List of Mario Power Tennis pre-release and unused content

The original logo

This is a list of pre-release and unused content in Mario Power Tennis.

Concept art

Concept art for Potato

Fumihide Aoki created concept art for a character intended for this game named「ポテト」(Poteto, "Potato"), a young girl donning a green dress and glasses, but he ultimately did not propose the design. Fumihide mentioned that she was designed "with the image of a rich country girl in mind", further stating that she would have a laid-back and clumsy personality and Power as her skill type.

Nintendo DREAM showcase

Nintendo DREAM issue 125, released in 2004, showcases concept art for Mario Power Tennis while advertising the game's official guidebook. The following pieces of concept art can be seen:

• A storyboard for the game's intro.
• Waluigi's Swimming Return Power Shot, featuring a unique swimming outfit.
• Koopa Troopa's Water Bomb Power Shot.
• Wiggler's Anger Management Power Shot, depicting it green like the Wiggler boss from Super Mario Sunshine, and Flutter Return Power Shot.
• Koopa Paratroopa's Energy Ball and Sky Dive Power Shots.

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  Page depicting concept art of Waluigi and Koopa Troopa

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  Page depicting concept art of Wiggler

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  Page depicting concept art of Koopa Paratroopa

Walpeach

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This section is about the unused character in Mario Power Tennis. For the character in the Super Mario Kodansha manga, see Warupīchi.

After the idea of a "Walpeach" was discarded for Mario Tennis, the concept was revisited by Fumihide Aoki for this game. Some concept art — where she is labeled as both「ワルピーチ」(Warupīchi) (Walpeach) and「プリーチ」(Purīchi) (Preach or Priech) — and a model were made depicting a young Peach-like character wearing a purple outfit (that would have been recolored had the character been accepted) with a pointy crown, but the idea was ultimately rejected once again, as there were no characters to pair with her. Aoki also stated that she was designed with the intention of "defying everyone's expectations in a good way", mentioning she would have a cute but scary personality when angry, see Peach as her rival, and be the descendant of a fallen royal family. She would act as a boss to Wario and Waluigi, as a tribute to the Dorombo gang from Yatterman, and according to Aoki, she would have most likely taken Bowser's role in the game's animated intro if she was approved. Additionally, like Wario's association with garlic, she would have been associated with cherry tomatoes. He also stated that he had an idea for a Yoshi-based sidekick for her resembling a dragon with horns and wings.

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  Concept art for Walpeach

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  Unimplemented model for Walpeach

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  Unimplemented model for Walpeach

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  Unimplemented model for Walpeach

Early build

Earliest screenshots of the game were shown in a 2002 issue of Famitsu and were released on March 7, 2002 on IGN. They are simple scenes composed of Mario serving against Bowser. The shaders on the models and designs of rackets on the characters are noticeably different compared to the release.

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Unused Data

In the intro of the game where Wario and Waluigi are checking out the tournament board, the player can see Toad and Toadette on the left. It is unknown if they were intended to be playable or if it is a simple cameo. Unused models found within the game's files include a Hammer Bro (with its filename implying that it was meant to be the linesman) and 3D models for a Spiny, a Shellcreeper, and a Fighter Fly. Presumably, the latter two models were to be used for the Mario Classic Court as either spectators or obstacles. In the final game, they use their sprites from the NES version of Mario Bros. During production, the game was called Mario Tennis.

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  Toad and Toadette

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  Hammer Bro model

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  Spiny model

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  Shellcreeper model

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  Fighter Fly model