Another Nintendo game released another game scoring about as low as it feasibly could while still having the Nintendo logo on it.
wiidsmoker
At this point, just give me GCN Power Tennis Switch 2 Edition. Ain’t no way I would pay $70 for this Fever.
Digibutter64
Isn’t the whole point of a dedicated single player mode to introduce you to the mechanics? It sounds like it does so here.
peter-man-hello
Sounds exactly like the game you can expect from the trailers.
If I skipped Aces I might be into it, but if I want Mario Tennis fix, I might as well just boot up Aces or Mario Tennis 64.
I’ve never cared for the gimmicks and always just turn them off for pure tennis anyways. I’d rather them focus on single player, unlockables and modes than always requiring some new gimmick (power rackets, power moves, etc.)
MuptonBossman
I’m just begging Nintendo to put some actual effort into their Mario Sports games… Every release just feels like a half-assed attempt.
apadin1
In case anyone is too lazy to read even the first paragraph of the review:
> Mario Tennis Fever has the soul of a GameCube game. Its wacky, over-the-top take on tennis is at its best when you have four friends together on the couch. And for the first time since the GameCube era, series developer Camelot has delivered an entry that feels feature complete on day one, with the most unique characters, solo and multiplayer modes, and silly gimmicks we’ve ever seen crammed into a Mario Tennis game. Sadly, that doesn’t mean it’s all good content, as the single-player adventure once again comes up woefully short in terms of both its length and quality. But when playing locally or online, Fever’s tight, responsive controls and crazy abilities result in a chaotic party game that’s a lot of fun in short bursts.
TLDR: They had fun with the multiplayer but were disappointed with the short single player mode.
Abject-Bumblebee-299
I liked the first one on the switch but the content was severely lacking and the gameplay not quite fun enough to be worth purchasing another iteration.. I would absolutely buy this game around $30-40 and even possibly around $50.
$60-70 is IMO reserved for AAA titles with loads of content. Charging a premium for this game will hurt its sales a lot. I wouldn’t be surprised if this games poor future sales performance is interpreted as a lack of gamer appetite for these Mario Sports/casual sports games and that really sucks cause I imagine a lot of people would pick it up for $40
External-Sky1574
I’m curious how this game sells if it has the same small scope for a full $70.
Sidenote do people still play Aces online? If so I might just pick that up if I really need my tennis fix.
TalesOfFan
I’ve stopped paying attention to these releases. Nintendo has been phoning in the Mario sports games for years now.
Wizrd555
Who does Nintendo expect to buy a $70 Tennis game besides streamers???
junglespycamp
GBA Mario Tennis remains goat.
rofaheys
It looks fun but not worth this price tag
Gambitzz
Learned my lesson after Mario Strikers…
JoEsMhOe
Here in Canada it’s a $99.99 game.
It sounds pretty underwhelming for $100 bucks and therefore won’t be picking it up. Everything is going up in price so I’ve become much more selective on the games I actually do purchase.
Mario Tennis on the N64 being one of my favourites and being on the Expansion Pass, I’ll just stick with that one for now.
Haruwolf
I’m doubling down with this, I really don’t care so much about Adventure Mode tbh, having a good chunk of single player content with Trials, Unlockables and another things is great to me.
RandomSide
Nintendo has to stop pricing every game at 70
Blvd_Nights
You know, I had a $30 coupon from Best Buy and ended up getting this for $40ish … but the more I thought about it, I think I might save that coupon for a more single player based game and cancelled my pre-order this morning.
GrimmTrixX
Its a tough spot for me. My favorite mario sports games are the ones with adventure modes and lots of content. Ill never get the people who buy them for $70 to just play online against people. I want challenges, adventure mode with tasks and AI opponents that maybe have some kind of special instructions to clear it, other modes like Ring modes in Mario Golf games and whatnot, etc…
I didnt like the latest Mario Golf because they dumbed down the gameplay and made it super easy. I also cleared everything it offered in a few days. Then Mario Strikers Battle League dropped, and I clear the normal cups in a weekend and then the harder cups by the next weekend and that was it.
I dont care about online. I play these games for fun. And while I enjoy them with friends at home, they dont really play them a lot. So one might say “well then play online and you can play with lots of other people!” But I dont know, its just not the same. Im still gonna get this as I enjoy most of the tennis games.
Just give me a new mario superstar baseball
Altra1986
Ads everywhere, IGN. Geeze.
progxdt
Something tells me most people buying Mario Sports games, specifically tennis aren’t playing the adventure modes. Especially those that lean into it.
I was going to get it, but I’m going to hold off to see what future content what look like. I loved the GBA version the most, but I don’t think I’m the mass market target. Someone posted on NintendoLife that they were getting Mario Tennis Wii vibes from this one
intercityfirm1895
Another overpriced sports game by Nintendo.
Mistinrainbow
Golden sun where
elRomez
Go back to the RPG tennis games, cowards!
RafeCakes
Did people read the review? It looks awesome, with disappointing single player content. How is that reason to skip this game?
TiredReader87
Just remake the Game Boy Colour version. All of the Mario Sports games since Strikers (on GameCube) have been half-assed and forgettable
Pyritedust
I hate that these games are not rpgs like the GBC and GBA versions. All of the golf and tennis rpg games by camelot were amazing in various ways. Whereas these are always midling cash grabs which don’t stand the test of time.
Zaskeu
How close is this to Power Tennis? it was my friends and I’s favorite release of Mario Tennis. The 2 v 2 antics with super powers was so fun.
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Another Nintendo game released another game scoring about as low as it feasibly could while still having the Nintendo logo on it.
At this point, just give me GCN Power Tennis Switch 2 Edition. Ain’t no way I would pay $70 for this Fever.
Isn’t the whole point of a dedicated single player mode to introduce you to the mechanics? It sounds like it does so here.
Sounds exactly like the game you can expect from the trailers.
If I skipped Aces I might be into it, but if I want Mario Tennis fix, I might as well just boot up Aces or Mario Tennis 64.
I’ve never cared for the gimmicks and always just turn them off for pure tennis anyways. I’d rather them focus on single player, unlockables and modes than always requiring some new gimmick (power rackets, power moves, etc.)
I’m just begging Nintendo to put some actual effort into their Mario Sports games… Every release just feels like a half-assed attempt.
In case anyone is too lazy to read even the first paragraph of the review:
> Mario Tennis Fever has the soul of a GameCube game. Its wacky, over-the-top take on tennis is at its best when you have four friends together on the couch. And for the first time since the GameCube era, series developer Camelot has delivered an entry that feels feature complete on day one, with the most unique characters, solo and multiplayer modes, and silly gimmicks we’ve ever seen crammed into a Mario Tennis game. Sadly, that doesn’t mean it’s all good content, as the single-player adventure once again comes up woefully short in terms of both its length and quality. But when playing locally or online, Fever’s tight, responsive controls and crazy abilities result in a chaotic party game that’s a lot of fun in short bursts.
TLDR: They had fun with the multiplayer but were disappointed with the short single player mode.
I liked the first one on the switch but the content was severely lacking and the gameplay not quite fun enough to be worth purchasing another iteration.. I would absolutely buy this game around $30-40 and even possibly around $50.
$60-70 is IMO reserved for AAA titles with loads of content. Charging a premium for this game will hurt its sales a lot. I wouldn’t be surprised if this games poor future sales performance is interpreted as a lack of gamer appetite for these Mario Sports/casual sports games and that really sucks cause I imagine a lot of people would pick it up for $40
I’m curious how this game sells if it has the same small scope for a full $70.
Sidenote do people still play Aces online? If so I might just pick that up if I really need my tennis fix.
I’ve stopped paying attention to these releases. Nintendo has been phoning in the Mario sports games for years now.
Who does Nintendo expect to buy a $70 Tennis game besides streamers???
GBA Mario Tennis remains goat.
It looks fun but not worth this price tag
Learned my lesson after Mario Strikers…
Here in Canada it’s a $99.99 game.
It sounds pretty underwhelming for $100 bucks and therefore won’t be picking it up. Everything is going up in price so I’ve become much more selective on the games I actually do purchase.
Mario Tennis on the N64 being one of my favourites and being on the Expansion Pass, I’ll just stick with that one for now.
I’m doubling down with this, I really don’t care so much about Adventure Mode tbh, having a good chunk of single player content with Trials, Unlockables and another things is great to me.
Nintendo has to stop pricing every game at 70
You know, I had a $30 coupon from Best Buy and ended up getting this for $40ish … but the more I thought about it, I think I might save that coupon for a more single player based game and cancelled my pre-order this morning.
Its a tough spot for me. My favorite mario sports games are the ones with adventure modes and lots of content. Ill never get the people who buy them for $70 to just play online against people. I want challenges, adventure mode with tasks and AI opponents that maybe have some kind of special instructions to clear it, other modes like Ring modes in Mario Golf games and whatnot, etc…
I didnt like the latest Mario Golf because they dumbed down the gameplay and made it super easy. I also cleared everything it offered in a few days. Then Mario Strikers Battle League dropped, and I clear the normal cups in a weekend and then the harder cups by the next weekend and that was it.
I dont care about online. I play these games for fun. And while I enjoy them with friends at home, they dont really play them a lot. So one might say “well then play online and you can play with lots of other people!” But I dont know, its just not the same. Im still gonna get this as I enjoy most of the tennis games.
Just give me a new mario superstar baseball
Ads everywhere, IGN. Geeze.
Something tells me most people buying Mario Sports games, specifically tennis aren’t playing the adventure modes. Especially those that lean into it.
I was going to get it, but I’m going to hold off to see what future content what look like. I loved the GBA version the most, but I don’t think I’m the mass market target. Someone posted on NintendoLife that they were getting Mario Tennis Wii vibes from this one
Another overpriced sports game by Nintendo.
Golden sun where
Go back to the RPG tennis games, cowards!
Did people read the review? It looks awesome, with disappointing single player content. How is that reason to skip this game?
Just remake the Game Boy Colour version. All of the Mario Sports games since Strikers (on GameCube) have been half-assed and forgettable
I hate that these games are not rpgs like the GBC and GBA versions. All of the golf and tennis rpg games by camelot were amazing in various ways. Whereas these are always midling cash grabs which don’t stand the test of time.
How close is this to Power Tennis? it was my friends and I’s favorite release of Mario Tennis. The 2 v 2 antics with super powers was so fun.