GV reports:
''The previous generation's Mario baseball game, Mario Superstar Baseball on the Gamecube, was a fun and quirky installment in the Mario sports franchise. Like all Mario sports games, the game added its own bizarre twists to the classic baseball game, and the result was some good, silly fun. A Wii sequel seemed like a no-brainer, as all they had to do was add the motion controls from Wii Sports onto the already-enjoyable Mario baseball formula to score a hit. Unfortunately, Mario Super Sluggers goes into foul territory with wonky controls and lackluster gameplay.
At first glance, there is a lot to like about Super Sluggers. It's loaded with primary colors, of course, but it's not terrible-looking; and the baseball island paradise where Mario and company play seems like a pleasant place to be. In addition to various tutorials and exhibition games, there are also several baseball-related mini-games to play to mix things up a little bit. They make the game feel more like Mario Baseball Party and some are more fun than others. These mini-games are good for improving your skills when you only have a few minutes to play, but don't offer any kind of extended enjoyment. There is also a challenge mode that turns baseball into sort of an adventure game as Mario and Luigi travel to various parks in order to recruit players to eventually play against Bowser and his gang.''
The regular season of Major League Baseballis over. Washington took the cup, and the boys of summer are off to hibernate until spring. For the baseball superfan, this means many long months without their sport of choice, so they've turned to the virtual world. And rather than the super-sims or manager games, a Mario spin-off baseball series seems to have captured people's attention.
Mario Superstar Baseball hit the GameCube in 2005, and its sequel Mario Super Sluggers landed on the Wii in 2008. There hasn't been a new baseball spinoff since developer Now Production's closure, unless you count Super Mario Party's baseball toybox, but the decline in Mario sports games hasn't deterred the dejected baseball fans of the r/baseball subreddit from picking the game apart.
Nintendo trademarks four new titles. The names of the titles are Wrecking Crew, Rhythm Heaven, Mario Super Sluggers, and Golden Sun. Let us hope something new will come from these trademarks, either a remake or a new title.
full remake of the original 2 goldensuns on gba would be awesome
i didnt enjoy the third one on 3ds as much though
Wrecking Crew and Rhythm Heaven sound like they could be cool new IPs.
I believe Rhythm Heaven has had previous games, not sure about Wrecking Crew, it could be a new version of the demolition game that released at N64's launch.
Edit: Wrecking Crew: https://www.google.co.uk/se...
Rhythm Heaven:
https://www.google.co.uk/se...
A.J. says: "I don't like sports but for some reason I love playing baseball video games. Here, I'll cover all the bases as to why this sport appeals to non-fans like me so let's get this ball game going."
