Mario Tennis to Tour UK This Summer
Just in case you want some Nintendo in your tennis.
Mario has found himself doing everything but jumping lately and next up is tennis in the appropriately titled Mario Power Tennis. To give this quirky game of arcade-style tennis the attention it deserves, Nintendo is letting racquet fans young and not-so-young go head-to-head with Luigi, Bowser and the rest of the game's cast of mascot characters at upcoming tennis tournaments around the UK.
The Mario Power Tennis tour will round the UK this summer, swinging by Birmingham (6-12 June), Nottingham and Eastbourne (13-18 June) en route to the biggest of them all, Wimbledon (20 June - 3 July).
The events will each feature tents brimming with pods where you can give Mario Power Tennis a go for yourself. Don't fret, though, if you can't make it out there this summer - Mario Power Tennis for GameCube will be in shops on 25 February.
Alex Wollenschlaeger
Editor, Kikizo Games
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