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Spike Check Dunk and Dodge in Mario Sports Mix for Wii
REDMOND, Wash. February 7, in the year of our Lord 2011
-- With Mario™ and his Mushroom Kingdom pals on your side, why
take up just one sport when you can play four? Launching today
exclusively for the Wii™ system, the MARIO™ SPORTS MIX game
invites players to enjoy the outrageous, fast-paced fun of four
different sports – volleyball, basketball, hockey and dodgeball
– each packed with imaginative twists and challenges. All four
sports are available on a single game disc at a suggested retail
price of $49.99, offering inclusive, irresistible game play at
an unbeatable value. Best of all, players can share the
spotlight with Mario and his friends by playing each sport as
their own customized Mii™ characters.
MARIO SPORTS MIX enhances the basic elements of all four
included sports with a flurry of eye-catching power-ups,
obstacles and unexpected twists. Players might fling banana
peels and green shells to thwart an opponent, or an entire court
might move from side to side under players’ feet. Each character
also has a powerful special move, such as Mario’s ability to
swirl in the air and dunk a basketball from anywhere on the
court. Throughout the game, players can also boost their scores
by collecting coins to earn bonuses. Whichever sport they
choose, newcomers and experienced players alike can count on a
memorable mix of athletics and imagination.
“With Mario Sports Mix, players get four full sports games
packed onto one disc, which is a great value,” said Marc
Franklin, Nintendo of America’s director of Public Relations.
“In addition, the ability to jump into games as your own Mii
character and play with Mario and other Mushroom Kingdom
characters makes Mario Sports Mix a unique sports experience
that can’t be found anywhere else.”
MARIO SPORTS MIX offers multiplayer options that allow friends
and family to hit the court together. Up to four players can
play together in the same room using additional Wii Remote™
controllers (sold separately). Up to four players with broadband
Internet access can also connect online via Nintendo® Wi-Fi
Connection and play cooperatively or competitively in two-on-two
or three-on-three matches.
To help commemorate the game’s launch, Mario himself will
conduct a press conference on Feb. 7 to answer some of the most
pressing questions of his illustrious career in sports. The
conference will begin at 5 p.m. Pacific time and can be viewed
by fans and media alike via the Web at
http://mariosportsmix.com.
Remember that Wii features parental controls that let adults
manage the content their children can access. For more
information about this and other features, visit
http://wii.com.
For more information about MARIO SPORTS MIX, visit
http://mariosportsmix.com.