Mario Super Sluggers features new characters, super moves

that would be quite awesome. Perhaps if you hit them right-on or something you could get a speed boost?

Man you just scored a homerun!

At least I'm not the only one who thought that...Yet the Paragoombas held them normally over their shoulder. I think someone at Nintendo felt like putting in some innuendo.
Goombas and Piantas were in the first game.

Yeah, seriously.

Did this person not even SEE Super Mario Baseball?

I mean...it had ALL of these characters doing ALL of these moves.

If anything, this should have been a post about how none of this is original.

The Truth hurts.

You'd think he wouldn't be, being the opposite of Luigi, who is so obviously flaming gay now.

No, not my Luigi! I refuse to believe it. *earmuffs*

Well, why don't you do your patriotic gaming duty and start a picket line outside each store selling these games? It's not Nintendo's fault the public has such crappy taste.

But that's not the case when the games are GOOD and FUN. Granted Strikers is my first foray into Mario sport titles I found it fookin brilliant to play and only a few marks below Mario Kart.

"Mario's Spelling Bee"

Starring Bee Mario? I'd buy it.

Yeah, you know I'd agree but for Strikers. That game is awesome.

There is a reason for there being like 20 party/sports Mario games to 1 real Mario game. Fans of Mario eats all of them up and they make lots of money and probably doesn't take long to make. Real Mario games costs lots of money and takes years to make.

I actually don't mind the real Marios being few and far between. Five years between each one keeps fans really excited.

That costs money! BAAAAAW!

If Nintendo created a third-party title, wouldn't that make it a first-pa...nevermind...

Look, I feel your pain, man. But at the end of the day, Nintendo is a business. Their job is to make money. Consumers are eating up these casual, party-type games like HOTCAKES, so Nintendo would be insane to stop. And as far as whoring out the ole plumber...these games would be coming out regardless of what character they tacked onto 'em...but Mario is a household name. A safe bet. A comfortable, wholesome, adorable little guy that generations of gamers ((hardcore and casual)) recognize. Let's stop being so pissed at Nintendo guys and face facts: When something is popular, you'll see it everywhere. Cereal boxes, happy meals, movies, crappy Saturday morning cartoons, etc. ((Look at your icon for crying out loud))

Should we be upset that Nintendo decides to turn a profit by pushing out these types of games? No. Even if we consider them low quality, the majority apparently do not because THESE THINGS ARE SELLING. So long as other people enjoy it, what's the big deal? Doesn't mean you have to buy it.

Now a cause TO be upset is the small amount of games out for the Wii that are story-driven and feature unique, engaging gameplay mechanics. ((There are some, but there should be a lot more by now.))

You mean like the giant and tiny mushrooms in NSMB?

How about Super Smash Bros. Sluggers....

If I could hit a home run with Solid Snake, I'd pretty much just drown to death in my own ejaculate...

(Shit, I hope I didn't just say that out loud)

But if they did that then Nintendo wouldn't be able to charge $40-$50 for games like this and take advantage of people's bad tastes.

Mario's Gold-Panning Adventure?

/shot