SMB 4 Coming in Spring 2023

[Money99]

https://www.sportsgamersonline.com/g...g-spring-2023/

Looking forward to what they have in store and (hopefully) a partnership with MLB.

[lowpaiddonkey10]

Can you say micro transactions? I thought you could.

[Duece]

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]

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]

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

[muddiestduck]

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]

Quote: 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]

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.