If you still haven't got round to picking up a copy of Mario Tennis Aces yet, you may want to head to the eShop and download this brand new demo which has appeared today.
The Mario Tennis Aces: Special Demo - to give it its full name - is available to download as we speak and runs for a full week until 10am CEST on Friday 3rd May. Grabbing the demo gives you the chance to take to the court and experience a variety of game modes, and will also let you reap some special rewards that can then be carried over into the full game, should you decide to pick it up at a later date.
Playing just one match in this week-long tournament unlocks an outfit for Mario that decks him out in classic overalls, and you can also collect points in the demo’s Co-op Challenge mode, giving you the chance to unlock blue, red and yellow Yoshi that can also be used right away in the demo or in the full version of the game.
That's not all, though, as anyone who downloads the demo will also receive an email with a Nintendo eShop code to activate a seven-day free trial for Nintendo Switch Online, perfect for trying all the features of this membership service. Players can use this code even if they’ve taken part in a previous free trial.
Will you be checking out this demo today? Do you already own the full game? Let us know if you'll be taking to the court in the comments.
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I tried the demo a while back but wasn’t overly impressed but I know since then there has been a ton of stuff added to the game I’ll give this a try later on tonight
for £49, no thanks, drop it down to £30 and maybe, same for kirby
That’s great and more people can have a chance to play this fantastic game. I got this at launch and it is so much more better and balanced now. Online is great and it now matches you with players of your grade.
The Wii u game had ultra in its name but this game really is the Ace
@jockmahon I don’t know where you buy your games from but tennis aces was 40 when I bought it and Kirby was 33
@1UP_MARIO digital only
The game has steadily improved. It's now quite good in my view. Shame it took a year to get to this point.... The new characters and modes keep me coming back to play it again. Now is a great time to pick it up with the additional content.
Supposed to rain the better part of the next week so if I can play w/ motion that's some exercise at least.
Unless this turns out to be one of those EU only things b/c 03/05/2019 already passed in the US.
EDIT: NoA tweeted yesterday so we're good. I can't play for another 5 hours but I'll go and download it now.
"Haven’t hit the courts in #MarioTennis Aces? Now is your chance to take advantage with the Mario Tennis Aces: Special Online Demo, which includes a seven-day free trial for #NintendoSwitchOnline! Download now and play from 4/26, 12pm PT – 4/28, 9pm PT."
Our demo only lasts 2 days though, not a week. NO is a week.
I've only been using these free demos to get week free online access to try out new games I have since I don't plan on buying that online mess anytime in the near future. xD So thanks!
Got his about a month ago and ended up trading it in, the online was really difficult to get an opponent and when I did there was so much lag it was near unplayable. I’m in the UK and have fibre broadband/low ping so guessing it’s matchmaking globally and not by region
@ozwally it was initially but was quickly region locked in matchmaking. If you got it a month ago, you was playing in your own region.
edit: also speed =/= stability. You could've very well been your own issue.
So, Nintendo are still up to their stupid timed demo shenanigans?
I was kinda hoping they had learned, after their annoying way of handling demos on the 3DS. They should take a leaf out of the others' books, or even from PC.
A demo should be obligation free, and playable forever. Don't time-lock it, don't disable it.
@Varelius I managed to play around 6 matches and each one had terrible lag. I ply other online games fine, smash bros etc. I’ll try this demo and see if it’s improved, as the game does appeal
@jockmahon I don’t blame you. I find digital retail games too expensive
At launch it didn't have some features it should have but genuinely, I've had more fun playing this online than many other sports game or fighting game. If you've not tried it, worth a look, especially if you couch coop for doubles!!
It's brilliant! I love it.. And lots more free updates to come too. I play this daily & bought it on day 1
@1UP_MARIO I had the game for a month from launch, then dumped it. But I'll be trying the demo this weekend to check out the tweaks and balances. Maybe it'll move back into my Switch this fall if I enjoy it more.
Am I seeing a flashback?
I'm really bad at this game but I love it! It's challenging (for me, anyway) and really engaging, especially the Adventure mode. It took a while for me to get into this game (I bought it on release day) but stick with it. My one gripe would be that the online tournament mode is severely lacking in content and the reward system doesn't provide a lot of incentive. Despite that if you're even a little interested in this game, give it a shot. You may be pleasantly surprised.
@rjejr I saw it on my switch eshop this morning and didn't download yet. I'm a little disappointed this is only 2 days, since Europe gets a week. I played the original demo and it was a laggy mess. I'm hoping that has been fixed. Unfortunately, I won't have time to play until Sunday at around 3 or 4pm. Thanks for letting me know it is only 2 days or I would have waited until Monday to try to play. haha
They'll do anything but reduce the price on this one.
Just isn't enticing enough at full price for me.
Wow! There are quite a few incentives to try this game out! I might have to give this a go!
@AlohaPizzaJack I’m not even a massive tennis fan but this is a game I play portably a lot. There’s always games to play online unlike Arms. It’s quick but also very competitive best also great that they rank you with similar ranked players.
tournament mode use to be great but now it’s 2 games and to the final.
Off-topic : Who would be delighted in the announcement of a Mario Golf for Switch? I'd love that!
I laughed all the way through the last demo, it was fun. Some of the people who played it clocked up ridiculous hours. They must have no lives. 😄
I like this game bc of its varying levels of difficulty and I can play a match or three and put it down.
It's a tennis game for crying out loud.
Tennis.....lets make a game that depicts a pass time of rich kids, slap Mario in it, and sell it for 80 bucks, realize no ones buying it, instead of a real price drop, they do the ol free demo routine.
If they gonna do sports. At least pick a sport that people can relate to. Tennis isn't worth 80 dollars plus a subscription.
@SoIDecidedTo I just played for about 5 minutes. Remembered I already played it. I thought this had more of the game in it, the single player story and the motion controls, but it's just the online again so I'm probably done with it. I'll use the code and play something else instead for a week.
Does anyone know if this is motion control capability? If so, how do we set it up?
@biglittlejake When you do like a super power shot or whatever there is motion controls. Usually they are enabled from the get go.
Wasn't too interested in the Splatoon 2 demo, but this one I might try!
Tried the game, despite the whacky shot nonsense enjoyed it ok.
But after waiting 20 minutes still couldn't get an online match.
What an appalling advert for Nintendo's services.
More and more of the opinion that Nintendo should just focus on making games for phones and various systems and just let the proper companies deal with online, and working controllers.
@rjejr SPALTOON 2!!! That and Rocket League are my favorite online games
@SoIDecidedTo I meant NES the games that come w/ NO, and my son wants to try that Tetris 99 game, not real games.
@Franklin i don'T know where you are from, but as far as i know, this game has region lock for the online multi. i bought my copy for 30€ on amazon a few months ago (think it was in january) - since then, i NEVER could find a online match. the longest time i waited 45 minutes ... i only bought that game, for online play ... same problem with worms, uno, trials (kind of - never full lobby, nly 1 or 2 others), that futuristic racer (forgot the name), grip, monopoly, trivial pursuit and many more ... only 5 of my 48 games i own, are good for online gaming - mk8, diablo 3, smash bros, rocket league (only with xbox or pc players - switch only takes also at least 5 minutes of wait time lol) and fortnite ... all others games are basically dead at launch. at least in europe. that's why i canceled my dead by daylight preorder on switch. its an online only game, where you need 5 players. even on xbox its sometimes hard, to find a quick match, so i guess it will be impossible on switch.... nintendo consoles and online play = baaaaaad. sadly ...
@eRaz0r
If only there were such a thing as a World Wide Web.
I played a bit, 24 matches, win ratio 67%, 4 tournaments
I'm actually enjoying it, the problem is that sometimes it takes too long to find matches
Maybe if the bots are challenging enough in single player I can see myself sinking tons of hours on it
Graphically-wise it's kinda simple, you can see how low detail are the crowd, but overall it's colorful and nice enough
The finals commentary can be a bit repetitive, and I only played like 5
Maybe it needs some polish in the presentation but the core gameplay is awesome
Maybe when it's on sale...
@Itzdmo 3.5/10 Troll harder.
@Itzdmo I would have loved a good tennis game. Full disclosure, I'm not rich, nor was I ever particularly good at real tennis, but I did play a little as a teen. But this abomination of a game IS NOT TENNIS! With all the wacky maneuvers, charging up attacks, turning into a gun turret, etc, whatever this game is, it's not what the title claims. I have about 30 Switch games (roughly 20 retail, 10 e-shop games) and I can say this is easily the worst of any I've played.
Oh yeah, since when have video games been about only what we can relate to? Are all those Star Fox fans spacefaring furries in real life?
@rjejr Tetris 99 is the most addicting game I've played on the system. You've been warned. haha
@SoIDecidedTo I've never really liked Tetris, not even the PSVR version I tried that everybody said how good it was. My addiction is match 3 games, which right now means Gems of War.
Thanks for the reminder though, I need to redeem my 7 day free trial before it expires.
Feel free to make fun of me, but one of my favorite match 3's is that Metropolis game on the switch. I liked it because where with most match 3's, you can only move a piece one spot left, right, up, or down; with this one, you can slide across or up/down as far as you want to make a match. I nice little twist on it.
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