Mario Sports Mix

"The games include volleyball, hockey (both field and ice), dodgeball, and basketball in the vein of the two companies' earlier collaboration, Mario Hoops 3 on 3."

Nintendo SPD Production Group No. 4·Square Enix·Nintendo· November 25, 2010· Main Game

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The games include volleyball, hockey (both field and ice), dodgeball, and basketball in the vein of the two companies' earlier collaboration, Mario Hoops 3 on 3. There are power-up items which give advantages to the team that attains them. Each game has an Exhibition mode, in which up to four human players compete in individual matches, and Tournament mode, where up to three players play matches in a tournament structure, with modes of difficulty named Mushroom, Flower and Star. Mario Sports Mix also includes several party games based on the mechanics of each sport. Smash Skate is based on Hockey, Bob-omb Dodge is based on Dodgeball, Feed Petey is based on Basketball, and Harmony Hustle is based on Volleyball.

Released 25 November 2010 for Wii U and Wii by Nintendo SPD Production Group No. 4 and Square Enix, published by Nintendo. Rated E by ESRB, L by ClassInd. About 8 hours to beat, 15 hours for everything. 4-player local co-op.