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Mario Tennis

Mario Tennis
Mario Tennis box.jpg
North American box art
Developer(s) Camelot Software Planning
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Director(s) Haruki Kodera (N64)
Shugo Takahashi (GBC)
Producer(s) Shinji Hatano
Hiroyuki Takahashi
Shugo Takahashi (GBC)
Designer(s) Hiroyuki Takahashi
Shugo Takahashi
Composer(s) Motoi Sakuraba
Series Mario Tennis
Platform(s) Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, Virtual Console (Wii, Wii U and Nintendo 3DS)
Release date(s) Nintendo 64
  • JP: July 21, 2000
  • NA: August 28, 2000
  • PAL: November 3, 2000
Game Boy Color
  • JP: November 1, 2000
  • NA: January 16, 2001
  • PAL: February 2, 2001
Virtual Console
Wii (Nintendo 64)
  • PAL: June 18, 2010
  • NA: June 28, 2010
  • JP: August 31, 2010
Nintendo 3DS (Game Boy Color)
  • JP: June 26, 2013
  • NA: December 26, 2013
  • PAL: January 2, 2014
Wii U (Nintendo 64)
  • NA: July 9, 2015
  • PAL: December 17, 2015
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
Review scores
Publication Score
GBC N64 Wii
AllGame 4/5 stars 4/5 stars N/A
Edge N/A 8/10 N/A
EGM 8.33/10 9/10 N/A
Famitsu 30/40 32/40 N/A
GameFan N/A 97% N/A
Game Informer 8.75/10 8.25/10 N/A
GamePro 4.5/5 stars N/A N/A
GameSpot 8/10 8.2/10 N/A
GameSpy N/A 89% N/A
IGN 9/10 9/10 8.5/10
Nintendo Life 8/10 stars 8/10 stars N/A
Nintendo Power 5/5 stars 9.1 of 10 N/A
Maxim N/A 10/10 N/A
Aggregate scores
GameRankings 90.78% 87.32% N/A
Metacritic N/A 91/100 N/A
Award
Publication Award
4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards Console Family Award

Mario Tennis, known in Japan as Mario Tennis 64 (マリオテニス64 Mario Tenisu Rokujūyon?), is a 2000 sports video game developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 video game console. The game was released in North America and Japan in the summer of 2000, and released in Europe later in November. It is the first tennis-based game starring Mario since Mario's Tennis, and the second game developed by Camelot on a Nintendo system. The game is known for being the introduction of Waluigi, and the re-introduction of Princess Daisy and Birdo.

Mario Tennis was re-released on the Wii Virtual Console in 2010 and on the Wii U Virtual Console in 2015. The game's success led to three sequels: Mario Power Tennis released for the Nintendo GameCube in 2004, Mario Tennis Open released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2012, and Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash released for the Wii U in 2015.

Marking the sixth Mario game for the Nintendo 64, Mario Tennis brings eleven new characters to the Mario Tennis franchise, including Waluigi, Princess Daisy, Wario, Shy Guy, Donkey Kong and Birdo.


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