Mario Strikers: Battle League: Difference between revisions

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'''''Mario Strikers: Battle League''''' (known in European languages as '''''Mario Strikers: Battle League Football''''')<ref name="EU" /><ref name="AU" /> is a game for the [[Nintendo Switch]]. It is the third game in the ''[[Mario Strikers (series)|Mario Strikers]]'' series and the first one since ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'' over 15 years prior, featuring new gear, items, and moves. Up to eight players can play the game in multiplayer. The game also features an online Strikers Club mode where players can host clubs with up to 20 players and compete against other clubs to earn points and increase their rankings. The game released worldwide on June 10, 2022<ref name="Trailer" /> and received three free post-launch updates before the end of 2022 that included new playable characters, stadiums, and gear sets.<ref name="updates">NintendoAmerica (May 27, 2022). [https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1530177091475496960?s=20&t=mxkkIYEWfqwJV_o7eW-OJA Be ready for more no-holds-barred Strike action following the launch of #MarioStrikers: Battle League, as there are free post-launch updates coming, including new characters! Keep an eye out for more details on updates in the future.] ''Twitter''. Retrieved May 27, 2022. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220527132039/https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1530177091475496960 Archived] May 27, 2022, 13:20:39 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref><ref>@NintendoAmerica (July 19, 2022). [https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1549378687790874624 "''Good news, Strikers! There are two more free updates arriving before the end of 2022. Look forward to additional characters, gear, and stadiums!''"] ''Twitter''. Retrieved July 19, 2022.</ref>

==Characters==

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There are 16 playable characters available in the game. Of those characters, [[Rosalina]] and [[Pauline]] are playable for the first time in the ''Mario Strikers'' series, while [[Toad]], [[Shy Guy]], and [[Birdo]] are now selectable as team captains after previously being sidekicks. Unlike in previous games, rather than having one captain and three generic sidekicks as teammates, teams in this game (apart from the goalie) are comprised entirely of main playable characters, though the player does have the option to include multiple [[Toad (species)|Toads]], [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]], or Shy Guys on a team, in a similar vein to sidekicks. Because of this, any character on a team can perform their Hyper Strike during a match, as opposed to previous games, where only the captain could perform special moves. Themes for each character when they shoot a goal make a return from ''Mario Strikers Charged'', but unlike that game, they are all rock-and-roll-themed. [[Boom Boom]]s are seen as goalies, taking over the role from [[Kritter]]s in previous games. The game launched with 10 characters; the other 6 were included through 3 updates of 2 characters each, the first of which was released on July 21, 2022, the second on September 21, 2022, and the third on December 13, 2022.<ref name="updates"/><ref name=Update1>Nintendo (July 19, 2022). [https://youtu.be/29qaA3suXBk Mario Strikers: Battle League - 1st Free Update - Nintendo Switch]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved July 19, 2022.</ref><ref name=Update2>Nintendo (September 13, 2022). [https://youtu.be/w_Pl2V8hckE Mario Strikers: Battle League 2nd Free Update – Nintendo Direct 9.13.22 – Nintendo Switch]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 13, 2022.</ref><ref name=Update3>Nintendo (December 12, 2022). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYDiMrIEEyc Mario Strikers: Battle League - 3rd Free Update - Nintendo Switch]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 12, 2022.</ref>

===Playable===

The stats in the following table are the characters' default stats, without any gear applied.<ref name="NintendoJPStrategy">Nintendo JP (May 6, 2022). [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/awn6a/strategy/index.html Mario Strikers: Battle League Strategy Page]. Retrieved May 6, 2022.</ref>

==Stadiums==

Unlike previous ''Mario Strikers'' games, the soccer fields now consist of two individual halves, each with a different theme, which can be combined into one stadium from either different or the same halves. This also changes what music is playing during the matches, with the same field halves playing one of two distinct songs (some of which are rearrangements of previous ''Super Mario'' songs), or entirely original music if the two halves are different. Like in ''Super Mario Strikers'', aside from the electric fences that can shock players present around the perimeter of the field, the different fields designs are only aesthetic, rather than each one having any distinct hazards.

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==Demos==

[[File:MSBLFK Title Screen.jpg|thumb|250px|Title screen]]

[[File:Mario Strikers BL Demo Advertisement.jpg|thumb|250px|Promotional image for the later demo]]

==Staff==

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==Update history==

*'''Issues Fixed'''

**Fixed an issue in which Rainbow-colored ? Blocks would not appear during Strikers Club Season Matches.

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*In the initial reveal trailer, the lighting and character models were much more simplified than in the final game.

*In the overview trailer for the game, [[Yoshi (species)|Purple Yoshi]] could be seen as part of a purple-colored team. Purple Yoshi did not return in either the First Kick demo or the final game, as Blue Yoshi replaces Purple Yoshi.<ref>https://youtu.be/_UmjcJT6nuQ?t=48</ref>

===Gallery===

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*''[[Mario Party DS]]'': One of Waluigi's animations in the Cup Battles victory ceremony has him in a pose taken from his render in this game.

*''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'': Birdo and Diddy Kong's voice clips are taken from this game. Rosalina assumes the pose of her render from this game when she enters the stadium.

*''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'': The decorations of the Jungle Retreat court resemble [[DK's Tree House]] as seen in this game.

*''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'': Some voice clips are taken from this game.

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