Mario Strikers: Battle League's Post-Launch Plans Reportedly Datamined
Nintendo’s post-launch plans for the upcoming Mario Strikers: Battle League may have just been leaked thanks to a recent datamine of the game’s character slot numbers. The brand-new Mario-themed soccer game was announced during February’s Nintendo Direct livestream, with Mario Strikers: Battle League looking to build upon the arcade sports action formula established in 2005’s Super Mario Strikers and 2007’s Mario Strikers Charged by having Mario and friends headline their own soccer teams and challenge each other in either single-player or multiplayer games on the Nintendo Switch. In addition to the special attacks and Mario Kart-style power-ups from previous entries in the series, Mario Strikers: Battle League will feature a new “Hyper Strike” shot that will give the player two points for a single goal.
Nintendo and developer Next Level Games have confirmed that Mario Strikers: Battle League will have ten playable characters available at launch, including Mario franchise mainstays like Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Rosalina, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Toad, Wario, Waluigi, and Bowser — all of which can have their base stats and appearances updated with custom gear. While many fans have noticed that Mario Strikers: Battle League's line-up of playable characters is smaller than the rosters of the last two Mario Strikers games, Nintendo recently revealed that there will be free post-launch updates in the style of other Mario sports titles like Mario Golf: Super Rush and Mario Tennis Aces.
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