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Posted by IGN May 07 2012 23:53 GMT
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After seven years of sitting on the sidelines, Mario and crew are once again dusting off the ole racket for a brand new tennis outing from the developers at Camelot. We already got the chance to check out the online multiplayer and special mini-games, as well as get used to the new controls with the game's debut at this year's Game Developer's Conference. Now that we finally have the full retail version in the office, and have spent the weekend brushing up on our tennis skills...

Posted by GoNintendo Apr 25 2012 18:14 GMT
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Mario
Luigi
Peach
Yoshi
Daisy
Boo
Dry Bowser
Bowser
Bowser Jr.
Donkey Kong
Diddy Kong
Waluigi
Wario
Baby Peach
Luma
Mii

Posted by GoNintendo Apr 21 2012 05:43 GMT
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- play modes: Tournament, Free Competition and Special Game
- Tournament spans eight cups
- includes single and doubles
- Free Competition lets you select opponent, court, set count and other areas
- Special Games include things like Super Mario Tennis, Ring Shot and Galaxy Shot (previously detailed)
- give your Mii special rackets, clothes, wrist bands, shoes and mor
- over 200 items to unlock
- local and internet play and StreetPass
- exchange Miis via StreetPass
- download play for co-op play against the CPU

Official site here with more screens
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Posted by GoNintendo Apr 05 2012 17:54 GMT
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Super Mario Tennis

- play on a half-court bouncing balls off a giant television
- the TV will display levels from the original Super Mario Brother
- hit coins and enemies with tennis balls
- game helps teach the importance of using different shot-types
- kill as many enemies and collect all the coins you can in order to add additional seconds to your timer
- acquire 1-Ups
- target warp pipes to travel to different parts of the level
- aim a ball high up the flagpole for maximum points
- newly placed coins, enemies, and hidden blocks

Galaxy Rally

- hit a ball back and forth with a Luma
- takes place on a celestial-based court
- collect 5 Star Shards
- collect 5 shards to create a launch star, which gives you coins
- portions of the arena disappear
- music and visuals lifted directly from the Mario Galaxy series

Ink Showdown

- hit balls past a single opponent
- destroy the ink balls spat by three Piranha Plants located on the back edge of the court
- stop them before they splatter the screen

Ring Shot

- hit the ball through as many rings as possible
- rings start small, but grow increasingly larger the longer you take to hit them
- this reduces their point value
- can be played in multiplayer with 50-points being awarded for every actual tennis point scored on the opponents

Club House (Unlockables)

- Raquets, Uniforms, Wristbands, and shoes become available for purchase
- buy using coins earned in events
- equip these items to your Mii character
- these enhance one of three attributes: Power, Spin, and Movemen
- available for use in both single-player and multiplayer
- items are character-themed
- apparel can be equipped ONLY on your Mii

Posted by IGN Apr 05 2012 17:00 GMT
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It's been seven years since we got a new entry in the Mario Tennis franchise, but the developers at Camelot are bringing the series back to the spotlight with Mario Tennis Open for the Nintendo 3DS. The game will hit store shelves on May 20, and based on my recent demo, it's clear that Mario Tennis is coming back with a vengeance...

Posted by GoNintendo Mar 09 2012 10:49 GMT
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Touch screen

- bottom screen features a grid of triangles and diamonds
- these represent different types of swings
- touch parts of the screen to perform different swings

Motion controls

- hold the 3DS upright and the game shifts into over the shoulder camera mode
- this turns off 3D and activates motion control
- swing the system side by side to aim shots
- move down to bring the camera back to overhead

Posted by GoNintendo Mar 08 2012 10:15 GMT
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- local and online multiplayer
- this is for both Single and Doubles matches
- supports StreetPass, but details not confirmed yet

Courts

Mario Stadium (Clay)
Surface type: Clay
Bounce: Weak
Ball Speed: Slow

Mario Stadium (Hard)
Surface type: Hard
Bounce: Strong
Ball Speed: Normal

Mario Stadium (Grass)
Surface type: Grass
Bounce: Weak
Ball Speed: Slow

Mushroom Valley
Surface type: Strong
Bounce: Strong
Ball Speed: Slow

Wario Dunes
Surface type: Sand
Bounce: Weak
Ball Speed: Slow

DK Jungle
Surface type: Wood
Bounce: Normal
Ball Speed: Normal

Bowser’s Castle
Surface Type: Stone
Bounce: Strong
Ball Speed: Fast

Penguin Iceberg
Surface Type: Snoe
Bounce: Strongest
Ball Speed: Normal

Peach’s Palace
Surface Type: Carpet
Bounce: Normal
Ball Speed: Fastest

Posted by IGN Mar 08 2012 04:05 GMT
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The Game Developer's Conference often brings about at least a handful of unexpected announcements or surprises - and GDC 2012 is no exception. I came upon one such surprise as I was strolling the showfloor between panels, where I found a fully playable demo of Mario Tennis Open for 3DS...