Mario Sports Games Ranked Worst to Best

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The world’s favorite plumber is also a huge sports fan. When he’s not busy stomping goombas, you can find Mario hitting the links, swinging his tennis racket, or playing some street soccer with his pals.

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Mario sports games have a long history, dating all the way back to the original NES. Some have been home runs. Others were a swing and a miss.

MARIO TENNIS Mario Tennis for the Virtual Boy ranks lowest on our list for a few reasons. First, the game was released as a pack-in for a system notorious for causing headaches and illness in children.

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MARIO TENNIS: ULTRA SMASH (WII U) Remember when I said Nintendo made some tennis games on much better systems? This isn’t it. The Wii U had some great games for it, and a tennis game seems like it would be right at home on the Wii U’s gamepad.

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MARIO SUPER SLUGGERS (WII) The Wii was undeniably a smash hit console. And a baseball game felt right at home on the console. Super Sluggers isn’t a bad Mario sports game, but it does suffer from difficult controls and no online play.

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MARIO SPORTS SUPERSTARS (3DS) Mario Sports Superstars for the 3DS took a little bit of Mario sports and a little bit of Mario party and mixed them together. Mario Sports Superstars contains five full games; golf, tennis, soccer, football, and horse racing.

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MARIO TENNIS OPEN (3DS) Mario Tennis Open had a lot of potential. It was developed by Camelot, arguably the best Mario sports game developer. It featured online support, the first for a handheld Mario tennis title.

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MARIO SPORTS MIX (WII) Mario Sports Mix is such an interesting sports title in the Mario sports library. Mario Sports Mix feels like a sequel to Wii sports with the Mario family instead of Mii’s. It features four sports; basketball, hockey, volleyball, and dodgeball.

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Mario Sports Games Ranked Worst to Best

The world’s favorite plumber is also a huge sports fan. When he’s not busy stomping goombas, you can find Mario hitting the links, swinging his tennis racket, or playing some street soccer with his pals.

Mario sports games have a long history, dating all the way back to the original NES. Some have been home runs. Others were a swing and a miss.

MARIO TENNIS Mario Tennis for the Virtual Boy ranks lowest on our list for a few reasons. First, the game was released as a pack-in for a system notorious for causing headaches and illness in children.

MARIO TENNIS: ULTRA SMASH (WII U) Remember when I said Nintendo made some tennis games on much better systems? This isn’t it. The Wii U had some great games for it, and a tennis game seems like it would be right at home on the Wii U’s gamepad.

MARIO SUPER SLUGGERS (WII) The Wii was undeniably a smash hit console. And a baseball game felt right at home on the console. Super Sluggers isn’t a bad Mario sports game, but it does suffer from difficult controls and no online play.

MARIO SPORTS SUPERSTARS (3DS) Mario Sports Superstars for the 3DS took a little bit of Mario sports and a little bit of Mario party and mixed them together. Mario Sports Superstars contains five full games; golf, tennis, soccer, football, and horse racing.

MARIO TENNIS OPEN (3DS) Mario Tennis Open had a lot of potential. It was developed by Camelot, arguably the best Mario sports game developer. It featured online support, the first for a handheld Mario tennis title.

MARIO SPORTS MIX (WII) Mario Sports Mix is such an interesting sports title in the Mario sports library. Mario Sports Mix feels like a sequel to Wii sports with the Mario family instead of Mii’s. It features four sports; basketball, hockey, volleyball, and dodgeball.

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