SMB 4 Coming in Spring 2023

**lowpaiddonkey10** · 10-31-2022, 12:23 AM

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Can you say micro transactions? I thought you could.

**Duece** · 11-02-2022, 05:30 PM

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The thought of microtransactions makes me cringe..

But I'm hoping EA's finacial power will allow SMB4 to be able to give EVERYBODY what they want.

There are people who want MLB, there are people who want their fictional leagues.. I hope EA can accomidate everybody..

**LegendKillerOne** · 11-02-2022, 09:42 PM

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I feel like they will not add MLB and such to it. Which is a mistake but it is what it is. You have EA and if they have a license use it

**MJ200** · 11-04-2022, 11:23 AM

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adding mlb will ruin the game.
i think most people like the game because there is no license and you can edit everything.

**muddiestduck** · 11-23-2022, 02:00 PM

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I don't mind the MLB option for those who want it. But PLEASE keep the customizable teams and leagues. Lost many hours tailoring my custom league.

I'm not a baseball guy, but I played this game religiously

A draft/better free agency/roster control would be sweet.

Would love to see an online franchise WITH AI TEAMS!! I don't know 30 people to populate an entire league. But allowing others to take control of teams and play along would be awesome.

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**dfsJunkie** · 12-02-2022, 09:35 AM

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Originally posted by MJ200

adding mlb will ruin the game.
i think most people like the game because there is no license and you can edit everything.

I don't think it will ruin the game to ADD MLB... they should just have options: Fictional League (mixed gender, male only, female only), Full MLB (with teams/stadiums etc), or even Partial MLB... something like backyard baseball used to do... only a handful of guys (make them "team captains" or something) and focus on giving those players unique animations and characteristics so they feel special when playing with or against them.

Imagine being on the pitching mound and a huuuuge guy walks up to the plate - Aaron Judge - uh oh... Or Vladdy Jr. with his dreads... and of course Shohei, who dominates on both sides of the ball.

They already have super customizable league options, so I think they would be able to fit in a few extra templates that include real MLB options.

But I don't think they should or will go exclusively MLB.

**Blzer** · 12-04-2022, 01:28 PM

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If they go MLB though, it makes you wonder if they make every stadium. Would be a sweeter alternative to Power Pros, IMO.

Also wondering how they optimize to make use of current-gen power, and how it translates over to the PC version as well.

But one sorely missed aspect from every sports game (I haven't bought one since SMB3 actually) is how The Show had franchise carry-over saves. I wish I could take my SMB3 franchise into SMB4 if they still retained all of those assets. Sadly this is very much unlikely to be the case, and I wonder if sports games will ever have this really.

**Keirik** · 12-07-2022, 02:22 AM

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Originally posted by Blzer

If they go MLB though, it makes you wonder if they make every stadium. Would be a sweeter alternative to Power Pros, IMO.

Also wondering how they optimize to make use of current-gen power, and how it translates over to the PC version as well.

But one sorely missed aspect from every sports game (I haven't bought one since SMB3 actually) is how The Show had franchise carry-over saves. I wish I could take my SMB3 franchise into SMB4 if they still retained all of those assets. Sadly this is very much unlikely to be the case, and I wonder if sports games will ever have this really.

Stadium creator stadium creator!

**illwill10** · 02-25-2023, 05:38 PM

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I'm generally curious when they will start revealing info on this game. I know it might not be a MLB licensed game, but I assume EA will want Metalhead to release the game prior to the MLB season in just over a month. Haven't heard anything about a delay and nothing about the game in over a year.
I never played Super Mega Baseball and haven't played The Show probably since the PS3 days, but I want to give SMB if EA allowed Metalhead the creative freedom it had before.

**Keirik** · 02-26-2023, 02:39 AM

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Originally posted by illwill10

I'm generally curious when they will start revealing info on this game. I know it might not be a MLB licensed game, but I assume EA will want Metalhead to release the game prior to the MLB season in just over a month. Haven't heard anything about a delay and nothing about the game in over a year.
I never played Super Mega Baseball and haven't played The Show probably since the PS3 days, but I want to give SMB if EA allowed Metalhead the creative freedom it had before.

Damn you lol. I thought there was info. All quiet, which in my mind is bad news but you never know I guess.

**illwill10** · 02-26-2023, 07:47 AM

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Originally posted by Keirik

Damn you lol. I thought there was info. All quiet, which in my mind is bad news but you never know I guess.

I did too lol. But after checking around, there hasn't really been anything of substance since May of last year. Which was, saying it'll be out around Spring of 2023 and a launch date given "later". Even on Twitter, there was a reply in early January of this year saying that they're hard at work on SMB4. Nothing I can remember from the EA conference/financial call.

I can sense the the thought of bad news. This is approaching delay territory. There wasn't a locked release date and it's not a MLB licensed game. But, I imagined that EA wanted to get this out before the MLB season. Even if you extend out to April or May, I would expect to hear something by now.

EA’s ‘major IP’ game coming very soon sounds a whole lot like Star Wars

https://www.polygon.com/23436668/electronic-arts-new-releases-dates-major-ip-star-wars-super-mega-baseball

Whatever it is, it’s joined by a Super Mega Baseball sequel sometime before April

This was in November, so possibly. But, haven't heard anything else

**boomhauertjs** · 02-27-2023, 07:25 AM

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SMB3 was released only about a month after it was announced, so maybe that will be the case with SMB4 as well, though that seems unlikely with the EA hype machine behind the game.

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**illwill10** · 02-28-2023, 10:03 PM

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Originally posted by boomhauertjs

SMB3 was released only about a month after it was announced, so maybe that will be the case with SMB4 as well, though that seems unlikely with the EA hype machine behind the game.

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Nowadays, most of the publishers reveal the game in a 2-3 month span. Madden use to reveal the game up to 4 months prior, now it is as early as June. 2k usually does it 6-7 weeks prior to launch. So, not hearing anything yet isn't as concerning.

I just checked the release dates for both SMB 2 & 3. Both games were released in May. My thought now is whether they'll continue with that May release or whether EA would want to push the game closer to Opening Day. At this point, I doubt it'll be in March. So, I'm leaning towards May. So, I can see them revealing the game towards the middle of the month

**dfsJunkie** · 03-20-2023, 09:53 AM

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Huge sale on SMB3 right now... makes me wonder if an announcement for SMB4 is on the way soon (fingers crossed)

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