Mario Super Sluggers

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Mario Super Sluggers (Japanese: スーパーマリオスタジアム ファミリーベースボール Sūpā Mario Sutajiamu Humilī Bēsobōru, Super Mario Stadium Family Baseball) is the sequel to Mario Superstar Baseball, released on the Wii console. The game was announced on October 9, 2007, at a Nintendo conference. It was released in Japan on June 19, 2008 and will be expected in North America on August 25, 2008.

Game Opening

The game's opening begins with Toad, Daisy, Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, and Birdo on a small cruiser riding to the Baseball Kingdom, which is the location for the entire Mario Super Sluggers game. The cruiser arrives, and they meet up with Peach and Toadsworth who greet them at the entrance. Peach escorts her friends to the lighthouse at the Daisy Cruiser, showing them an overview of the entire locale. From there, they run into the Mario Stadium holding Wii Remotes (briefly "demonstrating" the game's targeted controls). Closeups of Daisy, Luigi, and Mario follow in regards to swinging their Wii Remotes. Daisy is shown first encountering her Wii Remote changing to her bat. Luigi encounters the same result as Daisy, and Mario's Wii Remote changes to his ball. Mario pitches the ball to Daisy right away following this, and she is seen countering it.

After Daisy countered Mario's pitched ball, the scenery immediately changes as the ball is chased after by Toads in the Peach Rink, where they run into Freezies. The ball then rolls onto Wario City, where Wario chases after it to find it shoot into the air from a manhole water spout. The ball lands on Wario's head, causing him to fall backwards, and causing the ball to fly into Yoshi Park. Yoshi jumps over a pipe to catch the ball, realizing he is going to fall, he flutters around, but falls in with the ball. The ball flies to Diddy Kong at DK Jungle, where he is about to be run over by a barrel, when Donkey Kong comes to Diddy's rescue by smashing it.

The view switches back to Mario Stadium, where Mario pitches to DK, who then makes a hit. Yoshi goes for the catch, but both Wario and Waluigi bombard him with Bob-ombs. Yoshi slides to the catch regardless, throws it to Peach, who throws it to Mario, and then to Luigi on base. DK rushes to the same base where Luigi is standing - unfortunately resulting in DK's slamming into Luigi, sending him into the field wall. As Daisy, Toad and other spectators stand in alarm, they find out seconds later that Luigi has caught the ball. Lakitu calls it out, and everyone rushes to center field where Mario and Luigi are standing. After that, a final overhead shot of the Baseball Kingdom is seen to conclude the opening.

Gameplay

Mario Super Sluggers can be played using three different control methods:

• Wii Remote (vertical)
• Wii Remote (horizontal)
• Wii Remote + Nunchuk combo

In order to bat or pitch, the A button must be held and then the Wii Remote must be swung at the appropriate time. The more precise the hit/pitch, the further/faster the ball will go. To charge up a pitch or swing, the players must pull the Wii Remote back. They can also do curve balls as well by twisting the Wii Remote, while pitching. Once the ball is in a fielder's hand, the Remote must be swung so that the fielder can pitch the ball at one of the basemen.

In the outfield, players can create special moves if there is chemistry between outfielders:

• Pass the ball to another outfielder slightly, and that outfielders pitch will be a very fast laser ball.
• When a home run is hit, players can initiate a Buddy Jump. Upon jumping around another outfielder's head and pressing A, one of the players will jump incredibly high to catch home run balls. This must be done with precise timing.

Star Skills will reappear in Super Sluggers as well. Any player can pitch or bat using Star Skills, however only Team Captains can use special hits/pitches. Team Players can only use Star skills that will make the ball go faster or slower.

Stadiums

There are 9 stadiums (excluding Toy Field) in all. Every captain except Waluigi, Birdo, and Diddy Kong have a stadium which is based on their unique persona's. Most of the 9 stadiums can be played in daytime or nighttime. Mario Stadium is the only stadium not to feature any gimmicks in the field, and Wario City is the only stadium that switches from day to night with no gimmick changes, and Luigi's Mansion can only be played at night.

• Mario Stadium
• Luigi's Mansion
• Peach Ice Garden
• Daisy Cruiser
• Yoshi Park
• Wario City
• DK Jungle
• Bowser Jr.'s Room
• Bowser's Castle

Playable Characters

All of the characters from the last game will appear in Super Sluggers, along with some other new appearances as well. Players are given the choice to play as their Miis as well, who's stats are all 5/10.

Team Captains

Character	Name	Type	Team Name	Stadium	Bat	Stats
File:Mareohslugger.PNG	Mario	All-Around	Mario Fireballs	Mario Stadium	Normal red bat with Mario emblem; brown handle.	Pitch	6/10
						Bat	7/10
						Field	6/10
						Run	7/10
File:Weegeeslugger.PNG	Luigi	All-Around	Luigi Knights	Luigi's Mansion	Normal green bat with Luigi emblem; brown handle.	Pitch	6/10
						Bat	6/10
						Field	7/10
						Run	7/10
File:PeachMSS.PNG	Peach	Undetermined	Peach Royals	Peach Rink	Normal pink bat with crown emblem; brown handle.	Pitch	9/10
						Bat	4/10
						Field	8/10
						Run	5/10
File:DaisyMSSart.PNG	Daisy	Undetermined	Daisy Flowers	Daisy Cruiser	Normal yellow bat with flower emblem; brown handle.	Pitch	7/10
						Bat	6/10
						Field	9/10
						Run	5/10
File:Yohislugguh.PNG	Yoshi	Undetermined	Yoshi Eggs	Yoshi Park	Normal white bat with green spots.	Pitch	4/10
						Bat	4/10
						Field	6/10
						Run	9/10
File:Birdoslugguh.png	Birdo	Undetermined	Birdo Lips	None	Normal pink bat with purple spots.	Pitch	4/10
						Bat	9/10
						Field	7/10
						Run	5/10
File:Warslugg.PNG	Wario	Undetermined	Wario Muscles	Wario City	Short, thick, yellow bat with Wario emblem; brown handle with two purple strips at top.	Pitch	5/10
						Bat	8/10
						Field	2/10
						Run	4/10
File:Waweegeeslugger.PNG	Waluigi	Undetermined	Waluigi Smarts	None	Long, thin, purple bat with Waluigi emblem; brown handle with two white strips at top.	Pitch	8/10
						Bat	4/10
						Field	8/10
						Run	5/10
File:Dkslugguh.PNG	Donkey Kong	Power	DK Wilds	DK Jungle	Red boxing glove.	Pitch	6/10
						Bat	9/10
						Field	2/10
						Run	1/10
File:Diddyslugguh.PNG	Diddy Kong	Undetermined	Diddy Monkeys	None	Brown wooden stick.	Pitch	5/10
						Bat	4/10
						Field	8/10
						Run	6/10
File:Bowser.PNG	Bowser	Power	Bowser Monsters	Bowser's Castle	Large, dark metal, bat with two spiked rings at top.	Pitch	5/10
						Bat	10/10
						Field	1/10
						Run	1/10
File:Jrslugguh.PNG	Bowser Jr.	Undetermined	Bowser Jr. Rookies	Bowser Jr.'s Room	Paint brush with multi-colored paint at top.	Pitch	5/10
						Bat	7/10
						Field	4/10
						Run	7/10

Team Players

Character	Name	Type	Bat	Stats
File:BMarioSluggers.PNG	Baby Mario	Undetermined	Normal red bat with Mario emblem; brown handle.	Pitch	5/10
				Bat	3/10
				Field	4/10
				Run	8/10
File:BLuigiSluggers.PNG	Baby Luigi	Undetermined	Normal green bat with Luigi emblem; brown handle.	Pitch	5/10
				Bat	2/10
				Field	5/10
				Run	8/10
	Baby Peach	Undetermined	Pink baby rattle.	Pitch	8/10
				Bat	2/10
				Field	5/10
				Run	6/10
	Baby Daisy	Undetermined	Golden yellow baby rattle.	Pitch	6/10
				Bat	4/10
				Field	5/10
				Run	6/10
File:BDKSluggers.PNG	Baby DK	Undetermined	Large yellow banana.	Pitch	3/10
				Bat	6/10
				Field	8/10
				Run	4/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Red Yoshi	Undetermined	Normal white bat with red spots.	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Blue Yoshi	Undetermined	Normal white bat with blue spots.	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Yellow Yoshi	Undetermined	Normal white bat with yellow spots.	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Cyan Yoshi	Undetermined	Normal white bat with cyan spots.	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Pink Yoshi	Undetermined	Normal white bat with pink spots.	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:Toadsluggazz1.PNG	Red Toad	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	5/10
				Bat	5/10
				Field	3/10
				Run	7/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Blue Toad	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Yellow Toad	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Green Toad	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Purple Toad	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MP7 Toadette.jpg	Toadette	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	5/10
				Bat	3/10
				Field	4/10
				Run	8/10
File:Toadsworth.jpg	Toadsworth	Undetermined	Rod with brown mushroom at tip.	Pitch	7/10
				Bat	3/10
				Field	7/10
				Run	3/10
File:MarioSuperSluggersPianta.PNG	Blue Pianta	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	5/10
				Bat	7/10
				Field	4/10
				Run	2/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Red Pianta	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Yellow Pianta	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MarioSuperSluggerNoki.PNG	Blue Noki	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	5/10
				Bat	4/10
				Field	4/10
				Run	7/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Red Noki	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Green Noki	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:DixieDKJUNGLE.jpg	Dixie Kong	Undetermined	Brown wooden stick.	Pitch	3/10
				Bat	3/10
				Field	8/10
				Run	7/10
File:CoolDKJUNGLE.jpg	Funky Kong	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	4/10
				Bat	8/10
				Field	6/10
				Run	3/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Tiny Kong	Undetermined	Normal, blue bat with flower icon; brown handle.	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	King K. Rool	Undetermined	Scepter with a gem on the end.	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Green Kritter	Undetermined	A spiked club.	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Blue Kritter	Undetermined	A spiked club.	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Red Kritter	Undetermined	A spiked club.	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Brown Kritter	Undetermined	A spiked club.	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:NSMB Goomba.jpg	Goomba	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	6/10
				Bat	3/10
				Field	6/10
				Run	4/10
File:Paragomba!!!.PNG	Paragoomba	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
	Green Koopa Troopa	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Red Koopa Troopa	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:NSMB KoopaParatroopa.jpg	Red Paratroopa	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	4/10
				Bat	4/10
				Field	7/10
				Run	5/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Green Paratroopa	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:SMG Magikoopa.jpg	Blue Magikoopa	Undetermined	Magic Wand	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Red Magikoopa	Undetermined	His Wand.	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Green Magikoopa	Undetermined	His Wand	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Yellow Magikoopa	Undetermined	His Wand.	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MP8 HammerBrother.jpg	Hammer Bro.	Undetermined	A Hammer with a Cord Around it.	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Boomerang Bro.	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Fire Bro.	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MP8 DryBones.jpg	White Dry Bones	Undetermined	His own Bone.	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Green Dry Bones	Undetermined	His own Bone.	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Red Dry Bones	Undetermined	His own Bone.	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Blue Dry Bones	Undetermined	His own Bone.	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
	Boo	Undetermined	A Normal White Bat.	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:Buuhuusluggazz.PNG	King Boo	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	7/10
				Bat	7/10
				Field	3/10
				Run	4/10
File:Peteysluggers.PNG	Petey Piranha	Undetermined	His own Leaf Hand.	Pitch	4/10
				Bat	10/10
				Field	5/10
				Run	2/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Wiggler	Undetermined	A Red Boot.	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:ShyGuyMSS.PNG	Red Shy Guy	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	4/10
				Bat	5/10
				Field	7/10
				Run	4/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Blue Shy Guy	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Yellow Shy Guy	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Green Shy Guy	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Black Shy Guy	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:Montey.PNG	Monty Mole	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MP8 Blooper.jpg	Blooper	Undetermined	His Own Tentacle	Pitch	6/10
				Bat	4/10
				Field	5/10
				Run	6/10

Chemistry

Like Mario Superstar Baseball, the characters will have good and bad relations with any other character. However, the characters will can make special abilities with another character when they show good Chemistry. The player can receive items with chemistry. If the player is a slugger and the next to the other player shares chemistry with the player, this will result in geting an item.

Items

There will be items in Mario Super Sluggers, much like to Mario Strikers Charged. However, only a few items have been confirmed as of now.

• Green Shell - Shoot a player and daze them if hit.
• Fire Ball - Some fireballs will bounce around to burn someone.
• Boos - Make the ball invisible.
• Bob-omb - Throw one and the player loses the ball and is hurt.
• POW-Ball - Similar to the Bob-omb. It will shake the ground instead of making an explosion.
• Banana Peel - Shoot 3-6 bananas to trip the player.
• Bullet Bill - Follows the player chosen and blows up on him/her.

Challenge Mode

Challenge Mode will reappear in Mario Super Sluggers. This one, unlike Mario Superstar Baseball, features a more in-depth story and overall map screen. A few obstacles were seen, like a puzzle to get to the next part of the path. Not much else is known for now. In a recent trailer, a star pointer (similar to Super Mario Galaxy) was seen in the challenge mode.Template:Refneeded

Artwork

Team Captains

• Mareohslugger.PNG

  Mario
• Mariocatch.PNG

  Mario (from the group picture)
• Weegeeslugger.PNG

  Luigi
• PeachMSS.PNG

  Peach
• DaisyMSSart.PNG

  Daisy
• Yohislugguh.PNG

  Yoshi
• Birdoslugguh.png

  Birdo
• Dkslugguh.PNG

  Donkey Kong
• Diddyslugguh.PNG

  Diddy Kong
• Warslugg.PNG

  Wario
• Waweegeeslugger.PNG

  Waluigi
• Bowser.PNG

  Bowser
• Jrslugguh.PNG

  Bowser Jr.

Team Players

• BMarioSluggers.PNG

  Baby Mario
• BLuigiSluggers.PNG

  Baby Luigi
• 

  Baby Peach
• 

  Baby Daisy
• BDKSluggers.PNG

  Baby Donkey Kong
• Toadsluggazz1.PNG

  Toad
• MarioSuperSluggerNoki.PNG

  Noki
• MarioSuperSluggersPianta.PNG

  Pianta
• Peteysluggers.PNG

  Petey Piranha
• Buuhuusluggazz.PNG

  King Boo
• ShyGuyMSS.PNG

  Shy Guy

Other Materials

• MSS Logo.jpg

  Game Logo
• Groupsluggers.PNG

  Group Picture (Packaging)
• Mss baseball kingdom.png

  Overhead view of the Baseball Kingdom
• Groupsluggyz.JPG

  Peach, Mario and Luigi.

Links

• Official Japanese Website
• IGN.
• Japanese Commercial