Electronic Arts and Nintendo announced today that three famous Nintendo characters will be showing-up in the GameCube version of NBA Streets V3. Mario, Luigi and Peach will be appearing along side popular NBA athletes.

“We’re very excited to be able to incorporate the Nintendo All-Stars, as well as their own authentic Nintendo court, into NBA STREET V3,” said V3 executive producer Wil Mozell. “There’s nothing quite like seeing Mario, Luigi and Peach taking the over-the-top gameplay of NBA STREET V3 to the extreme as they square off against some of today’s top NBA stars and all-time greats.”

NBA Street V3 is expected to launch in Feb. under the EA SPORTS BIG brand. This is the second time that Nintendo has given a game publisher the rights to use their properties in a game, in 2003 Namco used the character Link (from the Legend of Zelda series) in the GameCube version of Soul Caliber II.