If players lose a life but have at least one life in reserve , they will re-emerge encased inside a bubble , and can resume play once another player frees them by touching the bubble or a fire\/ice ball ( the player can shake the Wii Remote to move their bubble closer to an active player , but they can not free themselves ) .
If a player character loses a life and has at least one life in reserve , he will re-emerge encased inside a bubble , and can resume play once another player frees him by touching the bubble or a fire\/ice ball ( the player can shake the Wii Remote to move his bubble closer to an active player , but can not free himself ) .