Talk:Mario Tennis (series)

Mario's Tennis
Yes, it is a tennis game starring Mario, and yes, it has a similar name, but Mario's Tennis is not part of the Mario Tennis series - the fact that they were developed by different teams is one reason. But this article treats it as part of the series. If anything, it's a spiritual predecessor.

Proposer: Deadline: 19 June, 2014, 23:59 GMT

Mario's Tennis is part of the Mario Tennis series

 * 1) The main and arcade games of Mario Kart are made by different developers, Namco Bandai Holdings for arcade and Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development for main, but they are still considered in the same series. Same with the Mario Party arcade games; they are all in the same series. Therefore, I believe Mario's Tennis is, in fact, part of the Mario Tennis series.
 * 2) I do believe this game did kickstart the Mario Tennis series so that is a definite yes.
 * 3) It is Mario Tennis, duh.
 * 4) I see where you're headed, but this is like saying that Golf and NES Open Tournament Golf isn't part of the Mario Golf series. Per Koopakoolklub and Pwwnd123.
 * 5) Despite not actually being the "real" start to Mario Tennis games, the 64 was a sequel, as it was even going to be called "Mario's Dream Tennis''.
 * 6) Per Ninelevendo. Koopakoolklub does not bring up the best examples, however. The Mario Kart arcade games, first, aren't a standalone game like this one (Mario Tennis has spiritual successors, not the arcade games). The arcade has spawned its own set of sequels, and since the arcade games are so different from the Nintendo Mario Kart games, I think it would be practical for the arcade to have its own series page (Nintendo doesn't even seem to acknowledge that the arcade ones are part of their Mario Kart series). Anyway, that's another proposal, even if the first one failed. The Mario Party Arcade example is also another poor example since the arcade games are direct ports to the arcade, so they shouldn't get their own series.
 * 7) It's a tennis game with Mario characters. Mario's Tennis = Mario Tennis.

Comments
The thing is, for the Mario Party series, the developers at Hudson were mostly the same team that became Nd Cube. For the Mario Kart series, it's even been debated that the Arcade series should be separated. MarioComix (talk) 20:37, 5 June 2014 (EDT)
 * Even if the proposal that my sister brought up failed (with very unconvincing opposes, IMO), it's still worth discussing about today. 14:45, 6 June 2014 (EDT)