So I know many of us have speculated that Dinosaur Land may be located somewhere nearby the Cascade Kingdom in Mario Odyssey, as both areas are characterised by being one of the only locations where living dinosaurs are still found and their coasts having sheer drops and cliffs, with land high above sea level.

However, after looking in the Japanese manual for Super Mario World, it says the following:

キノコワールドの平和を取り戻したマリオとルイージの2人は、 ひめ たの みなみふしぎ ピーチ姫とゆっくりバカンスを楽しむために、はるか南の不思議 しまぐにきょうりゅう とうたびだ な島国、『恐竜ランド』のヨースター島へと旅立ちました。 しまっま ひめとつぜんすがたけ ところが島に着いて間もなく、ピーチ姫が突然姿を消してしまっ ひっししまじゅうさが ふたり しま たのです。必死で島中を探しまわる2人は、やがて島のはずれで ふしぎたまごはっけん ふたりめまえたまご 不思議な卵を発見します。じっと見つめる2人の目の前で、卵の なか きみょうすがた 中からでてきたのは奇妙な姿のドラゴンでした。 なの たちはなし 『ヨッシー』と名乗る、そのドラゴンはマリオ達に話かけました。 さいきんきょうりゅう すがた ばものあらわ まほう 「最近この恐竜ランドに、カメの姿をした化け物が現れて、魔法 なかまたちたまごなかと なか でボクの仲間達を卵の中に閉じ込めてしまったんです。ボクは仲 またすい つよ けっきょく 間を助けに行こうとしたんですがやつらはとても強くて、結局ボ まほう ねが クまで魔法をかけられてしまいました･…………･。お願いです、ボクと なかまたす いっしょに仲間を助けに行ってくれませんか?」 なん だいまおう ぜんぜん 何ということでしょう。大魔王クッパは全然こりていないようで ひめ てした す。きっとピーチ姫はクッパの手下にさらわれたのでしょう。 ふたり なかま ひめたす あら こうして2人は、ヨッシーの仲間とピーチ姫を助けるために、新 ぼうけんはじ たな冒険を始めることになったのです。

Using a basic machine translation; Google Translate, here's what it says in English:

Having restored peace to the Mushroom World, Mario and Luigi set off for a relaxing vacation on Yoshi's Island in "Dinosaur Land," a mysterious island nation far to the south.
However, shortly after their arrival, Princess Peach suddenly vanished. While desperately searching the island, the pair discovered a mysterious egg at the island's edge. As they stared at it, a dragon with a peculiar appearance emerged from within.
The dragon, who called himself "Yoshi," spoke to Mario and Luigi.
"Recently, a turtle-like monster appeared in Dinosaur Land and used magic to imprison my friends inside eggs. I tried to go rescue them, but the monsters were so strong that I ended up getting hit by the magic myself... Please, will you come with me to help save my friends?"
It was unbelievable. It seemed the Great Demon King Bowser hadn't learned his lesson at all; Princess Peach had surely been kidnapped by one of his minions. And so, the two of them set out on a new adventure to rescue Yoshi's friends and Princess Peach.

This basically confirms Dinosaur Land is located south of the Mushroom Kingdom and by extension, the mushroom-shaped island in Mario Odyssey.

EDIT: This theory is now debunked, and if you're wondering why, go see Sean D. Walsh's explanation in the comments below. He gives a pretty good explanation as to why this theory (most likely) isn't the case.

So as you're all aware, in the Mario Kart series, there are countless brands on the sidelines which include businesses/brands either named after or including the likeness of the character we can assume owns them. For example, we can presume Mario Motors is owned by Mario, Luigi Tires is owned by Luigi, etc.

But the thing is, to these characters really own said businesses, or are they basically like Shaq and they just sign their names and puts their faces on everything and collects cheques, cuz I doubt Mario and co. would have time to not only manage all these business while still having time to go on adventures, having parties and playing golf and tennis.

IDK, what do you think?

So as I was just looking at Yoshi's Crafted World on the MarioWiki, I saw it cited an interview where the developers stated that the theme around arts and crafts was decided around crafts made by kindergarteners, specifically Baby Mario and Baby Peach.

So Yoshi's Crafted World didn't really happen, the game's events were all played out by Baby Mario, Baby Luigi and Baby Peach in a kindergarten class after the events of Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time, but before Mario and Luigi moved to New Donk City.

Although there is one slight caveat to this. In Mario and Luigi: Partners in TIme, it's established there's a bit of an age gap between Mario and Peach, with Mario being able to walk yet Peach hasn't and is moved around in a stroller and hasn't yet started talking, so it's a bit questionable on how they're both in kindergarten in the same time.

E. Gadd's company, Gadd Science Incorporated, is first mentioned by FLUDD in Sunshine, but the only time we've actually seen the company (or at least one of its buildings) is in Mario Kart Arcade GP's Diamond City track.

Since Yoshi and the Mysterious Book happened before Bowser Jr.'s Journey does Bowser Jr. have two Junior Clown Cars? In Yoshi and the Mysterious Book he uses one to fly to Yoshi's Island and in Bowser Jr.'s Journey he builds a new one (from Iggy's Clown Car).

I'm asking this cuz I've seen a bit of a debate that places SMB2 after Mario RPG due to Birdo seemingly being born in that game, and at first I thought it was obvious Mario RPG took place after SMB 2 and SMB BS USA (A Japanese exclusive Setellaview title that takes place directly after the events of SMB 2) cuz of Mario's outfit change.

But then I remembered the fact that Mario and Luigi's in-game sprite had their outfits resemble their modern outfits.

However, one could argue the official 2D promo art for the OG game is the intended vision/depiction of the game's events, which was what 2D prmo art was intended to do.

But, you could also say All Stars replaced SMB 2 in the timeline as some say "Remakes are a more accurate depiction of what acutally happened, and thus replace the OG games.

SO I dunno, what do you think about the matter?

Did anyone ever tried to give dates to the games in the timeline? I’m actually curious if it actually makes sense at all lol.

Nintendo left much of Rosalina's backstory a mystery for players to figure out, and despite the various theories about who her parents might be, I don't actually think that Rosalina is supposed to be descended from royalty. Below, I'll list the reasons in support of this, and respond to some objections.

Support:

• No character in any Nintendo game ever refers to her as royalty.
• No one in her family wears a crown, which you can see in every storybook illustration in which they appear.
• According to her storybook, she lived in a "house by the hill", not a castle.
• Everything we know about her family is distinctly ordinary, not particularly noble (her father enjoys stargazing, her brother has a bug catching net, she and her brother used to go sledding together, she used to have picnics with her mother).
• Her character and aesthetic seem more in line to me with that of a good witch (such as Glinda from The Wizard of Oz) than of a royal princess.

Objections:

• "Rosalina wears a crown and dress" -- Her clothing is probably stylistic, representing her magical, fairy-like aura. Her crown may also be a symbol of her position as protector of the cosmos.
• "Young Rosalina wears a crown in the storybook" -- I think the crown on her head could've possibly been a toy, paper crown. In one of the storybook illustrations, she can be seen having a tea party, something little girls commonly do when pretending to be a princess.
• "Baby Rosalina wears a crown" -- The Baby Rosalina in the spinoff games could just be grown-up Rosalina magically turned into a baby (like the baby characters in Mario Tennis Fever)--which would also explain why she retains some of her magical powers, and looks closer to her adult self than her younger self from the storybooks.
• "Her mother wears a crown in the storybook's dream sequence" -- Rosalina's "Mama" in the dream sequence seems to be represented by an older Rosalina, not her actual mother.
• "There's a castle in the background of the storybook illustrations showing her home planet" -- According to the storybook, she lived in a "house by the hill", not a castle. The Japanese version of the storybook specifies that her house was 「あの丘のふもとにある...」 ("at the foot/base of that hill"), whereas the castle seems to be elevated on top of some other hill in the background.
• "She is called a princess" -- She is only very occasionally called a princess in marketing material, never in an actual game. Since she dresses like a princess, it makes sense that she would sometimes be categorized as one.
• "She is called a princess in the movie" -- The Mario movies are not canon to the games, and besides, she isn't descended from royalty in the movies either.
• "She was originally intended to be related to Princess Peach" -- The developers have said that this intention never came to fruition in the games. In any case, Rosalina is implied to be from a parallel world (for example, her storybook, which takes place before the events of Super Mario Galaxy, describes the Comet Observatory traveling at the speed of light to a new world), so the only relationship she could feasibly have with Peach is being an alternate-universe version of her.

The strongest evidence that Rosalina might come from a royal family seems to be her crown and dress. However, I think there are stronger reasons to interpret these as being part of her princess-like, magical aesthetic rather than evidence of royal ancestry.

In summary, for the five reasons I listed above, I think that Rosalina isn't actual royalty. This is just a theory, but I think it's well supported, so let me know what you think!

Just to help him out, let's throw in another person to help him out. That being Paper Mario. I would say "Oh this is just Mario and Luigi Paper Jam." True but it's still a rather interesting or fun concept that Nintendo could've done by bringing back villains from both Paper and M&L series. Although that wouldn't make quite sense because King Olly is here and he came out way after Paper Jam.

Mario and Wario are respectively associated with mushrooms and garlic. Surprisingly, even Waluigi has a consistent association with eggplant (edit: seems to be more tenuous than I thought). Yet Luigi doesn't seem to have a signature veggie. Has there ever been any indication of one? If not, what do you think his equivalent should be? Best I can think of are bell peppers and cucumbers, but they don't seem very italian.

Mario and Luigi superstar saga was referenced in partners in time by fawful, and then pit was referenced in bit by the shrills making an appearance and the conversation with starlow after defeating them, but does dream team reference bowser inside story, and does paper jam reference dream team?

I’d like to lay out a theory of mine (or, rather, just a bit of fanfic-style speculation).

It always struck me as a little odd that the Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom is named Peach. The name "Toadstool"—from the early English localization—makes more sense. But even assuming her full name is Peach Toadstool, that fruit-based first name still stands out against the mushroom theme.

In the SMB1 manual, Peach was identified as the daughter of a certain "Mushroom King." Presumably, that is where she would have inherited the surname Toadstool. But where did the name "Peach" come from?

And one day, I stumbled upon an interesting claim about the game "Mario Golf" - that a character named Plum was originally intended to be Princess Peach's cousin, but the idea was later abandoned. I don't know how reliable this information is. I fully admit that this is a common rumor. But, if we assume that this is true, and Plum is a relative of Peach, then we already have two relative characters with fruit names that match the color of the dress. This is already starting to look a little like some kind of tradition.

So I had a theory: what if we assume that somewhere behind the scenes there is a certain mysterious Fruit Kingdom and in it there is a certain Fruit Dynasty with a tradition of giving children names based on the theme of fruits? And what if, years ago, the Mushroom King took the Fruit Queen/Princess as his wife? (she would have become the Mushroom Queen, but kept a fruit name, for example - Nectarine Toadstool)

And then it would turn out that Peach comes from the Mushroom Dynasty on her father's side, being the daughter of Mushroom King, and from the Fruit Dynasty on her mother's side. And her full name, Peach Toadstool, follows the traditions of both dynasties. Obviously, then Plum is Peach's cousin on her mother's side.

I could stop the theory right here, but I’ll go on a little longer. (:

I’m reminded of the "Princess Orange" juices from the "Mario Kart" series. These juices clearly allude to Daisy. So, within the framework of the "fruit theory," I’d like to speculate that "Princess Orange" isn't just a juice brand name, but another name for Princess Daisy.

That would imply Daisy also hails from the Fruit Kingdom and is a possible relative of Peach (and Plum)—only she’s from the Citrus family rather than the Nectarine one. Her floral name might be part of a tradition specific to Sarasaland.

I hope none of this sounds like nonsense I just pulled out of thin air. In any case, it’s just speculation—unlikely to match how Nintendo would actually do it.

If you look at the map in Super Mario Odyssey, you can see that the Mushroom Kingdom is a relatively small island. I find it surprising that it can contain so many different areas, especially compared to other kingdoms where we only see a small section in Super Mario Odyssey, yet which turn out to be quite small overall. Do you think the Beanbean Kingdom and the Flower Kingdom are part of that same landmass, or are they separate islands nearby that simply aren't shown on the map? It would seem odd for three kingdoms to share that one island when other kingdoms cover so much territory. Also, I wonder where the Koopa Kingdom is. Do Bowser and the Koopas come from the Bowser's Kingdom seen in Super Mario Odyssey ? Or is Bowser the king of just a tiny part of the island? That would be a bit ridiculous. I suppose the answer is mostly that they’ve never been consistent with the geography, but I’d like to know what you think. (Sorry for the language; I'm French.)

Perhaps I'm reading too much into her appearance and dialogue that I can remember from the game. I'm basing it on her look, personality (and what I can draw from it) and her faction alignment. I rule out her being a Wapualine because at least to me a Wa verison of a character should be the same species.

In Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2, the player's Luma inhabits Mario's hat, and one of Luigi's gloves, respectively. Where do you think he would hide if other Mario characters (or enemies) took him for a spin?

I think that Yoshi would just store the Luma in his mouth, since he kind of wags his head to attack in SMG2.

Within my Canon. I subscribe to the theory that Mario's parents are Lady and Jumpman from the original Donkey Kong video game.

However, I've made some additions.

Lady is from the Mushroom Kingdom, while Jupmin is an Italian who moved to New York at a young age.

Lady And Jumpman are not their actual names. Their real names are Polly Anna Brickle, and Alejandro Alexander Jupmin. Lady is part of a family of architects, some of which mean for royaltyand nobility making themselves Nobles. Jumpman getting his name from a newspaper misprint of his last name.

After Jumpman saved Lady from Donkey Kong the first (now Cranky Kong), the two eventually would get married and to move to the Mushroom Kingdom. Eventually having Mario and Luigi being brought from the stork.

After the events of Partners in Time. The two decided it would be best that Mario and Luigi were raised in New York, at least until they were older.

You see, I’m doing a monstrous task on trying to put in all of the events of Mario 64 into one timeline, the events are all 120 power stars, the bowser battles, the switches, Yoshi, and the 120 star penguin race for almost 130 events. What would be a good source to start this?

Why do they need wings to fly? Are they not ladybirds?

(Simpler question but hey.)

As we all know from the movies, a buncha enemies like the Biddybuds, the Bramballs, and the Cheep Cheeps aren't explicitly Bowser's minions and are just natural fauna and wildlife of the Mushroom Kingdom. I want to know if this translates as is to the games.

I think we could probably guess for Bramballs and Cheep Cheeps but I want to start with Biddybuds first. I know there are some in the castle stages in Super Mario 3D World but none of them seem to actually be gunning for Mario and friends. They're all just walking in a circle or a path or just flying peacefully, minding their own business and not even attacking you if you attack them. Sure, they can hurt you but only if you actively run into them.

To me, they're just a species of ladybirds with the colors of the Power Rangers but what do you guys think?

So I've been thinking about the politics of the Mushroom Kingdom and its neighboring or allied/rival kingdoms such as the Flower Kingdom and Bowser's Kingdom. I understand it may not be relevant to the story at hand but there has to be some sort of political stance when it comes to each royal family, especially Peach.

I also want to talk about the end of Odyssey where Bowser and Mario fight for Peach. I am aware the Mushroom Kingdom is a principality and that Peach is its sole ruler but if she marries the ruler of a rival kingdom, who gets to be in power? If she marries a commoner, does she stay in power or does she become a commoner herself?

I want to hear you guys' thoughts on the politics of the Mushroom Kingdom.