Play Mario Tennis Aces Early In A Pre-Launch Tournament

Written by Brandon Hofer on May 15, 2018

News: If you are a fan of the Mario Tennis games and can’t wait to get your hands on it, you will be able to get an early look at it in a couple weeks.

Nintendo has revealed that Switch owners will get an early opportunity to play Mario Tennis Aces a few weeks before its release. From June 1 to June 3, you will be able to hop online to participate in a free pre-launch tournament for Mario Tennis Aces. This will give you plenty of time to practice your Trick Shots before the game launches for Nintendo Switch on June 22.

To access the tournament, just download the free software from Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch between May 24 and the start of the tournament. Once you join the tournament between June 1 and June 3, you can select between four main playable characters (Mario, Peach, Yoshi or Bowser) and compete in a series of online multiplayer matches. The winners of each match will earn points based on their performance, with five additional characters to unlock by gaining enough points.

Even if you don’t want to participate in the tournament proper, you can still try out the game offline and get in some practice playing on-off single-player battles against a computer-controlled opponent. Regardless of whether you play online or offline, by playing the demo you can unlock Mario’s classic outfit in the full game once it launches on June 22.

The free pre-launch tournament is open from 6 p.m. PT on June 1 to 11:59 p.m. PT on June 3. Will you be downloading Mario Tennis Aces to get this early look? Tell us what you think below.