Mario Strikers: Battle League’s sparse content offerings at launch drew quite a bit of criticism, but clearly, Next Level Games and Nintendo’s football title is following the same post-launch path as other recent Mario sports releases. Having already added two playable characters (and other content) with its first free update in July, Mario Strikers: Battle League is set to add more for players.
The game’s second free update will add two more characters to the game with Pauline, who is a “physical powerhouse” with fast movement and strong tackles, and Diddy Kong, who is a “midfield speedster” with dazzling techniques and high passing accuracy.
Additionally, the update will also bring new gear to unlock and equip, another new stadium, as well as a new Striker Ranking feature, which will show your individual ranking based on battle records of online matches in Quick Battle mode, and “most” online matches in Strikers Club mode.
Mario Strikers: Battle League is available on Nintendo Switch. Its second free update arrives sometime this month.