, realise the Dash page is in said category, suggest to add a disambiguation page for that, the page is created, all is well. But then I realized that ''this article'' was on the page. Not good. | |||
Now, I know it was removed from that meta category, but this article still fits said criteria. Such is why I propose the idea of making a Mario disambiguation page: include the links to [[Super Mario (franchise)]], [[Mario (film character)]], [[Baby Mario]] and the character from [[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]], if he ever gets added or not. That way, we can have the disambiguation page, and keep the "'Jumpman' redirects here" section, as the criteria for the meta category is to have more than 3 about links. --[[User:OmegaRuby|JoeCool]] ([[User talk:OmegaRuby|talk]]) 12:42, October 16, 2023 (EDT) | |||
== Is the Super Mario Bros. Movie set in the same world as the games? == | |||
Because on Mario's page it uses Mario reuniting with Luigi in the movie as an example of their family bond. Isn't the movie set in a different canon than the games? And yes, I'm aware the Mario series doesn't have an official canon. I think. -- [[User:FanOfRosalina2007|FanOfRosalina2007]] ([[User talk:FanOfRosalina2007|talk]]) 14:18, November 12, 2023 (EST) | |||
:You answered your own question. There is no canon, so everything "is canon", meaning the wiki treats the Mario movie the same way it treats any other Mario media. {{User:Koopa con Carne/Sig}} 15:21, November 12, 2023 (EST) | |||
::Yeah, so if the movie shows an example, we document it. How we decide to cover it is dependent on how illustrative it is. The movie's entire plot is based on Mario's rescuing Luigi so I think it's a good example to support a summary of their relationship. {{User:Mario/sig}} 15:40, November 12, 2023 (EST) | |||
:::Oh, okay! For some reason I didn't realize that. Good to know! -- [[User:FanOfRosalina2007|FanOfRosalina2007]] ([[User talk:FanOfRosalina2007|talk]]) 22:22, November 12, 2023 (EST) | |||
== Role Section == | |||
I was thinking about adding a role section to the "List of game appearances" section that indicates what role he played in each game, like as a playable character or an antagonist or a non-playable character or a protagonist and stuff like that. {{unsigned|Wonderman23}} | |||
:I encourage it! The list of game appearances needs an overhaul to fit other character pages, see [[Princess Daisy]]. {{User:Mario/sig}} 17:41, December 2, 2023 (EST) | |||
::I'm seeing the edits. Thank you very much for working on it. [[File:Mario's side.gif]] {{User:Mario/sig}} 17:53, December 2, 2023 (EST) | |||
== Add rowspanning to the List of appearances section? == | |||
Should I add rowspanning to the table in [[Mario#List of appearances|List of appearances]]? So many rows have the same text so it would make the table look more organized. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ Here's an example of what I'm talking about: | |||
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! Header text !! Header text !! Header text | |||
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| Example || rowspan=2|Example || rowspan=3|Example | |||
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| Example | |||
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| Example || Example | |||
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Would this be worth doing, or is the section fine how it currently is? {{User:NintendoFan08/sig}} 07:23, December 3, 2023 (EST) | |||
:No, because it would end up looking like [https://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=Mario_Kart_Tour&diff=prev&oldid=3763731#Ranked_cup this chart on the right]. {{User:Koopa con Carne/Sig}} 07:40, December 3, 2023 (EST) | |||
::No, I don't recommend rowspanning. {{User:Mario/sig}} 21:38, December 4, 2023 (EST) | |||