Mario, his friends in the Mushroom Kingdom, and Donkey Kong are hitting the courts again in a Square Enix made sports game. Yep, Square Enix and this isn’t their first Mario sports title.

The holiday season sees the top-20 chart dominated by Nintendo titles, and Monster Hunter Portable 3rd raging on in first place, while Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3 makes its debut.

Moogles, Slimes and Cactuars go up against the Mushroom Kingdom a week after Europe.

Nintendo is beginning to announce Wii games for 2011. Well, at least in Europe. Mario Sports Mix is slated for January 28, 2011 in PAL territories.

The sole Dragon Quest character in Mario Sports Mix is a basic blue Slime. You may wonder, as did I, how does an armless blob play volleyball? The answer is he bounces balls on his head.

Mario Sports Mix has Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest characters. Who made the cut from the Dragon Quest universe?

An official Nintendo website hints at a crossover between all three franchises.

A few characters from the Final Fantasy universe are taking a trip to the Mushroom Kingdom. Square Enix added Moogle, Ninja, Kuroma (black mage), Shiroma (white mage), and Cactaur to Mario Sports Mix.

Mario Sports Mix has a feature not found in the two Wii Sports games. No, we’re not talking about including Toad as a playable character. He is in there, though. We’re talking about online play.

Mario and the Mushroom Kingdom will hit the courts on November 25 when Mario Sports Mix arrives on Wii.

Mario Sports Mix has Nintendo’s main mascot take on new sports like volleyball, dodgeball, and hockey. When I played the game, I went with something more familiar, basketball.

Square Enix are developing their third Mario game for Nintendo.