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-{{nihongo|'''''Mario's Tennis'''''|マリオズテニス|Mariozu Tenisu}} is a 1995 [[sports game]] developed by [[Nintendo]] for the [[Virtual Boy]] [[handheld game console]]. It was one of the four [[launch game]]s that were released alongside the console.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ugo.com/games/ten-lessons-from-virtual-boy-to-nintendo-3ds|title=10 Lessons the Virtual Boy Can Teach the Nintendo 3DS|publisher=[[UGO Networks]]|last=Plante|first=Chris|date=13 August 2010}}</ref> Also known by its working title ''Mario's Dream Tennis'', it was the console's [[pack-in game]] in North America <ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/dionisio/2833237521/sizes/o/in/photostream/</ref>
+{{nihongo|'''''Mario's Tennis'''''|マリオズテニス|Mariozu Tenisu}} is a 1995 [[sports game]] developed by [[Nintendo]] for the [[Virtual Boy]] [[handheld game console]]. It was one of the four [[launch game]]s that were released alongside the console.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ugo.com/games/ten-lessons-from-virtual-boy-to-nintendo-3ds|title=10 Lessons the Virtual Boy Can Teach the Nintendo 3DS|publisher=[[UGO Networks]]|last=Plante|first=Chris|date=13 August 2010}}</ref> Also known by its working title ''Mario's Dream Tennis'', it was the console's [[pack-in game]] in North America <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/dionisio/2833237521/sizes/o/in/photostream/ |title=Tutte le dimensioni &#124;Virtual Boy 'Third Dimension' Ad (1995) &#124; Flickr – Condivisione di foto! |publisher=Flickr.com |date= |accessdate=2013-05-20}}</ref>
 ==Reception==
-''Mario's Tennis'' sales were heavily constricted by the lack of popularity on the console. The [[Virtual Boy]] sold 770,000 units and is listed as the 5th worst selling console in history.<ref>{{cite web|last=Snow|first=Blake|title=The Top 10 Worst Selling Consoles of All Time|url= http://web.archive.org/web/20070508035815/http://www.gamepro.com/gamepro/domestic/games/features/111823.shtml|work=GamePro|publisher=IDG Entertainment}}</ref> That being said, ''Mario's Tennis'' was one of the highest selling in the [[Virtual Boy]] library as it was a launch title packaged with American units. For this reason, ''Mario's Tennis'' is generally regarded as the most well known game on the Virtual Boy and was the first game to bring the Mario franchise onto [[Nintendo]]'s newest development. When sales dwindled, Nintendo tried to remedy this by cutting prices on everything related to the Virtual Boy, but ulimately ''Mario's tennis'' stopped being sold on March 2, 1996, when the console was discontinued in the North American market.<ref>{{cite web|last=Craig|first=Ian|title=Mario's Tennis Facts|url= http://www.gamefaqs.com/virtualboy/563919-marios-tennis/data|work=GameFAQs|publisher=CBS media|accessdate=3 April 2013}}</ref>
+''Mario's Tennis'' sales were heavily constricted by the lack of popularity on the console. The [[Virtual Boy]] sold 770,000 units and is listed as the 5th worst selling console in history.<ref>{{cite web|last=Snow|first=Blake|title=The Top 10 Worst Selling Consoles of All Time|url= http://www.gamepro.com/gamepro/domestic/games/features/111823.shtml|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070508035815/http://www.gamepro.com/gamepro/domestic/games/features/111823.shtml|archivedate= 2007-05-08|work=GamePro|publisher=IDG Entertainment}}</ref> That being said, ''Mario's Tennis'' was one of the highest selling in the [[Virtual Boy]] library as it was a launch title packaged with American units. For this reason, ''Mario's Tennis'' is generally regarded as the most well known game on the Virtual Boy and was the first game to bring the Mario franchise onto [[Nintendo]]'s newest development. When sales dwindled, Nintendo tried to remedy this by cutting prices on everything related to the Virtual Boy, but ulimately ''Mario's tennis'' stopped being sold on March 2, 1996, when the console was discontinued in the North American market.<ref>{{cite web|last=Craig|first=Ian|title=Mario's Tennis Facts|url= http://www.gamefaqs.com/virtualboy/563919-marios-tennis/data|work=GameFAQs|publisher=CBS media|accessdate=3 April 2013}}</ref>
-''[[Famitsu|Famicom Tsūshin]]'' scored the game a 26 out of 40.<ref>NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: マリオズテニス. Weekly Famicom Tsūshin. No.347. Pg.29. 11 August 1995.</ref>   [[GameFAQs]]' gave the game an average rating of 6.7 out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|last=Craig|first=Ian|title=Mario's Tennis Rating|url= http://www.gamefaqs.com/virtualboy/563919-marios-tennis|work=GameFAQs|publisher=CBS media|accessdate=3 April 2013}}</ref>
+''[[Famitsu|Famicom Tsūshin]]'' scored the game a 26 out of 40.<ref>NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: マリオズテニス. Weekly Famicom Tsūshin. No.347. Pg.29. 11 August 1995.</ref>  [[GameFAQs]]' gave the game an average rating of 6.7 out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|last=Craig|first=Ian|title=Mario's Tennis Rating|url= http://www.gamefaqs.com/virtualboy/563919-marios-tennis|work=GameFAQs|publisher=CBS media|accessdate=3 April 2013}}</ref>

{{Infobox VG| title = Mario's Tennis
|image = [[Image:Mario's Tennis.jpg]]
|caption = Box art
|developer = [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
|publisher = [[Nintendo]]
|director=Masao Yamamoto<br/>Hitoshi Yamagami
|producer=[[Gunpei Yokoi|Gumpei Yokoi]]
|composer=Hitoshi Fukushima<br/>Morihito Iwamoto
|released = {{vgrelease|JP=July 21, 1995|NA=August 14, 1995<ref>[http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/vboy/data/563919.html Release data], GameFAQs.com</ref>}}
|genre = [[Sports game|Sports]]
|modes = [[Single-player video game|Single player]]
|ratings = {{vgratings|ESRB=K-A}}
|platforms = [[Virtual Boy]]
|media = [[ROM cartridge|4-Megabit cartridge]]
}}

{{nihongo|'''''Mario's Tennis'''''|マリオズテニス|Mariozu Tenisu}} is a 1995 [[sports game]] developed by [[Nintendo]] for the [[Virtual Boy]] [[handheld game console]]. It was one of the four [[launch game]]s that were released alongside the console.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ugo.com/games/ten-lessons-from-virtual-boy-to-nintendo-3ds|title=10 Lessons the Virtual Boy Can Teach the Nintendo 3DS|publisher=[[UGO Networks]]|last=Plante|first=Chris|date=13 August 2010}}</ref> Also known by its working title ''Mario's Dream Tennis'', it was the console's [[pack-in game]] in North America <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/dionisio/2833237521/sizes/o/in/photostream/ |title=Tutte le dimensioni &#124;Virtual Boy 'Third Dimension' Ad (1995) &#124; Flickr – Condivisione di foto! |publisher=Flickr.com |date= |accessdate=2013-05-20}}</ref>

==Gameplay==
[[Image:Mario's Tennis screenshot.png|thumb|250px|right|Mario prepares to serve (screenshot taken from an [[emulator]] without 3D display) {{3D glasses}}]] 
''Mario's Tennis'' is a [[sports game]] in which the player controls one of seven different [[List of Mario franchise characters|''Mario'' characters]] and engages in [[tennis]] matches. The action on the [[tennis court|court]] is viewed from directly behind the [[player character]]. The Virtual Boy [[stereoscopy]] allows the player to perceive [[Three-dimensional space|depth]], which allows him to effectively track the ball as it is struck back and forth across the court.

''Mario's Tennis'' supports singles (Player V.S. CPU) or doubles (Player & CPU v.s. CPU & CPU. Regular (1 Match) and Tournament (3 Matches) play are available, with easy, normal, or hard difficulties. Although a two-player function was announced, it was not implemented since the cable required to link two Virtual Boy units was never released.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/21/nintendo-virtual-boy-review/ |title=Nintendo Virtual Boy review |author=Stevens, Tim |date=21 March 2011 |publisher=[[Engadget]]}}</ref>

==Criticisms==
''Mario's Tennis'' was one of the first games to usher in the new generation of portable gaming as the [[Game Boy]] was reaching the end of it's life cycle. This lead to much hype over the games release and critics would argue that ''Mario's Tennis'' didn't meet the standard of its fans. One area of critique was based on the colour pallet; all games in the [[Virtual Boy]] library could only be experienced through red and black, and extended hours of ''Mario's Tennis'' gameplay could lead to headaches and eye strain. This was a let down for fans because it was fair to assume that this cutting edge hardware would deliver a full pallet of colours.<ref>{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Lucas|title=Laying the Virtual Boy to Rest|url=http://ca.ign.com/articles/2011/08/16/laying-the-virtual-boy-to-rest|work=IGN|publisher=IGN|accessdate=3 April 2013}}</ref>

Another critique of ''Mario's Tennis'', was the fact that it brought little new material to the table, it was the same game of [[Tennis]] but with seven [[List of Mario franchise characters|Mario Characters]]. The genre of has been explored many times and ''Mario's tennis'' was tossed into the mix of games like ''[[Super Tennis]]'' and ''[[International Tennis Tour]]'' and more recently games like ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' and ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mario's Tennis Review|url=http://www.screwattack.com/news/marios-tennis-review|work=ScrewAttack|publisher=ScrewAttack Entertainment|accessdate=3 April 2013}}</ref>  ''Mario's Tennis'' and other [[Virtual Boy]] games did not receive full support from [[Nintendo]] as the Virtual Boy was consider a side project, during the development of the [[Nintendo 64]]

The largest selling point for ''Mario's Tennis'' was to experience [[Virtual reality]] through the systems unique viewing apparatus. However, many of the game's [[Three-dimensional space|3D]] effects are quite shallow and are marginally different than graphic capabilities of home based consoles of the time like the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Damien|first=McFerran|title=Complete History of the Virtual Boy|url=http://www.nowgamer.com/features/895045/complete_history_of_the_virtual_boy.html|work=NOW Gaming|publisher=Imagine Publishing Ltd|accessdate=3 April 2013}}</ref>

==Reception==
''Mario's Tennis'' sales were heavily constricted by the lack of popularity on the console. The [[Virtual Boy]] sold 770,000 units and is listed as the 5th worst selling console in history.<ref>{{cite web|last=Snow|first=Blake|title=The Top 10 Worst Selling Consoles of All Time|url= http://www.gamepro.com/gamepro/domestic/games/features/111823.shtml|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070508035815/http://www.gamepro.com/gamepro/domestic/games/features/111823.shtml|archivedate= 2007-05-08|work=GamePro|publisher=IDG Entertainment}}</ref> That being said, ''Mario's Tennis'' was one of the highest selling in the [[Virtual Boy]] library as it was a launch title packaged with American units. For this reason, ''Mario's Tennis'' is generally regarded as the most well known game on the Virtual Boy and was the first game to bring the Mario franchise onto [[Nintendo]]'s newest development. When sales dwindled, Nintendo tried to remedy this by cutting prices on everything related to the Virtual Boy, but ulimately ''Mario's tennis'' stopped being sold on March 2, 1996, when the console was discontinued in the North American market.<ref>{{cite web|last=Craig|first=Ian|title=Mario's Tennis Facts|url= http://www.gamefaqs.com/virtualboy/563919-marios-tennis/data|work=GameFAQs|publisher=CBS media|accessdate=3 April 2013}}</ref>

''[[Famitsu|Famicom Tsūshin]]'' scored the game a 26 out of 40.<ref>NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: マリオズテニス. Weekly Famicom Tsūshin. No.347. Pg.29. 11 August 1995.</ref>  [[GameFAQs]]' gave the game an average rating of 6.7 out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|last=Craig|first=Ian|title=Mario's Tennis Rating|url= http://www.gamefaqs.com/virtualboy/563919-marios-tennis|work=GameFAQs|publisher=CBS media|accessdate=3 April 2013}}</ref>

==Controls==
<ref>{{cite web|last=Mariott|first=Scott|title=Mario's Tennis Controls|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=2711&tab=controls|work=allgame|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=3 April 2013}}</ref> 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| '''A button''' || toss, fast serve, ground stroke, volley (near net), overhead smash 
|-
| '''B button'''|| toss, slow serve, lob, overhead smash 
|-
| '''L + Pad''' || shot placement  
|-
| '''Pad''' || move player 
|}

==See also==
{{Wikipedia books|Mario franchise video games|Mario video games}}
*[[List of Virtual Boy games]]
*[[List of Mario sports games]]
*[[Virtual Boy]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://%5Bhttp://gamesdbase.com/Media/SYSTEM/Nintendo_Virtual_Boy//Manual/formated/Mario-s_Tennis_-_1995_-_Nintendo.pdf%20Mario's%20Tennis%20Instruction%20Manuel%5D Mario's Tennis Game Manual]
*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n09/vue/p_vmtj/index.html Official Nintendo Japan ''Mario's Tennis'' site]
*{{GameFAQs|id=563919}}
* {{moby game|id=/marios-tennis|name=''Mario's Tennis''}}

[[Category:Tennis video games]]
[[Category:1995 video games]]
[[Category:Virtual Boy games]]
[[Category:Mario sports games]]
[[Category:Nintendo Research & Development 1 games]]
[[Category:Mario Universe games]]

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