Is Mario Tennis Aces Still Worth Playing?

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5 ай бұрын

Mario Tennis Aces has been on Switch since 2018 and joined a collection of Switch Mario sports games that have mostly been collectively described as “mid” from the community as of late.
But is Mario Tennis Aces as mediocre as described, or does it present some real value to people who still wish to play and develop it's meta-game and online scene?
Is the game still a service ace, or is there no love to be found?
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So after the Mario Tennis games on 3DS and the absolutely dog water excuse of a game called Mario Tennis Ultra Smash on Wii U, Nintendo and developer Camelot were in need of a series rejuvenation.
While they wouldn't attempt to create another tennis RPG like before on handhelds; for their Switch Tennis outing, they tried to strike a balance between offering a enough of a single player campaign while still providing a more classic console styled Mario Tennis.
All underpinned with a few new gameplay mechanics to keep things interesting.
Enter Mario Tennis Aces from 2018.
Clearly looking a little similar to Mario Tennis Ultra Smash in terms of graphics, but improved in many ways, Aces intended to set the series forward again, with a better system for active competition online, and with a consistent flow of free updates to keep players coming back.
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@jankins114 5 ай бұрын

Chain Chomp should be in every Mario sports game but be way worse than the other characters. I want him to be the face of ' I'm so much better than my friends that I can beat them with a crap character.'

@anotherblowncartridge 5 ай бұрын

Golden Chain Chomp as a hidden unlockable character who's the best in the game

@laurabaldesarra3538 5 ай бұрын

I had no idea these games had story mode. I kinda want to play this now

@anotherblowncartridge 5 ай бұрын

Theres even better story modes in previous games 😭

@sonicbro2149 Ай бұрын

@@anotherblowncartridgedebatable

@anotherblowncartridge Ай бұрын

@@sonicbro2149 I would argue the gameboy advance and gameboy colour games have better story modes.

@sonicbro2149 24 күн бұрын

@@anotherblowncartridge GameCube was more watchable tho to the kids eye

@anotherblowncartridge 24 күн бұрын

@@sonicbro2149 Yeah potentially. More silliness in the cutscenes. Though the story mode is so minimal compared to Aces.

@terrymoss2183 5 ай бұрын

The only way some people will be interested in tennis is if they involve Mario characters doing it

@raygarcia2540 5 ай бұрын

Not only that but I don't think there exists another actual franchise that makes tennis video games 🤔

@terrymoss2183 4 ай бұрын

@@raygarcia2540 I guess there's the official Tennis sport simulator games... and Everybody's Tennis. (That was a thing, right?)

@andrerw8125 25 күн бұрын

Top Spin 2k25 is GREAT. Top Spin is a great franshise. My top 3 Tennis games. 1. Virtual Tennis 1 (dreamscast), 2. Top Soin 1 (xbox), 3. Mario Tennis 64. I have Mario Tennis Aces (nintendo Switch) and its a great game for multiplayer.

@linamoss292 5 ай бұрын

Chain-Chomp should be in more of the sports games

@Easmodx 2 ай бұрын

I agree with most of the video except the comment at the end that there is not enough competitive depth. This game is incredibly well thought out. s lacking as there is in game modes and overall content, it is hard carried by the excellent gameplay. It might not be apparent at a glance but there is a reason people still play it. Ranked is starting to get pretty dead but like Golf Super Rush, M&S 2020 and dare I say Smash Ultimate, the meat and potatoes is in private lobbies. Sure the Mario sports games aren't as populated as Smash but you get the idea.

@anotherblowncartridge 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, I suppose you're right. It's just hard to see the competitive depth outside of very small in-person tournaments and a dying online space. But I agree, the gameplay mechanics are very competitively sound and overall highly well-made.

@ivanzoneBR24 5 ай бұрын

I never had the opportunity to play this game, I wish they made available this game again for NSO Game Trials or it get released as a Nintendo Selects brand for cheaper. I don't wanna buy a game that has so little content for full price.

@anotherblowncartridge 5 ай бұрын

Yeah it would be perfect for Game Trials or a Nintendo Selects.

@KAZOOMIE Ай бұрын

got mine 2nd hand, there are a lot on market places and such

@-Jek99- 21 күн бұрын

Thank you for this. I was looking to buy one of the three Mario sports games but now I’ll just get a different game

@anotherblowncartridge 21 күн бұрын

I think there are much better games to get on Switch. The Mario sports games are fine, but nothing spectacular.

@J.Santino Ай бұрын

Mario tennis power tour is the best Mario tennis that rpg was amazing

@anotherblowncartridge Ай бұрын

Agreed! Power Tour is where it's at!

@glitchym1017 3 ай бұрын

I still remember the hardest part of the story for me was that rally challenge with Kamek. Literally harder than the final boss because of that stupid pole messing everything up lol. But anyway I still come back to this game sometimes but the online is very dead unfortunately at least the last few times I tried to play it.

@anotherblowncartridge 3 ай бұрын

Yeah that Kamek rally challenge is surprisingly difficult! And it's too bad that Nintendo didn't support online play in better ways.

@Thecaptainhooty22 2 ай бұрын

I still play online sometimes with my wife! We always look for challengers! Let me know lol

@anotherblowncartridge 2 ай бұрын

@@Thecaptainhooty22 If I'm online, I'll hit you up!

@glitchym1017 2 ай бұрын

Can I join in on some games too?

@anotherblowncartridge 2 ай бұрын

@@glitchym1017The more, the merrier!

@fernandosandoval593 Ай бұрын

Que suerte tienen ustedes los Estado Unidenses,(USA),o si no también los Mexicanos,porque a ustedes le siguen saliendo rivales,en Mario Tennis Aces online de Nintendo Switch,en cambio yo que soy chileno y vivo en Sudamérica,los rivales que salen,salen de vez en cuando,no siempre y cuando no salen simplemente no salen,adiós y saludos desde Chile🇨🇱.

@anotherblowncartridge Ай бұрын

Greetings! I'm sorry that it's hard to find players in Chile! Maybe they're all afraid of you?

@paramedic2172 2 ай бұрын

For me, Switch Mario sports games are " just fun arcade sports games". With the good and the bad things those words imply.

@anotherblowncartridge 2 ай бұрын

That's a pretty fair characterization. Though, I find them including a decent enough single player mode tends to separate them a little bit from the standard arcade sports game experience... But not by much

@nathanshlap 3 ай бұрын

Say what you will, it's better than any simulation tennis game on the market so it's fun to pretend that waluigi is danil Medvedev

@anotherblowncartridge 3 ай бұрын

Now there's a fascinating comparison. There's times where Mario reminds me of Rafael Nadal when he's in the all-red outfits, so I feel that. But Medvedev as Waluigi cannot be unseen.

@mrjcage2 22 күн бұрын

I got this specifically for when family & friends are around...Nintendo greatest strength

@anotherblowncartridge 21 күн бұрын

Nintendo is perfect for chilling with family and friends, no doubt

@dondanana9573 5 ай бұрын

all i wanted was one like the gamecube one :(

@anotherblowncartridge 5 ай бұрын

Me too. Favourite thing about Power Tennis?

@dondanana9573 5 ай бұрын

The cutscenes, gameplay, different type of specials per character, the characters, maps, minigames. Literally everything!! I had the same expectations for the golf game too i wanted it like the gamecube one and it was bad :( i even bought it day 1@@anotherblowncartridge

@anotherblowncartridge 5 ай бұрын

@@dondanana9573 I find that it's more that they just dont have the same kind of content available in the Switch games like they did on the Gamecube games. Mario Golf Super Rush is better, but both Super Rush and Aces are really lacking the things that made the Gamecube era games special.

@dondanana9573 5 ай бұрын

i agree it's sad :( what really made me sad on the golf game when i played is i remember on the gamecube one when you win the animations and hyped of the character were so great! even when you lose they was great like mario running around and then falling haha@@anotherblowncartridge

@anotherblowncartridge 5 ай бұрын

@@dondanana9573 The character win/loss animations definitely arent what they used to be. Getting a birdie or eagle shot used to make Mario lose his MIND! Now they just get a little excited and look at the camera

@Just_Shaun 5 ай бұрын

I rushed through the story mode when it was available as a timed NSO trial. Had fun until 80% through, and then was happy to uninstall it for good.

@anotherblowncartridge 5 ай бұрын

Sounds about right. Remember which level or area of the game you called it quits at?

@MrStray 5 ай бұрын

Ah yes, Mario Tennis 🎾

@anotherblowncartridge 5 ай бұрын

Stray what's your favourite Mario Tennis franchise game mechanic and why is it power shots?

@MrStray 5 ай бұрын

@@anotherblowncartridgeI like Tennis rackets breaking, and power shots suck.

@anotherblowncartridge 5 ай бұрын

@@MrStray Zone shots or power shots?

@tsmith4361 3 күн бұрын

Such a shame about this game. So great! wish more people played it.

@anotherblowncartridge 3 күн бұрын

It did (and still does) have a small competitive scene, but it's so unfortunately forgotten about. I also wish more people still ran it.

@tsmith4361 3 күн бұрын

@anotherblowncartridge I'm gonna hop back on tonight see what I can find.i absolutely love this game.

@NZeroKurosaki 5 ай бұрын

i hate the racket breaking mechanic. it is very very dumb

@anotherblowncartridge 5 ай бұрын

I think it has its value... I just wish there was more customization options so that it didn't have to be the default setting for so much of the game.

@terrymoss2183 4 ай бұрын

I agree, the characters should have health bars, not the rackets.