Mario Strikers: Battle League is just a week away from launching on Nintendo Switch. The latest release in the popular soccer franchise from Nintendo has the potential to be the most successful yet. It's no surprise then that Nintendo is pushing out a good amount of last-minute trailers and information about Mario Strikers: Battle League to try and build up hype. The latest example is a short trailer calling attention to Mario Strikers: Battle League's online multiplayer features.
The short trailer is unfortunately only 15 seconds long and doesn't necessarily do a great job of breaking down Mario Strikers: Battle League's multiplayer features. It mentions Mario Strikers: Battle League having online multiplayer and then describes it as "So much fun... it hurts!" but only briefly shows an online Open Match and not much else. The goal is simply to call attention to Mario Strikers: Battle League having online play.
Luckily, what online game modes Mario Strikers: Battle League does have are already detailed, though some Nintendo fans may find them lacking. The online features for Mario Strikers: Battle League are broken into two game modes, Quick Battle and Strikers Club. The two modes should offer a range of local and online multiplayer options, as well as casual and more dedicated play.
Quick Battle can be played locally and online. Locally, Quick Battle can feature up to eight different players at once, broken up into two teams of four. For online play, Quick Battle can support two local players with eight total players online, both playing random other players online or with friends. Quick Battle will allow Mario Strikers: Battle League players to join their friends online or to create their own match where they can invite friends to play or fill out a team.
The Strikers Club is Mario Strikers: Battle League's most exciting multiplayer feature. It allows players to form a club of up to 20 people, wherein they'll "compete" as a group. That includes the ability to group with other club members and compete against similarly-skilled teams, but also to compete as a solo player. Clubs will accrue points over a season, after which they'll be promoted or demoted based on their rankings.
What Mario Strikers: Battle League delivers in terms of online multiplayer functionality is ultimately exactly what should be expected from such a game. It offers a way to play somewhat casually as well as a way for more dedicated players seeking a challenge to compete. And both those options, Quick Battle and Strikers Club, are kept very simple so as to be accessible. It should make Mario fans happy.
Mario Strikers: Battle League launches June 10 on Switch.
