Mario Sports Mix

Mario Sports Mix
Developer	Square Enix
Publisher	Nintendo
System	Nintendo Wii
Release Date	JP November 25, 2010 EU January 28, 2011 UK February 4, 2011 US February 7, 2011
Rating	ESRB: E

Mario Sports Mix is an upcoming Mario series spin-off game for the Nintendo Wii, developed by Square Enix who also developed Mario Hoops 3-on-3 (another Mario spin-off released for the Nintendo DS). This game features Mario and his friends participating in a variety of sports including basketball, volleyball, hockey, and dodgeball.

Gameplay

The game has the player to select one of the four available sports in the game (basketball, volleyball, hockey, or dodgeball). These sports games are played very similarly to their real life counterparts though with some exceptions. One being that the characters that the players control are able to perform a variety of moves that are unique to the character (such as Mario's spin jump and Bowser's shell defenses). The characters in this game also have special abilities exclusive to the character (very much like in Mario Hoops 3-on-3) and they are able to use these moves to cause disastrous effects during the gameplay.

Playable Characters (confirmed)

This game features nineteen characters in total; 12 characters from the Mario series, and 5 being from Square Enix's Final Fantasy series. The player also has the chance to play as their own Mii in the game. One character has yet to be revealed.

Mario series characters: Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Princess Daisy, Wario, Waluigi, Toad, Yoshi, Bowser, Bowser Jr., Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong

Final Fantasy characters: Ninja, White Mage, Black Mage, Moogle, Cactaur

Other characters: Mii, Slime (Dragon Quest series)