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{{race course infobox
{{MK course infobox
|title=Block Plaza
|title=Block Plaza
|image=[[File:Block_Plaza.png|240px]]
|image=[[File:Block_Plaza.png|240px]]
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])
|appearances=''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])
|cups=[[Battle Mode]]
|cups=[[Battle Mode]]
|based_on=[[Block Fort]], [[Block City]]
|based=[[N64 Block Fort|Block Fort]], [[Block City]]
|online_play=No longer available ([[Wii]])
|wifi=No longer available ([[Wii]])
|sample=[[File:MKW-Block-Plaza.oga]]
|music=[[File:MKW-Block-Plaza.oga]]
|map=[[File:MKWiiBlockPlazaMiniMap.png|140px]]
|map=[[File:MKWiiBlockPlazaMiniMap.png|140px]]
}}
}}


'''Block Plaza''' is a battle course in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''. This course appears to be based on [[Block Fort]] from ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' and [[Block City]] from ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' and an arrangement of the music for [[Luigi Circuit (Mario Kart Wii)|Luigi Circuit]] and [[Mario Circuit (Mario Kart Wii)|Mario Circuit]] is heard. An arrangement of the title theme from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' is also heard.
'''Block Plaza''' is a battle course in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''. This course appears to be based on [[N64 Block Fort|Block Fort]] from ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' and [[Block City]] from ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' and an arrangement of the music for [[Luigi Circuit (Mario Kart Wii)|Luigi Circuit]] and [[Mario Circuit (Mario Kart Wii)|Mario Circuit]] is heard.


==Course layout==
==Course layout==
[[File:BlockPlaza-BalloonBattle-MKWii.png|thumb|left|[[Mario]] competes in a Balloon Battle at Block Plaza.]]
[[File:BlockPlaza-BalloonBattle-MKWii.png|thumb|left|[[Mario]] competes in a Balloon Battle at Block Plaza.]]
Block Plaza is a large, flat square arena filled with block structures of various sizes, which give the ground level of the course a somewhat maze-like layout. The largest blocks are the four square-shaped platforms on each side of the map, which feature ramps connecting them to the ground level and allowing players to drive on their surface. These square platforms also feature a character statue elevated slightly above driving level, with [[Mario]] on the red block, [[Luigi]] on the green block, [[Princess Peach]] on the blue block, and [[Princess Daisy]] on the yellow block. In the middle of the course is a smaller, purple dodecagon platform featuring its own cube statue, which connects to the four square platforms via bridges to help drivers get from one block to another. In the four corners of the map on ground level, there are colorful, uniquely shaped block structures - much like the statues, these are elevated above driving level and function mainly as walls in gameplay, but the green and yellow structures are each divided in two by a narrow drivable pathway with an [[Item Box]], much like [[Block City]]'s yellow structure.
The course features four character statues on the blocks with [[Mario]] on the red block, [[Luigi]] on the green block, [[Princess Peach]] on the blue block, and [[Princess Daisy]] on the yellow block. There is also a large purple block in the middle of the course with a giant cube statue to help drivers get from one block to another. Every 60 seconds (excluding the last minute), the statues and the small blocks sink into the ground, leaving behind bottomless [[pit]]s, similar to the sinking ground in [[Wii Grumble Volcano|Grumble Volcano]]. Various sprites from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' can be seen in the sky. When a [[Mii]] is participating, the heads of the main characters' statues are replaced by Miis' heads from the player's system. Daisy and Peach are changed to female Mii heads, while Mario and Luigi are changed to male Miis heads.{{br|left}}


Every 60 seconds (excluding the last minute), some of the elevated structures will sink into the ground, leaving behind bottomless [[pit]]s, similar to the sinking ground in [[Wii Grumble Volcano|Grumble Volcano]]: after one minute has passed, the four block structures in the corners and the purple cube statue on the center platform will sink, and after two minutes, the four character statues will sink as well. Various sprites from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' can be seen in the sky. When a [[Mii]] is participating, the heads of the main characters' statues will be replaced by Miis' heads from the player's system. Daisy and Peach are changed to female Mii heads, while Mario and Luigi are changed to male Mii heads.{{br|left}}
==Tournaments==
[[File:2009-TournamentFebruary1-1.jpg|thumb|200px|left|[[Toad]] competes in the Block Plaza tournament.]]
A [[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii|tournament]] took place on this battle course. The battle course was adjusted to be treated like a race track, and players competed in a time trial in an attempt to get the fastest possible time. Obstacles that appeared include barriers, [[Goomba]]s, [[Pipe|pipes]], and oil slicks. On the third lap, the non-statue bearing platforms start to fall and disappear.  


==Tournaments==
This was the [[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii#February 2009 Tournament 1|first tournament for February 2009]], and it was repeated as the [[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii#February 2011 Tournament 1|first tournament for February 2011]], the [[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii#May 2012 Tournament 2|second tournament of May 2012]], and the [[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii#August 2013 Tournament 1|first tournament of August 2013]]. When the tournament was first introduced, the information for the second tournament of February 2009 at {{classic-link|GBA|Bowser Castle 3}} was accidentally given.
[[File:2009-TournamentFebruary1.jpg|thumb|200px|left|[[Toad]] competes in the Block Plaza tournament.]]
[[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii#February 2009 Tournament 1|February 2009's first tournament]] required players to complete a Time Trial on a version of Block Plaza that has been turned into a race track: Players start in the bottom left corner next to the red block structure and must drive counterclockwise around the dodecagon, being directed by barriers which block certain routes. There are now also [[Goomba]]s, [[Warp Pipe|pipes]], and oil slicks which serve as obstacles. Players start the Time Trial with a set of Triple Mushrooms. The tournament was later repeated as the first tournament for February 2011, the second tournament of May 2012, and the first tournament of August 2013. When the tournament was first introduced, the information for the second tournament of February 2009 at {{classic-link|GBA|Bowser Castle 3}} was accidentally given.
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|Spa=Plaza Cúbica
|Spa=Plaza Cúbica
|SpaM=Cubic Plaza
|SpaM=Cubic Plaza
|Fre=Square Bloc
|Fra=Square Bloc
|FreM=Block Square
|FraM=Block Square
|Ger=Block-Plaza
|Ger=Block-Plaza
|GerM=Block Plaza
|GerM=Block Plaza
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