<s>
is	O
a	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
volleyball	B-Device
,	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
,	O
dodgeball	B-Application
,	O
and	O
basketball	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
mostly	O
characters	O
and	O
locations	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
with	O
a	O
few	O
guest	O
appearances	O
by	O
characters	O
from	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
much	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
past	O
Mario	B-Application
sports	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
powerful	O
special	O
moves	O
and	O
over-the-top	O
,	O
arcade-like	O
gameplay	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
coin	O
redemption	O
system	O
"	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
collect	O
coins	O
that	O
are	O
immediately	O
spent	O
on	O
adding	O
extra	O
points	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
goal	O
they	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	O
multiplayer	O
is	O
also	O
featured	O
,	O
with	O
two	O
players	O
per	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
console	I-Operating_System
joining	O
up	O
to	O
play	O
two-on-two	O
matches	O
either	O
against	O
friends	O
or	O
against	O
random	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
locations	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
with	O
a	O
few	O
guest	O
appearances	O
by	O
characters	O
from	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ninja	O
,	O
White	O
Mage	O
,	O
Black	O
Mage	O
,	O
Cactuar	O
and	O
Moogle	O
characters	O
all	O
appear	O
from	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Slime	O
monster	O
from	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
also	O
appears	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toad	O
then	O
runs	O
to	O
the	O
object	O
(	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
other	O
Toads	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
finds	O
a	O
red	O
crystal	O
containing	O
a	O
basketball	B-Application
,	O
a	O
green	O
crystal	O
containing	O
a	O
volleyball	B-Device
,	O
a	O
yellow	O
crystal	O
containing	O
a	O
dodgeball	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
blue	O
crystal	O
containing	O
a	O
coin	O
(	O
which	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
hockey	B-Application
puck	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
observing	O
the	O
mysterious	O
crystals	O
,	O
the	O
Toads	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
an	O
idea	O
of	O
introducing	O
new	O
sports	O
—	O
basketball	B-Application
,	O
volleyball	B-Device
,	O
dodgeball	B-Application
,	O
and	O
hockey	B-Application
—	O
to	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
player	O
beats	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
all	O
four	O
sports	O
individually	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
taken	O
to	O
a	O
boss	O
fight	O
against	O
Behemoth	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
DevelopmentMario	O
Sports	O
Mix	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
Mario	B-Application
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
after	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
RPG	I-Application
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Hoops	I-Application
3-on-3	I-Application
and	O
was	O
first	O
shown	O
at	O
E3	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
E3	O
presentation	O
,	O
Reggie	O
Fils-Aimé	O
stated	O
that	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
included	O
sports	O
had	O
featured	O
in	O
any	O
previous	O
Mario	B-Application
sports	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
three	O
of	O
them	O
have	O
been	O
featured	O
in	O
some	O
fashion	O
:	O
basketball	B-Application
was	O
the	O
main	O
focus	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Hoops	I-Application
3-on-3	I-Application
(	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
basketball-based	O
minigames	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
4	I-Device
,	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
6	I-Device
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
8	I-Application
)	O
;	O
volleyball	B-Device
minigames	O
were	O
featured	O
in	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
4	I-Device
and	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
5	I-Device
;	O
and	O
hockey	B-Application
was	O
a	O
featured	O
sport	O
in	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
Olympic	I-Application
Winter	I-Application
Games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Mix	I-Application
marks	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
dodgeball	B-Application
has	O
been	O
featured	O
in	O
a	O
Mario	B-Application
sports	O
title	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
the	O
other	O
three	O
have	O
been	O
featured	O
in	O
prominent	O
roles	O
in	O
a	O
home	O
console	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
Famitsu	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
review	O
for	O
Mario	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Mix	I-Application
approximately	O
a	O
week	O
before	O
its	O
launch	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Mario	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Mix	I-Application
has	O
received	O
average	O
reviews	O
,	O
having	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
64/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
and	O
a	O
GameRankings	O
of	O
66%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Mario	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Mix	I-Application
-	O
Review	O
on	O
Common	O
Sense	O
Media	O
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/game-reviews/mario-sports-mix	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
low	O
rating	O
of	O
4/10	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Every	O
sport	O
is	O
tedious	O
and	O
shallow	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Computer	O
opponents	O
are	O
too	O
easy	O
or	O
too	O
cheap	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Requires	O
very	O
little	O
skill	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Too	O
much	O
chaos	O
in	O
the	O
competitions	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
None	O
of	O
the	O
sports	O
offer	O
anything	O
new	O
or	O
unique	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
also	O
mentioned	O
in	O
its	O
review	O
that	O
"	O
volleyball	B-Device
is	O
the	O
weakest	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
"	O
because	O
it	O
only	O
involves	O
flicking	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
remote	O
and	O
pressing	O
A	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
noted	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
unlockable	O
characters	O
because	O
they	O
are	O
only	O
Square	O
Enix	O
characters	O
,	O
which	O
it	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
"	O
are	O
a	O
bit	O
underwhelming	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
Replacing	O
them	O
with	O
other	O
Mario	B-Application
characters	O
would	O
be	O
much	O
better	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
