Item Balloon (Super Mario Bros. Wonder)
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- This article is about the object from Super Mario Bros. Wonder. For the object of the same name from the Yoshi series, see Item Balloon.
| Item Balloon | |
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| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park (2026) |
| Effect | Summons reserved items |
Item Balloons[1] are objects that appears exclusively in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. They are balloons that can be spawned by the player character when holding down 
(
if the control method is switched) while playing a course. Once an Item Balloon has been spawned, it will appear above the player's head and remain in that position. Item Balloons hold items that have been placed within the item storage, giving the player access to them in a similar fashion to other games such as Super Mario World and Super Mario 3D Land. When a player comes into contact with an Item Balloon, the balloon will pop and instantaneously apply the effects of the power-up it holds to whoever popped it. Items that an Item Balloon can hold include the Super Mushroom, Fire Flower, Elephant Fruit, Bubble Flower, Drill Mushroom, and Super Flower Pot. The sound made by an inflating Item Balloon is similar to the sound that the P-Meter from Super Mario Bros. 3 makes when full.
When playing in Local Multiplayer or single player mode, if the number of Item Balloons exceed the number of players, the oldest Item Balloon will despawn.
When playing online, other players can use Item Balloons spawned by one another. Doing so will award Heart Points to both the player that summoned the Item Balloon and whomever popped it.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アイテム Aitemu Fūsen |
Item Balloon | [2] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 道具气球 Dàojù Qìqiú (Mandarin) |
Item Balloon | [2] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 道具氣球 Dàojù Qìqiú (Mandarin) |
Item Balloon | [2] | |
| Dutch | Voorwerpballon | Item balloon | [2] | |
| French | Ballon à objet | Item balloon | [2] | |
| German | Item-Ballon | Item Balloon | [2] | |
| Italian | Oggetto palloncino | Balloon item | [2] | |
| Korean | 아이템풍선 Aitem Pungseon |
Item Balloon | [2] | |
| Polish | Balonik umiejętności | Skill balloon | [2] | |
| Portuguese | Balão de item | Item balloon | [2] | |
| Russian | Шарик с предметом Sharik s predmetom |
Balloon with item | [2] | |
| Spanish | Globo con objeto | Balloon with item | [2] | |
| Thai | ลูกโป่งไอเทม Lûukbpòong Aiteem |
Item Balloon | [2] |
References[edit]
- ^ Nintendo of America (August 31, 2023). Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct 8.31.2023. YouTube (American English). Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Internal name from Super Mario Bros. Wonder (version 1.2.0, stored internally as
ItemBalloonin message fileG:/romfs/Mals/Name_Gimmick.msbt).
