Nintendo fans are now in arms, but not over yet downgrade graphics or Pokédex Improvements. Nope, this time it’s an shunned character in an upcoming game, and not even a celebrity there: Princess Daisy isn’t participating. Mario Strikers: Battle League.
Mario Strikers: Battle League, announced in a February rollout and is scheduled for a Switch release next month, which is the next entry in Mario Strikers soccer game series. Sure, football sims are a dozen, courtesy of a certain range of decades recently lost its naming rights. But who cares about things like “outside fouls” or “yellow cards” when you can turn a soccer ball into a meteor?
Fan Mario Strikers (hello) has been on the moon since then Battle LeagueThis announcement, as it heralds the revival of a series that has fallen asleep, can be compared appropriately. The gameplay seems faithful to its predecessors, brimming with all the “Hey, that move isn’t approved by FIFA” statements the series is known for. After the announcement in February, some fans expressed concern that Daisy was not shown, despite assumption it’s for an innocuous reason — her character model isn’t perfect, for example.
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Earlier this month, Nintendo Europe’s Twitter account confirmed those concerns with a tweet run down the “team” of playable characters in a series of 10 (IMO) sketches (unnecessary, intense). Daisy is not included. Over the past week, social media has been abuzz with players lamenting her disqualification or calling for her to be included.
It’s often premature and misleading for fans to respond to unreleased games, but the response here makes sense. Daisy was, after all, a mainstay in both previous iterations, Super Mario Strikers for GameCube and Mario Strikers charged for Wii. In addition, as a representative for We Are Daisy fan wiki (WAD) said Kotakuthe Striker series “is where Daisy’s personality shines most.” (Yes, Daisy is so popular that she has her own fan wiki.) Not to mention the fact that she’s become a major character in other Nintendo sports games, including Mario Tennis and Mario Golf: Super Rush. Let her out Battle League is erasure.
Before the fire could be extinguished, Nintendo poured gasoline on it by releasing a video overview of the game for Mario Strikers: Battle League. In addition to showing about five minutes of action moment by moment, the clip also provides a glimpse of Battle Leaguelist of. Among the other solid members of the Mushroom Kingdom, the game stars Mario, his infinitely more beloved brother Luigi, tax dodging friend Yoshi, and Waluigi was eventually forgotten. Even Rosalina, a relative newcomer to Nintendo’s royal class, was introduced in 2007 Super Mario Galaxy, is part of the crowd. But Daisy – who, already having a record, has been around since the 80s – has yet to be seen.
The reactions so far have changed, and I am paraphrasing, “wtffff” to “WTFFFFFFF!!!!!!!” Tamest has brought create fan art. (This Steampunk Inspired Sketch by Canadian cartoonist Yves Bourgelas is my favorite.) On the other hand, you have people who say it’s “really terrible” and “a parasite” and “bullshit” and choice words. other. Some yes even speak they no longer intend to choose the game.
“If Nintendo doesn’t bring her in… basically shoots herself in the foot,” a WAD representative said.
Of course, as some observers yes sharp Beyond that, there are plenty of other reasons why fans should keep Nintendo with the flames. Last month, workers at Nintendo of America submit a report to the National Labor Relations Board allegations of supervision, punishment and other unfair labor practices. Talking to Kotakuemployee at Joy-Con repair center share details about working conditions making them overworked and understaffed.
It’s unclear if Daisy will be added Battle League in a post-release update, whether a free update (à la Mario golfing Super Rush) or via paid DLC (à la… basically everything else in Nintendo’s oeuvre). Nintendo has not made public details of its post-release plans for Mario Strikers: Battle League. But a WAD rep pointed out that, yes, it’s a good bet most Daisy stans will favor the Daisy DLC, although that would of course be a messy situation for a developer to skip including content. content contained in previous games just to sell it. on a high for a boisterous sequel.
Nintendo did not respond to a request for comment for this story.
“It’s not just Daisy that should be included [Battle League], but there are a few people who think that Daisy should also be included in more of the main Mario games,” said a WAD representative. “Some are even campaigning for her to have her own game, but that’s another topic.”
