New playable characters are heading to Mario Tennis Aces! Dry Bones will join the roster in May!

Get ready to swing into action with the Mario Tennis™ Aces: Special Online Demo! Hop online* and fight your way to the top of the in-game bracket before the event is over. Test your skills in frenetic singles tournament matches, and gain points based on your victories. Players who participate can unlock Mario’s classic overalls outfit and use it in the full version of the game (sold separately).

Get ready to swing into action with the Mario Tennis™ Aces: Special Online Demo! Hop online* and fight your way to the top of the in-game bracket before the event is over. Test your skills in frenetic singles tournament matches, and gain points based on your victories. Players who participate can unlock Mario’s classic overalls outfit and use it in the full version of the game (sold separately).

You can even try Yoshi’s Ring Toss in Co-op Challenge mode. With up to three friends**, use simple motion controls to shoot through rings and rack up points. If you have save data with goals achieved from collecting points, different-colored Yoshis will become available in the full version of the game, once purchased.

This demo event is active only from 4/26 (Fri) 12:00 PM PDT - 4/28 (Sun) 9:00 PM PDT.

You'll need an Internet connection and a Nintendo Switch Online membership to participate in the Mario Tennis Aces: Special Online Demo. Fortunately, by downloading the demo from Nintendo eShop, you can receive a free 7-day trial*** for Nintendo Switch Online! After downloading the demo, you will receive an e-mail with a Nintendo eShop code for a 7-day free trial for Nintendo Switch Online. To redeem, please enter the code on Nintendo eShop to activate your free trial. Even if you’ve activated a previous free trial, you are still eligible for this trial too.

*Nintendo Switch Online membership and Nintendo Account required for online play. Not available in all countries. Internet access required for online features. Terms apply. nintendo.com/switch-online

**Additional accessories may be required for multiplayer mode. Sold separately.

***Free trial can be redeemed as soon as received via email. The code will expire on 5/3 (Fri) at 12:00 PM PDT. Free trial automatically converts to 1-month auto-renewing membership unless automatic renewal is turned off by the end of the free trial. Credit card/PayPal account required for 18+.

New playable characters are heading to Mario Tennis Aces! Dry Bones will join the roster in May!

Kamek is the latest Mario character to take to the courts in Mario Tennis Aces. See if he can make some magic in the gameplay above!

Man, Kamek is getting some decent screen time on Switch! He's going to play a big part in Yoshi's Crafted World, and then he'll be hitting the courts in Mario Tennis Aces in April!

Pauline has taken some time away from being mayor of New Donk City to spend some time on the courts! Check out what she has to offer in the gameplay video above.

Mario Tennis Aces has gotten a bump up tot Version 2.3.0 today. Check out the full round of patch notes below.

Version 2.3.0

3rd Co-op Challenge: Shy Guy Train Tussle!

The new Co-op Challenge, Shy Guy Train Tussle, will be available from the start of Ver. 2.3.0 distribution until 9:00 AM on April 15th, 2019. Co-op Challenge is a mode for online play which will only be held for a certain period of time.

Nintendo Switch Online membership is required to play Co-op Challenge.

Shy Guy Train Tussle is played in Swing Mode. You’ll work with other players to get back coins stolen by Shy Guy bandits.

A four-player team of friends or players from online is formed, and your goal is to complete the objective together. (If each player has a controller, up to four players can play on one Nintendo Switch system.)

You can acquire three Shy Guys of different colors (blue, green, and yellow) by completing objectives.

If there aren’t four total players, the necessary number of COM players will be added after a certain amount of time has passed.

New Characters and Costumes Added

If you play at least one match of the March Online Tournament, you’ll be able to use the new character Pauline. Pauline is fast, and can accelerate faster than other characters. However, changing direction while accelerating is difficult, and she’s more easily pushed back by returned balls.

Nintendo Switch Online membership is required to play Online Tournament.

Pauline will become available to use as of 9:00 AM on April 1st, 2019, even if you haven’t played one match of the March Online Tournament.

If you play a match in the March Online Tournament and collect the necessary bonus points, you’ll be able to use a Chain Chomp with a hat. The hat is available in three colors.

Only people who earn the necessary amount of points in in March will acquire the Chain Chomp with a hat.

This Chain Chomp has the same abilities as a regular Chain Chomp.

Bonus Points will be reset the following month.

Additional new characters and costumes are planned for April and later.

Changes to Character Abilities

The abilities of certain characters have been changed.

Other Changes

Online Tournament: Fixed problem on screen where you pair up in Doubles Class in which there’s a low probability of P1 and the host being displayed and then the software shuts down.

Snowfall Mountain: Adjusted behavior of playable character getting greatly pushed back when swinging racket and contacting passengers who appear when there are hazards.

Inferno Island: Made it so that shots during a rally will not hit a duct when the settings for hazards is turned on.

Co-op Challenge: Adjusted motion when using Chain Chomp during a Co-op Challenge using Swing Mode.

Fixed an issue with the animation wherein hitting a drop shot would become the same motion as when hitting a topspin.
Other adjustments have been made to improve gameplay.

Following the announcement of Pauline coming to Mario Tennis Aces, Nintendo has also revealed two more characters who'll be joining the roster. Kamek will be made available in the game starting April, while Dry Bones is hitting in May. All you have to do is participate in the online tournaments to gain access to the characters in those months. If you don't participate, you'll have to wait until later to get them.

The latest Mario Tennis Aces Update brings some vastly needed improvements - like finally being able to see what courts look like before starting up a match! We also take a look at Boom Boom, the February 2019 Tournament Reward including his Special Shot, Tricky Shot & Taunts!