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Launch Star
	; Super Mario Galaxy appearance
First appearance	Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest appearance	Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (2022)

Latest revision as of 18:38, February 3, 2024

This article is about the object from the Super Mario Galaxy games. For Rosalina's up special move in the Super Smash Bros. series, see Launch Star (move).

“I'm going to transform into a Launch Star. Come over and fly!”

—Luma, Super Mario Galaxy 2

A Launch Star is an object that launches Mario or Luigi to different planets in outer space, introduced in Super Mario Galaxy. Launch Stars are large stars, usually colored orange, that hover just above the ground of a planet, though they can sometimes appear floating in the air above a planet, or just floating in space.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Galaxy[edit]

A Launch Star to launch Mario to a galaxy when inside a dome

In Super Mario Galaxy, the first time Mario uses a Launch Star, the path of the Launch Star is originally invisible, but it is traced out in space as Mario is flying to the next planet. However, if Mario later returns to a Launch Star that he has already used to travel to another planet, the path will be visible before he uses it.

A Launch Star in the Gusty Garden Galaxy

Launch Stars can be activated only by shaking the Wii Remote and causing Mario to spin when he is either in or next to a Launch Star, though any Launch Stars in the level visibly spin when the Wii Remote is shaken, regardless of whether or not he is necessarily close to one. When activated, a Launch Star catapults Mario to another planet or set of planets. When Mario stands directly under a Launch Star, the gravity of it pulls him into the center of it automatically. If the player does not shake the Wii Remote after a few seconds, the Launch Star will release Mario and he will touch down on the ground again.

Launch Stars are not always readily available for Mario to use. In some cases, Mario must complete a certain task or objective before the Launch Star appears, such as collecting five yellow Star Chips, eliminating all the enemies on a particular planet, or freeing a yellow Luma or the Launch Star itself from a crystal or a cage. In addition, yellow Lumas are also able to transform into Launch Stars independently, though this is more common in the game's sequel, Super Mario Galaxy 2 (the player usually has to free the Luma from a cage before it transforms into a Launch Star, though this is not always the case). It is revealed in this game that these Lumas still retain the ability to talk to Mario while in Launch Star form.

Launch Stars often let Mario fly through space for a short time before landing on another planet, unlike their smaller related items, Sling Stars, which often fling Mario directly to another planet, with very little space in between. While flying through space, Mario occasionally hits a floating Star Piece Cluster that has been placed directly in the path of the Launch Star, and it often releases multiple Star Bits that float around Mario until he lands on the planet. Mario can collect these Star Bits when the player touches them with the Star Pointer.

A pink Launch Star in the Space Junk Galaxy

After Mario feeds a Hungry Luma, it transforms into a new planet or galaxy and leaves behind a pink Launch Star leading to that planet. The only Hungry Luma that does not leave behind a Launch Star after being fed is the one that transforms into the Hurry-Scurry Planet in the Sea Slide Galaxy (Mario must use a cannon to reach the planet instead).

A green Launch Star on the Comet Observatory

There is also a green Launch Star located onboard the Comet Observatory that takes Mario to the Planet of Trials when activated. This one, as well as the Launch Stars on the Planet of Trials, is the only green Launch Star in the entire game.

Though usually immovable, a Launch Star always stays (or appears after the player collects five Star Chips) in its permanent location. However, one Launch Star can actually be moved upwards and downwards regardless of where it sends the player. In the mission Sunbaked Sand Castle in the Dusty Dune Galaxy, the player must go to the second planet and collect five Star Chips to make the Launch Star appear on top of the tower. Since the player can make the tower rise or sink by pressing a Ground Pound Switch, the Launch Star can also rise or sink along with the tower, but it does not sink into the sand.

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

Mario activates a Launch Star, as seen in Super Mario Galaxy 2

In Super Mario Galaxy 2, Launch Stars function identically as in Super Mario Galaxy. The path of each Launch Star that Mario uses appears before he uses it for the first time, as well as each time he uses it following the first time. One exception to this is in the Grandmaster Galaxy, where no path is projected.

Mario Kart Wii[edit]

King Boo using the Launch Star cannon of Rainbow Road in Mario Kart Wii

In Mario Kart Wii, a single large Launch Star appears in Rainbow Road, where it acts as a cannon and shoots racers into a rainbow tunnel and through another large Launch Star at the end (the second Launch Star does not launch racers). The design of the railings of this course also has multiple Launch Stars on it.

Although Launch Stars do not appear in future Mario Kart games, the Star Rings on various Rainbow Roads resemble Launch Stars. The Launch Star pattern on the railings of Mario Kart Wii's Rainbow Road returns in the course's reappearances in Mario Kart Tour and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe; however, the Launch Star that leads to the cannon does not, and it is now a ring that merely resembles one.

Mario Tennis series[edit]

Luma is launched from a Launch Star for his Special Shot in Mario Tennis Aces

Launch Stars appear in two games of the Mario Tennis series, having a different role between both appearances. In Mario Tennis Open, Launch Stars appear in the Special Game, Galaxy Rally, where the player can complete the meter, and by extension the Launch Star, by collecting Star Chips. For every consecutive hit by the ball, the Launch Star gives the player five more coins. The Launch Star's meter depletes after a certain amount of time. Once the meter reaches zero, the Launch Star disappears, and Star Chips reappear. In Mario Tennis Aces, Launch Stars appear only during Luma's Special Shot animation, where differently colored Lumas appear around the playable Luma and transform into Launch Stars, shooting the playable Luma from one to another to help him hit the ball with a powerful strike.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U[edit]

Main article: Launch Star (move)

The Launch Star move in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

While Launch Stars themselves do not appear in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS or Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Rosalina executes a move in a similar manner to a Launch Star for her up special move, in which she propels herself from a pair of rainbow stars, even producing a similar sound effect.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

SmashWiki article: Super Launch Star

Ness being launched by a Super Launch Star in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

In addition to serving as the basis of Rosalina's up special, the Launch Star from Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2 appears as an item in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, under the name Super Launch Star (though it was referred to as simply a Launch Star in some pre-release material). It can be deployed similarly to a Bumper by picking it up and throwing it, and points horizontally if it is thrown to the left or right, or vertically if it is thrown upwards or downwards. After it is deployed, any fighter who runs into it is automatically launched in the opposite direction it was thrown.

Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope[edit]

In Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, a miniature Launch Star appears on a bookshelf in Madame Bwahstrella's cabin at Pristine Peaks.

Gallery[edit]

Model from Super Mario Galaxy
Screenshot of a Launch Star in the Sky Station Galaxy of Super Mario Galaxy 2
Screenshot from Mario Tennis Open
Artwork from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game	File	Name	Meaning
Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2	`ObjectData/SuperSpinDriver.arc`	SuperSpinDriver	Super Spin Driver
Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2	`StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl` `SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl`	スーパースピンドライバー (Sūpā Supin Doraibā)	Super Spin Driver

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	スーパースターリング Sūpā Sutā Ringu	Super Star Ring
Chinese (simplified)	弹射星 (Super Mario Galaxy) Tánshè xīng 超级弹射星 (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate) Chāojí Tánshè Xīng	Launch Star Super Launch Star
Chinese (traditional)	彈射星環^[1] (Super Mario Galaxy 2) Tánshè Xīng Huán 超級彈射星 (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate) Chāojí Tánshè Xīng	Launch Star Ring Super Launch Star
Dutch	Lanceerster	Launch Star
French	Super anneau étoile	Super star ring
German	Sternenring Super-Sternenring (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)	Star ring Super Star ring
Italian	Maxistella Lancio (Super Mario Galaxy 2) Stella Lancio (Super Mario Galaxy)	Maxi Launch Star Launch Star
Korean	스타링 Seuta Ring	Star Ring
Russian	Пусковая звезда Puskovaya zvezda	Launch Star
Spanish	Anillo Estelar	Star Ring

Trivia[edit]

The green Launch Star located on the Comet Observatory in Super Mario Galaxy is the only Launch Star between the two games that is actually inaccessible the first time it is encountered. It can be restored only after Mario has collected all three Green Stars hidden throughout the game.
When a Launch Star spins, it does not rotate perfectly on its axis, but it rather appears to wobble back and forth slightly while spinning around.
The Launch Star sound, when launched, synchronizes with the current music. This technique is used with a MIDI data inside the music file.^[2]

References[edit]

^ Official Chinese website for Super Mario Galaxy 2. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
^ http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/super_mario_galaxy/2/0

[1] Official Chinese website for Super Mario Galaxy 2. Retrieved March 16, 2020.

[2] ttp://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/super_mario_galaxy/2/0

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+{{about|the object from the Super Mario Galaxy games|[[Rosalina]]'s up special move in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros. series]]|[[Launch Star (move)]]}}
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-A '''Launch Star''' is a major [[List of items|item]] in both ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. Launch Stars are large (usually orange) stars that hover just above the ground of a planet, though occasionally they can also appear floating in the air above a planet, or just floating in space.
+{{quote|I'm going to transform into a {{color|Launch Star|red}}. Come over and fly!|Luma|Super Mario Galaxy 2}}
+A '''Launch Star''' is an object that launches [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] to different planets in outer space, introduced in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. Launch Stars are large stars, usually colored orange, that hover just above the ground of a planet, though they can sometimes appear floating in the air above a planet, or just floating in space.
 ==History==
 ===''Super Mario'' series===
 ====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
-In ''Super Mario Galaxy'', the first time Mario uses a Launch Star, the path of the Launch Star will originally be invisible, but will be traced out in space as Mario is flying to the next planet. However, if Mario later returns to a Launch Star that he has already used to travel to another planet, the path will be visible before he uses it.
+[[File:GoldLeafCosmic.png|thumb|left|200px|A Launch Star to launch Mario to a [[galaxy]] when inside a [[dome]]]]
+In ''Super Mario Galaxy'', the first time Mario uses a Launch Star, the path of the Launch Star is originally invisible, but it is traced out in space as Mario is flying to the next planet. However, if Mario later returns to a Launch Star that he has already used to travel to another planet, the path will be visible before he uses it.
-They can only be activated by shaking the [[Wii#Wii Remote|Wii Remote]] and causing [[Mario]] to [[spin]] when he is either in or next to a Launch Star, though any Launch Stars in the level will visibly spin when the Wii Remote is shaken, regardless of whether or not he is necessarily close to one. When activated, a Launch Star will catapult Mario to another planet or planets. When [[Mario]] stands directly under a Launch Star, the gravity of the Launch Star will pull Mario into the center of it automatically. If the player does not shake the [[Wii Remote]] after a few seconds, the Launch Star will release Mario and he will touch down on the ground again.
+[[File:SMG Thorn Planet.png|thumb|200px|A Launch Star in the [[Gusty Garden Galaxy]]]]
+Launch Stars can be activated only by shaking the [[Wii#Wii Remote|Wii Remote]] and causing Mario to [[spin]] when he is either in or next to a Launch Star, though any Launch Stars in the [[level]] visibly spin when the Wii Remote is shaken, regardless of whether or not he is necessarily close to one. When activated, a Launch Star catapults Mario to another planet or set of planets. When Mario stands directly under a Launch Star, the gravity of it pulls him into the center of it automatically. If the player does not shake the Wii Remote after a few seconds, the Launch Star will release Mario and he will touch down on the ground again.
-Launch Stars are not always readily available for Mario to use. In some cases, Mario must complete a certain task or objective before the Launch Star will appear, such as collecting five yellow [[Star Chip]]s, eliminating all the enemies on a particular planet, or freeing a yellow [[Luma]] or the Launch Star itself from an [[Item Crystal]] or a cage. In addition, yellow Lumas are also able to transform into Launch Stars independently, though this is more common in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' (the player will usually have to free the Luma from a cage before they will transform into a Launch Star, though this is not always the case). It is revealed in this game that these Lumas still retain the ability to talk to Mario while in Launch Star form.
+Launch Stars are not always readily available for Mario to use. In some cases, Mario must complete a certain task or objective before the Launch Star appears, such as collecting five yellow [[Star Chip]]s, eliminating all the enemies on a particular planet, or freeing a yellow [[Luma]] or the Launch Star itself from a [[Crystal (Super Mario Galaxy)|crystal]] or a cage. In addition, yellow Lumas are also able to transform into Launch Stars independently, though this is more common in the game's sequel, ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' (the player usually has to free the Luma from a cage before it transforms into a Launch Star, though this is not always the case). It is revealed in this game that these Lumas still retain the ability to talk to Mario while in Launch Star form.
-Launch Stars often let Mario fly through space for a short time before landing on another planet, unlike their smaller sister items, [[Sling Star]]s, which often fling Mario directly to another planet, with very little space in between. While flying through space, Mario will occasionally hit a floating [[Star Crystal]] that has been placed directly in the path of the Launch Star, which will often release multiple [[Star Bit]]s that will float around Mario until he lands on the planet. Mario can collect these Star Bits by touching them with the [[Star Cursor]].
+Launch Stars often let Mario fly through space for a short time before landing on another planet, unlike their smaller related items, [[Sling Star]]s, which often fling Mario directly to another planet, with very little space in between. While flying through space, Mario occasionally hits a floating [[Star Piece Cluster]] that has been placed directly in the path of the Launch Star, and it often releases multiple [[Star Bit]]s that float around Mario until he lands on the planet. Mario can collect these Star Bits when the player touches them with the [[Star Pointer]].
-After Mario feeds a [[Hungry Luma]], it will transform into a new planet or galaxy and leave behind a pink Launch Star leading to that planet. The only Hungry Luma that will not leave behind a Launch Star after being fed is the one that transforms into the [[Sea Slide Galaxy#Hurry-Scurry Planet|Hurry-Scurry Planet]] in the [[Sea Slide Galaxy]] (Mario must use a [[cannon]] to reach the planet instead). There is also a green Launch Star located onboard the [[Comet Observatory]] that will take Mario to the [[Planet of Trials]] when activated. This one, as well as the Launch Stars on the Planet of Trials, are the only green Launch Stars in the entire game.
+[[File:SMG Small Maze Planet.png|thumb|left|200px|A pink Launch Star in the [[Space Junk Galaxy]]]]
+After Mario feeds a [[Hungry Luma]], it transforms into a new planet or galaxy and leaves behind a pink Launch Star leading to that planet. The only Hungry Luma that does not leave behind a Launch Star after being fed is the one that transforms into the [[Sea Slide Galaxy#Hurry-Scurry Planet|Hurry-Scurry Planet]] in the [[Sea Slide Galaxy]] (Mario must use a [[cannon]] to reach the planet instead).
-Though usually immovable, a Launch Star always stays (or appears after collecting 5 [[Star Chips]]) on its permanent location. However, one Launch Star can actually be moved upwards and downwards with regardless where it sends the player to. In the mission "Sunbaked Sand Castle" in [[Dusty Dune Galaxy]], the player must go to the second planet and collect 5 Star Chips to make the Launch Star appear on top of the tower. Since the player can make the tower rise or sink by pressing a [[Ground Pound Switch]], the Launch Star can also rise or sink along with the tower, but it does not sink in the sand.
+[[File:SMG Green Launch Star.png|thumb|200px|A green Launch Star on the Comet Observatory]]
+There is also a green Launch Star located onboard the [[Comet Observatory]] that takes Mario to the [[Planet of Trials]] when activated. This one, as well as the Launch Stars on the Planet of Trials, is the only green Launch Star in the entire game.
+Though usually immovable, a Launch Star always stays (or appears after the player collects five Star Chips) in its permanent location. However, one Launch Star can actually be moved upwards and downwards regardless of where it sends the player. In the mission [[Sunbaked Sand Castle]] in the [[Dusty Dune Galaxy]], the player must go to the second planet and collect five Star Chips to make the Launch Star appear on top of the tower. Since the player can make the tower rise or sink by pressing a [[Ground-Pound Switch|Ground Pound Switch]], the Launch Star can also rise or sink along with the tower, but it does not sink into the sand.
+{{br|left}}
 ====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
-[[File:SMG2 Launchstar.png|thumb|left|A '''Launch Star''' in the [[Sky Station Galaxy]].]]
+[[File:SMG2 Sky Station Miniature Planet.png|thumb|left|Mario activates a Launch Star, as seen in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'']]
-Launch Stars reappear in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', and serve the same function as in ''Super Mario Galaxy''. In this game, the path of each Launch Star that Mario uses appears before he uses it for the first time, as well as each time he uses it following the first time. One exception to this is in the [[Grandmaster Galaxy]], where no path is projected.
+In ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', Launch Stars function identically as in ''Super Mario Galaxy''. The path of each Launch Star that Mario uses appears before he uses it for the first time, as well as each time he uses it following the first time. One exception to this is in the [[Grandmaster Galaxy]], where no path is projected.
-{{Br|left}}
+{{br|left}}
-===''Mario Kart'' series===
+===''Mario Kart Wii''===
-====''Mario Kart Wii''====
+[[File:MKWii-RainbowRoad4.png|thumb|King Boo using the Launch Star cannon of Rainbow Road in ''Mario Kart Wii'']]
-In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', a single large Launch Star appears in [[Rainbow Road (Wii)|Rainbow Road]], where it acts as a cannon and shoots racers into a rainbow tunnel and through another large Launch Star at the end (the second Launch Star does not launch racers however). The design of the railings of this course also has multiple Launch Stars on it.
+In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', a single large Launch Star appears in [[Wii Rainbow Road|Rainbow Road]], where it acts as a [[Cannon (Mario Kart series)|cannon]] and shoots racers into a rainbow tunnel and through another large Launch Star at the end (the second Launch Star does not launch racers). The design of the railings of this course also has multiple Launch Stars on it.
-====''Mario Kart 7''====
+Although Launch Stars do not appear in future ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' games, the [[Ring (Mario Kart series)|Star Rings]] on various Rainbow Roads resemble Launch Stars. The Launch Star pattern on the railings of ''Mario Kart Wii''{{'}}s Rainbow Road returns in the course's reappearances in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''; however, the Launch Star that leads to the cannon does not, and it is now a ring that merely resembles one.
-[[File:Rainbow Road for Mario Wiki 9.png|thumb|200px|Launch Stars in [[Rainbow Road#Mario Kart 7|Rainbow Road]].]]
-Launch Stars also appear on the [[Rainbow Road (3DS)|Rainbow Road]] course in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', with the look they have in ''Mario Kart Wii''. Several of them appear in the last section of the course. If racers are able to use the glider, they can fly into these Launch Stars to get a speed boost and continue gliding through the next ones. If the player touches one when they're not gliding, they can still get a small speed boost.
-====''Mario Kart 8''====
+===''Mario Tennis'' series===
-Launch Stars appear again in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''. In [[Rainbow Road (N64)|N64 Rainbow Road]], they appear on boost panels and in the air where racers can glide through them to get a speed boost. Their design now has a ring with a gold frame encompassed on them.
+[[File:MTA Luma Launch Star.jpg|thumb|left|Luma is launched from a Launch Star for his Special Shot in ''Mario Tennis Aces'']]
+Launch Stars appear in two games of the [[Mario Tennis (series)|''Mario Tennis'' series]], having a different role between both appearances. In ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'', Launch Stars appear in the Special Game, [[Galaxy Rally]], where the player can complete the meter, and by extension the Launch Star, by collecting Star Chips. For every consecutive hit by the ball, the Launch Star gives the player five more [[coin]]s. The Launch Star's meter depletes after a certain amount of time. Once the meter reaches zero, the Launch Star disappears, and Star Chips reappear. In ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'', Launch Stars appear only during [[Luma]]'s [[Special Shot]] animation, where differently colored Lumas appear around the playable Luma and transform into Launch Stars, shooting the playable Luma from one to another to help him hit the ball with a powerful strike.
+{{br|left}}
+===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
+====''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U''====
+{{main|Launch Star (move)}}
+[[File:Rosalina Launch Star Wii U.jpg|thumb|The Launch Star move in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'']]
+While Launch Stars themselves do not appear in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' or ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', [[Rosalina]] executes a move in a similar manner to a Launch Star for her up special move, in which she propels herself from a pair of rainbow stars, even producing a similar sound effect.
+{{br|left}}
+====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
+{{main-external|SmashWiki|Super Launch Star}}
+[[File:SSBUltimate Launch Star.jpg|thumb|[[Ness]] being launched by a Super Launch Star in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'']]
+In addition to serving as the basis of Rosalina's up special, the Launch Star from ''Super Mario Galaxy'' and ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' appears as an item in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', under the name '''Super Launch Star''' (though it was referred to as simply a Launch Star in some pre-release material). It can be deployed similarly to a [[Bumper (Super Smash Bros. series)|Bumper]] by picking it up and throwing it, and points horizontally if it is thrown to the left or right, or vertically if it is thrown upwards or downwards. After it is deployed, any fighter who runs into it is automatically launched in the opposite direction it was thrown.
+{{br}}
+===''Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope''===
+In ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'', a miniature Launch Star appears on a bookshelf in [[Madame Bwahstrella]]'s cabin at [[Pristine Peaks]].
-In [[Rainbow Road (Wii U)|Rainbow Road]], their design is similar to the ones in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', but now in a mechanical style. They rotate slowly, but unlike the ''Super Mario Galaxy'' series, ''Mario Kart Wii'', and ''Mario Kart 7'', they do not spin faster when they launch racers to another section. Every outer tips of the stars have pink light while the inner tip of them has blue light. Each launch stars' ring has two stars, with one that is placed on the front and the other on the back. The ring have rainbow lights that beam out to one another, which forms a vague boost tunnel like the ones from ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' and ''Mario Kart Wii''.
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+SMG Asset Model Launch Star.png|Model from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
+SMG2 Launchstar.png|Screenshot of a Launch Star in the [[Sky Station Galaxy]] of ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
+Galaxyrally.png|Screenshot from ''Mario Tennis Open''
+SSBU Launch Star artwork.png|Artwork from ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''
+</gallery>
-===''Mario Tennis Open''===
+==Additional names==
-Launch Stars make an appearance in the Special Minigame [[Galaxy Rally]] in ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]''. When the player completes the meter by collecting Star Chips, then the Launch Star is completed. For every consecutive hit by the ball, the Launch Star gives the player five more coins. The Launch Star's meter depletes after a certain amount of time. Once the meter reaches zero, the Launch Star disappears, and Star Chips reappear.
+===Internal names===
+{{internal names
-===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U''===
+|game1=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''<br>''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
-{{Main|SmashWiki:Launch Star}}
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-[[File:SSB4 Wii U - Rosalina Launch Star.png|thumb|left|Rosalina using her Launch Star move in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U''.]]
+|meaning1=Super Spin Driver
-A Launch Star will make an appearance as [[Rosalina]]'s up [[List of special moves|special move]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]''. When Rosalina uses this move, she will be launched into the air, much like the player is when a Launch Star is used in ''Super Mario Galaxy'' and ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''. The Launch Star now appears to be multicolored instead of one single color, and the small orbs at the ends of the Launch Star's five points appear to have been removed, but it otherwise seems to retain its appearance from the ''Super Mario Galaxy'' games.
+|game2=''Super Mario Galaxy''<br>''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
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+|name2=スーパースピンドライバー (''Sūpā Supin Doraibā'')
+|meaning2=Super Spin Driver
+}}
-==Names in other languages==
+===Names in other languages===
-{{Foreignname
+{{foreign names
-|Spa=Anillo estelar
+|Jap=スーパースターリング
-|SpaM=Star ring
+|JapR=Sūpā Sutā Ringu
+|JapM=Super Star Ring
+|Spa=Anillo Estelar
+|SpaM=Star Ring
 |Dut=Lanceerster
 |DutM=Launch Star
-|FreE=Super anneau étoile
+|Fre=Super anneau étoile
-|FreEM=Super star ring
+|FreM=Super star ring
 |Ger=Sternenring
+|Ger2=Super-Sternenring <small>(''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'')</small>
 |GerM=Star ring
-|Ita=Stella lancio (Super Mario Galaxy), Maxistella lancio (Super Mario Galaxy 2)
+|Ger2M=Super Star ring
-|ItaM=Launch Star/Maxi Launch Star}}
+|Ita=Maxistella Lancio <small>(''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')</small>
+|Ita2=Stella Lancio <small>(''Super Mario Galaxy'')</small>
+|ItaM=Maxi Launch Star
+|Ita2M=Launch Star
+|Kor=스타링
+|KorR=Seuta Ring
+|KorM=Star Ring
+|ChiS=弹射星 <small>(''Super Mario Galaxy'')</small>
+|ChiSR=Tánshè xīng
+|ChiS2=超级弹射星 <small>(''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'')</small>
+|ChiS2R=Chāojí Tánshè Xīng
+|ChiSM=Launch Star
+|ChiS2M=Super Launch Star
+|ChiT=彈射星環<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com.hk/smg2/action/index.html Official Chinese website for ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'']. Retrieved March 16, 2020.</ref> <small>(''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')</small>
+|ChiTR=Tánshè Xīng Huán
+|ChiT2=超級彈射星 <small>(''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'')</small>
+|ChiT2R=Chāojí Tánshè Xīng
+|ChiTM=Launch Star Ring
+|ChiT2M=Super Launch Star
+|Rus=Пусковая звезда
+|RusR=Puskovaya zvezda
+|RusM=Launch Star
+}}
 ==Trivia==
-*The green Launch Star located on the [[Comet Observatory]] in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' is the only Launch Star between the two games that is actually inaccessible the first time it is encountered. It can only be restored after Mario has collected all three [[Green Power Star]]s hidden throughout the game.
+*The green Launch Star located on the [[Comet Observatory]] in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' is the only Launch Star between the two games that is actually inaccessible the first time it is encountered. It can be restored only after Mario has collected all three [[Green Star]]s hidden throughout the game.
-*When a Launch Star spins, it will not rotate perfectly on its axis, but will rather appear to wobble back and forth slightly while spinning around.
+*When a Launch Star spins, it does not rotate perfectly on its axis, but it rather appears to wobble back and forth slightly while spinning around.
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+*The Launch Star sound, when launched, synchronizes with the current music. This technique is used with a MIDI data inside the music file.<ref>http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/super_mario_galaxy/2/0</ref>
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Launch Star
Super Mario Galaxy appearance
First appearance	Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest appearance	Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (2022)

[Edit] Super Mario Galaxy
Playable characters		Mario • Luigi
Forms		Bee Mario • Rainbow Mario • Boo Mario • Ice Mario • Fire Mario • Spring Mario • Flying Mario
Non-playable characters		Apricot Luma • Princess Peach • Rosalina • Lumas • Polari • Hungry Lumas • Lumalees • Comet Tico • Toads • Toad Brigade (Toad Brigade Captain • Mailtoad • Blue Toad • Yellow Toad • Green Toad) • Star Bunnies • Honeybees • Queen Bee • Boards • Ray • Penguins • Coach • Penguru • Penguin Racers • Gearmos • Worm • Spooky Speedster • Guppy • Cosmic Mario
Enemies		Amp • Atomic Boo • Ball Beamer • Banzai Bill • Bat • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bomb Boo • Bomp • Bone Twister • Bonefin • Boo • Bullet Bill • Cannonball • Cataquack • Cheep Cheep • Chomp • Clampy • Cluckboom • Crabber • Dry Bones • Electrogoomba • Eye Beamer • Fire Shooter • Flipbug • Giant Gringill • Giant prickly plant • Golden Chomp • Goomba • Goombeetle • Grand Goomba • Gringill • Ice bat • Ice Bubble • Jam-o'-War • Jammyfish • Koopa Troopa • Lava Bubble • Li'l Cinder • Magikoopa • Mandibug • Mecha-Bowser • Meteor • Micro Goomba • Mikey Mine • Mini Chomp • Monty • Octoguy • Piranha Plant • Pokey Head • Pokeynut • Pokeyplant • Prickly plant • Pulse Beam • Pumpkinhead Goomba • Rocto • Ruby Rock • Sentry Beam • Sentry Garage • Slurple • Spiky Topman • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Spiny Piranha Plant • Spoing • Sprangler • Spring Topman • Spring Vault • Thwomp • Topmini • Torpedo Ted • Tox Box • Tracks • Undergrunt • Urchin • Water Shooter • Wiggler • Zap Ball
Obstacles		Banzai Bill Cannon • Bars / Crystal • Bill Blaster • Black hole • Bramble • Bumper • Burner • Cannon • Chomp box • Current • Dark matter • Electric rail • Fire Bar • Fire geyser • Fireball • Freezing water • Gravity field • Honey • Lava • Lava Geyser • Lava tide • Meat • Moving sand • Mud • Poison swamp • Quicksand • Sand tide • Spike • Spring • Torpedo tube • Water tide • Whirlpool • Wind
Bosses		Dino Piranha • King Kaliente • Mandibug Stack • Bugaboom • Megaleg • Kamella • Tarantox • Topmaniac • Bowser • Bouldergeist • Bowser Jr. • Major Burrows • Baron Brrr • Undergrunt Gunner • Kingfin
Items and power-ups		? Coin • 1-Up Mushroom • Bee Mushroom • Bomb • Boo Mushroom • Coin • Fire Flower • Gold Shell • Grand Star • Green Power Star • Green Shell • Ice Flower • Key • Life Mushroom • Note • Power Star • Purple Coin • Rainbow Star • Red Power Star • Red Shell • Red Star • Silver Star • Spring Mushroom • Star Bit • Star Chip
Objects		? Block • Airship • Arrow Sign • Arrow Switch • Assembly Block • Banandelion • Bar • Beacon • Block • Blue switch • Bob-omb dispenser • Bolt (object) • Bolts (platform) • Bowser Statue • Brick • Bubble • Bubbler • Butterfly • Cage • Cannon • Case • Cloud • Coconut • Coin Block • Conveyor Belt • Crate • Crystal • Dome • Flip Tile • Flipswitch Panel • Floaty Fluff • Flower (environmental object) • Flower (platform) • Gold Treasure Box • Gravity spotlight • Ground Pound Switch • Hole • Honey wall • Key Door • Launch Star • Leaf pile • Lever Switch • Lift • Matter • Pole • Portrait • Pull Star • Ring • Robot turtle • Rock spire • Rolling Ball • Rubbery bulb • Seagull • Semisolid Platform • Shock Wave Generator • Shrinking platform • Sliding block • Sling Pod • Sling Star • Snow sculpture • Snowman • Springboard • Sproutle Vine • Star Piece Cluster • Starshroom • Stone block • Stone circle • Stone wheel • Swing • Tiny lamp • Torch • Tornado • Trash • Treasure chest • UFO • Valve • Vine • Warp Pad • Warp Pipe • Water spout • Watermelon
Locations	Terrace	Good Egg Galaxy • Honeyhive Galaxy • Loopdeeloop Galaxy • Flipswitch Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor • Sweet Sweet Galaxy
	Fountain	Space Junk Galaxy • Rolling Green Galaxy • Battlerock Galaxy • Hurry-Scurry Galaxy • Bowser's Star Reactor • Sling Pod Galaxy
	Kitchen	Beach Bowl Galaxy • Bubble Breeze Galaxy • Ghostly Galaxy • Buoy Base Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada • Drip Drop Galaxy
	Bedroom	Gusty Garden Galaxy • Freezeflame Galaxy • Dusty Dune Galaxy • Honeyclimb Galaxy • Bowser's Dark Matter Plant • Bigmouth Galaxy
	Engine Room	Gold Leaf Galaxy • Sea Slide Galaxy • Toy Time Galaxy • Bonefin Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor • Sand Spiral Galaxy
	Garden	Deep Dark Galaxy • Dreadnought Galaxy • Matter Splatter Galaxy • Melty Molten Galaxy • Snow Cap Galaxy
	Gate	Gateway Galaxy • Boo's Boneyard Galaxy
	Planet of Trials	Rolling Gizmo Galaxy • Bubble Blast Galaxy • Loopdeeswoop Galaxy • Grand Finale Galaxy
	Other	Castle Gardens • Comet Observatory • Garage • Library • Bowser's Galaxy Reactor
Moves		Backward somersault • Crouch • Dash • Double jump • Double kick • Fly • Ground pound • Jump • Kick • Long jump • Co-Star Super Jump • Side somersault • Skate • Slide • Spin • Spin jump • Stomp • Sweep kick • Swim • Triple jump • Wall jump
Gameplay elements		Bob-omb Blasting • Completion • Galaxies • Gravity • Letter • Life meter • Missions • Prankster Comet • Ray surfing • Rosalina's Story • Star List • Star Pointer • Trial Galaxies • Wii Message Board
Music compositions		"Egg Planet" • "Rosalina in the Observatory" • "Gusty Garden Galaxy"
Further info		Gallery • Glitches • Mario Galaxy Orchestra • Media • Original soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff • Trading cards

[Edit] Mario Kart Wii
Drivers
Small		Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Baby Peach • Baby Daisy • Toad • Toadette • Koopa Troopa • Dry Bones
Medium		Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Princess Daisy • Yoshi • Birdo • Diddy Kong • Bowser Jr.
Large		Wario • Waluigi • Donkey Kong • Bowser • King Boo • Rosalina • Funky Kong • Dry Bowser
Any		Mii
Vehicles
Karts	Small	Standard Kart S • Booster Seat • Mini Beast • Cheep Charger • Tiny Titan • Blue Falcon
	Medium	Standard Kart M • Classic Dragster • Wild Wing • Super Blooper • Daytripper • Sprinter
	Large	Standard Kart L • Offroader • Flame Flyer • Piranha Prowler • Jetsetter • Honeycoupe
Bikes	Small	Standard Bike S • Bullet Bike • Bit Bike • Quacker • Magikruiser • Jet Bubble
	Medium	Standard Bike M • Mach Bike • Sugarscoot • Zip Zip • Sneakster • Dolphin Dasher
	Large	Standard Bike L • Flame Runner • Wario Bike • Shooting Star • Spear • Phantom
Courses
Wii Grand Prix	Mushroom Cup	Luigi Circuit • Moo Moo Meadows • Mushroom Gorge • Toad's Factory
	Flower Cup	Mario Circuit • Coconut Mall • DK Summit • Wario's Gold Mine
	Star Cup	Daisy Circuit • Koopa Cape • Maple Treeway • Grumble Volcano
	Special Cup	Dry Dry Ruins • Moonview Highway • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
Retro Grand Prix	Shell Cup	GCN Peach Beach • DS Yoshi Falls • SNES Ghost Valley 2 • N64 Mario Raceway
	Banana Cup	N64 Sherbet Land • GBA Shy Guy Beach • DS Delfino Square • GCN Waluigi Stadium
	Leaf Cup	DS Desert Hills • GBA Bowser Castle 3 • N64 DK's Jungle Parkway • GCN Mario Circuit
	Lightning Cup	SNES Mario Circuit 3 • DS Peach Gardens • GCN DK Mountain • N64 Bowser's Castle
Battle stages	Wii stages	Block Plaza • Delfino Pier • Funky Stadium • Chain Chomp Wheel • Thwomp Desert
Battle stages	Retro stages	SNES Battle Course 4 • GBA Battle Course 3 • N64 Skyscraper • GCN Cookie Land • DS Twilight House
Other		Galaxy Colosseum
Other
Items and objects	Item Box items	Banana • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bullet Bill • Fake Item Box • Golden Mushroom • Green Shell • Lightning • Mega Mushroom • Mushroom • POW Block • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Super Star • Thunder Cloud • Triple Bananas • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells
Items and objects	Other	Barrel Cannon • Cannon • Coin • Dash Panel • Halfpipe-style boost ramp • Hot-air balloon • Launch Star • Leaf pile • Mushroom Trampoline • Ramp • Trophy
Background characters and species		Big Cheep Cheep • Birdo • Boo • Delfino Oak Tree • Goomba • Hammer Bro • Lakitu • Mii • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Noki • Petey Piranha • Penguin • Pianta • Shy Guy • Sledge Bro • Toad • Unagi • Yoshi • Yoshi's Egg
Enemies and obstacles		Angry Sun • Baby Penguin • Big Pokey • Big Wiggler • Bob-omb Car • Boulder • Bowser Statue • Car • Mine Cart • Cataquack • Chain Chomp • Delfino Oak Tree • Falling Pillar • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • Fire Snake • Ghost • Goomba • Koopa Zapper • Lava • Lava Geyser • Mecha Bowser • Mecha Piranha Plant • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Oil slick • Penguin • Piranha Plant • Pirate Guy • Podoboo • Pokey • Shy Guy Galleon • Shy Guy Snowboarder • Sidestepper • Spiky Topman • Swoop • Thwomp • Topman • Truck • Warp Pipe • Volcanic debris
Techniques		Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Spin Turn • Trick • Wheelie
Miscellaneous		Daisy Cruiser • Emblem • Finish line • Gallery • Glitches • Item probability distributions • Mario Kart Channel tournaments • Mario Kart Wii Grand Prix • Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content • Sponsors • Staff • Trading cards

[Edit] Super Mario Galaxy 2
Playable characters		Mario • Luigi • Co-Star Luma
Rideable characters		Yoshi • Fluzzard
Forms		Cloud Mario • Rock Mario • Fire Mario • Bee Mario • Rainbow Mario • Boo Mario • Spring Mario • Dash Yoshi • Blimp Yoshi • Bulb Yoshi
Non-playable characters		Baby Luma • Princess Peach • Lubba • Lumas • Hungry Lumas • Lumalees • Toads • Toad Brigade (Toad Brigade Captain · Banktoad · Mailtoad · Blue Toad · Yellow Toad) • The Chimp • Star Bunnies • Gearmos • Gold Gearmo • Silver Gearmo • Penguins • Penguru • Coach • Jibberjays • Black Jibberjay • Honeybees • Queen Bee • Whittles • Bill Board • Piantas • Bob-omb Buddies • Rosalina • Cosmic Spirit
Enemies		Amp • Banzai Bill • Bat • Big Boo • Big Gringill • Big Paragoomba • Big Thwomp • Big Wiggler • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bomb Boo • Bomp • Boo • Boomerang Bro • Bowser Statue • Bullet Bill • Buzz saw • Cannonball • Cheep Cheep • Chomp • Choppah • Clampy • Cluckboom • Cosmic Clone • Crabber • Digga • Dry Bones • Elite Octoomba • Fire Shooter • Fizzlit • Flaptack • Flipbug • Flomp • Fuzzy • Giant Goomba • Giant Koopa • Gold Chomp • Golden Gummit • Goomba • Goombeetle • Gringill • Gummit • Hammer Bro • Homing Chomp • Hot Urchin • Jack O'Goomba • Jam-o'-War • Jammyfish • Kleptoad • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lava Bubble • Li'l Brr • Li'l Cinder • Magikoopa • Magmaargh • Magmaw • Mandibug • Mattermouth • Mega Boo • Meteor • Micro Mecha-Bowser • Mikey Mine • Mini Goomba • Octoboo • Octoguy • Octoomba • Paragoomba • Pinhead • Piranha Plant • Pokey Head • Prickly Piranha Plant • Prickly plant • Pulse Beam • Pupdozer • Rhomp • Rocto • Ruby Rock • Sentry Beam • Skeeter • Slurple • Small Chomp • Smeech • Snoodle • Spiky Gummit • Spindleburr • Spinecone • Spiny • Spiny Cheep Cheep • Spiny Egg • Spiny Piranha Plant • Spoing • Sprangler • Spring Topman • Spring Vault • Super Piranha Plant • Swaphopper • Thwomp • Topman • Topmini • Tox Box • Tracks • Trapdragon • Twirlip • Undergrunt • Undergrunt Gunner • Urchin • Water Shooter • Whimp • Whomp • Wiggler • Zap Ball • Zap Nozzle
Obstacles		Banzai Bill Cannon • Bars • Bill Blaster • Black hole • Bob-omb dispenser • Cactus • Chomp box • Current • Dark • Dark matter • Electric rail • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • Gravity field • Lava • Lava Geyser • Ledge Hammer • Millstone • Mud • Poison swamp • Quicksand • Spike Block • Wind
Bosses		Peewee Piranha • King Lakitu • Digga-Leg • Gobblegut • Mandibug Stack • Rollodillo • Bowser • Sorbetti • Megahammer • Glamdozer • Squizzard • Prince Pikante • Boomsday Machine • Bowser Jr. • Whomp King • Bugaboom • Dino Piranha • King Kaliente • Major Burrows • Bouldergeist
Items and power-ups		? Coin • 1-Up Mushroom • Bee Mushroom • Blimp Fruit • Boo Mushroom • Bronze Star • Bulb Berry • Clock • Cloud Flower • Coin • Comet Medal • Dash Pepper • Fire Flower • Fruit • Grand Star • Green Shell • Green Star • Key • Life Mushroom • Note • Power Star • Purple Coin • Rainbow Star • Rock Mushroom • Silver Star • Spin Drill • Spring Mushroom • Star Bit • Yellow Star Chip • Yoshi egg
Objects		? Block • Airship • Arrow Sign • Arrow Switch • Assembly Block • Balloon • Banandelion • Bar • Beacon • Beat Block • Block • Blue switch • Brick • Bubble • Bubbler • Cage • Cannon • Chance Cube • Checkpoint Flag • Cloud • Coconut • Crate • Crystal • Divot • Drum • Flipping panel • Flipswitch Panel • Floaty Fluff • Flower (environmental object) • Flower (grapple) • Flower (platform) • Flying ? Block • Gate • Glass case • Golden peg • Grate • Ground-Pound Switch • Honeycomb wall • Ice block • Ice Meteor • Key Door • Launch Star • Leaf raft • Lever Switch • Lift • Meteorite • Picture block • Pink block • Pipe • Pole • Pull Star • Ramp • Red and blue blocks • Rock • Rubbery bulb • Sand Bird • Seagull • Shrinking platform • Sling Star • Snow sculpture • Snowball • Springboard • Sproutle Vine • Star Ball • Star Piece Cluster Rock • Starshroom • Stone circle • Stone wheel • Stump • Swing • Teeter-totter moon • Teleporter • Tip Network • Torch • Tornado • Trampoline • Treasure chest • Tree • Warp Pad • Water Ball • Water spout • Watermelon • Zipper gate
Locations	World 1	Sky Station Galaxy • Yoshi Star Galaxy • Spin-Dig Galaxy • Fluffy Bluff Galaxy • Flip-Swap Galaxy • Rightside Down Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla
	World 2	Puzzle Plank Galaxy • Hightail Falls Galaxy • Boulder Bowl Galaxy • Cosmic Cove Galaxy • Wild Glide Galaxy • Honeybloom Galaxy • Bowser's Lava Lair
	World 3	Tall Trunk Galaxy • Cloudy Court Galaxy • Haunty Halls Galaxy • Freezy Flake Galaxy • Rolling Masterpiece Galaxy • Beat Block Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet
	World 4	Supermassive Galaxy • Flipsville Galaxy • Starshine Beach Galaxy • Chompworks Galaxy • Sweet Mystery Galaxy • Honeyhop Galaxy • Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet
	World 5	Space Storm Galaxy • Slipsand Galaxy • Shiverburn Galaxy • Boo Moon Galaxy • Upside Dizzy Galaxy • Fleet Glide Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Boom Bunker
	World 6	Melty Monster Galaxy • Clockwork Ruins Galaxy • Throwback Galaxy • Battle Belt Galaxy • Flash Black Galaxy • Slimy Spring Galaxy • Bowser's Galaxy Generator
	World S	Mario Squared Galaxy • Rolling Coaster Galaxy • Twisty Trials Galaxy • Stone Cyclone Galaxy • Boss Blitz Galaxy • Flip-Out Galaxy • Grandmaster Galaxy
	Other	Mushroom Kingdom • Starship Mario • Comet Observatory
Moves		Backward somersault • Crouch • Dash • Double jump • Double kick • Eat • Flutter jump • Ground pound • Head Shake • Jump • Kick • Long jump • Side somersault • Skate • Slide • Spin • Spin jump • Stomp • Sweep kick • Swim • Triple jump • Wall jump
Gameplay elements		Crate Burning • Fluzzard gliding • Galaxies • Ghost • Grand World Map • Letter • Life meter • Portal • Prankster Comet • Star List • Star Pointer
Further info		Gallery • Glitches • Mario Galaxy Orchestra • Media • Original soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff

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[Edit] Mario Kart 7
Drivers	Starting	Mario • Luigi • Peach • Yoshi • Bowser • Donkey Kong • Toad • Koopa Troopa
Drivers	Unlockable	Daisy • Wario • Rosalina • Metal Mario • Shy Guy • Honey Queen • Wiggler • Lakitu • Mii
Karts and parts	New karts	Standard • Gold Standard • Birthday Girl • Bumble V • Bruiser • Soda Jet • Tiny Tug • Cact-X • Koopa Clown • Cloud 9 • Zucchini • Blue Seven • Bolt Buggy
	Retro karts	B Dasher • Egg 1 • Barrel Train • Pipe Frame
	Tires	Standard • Gold Tires • Roller • Slim • Slick • Sponge • Mushroom • Wood • Red Monster • Monster
	Gliders	Super Glider • Gold Glider • Peach Parasol • Flower Glider • Beast Glider • Swooper • Paraglider
Courses	Mushroom Cup	Toad Circuit • Daisy Hills • Cheep Cheep Lagoon • Shy Guy Bazaar
	Flower Cup	Wuhu Loop • Mario Circuit • Music Park • Rock Rock Mountain
	Star Cup	Piranha Plant Slide • Wario Shipyard • Neo Bowser City • Maka Wuhu
	Special Cup	DK Jungle • Rosalina's Ice World • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
	Shell Cup	N64 Luigi Raceway • GBA Bowser Castle 1 • Wii Mushroom Gorge • DS Luigi's Mansion
	Banana Cup	N64 Koopa Beach • SNES Mario Circuit 2 • Wii Coconut Mall • DS Waluigi Pinball
	Leaf Cup	N64 Kalimari Desert • DS DK Pass • GCN Daisy Cruiser • Wii Maple Treeway
	Lightning Cup	Wii Koopa Cape • GCN Dino Dino Jungle • DS Airship Fortress • SNES Rainbow Road
Battle stages	Retro stages	GBA Battle Course 1 • N64 Big Donut • DS Palm Shore
Battle stages	New stages	Honeybee Hive • Sherbet Rink • Wuhu Town
Items and objects		Banana • Barrel • Blooper • Board • Bob-omb • Boulder • Bouncing Note • Bullet Bill • Bumper • Cannon • Car • Coin • Crate • Current • Cutting torch • Dash Panel • Drain Pipe • Emblem • Fire Flower • Flipper • Glide Ramp • Golden Mushroom • Green Shell • Hot-air balloon • Item Box • Jar • Kart • Launch Star • Lava • Leaf pile • Lightning • Lucky Seven • Mushroom • Oil slick • Pinball • Puddle • Ramp • Red Shell • Ring • Spiny Shell • Star • Super Leaf • Table • Train • Triple Bananas • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells • Trophy • Truck
Enemies and species		Banzai Bill • Cheep Cheep • Clampy • Cobrat • Dinosaur • Fish Bone • Flying Shy Guy • Frogoon • Ghost • Goomba • Lakitu • Mountain Goat • Penguin • Piranha Plant • Rocky Wrench • Screaming Pillar • Sidestepper • Stingby • Super Thwomp • Swoop • Tiki Goon • Thwomp • Toad • Unagi • Walking Tree
Techniques		Drift • Hop • Jump action • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Spin Turn
Miscellaneous		Daisy Cruiser • DK's Tree House • Finish line • First-Person View • Gallery • Glitches • In-game statistics • Item probability distributions • Media • Pre-release and unused content • New sponsors • Staff • Underwater driving

[Edit] Mario Tennis Open
Playable characters	Default	Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Yoshi • Princess Daisy • Boo • Bowser Jr. • Diddy Kong • Donkey Kong • Waluigi • Wario • Bowser
	Unlockable	Luma • Baby Mario • Baby Peach • Dry Bowser
	Obtained from QR code	Red Yoshi • Blue Yoshi • Light Blue Yoshi • Yellow Yoshi • Pink Yoshi • Black Yoshi • White Yoshi • Metal Mario
Non-playable characters		Toad • Lakitu • Toads • Goomba • Mechakoopa • Penguin • Shy Guy • Koopa Troopa • Piranha Plant • Inky Piranha Plant • Buzzy Beetle • Koopa Paratroopa
Courts		Mario Stadium • Mushroom Valley • Wario Dunes • DK Jungle • Bowser's Castle • Penguin Iceberg • Peach's Palace • Galaxy Arena
Cups		Mushroom Cup • Flower Cup • Banana Cup • Champions Cup • 1-Up Mushroom Cup • Ice Flower Cup • Shell Cup • Final Cup
Special Games		Ring Shot • Super Mario Tennis • Galaxy Rally • Ink Showdown

[Edit] Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Drivers
Featherweight			Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Baby Peach • Baby Daisy • Baby Rosalina • Lemmy • Dry Bones
Light			Toad • Koopa Troopa • Shy Guy (Light-blue^a · Black^a · Green^a · Yellow^a · White^a · Blue^a · Pink^a · Orange^a) • Lakitu • Toadette • Larry • Wendy • Cat Peach^a • Villager (Female)^a • Isabelle^a • Bowser Jr. • Inkling Girl • Diddy Kong^c
Medium			Peach • Daisy • Yoshi (Light-blue^a · Black^a · Red^a · Yellow^a · White^a · Blue^a · Pink^a · Orange^a) • Mario • Luigi • Iggy • Ludwig • Tanooki Mario^a • Villager (Male)^a • Inkling Boy • Birdo^c (Light-blue ^c · Black ^c · Red ^c · Yellow ^c · White ^c · Blue ^c · Green ^c · Orange ^c) • Kamek^c • Peachette^c
Cruiser			Rosalina • Donkey Kong • Waluigi • Roy • Link^a • King Boo • Wiggler^c • Pauline^c
Heavy			Metal Mario (Gold) • Pink Gold Peach • Bowser • Wario • Morton • Dry Bowser^a • Petey Piranha^c • Funky Kong^c
Any			Mii
Vehicle parts
Bodies		Karts	Standard Kart • Pipe Frame • Mach 8 • Steel Driver • Cat Cruiser • Circuit Special • Tri-Speeder • Badwagon • Prancer • Biddybuggy • Landship • Sneeker • Sports Coupe • Gold Standard • GLA^a • W 25 Silver Arrow^a • 300 SL Roadster^a • Blue Falcon^a • Tanooki Kart^a • B Dasher^a • Streetle^a • P-Wing^a • Koopa Clown
		Standard bikes	Standard Bike • The Duke • Flame Rider • Varmint • Mr. Scooty • City Tripper^a • Master Cycle Zero^b
		Sport bikes	Comet • Sport Bike • Jet Bike • Yoshi Bike • Master Cycle^a
		ATVs	Standard ATV • Wild Wiggler • Teddy Buggy • Bone Rattler^a • Splat Buggy • Inkstriker
Tires			Standard • Monster • Roller • Slim • Slick • Metal • Button • Off-Road • Sponge • Wood • Cushion • Blue Standard • Hot Monster • Azure Roller • Crimson Slim • Cyber Slick • Retro Off-Road • Gold Tires • GLA Tires^a • Triforce Tires^a • Leaf Tires^a • Ancient Tires^b
Gliders			Super Glider • Cloud Glider • Wario Wing • Waddle Wing • Peach Parasol • Parachute • Parafoil • Flower Glider • Bowser Kite • Plane Glider • MKTV Parafoil • Gold Glider • Hylian Kite^a • Paper Glider^a • Paraglider^b
Courses
New courses		Mushroom Cup	Mario Kart Stadium • Water Park • Sweet Sweet Canyon • Thwomp Ruins
		Flower Cup	Mario Circuit • Toad Harbor • Twisted Mansion • Shy Guy Falls
		Star Cup	Sunshine Airport • Dolphin Shoals • Electrodrome • Mount Wario
		Special Cup	Cloudtop Cruise • Bone-Dry Dunes • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
Classic courses		Shell Cup	Wii Moo Moo Meadows • GBA Mario Circuit • DS Cheep Cheep Beach • N64 Toad's Turnpike
		Banana Cup	GCN Dry Dry Desert • SNES Donut Plains 3 • N64 Royal Raceway • 3DS DK Jungle
		Leaf Cup	DS Wario Stadium • GCN Sherbet Land • 3DS Music Park • N64 Yoshi Valley
		Lightning Cup	DS Tick-Tock Clock • 3DS Piranha Plant Slide • Wii Grumble Volcano • N64 Rainbow Road
DLC courses^a		Egg Cup	GCN Yoshi Circuit • Excitebike Arena • Dragon Driftway • Mute City
		Triforce Cup	Wii Wario's Gold Mine • SNES Rainbow Road • Ice Ice Outpost • Hyrule Circuit
		Crossing Cup	GCN Baby Park • GBA Cheese Land • Wild Woods • Animal Crossing
		Bell Cup	3DS Neo Bowser City • GBA Ribbon Road • Super Bell Subway • Big Blue
Booster courses^c		Golden Dash Cup	Tour Paris Promenade • 3DS Toad Circuit • N64 Choco Mountain • Wii Coconut Mall
		Lucky Cat Cup	Tour Tokyo Blur • DS Shroom Ridge • GBA Sky Garden • Ninja Hideaway
		Turnip Cup	Tour New York Minute • SNES Mario Circuit 3 • N64 Kalimari Desert • DS Waluigi Pinball
		Propeller Cup	Tour Sydney Sprint • GBA Snow Land • Wii Mushroom Gorge • Sky-High Sundae
		Rock Cup	Tour London Loop • GBA Boo Lake • 3DS Rock Rock Mountain • Wii Maple Treeway
		Moon Cup	Tour Berlin Byways • DS Peach Gardens • Merry Mountain • 3DS Rainbow Road
		Fruit Cup	Tour Amsterdam Drift • GBA Riverside Park • Wii DK Summit • Yoshi's Island
		Boomerang Cup	Tour Bangkok Rush • DS Mario Circuit • GCN Waluigi Stadium • Tour Singapore Speedway
		Feather Cup	Tour Athens Dash • GCN Daisy Cruiser • Wii Moonview Highway • Squeaky Clean Sprint
		Cherry Cup	Tour Los Angeles Laps • GBA Sunset Wilds • Wii Koopa Cape • Tour Vancouver Velocity
		Acorn Cup	Tour Rome Avanti • GCN DK Mountain • Wii Daisy Circuit • Piranha Plant Cove
		Spiny Cup	Tour Madrid Drive • 3DS Rosalina's Ice World • SNES Bowser Castle 3 • Wii Rainbow Road
Battle courses		Wii U	Wii Moo Moo Meadows • GCN Dry Dry Desert • SNES Donut Plains 3 • N64 Toad's Turnpike • Mario Circuit • GCN Sherbet Land • N64 Yoshi Valley • Toad Harbor
Battle courses		Switch	3DS Wuhu Town • GCN Luigi's Mansion • SNES Battle Course 1 • Urchin Underpass • Dragon Palace • Battle Stadium • Sweet Sweet Kingdom • Lunar Colony
Other
Items			Banana • Blooper • Boo • Boomerang Flower • Bullet Bill • Coin • Crazy Eight • Feather • Fire Flower • Golden Mushroom • Green Shell • Lightning • Mushroom • Piranha Plant • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Super Horn • Triple Bananas • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells
Course objects			Antigravity Panel • Arrow field^c • Barrel • Bath Bomb^c • Bell^a • Board • Bob-omb Car^c • Boulder • Bowser Statue • Bus • Bumper^c • Cannon • Car • Cash • Ceiling Needle^c • Coin • Crate • Current • Dash Panel • Dash panel ramp truck • Drain Pipe • Falling Pillar • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • Flipper^c • Glide Ramp • Goal Ring^c • Hot-air balloon • Half-pipe^c • Icicle^c • Item Box • Lava Geyser • Leaf pile^a • Master Sword^a • Mecha Piranha Plant^c • Metal ball^c • Millstone • Mine Cart^a • Mushroom Platform^c • Mushroom Trampoline^c • Oil slick • Pit^a • Ring • Rupee^a • Snowboy^a • Snowman • Spin Boost Pillar • Spinner • Submarine • Table^c • Tire • Traffic cone • Train^a • Truck • Volcanic debris • Water Geyser^c • Winged Cloud^c
Enemies and species			Big Wiggler^c • Bone Piranha Plant • Boo • Bouncing Note • Bowser Monument • Bulber^c • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Clampy^c • Deku Baba^a • Dolphin • Dry Bones • Exploring Shy Guy^c • Fire Piranha Plant^c • Fire Snake • Fish Bone • Freezie • Frogoon • Fuzzy^c • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Goonie^c • Hammer Knight • Huffin Puffin^c • Incoming Chomp^c • Innertube Goomba^c • Jellybeam • Keese^a • Manta • Mecha Cheep • Mechakoopa • Mini Toad^a • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Mr. Resetti^a • Nep-Enut^c • Noki • Penguin^c • Petal Guy^c • Pianta • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Ptooie^c • Raving Piranha Plant • Rocky Wrench^c • Screaming Pillar • Sidestepper • Skating Shy Guy • Small bird • Snowboarding Shy Guy^c • Stilt Guy^c • Super Thwomp^a • Swoop • Thwomp • Tiki Goon • Toad • Unagi • Whomp^c • Yoshi
Techniques			Anti-gravity • Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Spin Boost • Spin Turn • Jump Boost • U-turn • Underwater driving
Notable areas, landmarks, and sightings			Amsterdam^c • Athens (Hadrian's Arch · Parthenon) ^c • Bangkok^c • Berlin (Berlin Wall · Brandenburg Gate · Charlottenburg Palace) ^c • Bowser's Castle • DK's Tree House • Hammer Bros. Sphinx • London (Big Ben · Tower Bridge · Tower of London) ^c • Luigi's Mansion • Madrid (Prado Museum · Ventas Bullring) ^c • New York (Empire State Building · Statue of Liberty · Rockefeller Center) ^c • Paris (Arc de Triomphe · Cathedral of Notre Dame · Eiffel Tower · Louvre) ^c • Rome (Colosseum · Spanish Steps · Trevi Fountain) ^c • Peach's Castle • Sydney^c • Tokyo^c • Vancouver^c
Official tournaments	Mario Kart 8		Mario Kart 8 promotion tour • Mario Kart 8 Championship 2014
	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	North America	NOA 150cc Tournament and NOA Battlethon • Mario Kart North American Open • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Holiday Fun Run • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2022 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe North American Qualifier 2022 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe North American Qualifier 2023 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2023 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship 2023 Qualifier • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship 2023
		Australia and New Zealand	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Super Saturdays • Mario Kart AU/NZ My Nintendo Cup • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: AU/NZ Grand Prix
		China	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Summit Invitational Tournament • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Tournaments (2021 Tencent series) • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe National Battle Team Open Tournament • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Open Team Championship
		Europe	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Seasonal Circuit • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship 2023
		Hong Kong	Nintendo HK 2021 Cup
		Japan	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge Final Stage
		Spain	TorneoMK8D
		UK and Ireland	Nintendo UK VS Cup • Nintendo VS UK Cup
Miscellaneous			Andrew Trego • Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8^a • "Blue Shell Blues" • Cheese^a • Daisy Cruiser^a • DK's Tree House • Emblem • Finish line • From the Pit • Ghost • Gravity • Heart^c • Highlight Reel • Hyrule Castle^a • In-game statistics (Deluxe) • Item probability distributions • Lakitu • The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8^a • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass^c • Mario Kart Band • Mario Kart TV • Mercedes-Benz × Mario Kart 8^a • Miiverse • Poochy^c • Pre-release and unused content • Shoe^c • Soundtrack • Sponsors • Staff (Mario Kart 8 · Mario Kart 8 Deluxe · Booster Course Pass) • Stamp (list) • Update history
Indicates exclusivity to Mario Kart 8 ^a Indicates downloadable content in Mario Kart 8 Indicates exclusivity to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ^b Indicates content available in version 1.6.0 and later of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ^c Indicates content available in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass
Related Play Nintendo activities: Take a spin in one of these beauties! • Racing through this poll • One cup, four tracks… • Leaf it to me • Gaming gardens trivia quiz • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Memory Match-Up

[Edit] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Playable fighters		Banjo & Kazooie (DLC) • Bowser • Bowser Jr. / Koopalings (Larry · Morton · Wendy · Iggy · Roy · Lemmy · Ludwig) • Daisy • Diddy Kong • Donkey Kong • Dr. Mario • Fox • Inkling • Isabelle • King K. Rool • Kirby • Link • Luigi • Mario • Mega Man • Mii Fighter • Mr. Game & Watch • Pac-Man • Peach • Piranha Plant (DLC) • R.O.B. • Rosalina & Luma • Sonic • Villager • Wario • Yoshi • Others
Assist Trophy characters		Ashley • Bomberman • Chain Chomp • Flies & Hand • Hammer Bro • Klaptrap • Knuckles • Nintendog • Shadow • Thwomp • Waluigi • Wily Capsule
Bosses		Giant Donkey Kong • Giga Bowser • Metal Mario
Stages		3D Land • 75 m • Delfino Plaza • Figure-8 Circuit • Gamer • Golden Plains • Hyrule Castle • Jungle Japes • Kongo Falls • Kongo Jungle • Luigi's Mansion • Mario Bros. • Mario Circuit (Wii U) • Mario Galaxy • Mushroom Kingdom (64) • Mushroom Kingdom II • Mushroom Kingdom U • Mushroomy Kingdom • New Donk City Hall • Paper Mario • Peach's Castle (64) • Princess Peach's Castle (Melee) • Rainbow Cruise • Super Happy Tree • Super Mario Maker • WarioWare, Inc. • Wrecking Crew • Wuhu Island • Yoshi's Island (Brawl) • Yoshi's Island (Melee) • Yoshi's Story • Others
Items		Assist Trophy • Banana Gun • Banana Peel • Barrel • Beehive • Bob-omb • Boomerang • Bullet Bill • Crate • Fire Bar • Fire Flower • Freezie • Golden Hammer • Grass • Green Shell • Hammer • Hothead • Lightning • Metal Box • Party Ball • Poison Mushroom • POW Block • Soccer Ball • Spiny Shell • Star Rod • Super Launch Star • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom • Super Scope
Moves	Miscellaneous	Jump • Taunt
	Special	Standard	Up	Side	Down	Final Smash
	Mario	Fireball	Super Jump Punch	Cape	F.L.U.D.D.	Mario Finale
	Dr. Mario	Megavitamins		Super Sheet	Dr. Tornado	Doctor Finale
	Luigi	Green Fireball		Green Missile	Luigi Cyclone	Poltergust G-00
	Donkey Kong	Giant Punch	Spinning Kong	Headbutt	Hand Slap	Jungle Rush
	Yoshi	Egg Lay	Egg Throw	Egg Roll	Yoshi Bomb	Stampede!
	Bowser	Fire Breath	Whirling Fortress	Flying Slam	Bowser Bomb	Giga Bowser Punch
	Peach	Toad	Peach Parasol	Peach Bomber	Vegetable	Peach Blossom
	Daisy	Toad	Daisy Parasol	Daisy Bomber	Vegetable	Daisy Blossom
	Wario	Chomp	Corkscrew	Wario Bike	Wario Waft	Wario-Man
	Diddy Kong	Peanut Popgun	Rocketbarrel Boost	Monkey Flip	Banana Peel	Hyper Rocketbarrel
	Rosalina & Luma	Luma Shot	Launch Star	Star Bits	Gravitational Pull	Grand Star
	Bowser Jr.	Clown Cannon	Abandon Ship	Clown Kart Dash	Mechakoopa	Shadow Mario Paint
	King K. Rool	Blunderbuss	Propellerpack	Crownerang	Gut Check	Blast-o-Matic
	Piranha Plant	Ptooie	Piranhacopter	Poison Breath	Long-Stem Strike	Petey Piranha
Other		Assist Trophy characters • Break Free (Lead the Way) • Challenges • Final Smashes • In-game music (By series: A–M · N–Z) • Jump Up, Super Star! • Palutena's Guidance • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Smash Taunt characters • Snake's codec conversations • Spirits (1–500 · 501–1000 · 1001–1500 · 1501–1513) • Staff