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99-473: Power Tennis incorporates multiple characters, themes, and locations from the Mario series . The game includes standard tennis matches, but contains variants that feature different scoring formats and objectives. Other variants include "Gimmick" courts, thematic areas with components and properties that directly affect gameplay. The game has 18 playable characters, each categorised by their style of play and each with

198-407: A Game & Watch port and sequel were later produced. Like the first game, it is an early example of the platform genre. There are four stages of this game and don't give you a score like the original Donkey Kong game does. Mario Bros. is the first game to feature "Mario" in the title and to feature Luigi . The objective of Mario Bros is to defeat all of the enemies in each phase . Each phase

297-587: A real-time strategy battle system and following Bowser's underlings as they search for their leader. In 2005, Partners in Time for the Nintendo DS introduced their younger selves: Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Toadsworth the younger, Baby Peach and Baby Bowser. In 2009, Bowser's Inside Story also for the DS introduced Mario, Luigi and the others inside of Bowser's body. In 2018, Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey for

396-460: A limited number of badges at a time. There have been five Paper Mario games released for home consoles and one game on 3DS. As the series has progressed, each new game has introduced new elements to keep the gameplay fresh such as a new story, new partners, and new gameplay mechanics. In 2004, The Thousand-Year Door for the GameCube introduced the ability of Mario turning into and folding up into

495-407: A low difficulty level at times. GameSpy noted how the number of options and variables enhanced the multiplayer experience, and commented that "The game is very good on its own, but it excels when you bring friends into the mix." The mechanics of the tennis gameplay were also popular, with reviewers lauding the game's accessibility as well as its depth relating to the variety of shots available and how

594-620: A mechanism that allows the player to go off-screen to the left and appear on the right, and vice versa. The game has since reappeared in various forms, including as a minigame in Super Mario Bros. 3 and the Super Mario Advance series, and reimagined as Mario Clash . Nintendo has released several Mario and Donkey Kong LCD video games for the Game & Watch line . Eleven were released between 1982 and 1995. Nintendo also licensed

693-679: A new gameplay mechanic of "punch balls", small balls which Mario and Luigi can kick into enemies to stun them, instead of hitting them from below, as in the original. Hudson Soft was originally responsible for the Mario Party series until Mario Party DS in 2007, but as of March 2012, this has been taken over by NDcube since Hudson has become a part of Konami . Many of Hudson's employees now work for NDcube. Three games were planned for development by Philips Interactive Media for use on its CD-i machine: Super Mario's Wacky Worlds , Hotel Mario , and Mario Takes America . Only Hotel Mario

792-577: A pair of unique moves known as "Power Shots". Power Tennis was developed simultaneously with Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour , and the pair shared similar technology and concepts with each other during production. Such similarities include an emphasis on the Mario theme in characters and settings as well as alternative game modes such as "Ring Shot". The GameCube version was positively received in general, attaining an aggregate score of 81 percent from GameRankings and 80 out of 100 from Metacritic . Critics praised

891-526: A paper airplane and/or a paper boat to interact with the overworld. In 2007, Super Paper Mario deviated into the 2D action RPG genre and introduced the ability to "flip" into a 3D perspective in which the level rotates to reveal a hidden z-axis , placing Mario in a 3D environment. In 2012, Sticker Star for the Nintendo 3DS introduced the use of stickers in both the environment and in turn-based battles. They can be found and peeled off from various areas in

990-674: A part of their Who Are You? campaign. Nintendo announced in 2008 that they would be re-releasing the title as part of their New Play Control! selection, which feature added Wii controls. The game can be controlled using the Wii Remote and optional Nunchuk attachment, allowing the player to trigger actions such as forehands and backhands by swinging the Remote like a tennis racket. It was released on January 15, 2009, in Japan and in March 2009 in other countries. It

1089-655: A port titled New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe on the Nintendo Switch in January 2019. Super Mario Bros. -styled gameplay is further offered by the level creator game Super Mario Maker , released on Wii U in 2015. A sequel, Super Mario Maker 2 , was released on Nintendo Switch in June 2019. In June 2023, Nintendo announced Super Mario Bros. Wonder , the first 2D Mario game (excluding rereleases, level creators, and mobile games) in 11 years. It released October 20, 2023. In 2016,

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1188-417: A speed boost, Koopa Troopa Shells to be thrown at opponents, and banana peels that can be laid on the track as hazards. There have been six Mario Kart games released for home consoles, one enhanced port, three portable games, one game for smartphones, and four Namco codeveloped arcade spin-off games, for a total of fifteen. As the series has progressed, each new game has introduced new elements to keep

1287-473: Is a crossover with Ubisoft's Rabbids franchise and features both single-player and cooperative multiplayer gameplay. The game's story sees players controlling Mario, his friends, and a group of Rabbids dressed as them, dealing with the aftermath of a sudden invasion by a group of Rabbids, who have accidentally misused a powerful invention that has brought chaos to the Mushroom Kingdom. Shigeru Miyamoto

1386-517: Is a multiplayer party game featuring Mario series characters in which four human- or computer-controlled characters compete in a board game interspersed with minigames . There have been numerous sports games in the Mario franchise. The first appearances of Mario in tennis games were as a referee in Tennis for the NES and Game Boy. These games did not use the Mario branding and only featured Mario in

1485-452: Is a puzzle game developed by Fantasy Factory and published by Philips Interactive Media for the CD-i in 1994. The primary characters of the game are Mario and Luigi , who must find Princess Peach by going through seven Koopa Hotels in the Mushroom Kingdom. Every hotel is divided into multiple stages, and the objective is to close all doors on each stage. The game has been criticized as one of

1584-464: Is a canceled video game planned for the CD-i, developed by NovaLogic , which attempted to duplicate the gameplay of Super Mario World . Though the game sprites are based on those in Super Mario World , the level design is based on Earth locations rather than Dinosaur Land. Due to the limitations of the CD-i, several features could not be included in the game, such as large numbers of sprites on

1683-407: Is a series of platforms with four pipes at each corner of the screen, and an object called a "POW" block in the center. The mechanics of Mario Bros. involve only running and jumping. Unlike future Mario titles, players cannot jump on enemies until they are flipped over; this can be accomplished by jumping under the platform they are on or by using the "POW" block. Both sides of every phase feature

1782-451: Is a superior alternative. While GameDaily editor Robert Workman criticized the motion controls, he stated that everything else works. He also describes it as being mildly enjoyable with three other friends. In spite of the negative reception, the Wii version has had some positive reception. While Official Nintendo Magazine UK editor Tom East similarly bemoaned the motion controls, he felt that

1881-479: Is a video game released in 1984 for the Japanese computers NEC PC-6001mk II, NEC PC-6601 , NEC PC-8801 , FM-7 and Sharp X1 . It is a remake of the original Mario Bros. , with new stages, mechanics and gameplay. Punch Ball Mario Bros. is a video game released in 1984 for the Japanese computers NEC PC-6001mkII, NEC PC-6601, NEC PC-8801, FM-7 and Sharp X1. It is similar to the original Mario Bros. but featured

1980-414: Is an early example of the platform genre. In addition to presenting the goal of saving Pauline, the game gives the player a score . Points are awarded for finishing screens; leaping over obstacles; destroying objects with a hammer power-up ; collecting items such as hats, parasols , and purses (presumably belonging to Pauline); and completing other tasks. The game was surprisingly successful. "Jumpman"

2079-454: Is divided into Gimmick courts and standard courts. An alternative to these are "Special Games", which involve the player trying to meet a tennis-related objective on a Gimmick court. These Special Games come in multiple forms, incorporating themes from past Nintendo games, such as "Tic-Tac-Glow", which requires the player to hit balls of water to liberate Shine Sprites trapped in dirt, a reference to Super Mario Sunshine . Power Tennis supports

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2178-533: Is made adhering to standard rules; the match is won once the predetermined number of points is equaled or surpassed. A similar mode, "Item Battle", involves the characters using items based on the Mario universe to interfere with each other's game and gain an advantage. The central mode of the game is "Tournament Mode", which comprises a set of events with accumulating difficulty. This set of events must be finished successfully to unlock playable characters. This mode can be completed either in "doubles" or "singles" , and

2277-479: Is one of gaming's most successful and renowned franchises, with many of its games, in particular within the Super Mario subseries, considered some of the greatest video games ever made . It is the best-selling video game franchise of all time , with more than 830 million copies of games sold, including more than 430 million for the Super Mario games alone. Mario is also Nintendo's flagship franchise. After

2376-449: Is the first American TV series based on the Mario NES games. It was broadcast in syndication from September 4 to December 1, 1989. Based on Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 2 . The show was produced by DIC Entertainment and was distributed for syndicated television by Viacom Enterprises (full rights have since reverted to DiC through Nintendo ). King Koopa's Kool Kartoons

2475-543: The Donkey Kong and Game & Watch series. The Mario games have been developed by a wide variety of developers. Mario games have been released almost exclusively for Nintendo's various video game consoles and handhelds, from the third generation onward. The flagship Mario subseries is the Super Mario series of platform games starting with 1985's Super Mario Bros. , which mostly follows Mario's adventures in

2574-462: The Mario series . The range of courts includes the standard three types of tennis court , but consists predominantly of those themed upon games in the Mario series, known as "Gimmick" courts. As well as adopting the style aesthetically, these feature thematic elements that influence how the match will be played on that surface, such as the ghosts in the Luigi's Mansion court, which hinder movement when

2673-448: The Mario NES games. It aired on NBC from September 8 to December 1, 1990. Based on the Super Mario Bros. 3 video game, the cartoon shows Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad fighting against Bowser and his Koopalings , who went by different names on the show (Hip, Hop, Kooky, Kootie Pie, Big Mouth, Cheatsy, and Bully). Like the previous Mario cartoon series, the animation was done by Sei Young Animation Co. Ltd, however this show

2772-547: The Mario franchise. Many characters, such as Wario , had already appeared in the game's predecessor and several other Mario spin-offs , while this was the first appearance for Wiggler as a playable character. All of the characters are categorised into six groups that reflect their playing style: all-around, technical, power, speed, defensive, and tricky. Inherent in each character is a set of two unique moves known as "Power Shots". These powerful moves, which are accompanied with an animation each time they are triggered, incorporate

2871-608: The Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi series. Paper Mario is a spin-off series of RPG video games developed by Intelligent Systems and produced by Nintendo Software Planning & Development. The first game in the series, Paper Mario , was launched in 2000 on the Nintendo 64 to critical and commercial success. In the Paper Mario series, the player controls Mario in a mixture of 3D environments and 2D characters who look as if they are made of paper. Mario can jump and use his hammer to overcome physical obstacles placed in

2970-567: The Wii U . It is a spin-off of the Super Mario series which builds upon the isometric minigames starring Captain Toad from Super Mario 3D World . Enhanced ports were released for Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch on July 13, 2018, including additional bonus levels themed around Super Mario Odyssey , but excluding the Super Mario 3D World bonus levels from the Wii U version. The Nintendo Switch port has sold over 1 million copies, making it one of

3069-553: The best-selling games on the system. A free update for the Nintendo Switch version was released on February 13, 2019, adding co-op multiplayer where another player controls a new purple Toad with white spots in the regular chapters alongside Toad/Toadette, and Toadette in the DLC Special Episode . The first role-playing game in the Mario franchise was Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars . It has since expanded to

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3168-591: The role-playing game elements that were present in Mario Tennis were excluded from Power Tennis , stating that he felt they were more suitable for the "deep single-player experience" present in portable consoles. Regarding the themed courts in the game, he explained that the concepts were conceived during long brainstorming sessions, with courts selected that would both remind gamers of older Mario games and introduce new gamers to Mario games they may not have played. When questioned regarding difficulties in developing

3267-522: The 3DS introduced a remake of the original game with added graphics, an improved map allowing players to place pinpoints, and an additional mode called Bowser Jr.'s Journey . In 2013, Dream Team for the 3DS introduced Dreamy Luigi, where Luigi sleeps in the Dream World in celebrating the Year of Luigi . In 2015, Paper Jam also for the 3DS also included Paper Mario as a playable character when Luigi knocks over

3366-623: The GameCube, Mario Golf: Advance Tour for the Game Boy Advance and Mario Golf: World Tour for the Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo released Mario Golf: Super Rush for the Nintendo Switch in summer of 2021. Mario and Luigi were team captains in Baseball for the Game Boy. Mario Superstar Baseball was released for the GameCube and Mario Super Sluggers for the Wii. The game of football

3465-457: The Nintendo 3DS featured optional stereoscopic graphics and introduced hang gliding and submersible karts, an alternate first-person perspective, and kart customization. In 2014, Mario Kart 8 for the Wii U introduced anti-gravity racing, ATVs , uploading highlights to YouTube via Mario Kart TV, up to four local players in Grand Prix races, and downloadable content and is the first in

3564-482: The Nintendo Switch. The first use of Mario's likeness in a golf game was that the golfer in Golf for NES and Game Boy featured a mustached man resembling Mario. Later, NES Open Tournament Golf was released. It featured Mario and Luigi as the golfers, with Princess Toadstool and Princess Daisy as their caddies. Mario Golf was released for the Nintendo 64 in 1999. It was followed by Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour for

3663-759: The United States in 1993 under the title Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels as part of the Super Mario All-Stars title for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System , a console that also features iterations of the game known as Super Mario World . While Super Mario Land and two sequels were the Game Boy installments in the series, the Game Boy Advance did not receive any original entries, only remakes . Super Mario 64 debuted as

3762-524: The background animations, commenting that "The crowds in particular are a repeating blob of the same sprites over and over". On the other hand, the audio received a mediocre response, despite the comical voice acting. Power Tennis sold 139,000 copies during its first week of release in Japan, and sold 377,000 copies altogether in the country from release to December 31, 2006. Power Tennis had sold 296,893 units in North America by January 31, 2005. The game

3861-721: The book containing him. In 2024, a new entry in the series titled Brothership was announced during a Nintendo Direct in June of 2024, around nine years after the release of Paper Jam . In 1998, the Hudson game Mario Party was released for the Nintendo 64. Following this, nine numbered sequels have since been released, making for ten numbered titles, along with three unnumbered main series titles: Mario Party DS (2007) , Super Mario Party (2018) , and Mario Party Superstars (2021) . The series also has four spins-offs that differ in gameplay, including Mario Party Advance , Island Tour , Star Rush , and The Top 100 . Mario Party

3960-867: The brother of producer Hiroyuki Takahashi, with the intention of developing games for Sony 's PlayStation . They developed their first game, Beyond the Beyond , while providing assistance to Sonic! Software Planning on Shining Wisdom . They would then provide assistance on Sonic's next game, Shining the Holy Ark . In April 1998, after Sega merged its investment in Sonic into its subsidiary Nextech , Hiroyuki Takahashi joined Camelot as its president. Camelot then finished development of Shining Force III in Sonic's place and moved on to develop titles for Nintendo consoles. The studio has developed many Mario sports games , including Mario Golf , and Mario Tennis , as well as

4059-453: The brothers felt pressure to make a game that was original and would not appear too similar to its predecessor on first sight. Following release, IGN interviewed Hiroyuki regarding the development of the game. He revealed that Camelot had received co-operation from Nintendo in relation to voice acting and animation, which Takahashi stated as "contributing quite a bit to the improvement of the game's graphics". Takahashi proceeded to explain why

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4158-467: The capacity of a cameo. He then appeared in Mario's Tennis for the Virtual Boy. After this, Camelot Software Planning released Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64. They would subsequently develop other games in this series: Mario Power Tennis for the GameCube and Wii, Power Tour for the Game Boy Advance, Mario Tennis Open for the Nintendo 3DS, Ultra Smash for the Wii U, and Aces for

4257-564: The character after Segale as a joke because Segale was so reclusive that none of the employees had ever met him. James repeated this account in 2018. Mario next appeared in Donkey Kong Jr. as the game's antagonist. Players control Donkey Kong Jr. as he climbs vines and collects keys to save his kidnapped father from Mario. The game was later ported to several platforms including the Famicom/NES and several Atari home consoles. Additionally,

4356-400: The character comes into physical contact with them. Although standard tennis is available, variants of the sport can be played which adopt different rules and methods of victory. "Ring Shot" involves the player earning points by hitting the ball through rings of varying sizes, with the number of points dependent on the difficulty of the shot. The player acquires the points whenever a winning shot

4455-448: The character's specific qualities. They can only be triggered occasionally in the match, but will usually result in defending or scoring a point, depending on the type of shot chosen. Generic tennis moves, such as slices, dropshots, and lobs, can be applied at any time in the match. Power Tennis was developed by Camelot Software Planning , with a team of approximately 30 people, headed by brothers Hiroyuki and Shugo Takahashi. The game

4554-583: The characters from Sonic the Hedgehog in the sports game, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games , developed by Sega as the crossover series. A follow-up, Olympic Winter Games , was released in 2009 and Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games was released between November 2011 ( Wii ) and February 2012 ( Nintendo 3DS ). On November 15, 2013, a third sequel called Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games

4653-449: The commercial failure of Radar Scope , Nintendo's company president, Hiroshi Yamauchi , referred to designer Shigeru Miyamoto to create an arcade game to save the company. Miyamoto came up with the idea of a game in which the playable character has to make his way through an obstacle course consisting of sloped platforms, ladders and rolling barrels. Miyamoto named the game Donkey Kong , and its main protagonist "Jumpman". Donkey Kong

4752-568: The controls as being only so-so. GameShark editor Danielle Riendeau, however, described the controls as excellent, though adding that it occasionally misreads her shots. In the first four days of the Wii version's release in Japan, Mario Power Tennis sold 56,000 copies. By January 3, 2010, it had sold 205,070 copies in Japan. Mario (franchise) Mario is a Japanese multimedia franchise created by Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto for Japanese video game company Nintendo , which produces and publishes its installments. Starring

4851-411: The controls, also describing the act of releasing GameCube titles for the Wii with motion controls as being lazy. GamePro editor Dave Rudden criticized the game for adding multiple moves into Wii Remote motions, commenting that it would have to be "twice as responsive" for it to work. Eurogamer editor Oli Welsh criticized both the inaccurate controls and limited improvements, stating that Wii Sports

4950-629: The current Internet environment and feel satisfied". Nintendo collaborated with the Lawn Tennis Association in 2005 to promote Power Tennis in the United Kingdom. The promotion featured on-site sampling and official Nintendo branding at various tennis events such as Wimbledon . The LTA's ACE Magazine advertised Power Tennis and featured competitions offering the game as a prize. Nintendo also released an online questionnaire regarding players' habits and preferences in relation to tennis as

5049-588: The fictional world of the Mushroom Kingdom and typically rely on Mario's jumping ability to allow him to progress through levels . The franchise has spawned over 200 games of various genres and several subseries, including Mario Kart , Mario Party , Mario Tennis , Mario Golf , Mario vs. Donkey Kong , Paper Mario , and Mario & Luigi ; several characters introduced in the Mario franchise, such as Donkey Kong , Wario , and Yoshi , sparked successful franchises of their own. The Mario series

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5148-431: The field, similarly to Tetris . The player manipulates the capsules as they fall so that they are aligned with viruses of matching colors, which removes them from playing field. The player progresses through the game by eliminating all the viruses on the screen in each level . There have been 4 Dr. Mario games released for home consoles, two portable games and one mobile game, for a total of seven original titles. As

5247-580: The first game in the series to be released on the Nintendo Switch , and was released in 2017. In 2006, a sub-series with retro gameplay called New Super Mario Bros. was inaugurated on the Nintendo DS, featuring the mechanics of the Super Mario Bros. games. It continued on the Wii as New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009), on the 3DS as New Super Mario Bros. 2 (2012) and on the Wii U as New Super Mario Bros. U (2012) and New Super Luigi U (2013) ((stylized as New Super Luigi Bros U )), with

5346-554: The form of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass , which added 48 courses and 8 additional racers during the span of spring 2022 until the end of 2023. The contents of this DLC were based heavily on courses and content found in Tour , which the pack received backlash for. Possibly the most popular spin-off series in the franchise, the Mario Kart series began in 1992 and is currently

5445-466: The game to its predecessor, reviewers praised Power Tennis for its incorporation of the Mario franchise in the different scenarios and courts. The gameplay features introduced to the game received a mixed response. IGN noted that the Special Games varied in quality between different games, with Casamassina commenting that "they certainly don't make or break the experience." The game's "Power Shots"

5544-403: The game's non-player characters (NPCs), who will often offer clues or detail the next event in the storyline. As in other RPGs, the player can find or purchase items from NPCs to help in and outside of combat. Badges can be obtained that yield bonuses ranging from added moves to gradual health restoration during combat; each consumes a set number of Badge Points (BP), meaning Mario can only equip

5643-404: The game's overworld . Additionally, the player accumulates partners as they advance into different locations, who each have a specialized skill required for progression in the game. These characters assist Mario in the game's turn-based battles. Damage inflicted to the player reduces the amount of HP . Attacks in the game are similar to those in traditional RPGs, although the player can influence

5742-522: The game's depth and variety, but criticised the Power Shot animations, which could not be skipped. The Wii version in contrast received a more mixed reaction, with praise for the graphics and multiplayer but criticism for its motion controls. In 2010, it was included as one of the games in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die . Mario Power Tennis includes variations of tennis matches consisting of characters, courts, and scenarios based on

5841-399: The game, Takahashi noted the effort used in making the opening sequences, developing the Special Games, and animations, which caused problems with meeting the schedule. Although there was speculation about online capabilities before release, Takahashi refrained from making the game online-compatible due to fear of lagging problems, stating "I don't think you can play a tennis game online under

5940-510: The gameplay fresh such as new courses, new items, and new playable characters. In 1996 and 1997, Mario Kart 64 for the Nintendo 64 introduced 4-player racing and 3D graphics . In 2001, Super Circuit for the Game Boy Advance introduced the ability to unlock retro tracks from previous installments. In 2003, Double Dash for the Nintendo GameCube introduced cooperative LAN multiplayer and two-player karts with one player driving and

6039-487: The games. Most were released in the late 1980s to early 1990s, and have since become obscure. The series launched three films. The anime Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach! was released in 1986. The 1993 live action film Super Mario Bros. lost a large amount of money at the box office and was widely considered to be a failure . In contrast, the 2023 animated film The Super Mario Bros. Movie broke box office records. Saturday Supercade

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6138-624: The launch title for the Nintendo 64 console in 1996 . Super Mario Sunshine was the series' entry for the GameCube , and Super Mario Galaxy and its sequel continued the franchise for the Wii . Super Mario 3D Land was the series' flagship title for Nintendo 3DS . The Wii U saw the release of Super Mario 3D World in November 2013. A rerelease titled Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury released February 2021. Super Mario Odyssey would be

6237-814: The most successful and longest-running kart racing series, having sold over 150,000,000 copies worldwide. In the early 1990s, many educational games have been released in the Mario series, with one example being Mario Teaches Typing . Few of these games were platformers; most sought to teach skills such as typing, mathematics or history. They are officially licensed but not officially recognized by Nintendo. The games were developed independently by Software Toolworks , Interplay Entertainment and Brainstorm. Nine educational games were released from 1991 to 1996. This section covers games developed by other companies without significant Nintendo involvement. Hudson Soft released two games based on Mario Bros. and another similar to Super Mario Bros. Mario Bros. Special

6336-538: The multiplayer still held up, as it becomes balanced since the other players would have the same problems with the controls. 1UP.com editor Justin Haywald agreed, stating that while it made single player modes difficult, the game was meant to be played with friends. Game Informer editor Matt Helgeson, however, found the motion controls to be good, commenting that other developers should learn from Nintendo. In spite of this, fellow Game Informer editor Matthew Kato described

6435-400: The option for four-player multiplayer , which can be accessed during "Exhibition Mode", the standard mode of play where the player can choose his or her opponents and the conditions of the match. Such options include the difficulty of the opponent, the court used, and the number of games and sets required to win the match. Power Tennis features 18 playable characters, all of whom derive from

6534-461: The other player on the back of the vehicle throwing out hazards. In 2005, Mario Kart DS for the Nintendo DS introduced dual-screen play and online multiplayer via Wi-Fi . In 2008, Mario Kart Wii introduced motion controls , 12-player racing, motorbikes , and playable Mii characters, as well as three new items: the POW Block, Mega Mushroom, and Thunder Cloud. In 2011, Mario Kart 7 for

6633-458: The overworld, and can be purchased or received from non-playable characters . In 2015, Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam also released for the 3DS, in which all the Paper Mario world enters the real one. In 2016, Color Splash for the Wii U was announced that introduced the use of colors in both the environment and in turn-based battles, just like in Sticker Star . In 2020, The Origami King

6732-685: The player categories, stating "When you put it all together, you have a broad cast of characters, each of whom offers a different feel." Despite this, the Gimmick courts were labeled by Matt Casamassina as a "distraction" and "annoyance", although he acknowledged that some courts were better than others. Additionally, Nintendo World Report' s Michael Cole thought that most players would revert to standard courts "after being 'unfairly defeated' by ghosts, paint, or some other trap." Eurogamer 's Tom Bramwell welcomed Power Tennis ' s style, which he said emphasized gameplay over simulation and realism. When comparing

6831-424: The position of the character affects the contact with the ball. Most critics praised Power Tennis ' s presentation, with reviewers noting the game's opening sequence especially. Nintendo World Report complimented the level of detail given to the themed locations and character animations, stating that it "[puts] even the Mario Kart series to shame." IGN generally shared this view, although they criticised

6930-466: The power of a move when attacking or defending by timing a button-press accurately or performing some other action command as required. Mario and his partners have a finite capacity to perform special moves, with each of these consuming a particular number of flower points (FP) when performed. Such statistics can be increased by earning Star Points ( experience points ) in combat to level up . Progression through Paper Mario depends upon interaction with

7029-405: The release of six LCD games for Nelsonic 's Game Watch line between 1989 and 1994. Many remakes of Game & Watch games have changed the protagonist from a generic Mr. Game & Watch character to Mario. In 2020, a rerelease of Super Mario Bros. in the form of a Game & Watch titled Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. was released for the game's 35th anniversary . Mario then became

7128-582: The return of Donkey Kong , Pauline , and the former's rivalry with Mario . The sub-series introduces the Mario-like toys known as Mini-Marios, who later replace Mario as the sole playable characters in all future installments starting with Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis onward. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is a 2014 action puzzle video game developed and published by Nintendo for

7227-429: The screen, and many visual effects. The nature of the pointing device controller provides difficult controls for Mario, as the game has the default controls of running and jumping. Mario Takes America was proposed about Mario's trip to Hollywood to make his own movie. The game's concept initially impressed Philips, but was canceled due to the company being unsatisfied with the game's development progress. Hotel Mario

7326-476: The series has progressed, each new game has introduced new elements to keep the gameplay fresh such as new game modes. In 2001, Dr. Mario 64 for the Nintendo 64 introduced new game modes such as a Story mode, Score Attack and Marathon , Wario as a playable character and four-player multiplayer. After a seven-year hiatus, in 2008, Dr. Mario Express for the Nintendo DSi 's DSiWare service re-introduced

7425-484: The series to boast HD graphics . In 2017, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for the Nintendo Switch was released as an enhanced port of the Wii U version, featuring an improved battle mode and several new characters. In September 2019, Mario Kart Tour launched for mobile devices, and it received mixed reception due to the simplified controls and heavy emphasis on loot boxes and microtransactions. Beginning in 2022, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe received downloadable content of its own in

7524-400: The series to the portable gaming market. Also in 2008, Dr. Mario Online Rx for the Wii 's WiiWare service introduced online multiplayer to the series. In 2013, Dr. Luigi for the Wii U 's Nintendo eShop introduced Luigi as the playable character as well as an Operation L game mode in which all capsules assume the shape of the letter "L". A mobile game titled Dr. Mario World

7623-533: The series, Dr. Mario , was launched in 1990 on the Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy to critical and commercial success. In the Dr. Mario series, the player character Mario , who assumes the role of a doctor, is tasked with eradicating deadly viruses. The player's objective is to destroy the viruses populating the on-screen playing field by using falling colored capsules that are dropped into

7722-540: The series, Super Mario Kart , was launched in 1992 on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System to critical and commercial success. In the Mario Kart series, players compete in go-kart races , controlling one of a selection of characters from the Mario franchise. One of the features of the series is the use of various power-up items obtained by driving into item boxes laid out on the course. These power-ups include Super Mushrooms to give players

7821-569: The star of his own side scrolling platform game in 1985 , titled Super Mario Bros. , which was the pack-in game included with the Nintendo Entertainment System console. It was also later sold in a package with Duck Hunt . In Japan, a game titled Super Mario Bros. 2 was released in 1986 , but a different game with the same name was released internationally in 1988 , followed by Super Mario Bros. 3 later that same year. The Japanese version would subsequently be released in

7920-466: The team behind New Super Mario Bros. released Super Mario Run , Nintendo's first real smartphone game and one of the few instances a Mario game was developed for non-Nintendo hardware. Dr. Mario (stylized as D℞. Mario ) is a series of arcade-style action puzzle video game originally developed by Nintendo Research & Development 1, and later developed by Arika and produced by Nintendo Software Planning & Development . The first in

8019-431: The titular Italian plumber Mario , it is primarily a video game franchise but has extended to other forms of media, including television series , comic books, a 1993 feature film , a 2023 animated film , and theme park attractions . The series' first installment was 1983's Mario Bros. even though Mario made his first appearance in 1981's arcade game Donkey Kong and had already been featured in several games of

8118-399: The worst Mario -centered games, mainly because of its cutscenes and simple gameplay. On E3 2017, Ubisoft officially announced that they were making a game based on the Mario and Rabbids franchises. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is a turn-based tactical role-playing video game developed by Ubisoft Milan (Ubisoft's Italian studio division) for the Nintendo Switch. The game

8217-479: Was a live action children's television show broadcast in Southern California during the holiday season of 1989–90. The show starred King Koopa (also known as Bowser ), the main antagonist of the Mario series. The 30-minute program was originally broadcast during the after-school afternoon timeslots on Los Angeles-based KTTV Fox 11 . The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 is the second TV series based on

8316-404: Was also met with an ambivalent reaction—the shot themselves were praised for adding strategy and character, although GameSpot 's Ryan Davis commented that "it would have been nice if you could just skip past the animations and keep the wild moves." In general, the game's multiplayer modes were more popular than single-player, with the "predictable and basic" artificial intelligence contributing to

8415-462: Was an animated television series produced for Saturday mornings by Ruby-Spears Productions . It ran for two seasons on CBS , beginning in 1983. Each episode comprised several shorter segments featuring video game characters from the Golden Age of Arcade Games . Donkey Kong , Mario and Pauline (from the Donkey Kong arcade game) were featured in the show. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

8514-581: Was announced on the Switch with the use of origami . The Mario & Luigi spin-off series, developed by AlphaDream , was formed exclusively throughout handheld consoles. The series began with the release of Superstar Saga for the Game Boy Advance in 2003. In 2017, Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions for the Nintendo 3DS introduced a remake of the original game with added graphics, an improved map allowing players to place pinpoints, and an additional mode called Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser , featuring

8613-564: Was at fifth position in the Australian GameCube sales charts from October 16 to October 29, 2005. During the 8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards , Mario Power Tennis received a nomination for " Console Action Sports Game of the Year " by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences . In spite of the mostly positive reception the GameCube version held, the reception for the Wii remake

8712-403: Was being developed simultaneously with the game. Shugo noted that the original would have been more serious and contained deeper gameplay, but with fewer " Mario -esque" gimmicks. There was also a willingness not to update the graphics only without exploring advancements to concepts and gameplay, which Hiroyuki stated would be "unacceptable for a Mario game". Due to the success of its predecessor,

8811-430: Was called " Mario " in certain promotional materials for the game's release overseas; his namesake was Mario Segale , the landlord of Nintendo of America (NOA)'s office/warehouse, who, according to one version of events, barged in on a meeting to demand an overdue rent payment. This story is contradicted by former NOA warehouse manager Don James , who stated in 2012 that he and then-NOA president Minoru Arakawa named

8910-490: Was co-produced by Reteitalia S.P.A., hence the slight differences in character design. Camelot Software Planning Camelot Co., Ltd. ( doing business as Camelot Software Planning ) is a Japanese video game developer established in 1994 and headquartered in Shinjuku, Tokyo. It is known for developing sports games, particularly in Nintendo's Mario franchise. Camelot was founded on April 4, 1994 by Shugo Takahashi,

9009-466: Was first unveiled in a 2002 issue of the Japanese magazine Famitsu , and was later presented at the E3 conference of 2004. Before release, the brothers discussed multiple developmental processes in an interview with Famitsu . Camelot had been working on a previous GameCube version of Mario Tennis , but discontinued the project and began again using ideas and technology from Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour , which

9108-475: Was initially impressed by the prototype of the game, that was presented to him by creative director Davide Soliani in 2014, which later caused Nintendo to greenlight the game for a Nintendo Switch release. It was released in Europe and North America on August 29, 2017, and was met with generally favorable reception from critics, who praised its gameplay, depth, and graphics. A sequel, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope ,

9207-535: Was introduced in one of the minigames in Mario Party 4 as "GOOOOOOOAL!!". The Mario Strikers series ( Mario Football in Europe) made its debut for the GameCube with Super Mario Strikers in 2005, developed by Next Level Games . Mario Strikers Charged was released for the Wii in 2007. Mario Strikers: Battle League was released for the Nintendo Switch in 2022. In 2008, Mario and his friends appeared alongside

9306-428: Was later re-released in North America on June 10, 2012, along with Pikmin 2 as Nintendo Selects titles. The GameCube version of Mario Power Tennis enjoyed a generally positive reception, with reviewers complimenting the variety of play and multiple minigames available. GameSpot named it 2004's "Best Alternative Sports Game" across all platforms. GameSpy 's Raymond Padilla lauded the game's use of characters and

9405-404: Was mixed. It holds an average score of 65/100 and 68.19% at Metacritic and GameRankings respectively. While it has been praised for the original game's graphics holding up to current Wii games, many editors have found fault in the controls. IGN editor Mark Bozon criticized its motion controls, describing them as imprecise, for ruining a "great game". X-Play editor Dana Vinson similarly disliked

9504-604: Was released exclusively on the Wii U , with a fourth sequel, Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games for the Wii U, Nintendo 3DS and arcade in 2016. A fifth sequel, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 , was released on Nintendo Switch in November 2019, with an arcade version of the game releasing in 2020. Mario Kart is a series of go-kart -style racing video games primarily developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development. The first in

9603-511: Was released in 2019, but was permanently discontinued in July of 2021. This series is a collection of nonogram logic puzzles involving a grid with numbers for every row and column, which refer to the amount of marked squares within the grid. The games features Mario as an archaeologist who chisels away to form images on the grid. Mario vs. Donkey Kong is a sub-series of the Mario and Donkey Kong series, based on puzzle video games , making

9702-502: Was released on October 28, 2022, for the Nintendo Switch. Electronic Arts (creator of games such as FIFA, Battlefield, Apex Legends and many other games) developed and released NBA Street V3 and SSX on Tour in 2005, both of which included Mario, Luigi, and Peach as playable characters in the GameCube versions. Square Enix released Itadaki Street DS & Wii including many characters from Mario games. The Mario franchise includes many comics, manga and TV series based on

9801-424: Was released; Super Mario's Wacky Worlds and Mario Takes America were eventually canceled. Philips was given permission to use Nintendo characters in CD-i games due to their taking part in developing an unreleased add-on for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). Hotel Mario did not gain much success, with Nintendo never acknowledging it as part of the Mario series. Super Mario's Wacky Worlds

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