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4
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Release Date

3DS

  • US 20th May 2012
  • EU 25th May 2012
  • JP 24th May 2012
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  • Review Mario Tennis Open (3DS)

    Open season

    Camelot's revered Mario Tennis series has a split legacy: on home consoles as a primarily multiplayer-focused insane-o-thon, and on portables as a more solo-oriented sports RPG. Mario Tennis Open falls somewhere in between, trying to capture the best of both worlds in the most accessible way possible. In many ways Camelot succeeds in its...

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Mario Tennis Open News

  • News Nintendo Celebrates Mario Day With Lots Of Mario Game Discounts (North America)

    And printable goodies, too

    Nintendo is gearing up for its Mario Day celebrations (10th March, or 'MAR 10') by offering discounts on a number of juicy titles featuring everyone's favourite moustachioed plumber. Unless you're a Luigi fan like us. There are eight games up for grabs in total, ranging from sports games to platformers and everything in...

  • News Legend of Zelda and Mario Kart Feature in Updated European My Nintendo Rewards

    Discounts, digital wallpapers and even a guide

    As another month begins we have the latest My Nintendo Rewards for Europe, and there are quite a few on offer. NOE is pitching it as the start of an "epic summer", with various digital goodies up for grabs. So, let's get to it shall we? The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (3DS eShop) - 40% discount...

  • Feature Memories of Court Battles in Mario Tennis

    Nintendo Life writers and some readers pitch in

    We're not going to sugar coat it - Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash isn't a golden entry in the spin-off series. We were disappointed by the lack of content in our preview and are currently testing out online play before publishing our review, but what we can say right now is that we w

  • Feature A History of the Mario Tennis Franchise

    Holding court

    Mario and his Mushroom Kingdom chums are a talented bunch. They race karts and motorbikes, compete for medals in the Olympics, get into the swing of golf and more besides. They also, of course, play a bit of tennis - maybe it's for the exercise, the fashionable sportswear or to enjoy a post-match bowl of strawberries and cream...

  • News Nintendo Selects Range on 3DS Has a Handsome Price Point in Europe

    Link Between Worlds for £16

    Unlike Nintendo of America, the European subsidiary of the company - for various legal and retail reasons we won't get into here - doesn't announce firm prices for products. When NoA says a game will be out for $60, those of us in Europe have the alternative of shopping around for the best deals. So, when major 3DS...

  • News Major 3DS Games Are Heading for Discounts in the Next Nintendo Selects Range

    Legend of Zelda! Star Fox! Mario Tennis! More!

    The Nintendo Selects series became a key part of the Wii catalogue, as high quality games became available at discount prices to tempt late adopters to give them a try. We're finally going to see the same initiative on 3DS, with Nintendo of Europe confirming six games that'll join the range for the...

  • News Collect All The Yoshi Colours in Mario Tennis Open

    Seven for the price of none

    Since Mario Tennis Open was launched Nintendo has been releasing QR codes for a variety of Yoshi characters, each with their own specialities and styles of play. Now that all of the individual codes have been released through various means — and potentially by some cheeky websites — there's a video that compiles all...

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  • News Nintendo Serves Up Mario Tennis History Infographic

    One love

    This week sees the start of Wimbledon, and with Mario Tennis Open only a month old Nintendo's combined the two in infographic format. The official series history starts from 3D sports game Mario's Tennis and ends with... 3D sports game Mario Tennis Open. Weird. It's a bit confusing, though: it mentions Mario Tennis in 2004, presumably...

  • News Register Mario Tennis Open This Week, Get 250 Bonus Stars

    So be quick

    UK Club Nintendo members, listen up. If you register Mario Tennis Open on Club Nintendo before 28th May, you'll get an extra 250 Stars added to your account. That's all there is to it. Read our Mario Tennis Open review if you're on the fence about picking up Mario's bat and ball outing on 3DS.

  • News Scour the UK for Mario Tennis Open Yoshi QR Codes

    Smash and grab

    Mario Tennis Open launches in the UK next week, and Nintendo is launching a nationwide treasure hunt for you to grab multicoloured Yoshis. On 25th and 26th May select Asda stores will give away the Black Yoshi via a special in-store QR code: scan it with your 3DS and Black Yoshi is yours to keep. Nintendo will release white, blue and...

About The Game

Mario and friends head back to centre court for more lawn tennis antics, coming to 3DS in 2012.