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Mario Super Sluggers is a Wii video game developed by Namco Bandai and published by Nintendo. It stars a plethora of Mario video game characters and stages, and makes use of the Wii Remote's motion sensing capabilities coupled with the Wii's internal clock. It is the sequel to Mario Superstar Baseball for the Nintendo GameCube, which was initially released in mid-2005. It has 42 playable characters (the most playable characters yet in a Mario game).
It was released in Japan on June 19, 2008 and in North America on August 25, 2008. Like Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, this game was not released in Europe and Australia, due to being in production at the same time as Mario Kart Wii that was released two months earlier, which resulted in a limited release of this game.
Gameplay
Mario Super Sluggers features many improvements upon the original and introduces a multitude of modes, characters and stages. A few new characters include various baby versions of developed characters (including Baby Peach, Baby Donkey Kong and Baby Daisy), a host of Donkey Kong characters and even your own Mii, among others. The entire game takes place on the Baseball Kingdom, an island that centers completely around the sport the game is based on. It features a total of nine different baseball fields as well as special mini game areas as well. The player can do various things on the over world that couldn't be performed in the prequel.
Characters
Team Captains
Team Players
- Baby Mario
- Baby Luigi
- Baby Peach
- Baby Daisy
- Baby Donkey Kong
- Toad
- Toadette
- Toadsworth
- Pianta
- Noki
- Dixie Kong
- Tiny Kong
- Funky Kong
- King K. Rool
- Kritter
- Goomba
- Paragoomba
- Koopa Troopa
- Paratroopa
- Magikoopa
- Hammer Bro
- Dry Bones
- Boo
- King Boo
- Petey Piranha
- Wiggler
- Shy Guy
- Monty Mole
- Blooper
- Mii
Note: Veteran team players are available at the start while new team players must be unlocked to use them.
Stadiums
Default Stadiums
- Mario Stadium
- Peach Ice Garden
- Yoshi Park
- Wario City
- DK Jungle
Unlockable Stadiums
- Luigi's Mansion
- Daisy Cruiser
- Bowser Jr.'s Playroom
- Bowser's Castle
Teams
These are the teams that are formed by each captain in Challenge Mode.
- Mario Fireballs: Mario, Luigi, Blue Pianta, Red Pianta, Yellow Pianta, Blue Noki, Red Noki, Green Noki, Monty Mole, Blooper, Baby Mario Baby Luigi
- Peach Monarchs: Peach, Daisy, Red Toad, Blue Toad, Yellow Toad, Green Toad, Purple Toad, Toadette, Toadsworth, Baby Peach, Baby Daisy, Petey Piranha
- Yoshi Eggs: Yoshi, Birdo, Shy Guy, Blue Shy Guy, Yellow Shy Guy, Green Shy Guy, Gray Shy Guy, Red Yoshi, Blue Yoshi, Yellow Yoshi, Light Blue Yoshi, Pink Yoshi, Wiggler
- DK Wilds: Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Funky Kong, Tiny Kong, Baby DK, Kritter, Blue Kritter, Red Kritter, Brown Kritter, King K. Rool
- Wario Muscles: Wario, Waluigi, Boo, King Boo, Koopa, Red Koopa, Paratroopa, Green Paratroopa, Goomba, Paragoomba
- Bowser Monsters: Bowser, Bowser Jr., Hammer Bro, Fire Bro, Boomerang Bro, Dry Bones, Green Dry Bones, Dark Bones, Blue Dry Bones, Magikoopa, Red Magikoopa, Green Magikoopa, Yellow Magikoopa