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Mario Hoops 3-on-3

Also known as: Mario Slam Basketball [UK]

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Mario Hoops uses the stylus and touch screen in ways that few could imagine for a sports game. Where it does disappoint is in execution.

Genre: Sports
Release date: Sep 13, 2006
Published by: Nintendo
Developed by: Square Enix
Multiplayer Modes:

Offline

4 player VS

Online

4 player VS

Franchise: Mario

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Review

The Michael Jordan of video games steps on the court with turtle shell in hand and a gorilla playing...

Sep 15, 2006

What if Mario were a real person? With his prolific resume and schedule, he'd be busier than Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Seacrest put together. Mario Hoops 3-on-3 is his first official role as a basketball player - his cameo in the GameCube version of NBA Street 3 notwithstanding. After playing the game, maybe putting a short, pudgy white dude on a basketball court - even if it is Mario - wasn't the best idea Nintendo ever came up with. We've come to expect some wild concepts out of new DS ...

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Previews

Mario Hoops 3-on-3

Mario and friends hit the hardwood

Sep 1, 2006

Nintendo has done a fantastic job finding partners to bring characters from the Mario universe to the wide world of sports. It teamed with Camelot Software Planning for the excellent Mario Golf and Mario Tennis games. It teamed with Namco and Next Level Games for the entertaining Mario Baseball and Mario Strikers titles, respectively. For its next trick, the company has partnered with RPG giant Square-Enix to make Marios hoop dreams a reality. In the vein of previous Mario sports titles, Mario ... » Read Full Mario Hoops 3-on-3 preview

Mario and Moogles play ball

Hoops 3-on-3 brings two series together

Jul 31, 2006

Gamers in Japan are no doubt spending huge chunks of this week cramming flaming basketballs into Nintendo-themed hoops with Mario Hoops 3-on-3 - we'll get our chance on September 11, but perhaps one of the coolest features this Mario sports outing has is its cast of Final Fantasy guest ... » Read Full Mario Hoops 3-on-3 preview

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The final basketball fantasy

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Strange how it took this long for Mario and his posse to crazy-up basketball - they've been hitting tennis, baseball and golf for years now, assaulting each other with turtle shells and bombs as though they were common sports equipment. Though it's developed by Final Fantasy titans Square Enix, there won't be any hit points and pissy anti-heroes here. Hoops is all about getting to the net in the most stylish way possible. From what we saw at E3, it appeared that the standard two-points rule ... » Read Full Mario Hoops 3-on-3 preview

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