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==History==

[[File:Real World in Super Mario's videogame series.png|thumb|Countries, cities, and places on Earth that have appeared in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise]]

Earth first appears in ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' with Shigeru Miyamoto stating that "Donkey Kong is set in [[New York City|New York]]".<ref name="interview"/>

Miyamoto further states that its sequel, ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'', is also set in [[New York City]], this time its sewer system.<ref name="interview"/> He also states that the Mario Bros. are "Italians" in New York.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101111140107/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2010/11/qa-mario-creator-shigeru-miyamoto/1 Q&A: 'Mario' creator Shigeru Miyamoto]</ref>

According to ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''{{'}}s introduction and ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' episode "[[Toddler Terrors of Time Travel]]", [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] happened upon a [[Warp Zone]] to the Mushroom Kingdom while performing a plumbing house call and were sucked down into the Mushroom Kingdom. This second explanation was later modified through the power of [[Ludwig von Koopa|Kooky von Koopa]]'s [[Time Travel Tube]], but no major changes were made to the history of the "Real World".

King Koopa is seen in the Real World in a flashback sequence in the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' episode "[[Rock TV]]".

Earth is organized into seven continents whose borders are based on geographical features rather than political boundaries. Continents are not necessarily separated by water. With the exception of [[Antarctica]], each continent is further subdivided into countries, political bodies ruled by a government. Several countries are in more than one continent. The subdivisions of countries vary, but every country has population centers such as towns or cities.

[[Africa]] is home to both sandy deserts and lush rainforests. Luigi visits one of its countries, [[Egypt]], in ''Mario is Missing!''; specifically, he visits the city of [[Cairo]].

[[Antarctica]] is a large icy desert continent located at the southernmost point of the planet, mostly populated by [[penguin]]s. In ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'', Bowser attempts to melt Antarctica in a plot to flood Earth, thus setting the game's plot into motion.

The largest continent, Asia, includes [[Japan]], China and India. The [[Great Wall of China]] is one of the continent's most famous landmarks, visited by Luigi in ''Mario is Missing!''. He also visits the city of Mumbai—or [[Bombay]] as it was previously known—in India. China's national capital, [[Beijing]], is the location of the {{wp|2008 Summer Olympics}} in which [[Mario]], [[Sonic|Sonic the Hedgehog]], and others competed during the events of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]''. [[Tokyo]] is the location where the ''Mario & Sonic'' cast competes during the events of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]''.

Australia is the smallest continent on Earth; its largest country [[Australia|shares the same name]], and is home to a very large variety of animal species, including [[kangaroo]]s. It is often referred to as "down under", due to its location in the southern half of the planet.

Europe shares a landmass with Asia, separated from it by the Ural Mountains. Famous for its varied culture and large role in Earth's history, Europe is divided into countries such as France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Russia, and Italy. Famous cities include [[Venice]], [[Paris]] and [[London]], the latter of which is the main setting for ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'', where the {{wp|2012 Summer Olympics}} took place. In addition, the Russian city of [[Sochi]] is the main setting for ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'', where the {{wp|2014 Winter Olympics}} took place.

[[North America]] is the location of the [[United States of America]], Canada, and Mexico, among some other nations. The United States of America is home to many famous and influential cities and other locations, many of which were featured in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' and ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. These include [[New York City]] and its borough [[Brooklyn]] (which is depicted as [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]]'s hometown in certain media), [[Washington, D.C.]] (the nation's capital), [[Hawaii]], and the [[Kennedy Space Center]]. The Canadian city [[Vancouver]] is the setting of both ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''.

A largely tropical continent, [[South America]] is famous for the Amazon rainforest. Countries include Argentina, of which [[Buenos Aires]] is the capital and one of the locations in ''Mario is Missing!''. One of the continent's main cities, [[Rio de Janeiro]] in Brazil, also appears in ''Mario is Missing!'' and likewise serves as the main setting for ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'', where the {{wp|2016 Summer Olympics}} took place.

The [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros.'' film]] features an introduction that outlines the rule and extinction of the [[dinosaur]]s on Earth. Dinosaurs were the dominant species on the planet and overall superior to the small mammals who also inhabited Earth, until one day a gigantic meteor struck the planet. This cataclysm not only killed off the dinosaur population on Earth, but also caused spatial and dimensional disturbances that created a parallel Earth that subsequently became the new domain of any surviving dinosaurs and other animals. This alternate, parallel dimension becomes known as [[Dinohattan]], and allowed for most of its [[Dinohattanite|reptilian inhabitants to evolve into humanoid creatures]], while some retain [[Yoshi (film character)|their reptilian form]]. However, some members, such as [[Yoshi (film character)|Yoshi]], seemed to have retained their reptilian forms. Aside from one rundown city, Dinohattan, the parallel Earth is [[Desert Land#Super Mario Bros. (film)|an arid wasteland, lacking various resources]].

The first act of the film takes place in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]] on Earth, until [[Princess Daisy (film character)|Daisy]] is kidnapped by [[Iggy (film character)|Iggy]] and [[Spike (film character)|Spike]] and brought to Dinohattan. It is established that a link between these two dimensions exists in the sewers of New York City. The plot of the film involves [[President Koopa]] trying to use Daisy's [[Meteorite piece|meteorite pendant]], a remnant from the meteor that split the dimensions, to merge and combine them back together. At the film's climax, [[Lena]] uses the meteorite shard to temporarily successfully combine the two dimensions. After Koopa's defeat, Mario and Luigi successfully un-merge the dimensions back to their original state and return to their home in Brooklyn.

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 [[3DS Rainbow Road]].

During the events of the ''[[Club Nintendo (German magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' magazine comic "[[Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24]]", aliens erroneously took Earth for a giant [[coconut]], and since they adored this kind of fruit, they took the planet with them, pulling it away from the sun. This resulted in a sudden drop of temperature all over the planet. When [[Donkey Kong]] and some of his friends talked to the aliens, they returned Earth back to its original position.

In "[[Die Jagd nach dem Nintendo 64: Krawall im All]]", from the same magazine, Mario and Luigi traveled through space in search for a new spaceship. They finally found it on Earth (which Luigi referred to as "'''Planet Terra'''").

Earth appears in the maps of the [[Astro Avenue]] and [[Rocket Road]] boards from ''[[Mario Party 6]]'' and ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'', the former being the starting space, and the latter in the map's background. In ''[[Mario Party 7]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 8]]'' (in a [[Surf's Way Up|minigame]] in the latter), the Earth can be seen. In ''[[Mario Party DS]]'', there is a [[Globe Gunners|minigame]] where players run on a globe and shoot opponents.

[[File:Worldplay.jpg|thumb|left|Various characters racing across Earth. This artwork was made for ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', and it refers to the worldwide Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.]]

[[File:Mario Kart Tour - Earth art.jpg|thumb|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' artwork of Earth with various landmarks on top, such as the [[Big Ben]], the [[Eiffel Tower]] and the [[Statue of Liberty]], to represent the game's theme of touring the world]]

====''Super Mario'' series====

[[File:SMG2 Map W1.png|thumb|Earth as seen in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''{{'}}s [[Grand World Map]]]]

In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', Earth is shown primarily in the opening and ending cutscenes, with [[Peach's Castle]] [[Castle Gardens|Gardens]] being the first setting that [[Mario]] traverses through. Earth is first shown from space when Bowser kidnaps Peach, removes her castle from its foundation, and carries them both into space. Earth is also the setting of [[Grand Finale Galaxy]], due to it involving Mario returning to Peach's Castle Grounds in order to attend the uninterrupted [[Star Festival]].