Mario Baseball 3DS

Mario Baseball 3DS is an upcoming 3DS game for the Mario Baseball series (3rd in total.) The game features a total 121 characters (133 counting downloadable) in the game, including 50 (+12 downloadable) new characters. Hammers R Us Inc. have stated it will come out close to Summer but before the Wii U comes out. They have also answered in an interview that there will be new actions such as shaking the 3DS to get to a base and tapping the touch screen when you want to get to a certain base!

Retro Features and New Features (listed)

Retro

• RBI Challenges
• Story Mode like previous in Mario Super Sluggers
• Star Players return
• Items
• All stadiums return
• Chemistry Good/Bad
• Options of how many Innings
• 9 on a team is available

New

• New actions and controls
• All new characters
• Any character can be a captain
• New stadiums
• Downloadable characters
• Every character gets a special hit and pitch.
• Tournament Mode
• Optional to be Mushroom Kingdom style with 12 on a team or standard baseball.

Modes

Story Mode

Play through story mode and defeat Bowser!

Match Mode

Play a match, multiplayer or single

Records Mode

Check your records

Options Mode

Select the options.

Practice Mode

Practice different things

Mission Mode

Play missions from Story Mode.

Controls

Batting

A Button: (Hold) Charge up.

A Button: (Release) (After hold) Preform charge bat.

A Button: (Press) Hit the ball.

B Button: (Press) Bunt.

X+B Buttons: (If enough energy)(Press) Special Bat.

L/R Button: Swap which way batting.

Pitching

Pitching is using touch screen mechanics;

Straight Line: Normal pitch..

Press on one spot and hold: (If enough energy) Star Pitch.

Curved Line: Curve.

Straight Line: (fast swipe) Fastball.

Straight Line: (slowly) Change up.

Straight Line: (pointing to any base) Pick-off throw.

Circle Pad: Move pitcher

A+Y and Straight Line: (hold then release) Charge up pitch.

L/R Buttons: Change which hand the pitcher throws with.

Fielding

When fielding you will control one character at a time, first the closest character to the ball will be activated to use these are the controls;

• Circle Pad: Move the player
• Touch a player's face on touch screen: throw to that player

If the player does not need to throw and is near the bases they can then;

• Tag a base preventing any runners to stop running and if not on a base they are out by going near a base and pressing the A' Button'.

or;

• Tag a runner before they get to a base causing them to be out, by coming next to a runner and pressing the A Button

Fielding Ability: L/R Button

Running

Before you bat you will need to set up the following

• Which base each runner will go to by touching that player and moving them to a spot

While runners run, there may be a problem of character tagging a base if so you can;

• Make any player retreat to the previous base by dragging them back and shaking the 3DS.

When running;

• When the screen says GO! start shaking the 3DS to run.
• When the screen says STOP! it means all players are on the preferred bases and you must stop shaking the 3DS.

General Options

Start Button: Pause game (while playing a match)

When setting your team up;

• L/R to change a characters colour

• Touch a character to confirm

Playable Characters (including Alternate Colours)

Note: Stat Key is; P=Pitching, B= Batting, F=Fielding, R=Running

Note 2: Special Bat and Pitches are not in this section

Note 3: Most descriptions are the same as Mario Super Sluggers

The characters selection screen on the bottom screen of the 3DS (no alternate colours or downloadable characters included)

Character:	Description:	Stats:	Fielding Special	Team Name:	Best Area:
Mario	A 5-tool player who can hit, run, and pitch!	P:6/10 B:7/10 F=6/10 R=7/10	Fire Speed Dive	Mario Fireballs	Batting/Running
Luigi	A 5-tool player who can jump, pitch, and hit!	P:6/10 B:6/10 F:7/10 R:7/10	Poltergust Suck	Luigi Ghouls	Fielding/Running
Peach	A slap hitter who can pitch the lights out.	P:9/10 B:4/10 F:8/10 R:5/10	Ball Charm Grab	Peach Royalty	Pitching
Daisy	Her amazing glove is her best feature but like Peach she lacks Running and Batting skills.	P:7/10 B:6/10 F:8/10 R:5/10	Flower Spin Twirl Jump	Daisy Flowers	Fielding
Yoshi	A top speedster who will run best on base or field!	P:4/10 B:4/10 F:6/10 R:9/10	Tongue Catch	Yoshi Eggs	Running
Birdo	An All-Around good player which has a hard time hitting curves.	P:4/10 B:8/10 F:7/10 R:5/10	Suction Catch	Birdo Bows	Batting
Wario	Good stamina and a great contact zone but with fielding, like money he tends to keep the ball as a habit.	P:5/10 B:8/10 F:3/10 R:4/10	Money Bag Dive	Wario Garlics	Batting
Waluigi	Charge swings drop power, but increase hits.	P:8/10 B:4/10 F:8/10 R:5/10	Bob-Omb Bounce	Waluigi Spitballs	Pitching/Fielding
DK	A powerful hitter who can also climb up walls!	P:6/10 B:9/10 F:3/10 R:2/10	Barrel Catch	Donkey Kong Wilds	Batting
Diddy Kong	His hits and pitches move like crazy!	P:5/10 B:4/10 F:8/10 R:6/10	Jet Pack Jump	Diddy Kong Bananas	Fielding
Bowser	His almighty strength makes up for his lack of Running and Fielding skills.	P:5/10 B:10/10 F:3/10 R:3/10	Flamethrower	Bowser Monsters	Batting
Bowser Jr.	A pitcher with great ball and bat control!	P:5/10 B:7/10 F:4/10

Official Teams

Captain	Sub-Captain	M1	M2	M3	M4	M5	M6	M7
Mario	Luigi	B. Noki	G. Noki	R. Noki	B. Pianta	Y. Pianta	R. Pianta	Monty Mole
Peach	Daisy	R. Toad	Y. Toad	B. Toad	G. Toad	P. Toad	Toadsworth	Toadette
Wario	Waluigi	Boo	Blooper	Petey Piranha	B. Kamek	G. Kamek	Y. Kamek	R. Kamek
Yoshi	Birdo	R. Yoshi	LB. Yoshi	B. Yoshi	Y. Yoshi	P. Yoshi	W. Yoshi	Black Yoshi
DK	Diddy Kong	Kritter	Baby DK	Funky Kong	Dixie Kong	Red Kritter	Blue Kritter	Brown Kritter
Bowser	Bowser Jr	Hammer Bro	Fire Bro	Boomerang Bro	Dry Bones	Red Dry Bones	Green Dry Bones	Blue Dry Bones

Stadiums

Name	How to Unlock
Mario Stadium	Unlocked
Peach Ice Garden	Unlocked
Yoshi Park	Unlocked
Wario City	Unlocked
DK Jungle	Unlocked
Bowser Castle	Unlocked
Luigi Mansion	Complete Mario Stadium
Daisy Cruiser	Complete Peach Ice Garden
Birdo Palace	Complete Yoshi Park
Waluigi Field	Complete Wario City
Diddy Kong Gigantic Tram	Complete DK Jungle
Bowser Jr Playroom	Complete Bowser Castle

Chemistry

See here

Special Hit, Pitch and Bat

For the first time in the series, any character has the ability to use a special hit or pitch. Note that Miis do have specials 

Character:	Special Batting Hit	Special Pitch	When to use
Mario	Fireball Bat	Fireball Pitch	5 batters safe
Luigi	Tornado Bat	Tornado Pitch	All batters safe
Peach	Love Bat	Love Pitch	6 batters out
Daisy	Flower Bat	Flower Pitch	4 -1
Yoshi	Egg Bat	Egg Pitch	10 - 6
Birdo	Bow Bat	Bow Pitch	78 - 69
Wario	Garlic Bat	Garlic Pitch	1000 - 999
Waluigi	Spitball Bat	Spitball Pitch	All batters safe
DK
Diddy Kong
Bowser
Bowser Jr.
Mii	Extreme Mii Bat	Extreme Mii Bat

Story

see here

Items

There are new items introduced some being special to certain to some stadiums.

Retro Items

• Bob-Omb
• Pow-Ball
• Mini Boos (Appears as item for Luigi's Mansion)
• Green Shell
• Banana Peels (Appears as item for DK Jungle)
• Fireballs

Special Area Items

Name of Stadium and Item	Effect
Mario Stadium Mushroom	Boosts speed when running.
Peach's Castle Heart	Confuses some fielders for a short period of time.
Yoshi Park Piranha Plant	Thrown close to where ball lands and will bite players who come close for a short time period.
Wario City Garlic	When the ball lands a gas will appear and fielders will want to stay away for a short period of time
DK Jungle Banana Peels	Makes opponents slip if they contact with them.
Rosalina's Ice World Freezie	Will freeze an opponent for a short period of time
Mushroom Gorge Mega Mushroom	The batter will grow bigger and this will increase the chance of getting a home run!
Koopa Troopa Beach Blue Shell	Works like Bob-Omb but reacts when players come near.
Bowser's Castle Bowser Shell	Works like a Green Shell but is more powerful and causes more destruction.
Bowser Jr.'s Playroom Chain Chomp	This will attack fielders for a short period of time.
Luigi's Mansion Mini Boos	The ball will be invisible for a short period of time.
Daisy's Cruiser ???	???.
Birdo's Candy Land ???	???.
Waluigi Pinball ???	???.
Toadette's Music Room ???	???.
Shy Guy Airplane ???	???.

Gallery

Mario with his Bat.

Luigi getting some equipment.

Peach preparing to swing her Bat.

Daisy trying to catch a ball.

Yoshi showing off.

Birdo pitching.

Wario catching a ball.

Waluigi preparing to swing his bat.

DK eating a banana

Bowser cursing the other team.

Diddy Kong juggling and showing off.

Bowser Jr. preparing to bat.

Toad preparing to catch a thrown ball coming towards him.

Toadette slipping on a Banana Peel.

Toadsworth preparing to catch a ball

Toadbert preparing to catch a ball.

Baby Mario flying in the air from a Bob-Omb exploding

Additional Credits

MCQueenMario

• Artwork of Toadbert, if you want it without a glove you can get to it here.
• Artwork of Baby Mario, if you want it without a glove you can get to it here.

Roster Credits

• SonicWiki made some images I made into icons one of which being Flutter
• Arend made some images that I made into icons too
• McQueenMario also did too.
• TOM.V.12 made the 3D Ashley artwork and Ashley,Jimmy T., Penguin, Kat and Ana's icons for me