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'''''Mario Golf: World Tour''''' is a sport title for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. It is the third handheld installment of the [[Mario Golf (series)|''Mario Golf'' series]], and the fifth installment in the series overall. The game features gyroscope support and Wi-Fi capabilities, allowing players to participate in online Tournaments against other players from around the world. The game | '''''Mario Golf: World Tour''''' is a sport title for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. It is the third handheld installment of the [[Mario Golf (series)|''Mario Golf'' series]], and the fifth installment in the series overall. The game features gyroscope support and Wi-Fi capabilities, allowing players to participate in online Tournaments against other players from around the world. The game made use of downloadable content, in which extra courses and characters could be bought with real money, prior to the 3DS [[Nintendo eShop]] service's discontinuation on March 27, 2023. The game also made use of [[Nintendo Network]], but the service was terminated on April 8, 2024, making the game no longer playable online.<ref name=Shutdown> {{cite|author=@NintendoAmerica|date=October 4, 2023|title=As of early April 2024, online play and other functionality that uses online communication will end service for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software. Thank you very much for your continued support of our products.|url=https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1709418623566020975|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=February 17, 2024}}</ref><ref name=ShutdownUpdate> {{cite|author=@NintendoAmerica|date=January 23, 2024|title=Update: as of 4/8, online play and other functionality that uses online communication will end service for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software. Thank you very much for your continued support of our products.|url=https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1749963072998166670|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=February 17, 2024}}</ref> It is the first ''Mario Golf'' game to have been released after its [[Mario Tennis Open|tennis counterpart]]. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
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|[[Mushroom]] | |[[Mushroom]] | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:MGWT Mushroom.png]] | ||
|Makes the ball roll far once it lands. | |Makes the ball roll far once it lands. | ||
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|[[Fire Flower]] | |[[Fire Flower]] | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:MGWT Fire Flower.png]] | ||
|Increases the shot distance and burns through trees and obstacles. | |Increases the shot distance and burns through trees and obstacles. | ||
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|[[Ice Flower]] | |[[Ice Flower]] | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:MGWT Ice Flower.png]] | ||
|Freezes terrain to allow the ball to bounce multiple times. This item also works on water, but not on [[Bowser's Castle (golf course)|lava]]. | |Freezes terrain to allow the ball to bounce multiple times. This item also works on water, but not on [[Bowser's Castle (golf course)|lava]]. | ||
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|[[Bullet Bill]] | |[[Bullet Bill]] | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:MGWT Bullet Bill.png]] | ||
|Turns the ball into a Bullet Bill and blasts it in a straight line. Ignores wind and greatly increases maximum distance. | |Turns the ball into a Bullet Bill and blasts it in a straight line. Ignores wind and greatly increases maximum distance. | ||
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|[[Bob-omb]] | |[[Bob-omb]] | ||
|[[File:Bob- | |[[File:MGWT Bob-omb.png]] | ||
|Ignores power-reducing terrain, allowing the ball to be hit at full power in the rough. | |Ignores power-reducing terrain, allowing the ball to be hit at full power in the rough. | ||
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|[[Boomerang Flower]] | |[[Boomerang Flower]] | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:MGWT Boomerang Flower.png]] | ||
|Drastically increases the draw or fade of the shot. | |Drastically increases the draw or fade of the shot. | ||
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|[[Note Block]] | |[[Note Block]] | ||
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|Creates a Note Block in midair, letting the ball avoid hazards. | |Creates a Note Block in midair, letting the ball avoid hazards. | ||
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|[[Tornado]] | |[[Tornado]] | ||
|[[File:Tornado. | |[[File:MGWT Tornado.png]] | ||
|A tornado that sucks up nearby coins. | |A tornado that sucks up nearby coins. | ||
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|[[Kab-omb]] | |[[Kab-omb]] | ||
|[[File:Kab-omb sprite.png | |[[File:Kab-omb sprite.png]] | ||
|Explodes in mid-air to drop the ball straight down. | |Explodes in mid-air to drop the ball straight down. | ||
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|[[Gold Flower]] | |[[Gold Flower]] | ||
|[[File:GoldFlower.png| | |[[File:GoldFlower.png|64x64px]] | ||
|Has the same effect as the Fire Flower, plus gives the player coins for every yard the ball travels. | |Has the same effect as the Fire Flower, plus gives the player coins for every yard the ball travels. | ||
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Trophies earned from Regional and World Tournaments in the Castle Club appear on the shelf at the back of the trophy hall (a maximum of ten normal trophies can be on display at any one time), and trophies from major tournaments appear in the glass display towards the center of the room. Gold trophies appear beside the screen in the middle, silver ones are seen farther from it, and bronze ones are placed at the far sides of the hall. World tournament trophies appear towards the middle and those for regional tournaments are placed at the sides. The higher the end ranking the player got in a tournament, the closer to the middle its trophy is placed. | Trophies earned from Regional and World Tournaments in the Castle Club appear on the shelf at the back of the trophy hall (a maximum of ten normal trophies can be on display at any one time), and trophies from major tournaments appear in the glass display towards the center of the room. Gold trophies appear beside the screen in the middle, silver ones are seen farther from it, and bronze ones are placed at the far sides of the hall. World tournament trophies appear towards the middle and those for regional tournaments are placed at the sides. The higher the end ranking the player got in a tournament, the closer to the middle its trophy is placed. | ||
Official online tournaments were concluded with World Tour Final, which started on December 20, 2018, and ended on January 10, 2019. Despite this, official online DLC tournaments | Official online tournaments were concluded with World Tour Final, which started on December 20, 2018, and ended on January 10, 2019. Despite this, official online DLC tournaments remained available, with the final DLC Trial Tour 98 on [[Mario's Star (golf course)|Mario's Star]] having entries allowed until December 31, 2030, a placeholder date which stayed until the [[Nintendo Network]] service was shutdown on April 8, 2024. | ||
The types of Official online tournaments that were created are listed below: | |||
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==Downloadable content== | ==Downloadable content== | ||
''Mario Golf: World Tour'' was one of two ''Mario'' games on the 3DS to provide paid DLC, the other being ''[[New Super Mario Bros 2]]''. | |||
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==Critical reception== | ==Critical reception== | ||
''Mario Golf: World Tour'' has received generally positive reviews among critics. IGN gave the game a score of 8.6/10 (a "great" rating). They praised the game's learning curve, training options, quantity of unlockables, and multiplayer, but criticized the map in Castle Club, saying it was "confusing".<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/24/mario-golf-world-tour-review IGN Review]</ref> Joystiq gave 3 stars out of 5, being more critical, while praising the basic gameplay and online options, criticizing the Castle Club, opining it as sparse and dispensable, while also opining that the game as a whole was too safe in its approach.<ref>[http://www.joystiq.com/2014/05/01/mario-golf-world-tour-review-in-the-rough Joystiq Review]</ref> Thomas Whitehead of Nintendo Life compared ''Mario Golf: Word Tour'' favorably to ''Mario Tennis Open''. He praised the game for a perceived sense of attention to detail, as well as its skill curve. He gave the game a score of 9/10.<ref>[https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/3ds/mario_golf_world_tour Nintendo Life's Review]</ref> The game was scored 83% by Official Nintendo Magazine.<ref>[http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/57754/reviews/mario-golf-world-tour-review-review/?page=3 ONM Review]</ref> ''Mario Golf: World Tour'' currently averages a score of 78 out of a possible 100 on Metacritic.<ref>[https://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/mario-golf-world-tour Metacritic Review]</ref> | ''Mario Golf: World Tour'' has received generally positive reviews among critics. IGN gave the game a score of 8.6/10 (a "great" rating). They praised the game's learning curve, training options, quantity of unlockables, and multiplayer, but criticized the map in Castle Club, saying it was "confusing".<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/24/mario-golf-world-tour-review IGN Review]</ref> Joystiq gave 3 stars out of 5, being more critical, while praising the basic gameplay and online options, criticizing the Castle Club, opining it as sparse and dispensable, while also opining that the game as a whole was too safe in its approach.<ref>[http://www.joystiq.com/2014/05/01/mario-golf-world-tour-review-in-the-rough Joystiq Review]</ref> Thomas Whitehead of Nintendo Life compared ''Mario Golf: Word Tour'' favorably to ''Mario Tennis Open''. He praised the game for a perceived sense of attention to detail, as well as its skill curve. He gave the game a score of 9/10.<ref>[https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/3ds/mario_golf_world_tour Nintendo Life's Review]</ref> The game was scored 83% by Official Nintendo Magazine.<ref>[http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/57754/reviews/mario-golf-world-tour-review-review/?page=3 ONM Review]</ref> ''Mario Golf: World Tour'' currently averages a score of 78 out of a possible 100 on Metacritic.<ref>[https://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/mario-golf-world-tour Metacritic Review]</ref> | ||
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==References in later games== | ==References in later games== | ||
*''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'': A trophy appears depicting Mario in his ''World Tour'' appearance. | *''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'': A [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] appears depicting Mario in his ''Mario Golf: World Tour'' appearance. The trophy itself is even titled "Mario Golf: World Tour." | ||
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'': One of Peach's victory poses resembles her Hole-in-One/Eagle animation in ''World Tour'', only without her parasol. Similarly, one of Daisy's victory poses resembles her Birdie animation. In addition, the music track "World Tour", which plays during national tournaments, appears as an unlockable music track on ''Super Mario''-franchise stages except for ''Mario Kart''-themed stages. | *''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'': One of Peach's victory poses resembles her Hole-in-One/Eagle animation in ''World Tour'', only without her parasol. Similarly, one of Daisy's victory poses resembles her Birdie animation. In addition, the music track "World Tour", which plays during national tournaments, appears as an unlockable music track on ''Super Mario''-franchise stages except for ''Mario Kart''-themed stages. | ||
==Trophy description from ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''== | ==Trophy description from ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''== | ||
{ | {{SSB4 trophy | ||
| | |name=Mario Golf: World Tour | ||
|image=[[File:GolfMarioTrophy3DS.png|100px]] | |||
|category=Series Related | |||
|desc=Looks like Mario is really on his game today! Or he just sent his ball off the course and into the trees—it's hard to tell. Getting a ball out of the rough is part of golf! It adds a bit of adventure to the game, though the undersea course in this world tour probably adds more. | |||
|desc2=Mario looks like he's having a good game here! Or maybe he's just whacked his ball out of sight and into the trees. It's anyone's guess, really. Well, getting a ball out of the rough can still be fun. Things like that give the game a touch of adventure, which is something this world tour is just full of – especially the underwater course! | |||
}} | |||
|[[File:GolfMarioTrophy3DS.png| | |||
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==Regional differences== | ==Regional differences== | ||