Pinball Fall

Template:Minigame-infobox Pinball Fall is a luck-based Free-for-All minigame featured in Mario Party 9.

Introduction

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The balls rolling down the toy course.

The camera, starting at the bottom of the hill, pans towards the top where the players are standing while also showing the layout of the field.

Gameplay

Each player picks a ball out of five which he/she thinks will reach the bottom first. If a ball gets stuck in a hole, that player has to shake the to escape. Along the way, there are also mushrooms and rotating blocks, which the players bounce off of.

Ending

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A dejected Shy Guy finishes last.

Players run onto a podium in different spots, depending on their ranking. The player who finished last goes to a corner, disappointed.

In-game text

• Rules – "Choose your ball, then let luck take over as you roll downhill. Be the first to reach the bottom to win!"
• Controls – "Hold the Wii Remote vertically. Point at a ball, and press to select. If your ball gets trapped in a hole, shake the Wii Remote to free it."

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	運まかせピンボール[?] Un makase pinbōru	Rely-on-luck pinball
Chinese	命運彈珠台[?] Mìngyùn dàn zhū tái	Pinball of Fate
German	Flipper-Fall[?]	Pinball Fall
Italian	Fortunflipper[?]	Fortune Pinball
Spanish	Decenso pinball[?]	Pinball Fall