Nintendo’s announcement ofMario Strikers: Battle Leaguebuilt up a ton of hype among fans, as it is arguably one of the more popularMario Sportsgames. That, combined with the fact that it’s beenfifteen years since the lastMariosoccer game (Mario Strikers Charged), put the game into a dominating position.
Most of the reveals so far have been promising, but there is one thing that caught fans' eyes in an unsavory way. Namely,Mario Strikers: Battle League’s launch roster sizeis a meager 10 characters.Mario Strikers Chargedfeatures 20 characters for comparison, and it seemsBattle Leaguewill repeat this…in a different way.
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Mario Strikers: Battle League Leak Shows 10 DLC Characters
Mario Strikers: Battle Leaguelaunches with Mario, Luigi, Peach, Donkey Kong, Bowser, Wario, Waluigi, Rosaline, Toad, and Yoshi, withDaisy being only of the biggest and most obvious omissions. Luckily, as seen below, one datamine suggests that the game will feature a total of 10 DLC characters. PastMario Sportsgames, over the past few years, have added new content post-release, and that’s what seems to be happening here.
As seen with manyMario Sportsgames, it launches in a decent size, but it is then expanded with some free updates. There are many who are against this practice, which is an understandable stance. It essentially means the game is not content complete at launch, and in the case of a game likeMario Strikers: Battle League,it can really show. At worst, it can impact player interest and even gameplay elements.
At the same time, it can help lengthen player retention as well, with players coming back to check out the new characters inaMario Sportsgame. It would be a different story if these characters were premium content and players had to pay for the ten characters; since these characters are likely to be free, it’s not as damaging.
Perhaps the best part is that pastMario Sportsgames have introduced new maps, game modes, and more, while releasing a handful of characters at a time. This could suggest that the free updates forMario Strikers: Battle Leaguecould be packed with content, as this would suggest somewhere between 3-5 free updates filled with characters and more.
Ultimately it remains to be seen, but at the very least, this appears to be promising forMario Strikers: Battle League.
Mario Strikers: Battle Leaguewill launch on June 10th, 2022, exclusively for Nintendo Switch.
