Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has confirmed, through his Nintendo Direct broadcast, that Mario Tennis Open on 3DS will be released in Japan on 24th May. It's the latest first-party offering to be released as part of Nintendo's revival of the handheld, and it's the fourth time — including Virtual Boy — that Mario has taken to the court in portable form.
It seems perfectly likely that a worldwide release won't be too long in coming after this announcement. While we're still waiting for more details on the title's content and features, is this one that you're interested in picking up?
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3rd time actually...4th if you count Virtual Boy. >.>
But I'm actually kind of excited for this. I've always loved Mario Tennis. And it sounds like there's online play for this too. (I think I heard Iwata say that at least)
Even without it, I would still get it, for sure.
It's begun!
@Tsukun
Came here to say this. GBC and GBA both had entries.
Never played Mario tennis, but that may change soon.
online play and new shirts for miis ingame
I think I might get this.
Mario playing tennis... Unless there is a demo for it and I like it, then I will most likely will not be buying this.
May 25th in Europe
And most important of all: It has online!
Do we know if this is a port of Mario Power Tennis, or if it is a new game?
New characters for this got confirmed at Nintendo Direct.
Daisy
Bowser Jr.
Donkey Kong
Diddy Kong
Wario
Waluigi
Yoshi
Mii
The origional trailer only had Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Bowser.
@Aviator: It's not a port.
The gyro control options don't interest me, but the conccept of a new Mario Tennis does - especially one with online features.
To those pointing out that this was the fourth portable Mario Tennis, you are indeed right. We were rather busy reporting Nintendo Direct stories and I got that fact wrong, so apologies.
Still, it's fixed now
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