Mario Hoops 3-on-3/Characters

The game has a total of twenty-one characters. The player will start out with ten and the rest are unlocked by completing specific tasks in the game. Five of the characters are from the Final Fantasy universe, while the rest are familiar faces from various Mario games. Each character is classified in the game as one of five types and each a Special Shot, which are performed by drawing a shape on the touch screen. While all the shots are different, many are performed by drawing the same shape as you would for another character.

Character Types

All-Around

"Well-balanced," this character has a relatively equal amount of skill in all categories.

Characters in this class include Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Birdo and Ninja.

Speedy

"Quick on the courts." These characters are the fastest of the bunch.

Dixie Kong, Diddy Kong, Cactuar and Bowser Jr. are all a part of this group.

Technical

"Good at shooting." If you need precision, you'll want a member of this character type on your team.

Waluigi is the odd man out in this group, which also includes Peach, Daisy and White Mage.

Powerful

"Great at stealing." This character type houses the best defense.

Bowser, Donkey Kong and Wario make up this class.

Tricky

Aptly described by the manual as being "Full of trick moves."

This is the only class entirely made up of characters that must be unlocked: Black Mage, Flyguy, Moogle, Boo and Paratroopa.