Editing Wii Coconut Mall

|image=[[File:Coconut Mall MKWii.png|300px]]

|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' ([[List of games by date#2011|2011]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', Wave 1) (2022)<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' (2022)

|online_play=No longer available ([[Wii]], [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]])<br>Available ([[Nintendo Switch|Switch]])

{{quote|If you're like me and you love going to the mall, you're gonna really love racing your friends '''through''' the mall.|[[Jordan]]|[[Play Nintendo]]<ref>Play Nintendo (June 18, 2022). [https://youtu.be/3OlYhoA8ztE?t=136 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Gets MORE Courses?!🙀🚦 | @Play Nintendo]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved July 6, 2022.</ref>}}

Coconut Mall returns as a [[classic course]] in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' as the third course of the [[Banana Cup]], in the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' DLC for ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as the fourth and final course of the [[Golden Dash Cup]], and in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' as a course debuting in the [[Doctor Tour (2022)|2022 Doctor Tour]]. This course's presence in these four games, added to each in that specific order, means Coconut Mall is the only course in the series to appear in four consecutive games, and be added to them in release order. It, alongside [[Wii Mushroom Gorge|Mushroom Gorge]], [[Wii Koopa Cape|Koopa Cape]], and [[Wii Maple Treeway|Maple Treeway]], have appeared in four games in a row (every game since their debuts) if one counts the two ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' titles as the same game.

The race starts at the entrance of a mall with a beach setting, near the parking lot. There are stairs that lead up to two escalators, which go in opposite directions, and switch directions every 50 seconds. A [[Pianta]] stands between the two and points at the one moving upwards, or at both if they are about to change directions. After that, residing in an upper level of the mall, the player has a choice to stay on the upper floor or to descend onto a lower floor via an escalator. If the player chooses to stay on the upper level, they can go either to the left or the right of the escalator leading downstairs with the left side having two [[Dash Panel|dash panels]]. If the player instead chooses to go downstairs, they will also have the opportunity to hit a dash panel by going to the left of the second escalator which comes down from the upper level. Afterwards, the routes meet up either via a [[Jump Boost|trick]] from the upper level, going down another escalator that leads to the lower level, or from driving from the lower level. There is a fountain there that the player can perform tricks on. After the fountain, there are two more escalators.

After another turn in a metal passageway, the player reaches an outdoor courtyard called Coconut Garden with more stores. There are palm trees in planters which the player can perform a trick on and another fountain, as well as dash panels on the left and right of the area. [[Item Box]]es are found at the top of the fountain, where the player must be travelling at full speed in order to be able to receive an item. There is also a single Item Box on each of the two dash panels. Tables with umbrellas, palm trees, and the mall's pillars serve as static obstacles.

Following this, there is another metal passageway that leads upward to the left into a smaller room. Here, there is a store that sells Mario items such as a Green Mushroom Burger or Star Juice and is called "Coco Burger". There are two paths the player can then take. One is to the left with a dash panel before it, leading into another metal passageway, going up and to the right into a giant, glass ramp. Two dash panels reside in the giant ramp and the second takes the player out of the mall and into the parking lot, falling from a distance, allowing the player to perform a trick before dropping down. The other passageway leads into a room and also turns to the right. In the room, there is another planter and a palm tree with some item boxes around. There is also a dash panel ramp here which a trick can be performed off.

Both of these ramps lead to the parking lot, where there is a metal ramp for the player to perform a trick and receive items from an Item Box. After a 90° turn right, three [[Car (obstacle)|cars]] driven by the player's Miis move back and forth, often blocking three corresponding dash panels. After this, there is a right turn to the [[Finish Line (object)|finish line]].

Coconut Mall has a variety of [[List of sponsors in Mario Kart Wii|sponsors]]. Among the things to buy to eat are [[Mushroom]]s ([[Super Mushroom|red]] and [[1-Up Mushroom|green]]), [[Fire Flower]]s, [[Banana]]s, and [[Super Star]]s. The advertisements are filled with the player's [[Mii]]s. However, if the player has no Miis, default Miis appear on advertisements. On top of that, most customers in the mall are also the player's [[Mii]]s. The directory signs say "toilets" and "lift," British-oriented terms for "restrooms" and "elevator." This is present in the American version as well. This is one of the few ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' courses that, in non-English versions of the game, had some of the in-course signs translated in the original. In multiplayer mode, Miis only appear on the advertisements.

===Shortcuts===

There is one notable shortcut which requires a speed item. After going up the first escalator, the player must head to the right, staying near the glass windows with Miis behind them. After a very short distance, players should see an opening into a store. They must boost over the carpet, as it is an off-road surface. They then exit the store after the Mushroom and can perform a trick back onto the main course. However, if the player veers right instead of dropping back onto the main course, there is a longer off-road section that leads the player past the second set of escalators. Doing this, however, requires either three [[Dash Mushroom|Mushrooms]] or a different speed item. On a side note, vehicles with very high off-road stats (like the [[Tiny Titan]] and [[Magikruiser]]) can handle this shortcut and the extension without an item.

This course has a glitch that can by accessed by hitting the intersection point of 2 rails near the first fountain, which can be done multiple ways. Hitting this point knocks the player out of the course's boundaries without [[Lakitu (Mario Kart referee)|Lakitu]] rescuing them. While the out-of-bounds that can be explored is large, it can be used as a shortcut by driving through the parking lot to the right of the finish line. By hitting an invisible wall when entering the parking lot in a way that knocks them to left and driving through the car at the far end of the parking lot and returning to the finish line, laps will count.

===Tournaments===

[[File:Wii Coconut Mall.png|280px|thumb|left|The course in ''Mario Kart 7'']]

Coconut Mall makes its classic course debut in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' as the third course of the [[Banana Cup]]. The course is considerably shorter in length than that of the original Wii version. There are many changes that have been made to the course, mostly due to technical limitations of the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. Because all of the Piantas were removed, colored arrows were added to the escalators, with green arrows on the ones going up, and red arrows on the ones going down. The part under the glass floor is flooded. The first shortcut is no longer an off-road portion, meaning it can be cleared without the use of Mushrooms. The tables on the left side of the courtyard were removed. At the two jumps exiting the mall, the dash panel on the upper section was replaced with a [[Glide Ramp|glide ramp]]. In the parking lot, one of the Mii-driven cars was removed, and the remaining cars drive back and forth the whole width of the track; this is unlike ''Mario Kart Wii'' where two of the cars drove half the width. Additionally, there are no longer Miis on the inaccessible platforms, advertisements containing pictures of the player's Miis were removed, and all of the advertisements and signs are in English regardless of the language the game is being played.

[[File:MK8D BCP Coconut Mall.jpg|280px|right|thumb|The course in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'']]

Coconut Mall reappears in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', as part of the first wave of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]''. It appears as the fourth and last race of the [[Golden Dash Cup]]. Coconut Mall is the only ''Booster Course Pass'' classic course not originally from ''Mario Kart Tour'' to be the final course of a cup without serving as such in a prior game, as {{classic-link|DS|Waluigi Pinball}}, {{classic-link|Wii|Maple Treeway}}, and {{classic-link|3DS|Rainbow Road}} are the final courses of ''Mario Kart 7''{{'}}s Banana Cup, [[Leaf Cup]], and [[Special Cup]] respectively, while {{classic-link|Wii|Rainbow Road}} is the final course of ''Mario Kart Wii''{{'}}s Special Cup.

This time, the course is completely redesigned, retaining its shortened length from ''Mario Kart 7''. The archway starting line has been stylized to instead resemble two palm trees curving into one another with a pair of shopping bags and some palm tree leaves occupying the space between the top, and now uses the modern ''Mario Kart'' logo. Like with ''Mario Kart 7'', there are no longer posters containing Miis, instead, they are replaced with simple adverts. Among advertisements and sponsors in the course, signs that make references to the [[Vanilla Lake]] courses from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' and [[GCN Dino Dino Jungle|Dino Dino Jungle]] from ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' are present, most notably at the starting line and just before the second U-turn. The escalators have now been replaced with flat [[Conveyor Belt|conveyor belts]], with arrows that are similar to the ones in the ''Mario Kart 7'' version, but much brighter. The floors are now orange instead of white. The top path exiting the mall is a [[Glide Ramp]] like in ''Mario Kart 7'', while the bottom path exiting the mall is a [[Ramp|boosted ramp]] similar to ''Mario Kart Wii''. The arches after the ramps and before the parking lot have been removed. Some other changes and additions include [[Mario Kart TV|MKTV]] vans parked outside the mall, a cruiser ship and sailboats appearing in the harbor outside of the mall, and the music being remade for the game. The course's music was also used for the reveal trailer of the DLC. This is the only course in the Booster Course Pass to feature [[Noki]]s, likely due to the mall being heavily influenced by ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' in its original appearance.

Inside the mall, the first shortcut is once again a shortcut that requires a speed boost to utilize, though its extension is no longer off-road and does not require any further boosts to execute. At the turn after the second pair of conveyor belts, there is a large mural of a landscape resembling an above-ground level from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', featuring [[? Block]]s, [[Brick Block]]s, [[Empty Block]]s, and [[Warp Pipe]]s. The Coco Burger restaurant before the turn into the Glide Ramp now features a sign reading "Food Park" above it. On the glide ramp, the "Have a nice day!" sign has been removed.

Coconut Mall returns in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' starting with the [[Doctor Tour (2022)|2022 Doctor Tour]]. The course has several differences compared to its appearance in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''. The side passage following the shortcut has been completely blocked off, with the player only being able to go off a ramp back onto the main route. Additional ramps were also added to the sides of the [[Conveyor Belt|conveyor belt]] when entering the space with the first fountain, instead of the drop-off being trickable. The handrails of the conveyor belts can no longer be tricked or driven on and the conveyor belts themselves move much slower. The top route and bottom routes when the player exits the mall have had their ramps flipped compared to ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' on the normal variant of the course - the top route is now a normal ramp instead of a glide ramp, like in the original ''Mario Kart Wii'' version, and the bottom route has a glide ramp like in ''Mario Kart 7''. The courtyard has gray stone tiles instead of orange tiles. The ramp on the left side of the road upon exiting the mall has been made much wider. In addition, the cars have returned to their original size and behavior of moving forwards and backwards along the track. They are still occupied by Shy Guys, but can be ran over with the aid of a Mega Mushroom, a Star or a Frenzy. The course uses its original music from ''Mario Kart Wii''. Coconut Mall is the first course in ''Mario Kart Tour'' that did not have all of its variants debut together, but had them debut in tours with the same name.

*'''Nintendo Switch News app (UK):'''  '''''Introducing Coconut Mall!'''<br>Now, we'd like to present to you a course released as part of the first wave, which is available now: Wii Coconut Mall!<br>Ever since its debut in Mario Kart Wii, this course has been dazzling racers with its tropical shopping mall vibes, complete with escalators and other course elements you might expect from a high-end shopping experience. The course includes many forks in the road - it even splits between two different floors - so be sure to take these routes into consideration as you're going for gold!''

MKT Icon CoconutMallWii PastryChefMiiRacingSuit.png|The course icon

MKT Icon CoconutMallRWii DaisyFairy.png|The course icon of the R variant

MKT Icon CoconutMallTWii DaisyFarmer.png|The course icon of the T variant

MKT Icon CoconutMallRTWii LuigiChef.png|The course icon of the R/T variant

 

===Names in other languages===

|FreA=Supermarché Coco<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/fr-ca/store/products/mario-kart-8-deluxe-booster-course-pass-70070000013723-switch/ Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]. ''nintendo.com'' (Canadian French). Retrieved May 4, 2022. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220216193323/https://www.nintendo.com/fr-ca/store/products/mario-kart-8-deluxe-booster-course-pass-70070000013723-switch/ Archived] February 16, 2022, 19:33:23 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>

|FreA2=Centre Cocotier

|FreA2N=''Mario Kart Wii'' and ''Mario Kart 7''

|FreA2M=Coconut Tree Center

|PorE=Centro Comercial Coco

*In the original ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' version of the course, the Dash Panels are rainbow-colored, similarly to the versions seen in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', whereas every other track in the game uses a pink-yellow-orange coloration. However, in early trailers for the game, it was shown that other courses originally had rainbow Dash Panels.<ref>IGN (May 21, 2011). [https://youtu.be/pgxaPGK4dj8 Mario Kart Wii Nintendo Wii Video - E3 2007 Unveiling]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved June 28, 2023.</ref>

* An early development name for the course may have been "Bay Bayside Mall", as indicated by the directory signs in ''Mario Kart Wii'' and ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''.<ref>GameXplain (December 9, 2023). [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SRMJA3GZ5ig Coconut Mall Used to Have a DIFFERENT Name?!]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 31, 2023.</ref>