<s>
Mario	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Sluggers	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sports	O
and	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
developed	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
and	O
Now	O
Production	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Sports	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Sluggers	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2008	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Sluggers	I-Application
features	O
game	O
modes	O
that	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
starts	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
must	O
recruit	O
all	O
the	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
between	O
five	O
different	O
captains	O
:	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
the	O
unlockable	O
captains	O
Yoshi	B-Application
(	O
Yoshi	B-Application
Park	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
(	O
DK	O
Jungle	O
)	O
,	O
Wario	O
(	O
Wario	O
City	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
(	O
Peach	O
Ice	O
Garden	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
minigames	O
only	O
play	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
with	O
Nunchuk	B-Device
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
sideways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toy	O
Field	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
with	O
Nunchuk	B-Device
,	O
or	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
sideways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Sluggers	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
;	O
the	O
main	O
difference	O
being	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
adding	O
immersion	O
using	O
a	O
control	O
scheme	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
baseball	O
sub-game	O
in	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
control	O
methods	O
available	O
:	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
by	O
itself	O
,	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
and	O
Nunchuk	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
held	O
sideways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
different	O
styles	O
of	O
game	O
mechanics	O
,	O
an	O
important	O
feature	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Sluggers	I-Application
is	O
chemistry	O
between	O
the	O
nine	O
characters	O
on	O
a	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Sluggers	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
2009	O
Nickelodeon	O
Kids	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
for	O
Favorite	O
Video	O
Game	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
it	O
lost	O
to	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
World	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
promises	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
will	O
include	O
a	O
card	O
for	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
41	O
characters	O
featured	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Sluggers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Sluggers	I-Application
Cards	O
have	O
been	O
found	O
on	O
other	O
sites	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
20,000	O
fans	O
received	O
special	O
Mario	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Sluggers	I-Application
foam	O
mitts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
also	O
two	O
booths	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
demo	O
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Sluggers	I-Application
Cards	O
were	O
also	O
passed	O
out	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
inning	O
,	O
someone	O
was	O
randomly	O
chosen	O
to	O
win	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
along	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whenever	O
a	O
home	B-Application
run	I-Application
or	O
a	O
good	O
play	O
happened	O
,	O
the	O
Safeco	O
Field	O
video	O
screen	O
showed	O
a	O
gameplay	O
clip	O
with	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
or	O
Bowser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Mario	B-Application
mascot	O
also	O
appeared	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
Mariners	O
 '	O
mascot	O
,	O
the	O
Moose	O
,	O
but	O
left	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
inning	O
.	O
</s>
