Isle Delfino

Isle Delfino is an vacational island resort shaped like a dolphin (alongside the smaller Pinna Island) where Piantas, Nokis, Yoshis, and Tanookis live. Mario, Peach, Toadsworth and some Toads take a trip to this island in Super Mario Sunshine. However during the game, the island is full of graffiti made by Shadow Mario who the people think is Mario. Mario, with the help of the water pack F.L.U.D.D, is forced to get rid of all the paint on the island.

The island reappeared in many spin-offs, such as the Mario Kart series.

Mario Kart
Isle Delfino has appeared in three of the Mario Kart games with new courses and stages based on it. In in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, a course named Peach Beach was introduced, which took place on the shore of Isle Delfino. After the player completed a Grand Prix, the award ceremony was also held there. Mario Kart DS featured a new course called Delfino Square, of which takes place in autumn instead of the usual tropical weather. In Mario Kart Wii, both these courses returned in the Retro cups, along with a new battle stage called Delfino Pier, which likely takes place in the docking area of Delfino Plaza. A new track named Coconut Mall is speculated to take place on Isle Delfino, since the owners of the mall are mostly Piantas.



Other games
Locations on Isle Delfino are shown in a couple of Mario Party mini-games. A court in Ricco Harbor named Gooper Blooper Court also takes place on Isle Delfino, as well as Delfino Plaza Court. Delfino Plaza is also one of the stages in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Economy
Like in the Mushroom Kingdom, Isle Delfino uses Gold Coins as currency. However, Isle Delfino may also use Blue and Red Coins as well.

Locations

 * Delfino Airstrip – The island's airport.
 * Delfino Plaza – A large plaza, and main location of Super Mario Sunshine.
 * Bianco Hills – A lakeside village with a giant windmill.
 * Ricco Harbor – A harbor located on the outskirts of the island.
 * Gelato Beach – A sandy beach and it's surrounding coral reef.
 * Pinna Park – The amusement park on the island.
 * Sirena Beach – An extravagant beach with a hotel on it.
 * Noki Bay – A peaceful and serene bay where only Nokis live.
 * Pianta Village – A village populated only by Piantas.
 * Corona Mountain – An active volcano high above Delfino Plaza.

Other locations

 * Peach Beach – A luxurious beach often visited by Peach.
 * Delfino Square – A small port housing an even smaller market.
 * Goomba's Booty Boardwalk – A small peninsula populated by Dolphins.
 * Coconut Mall – A huge, three story mall filled with Piantas and Miis.
 * Delfino Pier – A sunken section of Isle Delfino, which is often submerged by water.

Species of Isle Delfino

 * Piantas
 * Nokis
 * Tanookis
 * Yoshis

Protectors of Isle Delfino

 * Delfino Police
 * Mario
 * F.L.U.D.D.
 * Yoshis

Enemies of Isle Delfino

 * Shadow Mario/Bowser Jr.
 * Bowser
 * Petey Piranha
 * King Boo
 * Gooper Blooper
 * Phantamanta
 * Wiggler
 * Eely Mouth
 * Mecha Bowser
 * Piranha Plant in the Generator

Trivia

 * Isle Delfino is so named because it is shaped like a large dolphin, and is most likely shaped like this as a reference to the development codename of the Nintendo GameCube: "Dolphin."
 * The word "delfino" means "dolphin" in Italian.
 * In Super Mario Sunshine, the places found on Isle Delfino are named partly in English and partly in Italian in the English version. In other translations of the game, the names of these places are completely in Italian.
 * In the introductory cutscene of the game, the player can see other islands surrounding Isle Delfino, which are shaped like a sting ray (west), a crab (southwest), a small fish (south), a sea turtle (east), and a jellyfish (northeast). These islands cannot be visited by Mario, and presumably do not have official names.
 * In Super Mario Sunshine, all of Isle Delfino (except for Noki Bay) is in a constant heatwave.
 * Isle Delfino, as a whole, was shortened into minor sections of Peach Beach.
 * In Super Mario Sunshine, Blue Toad mentions that Yoshis lived on the island a long time ago.