Editing Earth

|image=[[File:MIM-Globulator Map.png|250px]]<br>Earth as it appears in ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' (SNES)

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'''{{wp|Earth}}''' is a planet on which a wide variety of people, cultures, and ecosystems reside. While the Earth that appears in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'']] franchise has some features derived from the non-fictional entity, fictional alterations to the planet have also been applied. [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] has stated that the backstory of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' has [[Mario]] arrive in the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] through one of the [[Warp Pipes]] seen in ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' in [[New York City]] on Earth.<ref name="interview">[https://www.ndw.jp/mario-interview-230425/2/  インタビュー  マリオ映画公開記念！宮本茂さんインタビュー 制作の始まりから驚きの設定まで] (April 25, 2023). ''Nintendo Dream Web''. Retrieved April 25, 2023</ref> Similar depictions include those of the [[DIC Entertainment|DIC]] cartoons, in which the "'''Real World'''" is separate from the world of the Mushroom Kingdom, and ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', in which Earth and the Mushroom Kingdom are in separate worlds connected by a [[Warp Zone]]. Later games have depicted the world of the Mushroom Kingdom as an Earth or an Earth-like planet,<ref name="Motokura"/> sometimes incorporating places from the real world merged into the world of the Mushroom Kingdom.

[[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]]

Miyamoto further states that ''[[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>

[[File: ErrorWorld.jpg|thumb|Non-native animals in Australia]]

*[[Roy Koopa|Bully]] &ndash; Asia

*[[Larry Koopa|Cheatsy]] &ndash; [[Australia]]

*[[Wendy O. Koopa|Kootie Pie]] &ndash; Europe

*[[Ludwig von Koopa|Kooky]] &ndash; [[Africa]]

*[[Morton Koopa Jr.|Big Mouth]] &ndash; [[Antarctica]]

*[[Lemmy Koopa|Hip]] &ndash; [[North America]]

*[[Iggy Koopa|Hop]] &ndash; [[South America]]

====''Mario is Missing!'' / ''Mario & Sonic'' series====

 

[[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.

 

======Asia======

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.

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]].

Another Earth<ref name="Motokura">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD_K8veKC14&t=538s "Perhaps the best way to say it is that the human characters you're encountering here and Mario also live on ''an'' Earth together"] [[Kenta Motokura]]</ref> serves as the planet where the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] and other lands reside. ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' features [[Mario]] traveling between the planet and others across space, while ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' features him traveling between continents on the planet. In games such as the ''[[Mario & Sonic (series)|Mario & Sonic]]'' series and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', locations from the real world Earth also exist on the planet, suggesting that the two worlds are merged in these instances.

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.

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.

The key art, loading screen (prior to version 2.0.0) and multiplayer menu for ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' features Earth, appearing more cartoonishly with flat colors and visible latitude/longitude lines. It also resembles the planet's appearance in ''Super Mario Odyssey'', with some minor design differences.

Earth is featured in the game ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', where Mario and [[Cappy]] must travel the world in a hat-shaped airship called the Odyssey in an attempt to both stop Bowser's wedding to Peach and to save Cappy's sister Tiara (who was also kidnapped by Bowser for the wedding). In ''Odyssey'', Earth looks completely different than how it appears in real life, with the western hemisphere featuring a landmass resembling Pangaea and the eastern hemisphere featuring landmasses resembling Laurasia and Gondwanaland, as well as islands shaped like a top hat, a Triceratops head, a flower, and a mushroom. The game features various kingdoms serving as stand-ins for real countries and cities such as London, England; Mexico; Greece; possibly Germany, New York City, NY; Russia, the French Riviera; Italy; and Japan.

Earth also makes an appearance in the background of the [[Moon Kingdom]], where it is seen rising from the horizon, while its southern hemisphere is seen during the escape sequence after the final boss fight, where Mario (controlling a captured Bowser), Cappy and Peach must try to find a giant [[spark pylon]] in order to escape the collapsing Wedding Hall. Additionally, the [[Odyssey]] features a globe that allows Mario to travel to a different kingdom by throwing Cappy at it.

|Jap=現実の世界<br>''Genjitsu no Sekai''<br>リアルワールド

|JapR=Riaru wārudo

|Spa=Mundo real

|SpaM=Real world

|FreM=Real world

|Kor=현실 세계

|KorR=Hyunshil segye

|RomM=Real world