As you pr ogress in the game, you wil l learn how
to spin. Shake the Wii Remote to spin an d destroy
obstacles or stun enemi es. You may
also need to s pin to acti vate certa in
kinds of objects , so try
spinnin g in di fferent places to
see what happen s.
Multip le Jumps / Triple Jump
Press right w hen you land.

Basic

These ar e Mario ’s basic moves. Each on e has i ts uses ,
dependi ng on t he situ ation, so try experi mentin g!

Move

Tilt a litt le to wa lk and a lot t o run.

Jump

You can j ump in many di fferen t ways, d epend ing on h ow you combin e the
jump wit h othe r actio ns. Try a nd find the bes t jump for eve ry situ ation.
After ju mping while y ou run , press right
as you la nd for three c onsecu tive ju mps.
On your t hird ju mp, you m ay be a ble
to pull o ff an e specia lly hig h jump.
Backward S omersau lt
Hold dow n and pres s .
If you j ump whi le cro uching , you w ill lea p high
into the sky and sligh tly bac kward.
Face a wall and ju mp towa rd it, th en cont inue
to jump o ff the wall wi th good timin g by
pressin g to kick off t he wall . In are as wher e
two walls face eac h othe r with a small gap,
you can u se this metho d to cli mb to t he top.
Side So mersaul t
Tilt in th e oppos ite dir ection while
running and pr ess .
While ru nning , tilt in the opp osite d irecti on and
press to perform a high jump with a turn.
Long Jum p
Press and t hen while r unning .
Press and then while r unning to jum p
a long d istance .
Ground Pound
Press whil e in mi dair.
Press whil e in mi dair to perfor m a grou nd
pound. Y ou can u se a gr ound po und to break
floorin g with cracks i n it or to acti vate a
ground- pound s witch ( P18).

Spin

Destroy Obstacl es Stun Ene mies Use Obje cts
Spin in m idair to perf orm a sp in jum p. Jump ing and
then spi nning at the p eak of your j ump al lows yo u
to go hig her tha n in a normal jump.
You can d efeat m ost ene mies by stompi ng on t hem wit h a jum p, stunn ing
them wit h a spi n, or sh ootin g them w ith a S tar Bit and th en runn ing in to
them. Ho wever, th ere are some e nemies that y ou can’t defeat in thes e
ways. You may nee d to sp in to re turn an enemy’ s attac ks or us e an it em
or mecha nism to defeat some e nemies.
Move usi ng
Mar io’s Mov esMar io’s Mov es
Shake

Defeat Enemie s

Press to jump
Wall Jum p
Face a wal l and pr ess .
Spin Jump
Shake the Wii Re mote in mida ir.
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