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 [[File:Worldplay.jpg|thumb|left|Various [[List of characters|characters]] racing across Earth. This artwork was made for ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', and it refers to the worldwide Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.]]
-Official artwork for ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' depicts various characters racing and battling on the Earth's surface, visually demonstrating the worldwide scope of the [[Nintendo DS]]' Wi-Fi capabilities.
+Official artwork for ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' depicts various characters racing and battling on the Earth's surface, visually representing the worldwide scope of the [[Nintendo DS]]' Wi-Fi capabilities.
-In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', Earth appears while the player is waiting in the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, in the Mario Kart Channel and in the [[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart Wii)|Rainbow Road]] course. The planet is located in the background of the course, underneath the track. If the players accidentally fall off the course, they will fall to the void by the gravity of the planet, instead of floating in space.
+In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', Earth is seen in the background of the [[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart Wii)|Rainbow Road]] course, underneath the track. Players that fall off the course will fall towards the planet, appearing to start burning up in the atmosphere like a meteor before being saved by Lakitu. Earth also appears as a background for Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and the [[Mario Kart Channel]]. During matchmaking, the camera zooms in towards the surface to briefly highlight individual players, whose [[Mii]]s stand over their console's selected region. ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' also features Earth in the background for online features, including its own Mario Kart Channel.
-''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' continues the trend of featuring Earth while the player is waiting in the online multiplayer, as well as now featuring it in the Mario Kart Channel. In ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', Earth is still shown when the player plays online. Also, like Rainbow Road in ''Mario Kart Wii'', ''Mario Kart 8''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 8)|Rainbow Road]] is set above Earth, along with a [[Blooper]] spaceship and [[Mario Kart TV|MKTV]] satellites floating in space. The planet also can be seen in the background of the [[Lunar Colony]] battle course in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''. A globe of the Earth can be seen in the background of {{classic-link|GBA|Ribbon Road}}, due to it now taking place inside a child's bedroom.
+In ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', [[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 8)|Rainbow Road]] is again set above Earth, along with a [[Blooper]] spaceship and [[Mario Kart TV|MKTV]] satellites floating in space. The planet can also be seen in the background of the [[Lunar Colony]] battle course in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''. A globe of the Earth can be seen in the background of {{classic-link|GBA|Ribbon Road}}, due to it now taking place inside a child's bedroom. Earth also continues to be prominently featured as a visual for the online mode, and players in an online lobby gather atop its surface between matches.
-In ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', a few [[List of tours in Mario Kart Tour|tours]] are aptly named after the real-world cities they occur in, while Earth itself also appears in the background of [[3DS Rainbow Road]]. The key art, the loading screen (prior to version 2.0.0) and the multiplayer menu for the game features Earth, resembling ''Super Mario Odyssey''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s iteration.
+In ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', most [[new course]]s are themed after cities and/or countries from Earth, featuring real-world landmarks, and many [[List of tours in Mario Kart Tour|tours]] are aptly named after such locations. The planet, as well as the {{wp|Andromeda Galaxy}}, can now be seen in the background of {{classic-link|3DS|Rainbow Road}}. The key art, loading screen (prior to version 2.0.0) and multiplayer menu for the game features Earth, appearing more cartoonishly with flat colors and visible latitude/longitude lines.
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