Nintendo UK Gets Ready for Mario Football Title, Americans Scratch Heads

So if you didn't catch on, the European Wii title "Mario Strikers Charged Football" is, after all, a European title. Hence, the game is actually a soccer game by American standards, much like the previous "Mario Strikers" title for the GameCube.

Ah, but the plot thickens.

The game will be online, so people who purchase the UK release will be able to play against people across Europe, so now gamers can actually (enter World Cup pun here).

The game looks like your average Mario spin-off sports game (see Kart, Golf, Tennis, Curling - okay I only wish that last one was real). It takes all of your favorite characters in the Mario realm and teams them up in multi-player action. With a tournament mode and a multiplayer mode, the game looks like it'll be...well...just like the last one but with a different control system.

Strikers Charged Football will be released May 25 in Europe. The game will have a US release on July 2.

Irrelevant fun facts!
- The game will be the first Wii online game in Europe or Australia!
- It is the first game to be rated E10+ (Everyone 10+)!
- Expect an appearance from that zany Donkey Kong!
- This game is classified as a sports game!
- Exclamation points show emphasis, but did you also know that they accentuate sarcasm?!