MarioWiki:Featured images

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At the Super Mario Wiki, Featured Images are those quality, intriguing, witty, provocative, rare, important, and otherwise simply interesting images that can be found throughout the site's articles. Users are encouraged to submit and vote on nominations for the Featured Image displayed on the Main Page. Every week (on Thursdays at 17:00 GMT), a new image is selected to be featured. This is done by subtracting the number of oppose votes from the number of support votes in each nomination - the image with the most "points" at the end of the week will be featured. Any image with a negative amount of points at the end of a week (that is a nomination with a majority of opposes) is removed from the selection process. The only condition for nominated images is that they must be in an actual mainspace article on the wiki. No personal images or images from non-mainspace pages are allowed. New image nominations can be added to the Featured Image Nominations section below.

Archived nominations of images that were featured in the past are found here.

A gallery of all Featured Images can be found here.

This page follows the No-Signature Policy.

Description of Image (Ex: 1-Up Mushroom from New Super Mario Bros.)

 * Subject: Main subject of image; include a link to the article it is included in. (Example: 1-Up Mushroom)
 * Nominated by: If you nominate the image, place your name here.

Comments
Place some comments here if you want to explain why you think this image should or should not be featured. Note: it is very important to include   at the end of the comments section!

Wario Land Shake It!! Cover Art

 * Subject: Cover art for Wario Land Shake it.
 * Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) Ugh. Where to start. The quality and resolution of this picture is very stunning (if viewed on the highest resolution.) If anyone is going to oppose this for boxart, well, this is the full image. The boxart cuts some of it.
 * 2) Dunno what to say. I'll support anyhow.
 * 3) Great pic with great resolution and great quality.
 * 4) - Colorful, Why Not :P?
 * 5) Lu-igi board lol at Wario
 * 6) YES! Now that's an image. I actually think the waves give it a unique look. Per all.
 * 7) I'm glad the thing Wario is shaking repeatidly looks better than Mario's legs in the saw picture.
 * 8) Nice!
 * 9) I wonder what would happen if Wario was actually skinny?...... Can't see that happening!
 * 10) I am Zero! This is a nice colorful picture. Zero signing out.

Oppose

 * 1) Awful picture. The background "waves" are too distracting. The characters seem to be in a different art style than the background. The eye is pulled to the top right corner (due to the aforementioned "waves") and then just falls down into the negative space by the garlic. The colors are oversaturated, and not in a way that works for it. The shading on the chest looks strange to me, more when compared to the shading on the coins in the pile (creating an impossible scenario, as the chest does match Wario, unless light has different properties in the Mushroom Kingdom). Also the blur effect with the enemy looks wonky to me. Not sure why. Picture is "Stunning" in a bad way.
 * 2) Per Turkishcoffee.
 * 3) Wario is one fat man.
 * 4) Per all.
 * 5) I'd like to add something but theres nothing left to be said. Per Turkishcoffee.
 * 6) I'm generally against having boxart as FI. It just makes it seem like we're running out of ideas.

Comments
@Turkishcoffee too distracting? until you pointed it out i didn't even notice them. That last supporting comment didn't really say anything about why he/she liked the picture. They could have just commented.

SMG2 Artwork

 * Subject: Artwork of Super Mario Galaxy 2.
 * Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) I was right! I said to wait just in case we get a better more awesome picture of that SMG2 thing. But we had it featured, and now a better version of it came. Well, I'm about done with that. More detailed than the last one, has a great quality, etc and etc...
 * 2) A better picture came, but it came too late. If it gets less than a difference of 8, then it won't be featured (There is a proposal about removing the FI, it's already 8-nothing, and it's going to pass next sunday.).
 * 3) Thats a BIG yes.
 * 4) I am Zero! I guess so since it will be released in a week. Zero signing out.
 * 5) What's better than soaring through the skies with yoshi? Seeing Mario doing it.
 * 6) Too bad we put up that other one...
 * 7) Awesome! This is much better than the last one. I'm super exited for this, it comes out in six days!
 * 8) beastly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
 * 9) I agree with anyone supporting.
 * 10) Beautiful, colorful and dynamic, much like the game itself. Good quality, too.
 * 11) I love it!!! the colors are bright and it is creative, fun, and clear....who cares if it is boxart??!!
 * 1) I love it!!! the colors are bright and it is creative, fun, and clear....who cares if it is boxart??!!

Oppose

 * Seriously, we can't feature another image that looks almost exactly like an already featured one.
 * 1) Now that's just sad. We already featured a cruddier version of it and I bet people who visit the site are sick of that image already.
 * 2) shakes head sadly
 * 3) I wasn't even a user then and I know a similar image was Featured.
 * 4) Per all. (Except Commander Code-8 because I was a user back then.)
 * 5) Oh come on!This was already featured!It's not the same image but it looks like the other one!
 * 6) If this is the better image, just replace the other version.
 * 7) Lu-igi board I agree with homestar runner
 * 8) See the Wario picture comment. I'm generally against boxart at FI.
 * 9) It's a great pic, but it would look a lot better without the title.
 * 10) I thought this same image was the featured image 2 weeks or so ago

Comments
This is so going in BJAODN.

Can we just come to a consensus agreement to unfeature the currently featured SMG2 picture and feature this in its place? I was afraid we would encounter this exact situation when new artwork would be released, and I think it would be much easier and as long as nobody's against it, it seems like the best way to go about things. EDIT: Now that I check more closely, the currently featured image is literally a cropped version of this one. Nothing would be lost if we featured this one instead.--


 * I totally agree with you, Marcelagus. People are so impatient these days.


 * Only problem, the FI would be no more because of the proposal here by next week, so it's pretty much useless.

@Homestar Runner: I disagree with your oppose for one simple thing: The smaller one is a JPG. However, THIS one is a PNG.
 * Don't you know PNGs are preferred. --
 * Hey! Sysops! Overhere!!!!!!!!!!! Can I just replace the older image with this image now?


 * What's the point, though? There is no process of recycling images (so far), so I don't understand this whole "unfeaturing" and "replacing" thing. Tsk. If some of you guys read my (and other people's) comment previously on "waiting until a better one arrives", we wouldn't have this problem.
 * Exactly! They could of been patient and listen to the users that agreed with me and waited for a better version to come. But no, they had to be impatient and feature that image. Now I just waited to be proven right and a better image to come forth. It did, and now it bit back at them and that is what caused this whole mess to start. I just want to replace that other image with this one, but I don't want to get in trouble with the sysops.
 * Everyone listen!!!!!!! We found a way to make everything work out! Come to this page here to help out with that!!!!!!!!!! It is the best way we can do this!

Mario's Capture

 * Subject: Mario is captured by Bowser, Lemmy and Wendy
 * Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) I think this image is great. It does look like it's drawn but that's one of the things I like about it.
 * 2) This is a great classic image. The only issue is the size. It probably won't get featured but i'll support.
 * 3) This is a really cool pic, but what game is that? I think it should be a featured image.

Oppose

 * 1) By far too small.
 * 2) It's small and like you said, it looks like it's drawn.
 * 3) I am Zero! Too small. Zero signing out.
 * 4) I would love to support, but it's way too small...
 * 5) Awfully plain, low quality, and low resolution.
 * 6) Per all opposers. Exactly. Waaay too small.
 * 7) Per all. Size is a problem.
 * 8) Lu-igi board I don't like it at all.
 * 9) This image looks weird. The bullet bill in the background is orange, Lemmy looks like he saw a ghost, and Wendy looks like she's practicing for a Mixed Martial Arts fight......for the spoiled.
 * 10) Not only all that but it doesn't look official at all.
 * 11) Per all.
 * 12) Per all. Also to fuzzy.
 * 13) It looks fuzzy and it has bad quality
 * 14) Per Galactic Petey and New Super Mario... Too small and fuzzy...

Comments
Dry dry Bones: This image comes from Mario is Missing!

@Mariofanatic64: How is this a classic image, it's from a game that nobody bought, or likes, and I bet more or less everyone here has never seen it before.

@MrConcreteDonkey: I fail to see why a game which has classic SMW music, released on 3 different consoles (each of them were different,by the way) and was made over a decade ago but still has a story which is more original than any mario game these days is not classic. And just because you probably weren't born when the game came out, it doesn't mean that no one here has seen it or played it before.
 * A lot of people still don't like it.


 * they're right Mariofanatic64. NO ONE likes this game..... Lu-igi board
 * That's a rather unfounded assumption - I like it, for instance. Though the deicision on whether or not and image is worthy to be featured should not depend on the reception of the game it is from; the image can still be good, even if the game is not very popular. (Of course, in this case, there are other reasons to oppose the image...)--
 * People are still gonna oppose it because of the game, unless the image is exceptional.

Why is the trophy picture removed, but this picture is still here?

DK and Diddy

 * Subject: Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong in Donkey Kong Country Returns.
 * Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) I think this is a high-quality and detailed image of two iconic characters.
 * 2) And I always thought Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! was the end of the series! Great image, I like their poses. Diddy looks awesome!
 * 3) I would normally vote no because of the white background, but I'll make an exception for this one, great quality!
 * 4) Legend rebirth FTW!
 * 5) DONKEY!!!!!! LOL, I just KO'd Donkey Kong yesterday in Mario Kart Wii and Super Smash Bros. Anyway, I love the detail!
 * 6) Lu-igi board yeah! DK's back :D
 * 7) Yeah this would be cool
 * 8) I am Zero! Not bad, they are in awesome poses. Zero signing out.
 * 9) Pretty cool seeing as the game just got announced.
 * 10) The only downside to this image is how long it takes to load this image!
 * 11) I don't like the Kongs, but that is a great piece of artwork!

Oppose

 * 1)  I just don't like Donkey Kong...
 * 2)  I find that an image of two characters that really don't have a lot to do with Mario (anymore) is rather boring for a featured image.
 * 3)  I hate to say, but I agree with DonPianta... Donkey Kong isn't really in Mario games anymore, not as a major character anyways. Besides, this image is just two characters posing in front of a white backround, not something that belongs on the main page

Comments
@MrConcreteDonkey: That is so true! Donkey Kong Country for GBA was my first video game and is still one of my favorite games today. I'm glad they're making another one now.

@BabyLuigiOnFire: How can you KO Donkey Kong in Mario Kart Wii?
 * I make his life miserable in Battle Mode and VS Mode. He sounds funny. That's all.

@DonPianta: What? They have A LOT to do with Mario. They both appeared in several Mario games, and they both are part of the Donkey Kong series, which is closely related to the Mario series.

Pixlfreak: Donkey Kong isn't playable in Mario Sports Mix, Mario Super Sluggers, and Mario Kart Wii!? I didn't know that! Maybe you mean mainstream platformers, but when is the last time Donkey Kong made a major appearance in a mainstream Mario platformer? Mario vs. Donkey Kong (or the other way around) doesn't count.

Also, he isn't playable from Mario Party 5 on.

Luigi's Mansion Ghosts

 * Subject: a few Ghosts from Luigi's Mansion''.
 * Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) I like the way they look on the background.
 * 2) I actually like the display

Oppose

 * 1) Very bad quality, and overall very boring.
 * 2) Small.
 * 3) I would support if it was bigger and higher quality.
 * 4) It's a great picture (look at the "Christmas light glow"), but the drawback of it is the size.
 * 5) It is way too small.
 * 6) This could be featured when it is in HQ and is a lot bigger. Sadly, it is way too small (like the others said), and it has that bad quality you could find in JPG files.
 * 7) I am Zero! Too small and nothing special going on. Zero signing out.
 * 8) HACKPBTH!! The quality is a compete failure
 * 9) A huge, high quality image with a great number of 166 × 132 pixels. I would recommend this image to be featured because it's big, extremely detailed, and it's definitely pretty.
 * 10)  Too boring, small, and sort of a random selection of ghosts.
 * 11)  I don't like it. It's really boring, and small, and those ghosts are just... bleh

Luigi Freaking Out

 * Subject: Artwork of Luigi from the boxart of Luigi's Mansion.
 * Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) This is amazing! Look at Luigi's face!!!
 * 2) Wow that has awesome quality! Great pic!
 * 3) I would ask for a background, but there never was a background created for this pic. Other than that it's awesome!
 * 4) I am Zero! I was going to say no, but though one thing is happening, it is not bad. Zero signing out.
 * 5) Nice pic (and I'm not fan voting)
 * 6) Lu-igi board per all.
 * 7) It has awesome quality, it's stylish, and I like how Luigi is mimicking The Scream painting.

Oppose

 * 1) Seeing Luigi screaming in the front page looks kind of awkward.
 * 2) *imagines this on the front page* Freaky....I don't want people going on the main page and seeing this picture. It's creepy. Especially the black background. It looks like Luigi appeared out of nowhere in a black abyss and started screaming at you. O_O
 * 3) I think this would be too creepy (like they said) on the main page)
 * 4) Per all. I wouldn't want this on the Main Page; it'd just be too creepy.
 * 5) Let me get this straight, you want to feature an image of decapitated arms holding a decapitated head. 2 words... MAMA MIA!

Comments
@BabyLuigiOnFire Luigi screaming is creepy? Says the user named 'BabyLuigiOnFire'
 * Baby Luigi screaming like that would be VERY creepy too.

Once I stare at this image long enough, it looks like two green-sleeved, gloved arms holding up Luigi's severed head.

Mario Sports Mix Artwork
Subject: DK and Diddy Kong in B-Ball Nominated by: 

Support

 * 1) I heard about the new game, Mario Sport Mix coming in 2011, so I thought it would be cool to have a pic for its upcoming release.
 * 2) This artwork is beautiful and dynamic. The Mario and Luigi pic may've been a better choice though.
 * 3) Lu-igi board LOL! this has to be featured!

Oppose

 * 1) We have one Donkey and Did picture that's gonna get featured. I don't want another. Even though I like them.
 * 2)  Just too small. And the characters aren't all that interesting.
 * 3) Per BabyLuigiOnFire. There's already a DK/Diddy image. Besides we should wait until it's closer to the release date.
 * 4) There really shouldn't be another DK and Diddy image featured.
 * 5) it would be great, if there was a background
 * 6) Cue game over theme!

Comments
@DonPianta: You need to click the image to see it bigger.

Mario Vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-land Mayhem! Artwork
Subject: Artwork of upcoming Mario Vs. Donkey Kong game Nominated by: 

Support

 * 1) The other artwork for this upcoming game (well, I thought so) was already seen too many times already, so I decided to put this one up. It's a nice picture with a couple of Mini Marios taking down some Shyguys...
 * 2) Yes.
 * 3) Lu-igi board I like it. simple yet effective
 * 4) I like the Shy Guys coming out like a 3-D movie. The pic has nice quality and color.
 * 5) as much as I agree with waiting until the game comes out, I just can't not support this picture!

Oppose

 * 1) - Nothing personal with this image, but believe me when I say that we should wait. Let's not have a SMG2 FI situation with this picture and a possible better one.
 * 2) I think we should wait until a game's realease date before Featuring an image of it.
 * 3) What a great image!!!
 * 4) Great resolution and quality, but I think we have a little too much great quality single artwork featured in a row.