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) Nice!
 * 8) I wonder what would happen if Wario was actually skinny?...... Can't see that happening!
 * 9) I am Zero! This is a nice colorful picture. Zero signing out.
 * 10) This image really makes me laugh for some reason. Also, it's good quality and colourful, the waves are just to emphasize the "shaking" effect, and it's exciting! I can't find a single thing wrong with this image.
 * 11) I like it.

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.
 * 7) Per all (except maybe FawfulFury)
 * 8) 100% per all
 * 9) I know I was supporting this but then I looked at this image again and saw what the opposers were seeing. Per my comment below.
 * 10) The picture looks rather boring to me. Too much things to look at too!
 * 11) Per MagicalToadette, there's alot going on. The problem with that is that the characters and items appear to be everywhere and make a rather confusing scene for your eyes to adjust to before understanding the pic.
 * 12) I personally dislike the image due to it's overcrowding apperance and those wavy lines look awful. Also Wario himself looks too faded in comparison to the background.
 * 13) Whats with the random garlic?? I also hate Wario as well.

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.

I've also noticed in this image that while Wario's shaking that thing it looks like it's ripping his arms off.

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!
 * 6) - Colorful, funny and nice resolution, Per all.
 * 7) - per New Super Mario and... IT'S AWESOME!!!
 * 8) - Shy Guys.
 * 9) Awsome! Iv been looking forwards to this game.
 * 10) - White background, but what the heck, it's awesome!

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.
 * 5) Per all except LeftyGreenMario.
 * 6) Per CC-8. With the release there may be better art and images available.
 * 7) it looks ok but it need somthing in the background is boring who want borin white boring maby blue
 * 8) Like the others, we should wait till the game is out first.
 * 9) Per all, I say we should wait till the game is close to it's release date or even upon the date. It's a bit early to start showing a pic of it right now especially by the fact that there might be more pics coming out for the game as well later on.
 * 10) Per Commander Code-8 and Propeller Toad
 * 11) Per CC-8. The white backround sort of works for it but there's just too much white.
 * 12) Only Mario...Boring!! We should wait for a mini-pauline one!
 * 13) I like Mario and Shy Guys, but this hasn't came out yet. It might be beta, and I hate beta cuz you don't see it in the real game.

Comments
FawfulFury - either wrong section or horrible sarcasm. Get serious please.


 * Aw, we can't have a little fun here?


 * Yeah but at least put a smile or something :)


 * I agree with all. Can't decide to support or not. OOOHH this is close! Support or oppose? Okay, I've made up my mind.

Promotional Artwork from Wario's Woods
Subject: Promotional Artwork of Wario's Woods. Nominated by: 

Support

 * 1) I find this picture both colorful and enjoyable to look at. I personally enjoyed the game as well. It features a classic background and shows the two classic Mario characters, Toad and Wario. Personally, I like the image and I think it is quite nice to be featured. It also effectively illustrates the scene of how the game plays.
 * 2) I like it. I've never played Wario's Woods and I have no idea what half those things are, but it is making me want to find out. It's a little small but that is ok for this specific image.
 * 3) love it
 * 4) it's colorful and pretty. Plus, it stars Toad.
 * 5) I am Zero! Not bad of a size, and it's not bad of a picture. Zero signing out.
 * 6) I like it.
 * 7) Not bad, I'll support.
 * 8) Per MagicalToadette, nice color and it stars Toad
 * 9) This should get featured! I know it's nice to have new images but really we should give some older ones a chance too! Nowadays, it's mostly the new game pics anyways. It looks pretty classic to me and Toad himself rarely gets attention anyways. The game gets rarely attention itself so this could help it quite a bit.
 * 10) Awwww....Toad's sooo cute! Its my favourite pic so far in this voting.
 * 11) I like it.

Oppose

 * 1) - I like the artwork, but the picture is rather small and far from good in terms of image quality...
 * 2) What's with all those diagonal bars. It's like a new trend these days. Bottom line: Horrible quality, and low resolution for me.
 * 3) Per Vellidragon and BLOF.
 * 4) Two words: terrible quality.
 * 5) I agree with the other opposers. The resolution isn't great.
 * 6) Not very good quality (per all). The only time you see Toad angry.
 * 7) Small and low quality.
 * 8) Per all. I thoght that the only time Toad isn't smiling is when Bowser was invading Peach's Castle (and I'm nomally right). I agree with Propeller Toad but I just don't think this image sould be featured. P.S. Per Zafum
 * 9) - I think that it looks way too cluttered. It would look better if there was more contrast.
 * 10) looks like its been painted by a 2nd grader. A very good artist second grader but still a second grader.

Comments
Also, *alliteration alert* what's wrong with Wario? He's almost 10 million times larger than Toad (he's lingering over the round thingies and trees, how did he get so large?). Also, why the super silicon graphics chips is he smiling when his minions are getting defeated? I thought Toad was the smiling smile simile smileybutt (and Toad is not even smiling!). Also, Wario is fat. *hyperventilates*. Sorry for my rant. Don't take it personally, supporters and nominators.

@Booderdash: Simple-designed characters, objects with faces and other things of "cheerful" nature are commonly seen in the Mario series. I don't think that makes Mario games look like being made by a 2nd grader. --

Yay, this is going to be the next featured image...

Yoshi eating a Cookie
Nominated by: Subject: Pic from "Yoshi's Cookie"

Support

 * 1) I thought this was just too cute. You don't see much pics of Yoshi eating a Cookie! Also I like the waves of his chewing, his shadow, and the crumbs falling.
 * 2) I like it.
 * 3) It's the simplicity that makes it better. Eat up Yoshi!
 * 4) it has been a while since I've seen something simple and cute on the main page

Oppose

 * 1) Not the greatest image in terms of quality.
 * 2) Nominated already, and put down by a majority vote. It's just a picture of Yoshi eating a cookie in a white background.
 * 3) This is what Yoshi is supposed to look like: a dinosaur! Otherwise, nothing is really special in this image, sorry.
 * 4) I am Zero! Nominated in the past and tooked down as CC-8 said. Zero signing out.
 * 5) Per B.L.O.F. Sure he's cute, but the image is so plain and there is little action displayed. I oppose.
 * 6) Too plain and it's just yoshi eating a cookie.
 * 7) Per all.
 * 8) per all
 * 9) I like Yoshi however this specific picture, while it is cute is not that very interesting in the end.

Comments
You didn't format the section for this image right.
 * I've just fixed the formatting of this nomination so you don't need to worry.
 * Okay.

Green Shell Artwork
Nominated by: Subject: Green Shell

Support

 * 1) Wow! Look at that quality! It's big, and an awesome scene overall.
 * 2) Was about to put this one up... Anyways, Per BPK497...
 * 3) Love it - he's coming right out at us!
 * 4) this was my favorite scene EVER from Partners in Time
 * 5) love it
 * 6) Per BPK497. This is awesome and has a perfect mixture of action and quality. But when you think of it LGM and MT sort of have a point.
 * 7) - Okay, my vote was partly based off of Baby Mario in the picture, but it is very detailed and epic that has the right to be a FI.

Oppose

 * 1) This picture is kind of meh compared to the other Mal pits. I know it's great quality and all, but...
 * 2) It looks rather strange to me. I mean look at luigi's foot.
 * 3) I'm not saying that it is a bad pic but the background being all scratched up like that makes the overall pic (excluding the characters) to look rather odd.
 * 4) Looks rather choppy in my opinion and it doesn't seem to hold on its own.
 * 5) Per MT.
 * 6) Per LeftyGreenMario. It isn't that great.

Comments
You know what? This image should be on a 3DS. O.O

That would be so awesome BLOF. This is really one of the first images I supported.

Why does Baby Mario have a HAMMER while on that shell? That doesn't make any sense.


 * Yah, I agree with that. He NEVER carried that hammer while on a shell in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Crime. Maybe there's an enemy out there he REALLY doesn't like.

Dinomighty Battle
Nominated by: Subject: Dinomighty fight from Wario World.

Support

 * 1) This image has really good quality, isn't boring and not to mention, it's from a quite unfamous game. Just saying.
 * 2) I can see the action :P
 * 3) Wario about to be killed by some giant, green monster. Just what I wanted!
 * 4) It's a unique image with good enough quality to feature on the main page! Also, per Fawfulfury65. Hope the monster doesn't eat him, though...
 * 5) Good luck Wario, you'll need it.
 * 6) That's a very good image. I like bright arena with the dark sky. Really dramatic, isn't it? Dinomighty's tongue looks somewhat familiar...NEWSFLASH! Wario brutally eaten by giant Yoshi mutant! Man, this image is so funny!
 * 7) NEWSFLASH: World hunger over, big Yoshi eradicates Wario. Per all.
 * 8) Big image, with great quality. I support!
 * 9) I don't think Warios about to get crushed, but I think this will be an AWESOME BATTLE!! Which Wario will win in as always>:)
 * 10) "Wario's tunnel of-a doom. Very scary."

Oppose

 * 1) It does have good quality but you can't get a good veiw of the action and I couldn't even tell that the image was focused on Dinomighty. At first look I couldn't even tell who that was in the foreground (too dark) and Wario is just posing looking like he's not going to do anything while he is being attacked. It's not a good camera angle (although I'm not sure there is one considering the lighting) and just oppose. This image should not be featured.
 * 2) it's too dark. can't see what's going on
 * 3) - Aside from the reasons that Superboo gave, the picture is just really boring. There's nothing interesting about anything in it.
 * 4) It's a nice picture and it is certainly exciting, however the picture is a tad too dark in my opinion. Aside from Wario and perhaps Dinomighty, everything else seems to be covered with darkness.
 * 5) Per Pixlfreak and the background pillars seem rather off in my opinion.
 * 6) Yuck, only Wario again! The pic is too dark as well!
 * 7) This is a dark image, And it looks more like a sreenshot than artwork.
 * 8) Per all, too dark, also there is nothing wrong with Wario.
 * 9) Per all.
 * 10) Per Commander Code-8.
 * 11) Having a screen of a Wario game seems too 'un-mario' for a mario wiki.

Comments
Lol Fawfulfury. Come on, some people like Wario. But then again I don't like Wario... But when you... You just... *sigh* Whatever, I lost my point. Forget this. Anybody out there a Wario fan? If so comment.
 * Whoa, that's unbelievable that some people actually LIKE Wario. O_O No offense, though.

SuperBoo: Wario looks like he's telling the monster to bring it on. (In other words, he's asking to die.)

Pixlfreak and Propeller Toad: Too dark? I can see everything perfectly.

No seriously. Who likes Wario? Good point LGM. But I thought I told you to forget that.

The giant Yoshi mutant is going to die after eating Wario. Wario is disease wrapped in fat!

For those who asked for it, I like Wario. The main reason for this is he's my fourth best character on Brawl.

Thousand-Year Picture
Nominated by: Subject: Title Screen artwork from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.

Support

 * 1) Exceptional quality picture!
 * 2) It's better than the other nominations and it looks right on the main page. Besides, I uploaded it, AND I was about to nominate it.
 * 3) The sky is pretty.
 * 4) It looks so... epic.
 * 5) best paper mario pic yet!
 * 6) Great.
 * 7) stunning.
 * 8) Per all.
 * 9) Amazing quality. Per all.

Oppose

 * 1) It's a nice image but the characters seem to be rather small. The background seems too big for the characters (ie the sky).
 * 2) The shading seems to be off and per Propeller Toad. Also that one odd section of some characters having a brighter light upon them seems odd (check from peach to the right to some characters).
 * 3) No offence but we already had two paper mario artworks similar to this one already featured (SPM and PM)..
 * 4) This is stupid, its EXACTLY the main title screen except photoshopped into some kind of weird blue sky. The main title screen is better looking. The characters are much too small.
 * 5) Ugly, and hard to see.
 * 6) - The quality of the characters are great, but it is too unbalance with the sky. I think it would be better with the title than without it.
 * 7) I am Zero! Per BMB. Zero signing out.
 * 8) even though I love paper mario as much as I do, this thing needs a title. the sky's becoming to much of an issue, and it looked better with the title in the first place

Comments
Propeller Toad: Well, this image originally came from the title screen, so that's where the title was supposed to go.

Ah I see! The title would definately complete the pic though I still don't completely support it with the big blotch in the sky (no title) though it is still a rather colourful and nice piece of art.

This isn't photoshopped; it is ripped.

However, when this image has a title, people are going to complain and say that the title looks ugly! points to Mario Party 6 artwork.

Mario Kart: Wii Race
Nominated by: Subject: Prommy picture from Mario Kart Wii

Support

 * 1) Don't remind me: this was nominated before and put down, so don't get frustrated. But this particular version of it sports better quality and resolution than the last ones that got nominated, so I say this deserves to be featured!
 * 2) Looks a lot better than last time. This is a HUGE image now. Still, I don't like the blur effects, the proportions, and that green demented bipedal balloon-faced tarantula on a moldy cardboard box disguised as the Wild Wing.
 * 3) This is really cool! It's kinda blured but it is still cool.
 * 4) stunning.
 * 5) I am Zero! At least it doesn't have the IGN logo and the blur makes it look awesome. Zero signing out.
 * 6) Per BLOF & Zero. I almost opposed but I got what the supporters were saying. Plus, if you look at the picture in higher resolution it seems cooler.

Oppose

 * 1) Ugly and blurry.
 * 2) Characters too small. Can't see most of the people. Looks like main thing about this image is apparently the clouds.
 * 3) Up AGAIN?!?! Per FF65.
 * 4) At first I thought this was good but I double-checked and it does have a blurring problem
 * 5) - The characters are so large in comparison with the track and background that the picture looks awkward. Other than that, I just don't like Mario-Kart artwork.
 * 6) Looks nice but like Zafum, the sizes of the characters seem odd. Also some are a bit blurry (looks at Toad).

Comments
BPK497: Sigh, did I just remind you not to remind me that this was up again? I nominated this again for various reasons described above: it has better resolution, quality, and it lacks the IGN logo, the flaws the last version had.

Faceship
Nominated by: Subject: Starship Mario from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2

Support

 * 1) I think it's a nice picture with a scenery on the Starship Mario. Just look at all the characters minding their own business in it. I can only wish the art came from the CD of the game :P
 * 2) Lu-igi board YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 * 3) - Love it. 'Nuff said.

Oppose

 * 1) I have the Super Mario Galaxy game guide and guess what's blown up right on the back of it... Okay, I know I can't hear you answer that. The point is I am sick of that image. Sorry to be so insensitive, but not to mention SMG2 has some of the best backround art in Mario history and none of it is displayed here. The faceship in this picture is also much more empty than it is in the game.
 * 2) I just got the game and it's AWESOME!! But I think this image isn't that great.
 * 3) It's important but it just doesn't seem to hold on it's own in my opinion.
 * 4) Mario's head. Wow.
 * 5) I am Zero! Per FF65. Zero signing out.

Comments
That's why I wish the image was taken from the CD. Sigh...

Well if you took it from the CD there there would be a giant hole in the middle, but me too.