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 * Diddy Kong's creation as a character by Rare contributes to why he is both an intellectual property of both it and Nintendo. During Donkey Kong Country's original development, Rare designed Diddy Kong as an updated look for Donkey Kong Jr. However, Nintendo hated the extreme changes that Rare made to Donkey Kong Jr. They asked Rare to keep Donkey Kong Jr. the way that he was or to make a new character out of their reincarnation. Rare decided, ultimately, to make a new character, and thus, Diddy Kong was created.
 * New Super Mario Bros. Wii is the first Mario platformer game to feature multiplayer co-op at the same time since Mario Bros..
 * In Super Mario World, Super Mario Sunshine, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and Super Mario Galaxy 2, when players ride Yoshi, there are added drums and percussion to the music.