Buoy

Buoys are background items that appear in Nintendo Land: Balloon Trip Breeze.
== Appearance ==
Buoys are wooden balls with a post on top with a number within a frame connected to the post. The numbers seem to float within the frame, instead of being connected to a backboard.
== Function ==
While mostly for decoration, the numbers go up by how far in the level you go, spaced out by the width of the screen. The first buoy appears one screen width away from the starting Rest Island with the number 1. They cannot be landed on. If the player flies past one or hits one with a shockwave, it will spin around. 
== Monita's Notes ==
In the game, you can unlock a Buoy as a decoration in the Nintendo Land Plaza. When tapped on or jumped on, Monita will say this:
"Buoys bob on the surface and tell you your distance from the last island. Do not attempt to rest on a buoy. They don't appreciate it, and neither will you when you fall off it and sink."