Mario Baseball Stars

Mario Baseball Stars is an upcoming Nintendo Wii U baseball sport game, which is the overall third title in the Mario Baseball series, also the game continues the tradition of being on a home console once again. This new installment will be called Mario All-Stars Baseball in Japan, but the other regions where the game will be sold stick to the main name, Mario Baseball Stars. The game will be released January 13 in America and Japan, then, breaking a tradition, for the baseball titles only be sold in Japan and America, the game will be released in Europe and Australlia July 21. The game will have many old and new features that appear, and the game will also include some new characters added to the roster and all new colorful and high quality stadiums based on some retro characters and some new characters, such as Koopa Beach, Waluigi Pinball and Diddy Kong's Western Junction.

Developer(s)	Hammers R Us Inc.
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Nintendo Wii U
Genre(s)	Sports
Release Date(s)	13th January 2013 (JAPAN/AMERICA) 21st January 2013 (EUROPE/AUSTRALLIA
Mode(s)	See section "Modes"
Age Rating(s)	E for Everyone
Media Included	Nintendo Wii U Disc

Gameplay

The gameplay is very similar to both previous installments, although with some of the new features Nintendo Wii U brings a few new gameplay elements are added to the game itself, the developers trying to make a better experience for the players;

Set-Up

Instead of actually setting up fielding and batting places by moving the Wii remote and selecting players can use the Tablet, this new features allows the player to set up characters and also when the next batter hits where the computers runners should run, if a computer runner is about get out, the computer is smart enough to go back, but it depends on how fast they get back to determine if they are out or safe.

Players can now favourite teams and set-ups for teams so it's just a quick tap and your team is ready!

Batting

Batting stays the same as in the previous installments, although every character now has their very own unique Special Swing to use is their team has filled the gauge to perform one. Also returning is Superstar Match Ups, this time being called Star Rivals.

Running

Running is mainly like other installments, but instead of pressing when to stop running, before the next bat the players will set-up where the players should go (see Set-Up) and the computers will follow. Also before running the players will chose who they'd like to be to run on the bases (either the batter, or a team member on the bases) and will have to shake the Remote up and down as if running to the next base, pressing A to stop on a base and B to quickly run back to the previous.

Pitching

Pitching is the same as the other two installments, throwing different balls so the batter can hit the ball, but now all team players have Special Pitches which are performed when filling the team's Special Gauge up. Like mentioned in Batting, Superstar Match-Up returns, but called Star Rival in which if the Pitcher gets three strikes on the batter their team will get their gauge filled (which can be filled up to five times) or if changing on settings, they will get a point, but if the batter gets around to base 2 or 3 then they will get the prize, sometimes neither member will get the prize.

Fielding

Fielding has changed slightly but the gameplay is mainly the same as it normally is in other installments, buddy jumps, fielding abilities and chemistry all apply, and fielders can still get used items on by Batters, the new features is that you will instantly become the player closest to the ball when it goes into mid-air.

Items

Items are back on the stadium, but there are a few major changes;

• Batters will get an item every turn, batters have the most selection of items out of each of the four roles
• Pitchers have very few items but can also use items, these have the least selection of items
• Fielders can use items and have the 2nd largest amount of selection
• Runners can use items but there are only a few, this role has the 3rd largest amount of items

Modes

TBA

Characters

Playable Characters

116 Characters are playable in Mario Baseball Stars, 72 Returing characters and 44 Newcomers.15 of which are Captains, and there are 101 teamates. All of these have their own type which gives them advantages and disadvantages on the stadium.

Types

• Balance: Balance characters have balanced stats but don't exceed in a certain skil.
• Skill: Skill characters have great, throws and pitches, but aren't as good with trick moves like curve balls.
• Power: Power characters have amazing strength and powerful hits, but are the slowest of all characters.
• Speed: Speed characters have great speed and can get to a base in no time, but are lacking raw power.
• Tricky: Tricky characters have lots of tricky moves and are very lucky, but have lots of low stats, few high.

Captain Characters

Icon	Name	Type	Fielding Ability	Star Swing	Star Pitch	Team Symbols
	Mario~	Balance	Enlarge	Fire Swing	Fire Ball	Fire Flower, Mario Cap, Shine Sprite
	Luigi~	Balance	Enlarge	Thunder Swing	Thunder Ball	Green Cap, Kinght, Lightning Bolt
	Peach~	Skill	Quick Lipstick Throw	Heart Swing	Lovely Ball	Heart, Crown, Angel Wings
	Yoshi~	Speed	Tongue Catch	Egg Swing	Rainbow Ball	Egg, Rainbow, Dinosaur Fossil
	Wario~	Power	Coin Dive	Garlic Swing	Gassy Ball	Garlic, Wrench, Weights
	Waluigi~	Skill	Croupier Throw	Gambling Luck Swing	Confusion Illusion Ball	Coin, Blue Shell, Ace of Spades
	Daisy~	Speed	Flower Jump	Blossom Swing	Flower Power Ball	Daisy, Boat, Orange Blossoms
	Birdo~	Balance	Suction Catch	Heart Broken Swing	Suction Swing	Bow, Ring, Emerald
	DK~	Power	Earthquake	Banana Curve Swing	Banana Ball	Banana, Barrel, Ukiki
	Bowser~	Power	Winged Shell Jump	Bullet Bill Swing	Banzai Ball	Bowser Face, Flames, Bullet Bill
	Bowser Jr.~	Tricky	Paintbrush Slide	Graffiti Swing	Paint Ball	Bob-Omb, Paint Splat, Jr. Mask
	Diddy Kong~	Speed	Jet Pack Jump	Ninja Shadow Swing	Shiruken Ball	Cowboy Hat, Peanut, Shiruken
	Rosalina	Skill	Cosmic Dash	Star Bit Swing	Ice Flower Ball	Star, Freezie, Iceberg
	Lubba	Tricky	Launch Star Throw	Comet Swing	Cosmic Ball	Planet, Galaxy, Comet
	Shadow Mario	Tricky	Shadow Transport	~	~	Shadows, M Logo, Paintbrush

~= Default Captain

Teamates

Icon	Name	Type	Fielding Ability	Star Swing	Star Pitch	Default Captain
	Baby Mario	Speed	Rattle Dash	Mallet Swing	Baby Ball	Mario
	Baby Luigi	Speed	Super Cape	Super Swing	Bouncy Ball	Luigi
	Baby Peach	Tricky	Parasol Jump	Perry Swing	Royal Curve Ball	Birdo
	Baby Daisy	Speed	Moo Moo Ride	Blossom Bomb Swing	Cry Baby Ball	Birdo
	Baby Yoshi	Speed	Balloon Catch	Glow Swing	Bubble Ball	Yoshi
	Baby DK	Tricky	Clamber	Vine Swing	Tiki Ball	DK
	Red Toad	Speed	Mushroom Bounce	'Shroom Swing	Speedster Ball	Peach
	Toadette	Speed	1- Up Run	Melody Swing	Rhythm Ball	Daisy
	Toadsworth	Skill	Fungus Throw	Poison 'Shroom Swing	Slow Curve	Peach
	Blue Pianta	Power	Palm Tree Catch	Tropical Swing	Power Punch	Mario
	Blue Noki	Speed	Bubble Jump	Seaside Swing	Super Ball	Mario
	Mona	Balance	Motorbike Boost	Pizza Frisbee Swing	You just got served Ball	Wario
	Jimmy T.	Skill	Boogie Down Dive	Diva Swing	Groovin' Ball	Wario
	Funky Kong	Power	Surfer Speed	Surf's Up Swing	Tidal Wave Ball	DK
	Candy Kong	Balance	Vine Catch	Candy Cane Swing	Sugar Rush	DK
	Dixie Kong	Skill	Cannon Catch	Pinky Peanut Swing	Pink Power Ball	Diddy Kong
	Tiny Kong	Balance	Totem Pole Jump	Monkey Swing	Arrow Ball	Diddy Kong
	King K. Rool	Power	Barrel Roll	Flaming Barrel Swing	Strong Throw	DK
	Green Kritter	Balance	Chain Catch	Klaptrap Swing	???	Diddy Kong
	Goomba	Balance	Headbonk Dive	Headbonk Headbut	Headbonk Ball	DK
	Paragoomba	Balance	Super Jump	Wing Swing	Gale  Force Wind Ball	DK
	Green Koopa	Balance	Shell Spin	Golden Shell Swing		Wario
	Red Paratroopa	Skill	Sky High Dive	Cloud Swing		Waluigi
	Red Lakitu	Balance	Cloud 9 Catch	Spiny Swing		Daisy
	Blue Magikoopa	Balance	Magical Catch	Magic Swing		Bowser
	Hammer Bro.	Power	Bro. Jump	Giga Hammer Swing		Bowser Jr.
	Boo	Tricky	Invisiboo	Thriller Swing		Luigi
	Dry Bones	Tricky	Scatter Dive	Electro Swing		Waluigi
	King Boo	Tricky	Phantom Throw	Spooky Swing		Luigi
	Dry Bowser	Power	Flame Throw	Blue Inferno Swing		Bowser
	Petey Piranha	Power	Sludge Slide	Sludge Swing		Daisy
	Wiggler	Skill	Flutter Jump	Angry Attack Swing		Daisy
	Monty Mole	Power	Burrow	Underground Bunt Swing		Daisy
	Red Shy Guy	Skill	Shy Dive	Thunder Swing		Birdo
	Fly Guy	Skill	Turbo Propeller	Spear Swing		Waluigi
	Blooper	Tricky	Ink Dive	Inksplosion Swing		Daisy
	Boom Boom	Power	Pow Block Stop	Bowser Shell Swing		Bowser
	Pom Pom	Power	Pomerang Throw	Pomerang Swing		Bowser
	Metal Mario	Power	Metal Conveyor	Metallic Magic Swing		Shadow Mario
	Yellow Luma	Skill	Mini Star Throw	Power Star Swing		Lubba
	Star Bunny	Tricky	Bunny Hop	Crazy Carrot Swing		Rosalina
	Honey Queen	Tricky	Slippery Honey	Honey Bomb Swing		Rosalina
	Penguin	Tricky	Iceberg Slide	Blizzard Bunt		Rosalina
	Whittle	Tricky	Leaf Veil Catch	Autumn Days Swing		Rosalina
	Dino Piranha	Power	Dino Tail Whip	Prehistoric Swing		Rosalina
	Geno	Balance	7 Stars Throw	Puppet Swing		Rosalina
	Mii	Optional	Spotlight Catch	Super Swing		Extra

Alternates

Type/Color	Name	Type	Fielding Ability	Star Swing	Star Pitch	Default Captain
	Yoshi	Speed	Tongue Catch			Yoshi
	Yoshi	Speed	Tongue Catch			Extra
	Yoshi	Speed	Tongue Catch			Yoshi
	Yoshi	Speed	Tongue Catch			Yoshi
	Yoshi	Speed	Tongue Catch			Yoshi
	Yoshi	Skill	Tongue Catch			Extra
	Yoshi	Speed	Tongue Catch			Yoshi
	Yoshi	Power	Tongue Catch			Extra
	Yoshi	Balance	Tongue Catch			Extra
	Yoshi	Tricky	Tongue Catch			Extra
	Toad	Speed	Mushroom Bounce			Peach
	Toad	Speed	Mushroom Bounce			Peach
	Toad	Speed	Mushroom Bounce			Peach
	Toad	Speed	Mushroom Bounce			Peach
	Kritter	Balance	Chain Catch			Diddy Kong
	Kritter	Balance	Chain Catch			Diddy Kong
	Kritter	Power	Chain Catch			Diddy Kong
	Koopa	Balance	Shell Spin			Luigi
	Paratroopa	Skill	Sky High Dive			Mario
	Lakitu	Balance	Cloud 9 Catch			Wario
	Magikoopa	Balance	Magical Catch			Bowser
	Magikoopa	Balance	Magical Catch			Bowser Jr.
	Magikoopa	Balance	Magical Catch			Bowser
Fire	Hammer Bro.	Power	Bro. Jump			Bowser Jr.
Ice	Hammer Bro.	Power	Bro. Jump			Bowser Jr.
Boomerang	Hammer Bro.	Power	Bro. Jump			Bowser Jr.
	Boo	Tricky	Invisiboo			Wario
	Boo	Tricky	Invisibomb			Wario
	Dry Bones	Tricky	Scatter Dive			Waluigi
	Dry Bones	Tricky	Scatter Dive			Waluigi
	Dry Bones	Tricky	Scatter Dive			Bowser Jr.
	Shy Guy	Skill	Shy Dive			Wario
	Shy Guy	Skill	Shy Dive			Birdo
	Shy Guy	Skill	Shy Dive			Birdo
	Shy Guy	Skill	Shy Dive			Birdo
	Luma	Skill	Mini Star Throw			Lubba
	Luma	Skill	Mini Star Throw			Lubba
	Luma	Skill	Mini Star Throw			Lubba
	Luma	Tricky	Mini Star Throw			Lubba
	Luma	Tricky	Mini Star Throw			Lubba
	Pianta	Power	Palm Tree Catch			Mario
	Pianta	Power	Palm Tree Catch			Mario
	Noki	Speed	Bubble Dive			Mario
	Noki	Skill	Bubble Dive			Luigi

NPCs

Only two characters appear in the game that are not playable, these characters act as hosts and will comment on the game and at the end of the game, highlighting the best parts, players of the match and generally talking about how the game went.