Mario Hoops 3-on-3
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| Mario Hoops: 3-on-3 | |
| Developer | Square Enix |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| System | Nintendo DS |
| Release Date | JP July 27, 2006 US September 11, 2006 AU October 26, 2006 EU February 16, 2007 |
| Genre | Sports |
| Gallery | GH Gallery |
| Rating | ESRB: E |
Mario Hoops: 3-on-3 is a basketball game featuring characters from the Mario and Final Fantasy series, released for the Nintendo DS.
Gameplay
The object of the game is the same as it is in real basketball. The player's team must score more points than the other team by making more baskets. All action is controlled with the touch pad.
The game has several modes. Tournament is the main mode, in which the player plays against a variety of teams. Practice teaches the player how to play. In Dribble Race, the player must be the first to gather 100 coins. In Coin Hunters, players must try to take coins from other players.
Legacy
Although a direct sequel was never made, Square-Enix later made a second Mario sports game for the Nintendo Wii called Mario Sports Mix. It acts as a spiritual sequel instead as it has basketball as one of the sports and retains the playable Final Fantasy characters.
| Titles in the various Mario Sports Games |
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| NES Open Tournament Golf - Mario Golf (64) - Mario Golf (GBC) - Toadstool Tour - Advance Tour - World Tour - Super Rush Mario's Tennis - Mario Tennis (N64) (GBC) - Power Tennis - Power Tour - Tennis Open - Ultra Smash - Aces Super Mario Strikers (Charged - Battle League) - Mario Superstar Baseball - Mario Super Sluggers Mario Hoops 3-on-3 - Mario Sports Mix - Mario Sports Superstars Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Winter - London 2012 - Sochi 2014 - Rio 2016 - Tokyo 2020) |