Mario Tennis Aces Version 1.2.0 Adds The Much-Wanted Mission Retry Feature And More

These fixes are exactly what I wanted, correcting two major issues I had during my time with the game!

They’re making good progress, but still a ways to go. But any fixes are appreciated.

Already got rid, traded it for CPT Toad.

Last time I buy a Camelot game to be honest,

A step in the right direction.

If you can set a normal match to 6 games for one set (and, if it’s added to Swing mode, it should be added to the rest of the modes... hopefully) you could just play multiple matches to simulate more sets. That would be a way to add customization to how you want to play although changing the number of sets really should just be in the game naturally.

In any case, this is a step in the right direction. Hopefully they’ll address the other issues people have with the game. I still find it strange that Camelot perfected the mechanics of a tennis game but could not find the time to make a proper court select screen.

Good to see issues are being fixed.
But the menus seriously need to be overhauled next! Court selection is unnecessarily complicated. Just have it like 64 and Power Tennis with actual visual representations of the courts!

@HappyRusevDay I did the exact same thing. While I enjoyed the online, I just couldn't justify hanging on to it when I didn't enjoy the story mode and long load times. I've been extremely pleased with lil ol Captain, though.

Well, they're getting closer! The restriction to playing 'mini-matches' in multiplayer is still baffling though. Break the opponent once and you've pretty much won the match. Fine for quick-fire online matches against strangers, but not ideal for local multiplayer.

Too late. Finished adventure

Nice they added it tho

Keep fixing it.

Too late, already sold the game because it was too broken from my perspective.
Nintendo is normally known for the polish of their games, Mario Tennis Aces wasn't sooooo... yeah too late...

It's a bit late, I already persevered though the single player.
Seriously considering trading the game in to be honest, Power Tennis is a better game and the Adventure mode in Aces is a massive disappointment.

We are slowly getting there.Glad they are listening,now all that's left is selecting the number of game and sets and we are good to go

Hopefully this game will get some actual post-launch content cause it kinda needs it.

Too late. Got rid.

If they can ever be bothered to allow proper length 2 player matches then I may buy, but until then, this short attention span BS is of zero interest to me.

Patch out all the talking in this game and it will be good.

It’s just too gimmicky for me. I really wanted to like it, but the game tries too hard. Just give me tennis with some cool characters, and racquets that don’t break every few points, you know, like in a tennis match

Maybe after this update drops I will have some motivation to try to beat adventure mode. It was so tedious before.

Once upon a time, nintendo made games that were complete, tested, and good, and had no need for updates, patches, and DLC. Sigh.

@Bondi_Surfer You are aware that the game offers a mode exactly like that...? Not even giving it that much less relevance, since this mode also has online tournaments. It's not in the story, but the story is the weakest part of the game anyway.

Too little, too late...

I'm glad some people seem to be enjoying this game, but it was one of the biggest disappointments of 2018 for me. I love video game tennis, and can't believe how badly they cocked it up.

These fixes just aren't enough. The promises of a single-player mode really set expectations about a robust campaign mode instead of just a protracted tutorial. Especially in a game that people might want to play in portable mode — away from an online connection — the omission is critical.

That retry option for single player is awesome.

Ah, I guess I can finally continue story mode now that the game isn't intent on utterly wasting my time.

Where to begin with this game. I am by no means a game developer or anything of the sort, but what I do have in my back pocket is experience in playing past Nintendo quality games. And others here I’m sure do as well. Point being, the N64 game, and “Power Tennis” were gems in this series. But since the review of “Ultra” of which I passed (along with “Open” on 3DS) you would think that those at Camelot would be careful on how they approached this new title in the series. I went into it with a full head of steam thinking, “oh yeah, they’ve got their heads back in the game! I mean, look at that review NLife gave it. I’m sold!”. Now, I am never ever one to sell or trade a game, but for possibly the first time, I am seriously contemplating it. Yes, this game is first and foremost a multiplayer game. However, outside of that, this game feels so empty. Someone please answer me what the point is in playing through the Mushroom, Flower and Star tournaments? Isn’t that where we used to be able to unlock characters? Just a dead end. I played it through the one time in that mode and have zero desire to go back.

Ok, so then let’s go to the story mode, surely there’s more content there, right? So ok, you can unlock courts there. Anything else, or did I cover it?

Anyway, these patches, yeah they’re welcome and all, BUT, I feel like the game had the pieces ready to be much deeper and it clearly wasn’t either play tested enough or they wanted to cut major corners for time. I will be a lot more cautious when voting with my wallet with the next iteration and I know I’m not alone in that regard.

I have completely stopped playing this game. I’ll pick it up again when they patch it to perfec.... acceptable

Swing mode online or gtfo.

Can't believe this isn't an option. The only game in the history of games where motion controls truly make sense, and yet it's not an option. So dumb.

Even though I already 100%ed Adventure Mode, I still find it nice to see regardless. I still have my copy, by the way...

@SuperWeird Mmmhmm, I didn't get any of the 3DS Mario Sports games due to the lack of motion controls. Such a step back.

“The patch notes say that a one-set, six-game option has been added to Swing Mode, with no mention of any other additions, suggesting that players are still unable to fully customise their experience in the way you might expect.“

Hey, you guys enjoy spreading misinformation or was this just honest lazy fact-checking? Because it CLEARLY says it’s going to be added to “Free Match” EVEN with Google Translate (Free Match is Free Play in the japanese game). Free Match and Swing Mode mean different things and it’s honestly embarrassing that you go so far as to say there’s not mention of it in the patch notes. For shame.

I'm glad they added the quick retry feature before I finished the story mode.

I'm done with it now, the single player content outside of the story mode is terrible (would've worked much better having minigames with difficulty levels and 'endless' variants to earn coins for unlockable costumes and high scores), the tourmaments against the CPU are way too easy and local multiplayer options are severely lacking and limited. I wasn't too impressed.

@Mutsukki Thank you so much for this. I was really confused as to why it would only be added to Swing mode. I thought that it would surely be added to other modes as well, but, based on some of the weird decisions Camelot has made with this game, I had some doubts. Now that I know that having a 6 game set is an option for Free mode and not just Swing mode, this update feels much better.

Well, now I'll get back into this game. I was hoping the retry feature would come at some point.

'R stick only option YESSSSS!! No more accidental double taps!

Glad to see Nintendo tweaking this game. Despite all the complaints here and the rest of the internet, I've really been enjoying it. And these are exactly the changes I've wanted to see.

I can honestly say I’ve had some of the best local 4 player fun I’ve had in years with this game. Even more so than MK8. Single player leaves much to be desired, but lets be honest, this isn’t a game meant for single player action!

I'm sorry but all these people saying "nintendo always made complete and perfect games" is utter bullcrap and you people need to open your eyes.

literally go watch speedruns of any nintendo game. Every last one of them gets torn apart from MANY bugs&glitches and abusing broken and unbalanced weaponry for the fastest time possible.
A game being perfect from the start....This was NEVER A THING. I'm sorry but that is the honest reality. Its only visually apparent to you now simply because they actively patch an fix these things quickly instead of secretly planting carts with a newer version of the game in the wild.

tl;dr - games has always been broken/unbalanced and patches for these things have ALWAYS existed. Even on old consoles.

/endrant

Still hoping for a doubles tournament option.

@Varelius Couldn't agree more. Though I'd also like to point out that there's a limit to how broken most of those games are (I mean, cmon, some of the speedrunners of old games are still finding new bugs today that have taken years to uncover through literally trying to break the game - FOR YEARS). Yes, some features will be unbalanced and enable people to blow through some games, but not in a way where everybody immediately enters the game, grabs X item and heads to the city to trade it in 30 minutes later after finishing the game.

Tennis Aces is and was an unfinished game, and it is still, with this patch, not ready for actual release. It's unfinished, unpolished, broken and (prior to this patch at least) unbalanced as hell. No effort went into the story mode either, which was what was supposed to whet people's appetite for staying with the game and later enjoying online or local multiplayer.

It's not a bad game, it's just a huge disappointment still. But yeah, most Nintendo games have ways to break them or cheese them in their entirety. And that's fine. At least issues can be patched now, unlike back in the day xD

Did they add trophy models?

Did they add trophy models?

Did they add trophy models?

Did they add trophy models?

Did they add trophy models?

Having just gotten into Adventure mode and enjoying it, all I can say is Praise Jesus Amen Hallelujah. Quick retry is long overdue.
Blooper anyone

Too late the damage is done!

@Blizzia Oh believe me, I know aces really wasn't exactly ready for the world yet. It needs some different modes, most characters are absolutely just outstandingly bad, trick shots are way too easy to do AND THEIR RANGE IS ABSURD, and honestly anything else is just people's personal gripes (if they ever do give more than 1 set matches, I would never play the game in tournament mode if that wasn't local or private matches only. I just do not have the time for extremely long matches and I doubt many others do either.)

I'm just really tired of reading these "NINTENDO USED TO BE SO PERFECT WITH THEIR GAMES" nonsense.
As for story mode an the lack of content...it probably all came down to budget.

@Varelius Yeah, budget seems to be the name of the game here. I think they mismatched the budget based on what they were trying to do with the game. Eventually they ended up with too many different things, and no funds set aside for finishing it all up properly.