Mario Hoops 3-on-3

Mario Hoops 3-on-3, known in Europe as Mario Slam Basketball, is a 2006 sports game developed by Square Enix and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. The game is the first in which Mario and Final Fantasy characters appear together as playable characters, and the second Mario game developed by Square Enix, after Super Mario RPG (1996). It is the only dedicated basketball game in the Mario series. The game was released in Japan on July 27, 2006, North America on September 11, 2006, Australia on October 26, 2006, and Europe on February 16, 2007. The game features a series of three versus three basketball tournaments on different courts, each of three games.