Nintendo Serves Up Mario Tennis History Infographic

This is a cool graphic, but it makes me concerned as far as what Nintendo is doing with their time.

That's.... nice.

Open is a fantastic game. It's a bit light on content and there are a few things I'd change in the gameplay, but it's still ridiculously fun as-is.

It's not exactly "time-bending", since the Wii re-release is basically just that: A re-release. Not a new game.

I loved Mario Power Tennis for GCN, greatest sports game I ever played.

133 characters? Really?!

In the Mario tennis: Power tour section, they said its the sequel to Mario power tennis on Game boy rather than Gamecube.

GBC - "Introduced RPG elements"
3DS - "Couldn't be bothered, scrapped them popular RPG elements"

@CowLaunch, the GBC version of the game had a whole bunch of extra characters from the story mode to play as. Can't remember the actual number, but I remember there being a fair few new humans introduced. Now I'm getting all nostalgic.

@Fonisto, that'd be because it actually was considered a sequel to the GBC game and served as a compliment to the GameCube version.

133 characters? ALL different?

*@FonistofCruxis, sorry.

Good to see that they still remember the RPG part, even if they continue to ignore it.

'One love'

barf I see what you did there.

With this infographic, they've served up an ace!

Yeah, I just had to say that XD

Just traded Open in yesterday. Broken online ruined it.

I just picked up NPC Mario Tennis. I can't wait to dig in.

I like how they actually acknowledged the Virtual Boy.

I didn't realize it's been that long since a new Mario Tennis game came out. Pretty cool.

I noticed a mistake. They refer to the Virtual Boy as a handheld.

@Nintendo-Naut
I thought I was the only one who noticed the laggy online

@The VB is a handheld system.

I want the VB games in the VC in the 3DS!

The only game I have is Mario Tennis for N64. Such a great game - good times!

I would get Mario tennis on the GBA or GBC
I heard those were the best

Mario Tennis Open is an amazing game. Its my favorite 3DS game after MK7.

"Mario Tennis: Power Tour - The sequel to Mario Power Tennis on Game Boy"...as far as I knew, Mario Power Tennis has only been released on GameCube and Wii.
Checks the Interwebs
Nope, no sign of MPT on Game Boy. :3

I really think it's in Nintendo's best interests to release Mario Tennis for GBC as a Virtual Console game. Most of the people who would play it are older fans who grew up with the fourth- and fifth-gen consoles, meaning the still-gigantic number of newer gamers will buy Mario Tennis Open. Plus, if Nintendo ever develops a Transfer Pak emulator...excited noise

@Mario_maniac You are correct. Mario Tennis on the GBC(Gameboy Color), it's story is somewhat made a continuation of in the GBA(Gameboy Advance) Mario Tennis Power Tour. Although the GBC Mario Tennis could use the (n64) transfer pak, to send the player-made-rpg-custom-characters to the N64 Mario Tennis, there was no story in the N64 Mario Tennis, albeit trophy cutscenes. Mario Power Tennis on the GCN(Gamecube Nintendo), & Mario Tennis Power Tour(GBA) did not use the same console/handheld connectivity mechanic as did the N64/GBC Mario Tennis titles. I've often thought that while this made me like the GCN title less, that it was probably not done, since the Nintendo DS had just come out, & the GBA was, imo, pre-maturely put out to pasture. Edit: & Nintendo probably did not want to draw attention to the then-dying GBA.

Edit: I don't own my original copies of the N64/GBC MT titles(I was stupid, & sold them to Gamestop), but years ago I purchased the N64 title off eBay, & 2 years ago, I re collected it's GBC counterpart.

I'm not so sure that the "Introduction of Waluigi" should be considered a feather in Mario Tennis' cap.

^ I do like how Daisy was brought back into the fold. Also, it's a debated issue, as to whether Daisy's inclusion was due to Gumpei Yokoi's death 2, or 3 years earlier, or if it was just to round out available character numbers. It's kinda irrelevant anyway, at least to me. Edit: I mean, the reasoning for Daisy's inclusion is irrelevant to me.

I guess Nintendo put a whole lotta love in that graphic.
At least Nintendo thinks Waluigi's ace.

@Geonjaha
Hahahaa, exactly.

If Nintendo still has a pair they'll re-release the virtual boy Mario's Tennis on 3DS VC.

This just got me to pull out the ol' Virtual Boy and give Mario Tennis another whirl. Ya know, it's simple but it's still pretty fun. Takes some time to get into the bare-bones strategy, but there's an addictive game to be found. Those characters move too darn slow, though. Makes me consider giving Open for 3DS a shot after passing on it until now...