Mitchell Sports Mix

Mitchell Sports Mix Official cover art.

AUS January 27, 2011

EU January 28, 2011

UK February 4, 2011

NA February 7, 2011

**Wii U Nintendo eShop, PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade & PC Digital**

EU October 8, 2015

NA August 11, 2016

JP August 24, 2016

Digital Distribution (Wii U Nintendo eShop, PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade & PC Digital)

### Requirements

Microsoft Windows 7 (or Microsoft Windows 8)

### Input

* Wii Remote Nunchuck (Wii & Wii U Eshop)
* Wii Pro controller (Wii & Wii U Eshop)
* Wii U Gamepad (Wii U Eshop)
* Wii U Pro controller (Wii U Eshop)
* PlayStation Move ((PlayStation 3 & PlayStation Network)
* DualShock 3 Controller ((PlayStation 3 & PlayStation Network)
* Kinect (Xbox 360)
* Xbox 360 Controller (Xbox 360)
* Keyboard & Mouse ((PC & PC Digital)

## Game order

### Preceded by

Mitchell Hoops 5-on-5

***Mitchell Sports Mix*** (ミッチェルスポーツミックス, *Mitcherusupōtsumikkusu*?) is a sports video game developed by Square Enix, published by THQ and distributed by Nickelodeon Interactive Games for the Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows PC. It was released in Japan on November 25, 2010, and in other regions in early 2011. It features volleyball, hockey, dodgeball, and basketball. The game features mostly characters and locations from the *Mitchell Van Morgan* series with a few guest appearances by Nicktoons characters from *Nickelodeon* series of games. Players can also opt to play as one of their Mii, PlayStation Home Avatar or Xbox Avatar characters.

## Gameplay

The game is played much in the vein of past *Mitchell* sports games, with features such as powerful special moves and over-the-top, arcade-like gameplay. Both cooperative and competitive local multiplayer modes are featured: depending on the sport, two players (two-on-two) or three players (three-on-three) can play cooperative multiplayer and four players (two-on-two) can play competitive multiplayer in two teams of two. Online multiplayer is also featured, with two players per Wii console joining up to play two-on-two matches either against friends or against random players.

The game features mostly characters and locations from the *Mitchell Van Morgan* franchise with a few guest appearances by characters from *Nickelodeon* and *Nicktoons* series of games. The Ninja, White Mage, Black Mage, Cactuar and Moogle characters all appear from the *Final Fantasy* series, while the Slime monster from the *Dragon Quest* series also appears. Players can also opt to play as one of their Mii characters.

## Plot

The story mode takes place in the Raleighopolis where Kelly is gardening flowers, when all of a sudden, an object crashes behind the Orang County castle. Kelly then runs to the object (along with a few other North Carolinian citizens), and finds a red crystal containing a basketball, a green crystal containing a volleyball, a yellow crystal containing a dodgeball, and a blue crystal containing a hockey puck. While observing the mysterious crystals, the Toads comes up with an idea of introducing new sports—Basketball, Volleyball, Dodgeball, and Hockey—to the Super Mitchell Land. Toad then organizes tournaments for the four sports.

After the player beats the game in all four sports individually, a *Sports Mix* mode is unlocked. It is largely identical to the previous tournaments, with the exception that all four sports are played in the tournament, and that the final boss is different, being Behemoth King instead of Behemoth.

## Characters

In the game, the characters are specified to their registered skilled line (mostly like All-around, Technical, Trickster, Powerhouse and Speedster).

### Playable

* Mitchell (All-around)
* Gavin (All-around)
* Martin (Powerhouse)
* David (Speedster)
* Nicholas (Technical)
* Carolyn (Technical)
* Jennifer (Technical)
* Ebony (Trickster)
* Valerie (Powerhouse)
* Devin (Technical)
* Scottie (All-around)
* Sarah (Technical)
* Dr. Alexander Payne (Powerhouse)
* Amanda Payne (Trickster)
* Kelly (Speedster)
* Dr. Marquessa (Powerhouse)
* Genola (Powerhouse)

## Unlockable

### Nickelodeon

* Tommy Pickles (All-around)
* Eliza Thornberry (Technical)
* Danny Phantom (Technical)
* Aang (All-around)
* Zoey Brooks (Technical)

### Square Enix

* Ninja (All-around)
* White Mage (Technical)
* Cactuar (Trickster)
* Moogle (Trickster)
* Slime (Trickster)

### Console Exclusives

* Mii (All-around) - Wii/Wii U Nintendo eShop
* PlayStation Home Avatar (All-around) - PlayStation 3/PlayStation Network
* Xbox Avatar (All-around) - Xbox 360/Xbox Live Arcade

### Not Playable

* Marquessanik
* Marquessa Thug
* Marquessa Knights
* Hawaiian
* Airsailor
* Weltonik
* North Carolinians
* Referee
* School Students
* Japanese School Students
* Amber
* Dusty Riddle
* Skeletons
* Ghosts
* *Elder Writor* from Constant Payne
* Behemoth

## Locations

* Ralieghopolis
* Genola's queensville
* Wilmington Beach
* Marquessa's Metropolis City
* Mitchell Stadium
* Gavin's Workshop
* Carolyn's Lake
* Jennifer's Boulevard
* Martin's Floating Island
* David's Wolfpack Forest
* Nicholas' Ice Mountain
* Western Junction
* Ghoulish Mansion
* Waluigi Pinball
* School
* Kelly Park

## Items

* Barrier
* MVM Coin Dummies
* Banana
* Bomb
* Mitchell's Boots
* Invincible Star

## Development

*Mitchell Sports Mix* is the third *Mitchell* game developed by Square Enix after *Mitchell Van Morgan RPG* and *Mitchell Hoops 5-on-5* and was first shown at E3 2010. During the Nintendo E3 Presentation, Reggie Fils-Aime stated that none of the included sports had featured in any previous *Mitchell* sports title. However, three of them have been featured in some fashion: basketball was the main focus of *Mitchell Hoops 5-on-5* (and there are basketball-based minigames in *Mitchell Party*, *Mitchell Party 4*, *Mitchell Party 6* and *Mitchell Party 8*); volleyball minigames were featured in *Mitchell Party 4* and *Mario Party 5*; and hockey was a featured sport in *Mitchell Party 5* and *Mitchell & Aang at the Olympic Winter Games*. *Mitchell Sports Mix* marks the first time dodgeball has been featured in a *Mitchell* sports title and the first time the other three have been featured in prominent roles in a home console title.

## Reception

*Famitsu* released the first review for *Mitchell Sports Mix* approximately a week before its launch in Japan. The game received an overall score of 30/40, with two reviewers giving it 7/10 and two giving it 8/10. One reviewer praised the title for its "simple and easy" controls, while also commenting that the characters' special moves were "pretty neat" and that the courts included in the game were "fun in their own way". However, concern was raised with the number of playable sports, with one reviewer commenting that "with only four sports included, some people might get bored pretty fast."

*Mario Sports Mix* has received average reviews, having an aggregate score of 64/100 on Metacritic and a GameRankings of 66%. IGN's Jack DeVries rated the game 6.5, stating "it could make a fun party game, but this is a pretty weak offering". They praised the graphics, calling the animations "well done", and said "everything is bright and smooth". They also praised the music, calling it "fun and energetic, though kind of repetitive." Eurogamer's Keza MacDonald rated the game 7/10 and Common Sense Media gave the game 5 stars and an on rating for ages 8 and up, Saying "Top-notch sports compilation is good fun for all ages." Gamespot, however, gave the game a low rating of 4/10 stating that "Every sport is tedious and shallow", "Computer opponents are too easy or too cheap", "Requires very little skill", "Too much chaos in the competitions" and "None of the sports offer anything new or unique". Official Nintendo Magazine also mentioned in its review that "volleyball is the weakest game of the four" because it only involves flicking the Wii remote and pressing A. It also noted issues with the unlockable characters because they are only Square Enix characters, which it stated that they "are a bit underwhelming" and that "Replacing them with other Mario characters would be much better".

As of April 2011, *Mario Sports Mix* has sold 1.54 million copies worldwide.

## References

1. ↑ Mitchell Sports Mix. Nintendo Australia (2011-01-04). Retrieved on 2011-01-04.
2. ↑ Calvert, Justin (2010-06-15). Mitchell Sports Mix First Look. GameSpot. Retrieved on 2010-11-28.
3. ↑ Gantayat, Anoop (2010-10-15). Mario Sports Mix Goes Online. IGN. Archived from the original on October 22, 2010. Retrieved on November 8, 2013.
4. ↑ Fahey, Mike (2010-11-11). There's A Little Final Fantasy In Mario Sports Mix. Kotaku. Retrieved on 2010-11-28.
5. ↑ Yip, Spencer (2010-11-15). The Dragon Quest Character In Mario Sports Mix Is.... Siliconera. Retrieved on 2010-11-28.
6. ↑ Nintendo E3 Network -E3 Presentation. Nintendo of America (2010-06-15). Retrieved on 2010-11-28.
7. ↑ Gilford, Kevin (2010-11-17). Japan Review Check: Mario Sports Mix, DoDonPachi. 1UP.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-06.
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10. ↑ Mario Sports Mix - Review on Common Sense Media http://www.commonsensemedia.org/game-reviews/mario-sports-mix
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13. ↑ Supplementary Information about Earnings Release (pdf) 10. Nintendo (2011-04-26). Retrieved on 2011-04-26.

## External links

* *Mitchell Sports Mix* official Japanese website
* *Mitchell Sports Mix* official North American website
* *Mitchell Sports Mix* game page at Playstation.com
* *Mitchell Sports Mix* game page at Nick.com.uk
* *Mitchell Sports Mix* game page at Nintendo.com.au

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