Hey guys and welcome back to Raiders of The Lost Media, and this time we take a look at a Mario that left many fans sad that it got cancelled. Let's begin.
Part One - What is Super Mario Spikers?
Super Mario Spikers is a cancelled video game that was developed by Next Level Games. The game was worked on from 2006 to 2007 and was planned to be released on the Wii.
Part Two - Development & Cancellation
Development on the game started in late-2006, Next Level Games just completed Mario Strikers Charged, this along with the success of the previous Mario Strikers game (Super Mario Strikers), Nintendo decided to reward them by financing their efforts in creating a volleyball game. This game had the working title of Mario Volleyball, it's concept was simple just like the other Mario titles where the characters would just play the game much like they did in Mario Golf and Mario Tennis. Over time the developers thought it would be a fun idea to put wrestling in the game then they would later add more aggressive gameplay, what inspired this was Next Level Games was working a video game for WWE called WWE Titans Parts Unknown (which much like this game would eventually get cancelled), because of the wrestling elements the title was changed from Mario Volleyball to Super Mario Spikers. Nintendo was originally fine with this idea, they would even give more money for the game. But then things changed, Nintendo decided not to green-light have they saw the levels of violence. In matter of fact because of the violence an unnamed member of the development team stated clashed with Nintendo's "code of honor" was the main reason why the game was rejected.
Part Three - What Remains
The only things that remain of Super Mario Spikers is test footage and concept art.
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Well that's all for me. Come back on Monday, Jun 22 for review of season one of Doom Patrol. Until then enjoy the rest of your day.
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