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 EST), 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.

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!

Battle of the Minis

 * Subject: Mario and DK placing bets on their minis.
 * Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) Yoshi! I know its a screen shot an all but its just great with good lighting and fun to look at.
 * 2) Let's see how this turns out...
 * 3) This is a screenshot? It looks like artwork. And this picture is also very unique. i've never seen it before.
 * 4) Awww! I like it.It's cute. Plus I never saw it any where else!!!
 * 5) - Nice image, like the reality of it
 * 6) Per Lemmy.
 * 7) I am Zero! Great resolution and overall a great picture to be in the main page. Zero signing out.
 * 8) this image is full of power! Lu-igi board 04:30, 27 August 2009 (EDT)
 * 9) - There is no blank space or lack of characters...
 * 10) Though I agree with Time Q that it's a low quality picture (when enlarged), I really like it so I support this one :)
 * 11) it's one of those screenshots that you really want and can never find online!!! Like all the other good screenshots out there that Nintendo doesn't care about and we do
 * 12) I think it looks great! Why not? It looks better than some past featured images.
 * 13) Per Bloops.
 * 14) At first glance, the Minis looked strangely realistic.
 * 15) Low Quality, but rare.
 * 16) love pic not a big fan of the game though
 * 17) This pic reminds me of the game, epic and fun!
 * 18) Cool! The mini Mario looks like a Lego but who cares? Realistic pics are cool! ;-)
 * 19) cool
 * 20) This is a nice 3D-like picture and has a normal quality
 * 21) Unique pic and cool.
 * 22) Yay, Mini-DK is blind!
 * 23) Per all.

Oppose

 * Low quality. Even in its standard size, which is quite small, it's pixelated.
 * 1) Per Time Q.
 * 2) Just plain boring. This shouldn't be a FI! Also, per Time Q.
 * 3) Per Time Q.
 * 4) Per Time Q
 * 5) How can we have a so low quality Image in the Main Page, even if it's "cute" or something like that.... saddly i think this time "Quantity wins over Quality"
 * 6) Per all. The quality is just too poor.
 * 7) Small, blurry, and uninteresting image.
 * 8) Time Q's right.
 * 9) Yup... Per Time Q.....
 * 10) - Although images have passed before this with resolutions almost as low as this one, this picture is very boring.
 * 11) Per Time Q and I just don't think it should be featured.
 * 12) I had second thoughts about this picture. Think about placing this on the main page. It shouldn't go on the main page.
 * 13) Frankly, a very lame image.
 * 14) Low quality, and boring.
 * 15) Why take a picture from Mario vs Donkey Kong 2: March of the mini's? That game's just bland :P (Oh and Time Q's Right)
 * 16) If you look real closely, you'll see that Mario needs to shave. (Just a little)

Comments
Time Q: For a screenshot, this actually has pretty good quality.
 * Click on it and you'll see it has very low resolution. We can't put that on the main page, since it needs to be enlarged.

Well,I admit it's kind of small. But I'm still not removing my vote.

Before you keep supporting this image, please click here. This is as big as the image can get, and even in this size it's pixelated and low-quality. We need images that can be enlarged further if we want to put them on the main page.

Yeeeaaahhh...? It doesn't really seem THAT small. I still think it's featured image worthy.

Yoshi! Time Q, main page resolution is lower than this one.
 * Yes, but visitors should be able to enlarge the image on the main page. When you hover over it, it even reads, "Click for a larger image." When users do that they'll see a pixelated image, which is bad.

Great... looks like this is going to be our first low-quality FI... oh well :(

Koopalings NSMBW

 * Subject: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Koopaling design.
 * Nominated By:

Support

 * 1) - Well, lets hope that this passes (third times the charm)! I said that if there was a english one, it would be FI material, and here it is!! Very excellent artwork of the 7 Koopalings in the new game, New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
 * 2) Per Bloops.
 * 3) Now this one is better than the low quality one with (shudder) Bowser Jr. in it.
 * 4) It is actually not bad. Dimenshi Knight can really see it on the main page...He definitely agrees with this!!!
 * 5) Yoshi! Those who moan about a white back, the Pocket Chomp had one and that got featured. I personally love this image.
 * 6) Per YellowYoshi127.
 * 7) Per all.
 * 8) Per all.
 * 9) Per Al.
 * 10) I can't wait for this game to come out, I want some picture from the game to be featured.
 * 11) Yes, I'm supporting. The reason is because...well, I put it this way, who wasn't exited when they saw this pic!
 * 12) Each time I look at this picture, I like it more and more so I wouldn't mind this becoming a FI :)
 * 13) unlike LeftyGreenMario, i like how they changed iggy's hair. i dont know why but it looks better.
 * 14) I like this image and it seems to be in pretty good quality, so why not?
 * 15) The Koopalings were absent for a long time...and this excellent image is perfect for it's return!
 * 16) asome thay are hard to fight.
 * 17) thay look cool
 * 18) FD09 Unlike other white bg arts, this one is cool because it's reminiscent of their original appearance art.
 * 19) Per Lemmy Koopa Fan.
 * 20) Meh, now that I look at it, its pretty cool, and I love the Koopalings. Except Nintendo made Iggy look stupid...
 * 21) No action? Iggy must be aiming that thing at SOMEBODY! Plus, I love Roy, Larry, Morton, and Ludwig's expressions. This really is a picture that shows the Koopalings' true selves.
 * 22) Per Koopapoopa.
 * 23) Awesome picture!!!!! I'm glad that Nintendo brought back the Koopalings!It good to have other people in the plot other than Bowser and Bowser Jr alternating!!!

Oppose

 * Good quality, but apart from that I see absolutely nothing that makes this image FI-worthy. It's just a compilation of some characters in front of a white background... boring.
 * 1) I'm tired of all the Kooplings Featured Images.
 * 2) I hate it. Lu-igi board 15:12, 22 October 2009 (EDT)
 * 3) Per Time Q ('cept for the white background sucks part).
 * 4) - The background just doesn't work
 * 5) I am Zero! Though having good quality it's just a blank picture with the koopalings pasted on there. This image will do better as a featured article on the koopalings. Zero signing out.
 * 6) This picture is very boring to look at and if it's single artwork placed together, of course it would have good quality!
 * 7) Boring picture. I don't like it how they (Nintendo) changed Iggy's hairstyle; it now looks like an unripened banana! Why does Lemmy have a ponytail? Why is Nintendo so twisted when changing the Koopalings? And don't compare this image to the Pocket Chomp one. The Pocket Chomp has action, but this image is just a bunch of Koopalings standing there.
 * 8) If we let this be a featured image, then every other crappy image will be next.
 * 9) It's high quality, but the background is 100% tedious.
 * 10) - boring......
 * 11) Naaah...
 * 12) Per Zero777.

Comments
I think that we should get rid of the other one on this page, so that they don't interfere with the nomiations...
 * It will be removed tomorrow anyway, since there are way more opposers than supporters.
 * Uhh.. Shyster66, there's only been one FI with the Koopalings in it. i'm not trying to make you remove your vote but still.

yes people the koopalings are in 3D. now that I've made this clear, please stop submiting terrible koopaling pictures. thankyou. Lu-igi board 15:15, 22 October 2009 (EDT)
 * Who got rid of Dimenshi Knight's vote?!?
 * Whoops, that might have been me, i tried to revert my mistake on the magazine one by replacing it with this one then realizing that it was at the bottom already. SOrry :(
 * I re-added the vote.

This is a great picture and I voted for it but... you should remove the English in the title. There is no text so it could be Spanish or Japaneses or Korean. Just saying. No I'm not forcing you.

The image is now high resolution. FD09

B.M.B., I think u should put this image on agien once the game comes out. Or find a 3-D Koopalings picture with a backround.

I am Zero! I don't get it, why do a lot of people support this one but a lot of people opposed the NSMBW one with the white background? Like Zafum said, it's just an artwork randomly pated on a white background. Zero signing out.


 * Glitchman, may I just state as a high opinionated statement, but, we already had crappy images pass as FI's! This one is a lot better than others we even featured!


 * Everyone this is complaining about the white background, we have some FI's that also have white backgrounds! This includes the Pocket chomp and Goomba Storm. And don't say that is because their is no action, but this has as much action as the other ones!!!
 * Thank you!!!


 * It's me! and is say WHY!!!!!!!

Is it just me, or few people realize that this is just Koopaling art pasted together? I can tell there are merely pasted together because the Koopalings in the back seem to oddly hover... Why no one (or barely any) opposed Pocket Chomp and Goomba Storm? Well, they aren't pasted-together art like this one.

Avalanche!

 * Subject: Avalanche! mini-game artwork from Mario Party 4.
 * Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) 4535 x 3000... That's probably the biggest image in the MarioWiki. Perfect quality and it's also a funny scene.
 * 2) I don't know why but I really like this picture. And it is big!
 * 3) I am Zero! Well even though the skis are blurred, DK looks weird with his teeth, and Mario's sideburns are a lighter shade of color, I still like this picture. Zero signing out.
 * 4) This is why we have featured images!
 * 5) Poor Luigi XD.
 * Oh, so now everyone is voting for a picture with a white background and not mine, now that is what I call cheap (pouts). Anyways, this picture is wonderful! White background or not, this is FI material (and so are some other white background pics...).
 * 1) Great pic and pretty good graphics/quality. XD Luigi
 * 2) It's a nice pic. luigi XD
 * 3) Lu-igi board quite nice. not the best pic, but good.
 * 4) I like this picture. Unlike some other white background ones (namely the Koopaling one), this picture is funny (poor Luigi) and has action.
 * 5) - Nice image
 * 6) Cool pic! It looks like something out of Mario+Sonic at the winter olympics.
 * 7) Looks cool.
 * 8) Ha! it has a humorus plot to it. Poor Luigi takes the cuts and bruises while Mario escapes unharmed. Well Luigi is more clumsy....

Oppose

 * 1) A strange image from a strange game, plus someone needs to reupload it, it's too big.
 * 2) This is by no means a bad picture (I actually like it) but I think it would do much better if it had a scenery. Plus, it makes Luigi look strange...again.
 * 3) - No background, yuck :P
 * 4) The image at full size looks good but I don't think it should be featured.
 * 5) Per BabyLuigiOnFire and Marioguy1 also Yoshi doesn't appear at all and he's too far from the rest D=
 * 6) luigi+ball=epic fail

Mario Party Blast

 * Subject: Mario and friends in Mario Party 7.
 * Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) Big, high quality, colorful, bright, everything needed for a FI!
 * Boxart, boxart, I know... but do we have any better images nominated at the moment? I don't think so.
 * 1) Detail and color galore!
 * 2) Funny Pic with a lot of characters,items and great background!
 * 3) Very detailed. I refuse to say it's "epic" because people say everything is epic these days...
 * 4) Colorful and per all.
 * 5) - When I put this up for nomination, it was put down by about 10 users, and now everyone is supporting this? Anyways, this is great, very detailed, very colorful, and has stuff to look at.
 * 6) Per Fawfulfury.
 * 7) Ja.
 * 8) Wow!!! I think it is the perfect picture to featured. This picture is what the Mario games are all about : rivalry and friendship! And it has a whole cast of characters like Daisy, Waluigi, Wario, Birdo, and Toadette, characters that don't get featured as much as they should!
 * 9) Colorful picture. When it was put down before by, what, 102 billion opposers, I was a little bit surprised.
 * 10) - Really nice image.

Oppose

 * 1) I am Zero! This was already nominated twice and it was put down. Zero signing out.
 * 2) I don't like that wallpaper and... MARIO PARTY 7 F****NG SUCKS!!!
 * 3) Lu-igi board terrible.
 * 4) It's boxart!!! if you want boxart up then you might as well put up a picture of the box

Comments
To all of you that will oppose because it's boxart: Yes, it is boxart...that was also nominated thrice. But go and find a more decent picture on this wiki to feature and let us know later on.
 * Boxart has won FI status multiple times before.

BMB: Yes, it was put down because of better pictures to be found. But now, go ahead and try finding a decent picture to nominate. It's so hard finding a good picture these days. :(

What do you guys mean? This picture seems VERY high quality to me. Also, is that Olimar's ship in the background by the star?!!


 * Nah, it's just high quality. And that's just a generic spaceship from Neon Heights. I would like this picture more if it weren't used as boxart. And Mario and Luigi look strange with that white outline around them.

@Pixfreak: *facepalm* Are you blind? Come on, you didn't see the comments section?

Bowser's Escort

 * Subject: Daisy escorting Bowser and Jr. onto the Daisy Cruiser.
 * Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) -- While I don't know the guidelines for pixel resolution, the image features brilliant colors and expressive facial expressions on each character.
 * 2) It's a good screenshot overall. The lighting of the image seems somewhat bright, but it shows off an interesting cutscene with Bowser not acting his usual self and being welcomed to the heroes.

Oppose

 * 1) The facial expressions are good, but Daisy looks like she is going to fall over. The picture seems kinda bright too.
 * 2) I am Zero! It is a nice big picture, but the background and a little bit of the side is too blurred and it's too bright. Zero signing out.
 * 3) The outlines of the characters look blurry.
 * 4) Lu-igi board incredily boring picture, with nothing special about it.

Comments
Ahh, don't know what to say. The colors are pleasing but it looks kinda blurry. It's a screenshot from the cutscenes from Mario Super Sluggers but it's not really like a game screenshot. Plus, Bowser looks tiny. I mean, why is Daisy as tall as Bowser!! But I really do like the facial expressions too.

Haunted Mansion

 * Subject: Screenshot of the Haunted Mansion from Super Mario Galaxy.
 * Nominater:

Support

 * 1) I am Zero! Though sort of blurry, it does have a perfect angle of the screenshot. Zero signing out.
 * 2) Ermmmmm... I am on support list so... i have to say I love that galaxy!
 * 3) Lu-igi board I enjoy the light and dark scenario either side of the house.
 * 4) After I was thinking for a while, I think it would look all right on the main page. For some reason, I like that black hole near the house, it looks very strange.
 * 5) There is something about that image that appeals to me. I don't know what it is, but maybe its that black hole and that light from outer space.

Oppose

 * 1) It's just... not FI-worthy. It's good, but not good enough.
 * 2) Oh my, a floating house. How interesting!(sarcasm)

Koopa Troop vs the X-Naughts

 * Subject: Bowser and the Koopa Troop in a confrontation against Lord Crump and the Secret Society of X-Nauts
 * Nominater:

Support

 * 1) epic scene of action! also a lovely screenshot.
 * 2) Go Bowser Go!
 * 3) I am Zero! Though I was going to oppose I support because of it having a symbolic-like look to it. Zero signing out.

Oppose

 * 1) There's nothing stylish about it.
 * 2) Not big enough.
 * 3) -- Too small. Pixely-looking even in the thumb preview.
 * 4) Would have been great if it were bigger.

Princess Power!

 * Subject: Artwork from Super Princess Peach.
 * Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) Colorful, nice size, FI worthy!
 * 2) Per the Fawful of Fury 60+5 (I don't know why I worded it strangely :P)
 * 3) It was nominated already, buuut when was the last time we had a good Super Princess Peach image? Oh that's right, never. Per 65 furies made by Fawful.
 * 4) I am Zero! Though this was already featured I'll like to see this one again. Zero signing out.
 * 5) I like the expressions on the Toads' faces. The only thing that bothers me is the quality of the image.

Comments
Zero: Did you mean "nominated" instead of "featured"? Because from what I know, the picture is not featured yet. If it were, it would have a smelly Shine sprite in the upper right hand corner of the image.


 * I am Zero! It was featured, probably you weren't a user yet. Zero signing out.

Peach's Birthday Cake

 * Subject: Peach's Birthday cake from Mario Party
 * Nominated by: 

Support

 * 1) Though might get put down by users because they think Mario Party images are overused for the main page, I wish to feature this because it's very colorful, the characters are expressive, good quality, and this cake makes me hungry!
 * 2) I like all Mario Party images; they are colorful and expressive. And I don't really care if DK looks like an orangutan. Awesome old images don't deserve this much hate.
 * 3) It looks like they're all saying "Holy shmoly!"
 * 4) This picture is great (look at Wario)!!! And per BLOF.

Oppose

 * 1) I am Zero! The reason why I didn't nominate this when I nominated two or three MP pictures at the same time is that DK looks like an orangutan. Zero signing out.

Comments
Zero777: It's "orangutan." I think.