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Rosalina appears as a unlockable playable character in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] port ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''. She is unlocked after the player has completed {{world|star2|2}}: [[Super Galaxy]]. This is also the first game where she is voiced by [[Laura Faye Smith]]. She has the ability to use the [[Spin]] attack, similar to that of Mario and Luigi in the ''Super Mario Galaxy'' games, has a very high jump, and has normal traction. She is, however, slower like Princess Peach. This is also the first time Rosalina is playable in a ''Mario'' platformer. As with the other characters, she can use all the [[List of power-ups|power-ups]] in the game, but when she gets one (except the [[Double Cherry]] and the [[Super Star]]), her Spin attack is replaced with the attack used by that power-up.

Rosalina's first appearance as a playable character, as well as her debut in ''Mario'' spin-off installments overall, is in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', where she is an unlockable character. She can be unlocked by winning first place with at least a 1 Star Rank in all Mirror Grand Prix Cups, having a ''Super Mario Galaxy'' save file and playing 50 races, or playing 4,950 races. Rosalina rides in Large vehicles, and is the first female character to ever be in this class due to her tall height.<ref>http://honndana.sakura.ne.jp/mario/dr.cgi?key=297"''Second sentence of comment #7 says "She is in heavy class in Mario Kart Wii because Luma is being together, according to an interviewing article from Weekly Famitsu #1015." Comment #31 says "On Mario Kart series, she is always heavy because of Luma's existence on Wii but it is absent on later editions. An equally tall character, Waluigi behaves like light characters in Arcade edition, so it is very doubtful that she is 'physically' heavy.''"</ref>

Rosalina appears as a playable character in ''[[Mario Party 10]]''; her first playable appearance in the series. She has her own amiibo board, the [[Rosalina Board]], where it is unlocked if the player places a Rosalina amiibo figure on the GamePad. Her board is based upon the space themes in ''Super Mario Galaxy'' and ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''. On a side note, ''Mario Party 10'' is the first ''Mario'' title to have Rosalina as a starting character.

Although Rosalina is the tallest female fighter in the game (the third tallest overall when compared to [[Bowser]] and [[Ganondorf]]), she is a lightweight fighter, as opposed to the ''Mario'' games, where she is a heavyweight. In fact, Rosalina is one of the lightest fighters in the game, only being heavier than [[Mr. Game & Watch]], [[Mewtwo]], and [[Jigglypuff]]. Along with being lightweight, Rosalina also has a very high air acceleration attribute, along with a very low falling speed attribute, only falling faster than Peach and Jigglypuff. However, despite her strong air mobility, Rosalina's air speed is only around average.

Rosalina largely retains her appearance from the ''Mario'' franchise, with the exception of glittery star patterns, made with an iridescent fiber, adorning the bottom of her dress.  

Rosalina does not share a victory theme with the other ''Mario'' characters, instead using a short arrangement of "Overture" from ''Super Mario Galaxy''. In this game, Rosalina is the only character who is neither a villain nor an anti-hero with this trait; however, in the next installment, this trait is now shared with [[Lucina]], [[Robin]], [[Chrom]], and [[Corrin]].

Rosalina appears as a playable character in ''[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]''. This is the first installment in the ''Mario'' franchise overall in which Rosalina makes a debut wearing a specialized sports outfit, which consists of a minidress based on the colors of her usual gown in cyan. In addition, she wears teal shoes and white tights. Also, she is the only one of the three newcomers to be available from the start. She also levitates while moving around, with a small dust of sparkles coming from her feet, and even sometimes her racket. Additionally, she levitates the ball instead of holding it.

When Rosalina obtains a Mega Mushroom, she spins in the air, and points her racket to the camera. Rosalina is a Power-type character, meaning that her hits are fast and strong, and is the first female character in the ''Mario'' sports titles to have this type.

In the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], the bottom of her dress sports glittery star shapes similar to the end of her wand. The underside of the dress has a blue deep space pattern. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', her shoes are the color of her dress, instead of the usual silver. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', her dress is closer to its appearance in the ''Mario'' games, and her shoes are silver across all palettes.

The following voice actors have portrayed Rosalina in the ''Mario'' franchise:

*[[Laura Faye Smith]] in most ''Mario'' installments as of ''Super Mario 3D World'' in 2013; however, she is erroneously credited as Kerri Kane in some games, such as ''Mario Party 10'' and ''Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash''.<ref name="Kerri Kane 2">While the credits of ''Mario Party 10'' listed "Kerry Kane"{{sic}} as providing vocal work for the game, in an email, Kerri Kane explained that it was not in fact her work: "''I do know it’s not me in this game however, as when I recorded for Miss Rosalina my script contained mostly "sounds" Like when you throw an object or when you are hit by one. Lots of Hoo's and Ha's, Yeahs and Yahs, things like that, some Alrights. I think the only long [...] sentence I recorded was something like "Hmmm, Not bad" So again a sound, but with a couple words. My script didn’t have a "Here I go" or the "Let's go" that I hear from Rosalina in MP10.''" (March 17, 2015)</ref>

Rosalina's bios typically highlight her role as the keeper of the cosmos and the Comet Observatory, as well as being the mother of Lumas. Since she is an unusual heavyweight character in the ''Mario Kart'' series, most bios point to her role as the cosmic guardian as the reason she can hold her own against other heavyweights. For the spinoff installments of the ''Mario'' franchise overall, Rosalina's emblem is a [[Grand Star]].