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|title=Waluigi Pinball
|title=Waluigi Pinball
|image=[[File:Waluigi Pinball.png|256px]]
|image='''''Mario Kart DS'''''<br>[[File:Waluigi Pinball.png|200px]]<br>'''''Mario Kart 7'''''<br>[[File:MK7-DS-WP.png|200px]]<br>'''''Mario Kart Tour'''''<br>[[File:MKT Waluigi Pinball Scene.jpg|200px]]<br>'''''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'''''<br>[[File:MK8-Course-DS WaluigiPinball.jpg|200px]]
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' ([[List of games by date#2011|2011]]) <br> ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', Wave 2) (2022)
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' ([[List of games by date#2011|2011]]) <br> ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', Wave 2) (2022)
|cups=[[Flower Cup]] (''DS'')<br>[[Banana Cup]] (''7'')<br>[[Turnip Cup]] (''8 Deluxe'')
|cups=[[Flower Cup]] (''DS'')<br>[[Banana Cup]] (''7'')<br>[[Turnip Cup]] (''8 Deluxe'')
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'''Waluigi Pinball''' is the third race course of the [[Flower Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. As its name implies, this course takes place in a giant pinball machine themed after [[Waluigi]] and contains many sharp turns and curves. It shares its music with [[DS Wario Stadium|Wario Stadium]].
'''Waluigi Pinball''', also titled '''Waluigi's Pinball''',<ref>{{cite|language=en|author=Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Channel|date=October 10, 2022|title=Wave 2 DLC spotlight: N64 Kalimari Desert & DS Waluigi's Pinball!|publisher=Nintendo Switch News|accessdate=March 1, 2023}}</ref> is the third race course of the [[Flower Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. It returns as a [[classic course]] in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', as the fourth and last course of the [[Banana Cup]]; in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', starting with the [[Halloween Tour (2019)|2019 Halloween Tour]]; and in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]'', as the fourth and last course of the [[Turnip Cup]]. Waluigi Pinball received three variations in ''Mario Kart Tour'', '''Waluigi Pinball R''' (reversed), '''Waluigi Pinball T''' (with ramps), and '''Waluigi Pinball R/T''' (reversed with ramps). The former two debuted alongside the regular version in the 2019 Halloween Tour, while the latter debuted in the [[Valentine's Tour]]. As of the [[Anniversary Tour (2023)|2023 Anniversary Tour]], the course has appeared in thirty separate tours, the most out of any course in the game (not including courses with multiple routes).
 
Waluigi Pinball shares its music with [[DS Wario Stadium|Wario Stadium]]. An arrangement of the music is also featured on the [[Figure-8 Circuit (stage)|Mario Circuit]] stage in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', the Waluigi Pinball theme applies to any {{iw|smashwiki|stage}} representing the ''Mario Kart'' series, arranged in an enhanced electronic rock style by Kentaro Ishizaka. The arrangement also incorporates [[Wario]]'s victory theme from the same games.


Waluigi Pinball reappears in  ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' as the fourth and last course of the [[Banana Cup]], in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' starting with the [[Halloween Tour (2019)|2019 Halloween Tour]], and in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]'' as the fourth and last course of the [[Turnip Cup]].


==''Mario Kart DS''==
==''Mario Kart DS''==
===Course layout===
===Couse Layout===
[[File:MKDS Waluigi Pinball Course Icon.png|left|frame|The course icon]]
As its name implies, this course takes place in a giant pinball machine themed after [[Waluigi]] and contains many sharp turns and curves. Soon after the countdown ends and the race begins, the kart drivers are launched into the pinball machine. After that, the racers start a descent down the machine, encountering numerous [[Metal ball|pinball]]s on the way. Colliding with one of these causes drivers to be knocked backwards. Additionally, a racer loses any items they may be carrying. While the racers are in the pinball launcher, they are immune to all items, including [[Lightning]]. Later on the track, inside the pinball table, there are [[Flipper (Mario Kart series)|flippers]] and [[Bumper (Mario Kart series)|bumpers]]. Bumpers push and speed up drivers, but flippers, when moving, can cause them to get electrocuted and spin out. Waluigi Pinball has two sponsors, featured in the form of trackside banners: [[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Super Mario|Super Mario]] and [[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart DS#Waluigi Sport|Waluigi Sport]].
Soon after the countdown ends and the race begins, the kart drivers are launched into the pinball machine. After that, the racers start a descent down the machine, encountering numerous [[Metal ball|pinball]]s on the way. Colliding with one of these causes drivers to be knocked backwards. Additionally, a racer loses any items they may be carrying. While the racers are in the pinball launcher, they are immune to all items, including [[Lightning]]. Later on the track, inside the pinball table, there are [[Flipper (Mario Kart series)|flippers]] and [[Bumper (Mario Kart series)|bumpers]]. Bumpers push and speed up drivers, but flippers, when moving, can cause them to get electrocuted and spin out. This is the longest Nitro course in the game, despite being in the Flower Cup.


This course is the only non-circuit course to share its Grand Prix introduction fanfare with [[Figure-8 Circuit]], [[DS Mario Circuit|Mario Circuit]] and {{classic-link|GCN|Luigi Circuit}}.
This course is the only non-circuit course to share its Grand Prix introduction fanfare with [[Figure-8 Circuit]], [[DS Mario Circuit|Mario Circuit]] and {{classic-link|GCN|Luigi Circuit}}.
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===Missions===
===Mission Mode===
There are two [[Mario Kart DS#Missions|missions]] that take place on Waluigi Pinball:
Two [[Mario Kart DS#Missions|missions]] take place on Waluigi Pinball in ''Mario Kart DS'', both in the pinball section: [[Mario Kart DS#Mission 3-1|Mission 3-1]], which involves [[Wario]] driving through five moving [[Item Box]]es within 50 seconds, and [[Mario Kart DS#Mission 4-7|Mission 4-7]], which involves [[Toad]] driving through 10 gates within 45 seconds.
*'''Mission 3-1''': The player controls [[Wario]], who must hit 5 moving [[Item Box]]es within 50 seconds. Each Item Box contains a [[Super Star|Star]].
*'''Mission 4-7''': The player controls [[Toad]], who must drive through 10 gates within 45 seconds. Unlike all other gate missions, these can be driven through in any order.
Both missions take place on a version of the pinball table that has extra bumpers.
 
==''Mario Kart 7''==
[[File:MK7-DS-WP.png|225px|thumb|left|Waluigi Pinball in ''Mario Kart 7'']]
Waluigi Pinball makes its [[classic course]] debut in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' as the fourth and final course of the [[Banana Cup]], despite Waluigi not being playable in the game. The layout remained the same, but with enhanced graphics and the Dash Panels recolored to orange. The flashing starting banner now displays the classic ''Mario Kart'' logo.
 
The launch after the starting line now encompasses a [[Glide Ramp]], although like {{classic-link|Wii|Maple Treeway}} and {{classic-link|DS|Airship Fortress}}, players cannot aim their flight. Players are also no longer immune to items while in the launcher, and being hit by anything (or stowing their glider) results in having to be rescued by [[Lakitu]]. Additionally, the glider section is now shown on the minimap. The jumps after turn 1 (with the Waluigi banner repositioned slightly to accommodate it) and after turn 6 can be used to perform a [[trick]] and gain a boost. An extra Dash Panel is added in the small drop near the circular turn that comes after the 2nd jump.
 
The pinballs, bumpers, and flippers on the table behave the same way as in the DS version of the course, with the exception of the bumpers in the center of the lower part of the table rotating clockwise instead of counterclockwise. While playing local or online multiplayer, only one pinball traverses the main table as opposed to two.
 
The staff ghost for this track is [[Wario]].
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==''Mario Kart Tour''==
[[File:MKT Waluigi Pinball Scene.jpg|thumb|200px|The course in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
Waluigi Pinball returns in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' beginning in the [[Halloween Tour (2019)|2019 Halloween Tour]]. As of the [[Anniversary Tour (2023)|2023 Anniversary Tour]], the course has appeared in thirty separate tours, the most out of any course in the game (not including courses with multiple routes). It featured a major visual upgrade. The image of Waluigi is now illustrated 2D, and his head now rotates from left to right and is surrounded by several brightly-lit buildings and large stacks of coins, the slots below them now have a Las Vegas theme to them, the bumpers have a brighter color, the flashing starting banner with the ''Mario Kart'' logo now uses the modern one albeit without the flashing red lights, and there is a new sign after the pinball launcher with Waluigi's art from ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]'', the track name, a metal ball, two flippers, and scrolling text below that reads "Waluigi No. 1", while the Waluigi banner at the start of the pinball machine was moved to the entrance of the pinball table. The rotating bumpers now move far more slowly. Due to the second lap being the final lap, the jingle that plays when entering the second lap in previous appearances is no longer present.
 
The course also appears as '''Waluigi Pinball R''' (reversed), '''Waluigi Pinball T''' (with ramps), and '''Waluigi Pinball R/T''' (reversed with ramps). The former two debuted alongside the regular version in the 2019 Halloween Tour, while the latter debuted in the [[Valentine's Tour]]. In the T variant, there are many ramps on the pinball table that raise and lower as time passes. In the R/T variant, the two metal balls on the lower section take a different path at the start of the race.
 
The course icon for the R/T variant has an error within it. It features a trick ramp next to the red bridge despite not appearing in-game.
 
===Appearances===
For this course's tour appearances, see [[List of DS Waluigi Pinball tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour|List of DS Waluigi Pinball tour appearances in ''Mario Kart Tour'']].
 
===Top-tier and middle-tier items===
{{MKT favored table|DS|Waluigi Pinball}}
 
===Bonus challenges===
<div class="contentbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed>
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Ring Race|DS Waluigi Pinball}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Do Jump Boosts|DS Waluigi Pinball}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Big Reverse Race|DS Waluigi Pinball}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Goomba Takedown|DS Waluigi Pinball}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Steer Clear of Obstacles|DS Waluigi Pinball}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Vs. Mega|DS Waluigi Pinball|char=Wario}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Smash Small Dry Bones|DS Waluigi Pinball}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Break Item Boxes|DS Waluigi Pinball}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Time Trial|DS Waluigi Pinball|DS Waluigi Pinball R}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Combo Attack|DS Waluigi Pinball T}}
</div>
 
==''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''==
[[File:MK8-Course-DS WaluigiPinball.jpg|thumb|left|250px|View of the course]]
Waluigi Pinball makes its home console debut in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as part of Wave 2 of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', appearing as the fourth and final course of the [[Turnip Cup]]. The course uses its design from ''Mario Kart Tour'', albeit with enhanced graphical updates. The rotating bumpers have been reverted to a faster speed, retaining their clockwise rotation first changed in ''Mario Kart 7''.  They can also now be crashed into when using a [[Star]], flying into the air as a result. Several groups of spectators consisting of [[Shy Guy]]s, [[Toad (species)|Toads]], [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]], and [[Koopa Paratroopa]]s have now been added in various locations outside of the track's playable area, such as the sides of the chute behind the flippers and around the stretch of road after the gap jump leading to the pinball table, and a helicopter now appears above the large image of Waluigi at the end of the course. The flippers now give off an electric particle effect after activating.
 
The sounds that play when changing positions are no longer present, and the sound effect that plays when the player exits the pinball table is no longer played; however, the latter can be heard twice in the course's introduction cinematic. Like its debut game, the course shares its music with {{classic-link|DS|Wario Stadium}}, making these courses the only courses to share the same music in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', and one of the only classic courses in the series to share music with another retro course in the same game excluding ''Mario Kart Tour'' (the other four being {{classic-link|GBA|Peach Circuit}} with {{classic-link|GBA|Luigi Circuit}} and {{classic-link|GCN|Yoshi Circuit}} with {{classic-link|GCN|Luigi Circuit}} in ''Mario Kart DS''). Waluigi Pinball was one of two courses whose music was used for the reveal trailer for Wave 2 of the ''Booster Course Pass'', alongside [[Sky-High Sundae]], not including ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''{{'}}s [[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 8)|Rainbow Road]], whose music was also used in Wave 1's promotional material. Waluigi Pinball is the only DS course in the ''Booster Course Pass'' to not be the second course in its respective cup, as {{classic-link|DS|Shroom Ridge}}, {{classic-link|DS|Peach Gardens}}, and {{classic-link|DS|Mario Circuit}} are the second courses of the [[Lucky Cat Cup]], [[Moon Cup]], and [[Boomerang Cup]] respectively.
 
The course was once erroneously referred to as "Waluigi's Pinball" on the Nintendo Switch's news feed.<ref>Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Channel. (October 10, 2022). "Wave 2 DLC spotlight: N64 Kalimari Desert & DS Waluigi's Pinball!" ''Nintendo Switch News''. Retrieved March 1, 2023.</ref>
 
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==Other appearances==
Waluigi Pinball makes a cameo appearance in the 2006 release of the [[Nintendo Monopoly]] board game. It can be seen in one of the screenshots making up the montage of images from various [[Nintendo]] games.
 
Additionally, Waluigi's Showdown minigame in ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' is based on Waluigi Pinball, with the aesthetic being similar to the ''Tour'' and ''8 Deluxe'' versions of the course.
 
==Sponsors==
===''Mario Kart DS'' / ''Mario Kart 7''===
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Super Mario|Super Mario]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart DS#Waluigi Sport|Waluigi Sport]] (Trackside banners)
 
===''Mario Kart Tour'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Fuzzy Battery|Fuzzy Battery]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Lemmy's Tire Service|Lemmy's Tire Service]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Princess Orange|Princess Orange]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Mushroom Piston|Mushroom Piston]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart Arcade GP and Mario Kart Arcade GP 2#Mario Motors|Mario Motors]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Mario Automobile Association|Mario Automobile Association]] (Trackside banners)
 
==Profiles==
===''Mario Kart DS''===
*'''European website bio:''' "''Wario's weird sibling constructed this high-speed track inside a giant pinball table; complete with bumpers, flippers, ramps, and enormous steel spheres that bounce you around like - well, like a pinball. Make sure to bring plenty of aspirin for this race.''"
 
===''Mario Kart Tour''===
*'''''Mario Kart Tour'' Twitter:''' "''Waluigi Pinball, a course stocked with all the lights and sounds of a pinball machine, bumps its way into {{color|#MarioKartTour|blue}} in the next tour! Can you weave your way past the bumpers and flippers? Just try not to tilt!''"<ref>https://twitter.com/mariokarttourEN/status/1186099785834516481 ''Mario Kart Tour'' Twitter</ref>
 
===''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
*'''Nintendo Switch News app (US)''':
**''This course first appeared in the Mario Kart DS game.''
**''Much like Waluigi himself, this is a very flashy course―complete with pinball-like features like flippers and bumpers.''
**''The key to victory involves dodging the balls that are rolling around.''
**''Waaa!''
*'''''Nintendo Magazine 2022 Winter''''': "''Giant metal balls roll around this course. Get hyped with the flashy lights and music!''"<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/software/feature/magazine_2022winter/index_en.html?device=pc&page=11 Nintendo Magazine 2022 Winter (Digital English edition)]. ''nintendo.co.jp.'' Retrieved December 1, 2022. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20221201201143/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/software/feature/magazine_2022winter/index_en.html Archived] December 1, 2022, 20:11:43 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>
 
==Gallery==
===''Mario Kart DS''===
<gallery widths=150px>
<gallery widths=150px>
MKDS Waluigi Pinball Course Icon.png|Course select icon
MKDS Waluigi Pinball Starting Line.png|The beginning segment
MKDS Waluigi Pinball Starting Line.png|The beginning segment
MKDS Waluigi Pinball Tunnel.png|The cannon segment
MKDS Waluigi Pinball Tunnel.png|The cannon segment
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MKDSUnusedPinballCourse.png|The early pinball segment
MKDSUnusedPinballCourse.png|The early pinball segment
</gallery>
</gallery>
{{multilang profile
|type=website
|EngE=Wario's weird sibling constructed this high-speed track inside a giant pinball table; complete with bumpers, flippers, ramps, and enormous steel spheres that bounce you around like - well, like a pinball. Make sure to bring plenty of aspirin for this race.}}


===''Mario Kart 7''===
==''Mario Kart 7''==
Waluigi Pinball's layout is the same, but with enhanced graphics and the Dash Panels recolored to orange. The flashing starting banner now displays the classic ''Mario Kart'' logo. The launch after the starting line now encompasses a [[Glide Ramp]], although like {{classic-link|Wii|Maple Treeway}} and {{classic-link|DS|Airship Fortress}}, players cannot aim their flight. Players are also no longer immune to items while in the launcher, and being hit by anything (or stowing their glider) results in having to be rescued by [[Lakitu]]. Additionally, the glider section is now shown on the minimap. The jumps after turn 1 (with the Waluigi banner repositioned slightly to accommodate it) and after turn 6 can be used to perform a [[trick]] and gain a boost. An extra Dash Panel is added in the small drop near the circular turn that comes after the 2nd jump. The pinballs, bumpers, and flippers on the table behave the same way as before, with the exception of the bumpers in the center of the lower part of the table rotating clockwise instead of counterclockwise. While playing local or online multiplayer, only one pinball traverses the main table as opposed to two.
<gallery widths=150px>
<gallery widths=150px>
WaluigiPinballMK7Start.jpg|Start of the course
WaluigiPinballMK7Start.jpg|Start of the course
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</gallery>
</gallery>


===''Mario Kart Tour''===
 
====Course icons====
==''Mario Kart Tour''==
Waluigi Pinball featured a major visual upgrade. The image of Waluigi is now illustrated 2D, and his head now rotates from left to right and is surrounded by several brightly-lit buildings and large stacks of coins, the slots below them now have a Las Vegas theme to them, the bumpers have a brighter color, the flashing starting banner with the ''Mario Kart'' logo now uses the modern one albeit without the flashing red lights, and there is a new sign after the pinball launcher with Waluigi's art from ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]'', the track name, a metal ball, two flippers, and scrolling text below that reads "Waluigi No. 1", while the Waluigi banner at the start of the pinball machine was moved to the entrance of the pinball table. The rotating bumpers now move far more slowly. Due to the second lap being the final lap, the jingle that plays when entering the second lap in previous appearances is no longer present.
 
In the T variant, there are many ramps on the pinball table that raise and lower as time passes. In the R/T variant, the two metal balls on the lower section take a different path at the start of the race. The course icon for the R/T variant has an error within it. It features a trick ramp next to the red bridge despite not appearing in-game.
{{main-gallery|Mario Kart Tour race course icons (DS courses)#Waluigi Pinball|Mario Kart Tour race course icons (DS courses) § Waluigi Pinball}}
<gallery>
<gallery>
MKT Icon WaluigiPinballDS Waluigi.png|The course icon
MKT Icon WaluigiPinballDS Waluigi.png|The course icon
MKT Icon WaluigiPinballRDS DaisyYukata.png|The course icon of the R variant
MKT Icon WaluigiPinballRDS LakituPartyTime.png|The course icon of the R variant
MKT Icon WaluigiPinballTDS Pauline.png|The course icon of the T variant
MKT Icon WaluigiPinballTDS Pauline.png|The course icon of the T variant
MKT Icon WaluigiPinballRTDS Luigi.png|The course icon of the R/T variant
MKT Icon WaluigiPinballRTDS Wendy.png|The course icon of the R/T variant
</gallery>
</gallery>
====Sprites====
<gallery>
<gallery>
MKT WaluigiPinball TV.gif|The animation that plays on a TV screen in the course
MKT WaluigiPinball TV.gif|The animation that plays on a TV screen in the course
</gallery>
</gallery>
====Screenshots====
<gallery>
<gallery>
MKT DS Waluigi Pinball Table.jpg|Wide view of the pinball table
MKT DS Waluigi Pinball Table.jpg|Wide view of the pinball table
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MKT Samurai Tour Week 2 Drivers.jpg|[[Princess Daisy|Daisy (Yukata)]] and [[Princess Peach|Peach (Yukata)]] tricking on the course
MKT Samurai Tour Week 2 Drivers.jpg|[[Princess Daisy|Daisy (Yukata)]] and [[Princess Peach|Peach (Yukata)]] tricking on the course
</gallery>
</gallery>
==''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''==
Waluigi Pinball uses its design from ''Mario Kart Tour'', albeit with enhanced graphical updates. The rotating bumpers have been reverted to a faster speed, retaining their clockwise rotation first changed in ''Mario Kart 7''.  They can also now be crashed into when using a [[Star]], flying into the air as a result. Several groups of spectators consisting of [[Shy Guy]]s, [[Toad (species)|Toads]], [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]], and [[Koopa Paratroopa]]s have now been added in various locations outside of the track's playable area, such as the sides of the chute behind the flippers and around the stretch of road after the gap jump leading to the pinball table, and a helicopter now appears above the large image of Waluigi at the end of the course. The flippers now give off an electric particle effect after activating.
The sounds that play when changing positions are no longer present, and the sound effect that plays when the player exits the pinball table is no longer played; however, the latter can be heard twice in the course's introduction cinematic. Like its debut game, the course shares its music with {{classic-link|DS|Wario Stadium}}, making these courses the only courses to share the same music in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''. Waluigi Pinball was one of two courses whose music was used for the reveal trailer for Wave 2 of the ''Booster Course Pass'', alongside [[Sky-High Sundae]], not including ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''{{'}}s [[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 8)|Rainbow Road]], whose music was also used in Wave 1's promotional material. Waluigi Pinball is the only DS course in the ''Booster Course Pass'' to not be the second course in its respective cup, as {{classic-link|DS|Shroom Ridge}}, {{classic-link|DS|Peach Gardens}}, and {{classic-link|DS|Mario Circuit}} are the second courses of the [[Lucky Cat Cup]], [[Moon Cup]], and [[Boomerang Cup]] respectively. It's also one of the only retro courses to share its theme with another retro course in the same game, sharing its theme with [[DS Wario Stadium]]. The other four are [[GBA Peach Circuit]] and [[GBA Luigi Circuit]], and [[GCN Yoshi Circuit]] and [[GCN Luigi Circuit]] both in [[Mario Kart DS]].
==''List of Sponsors''==
===''Mario Kart 7''===
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Super Mario|Super Mario]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart DS#Waluigi Sport|Waluigi Sport]] (Trackside banners)
===''Mario Kart Tour''===
*'''Sponsors''' (all return in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'')
**[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Fuzzy Battery|Fuzzy Battery]] (Trackside banners)
**[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Lemmy's Tire Service|Lemmy's Tire Service]] (Trackside banners)
**[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Princess Orange|Princess Orange]] (Trackside banners)
**[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Mushroom Piston|Mushroom Piston]] (Trackside banners)
**[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart Arcade GP and Mario Kart Arcade GP 2#Mario Motors|Mario Motors]] (Trackside banners)
**[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Mario Automobile Association|Mario Automobile Association]] (Trackside banners)
*'''''Mario Kart Tour'' Twitter:''' "''Waluigi Pinball, a course stocked with all the lights and sounds of a pinball machine, bumps its way into {{color|blue|#MarioKartTour}} in the next tour! Can you weave your way past the bumpers and flippers? Just try not to tilt!''"<ref>{{cite|url=x.com/mariokarttourEN/status/1186099785834516481|title=Post by ''Mario Kart Tour''|language=en|publisher=X|accessdate=July 30, 2024}}</ref>
====Appearances====
For this course's tour appearances, see [[List of DS Waluigi Pinball tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour|List of DS Waluigi Pinball tour appearances in ''Mario Kart Tour'']].
====Top-tier and middle-tier items====
{{MKT favored table|DS|Waluigi Pinball}}
====Bonus challenges====
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{{MKT bonus challenge table|Ring Race|DS Waluigi Pinball}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Do Jump Boosts|DS Waluigi Pinball}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Big Reverse Race|DS Waluigi Pinball}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Goomba Takedown|DS Waluigi Pinball}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Steer Clear of Obstacles|DS Waluigi Pinball}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Vs. Mega|DS Waluigi Pinball|char=Wario|other=y}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Smash Small Dry Bones|DS Waluigi Pinball}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Break Item Boxes|DS Waluigi Pinball}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Time Trial|DS Waluigi Pinball|DS Waluigi Pinball R}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Combo Attack|DS Waluigi Pinball T}}
===''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
===''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
*'''Nintendo Switch News app (US)''':
**''This course first appeared in the Mario Kart DS game.''
**''Much like Waluigi himself, this is a very flashy course―complete with pinball-like features like flippers and bumpers.''
**''The key to victory involves dodging the balls that are rolling around.''
**''Waaa!''
*'''''Nintendo Magazine 2022 Winter''''': "''Giant metal balls roll around this course. Get hyped with the flashy lights and music!''"<ref>{{cite|language=en|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/software/feature/magazine_2022winter/index_en.html?device=pc&page=11|title=Nintendo Magazine 2022 Winter (Digital English edition)|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=December 1, 2022|archive=web.archive.org/web/20221201201143/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/software/feature/magazine_2022winter/index_en.html}}</ref>
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MK8D DS Waluigi Pinball Course Icon.png|The course icon
MK8D DS Waluigi Pinball Course Icon.png|The course icon
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==Music==
Waluigi Pinball shares its music with [[DS Wario Stadium|Wario Stadium]]. An arrangement of the music is also featured in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' on the [[Figure-8 Circuit (stage)|Mario Circuit]] stage, and in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' for any ''Mario Kart''-series stage, arranged in an enhanced electronic rock style by Kentaro Ishizaka. The arrangement also incorporates [[Wario]]'s victory theme from the same games.


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==Names in other languages==
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
|name1=<tt>pinball_course</tt>
|meaning1=Pinball course
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===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ワルイージピンボール
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Waluigi Pinball is one of two courses in the ''Mario Kart'' series to have used three different starting line logos, as it used a unique font in ''Mario Kart DS'', the classic ''Mario Kart'' logo in ''Mario Kart 7'', and the modern ''Mario Kart'' logo in both ''Mario Kart Tour'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''. Coincidentially, both are from ''Mario Kart DS'' with the other one being [[DS Airship Fortress|Airship Fortress]].
*Waluigi Pinball is one of two courses in the ''Mario Kart'' series to have used three different starting line logos, as it used a unique [[font]] in ''Mario Kart DS'', the classic ''Mario Kart'' logo in ''Mario Kart 7'', and the modern ''Mario Kart'' logo in both ''Mario Kart Tour'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''. Coincidentially, both are from ''Mario Kart DS'' with the other one being [[DS Airship Fortress|Airship Fortress]].
*The [[Nintendo Switch]]'s News app's ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' Channel in the United Kingdom never made a post highlighting {{classic|DS|Waluigi Pinball}} or {{classic-link|N64|Kalimari Desert}}, unlike every other course in the ''Booster Course Pass'' (though the post for {{classic-link|Tour|Vancouver Velocity}} was deleted after being made).
*The [[Nintendo Switch]]'s News app's ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' Channel in the United Kingdom never made a post highlighting {{classic|DS|Waluigi Pinball}} or {{classic-link|N64|Kalimari Desert}}, unlike every other course in the ''Booster Course Pass'' (though the post for {{classic-link|Tour|Vancouver Velocity}} was deleted after being made).
*The earliest known version of Waluigi Pinball found in the [[List of Mario Kart DS pre-release and unused content#Unreleased courses|game files]] of ''Mario Kart DS'' is known internally as luigi_course, implying that it would have been themed after [[Luigi]].
*The earliest known version of Waluigi Pinball found in the [[List of Mario Kart DS pre-release and unused content#Unreleased courses|game files]] of ''Mario Kart DS'' is known internally as luigi_course, implying that it would have been themed after [[Luigi]].

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