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After the launch of Mario Strikers Charged, Next Level Games had pitched to Nintendo a Mario volleyball game titled Super Mario Spikers. Referred to during development as simply Mario Volleyball, it was to be a mix of volleyball and wrestling mechanics, and was presented with hints of a TV game show. It was intended for the Wii and work began on it around the end of 2006. Development was canceled in 2007 after the pitch had failed with Nintendo. The game was financed as a reward from the studio's previous work on the Strikers games, and the volleyball mechanic was thought to have been reused for Mario Sports Mix.
Unseen 64 article:
http://www.unseen64.net/2011/08/06/super-mario-spikers-wii-prototype/
IGN article [link and attached image provided by KnowledgeBase]:
https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/09/19/super-mario-spikers-the-cancelled-volleyballwrestling-mashup
http://www.unseen64.net/2011/08/06/super-mario-spikers-wii-prototype/
IGN article [link and attached image provided by KnowledgeBase]:
https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/09/19/super-mario-spikers-the-cancelled-volleyballwrestling-mashup
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