You can break all the rules in this new Mario tennis game

Mario tennis fever has officially revealed one of the main gameplay mechanics in the latest entry in the franchise, where players can manipulate the opponent's court. Long lasting Mario The sports franchise has been a mainstay of Nintendo's first-party sports games since the first installment Mario Tennis launched on Virtual Boy in 1995. Development on Mario Tennis the franchise was led by Camelot, which he also created Mario Golf series and spinoff has appeared on every major Nintendo console since its debut. Now, Mario tennis fever is set to change the game with its jump to the Switch 2.

Nintendo has officially announced the latest Mario Tennis game during the September 2025 Nintendo Direct presentation. Mario tennis fever was one of several titles revealed as part of the 40th anniversary celebrations Mario franchise, with 38 different characters appearing on the roster. Nintendo introduced a new story mode Mario tennis feveralong with “Fever Rackets” as the main game mechanic with 30 different special rackets to collect. Nintendo and Camelot have now shared more details about the different types of Fever Rackets included Mario tennis fever.

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Mario Tennis Fever reveals new Fever rackets

The latest trailer for Nintendo's Overview game Mario tennis fever demonstrates some of the different types of Fever Rackets. Judicial manipulation is one of the biggest hotspots Mario tennis feverspecial rackets, where the Fire Racket creates small pockets of fire and the Ice Racket freezes part of the court. Players will be able to create enemies as obstacles, with the Pokey Racket creating a Pokey that will trip the player when confronted. Shadow Racket even allows players to double up for a few seconds and put the user in a 2v1 situation. Mario tennis fever currently scheduled for release on February 12th.

Nintendo also shared more details on how Fever Rackets and Fever Shots will work Mario tennis fever. Players will be able to use Fever Shots by returning shots in a rally, building up their Fever meter to use special shots. The trailer also teases the ability of players returning Fever Shots to take advantage of their effect and potentially gain an opponent's bonus with a well-placed return. Fever Shots will also have an associated HP mechanic where players will take damage and may be temporarily knocked out of an opponent's Fever Shot effects.

Mario Tennis Fever has a lot in store for fans

Along with plenty of details on the latest major mechanic in Mario tennis feverNintendo has teased more details about the game's roster and modes. Mario tennis fever boasts plenty of newcomers to the tennis spinoff, with new characters like Goomba, Nabbit, and Baby Waluigi joining the roster. Nintendo has teased some of the game modes included in it Mario tennis fever too, including the new Wonder Court Match, heavily inspired Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Mario tennis fever also boasts extensive online gameplay at launch, not only including online lobbies and ranked matches, but even GameShare support on the Switch 2.

Mario tennis fever sets itself up as a great start for Mario sports franchise spinoffs on Switch 2. Mario tennis fever will be the first major Mario sports spinoff released on Nintendo's latest home console, with no official confirmation of future games yet. Switch 2 already includes some classics Mario sports games via Nintendo Switch Online, incl Super Mario Strikers through an exclusive selection of GameCube Switch 2 games. Mario tennis fever looks set to bring some major twists to the franchise's classic gameplay, with Fever Rackets creating unpredictable and wild matches.