Mario Strikers: Battle League + Character roster, Gear and Players

Mario is making his Strikers comeback, with Mario Strikers: Battle League. Here’s the trailer, the game’s release date, and everything else you need to know.

Mario Strikers Revealed: The Next Rocket League?

At today’s Nintendo Direct, Mario Strikers Battle League was revealed, and immediately, the game draws obvious Rocket League. Why? Well, for one, it’s an alternative take on soccer, and for another, the co-op experience and strategy elements make the comparison obvious. Still, the game is vastly different from Rocket League, for one simple reason: You control your player in the same way you would in FIFA.

Yes, said player is a Nintendo character, but you still can merely run, shoot, or use items. The key difference Rocket League has over other sports games, is that you literally control every aspect of the car, akin to controlling the foot of a soccer player, as he strikes the ball. So, no, Mario Strikers is not the next Rocket League, but it’s still a fun game worth looking forward to.

What We Know About Mario Strikers: Battle League

The game will be released on June 10, with pre-orders open now
The game is played in 5v5, and you can play with up to 5 players locally
Outside of that, we don’t know much, but everything that we do know can be seen in the trailer, which we don’t want to keep from you:

For a Mario game, this surprise sure came out of the blue. Usually, every Mario game has at least some fanfare or rumors before it gets revealed, but there was literally nothing preparing us for Mario Strikers. Even better, then, that the game is already being released in June this year. While it’s different enough from Rocket League to not warrant any comparisons, it might still become a major player in the sports genre.

Mario Strikers: Battle League Character roster

These are all of the characters we saw by scouring official images and videos. Any unplayable characters are marked with.

Much like in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, players can run into Question Blocks and acquire helpful items. These are all of the items we saw by scouring official images and trailers. We’ll add more as we learn more.

Item What it does

Banana Peel Players who touch the Banana Peel fall to the ground and disrupt their movement for a short time.
Bob-omb A Bob-omb is shot forward on the field, anyone near its blasting radius when it explodes is stunned momentarily.
Green Shell A projectile to launch at opponents while in close range. When struck, players fall and are stunned for a time.
Red Shell A homing projectile to launch at opponents. When struck, players fall and are stunned for a time.

Mario Strikers: Battle League Gear

As you complete matches, you’ll earn Coins, which can be used to purchase gear for your characters in between games. Gear determines your strength, speed, shooting, passing, and technique stats. The better your gear, the better your stats will be. Gear also changes what your character looks like.

Stat Description

Strength How much force you can put into a tackle.
Speed How fast your character moves.
Shooting How powerful your ability to shoot at the goal is.
Passing The higher this is, the more accurate your passing accuracy is.
Technique Your control of the character as they move.

Mario Strikers: Battle League Hyper Strike

At certain points while playing, a golden orb might appear on the field. The player who successfully reaches it and then charges it up will be able to do a special move known as a Hyper Strike. Each characters’ Hyper Strike move is different. If a player scores while in this state, it can count for two points instead of just one, which could mean the difference between winning and losing.

Mario Strikers: Battle League How many players can play at once?

Up to eight players can play at a time from one Nintendo Switch console. You just have to make sure you have enough Joy-Cons to go around. If you don’t have that many people to play with, the computer will control the extras. Teams are made up of five characters, but both sides have a non-playable goalie named Boom Boom.

Can you aim in Mario Strikers?

Firstly, never, ever shoot while on your side of the field, as the ball will almost always be caught by the opposing team. Instead, when you shoot from the opponent’s side, your character will automatically aim for the goal, regardless of which direction he was facing before.

Is Mario Strikers Charged hard?

The biggest issue with this game is that it is very hard. There will many times during the game that you will be extremely frustrated and want to throw the disc against a wall. If you like a challenge then this game is for you. Probably the hardest mario themed sports game I’ve ever played.

How do you deke in Mario Strikers Charged?

Using a teleporting deke will drain all charge from the ball. Defensive players have teleporting dekes. If the player is too close to the goal, they will be teleported above the goal, and be electrocuted by the electrified fence.

Do you need nunchucks for Mario Strikers Charged?

Will Mario Strikers be fully playable on the gamepad or only display there and you still have to use Wii-motes/nunchucks? Thanks if anybody knows. Nope, only Wii games compatible with the Classic Controller can be played on the Gamepad. This game was only compatible with the Wiimote.