Mario Strikers: Battle League Should Take Cues From Rocket League's Success
Mario is no stranger to competition. From his exploits on the golf course to the tennis court, the character and his friends have been at the center of many sports titles; many of them being hits among fans. Mario Strikers: Battle League, announced at a Nintendo Direct event in February 2022, is the next game to feature the Mushroom Kingdom's inhabitants, and it should aim to avoid the fate of Mario Tennis Aces orMario Golf: Super Rush. Those Switch games were well-received by critics, but lacked the content to have any kind of real staying power.
Rocket League has never faced that issue. Psyonix's game is still receiving new content to this day, and since release in summer 2015 it has amassed a huge following thanks to its simple yet intuitive gameplay. It's a title that has yet to receive a sequel, unlike the litany of EA and 2K projects of recent years. Rocket League is a game that so many other developers can look to for inspiration, as it has performed far beyond the expectations of the industry, players, and Psyonix itself. Mario's sports ventures have always lacked what Rocket League excels in, so Nintendo would do well to replicate its winning formula.
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Mario Strikers: Battle League is the first in the Mario Strikers series since its 2007 outing on Wii. Existing fans will be excited at the thought of returning after 15 years, and new players will be forged as Mario's sports games never lack quality. However, when there isn't enough variety to justify the gameplay mechanics, no matter how good they may be, a game can become old quickly. This has happened on numerous occasions for Nintendo as Mario Tennis Aces, Mario & Sonic and the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, and Mario Golf: Super Rush are
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