History VideoGame / MarioSportsMix

''Mario Sports Mix'', initially released in 2010 for the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} is the SpiritualSuccessor to ''[[VideoGame/MarioHoops3on3 Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]''. Like its predecessor, it was developed by Creator/SquareEnix, and features teams of up to three characters facing off in certain sports on fields with different gimmicks. It features three new sports and one sport returning from the aforementioned ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3'': volleyball, dodgeball, hockey, and basketball. Received its own SpiritualSuccessor in ''VideoGame/MarioSportsSuperstars'' for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS, developed by Creator/CamelotSoftwarePlanning and Creator/NamcoBandai, featuring different sports.

* LethalJokeCharacter: The Tricky characters (Black Mage, Moogle, Cactuar, and Slime) usually have one stat that they excel in, while the other two are utterly awful and plain bad respectively. They make up for this by having a repertoire of strange moves up their sleeve (Black Mage), breaking their max stat (Cactuar), or having their excellent stat be one that people usually doesn't expect ([[GlacierWaif Slime]]).
* LimitBreak: All playable characters have a unique special ability that can only be used occasionally throughout the game. There's a gauge on screen that lets the player see how much is left until the character is ready, and it slowly fills every time the player makes a certain successful action in each sport (for example, in volleyball it's when you make a stable receive).

* MineralMacGuffin: The Four Crystals, in grand ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' tradition.

* PowerCrystal: Again, a ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' tradition, presumably because the game was developed by Creator/SquareEnix.

* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: Hey... how did the AI get all those coins so quickly? This espescially applies in hockey, where one goal leads near the end of a game are not safe at all. The computer will usually gather up five or six coins in a matter of 10 seconds, and then score. Now your one goal lead has turned into a five goal deficit. You're pretty much screwed after that.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' team disappears after you fight the [[TrueFinalBoss Behemoth.]]

* HarderThanHard: The Expert level on basketball is [[{{Understatement}} pretty insane]]. It's not just harder than the Hard level: it rockets the AI to an unbelievable state, usually bordering unfair play. They are ''always'' getting dribbling speed boosts even when you're not anywhere close to them, it's nearly impossible to steal the ball from them due to sheer dribbling spamming (which they seemingly can do faster than you, by the way), they take advantage of every one of your cooldowns if you KO them after attempting a dunk by having another teammate do the dunk or a lay-up instead, they block 95% of your shots, they can utterly block your way to the basket so they KO you and steal the ball, chaotic alley-oops where [=KOing=] one of the dunkers allows the other one to dunk instead are everywhere, they get the ball back 50% of the time immediately after you steal them even if you're closer to the ball than them, they can force you to steal four or five times in a row alternating the holder between all possible opponents, they will get up again and again when you KO them with a power character ace shot so you don't score. As a side note, this is carried over from ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3'', where the same thing happens.

* PeekABangs: The White Mage has her right eye covered by pink hair. This increases her sex appeal.

''Mario Sports Mix'', initially released in 2010 for the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} is the SpiritualSuccessor to ''[[VideoGame/MarioHoops3on3 Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]''. Like its predecessor, it was developed by Creator/SquareEnix, and features teams of up to three characters facing off in certain sports on fields with different gimmicks. It features three new sports and one sport returning from the aforementioned ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3'': volleyball, dodgeball, hockey, and basketball. Received its own SpiritualSuccessor in ''VideoGame/MarioSportsSuperstars'' for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS, developed by Creator/{{Camelot}} and Creator/NamcoBandai, featuring different sports.

''Mario Sports Mix'' (2010) for the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} is the SpiritualSuccessor to ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3.'' Like its predecessor, it was developed by Creator/SquareEnix, and features teams of up to three characters facing off in certain sports on fields with different gimmicks. It features three new sports and one sport returning from the aforementioned ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3'': volleyball, dodgeball, hockey, and basketball. Received its own SpiritualSuccessor in ''VideoGame/MarioSportsSuperstars'' for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS, developed by Creator/{{Camelot}} and Creator/NamcoBandai, featuring different sports.

''Mario Sports Mix'' (2010) for the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} is the SpiritualSuccessor to ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3.'' Like its predecessor, it was developed by Creator/SquareEnix, and features teams of up to three characters facing off in certain sports on fields with different gimmicks. It features three new sports and one sport returning from the aforementioned ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3'': volleyball, dodgeball, hockey, and basketball. Received its own SpiritualSuccessor in ''VideoGame/MarioSportsSuperstars'' for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS, developed by ''Creator/{{Camelot}}'' and Creator/NamcoBandai, featuring different sports.

''Mario Sports Mix'' (2010) for the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} is the SpiritualSuccessor to ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3.'' Like its predecessor, it was developed by Creator/SquareEnix, and features teams of up to three characters facing off in certain sports on fields with different gimmicks. It features three new sports and one sport returning from the aforementioned ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3'': volleyball, dodgeball, hockey, and basketball. Received its own SpiritualSuccessor in ''Mario Sports Superstars'' for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS, developed by ''Camelot'' and Creator/NamcoBandai, featuring different sports.

%%* DarkIsNotEvil: Black Mage, sort of.

%%* DiskOneNuke: Sort of. It’s possible to unlock [[Franchise/FinalFantasy White Mage, Black Mage, and Ninja]] earlier than normal.

* HarderThanHard: The Expert level on basketball is [[{{Understatement}} pretty insane]]. It's not just harder than the Hard level: it rockets the AI to an unbelievable state, usually bordering unfair play. They are ''always'' getting dribbling speed boosts even when you're not anywhere close to them, it's nearly impossible to steal the ball from them due to sheer dribbling spamming (which they seemingly can do faster than you, by the way), they take advantage of every one of your cooldowns if you KO them after attempting a dunk by having another teammate do the dunk or a lay-up instead, they block 95% of your shots, they can utterly block your way to the basket so they KO you and steal the ball, chaotic alley-oops where [=KOing=] one of the dunkers allows the other one to dunk instead are everywhere, they get the ball back 50% of the time immediately after you steal them even if you're closer to the ball than them, they can force you to steal four or five times in a row alternating the holder between all possible opponents, they will get up again and again when you KO them with a power character ace shot so you don't score.

''Mario Sports Mix'' (2010) for the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} is the SpiritualSuccessor to ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3.'' Like its predecessor, it was developed by Creator/SquareEnix, and features teams of up to three characters facing off in certain sports on fields with different gimmicks. It features three new sports and one sport returning from the aforementioned ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3'': volleyball, dodgeball, hockey, and basketball. Received its own SpiritualSuccessor in ''Mario Sports Superstars'' for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS, developed by Creator/Camelot and Creator/NamcoBandai, featuring different sports.

* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Moogle, from ''Franchise/FinalFantasy''.

''Mario Sports Mix'' (2010) for the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} is the SpiritualSuccessor to ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3.'' Like its predecessor, it was developed by Creator/SquareEnix, and features teams of up to three characters facing off in certain sports on fields with different gimmicks. It features three new sports and one sport returning from the aforementioned ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3'': volleyball, dodgeball, hockey, and basketball. Received its own successor in ''Mario Sports Superstars'' for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS.

%%* AthleticArenaLevel: Toad Park.

%%* BeehiveBarrier: The White Mage can make one in front of herself.
%%* BigBoosHaunt: VideoGame/LuigisMansion and Ghoulish Galleon.
%%* BlackMage: The TropeNamer himself appears.
%%* BlackoutBasement: Luigi's Mansion again.

%%* CombinationAttack: It's possible to pull one off during the battle with the Behemoth.

%%* CoolAirship: The Star Ship stage.

%%* DoppelgangerAttack: The Ninja’s special ability.

%%* FlashStep: The Ninja does a few.

%%* GreenHillZone: Peach’s Castle and to a slightly lesser extent, Daisy Garden.

%%* HolyHandGrenade: The White Mage's specialty.

%%* InelegantBlubbering: Luigi, Waluigi, and DK all do this should they happen to lose a match.

%%* MineralMacGuffin: The Four Crystals, in grand ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' tradition.

%%* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Moogle, from ''Franchise/FinalFantasy''.

%%* ShiftingSandLand: Western Junction.

%%* WhiteMage: The TropeNamer makes an appearance.

* MsFanservice: White Mage provides a significant amount of fanservice in the game, even more so than Peach and Daisy. She has a MiniDressOfPower that exposes pretty much the entirety of her [[ShesGotLegs thighs and legs]], and has a noticeably slimmer waist than the princesses [[HartmanHips without sacrificing hips width]]. Not to mention the sensual voice acting she got.

* LethalJokeCharacter: The Tricky characters (Black Mage, Moogle, Cactuar, and Slime) usually have one stat that they excel in, while the other two are utterly awful and plain bad respectively. They make up for this by having a repertoire of strange moves up their sleeve (Black Mage), [[UpToEleven breaking their max stat]] (Cactuar), or having their excellent stat be one that people usually doesn't expect ([[GlacierWaif Slime]]).

* LongSongShortScene: The Starman theme has a full 52 second loop to it while you only get to hear roughly 10 seconds of it in-game.