Mario Power Tennis

Mario Power Tennis is a sports game for the Nintendo GameCube and a re-release for the Wii as a game in the New Play Control! series. It is the sequel of Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64. In this game, Mario and his various friends (and enemies) meet up to play a few rounds of tennis. Like previous Mario sports titles, all the playable characters have special Power Shots to make the game more interesting. Additionally, there are courts in the game that have special effects and events during the game. Also, there are special games for each court to play with.

The Game's Opening
The game's opening begins with Mario and Luigi playing a match against Wario and Waluigi. The Mario Bros. win the match, as Wario and Waluigi complain about their loss. The next day, Wario & Waluigi see a picture of the Mario/Luigi team on the "Peach Dome Tournament" board and are furious to see that their opponents have knocked them out of the running. Wario & Waluigi vandalize the Mario/Luigi team picture, but the Buckethead police catch them in the act and pursue a chase to arrest them. Wario & Waluigi attempt to run for cover and try to hide in what they think is a janitor's closet, but the closet has no floor, and the two fall into a training room. As Wario wonders, "What's this dump?", Bowser approaches them and offers an alliance to get revenge against the Mario Bros. After hours of training and seeing others playing their tennis matches, they carry out their plot to crash the "finals tournament" later that evening at the Peach Dome.

As Mario and Luigi are about to play a match against Yoshi and Donkey Kong during that time, Bowser takes the picture of Yoshi and DK and replaces it with Wario and Waluigi. Bowser shows up behind the picture. Peach, Toadsworth, and all the attendees are baffled as to why Wario, Waluigi, and Bowser invaded the Peach Dome to crash the tournament without warning. But Wario and Waluigi wasted no time catapulting Bob-ombs at the Mario Bros. However, Mario & Luigi reflect the same Bob-Ombs back at them with their tennis rackets. Bowser launches a Bullet Bill from his airship at them, and Mario knocks it back with his racket, causing a giant explosion. This revealed that the airship had an enormous amount of Bob-Ombs, and everyone couldn't believe the painful result to come - especially Peach who noticed the "massive Bob-Omb explosion threat" firsthand.

Bowser's airship starts to descend out of control, and unfortunately has Wario and Waluigi in its crosshairs. Wario and Waluigi try to get out of the way, but to no avail. The airship crashes down and creates the massive explosion with Bowser, Wario, and Waluigi being the "victims", as a result of their Peach Dome invasion attempt completely foiled.

Ceremony Movies
When a character successfully completes a tournament, his or her individual ceremony movie can be viewed.


 * Mario
 * Mario is cheering while holding his trophy. Peach congratulates him and gives him a kiss on the cheek. Mario becomes so happy he leaps into the air.
 * Luigi
 * Mario comes up to Luigi clapping. Showing his jealousy Mario begins to slap his back and even steps on his foot.
 * Peach
 * Wario and Waluigi throw a tantrum as Peach claims her trophy. She sets it down as Mario declares his love for her. Peach smiles and blows a kiss, causing Mario and Luigi to swoon over her. Noticing she’s distracted, Wario and Waluigi try to steal her trophy. Only they trip knocking over the stand. Peach catches her trophy ,kisses it, and winks at the audience.
 * Daisy
 * Luigi is waiting on the stage with Daisy’s trophy. She comes in roller skates and speeds pass him twice causing him to let go of the trophy. In slow motion she leaps and catches, then blows a kiss to the crowd as Luigi falls to the ground.
 * Yoshi
 * Yoshi leaps with joy only to realize he is hungry. Luigi comes up to present the trophy, but Yoshi thinks the trophy is a pineapple. Luigi tries to flee, only to be eaten by Yoshi who was aiming for the trophy.
 * Koopa
 * Koopa comes on the stage waving. As Mario claps he notices Diddy throws a banana peel which falls in front of Koopa. Peach is too late to warn him as Koopa trips, slides, and collides into Luigi who hurls the trophy. As Mario and Peach check on Luigi, Koopa bounces back and catches his trophy. This causes the others to cheer for him minus Luigi.
 * Wario
 * Wario holds his trophy and dances on the stages. He trips though and falls. When he gets up he realizes he sat on his trophy, literally flattening it. Wario picks up his flat trophy with disgust.
 * Waluigi
 * Waluigi and Wario celebrate on the stage. Wario bumps into Waluigi. Waluigi shakes his fist at him though Wario doesn’t notice. They start again only for Wario to bump Waluigi again, only this time he flies. Waluigi falls on the ground and is knockout by his trophy.
 * Donkey Kong
 * Donkey Kong beats his chest as Toad comes hopping up with his trophy. DK doesn’t notices him and picks Toad and the trophy. He starts shaking them wildly. When he stops Toad falls out dizzy. Donkey Kong then looks confused at the audience.
 * Diddy Kong
 * Luigi holds the trophy as Peach observes. Donkey Kong beats on bongos as Diddy Kong comes up. He looks at the trophy and leaps on Luigi, knocking the trophy out his hand. Diddy then catches it and lands on Donkey Kong’s shoulders.
 * Bowser
 * Bowser celebrates at his win and laughs. He then looks at Peach and signals for her to kiss him. When he closes his eyes a red Birdo jumps in Peach’s place. Before it kisses him, Bowser opens his eyes and screams. He then leaps off the stage as Peach giggles.

Skill Types

 * All Around: A character that is a little bit good in all categories.
 * Speedy: A character that can get to the ball in time, but lacks raw strength.
 * Power: A character that can hit the ball with great force, but lacks speed.
 * Technique: A character that can place the ball on the corners of the net.
 * Tricky: A character that can curve the ball, which can confuse the opponent on where it's going.
 * Defense: A character that can easily hit the ball from any position.

Audience
During the game, Toads, Piantas and Nokis are in the audience. During the intro, the crowd contains Piantas, Nokis, Birdos, Ukikis, Goombas, Paragoombas, Bumptys and Lakitus.

Game Modes

 * Exhibition
 * Tournament
 * Minigames

"New Play Control!" Series
For the Nintendo Wii version of Mario Power Tennis (via the New Play Control! lineup), the controls are not like the Nintendo Gamecube version, since the game makes use of the Wii's motion controls. This version includes a tutorial movie to demonstrate how to use the Wii Remote in this game. It is also possible to play this game in 16:9 widescreen mode. Players can choose to play with the Wii Remote only, or with the Wii Remote/Nunchuck combination for advanced control of playable character participants.

Trivia

 * In the game's opening, Baby Mario, Birdo and Baby Luigi can be seen in the crowd at the beginning. Additionally, on the tournament board, Toad and Toadette participate, though they are not playable in the game.
 * This is the only Mario game so far that has blooper-reels in the credits. If the player wins the Star Cup or Thunder Cup, the player will see the first half of the Opening Movie as a blooper reel. If the player wins the Planet Cup, a second set of bloopers will continue where the last set left off.