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{{minigame-infobox
{{minigame infobox
|image=[[File:UpwardMobility-MP9.png|250px]]
|image=[[File:MP9 4-Player Upward Mobility.png|260px]]
|appeared_in=''[[Mario Party 9]]
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 9]]
|type=Free-for-All minigame
|type=Free-for-All minigame
|info='''Rules'''<br>''Use the Jump Blocks to bounce up to the goal high above the clouds!
|track=Jump-Jump-Jumping
|controls=''Hold the Wii Remote sideways. Press {{button|wii|Pad}} to move and {{button|wii|2}} to jump.
|sample=[[File:MP9 Jump-Jump-Jumping.oga]]
|song = Jump-Jump-Jumping
}}
}}
'''Upward Mobility''' is a Free-for-All [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 9]]''. Its name derived from the term "[[wikipedia:Social mobility|upward mobility]]". This game is similar to [[Awful Tower]] from ''[[Mario Party 3]]'', [[Leaf Leap]] from ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', and [[What Goes Up...]], from ''[[Mario Party 6]]''.
'''Upward Mobility''' is a Free-for-All [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 9]]''. Its name is derived from a term that refers to {{wp|social mobility}}.


==Introduction==
==Introduction==
The camera shows the goal cloud. Then, it pans down to the ground, where the Captain is, and it splits into four screens.
The camera shows the goal cloud. Then, it pans down to the ground, where the captain is, and it splits into four screens.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
The players must jump on the [[Jump Block]]s and [[Block (used)|Used Block]]s to reach the goal, a cloud with a rainbow. For most of the game, the checkered blocks appear in pairs, but toward the end, there are some that appear singularly. The player who reaches the goal first wins.
The players must [[jump]] on the [[Note Block|Jump Block]]s (from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'') and [[Empty Block]]s to reach the goal, a cloud with a rainbow. For most of the game, the checkered Jump Blocks appear in pairs, but toward the end, there are some that appear singularly. The player who reaches the goal first wins.


To achieve the bonus objective in Time Attack mode, the player must not jump on the same block twice.
To achieve the bonus objective in [[Time Attack (Mario Party series)|Time Attack]], the player must not jump on the same block twice.
 
==In-game text==
*'''Rules''' – ''"Use the Jump Blocks to bounce up to the goal high above the clouds!"''
*'''Controls''' – ''"Hold the Wii Remote sideways. Press {{button|wii|Pad}} to move and {{button|wii|2}} to jump."''


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ジャンジャンジャンプ
|Jpn=ジャンジャンジャンプ
|JapR=Janjanjanpu
|JpnR=Janjanjanpu
|JapM= Jump Jump Jump
|JpnM= Jump Jump Jump
|Ger=Der Weg nach oben
|Ger=Der Weg nach oben
|GerM=The way up
|GerM=The Way Up
|Spa=Salto a salto
|Spa=Salto a salto
|SpaM=Hop by hop
|SpaM=Hop by Hop
|Ita=Al Settimo Cielo
|Ita=Al Settimo Cielo
|ItaM=At Seventh Heaven
|ItaM=At Seventh Heaven
|FraA=Toujours plus haut
|FreA=Toujours plus haut
|FraAM=Higher and higher
|FreAM=Higher and higher
|FraE=Bonds et merveilles
|FreE=Bonds et merveilles
|FraEM=Literally "Jumps and wonders". Pun on the expression ''Promettre monts et merveilles'', meaning "To promise the moon and the stars".
|FreEM=Literally "Jumps and wonders". Pun on the expression ''Promettre monts et merveilles'', meaning "To promise the moon and the stars".
|Chi=跳跳跳
|ChiR=Tiào tiào tiào
|ChiM=Jump Jump Jump
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==See also==
*The minigame's scenery is the same as the [[World 1 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|first world]] of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', and the design of the Jump Blocks is also from that game.
*[[Awful Tower]]
{{MP9 Minigames}}
*[[Leaf Leap]]
[[Category:Mario Party 9 Minigames]]
*[[What Goes Up...]]
[[Category:Free-for-All Minigames]]
 
{{MP9 minigames}}
[[Category:4-player minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 9 minigames]]
[[de:Der Weg nach oben]]

Latest revision as of 08:39, February 11, 2025

Upward Mobility
Upward Mobility
Appears in Mario Party 9
Type Free-for-All minigame
Music track Jump-Jump-Jumping
Music sample

Upward Mobility is a Free-for-All minigame in Mario Party 9. Its name is derived from a term that refers to social mobility.

Introduction[edit]

The camera shows the goal cloud. Then, it pans down to the ground, where the captain is, and it splits into four screens.

Gameplay[edit]

The players must jump on the Jump Blocks (from New Super Mario Bros. Wii) and Empty Blocks to reach the goal, a cloud with a rainbow. For most of the game, the checkered Jump Blocks appear in pairs, but toward the end, there are some that appear singularly. The player who reaches the goal first wins.

To achieve the bonus objective in Time Attack, the player must not jump on the same block twice.

In-game text[edit]

  • Rules"Use the Jump Blocks to bounce up to the goal high above the clouds!"
  • Controls"Hold the Wii Remote sideways. Press +Control Pad to move and Two Button to jump."

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ジャンジャンジャンプ[?]
Janjanjanpu
Jump Jump Jump
Chinese 跳跳跳[?]
Tiào tiào tiào
Jump Jump Jump
French (NOA) Toujours plus haut[?] Higher and higher
French (NOE) Bonds et merveilles[?] Literally "Jumps and wonders". Pun on the expression Promettre monts et merveilles, meaning "To promise the moon and the stars".
German Der Weg nach oben[?] The Way Up
Italian Al Settimo Cielo[?] At Seventh Heaven
Spanish Salto a salto[?] Hop by Hop

See also[edit]