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.
Taiwanese edition of Mario Tennis Open, identified by a region lock specific to the Chinese and Taiwanese market that makes it incompatible with consoles of other territories. Nintendo games officially distributed in Taiwan are few and produced in low volume, making this cartridge hard to find outside the region. Desirability rests on that locked regional-variant status, sought by completists of the Taiwanese 3DS catalog.
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.
