Mario Tennis Open on 3DS, arcade tennis with Nintendo characters. Accessible and fun tennis gameplay with special shots. Less deep than Mario Tennis on GBC but pleasant for short sessions.
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Sports4 players3+
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Mario and his friends compete on Mario universe tennis courts in this first series entry on 3DS. Published by Nintendo, released in Europe in May 2012. Arcade tennis in singles or doubles, characters with distinct statistics and specialities, tournaments and online versus. Multilingual version.
Korean edition of Mario Tennis Open, localized for the Korean 3DS market and region-locked. Released in 2012, this Camelot sports title had a restricted Korean run on a narrow 3DS market. Desirability rests on that regional scarcity of a Mario tennis game localized into Korean, sought by completists of the Korean 3DS catalog gathering Nintendo sports releases in local form.
Is Mario Tennis Open still worth playing in 2026?
The first Mario Tennis on 3DS, Open aims at accessible, snappy arcade tennis, punctuated by special shots flagged by floor zones and minigames using the gyroscope. The immediate handling and the pleasure of rallies work well, but the solo content stays thin and the depth lags behind the series' references. Multiplayer, local or online, is its best asset. For a fan of relaxed Mario sports or a player after quick group matches, the title keeps a decent but limited immediate fun.
