Web Video / The Wii Baseball World Cup

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So good, you'll wish you were a mii.

''We're here to play baseball, goddammit!"

—Engine Room's catchphrase

Wii Baseball Cinematic Universe is a Youtube series created by BogBoy. The first video was initially uploaded into four parts before the feature cut length version was released. A sequel titled Beanus Plays Table Tennis was uploaded on February 19, 2022. A two-parter prequal focusing on Wrinkles' journey was released two months later, and as of now, a series called Wii Sports Baseball: The Anime is currently ongoing.

Videos

• Wii Baseball World Cup: Pipe Dream is an aspiring baseball player who joins the Stoke-on-Trent Steamers to win the Golden Nintendo Wii, a prize given to the champions of the Wii Sports Baseball World Cup. The Steamers have never gotten close to winning, but with their new pitcher on board, they just might have a winning shot. Will they beat the odds, or will they be sent home?

• Beanus plays Table Tennis: After winning the Wii Baseball World Cup, Beanus visits Wuhu Island to compete in the Wii Sports Table Tennis Super League. With dangerous opponents in his path, victory seems impossible, but for Beanus, it's all worth the risk for one reason only: to see his father, Bungus.

• Nintendo Wii Sports' Greatest Samurai/The Mystery of Wuhu Island: This is the story of how Wrinkles went from a trainee swordsman to the protector of Wuhu Island and founder of the Stoke-on-Trent Steamers.

• Wii Sports: The Anime: One year after winning the golden Nintendo Wii, the Stoke-on-Trent Steamers return to the baseball field to compete for the next big prize: The golden Wii remote.

To see the games the series is based on, check out Wii Sports or Wii Sports Resort.

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And then there's these tropes:

Whole series

• Author Catchphrase: "And then there's Beanus."
• Color-Coded Characters: The different teams are distinguished by the color of their uniforms.
• Eyes Always Shut: Scalene, Mr. Picnic, and Mind Brain's Wii models have squinting eyes that never open
• Floating Limbs: As expected from its source material, none of the characters have limbs. This is even lampshaded by Engine Room at one point.
  Engine Room: Stretch those nonexistent legs, everyone!
• My Rules Are Not Your Rules: The majority of stunts pulled by different characters might get them disqualified in an actual baseball game: throwing the ball directly into somebody's mouth, disguising yourself as famous players to confuse your rivals, singing or shouting at the top of your lungs to create a distraction, etc.
• Opening Narration: Almost every episode begins with a narration by Bogboy.
• Present Tense Narrative: The story is narrated as it progresses.
• Unusual Pop Culture Name: Some teams reference well-known characters or real people, such as Herobrine from Minecraft, Luigi from Luigi's Mansion, and singer-songwriter Gary Barlow.
• Team Spirit: The Stoke-on-Trent Steamers are a closely knit group. Outside of playing baseball, they're shown to have hung out in the past together as friends.
• Tropical Island Adventure: Respectively, the sequel and prequel are this.

Wii Baseball World Cup: The Movie

• Do Not Taunt Cthulhu: Alpha Bitch Lucia, who verbally abuses her opponents to gain the upper-hand, quickly backs down against Beanus as his reaction to her insults triggers a rather frightening expression.
• Faint in Shock: Losing to Lucia's Baseball Team causes Engine Room to collapse from low confidence, a condition he suffered after a snowboarding incident in Austria.
• Happy Ending Override: Just when the Steamers thought they’d won the final round, Lucia reveals to the referee that Wrinkles is 100, when the age limit is 99. The team doesn’t get disqualified, but they have to replay the entire match without him.
• Identically Named Group: Kathrin's Crew is known for the fact that all the teammates legally changed their names to Kathrin.
• Insecure Protagonist, Arrogant Antagonist: Pipe, the protagonist, constantly doubts his playing skills and wonders if he deserves to be there. Meanwhile, Lucia, the main antagonist, constantly boasts about how her team is the best and everyone else is bad.

^note  It is revealed later on, however, that Lucia is also insecure about her abilities, prompting her to bully people so she feels better about herself.

• Off-into-the-Distance Ending: The video ends with all the characters walking off into the distance.
• Named After Somebody Famous: The Gary Barlow Fanclub Society is this.
• Short-Lived Leadership: Mind Brain takes on the role as Team Captain when Engine Room is feeling too discouraged to do it.

Beanus plays Table Tennis: The Movie

• Ambiguous Gender: Beanus uses he/him pronouns and is referred by masculine terms, but he doesn't identify as neither a boy nor a girl—"Just a Beanus," as Pipe puts it.
• Ascended Extra: Beanus received very little attention in the first film. Here, he is the main protagonist.
• Asshole Victim: As tragic as it is that Bungus was stranded in the Mii Plaza for years, it could've been avoided had he not stormed out on Beanus for wanting to play baseball over table tennis.
• Bully Turned Buddy: Lucia was shown bullying Beanus and the Stoke-On Trent Steamers during the baseball cup. However, she is shown to be very supportive of Beanus in this movie as well as friendly with the other teammates.
• Darker and Edgier: While it still maintains its comedic nature, it's definitely more serious than its predecessor.
• Love Confession: Implied. Lucia declares her love for Beanus during one of his matches, but it's never mentioned again in the video.
  Lucia: Beanus, I...I think I love you!
• Parental Abandonment: It's revealed in a flashback that Beanus' dad abandoned him when he was a child because he wanted to play baseball instead of table tennis.

Nintendo Wii Sports' Greatest Samurai/The Mystery of Wuhu Island

Wii Sports: The Anime

• Butt-Monkey: Ozymandius is regularly excluded from playing baseball due to how horrible he is. As soon as EngineRoom puts him back on the team, he gets caught out and is replaced by Ron Johnson.
• Earthquake Machine: Theo acts as this in episode three.
• Implied Love Interest: Between Beanus and Lucia. When they're around each other, Lucia gets notably giddy and her eyes practically sparkle.
  Beanus: *concerned whistling*
  Lucia: *blushing* Oh, yeah, I'm doing fine. Even better now that you're here.
• Master Computer: Mind Brain discovers a secret room that contains a large computer tracking him and his teammates.
• Opt Out: Cardboard doesn't show up for the team this year because he simply couldn't be bothered. Xavier later drops out in episode three, then Ozymandius in episode five.
• Out Sick: Barn Owl and Spindle are sick and thus not featured; Barn Owl has bird flu and Spindle got seasick on the journey to the island. Fortunately for the team, Barn Owl makes a full recovery in the second episode and Spindle the third.
• Shout-Out: Poofesure's Beef Boss, Dudeydude, and Fishsticks are seen sitting in the bleachers.
• Wham Line: "Beanus, why are you glowing?"