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Language Differences

This is a sub-page of Mario Super Sluggers/Regional Differences.

Stadium Names#

French

Spanish

English

Most of the stadium names were translated in the French and Spanish versions, but a few stand out. Wario City was renamed to Warioville in the French version and Wariópolis in the Spanish version. Additionally, the French version features two exclusive translations: Peach Ice Garden is known as Peach's Arena and Luigi's Mansion was translated to it's French name.

Toy Field#

French

Spanish

English

The Toy Field sign in both the Japanese and English version has its sides black, but is blue in the French and Spanish versions.

Loading Screen Previews#

French

Spanish

English

In addition to the typical language differences, the screenshots themselves are also slightly different with regards to the gameplay being shown. Most notably, the characters present and their positions in play are different e.g. Bowser Jr. is the pitcher in the French Star Swing screenshot, while it's Bowser in the Spanish one.

Modes#

Exhibition#

Stadiums#

Yoshi Park
YOSHI PARK Sign

French

Spanish

International

The sign in Yoshi Park was translated for the French and Spanish versions, for both the day and night versions.

Preview Image

French

Spanish

International

The sign translation changed the preview images for both the Spanish and French versions.

Wario City
Arrow Sign

French & Spanish

International

In Wario City, the arrow sign with lights reads STARRING... WARIO! in the English version. This was changed to read A MUSICAL FEAST WARIO! in the French and Spanish versions, in both the day and night versions.

Stadium Logo Billboard

French

Spanish

English

The billboard with the Wario City logo was changed to Warioville in the French version and Wariópolis in the Spanish version.

Preview Image

French

Spanish

English

The preview images for Wario City was changed between both languages to reflect the differences seen in the stadium.

Fielding Text#

French

Spanish

English

The field calls during exhibition are translated into French and Spanish, with a few calls changed to better fit with the baseball terminology in those languages. Lakitu still uses his English voice clips for the calls when playing in those languages, though.

Minigames#

Minigame Names#

French

Spanish

English

Just like the stadium names, the names of a few minigames were changed in the French and Spanish versions, while the rest were simply translated from the English version.

French Name

Spanish Name

English Name

Bob-omb Tour (Bob-omb circuit)

Bob-omb Batter (Bateador de Bob-ombs)

Bob-omb Derby

Ball to the Wall (Balle au mur)

Wall Breakers (Rompemuros)

Wall Ball

Piranha Panic (Panique aux piranhas)

Piranha Panic (Pánico con pirañas)

Piranha Panic

Race for the Jewels (Course aux joyaux)

Jewel Theif (Ladrón de joyas)

Gem Catch

Barrel Breaker (Briseur de barils)

Barrel Smasher (Destrozabarriles)

Barrel Basher

Treasure Hunt (Chasse aux trésors)

Treasure Hunt (Caza de los tesoros)

Blooper Baserun

Ghost Ball (Balle-aux-spectres)

Ghost Bat (Bateo fantasmal)

Ghost K

Graffiti Field (Champ aux graffitis)

Graffiti Champion (Campeón del grafiti)

Graffiti Runner

Ball Machine (Machine à balles)

Bowser Flipper (Flíper de Bowser)

Bowser Pinball

Crazy Minigames (Mini-jeux en folie)

Minigame Madness (Locura de minijuegos)

Minigame Madness

Toy Field#

Mode Name#

French

Spanish

English

Toy Field is known as Arcade in the French version, and Campo de juegos ("Playground") in the Spanish version.

General#

French

Spanish

English

  • The GRAND SLAM panel, FOUL! panel, and the JACKPOT panel in the French and Spanish versions are translated respectively.
  • The TOY FIELD sign behind home plate reads Campo de juegos (translating to Playground) in the Spanish version, and Arcade in the French version, reflecting the different names Toy Field goes by in those two versions.

Doors#

French

Spanish

English

The words the doors spell out in the French version reads MIRACLE, just like the Japanese version. The Spanish version of the doors read BÉISBOL, which is the Spanish word for "baseball".

French

Spanish

English

The message when hitting all the doors was also changed to reflect the letters on the doors as well.