Delfino Pier
- Not to be confused withDelfino Plaza orDelfino Square.
- This article is about thebattle course inMario Kart Wii. For its musical theme, seeDelfino Pier (theme).
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| Appears in | Mario Kart Wii (2008) | ||
| Cup | Battle Mode | ||
| Based on | Isle Delfino | ||
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Delfino Pier is a battle course inMario Kart Wii. The course takes place in a docking zone, which is reminiscent ofDelfino Square, and is implied to take place somewhere onIsle Delfino. After the time reaches 01:30 a bell tolls, which signifies the raising water level and opens three small gates and lowers the bridge leading into another section of the course. The water floods into almost half of the entire battle course, and submerges the lower half of the pier, forcing racers to move to higher ground.
Course layout[edit]
The course begins on top of a large square base with a steep incline leading up to a narrower section, which has manyItem Boxes on it. Two chimneys (which blow out item boxes) and a bridge are on this section of the battlefield as well. Two small ramps that appear on this incline haveDash Panels on them. There is a small section under the bridge which has one Item Box and three gates (which remain closed until the water level raises). When the timer reaches 01:30, the bell tolls, the gates open up, and the bridge is lowered. Past the gates is a storage room. Another item box appears hovering over a small section of grating, as well as in front of two flights of stars leading up to the top-most section of the arena (the roof of the storage room). The top section has Dash Panels close to the opening of the stairs. Item boxes are, once again, exhaled by another chimney, and found spread all around the roof.
Tournaments[edit]
January 2010's first tournament required players to complete a Time Trial on a version of Delfino Pier that has been turned into a race track; the gates and the bridge are used in conjunction with barriers to direct players onto a slightly different route for each lap. There are also some Goombas as obstacles. Players start the Time Trial with no items, but there are Item Boxes which will either contain a Green Shell or a Mushroom. The tournament was later repeated as the first tournament of September 2011, the second tournament of November 2012, and the first tournament of February 2014.
Profiles[edit]
- Mario Kart Wii European website: "You might be in the heat of battle, but if you find a second, you should admire the gondolas drifting by on the canal. Then get back to the huge ramp in the centre and catch some major air!"
Sponsors[edit]
- Café de Mario (Cafés)
- Mario Racing (Trackside banners)
Gallery[edit]
The course banner
A preview of the course
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning |
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| Mario Kart Wii | venice_battle | Venice Battle (referring toVenice, Italy |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | アクアリゾート[?] Akua Rizōto | Aqua Resort | |
| Chinese(Simplified) | 水上丽都[1] Shuǐshàng Lìdū(Mandarin) Séuiseuhng Laihdōu(Cantonese) | Aquatic Gorgeous City | |
| Chinese(Traditional) | 水上麗都[1] Shuǐshàng Lìdū(Mandarin) Séuiseuhng Laihdōu(Cantonese) | Aquatic Gorgeous City | |
| Dutch | Delfino-Dok[1][2] | Delfino-Dock | |
| French(Canadian) | Quai Delfino[?] | Delfino Dock | |
| French(European) | Jetée Delfino[?] | Delfino Pier | |
| German | Delfino-Pier[?] | Delfino Pier | |
| Italian | Molo Delfino[?] | Delfino Pier | |
| Korean | 아쿠아 리조트[?] Akua Rijoteu | Aqua Resort | |
| Russian | Порт Дельфино[1] Port Del'fino | Delfino Port | |
| Spanish | Muelle Delfino[?] | Delfino Pier |
References[edit]
- ^abcdMario Kart World Pause Menu (Ver 1.4.0)
- ^some of the less groundbreaking names... @kaasiand.cool via Bluesky. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
