Isle Delfino

"Welcome to the sun-drenched tropical paradise of Isle Delfino! We're so pleased to welcome you to our beautiful home! Come enjoy a natural wonderland to which we've added the world's finest resort facilities, a spectacular amusement park, and succulent seafood! This and more await you on Isle Delfino!"

- Pianta

Isle Delfino is a vacational tropical island resort paradise inhabited by Piantas, Nokis, Yoshis, and Tanookis. Alongside the smaller Pinna Island, it looks like a dolphin, as indicated by its name, which means "dolphin" in Italian. Isle Delfino is the main setting of Super Mario Sunshine, and has since reappeared in many spin-offs, including the Mario Kart series.

''Super Mario Sunshine
Mario, Peach, Toadsworth and some Toads take a trip to Isle Delfino in Super Mario Sunshine. However, the island had been covered in graffiti by the mysterious Shadow Mario, who the people think is Mario. With the help of the water pack F.L.U.D.D., Mario is forced to get rid of all the paint on the island and clear his name by defeating the imposter that has been causing trouble. Shadow Mario turns out to be Bowser Jr., who soon kidnaps Peach, but after Mario defeats him and his father, Bowser, life on the island returns to normal and Mario, Peach and their friends enjoy the rest of their stay on Isle Delfino.

Mario Kart series
Isle Delfino has appeared in three of the Mario Kart games with new courses and stages based on it.

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 the Grand Prix, the award ceremony was held there. Mario Kart DS featured a new course called Delfino Square, 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. Mario Power Tennis includes both the Delfino Plaza Court and the Gooper Blooper Court, which is set in Ricco Harbor. Delfino Plaza is also one of the boards in Itadaki Street DS and 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 its 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
 * Gooper Blooper
 * Wiggler
 * Mecha Bowser
 * Phantamanta
 * King Boo
 * Eely Mouth
 * Polluted Piranha Plant

Trivia

 * Isle Delfino is likely a reference to the development codename of the Nintendo GameCube: "Dolphin".
 * In the English version of Super Mario Sunshine, the places found on Isle Delfino are named partly in English and partly in Italian. In other translations of the game, the names of these places are completely in Italian.
 * In the introductory cutscene of Super Mario Sunshine, 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.
 * In Super Mario Sunshine, Blue Toad mentions that Yoshis lived on the island a long time ago.
 * Many of the locations on Isle Delfino can be clearly seen from some of the other locations on the island, with the exception of Noki Bay, which remains visually hidden from the rest of the island.