Editing Mario Tennis Aces

{{Game
|name=Mario Tennis Aces
|image=
|bgcolor=silver
|fgcolor=black
|developer=[[Camelot]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|system=[[Nintendo Switch]]
|release=June 22, 2018
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|rating= ESRB: E
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'''Mario Tennis Aces''' is a ''[[Portal: Mario|Mario]]''-themed tennis game that was released for the [[Nintendo Switch]] in 2018. It is the seventh game of the ''Mario Tennis'' subseries.

=Story=

[[Mario]] and [[Princess Peach|Peach]] have just won a tennis championship. In the aftermath of the victory, [[Wario]] and [[Waluigi]] give Mario's group a legendary tennis racket known as [[Lucien]]. [[Luigi]] claims the racket, only for it to possess him as well as Wario and Waluigi, and it causes a great storm. Mario travels to the [[Temple of Bask]], where the racket was found, and he learns the truth: Lucien was an evil racket that nearly destroyed the [[Kingdom of Bask]] in the past, and its power was divided between five [[Power Stones]]. Mario embarks on a quest to retrieve the Power Stones before they are regained by Lucien.

=Gameplay=

This game follows the basic gameplay of past ''Mario Tennis'' games while adding some new features. Characters now have energy gauges which can be used to perform Zone Shots, Zone Speed or Special Shots. Zone Shots and Zone Speed are both tricks which involve slowing down the time. The former allows the player to control the ball's trajectory with motion controls, while the latter allows the player's character to move around freely while time is slowed down. Special Shots deplete an entire energy gauge and are powerful enough to break an opponent's racket. The refilling of an energy gauge can occur while sustaining a rally or by performing trick shots. It is also possible to block other characters' Zone Shots and Special Shots. In this game, it is possible for a racket to receive damage and break. If a character runs out of rackets, they automatically forfeit the game.

This game also includes several options for playing. The simple rules option removes the new types of shots, while Swing Mode allows the players to control the rackets directly with motion controls. There is also an option to adjust the controls for left-handed players. This game features an Adventure Mode that follows [[Mario]] going on an adventure, marking the first ''Mario Tennis'' game since ''[[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]]'' to have a storyline. The game also has a Tournament Mode and a mode that was added in an update, Co-Op Challenge. That mode entails two different minigames (Boo Hunt and Yoshi's Ring Shot) that can be played by groups of four players, either locally or online. A January 2019 update also added a Hosted Matches mode, in which one player could act as a host overseeing a match between two other players, either locally or online.

The game also features online connectivity, including online tournaments. Players are encouraged to take part in online tournaments, with incentives such as gaining new characters early and earning Participation Points that can be used to unlock alternate costumes for characters. 

==Playable Characters==

*[[Mario]]
*[[Luigi]]
*[[Princess Peach|Peach]]
*[[Princess Daisy|Daisy]]
*[[Rosalina]]
*[[Yoshi]]
*[[Toad]]
*[[Toadette]]
*[[Donkey Kong]]
*[[Wario]]
*[[Waluigi]]
*[[Bowser]]
*[[Bowser Jr.]]
*[[Boo]]
*[[Spike]]
*[[Chain Chomp]]

===Unlockable/Download===

This game has characters that can be earned in two ways: by competing in online tournaments or automatically through a game update in the month following the tournament. The respective months for each character will be noted in parentheses.

*[[Koopa|Koopa Troopa]] (July/August 2018)
*[[Blooper]] (August/September 2018)
*[[Diddy Kong]] (September/October 2018)
*[[Birdo]] (October/November 2018)
*[[Koopa|Koopa Paratroopa]] (November/December 2018)
*[[Shy Guy]] (December 2018 - Doubles tournament only/January 2019)
*[[Petey Piranha]] (December 2018 - Singles tournament only/January 2019)
*[[Luma]] (January/February 2019)
*[[Boom Boom]] (February/March 2019)
*[[Pauline]] (upcoming)

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