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Mario Tennis Aces

During the Wii U era, Camelot came out with Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash for Wii U. The studio, in collaboration with Nintendo, is now about to release Mario Tennis Aces for Switch. Get a look at how the two games compare below.

Mario Tennis Aces Pre-launch Online Tournament Demo

The Mario Tennis Aces Pre-launch Online Tournament went live in Europe and Japan several hours ago. North America has since joined in on the fun, as it has launched stateside.

You’ll be able to try out the tournament feature this weekend. It’s also possible to play against the CPU and practice with some tutorials.

Thanks to StrawHatEevee for the tip.

Mario Tennis Aces

Mario Tennis Aces is now available to pre-load from the Switch eShop. By doing so, you can purchase the game in advance and download the required data.

If you’re a My Nintendo member, you can receive double the Gold Points when pre-loading Mario Tennis Aces. Here’s the full rundown from Nintendo:

Mario Tennis Aces

The Mario Tennis Aces Pre-launch Online Tournament demo isn’t live in North America just yet, but has started to go up around other parts of the world. Check out a ton of footage below.

Mario Tennis Aces

At MCM London Comic Con this weekend, Nintendo live streamed a bit of Mario Tennis Aces. Check out the full recording below, containing around 10 minutes of footage.

A pair of Mario Tennis Aces rewards are live on My Nintendo in North America. Along with a wallpaper, you can also nab a June calendar.

These rewards can be redeemed here. They’ll set you back 50 Platinum Points each.

Thanks to Ben C for the tip.

Mario Tennis Aces

Mario Tennis Aces has a month to go until launch. It’s a bit earlier than we would normally expect, but the full North American site is open here.

There’s a whole lot to see on the site. Aside from a previously-shown trailer, it goes over characters and courts, how to play, and the different modes.

Mario Tennis Aces

Although it isn’t playable yet, the Mario Tennis Aces demo can now be downloaded – and inevitably, that means that it got datamined. The results are seemingly the full list of playable characters, all the courts and all the bosses in singleplayer mode. Keep in mind that this info is not necessarily 100% correct or complete, but it does seem fairly likely. If you don’t mind being spoiled, head past the break for the datamined info.

Nintendo uploaded a new Japanese Mario Tennis Aces video that contains well over 20 minutes of footage showing exhibition matches. Watch it below.

Mario Tennis Aces Pre-launch Online Tournament Demo

Nintendo has added the Mario Tennis Aces Pre-launch Online Tournament Demo to the North American Switch eShop. It takes up 392MB of space.

Unfortunately, some of the information that has been spreading since last week was inaccurate. Though the demo can be downloaded now, you can’t do anything with it at the moment. You’ll need to wait until next weekend to begin playing.

That being said, the demo includes the following:


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