Mario Baseball is Coming

Nintendo revealed a new sports game at its Media Summit, Mario Baseball. Currently being called Mario Super Sluggers. Unfortunately, the game looks thoroughly underwhelming. In fact, it just looks like a graphical update of Wii Sports baseball. Fielding the ball consist of no more than pressing A to dive, or giving you controller a shake to make your fielders sprint.

So, givin that this game clearly isn’t going to be anything groundbreaking, is it possible that Nintendo is going a little too far in slapping Mario on everything to up sales. OK, I admit, I like Mario. And I admit that it is interesting to have the same Nintendo characters in a whole lot of different games, like Super Smash Bros. Brawl or Mario Kart. But shouldn’t Nintendo have a quality assurance if they are going to be sticking the Mario cast in the game. If a whole lot of tiny, worthless games come out called Mario this and Mario that, it really ruins the good games that have the Mario cast in them.

Plus, isn’t Nintendo kinda taking the easy way out. I mean, the gameplay was already there from Wii Sport, the character graphics were there from all those other Mario games, all Nintendo would have to do is design a few Nintendo themed stadiums, and add in some ranking / tournament / cup system and wham — Mario Super Sluggers.

I don’t want to be to harsh, after all, Mario Strikers Charged has a pretty good game. And Nintendo does a very good job of getting unique games out there. I just wish they didn’t have these dabbles into pathetic games whose only purpose is money, money, money.

Maybe Nintendo can deliver something special with this one, but I doubt it.

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