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Nintendo shocks the world by announcing Mario Super Sluggers for Wii

6:37 PM on 04.10.2008, Samit Sarkar 82 comments

Nintendo shocks the world by announcing Mario Super Sluggers for Wii photo
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We’re well into April, and baseball season is in full swing (pun intended). You know what’s also going on around this time of year? Nintendo’s semiannual media summit, which is currently being held outside of San Francisco in Redwood City, California. As many of you know, Destructoid has a significant amount of Frisco-based staff; for example, Tiff Chow was able to bring us a preview of Fallout 3 by attending an event there.

So it wouldn’t be outside the realm of believability for Destructoid to get invited to the Nintendo event, right? Well, as the inimitable Kevin Spacey famously said, “WRONG!” Apparently, they didn’t have enough room for us, or [insert lame excuse here]. So instead of bringing you this story in a drunken haze from the media summit itself, we’re relegated to merely posting the press release after the jump. Damn you, Nintendo.

Oh wait, I should probably say something about the game in question. So, yeah, we’re going to see another sports game filled with Nintendo characters, à la Mario Strikers Charged and Mario Tennis. But it’s a sport that Nintendo hasn’t done before on the Wii (unless you count Wii Sports, which I don’t). Drumroll, please... The game is Mario Super Sluggers on the Wii! Check out this post’s header image for the only media of the game thus far.

As you probably figured out, baseball is my favorite sport, so I’m really excited to try this game out. We don’t know anything about it yet except that it’ll work like Wii Sports, but really, it’s not that hard to surmise what it might comprise. A few classic Nintendo characters here, some minigames and powerups there, and voila...a Nintendo-themed baseball game that’s fun for the whole family! Are you guys stoked, or what?

Nintendo Hits a Home Run with Mario Super Sluggers

Nintendo Announces Surprise Addition to Wii Lineup

REDMOND, Wash., April 10, 2008 - The ongoing excitement over Nintendo's groundbreaking Wii™ system gets a surprise springtime boost with the announcement of a new game. Kicking off its semiannual media summit in San Francisco near the company's new sales and marketing offices in Redwood City, Calif., Nintendo of America today revealed plans for Mario Super Sluggers™ for Wii, giving baseball fans even more reason to root this season.

"Mario is truly a one-of-a-kind character; clearly fans can't get enough of him and his friends," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "We're giving Wii users brilliant new ways to enjoy him while expanding our series of active-play games."

In the same spirit as other sports-themed Mario™ games on Wii like Mario Strikers® Charged and Mario Kart® Wii, Mario Super Sluggers blends richly interactive baseball action with eccentric characters and elements from across the popular Mario universe. Players can swing the wireless Wii Remote™ just like a real bat or wave it toward the plate to deliver a masterful pitch, enjoying the same intuitive, easy-to-learn controls that helped make Wii Sports™ a living room hit. With Mario and his unpredictable pals filling out the roster, imagination and active-play innovation are sure to dominate the diamond in this lively title, scheduled for release later this year.

Remember that Wii features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other Wii features, visit Wii.com.


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topgeargorilla's Avatar
topgeargorilla at 04/10/2008 18:38
wasn't this already announced? Wait, that was strikers.

Why don't they just make the game people want: Mario Tennis
DonWii's Avatar
DonWii at 04/10/2008 18:38
"But it’s a sport that Nintendo hasn’t done before (unless you count Wii Sports)."

Mario Superstar Baseball for the GameCube.

Of course, we can now tell how much more successful the Wii is when compared to the Gamecube, because people acknowledge that games come out for it.
Dr Spaceman's Avatar
Dr Spaceman at 04/10/2008 18:39
Yay! Now even more kids will go to the doctor's office because they will swing too hard and strain their elbows. I can also see alot more broken TVs and Wiimotes. eh...I'll still play it.
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MrSadistic at 04/10/2008 18:40
I'm kinda skeptical about this.
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The Young Scot at 04/10/2008 18:40
Coming soon "Mario Whore Adventure".

Guess who's in it.
DonWii's Avatar
DonWii at 04/10/2008 18:41
Also, we knew about this game back in October, when it was first announced.

@topgeargorilla,

Camelot isn't working with Nintendo right now(as far as we know)and since they are the developers for the Mario Tennis series... You do the math.

NamcoBandai are the ones developing Mario Super Sluggers.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar
Samit Sarkar at 04/10/2008 18:41
@DonWii: Um, that sentence was supposed to have the phrase “on the Wii” before the parenthetical phrase. Goddammit.
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teach4food at 04/10/2008 18:44
About time! Why so long? The Wii was made for baseball
DonWii's Avatar
DonWii at 04/10/2008 18:45
@Samit,

I wasn't sure. The Gamecube game came out late in the life of the Cube, that most people didn't even know it existed.
topgeargorilla's Avatar
topgeargorilla at 04/10/2008 18:50
I don't want anymore mario games. Can we get a wacky Non mario sports game?

New franchise characters?
Wedge's Avatar
Wedge at 04/10/2008 18:50
I do find most of the Mario Sports games amusing (nothing beats Mario Golf 64 though), but seriously...

WHERE THE FUCK IS MY NEW PILOTWINGS!?
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AngelsDontBurn at 04/10/2008 18:50
So when is Mario Figure Skating and Basketball coming out?
topgeargorilla's Avatar
topgeargorilla at 04/10/2008 18:51
Basketball came out last year.
RevivedDemon's Avatar
RevivedDemon at 04/10/2008 18:51
Goddamnit, more of the same. Comeon, give us something we haven't seen before, like Mario Basketball, Mario Fencing or Super Mario FPS Deathmatch.
DonWii's Avatar
DonWii at 04/10/2008 18:52
@AngelsDontBurn,

Have you played Mario Hoops 3 on 3 on the DS?
Square-Enix developed.
007's Avatar
007 at 04/10/2008 18:52
...Still waiting for a Super Mario Tennis.
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liquidninja at 04/10/2008 18:53
@DonWii- "...Mario Superstar Baseball for the GameCube..."

I thought I remembered there already being a mario baseball game.
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RevivedDemon at 04/10/2008 18:53
topgeargorilla, that was NBA Street v. 3 and it just had Mario, Luigi and Peach as playable characters(with nothing really unique about them). Instead, there ought to be a Mario Basketball game featuring 3 NBA all stars and a main cast of Mario characters.
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Daynger777 at 04/10/2008 18:54
I knew it existed, it was just (in my opinion) mind-numbingly boring >_< It just didn't capture whatever magic has kept mario alive all these years. Strikers and tennis were waaaaaaaay better. Here's hoping baseball round 2 goes better though, cheers
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manasteel88 at 04/10/2008 18:56
I just got Mario Superstar Baseball for cheap at a Hollywood video closing...its fairly fun with some degree of difficulty.
Daynger777's Avatar
Daynger777 at 04/10/2008 18:57
I think you just described spacejam, and I fully support it
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topgeargorilla at 04/10/2008 18:57
@Revived and all the other unaware people.

Like DonWii said, Mario Hoops 3 on 3 came out last year for the DS by Square/ enix.

It even had Square characters.
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Shin Oni at 04/10/2008 19:00
This shit's clockwork now. I'll pass...like I did with the bajillion others.
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Cheeburga at 04/10/2008 19:06
Why don't they just slap on some lipstick on him, and some clear high heels and call him a whore.
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Crunshii at 04/10/2008 19:06
wow, this goes great with my latest post!

I can't wait for the next accessory for Sluggers!



only $29.99!!!! please do not read the fine print: (Nintendos price to make it in china: $.99 cents) Regional Lock, Wii mod Lock, will not work if you DL porn, all rights reserved.
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MePlayGames at 04/10/2008 19:09
My Wii is just a machine to play brawl. This game won't change that.
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BluFire at 04/10/2008 19:11
what
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DinnertimeNinja at 04/10/2008 19:12
Personally, I'm holding out for Mario Curling!

Rub that ice, Luigi! RUBBB!!

My god, that game would be AWESOME on the DS. WHO'S WITH ME?!?!
killatia's Avatar
killatia at 04/10/2008 19:18
screw baseball where's my super mario (american) FOOTBAL BLITZ!
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UUDDLRLRBAStart at 04/10/2008 19:20
Drinking Mario Baseball is the greatest pre-game-game I have ever played. My old room mate an I had a whole set of rules, but you can pretty much make your own. Baseball may not be as frantic as strikers, but it's slow pace makes it a great drinking game (kind of like its real life brother).

It used to be that I only worried about breaking things from angry rampages after losing on the incredibly cheap "Egg Ball", now I have to worry about slippery wii remotes.
liquidninja's Avatar
liquidninja at 04/10/2008 19:24
@killatia - "screw baseball where's my super mario (american) FOOTBAL BLITZ!"
Actually, that would kick a**.
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Scary Womanizing Pig Mask at 04/10/2008 19:27
If it's anything like Mario Superstar Baseball it will be awesome :D
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AngelsDontBurn at 04/10/2008 19:28
TOTALLY forgot about the basketball game on DS. LOL. Fine, scratch that and replace it with.. Rugby :).
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lowercaseluke at 04/10/2008 19:31
"they didn’t have enough room for us"

What the fuck is a Destructoid?
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Krayven at 04/10/2008 19:33
So, what's after this?
A Mario FPS/Third Person Shooter?
Xbudz's Avatar
Xbudz at 04/10/2008 19:34
ZOMG, Microsoft will copy this for the Newton- and Master Chief will have his baseball game. Just wait and see.
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Christiangamer at 04/10/2008 19:37
I loved the one for the Gamecube, I'm surprised not many people have played it. It's just good silly fun.
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KamikazeTutor at 04/10/2008 19:50
Yeah, basically Nintendo always adds a new Mario sport game from console to console.

So... which remake is still unmade for the Wii?

Super Mario game......check
Mario Kart............check
Zelda game............check
Metroid game..........check
Smash Bros............check
Mario Strikers........check

Coming to the WiiII, Mario Super Poker.
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Novakaine at 04/10/2008 19:50
If they start putting Peach in a miniskirt and thong again I'd actually give a damn about Mario sports games.
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Arugala9 at 04/10/2008 20:05
Where's Mario football? That's what I want to know.
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HarassmentPanda at 04/10/2008 20:16
I wonder when Mario Tennis is coming. Also, I think the real sports game we should be clamoring for are sequels to Megaman Soccer and Mutant League Football.
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KingMe at 04/10/2008 20:16
Wii fans gets mad when people say either their library is crappy, or it's kiddy......but then crap like this comes out. When will Nintendo stop putting Mario on every aspect of life? Give it up already
BluFire's Avatar
BluFire at 04/10/2008 20:23
Kamikaze you forgot Mario Tennis.
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lowercaseluke at 04/10/2008 20:26
@King Me:
When it stops selling.
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loki d20 at 04/10/2008 20:56
No clue why people are into mos sport games, even less of a clue why people keep buying games with overused and now-annoying nintendo characters in them.
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The-Excel at 04/10/2008 21:08
I thought this was about boxing. What a shame.
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RevivedDemon at 04/10/2008 21:14
I think instead of a Mario spinoff we need a Zelda or Mario spinoff. I still haven't played Link's crossbow training, but it would be great to have a Zelda game where you could play as Ganondorf or something like that. Or even Midna or Zelda.
topgeargorilla's Avatar
topgeargorilla at 04/10/2008 21:18
Oh, and as a Bay Area resident, I have never heard somebody refer to San Francisco as "Frisco."

Nobody says Frisco.
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