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#nintendo The upcoming character-driven Wii sports compilation Mario Sports Mix is being developed by Square Enix, which explains how five iconic Final Fantasy characters have made it into the game's roster. Who made the cut? You tell me, Kupo! More »

Moogle, Cactuar and more join Miis and possible a Dragon Quest character.

Unsatisfied by their stellar performance in Mario Hoops 3-on-3, a number of characters from the Final Fantasy universe will once again show their athletic prowess in Square Enix's Mario Sports Mix. Gaming news site The Bit Block recently compiled a bunch of gameplay clips from the title's official website, featuring the special moves of the White Mage, Black Mage, Cactuar, Moogle and Ninja. The Mario Sports Mix website also references some Dragon Quest cameos -- though none of those appear in the aforementioned reel, which is posted after the jump.

Once again, the Final Fantasy characters appear to be really sportsmanlike about the whole thing. For instance, that Black Mage would have a much easier time of making a three pointer if he took out all his defenders with a well-timed Ultima, yet he takes his knocks like everyone else. Good form, Mr. Black Mage.

- dodgeball, volleyball, basketball and hockey events - played in stages themed around areas of the Mario universe - at least 14 stages - some arenas for all events, while others are for specific events - Stadiums revealed thus far: Kinopio Park A stadium court surrounded by a circuit. You can make use of the pylons laying about the course. Dodgeball [...]

- Characters: Mario (all around) Luigi (all around) Princess Peach (technique) Princess Daisy (technique) Bowser (power type) Bowser Jr. (speed type) Wario (power type) Waluigi (technique) Yoshi (all around) Toad (speed type) Donkey Kong (power type) Diddy Kong (speed type) - 7 blank spots for secret characters - Exhibition: Playable by one to four players, select your court and set up your team, 2 on 2 or 3 on [...]

Nintendo kicks off promotions for the upcoming Square Enix-developed sports title.

#wii It might not be Xtreme, but Mario Sports Mix's beach volleyball has basketball, ice hockey, field hockey, and dodge ball backing it up. Here are some colorful, candy-coated screens. More »

#e3 With all of the buzz surrounding the Xbox 360's controller-free motion gaming of Kinect and the Playstation 3's motion-sensing Move, it might be easy to forget that Nintendo has been doing motion gaming for quite some time. More »

Bowser is like the Shaq of the Nintendo universe.

Battle your friends in series of combined sports.

Be a sport and mix it up with Mario.

Battle your friends in various games next year.