Mario Strikers: Battle League Update 1.2.0 Adds Pauline and Diddy Kong as Playable Characters - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 22 September 2022 / 1,526 Views

Publisher Nintendo and developer Next Level Games have announced Update 1.2.0 for Mario Strikers: Battle League is now available.

The update adds Pauline and Diddy Kong as playable characters, the Planetoid stadium, the Barrel gear set, and more.

Read the patch notes below:

Additional Content

Added “Pauline” as a playable character.
Added “Diddy Kong” as a playable character.
Added the “Planetoid” stadium.
Added the “Barrel” gear set.

Added Features

Added “Striker Rankings” to the Main Menu. Compete by comparing your individual ability over a fixed period of time with “Skill Score”, which varies with your performance in online matches (excluding Battle Friends).
Added the following content to “Strikers Club”.
- You can now customize supporters in the stadium. Access this by going to “Club Management” → “Stadium” → “Supporters”.
- You can now use Coins to view fireworks and confetti when you score a goal or when you win a match. Access this by going to “Club Management” → “Match Celebration”.

General

Adjusted the behavior so that CPU teammates mark opponents more quickly.
Adjusted the order of characters when you switch characters.
Adjusted the charge time of Perfect Free Passes and Perfect Free Lob Passes.
Increased the amount of Coins and tokens you earn depending on the results of a match.
Changed the period of time for a rule in Strikers Club, which states that a Club will not be allowed to join a season if no member of a Club has been online within a certain amount of time, from 90 days to 30 days.
Changed the number of ? Blocks that are thrown to the losing team at kickoff from 2 to 1 when the difference in score is 2 points.
Adjusted the match-making system in online matches.
Made several other adjustments to game balance and fixed several other issues to improve the gameplay experience.

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.