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 a week, 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.

Please, do not use signatures as they alter vote counts.

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!

Super Smash Bros. Brawl group image


Subject: Super Smash Bros. Brawl Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) Mario304
 * 2) User:luvluv321
 * 3) - An epic picture with a nice lightsource. We should definitely do this for Brawl's anniversary (at least in time for Europe's). ;)
 * 4) - Nice image, great in fact, and fun to look at
 * 5) Per Tucayo. This is a fantastic pic.
 * 6) Nice
 * 7) I so want a poster of this...
 * 8) While I do think it is overused, it does have great colors and lighting.
 * 9) Too iconic to not be featured eventually
 * 10) - Great picture. :)
 * 1) - Great picture. :)

Oppose

 * 1) - Ive seen this picture far too often and it's gotten boring to look at.
 * 2) i agree Zafum, it has been really used too much
 * 3) Yeah. Very used image.
 * 4) Lu-igi board I change my vote. it is a very predictable image to see.
 * 5) Overused, old, and boring.
 * 6) while i do like the pic, it's just the front cover of the box without the title, and the title makes it look a lot better, because without it there's just the blank space where it should be
 * 7) i agree with babymario12
 * 8) It has been on the featured image selection since it first started, now it must be taken off.
 * 9) Allthough it is exiting and bold, it isn't entirely mario related. Because it has Picachu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 * 10) No no no. Far too overused. Would be contrived.
 * 11) Yoshi! Used too much.
 * 12) Per all.
 * 13) Per babymario12. Also, no more box-art, unless it is of a classic or an older game, as I stated below on the other box-art FI nominations.
 * 14) I removed my earlier vote (Under the name 'Ultratim4 [My original name]) as this poll is a dead end poll. My re-vote'll give this 3 more opposers and it can be deleted. I still love it though.
 * 15) I am Zero! Seen this image too many times and I think it was already a fetured image a few months ago, next. Zero signing out.

Comments
 Lu-igi board

alas, the infamous image leaves this page having been here since its creation.... Lu-igi board

Mario Party DS Group Picture

 * Subject: Mario Party DS Characters Avoiding Bowser
 * Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) - Looks nice
 * 2) - Lovely and colourful. You can see just how petrified Mario is of Bowser!
 * 3) - Fun pic. Nice choice, Castle Toad!
 * 4) You're awesome. And so is this pic.
 * 5) Cheerful action. It MUST be featured.
 * 6) No doubt it should be featured. Yoshi is very funny also.
 * 7) it is a prefect way to through the elements of a game together, havent seen better work in some time now
 * 8) haha! Look at Luigi!! he's scared out of his wits!!
 * 9) This is a good Mario character picture.It would look good even if it wasn't a Mario Party picture!-Dry dry bones
 * 10) Although it is the MPDS boxart, I think it's a good picture. It's a bit busy though.
 * 11) Yoshi! Its a cool picture, but people dislike the crowdedness.
 * 12) I am Zero! Yes, I can really see this in the main page, with a comment saying "An artwork of Mario Party DS showing a few of the characters in the game", or something like that. Zero signing out.
 * 1) Yoshi! Its a cool picture, but people dislike the crowdedness.
 * 2) I am Zero! Yes, I can really see this in the main page, with a comment saying "An artwork of Mario Party DS showing a few of the characters in the game", or something like that. Zero signing out.

Oppose

 * 1) - It's far too crowded, and the wall in back looks stupid. By the way, saying you don't know why you dislike this picture is no different than saying "looks nice!".
 * 2) I agree!
 * 3) me too Lu-igi board 13:33, 17 May 2009 (EDT)
 * me, uh...3?
 * 1) It's Mario Party DS's boxart without the title or DS info. 2nd of all, IN MY OPINION, it's kinda boring.
 * 2) Although the image appeals to me, I think we should not feature box art, at least do box art of a classic, or of an older game (perhaps in the future, when Mario Party DS is as old as, let's say, Super Mario 64}.

Comments
Since i found this Scene so Music-themed i had to Nominate it, Hope you like it

I believe that if Zafum doesnt know why he dislikes the picture, his vote should be erased That's stupid
 * No, because you're not even forced to add a reason. You can just vote without putting any reason, and just as well you can say that you don't know why you dislike a picture.
 * Look, i'm not expecting that the images i nominate win, to be honest, i don't care, but seriously, i see just stupid things like "i dunno why i just don't like it", but whatever...
 * I think Tucayo's vote should be erased, because he doesn't know why he likes his picture, he just says looks nice. LOL, you don't need a reason to vote, you just need to know if you like the picture or not. Don't go blaming me just because I didn't have a reason this time.

Excuse Mr Oppose-it-all, but saying looks nice is way different than dont knowing why you dont like it. Looks nice means i LIKE the picture because its NICE. And how can you dislike a picture for reasons you dont even know
 * Both of you calm down please, okay? Nobody is forced to add any reason when voting to support or oppose an image. If you like a picture, feel free to support it; if you don't like it, feel free to oppose it. In neither case you have to give reasons for your vote. No need to get upset about this.
 * I think we should include a notice saying that you don't have to put a reason for the vote (or a good reason at that, anyway), to avoid confusion in the future.

Ice Mario

 * Subject: Ice Mario artwork from Super Mario Galaxy
 * Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) going with the success of the fire mario I see? Lu-igi board
 * 2) It looks so... Cold.
 * 3) I love ice mario
 * 4) Good image, just like Fire Mario's artwork.
 * 5) it looks cool. get it? cool
 * 6) meh...
 * 7) Yoshi! Lighting is so good.
 * 8) I like it!
 * 9) Ice Mario is super! The picture is good quality, the lighting is good, and it complements the Fire Mario Featured Image.
 * 1) Ice Mario is super! The picture is good quality, the lighting is good, and it complements the Fire Mario Featured Image.

Oppose

 * 1) No. It's much too plain. All it is is Ice Mario on a black background.
 * 2) I am Zero! Too plain and I think this was already a featured image. Zero signing out.

Comments
Nah Lu-igi Board, just though it has great lighing, like the rainbow Mario's colour-

Phoenix Rider, FIs arn't just about scenarios y'know, I chose this because of its lighting, its six supporters probably thought the same
 * Regardless of the reason you chose it, it still stands that it's a stock image that can be found anywhere. These FIs should have something different about them to make them stand out. 15:30, 19 June 2009 (EDT)

New Super Mario Bros. Group Picture

 * Subject: Mega Mario rampaging through a random level.
 * Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) I've always had a soft spot for this scene :P
 * 2) I don't actually mind this, very generic and typicaly Mario.
 * 3) I guess old meets new in this scene. =^..^=
 * 4) Yellowyoshi127 Yoshi! This is a nice image and very scenic
 * 5) I think this is one of the best images yet! And it,s of one of my favorite games.-Dry dry bones
 * 6) Cool picture :)
 * 7) Although it's from NSMB, this image shows something from NSMBWii: Mario and Luigi going through a level together. BTW, this is a good picture.
 * 8) It is a great picture representing mario. I agree with this more than oppose. The only problem I have about this picture is too many things posing, but that is a minor problem, so I think it is great.
 * 9) Much better. A good shot, it illustrates concepts and looks very fun.
 * 10) i luv it
 * 11) Such a fun scene!
 * 12) Now that I look at it, it is better quality than what I originally saw in it. Also, per Paper Yoshi.
 * 1) Now that I look at it, it is better quality than what I originally saw in it. Also, per Paper Yoshi.

Oppose

 * 1) - It just has too much of a linear look to it.
 * 2) Am I the only one that thinks this pic has a bad quality? Too fuzzy, and this pic has to be really big to look good.
 * 3) I am Zero! Poor quality, long-look to it, and too small, besides that I may reconsider. Zero signing out.

Mario Super Sluggers Group Picture


Subject: The group of characters on the Mario Super Sluggers cover. Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) I love this picture and I love Mario Super Sluggers too!
 * 2) don't care for baseball but this is a pretty good picture.
 * 3) Good picture. :D
 * 4) wow that is a good picture! (shame the game and sport are both boring as heck...)Lu-igi board
 * 5) I love this picture!I also realy like that game,it's fun!-Dry dry bones
 * 6) got my vote
 * 7) Yoshi! It's just so umm... Picturesque. Like it a lot.

Oppose

 * 1) - This is like the ssb picture. It's just too common of a picture.
 * 2) Per my reasons for opposing the Mario Party DS box-art.
 * 3) I am Zero! This is the box art, seen too many times. Zero signing out.

Comments
Images like this are the reason we have the 'featured image' page!

I think we have enough boxart covers in this list.

Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games


Subject: Promotional artwork from Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) Same as my Super Mario Sluggers comment above.
 * 2) - Great
 * 3) Awesome! Mario and Sonic at the Olympic games has been a good series so far!-Dry dry bones
 * 4) It seems so real, that's what makes it so amazing. I give it three thumbs up.
 * 5) It's a good action shot and it stands out. Mario's in a weird pose though...
 * 6) Indeed a weird pose, but funny
 * 7) Yoshi! Its such a cool shot.
 * 8) Lol, screw the sunlight. Everybody is going to have at least a minor thing against an image, no image is exactly perfect. This one is good enough for F.I.
 * 9) I am Zero! Good idea to put this one up with a comment like "Mario and Sonic in there latest appearence, going down hill for the goal". Zero signing out.

Oppose

 * 1) sunlight in the corner ruins the picture Lu-igi board
 * 2) This picture is not only boring, but has an extremely low quality.
 * 3) If only it was in better quality.
 * The pic itself looks good, but yeah, low resolution.

Bee Mario


Subject: Bee Mario from Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) Let's "complete the family", the picture is well enough to do so. :D

Oppose

 * 1) Even more boring than all the other Marios.... at least rainbow mario had SOMETHING going on....
 * 2) as much as I like this picture (I have a Bee Luigi one on one of my school books), it isn't really FI worthy.
 * 3) i have to agree
 * 4) knowing the greatness of other featured images, I must say this isn't as good. Lu-igi board 12:50, 27 June 2009 (EDT)
 * 5) Yoshi! I like the other SMG pictures but this one doesn't look so good. (Maybe its the white background.)
 * 6) - It looks horrible.
 * 7) I am Zero! Too boring, if there was a unique background and he was in a better pose then I'll reconsider. Zero signing out.

Comments
Hey, it is not like Spring Mario, Bee Mario is more colorful.
 * Besides, the lighting is good, Mario's pose is nice, you can see Bee Mario quite clearly, it is not cluttered, and it is not box-art, which can be found much more often than the artwork for specific characters and the such. The overall quality is good, might I also point out.

I do have to say the white background does completely kill the image. I don't know if it is right to do, but perhaps the images (Bee Mario and Bee Luigi) could be customized (and reposted to the Bee Mario page) so it would look better (perhaps a picture of the Honey Hive Galaxy in the background, but as I said, I don't know if it is right to do).

Mario vs Bowser


Subject: Mario and Bowser against each other in a battle. Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) Shows a classic theme from Mario games since the 80s: Mario vs Bowser, albeit from artwork of what is considered one of the best games of time. I think it would be a wonderful image to feature.
 * 2) it is totaly awesome!!
 * 3) Yoshi! You know what, this could be a really worthy picture if there wasn't the random Mario Pictures at the bottom & top. It doesn't really matter though as images like what's here on the page are very few and rare. Maybe sometime we might run out....

Oppose

 * 1) Quality is not so good and the picture isn't that pleasing either.
 * Really, really low quality.
 * 1) I don't enjoy looking at it Lu-igi board 12:44, 27 June 2009 (EDT)
 * 2) We had a pic that looked almost exactly like the to half of the pic that wasen't good, and the bottom part with the other marios doesn't add to the pic at all.
 * 3) - It's a low quality, has the nintendo logo on the top, and looks horribly made.
 * 4) I am Zero! Poor quality, and this image is more of a promotional image. Zero signing out.

Comments
My other Featured Image idea does not seem to be working, although I do have to agree that this one is probably a better candidate for F.I.
 * Also, I'm wondering, what is wrong with the quality? Is it the lighting or something? I would just like to know.
 * It has really low resolution (click on the image and you'll see that you're not able to enlarge it), and it's kind of blurry.
 * Ok, I see. Thank you for letting me know. :)

Yoshi! Yeah sorry about being a bit mean and all, i just get a bit annoyed when people go out of their way to oppose everything...
 * It's ok. In fact, I would like to thank you for being the way you were, I realized that I was focusing too much about the negative on the other images, which is why I changed some of my votes. Anywho, I will apologize here too, what I did wasn't right either, and believe me, I get annoyed when people go out of their way to oppose things also. Well, see you around the wiki!

Gelato Beach

 * Subject: Promotional artwork from Super Mario Sunshine
 * Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) This image has better quality than my M&S picture.
 * 2) Good! This picture is nice.
 * 3) wow it's so colourful......Lu-igi board 11:12, 28 June 2009 (EDT) p.s, I'm sure this appears after the SMS credits, so is'nt really promo art...
 * 4) Yoshi! Its nice to see Mario chillaxing for once..
 * 5) I agree, Mario never gets to relax
 * 6) - Though it doesn't have the highest quality, it's still a good picture.
 * 7) I am Zero! This picture will be a good idea to be in the main page, but make it bigger. Zero signing out

Mario Party 7 Friends

 * Subject: Artwork from Mario Party 7
 * Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) Yoshi! I think this image has brilliant features and quality.

Oppose

 * 1) Come on, more box-art? At least box-art from an older game, or a classic. I will even warn here, I am not going to vote for most box-art that is less than a decade old. You can find box-art anywhere. At least my SM64 image is of a classic.
 * 2) I've never liked this image....Lu-igi board 11:13, 28 June 2009 (EDT)
 * 3) As much as I like this picture, I'll have to agree with Super Mario Bros. although I still think your SM64 pic is rubbish.
 * 4) it's box art. you might as well just put a picture of the box up there. just because it doesnt have the title doesnt mean its different. and personally, i think it looks better with the title, it's meant to be there
 * 5) - It's far too jumbled together, and boxart just doesn't work for the featured image.
 * 6) I am Zero! Yes, this image does have brilliant design and good quality, but this is more of a promotional artwork. Zero signing out.

Comments
By the way, I changed a few of my votes. I did reconsider, and some of the images were good, but no more of this box-art fad, please.

Yoshi! Although box-art is not as good, its hard to find non-box-art And a nice image.
 * What the heck... Are you actually referring to that image? The one you put? Please, anybody who has the game with the box can scan it and upload it to the wiki. Also, I didn't specifically choose the SM64 image for its "quality", but more to make a statement, the fact that I didn't just look up a game and post its box-art. Anybody who has the game can pull out the box and look at it all they want. So no, I didn't expect the SM64 or the Bee Mario to pass, I was only making a statement. In fact, although this idea would probably never work on the wiki, and we would end up with little amounts of images around, all of our images should be FI worthy, if you really think about it. Also, please stop specifically going out of your way to make jabs at the art-work that I posted, we could have avoided this whole thing had you been a little kinder in the way you say and do things. I learned that when I came back to the wiki a couple of months ago.

Shadow Mario Attack

 * Subject: Mario and chums running from Shadow mario's attack in Super Mario Sunshine
 * Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) Yoshi! I think this image is really nice to look at and has nice quality.
 * 2) I am all for it! i think it's a great pic
 * 3)  I've always wanted to see something like this!!!!Lu-igi board 11:57, 28 June 2009 (EDT)
 * 4) I was going to upload this instead of my other SMS picture, good job.
 * 5) Wonderful! It is good quality, good lighting, and it's not box-art!
 * 6) - I have nothing against it, but I really have nothing for it either. I'll support anyway.
 * 7) I am Zero! Great quality, brilliant color scheme, and good designs, but I suggest to enlarge it slightly. Zero signing out.

Comments
Yoshi! I think this picture looks better when enlarged.

Wing-Cap Mario Around the World

 * Subject: A picture of Mario flying around the world.
 * Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) I think it looks much better than my other FI nominations. The real image (not the thumbnail) is larger, but only has one resolution. Besides that, I think it looks nice. It is very colorful, and represents a good amount of SM64 worlds and levels.
 * 2) Yoshi! This actually  quite a good picture. Nice job. But maybe you could give it a better name?

Oppose

 * 1) Nah, the quality's bordering on 'too small' and the background characters look a bit off.
 * 2) - It looks too simple, doesn't have the highest quality, and looks too simple (Note: I said simple twice on purpose).

Comments
I think this image looks better in its full resolution.
 * What's funny is that the image was uploaded a year ago to the day (30 June 2008)


 * 1) if this image was remade today, it would look great, but at the minute it looks to simple.I won't support or oppose. Lu-igi board 11:48, 1 July 2009 (EDT)

Well, might I point out that most older artworks of Mario games have this kind of simplicity and quality, per say. What makes up for its simplicity, however, is that it is colorful, it represents a unique and classic game. The game it represents, SM64, is revolutionary in the time it was released, and defined a new era of Mario games. Also, this artwork represents a video game that is over a decade old (if this image were selected as FI, this would be the first to represent an N64 game, and the second oldest FI in terms of what game it relates to). So you see, this image is decent enough and would represent a very important point of time in gaming itself.
 * Besides, our next F.A. to be displayed on the main page is SM64. Why don't we feature this image of SM64 along with it on the main page? That would be rather nice to have both of them related. This would be the first time a FI and a FA are featured on the main page at the same time and are related to the same game.

Luigi's New Sweet Basket Move



 * Subject: A picture of Luigi's new sweet basket move.
 * Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) - It's a good quality, interesting picture.
 * 2) lol great picture. can't wait to see this move in action! Lu-igi board 11:47, 1 July 2009 (EDT)
 * 3) Per all.