List of Mario sports games
There have been numerous sports games in the Mario franchise. Although originally a branch of the Mario sports games, the Mario Kart series is not included in this list, as it has since become a stand-alone series in the Mario franchise.
Mario Tennis series[]
While Mario appeared in several tennis games preceding it, he first starred as a player in the Virtual Boy game Mario's Tennis, developed by Nintendo R&D1. Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64 was the first to use the Mario Tennis branding. Most all successive Nintendo consoles and handhelds have featured a game since. Like the Mario Golf series, all of the games are currently developed by Camelot Software Planning.
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Release years by system: 1995 — Virtual Boy |
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Released in stereoscopic 3D. | |
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Release years by system: 2000 — Nintendo 64 2000 — Game Boy Color 2010 — Virtual Console (N64) 2013 — Virtual Console (GBC) |
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The Game Boy Color version is the first game in the series to feature a story mode with original characters, and it uses the transfer pak to transfer character's data to the Nintendo 64 version. This marks the first appearance of Waluigi. | |
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Release years by system: 2004 — GameCube 2009 — Wii |
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Re-released as part of Wii's New Play Control! game lineup. | |
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Release years by system: 2005 — Game Boy Advance 2014 — Virtual Console |
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This is the second Mario Tennis game to feature a story mode, after the Game Boy Color's game. | |
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Release years by system: 2012 — Nintendo 3DS |
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Release years by system: 2015 — Wii U |
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Release years by system: 2018 — Nintendo Switch |
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This is the third Mario Tennis game in the series to feature a story mode. |
Mario Golf games[]
As with tennis, Mario appeared in multiple golf games before appearing in a Mario branded entry on the Nintendo 64. NES Open Tournament Golf was developed by Nintendo R&D2 and was the first game to feature Mario as a player. All subsequent games, beginning with Mario Golf for the Nintendo 64, have been published by Nintendo and developed by Camelot Software Planning.
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Release years by system: 1987 — Family Computer Disk System 1991 — Nintendo Entertainment System 1991 — PlayChoice-10 2007 — Virtual Console 2018 — Nintendo Switch Online |
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Known in Japan as Mario Open Golf. | |
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Release years by system: 1999 — Nintendo 64 1999 — Game Boy Color 2008 — Virtual Console (N64) 2012 — Virtual Console (GBC) |
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Characters from the Game Boy Color version of Mario Golf can be uploaded to the Nintendo 64 version via Transfer Pak connectivity. | |
Mobile Golf Original release date:
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Release years by system: 2001 — Game Boy Color |
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Mobile Golf features compatibility with the Mobile Adapter GB, allowing players to compete in multiplayer matches and unlock additional characters. | |
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Release years by system: 2003 — GameCube |
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Similar to the N64 and GBC Mario Golf games, Toadstool Tour and Advance Tour can exchange data using the GameCube – Game Boy Advance link cable. | |
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Release years by system: 2004 — Game Boy Advance 2014 — Virtual Console |
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Similar to the N64 and GBC Mario Golf games, Toadstool Tour and Advance Tour can exchange data using the GameCube – Game Boy Advance link cable. | |
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Release years by system: 2014 — Nintendo 3DS |
Original release date(s): June 25, 2021 |
Release years by system: 2021 — Nintendo Switch |
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Mario Baseball games[]
The Mario Baseball series is a collection of video games based on baseball that takes place in the Mushroom Kingdom. The series are developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment.
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Release years by system: 2005 — GameCube |
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Known in Japan as Super Mario Stadium Miracle Baseball.[a] | |
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Release years by system: 2008 — Wii 2016 — Wii U Virtual Console[1] |
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Known in Japan as Super Mario Stadium Family Baseball.[b] |
Mario Strikers games[]
The Mario Strikers franchise (Mario Football in PAL regions and Mario Soccer in South Korea) is a video game franchise that introduced soccer/football to the Mushroom Kingdom. The series is developed by Next Level Games and it began in 2005 for the GameCube with Super Mario Strikers.
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Release years by system: 2005 — GameCube |
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Known as Mario Smash Football in Europe. | |
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Release years by system: 2007 — Wii |
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Known as Mario Strikers Charged Football in Europe and Mario Power Soccer in South Korea. | |
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Release years by system: 2022 — Nintendo Switch |
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Announced during a Nintendo Direct presentation on February 9, 2022.[2] Known as Mario Strikers: Battle League Football in Europe. |
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series[]
The Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series is a collection of games that take place during the Olympic Games in the Summer and Winter, crossing over characters from the Mario series with those from Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. It debuted in 2007 for the Wii with the Beijing 2008 edition called Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. The Japanese versions of the first five games are published by Nintendo, while Sega publishes the American and European versions of the first three games and fully published the sixth game, with Nintendo licensing characters. Nintendo, however, fully published the fourth and fifth game.
Summer Olympic Games[]
| Title | Details |
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Original release date(s): WiiNintendo DS |
Release years by system: 2007 — Wii 2008 — Nintendo DS |
Original release date(s): WiiNintendo 3DS |
Release years by system: 2011 — Wii 2012 — Nintendo 3DS |
Original release date(s): Arcade
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Release years by system: 2016[3] — Wii U, Nintendo 3DS,[4] Arcade[5][6] |
Original release date(s):[7] Nintendo SwitchArcade
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Release years by system: 2019 — Nintendo Switch 2020 — Arcade |
Winter Olympic Games[]
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Release years by system: 2009 — Wii, Nintendo DS |
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Release years by system: 2013 — Wii U |
Other games[]
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Release years by system: 2005 — GameCube |
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The first Mario dance game. | |
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Release years by system: 2006 — Nintendo DS |
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The first Mario basketball game in a Mario game outside of a Mario Party title. | |
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Release years by system: 2010 — Wii |
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First game to have dodgeball in a Mario game. It is also the first game to have volleyball in a Mario game outside of a Mario Party title. | |
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Release years by system: 2017 — Nintendo 3DS |
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This is the first Mario sports game to feature horse racing. |
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Notes[]
References[]
- ^ Harrington, Jonathan. "Mario Super Sluggers Hitting NA Virtual Console Tomorrow". Nintendo Enthusiast. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ^ Marks, Tom (2022-02-09). "Mario Strikers: Battle League Announced for Nintendo Switch". IGN. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-06-18. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Carter, Chris (May 31, 2015). "Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games is happening". Destructoid. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-15. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Sega announces four Tokyo 2020 Olympics games". Gematsu. Archived from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
External links[]
- History of Mario Sports Games at GameSpot
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