Nintendo’s Japanese Mario Tennis page is up, showing off some of the game’s characters, the control system, and in-game footage.
Today Nintendo posted its Mario Tennis GC website for Japan. Along with an explanation of its simple controls (borrowing from the N64 and GBC games) and the different character types, the site has screenshots and a video featurette showing off the game’s different modes and courts.
Interesting court settings displayed include Ricco Harbor (with shifting floors), Delfino Town, DK Jungle, and the Mario Classic Court. Also introducer is the Paint Tennis special game, where Mario hits tennis balls to color in a portrait of his face on a wall. The footage also shows off some of the character’s “special attacks,” such as King Boo summoning an army of smaller Boos and a many characters spinning like crazy to hit their shot.
Mario Tennis comes out October 28th in Japan, with a North American launch less than two weeks later on November 8th.
