Mario Tennis (video game)

Mario Tennis
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	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			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		N/A	N/A
GameSpot	8/10	8.2/10	N/A
GameSpy	90%	89%	N/A
IGN	9/10	9/10	8.5/10
Nintendo Life			N/A
Nintendo Power		9.1/10	N/A
Maxim	N/A	10/10	N/A
Aggregate scores
GameRankings	91%	87%	N/A
Metacritic	N/A	91/100	N/A

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.