Mario Power Tennis: Difference between revisions

|release='''Nintendo GameCube:'''<br>{{release|Japan|October 28, 2004|USA|November 8, 2004|Europe|February 25, 2005|Australia|February 25, 2005}} '''Wii:'''<br>{{release|Japan|January 15, 2009|HK|January 15, 2009|ROC|January 15, 2009|Europe|March 6, 2009<ref name="eu-release">[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Wii/NEW-PLAY-CONTROL-Mario-Power-Tennis-282332.html NEW PLAY CONTROL! Mario Power Tennis - Nintendo - Games]</ref>|USA|March 9, 2009<ref name="us-release">[http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=17109 Game Lineup for Early 2009]</ref>|Mexico|March 9, 2009<ref>[http://latam.wii.com/soft_npcpowertennis.jsp El Sitio de la Experiencia Wii Global en Español]. ''Wii.com (in Spanish)''. Retrieved November 7, 2022.</ref>|Australia|March 26, 2009}} '''Wii ([[Nintendo Selects#Wii|Nintendo Selects]]):'''<br>{{release|USA|June 10, 2012|Europe|June 22, 2012}}

'''''Mario Power Tennis''''' is a sports game for the [[Nintendo GameCube]] and a re-release for the [[Wii]] (via the ''[[New Play Control!]]'' series). It is the third direct installment in the [[Mario Tennis (series)|''Mario Tennis'' series]], and the follow-up to ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'' for the [[Nintendo 64]]. In this game, [[Mario]] and his various friends and enemies meet up to play tennis. Like the previous ''Super Mario'' sports titles, all the playable characters have incredibly powerful [[Power Shot (Mario Tennis series)|Power Shot]]s. Additionally, there are courts in the game that have special effects and events during the game. For each court, there are also special games to play.

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]].<ref>[https://tcrf.net/Mario_Power_Tennis_(GameCube) The Cutting Room Floor - ''Mario Power Tennis''] Retrieved March 14, 2017</ref> 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''.

After the idea of a Walpeach was [[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)#Pre-release and unused content|discarded]] for ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|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. Fumihide 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 {{wp|Yatterman}}, and according to Fumihide 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.<ref>[https://twitter.com/GenesisJam_/status/1730803149915472217 Screenshots taken from the now deleted Instagram post from Yuzumpo]. Twitter. Retrieved December 5, 2023</ref>

This is the only ''Super 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 a blooper reel of the first half of the Opening Movie. These bloopers are as follows:

|Jap=マリオテニスＧＣ (Nintendo GameCube)<br>''Mario Tenisu Jī Shī''<br>Ｗｉｉであそぶ　マリオテニスＧＣ (Wii)<br>''Wii de Asobu Mario Tenisu Jī Shī''

|JapM=Mario Tennis GC<br>Play with Wii: Mario Tennis GC

|ChiT=瑪利歐網球GC<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com.hk/switch/mario/history/index.html Official Chinese website for the ''Super Mario Bros.'' 35th Anniversary]. Retrieved October 23, 2020.</ref> (Nintendo GameCube)<br>''Mǎlì'ōu Wǎngqiú GC''<br>Wii來玩 瑪利歐網球GC<ref>https://www.nintendo.com.hk/wii/wii_software.html</ref> (Wii)<br>''Wii Lái wán Mǎlì'ōu Wǎngqiú GC''

|ChiTM=Mario Tennis GC<br>Play with Wii: Mario Tennis GC

|FreE=Mario Power Tennis (Nintendo GameCube)<br>Mario Power Tennis NOUVELLE FAÇON DE JOUER ! (Wii)

|FreEM=-<br>Mario Power Tennis NEW WAY TO PLAY!