Poll: Box Art Brawl: Duel - Mario Power Tennis (GameCube)

Pretty awesome Japanese cover, much more artistic than the other

I always loved the Japanese one of these. Just think it’s really stylish, but by the looks of things I’m in a minority as usual!

Smash It Up! Always down for a reference to The Damned, so Japan wins this one for me by default.

Europe for me. It has more character.

Japan one looks like the Mario Tennis N64 boxart

I have the USA version of Mario Tennis GameCube so I voted the USA version.

Japan wins a lot of these, but not this time. EU/NA clears this one easily.

That one having Yoshi on the cover is a nice (big) bonus for me, but even if another character was in his place there, that cover would still win easily.

However, looking closer at it, makes you wonder why there's 5 characters on court, and at least 3 of them are on one side of the net. It still wins easy, but that seems a bit silly when you look at it closer. lol

Japan looks like a poster I'd hang up, really cool.

This is the first one I've really waffled on. Went with the Japanese cover...but just barely.

Europe/North American version looks more vibrant and fun

I went with EU / USA this week.

Europe has too much going on, Japan had too little. Both have terrible lighting and shadows.

I voted Japan just to balance out the "this has more characters so is better" votes for Europe. It's at least trying something more than a generic ensemble shot (With no female characters? Not even Peach?) But I don't much like either.

I have the NA version of this game on GC, I really enjoy it but the cover is nothing special.

Now maybe because I’ve seen the cover so many times, I am biased and prefer the change, but the Japanese cover is fantastic. I love the tag line too. Feels like a poster you’d see at the cinema for an upcoming movie releasing in a few months.

Japan gets my vote.

Not much of a duel in my opinion when the NA/EU cover showcases way more characters without feeling cluttered. It gives a good idea of what to expect in the game.

@Shaw_Brothers You and me both. Every week it seems.
I almost always find the Japanese box art far more stylish, artistic and ambitious.
The Japanese art is never too literal and obvious, which sadly seems to be what most people on here like.

The NA/EU cover makes no sense. Mario is hitting the ball away from the net. Not to mention there are too many players, all on the same side of the court.

You are crazy if you voted JP

EU/NA is nice but Japan is arty and moody with nice perspective and actually looks pretty cool. Japan for me.

I like the intensity and originality of the Japanese version. The NA version is just kind of what you always expect from any multi-character cartoon sports game.

Honestly the NA/EU one is a bit more fun, but my biggest gripe is the awful square gamecube logo at the top right of the Japan one.

Voted for the north American boxart. It showcases more characters as well the then new power shot gimmick. The Japanese boxart os a little to close to the na n64 boxart of anything one would think it was a remake.

Aesthetically I prefer the purer Japanese one, but it also looks too similar to the N64 cover art, whereas the Western version feels more “GameCube” to me

Box Art Brawls Current Total:

Europe: 112

Japan: 109

North America: 130

Australia and New Zealand: 1

Voted Japan. I don’t understand the “it’s better if it shows more characters from the game” or “this cover better shows me what gameplay is actually like”. Things don’t need to be so literal for me personally.

@Grim it's not about the boxart being literal. They are essentially trying to sell you the game, Simpler boxarts are effective but sometimes it might take more to sell a game.

The Japanese one is just really dull, it doesn't even look like a game cover, it looks like the free poster inside that you throw away

Not a difficult decision.

Europe / North America one is a bit busy for me.

It bothers me that the NA/EU cover has Mario seemingly hitting the ball away from the net, or I guess you could read it as a whiff given the facial expression.
Japan's looks like a poster you'd have on your wall.