List of Mario sports games

There have been numerous sports games in the Mario franchise.

Mario Tennis series

While Mario appeared in several tennis games preceding it, the Mario Tennis branding was first used with the Nintendo 64 game Mario Tennis. Each successive generation features a console and a handheld version. Like the Mario Golf series, all of these games are developed by Camelot Software Planning.

Title	Details
Tennis Original release date(s): ^JP January 14, 1984 ^NA October 18, 1985 ^EU September 1, 1986	Release years by system: 1984 – Nintendo Entertainment System 1985 – PC-8801 1985 – PlayChoice-10 1985 – X1 (computer) 1986 – Family Computer Disk System 1989 – Game Boy 2002 – Nintendo e-Reader 2006 – Virtual Console (NES) 2011 – Virtual Console (GB)
Mario's Tennis Original release date(s): ^JP July 21, 1995 ^NA August 14, 1995	Release years by system: 1995 – Virtual Boy
	Notes: Released in stereoscopic 3D
Mario Tennis Original release date(s): ^JP July 21, 2000 ^NA August 28, 2000 ^PAL November 3, 2000	Release years by system: 2000 – Nintendo 64 2000 – Game Boy Color 2010 – Virtual Console (N64) 2013 – Virtual Console (GBC)
	Notes: The Game Boy Color version utilizes the transfer pak to transfer information to the Nintendo 64 version. First appearance of Waluigi.
Mario Power Tennis Original release date(s): ^JP October 28, 2004 ^NA November 8, 2004 ^PAL February 25, 2005	Release years by system: 2004 – GameCube 2009 – Wii
	Notes: Re-released as part of Wii's New Play Control! game lineup.
Mario Tennis: Power Tour Original release date(s): ^JP September 13, 2005 ^EU November 18, 2005 ^AUS December 1, 2005 ^NA December 5, 2005	Release years by system: 2005 – Game Boy Advance 2014 – Virtual Console
Mario Tennis Open Original release date(s): ^NA May 20, 2012 ^JP May 24, 2012 ^AUS May 24, 2012 ^EU May 25, 2012	Release years by system: 2012 – Nintendo 3DS
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash Original release date(s): ^NA November 20, 2015 ^EU November 20, 2015 ^AUS November 21, 2015 ^JP January 28, 2016	Release years by system: 2015 – Wii U

Mario Golf games

As with tennis, Mario appeared in multiple golf games before appearing in a Mario branded entry on the Nintendo 64. Mario Golf is a sports video game series that is developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo. This series introduced golf to the Mushroom Kingdom. A second version was released for the Game Boy Color. Since then, there have also been releases of one game on both the GameCube and the Game Boy Advance. The fifth installment was released on the Nintendo 3DS in 2014.

The N64 and Game Boy Color versions can communicate each other via Transfer Pak connectivity, and the GameCube and GBA versions can do the same via the Nintendo GameCube – Game Boy Advance link cable. Players can upload characters and data into the other game.

Title	Details
Golf Original release dates: ^JP May 1, 1984 ^NA October 18, 1985 ^EU November 15, 1986	Release years by system: 1984 – Nintendo Entertainment System 1985 – PC-8801 1985 – PlayChoice-10 1985 – X1 (computer) 1986 – Family Computer Disk System 1989 – Game Boy 2003 – Nintendo e-Reader 2011 – Virtual Console (GB) 2013 – Virtual Console (NES)
NES Open Tournament Golf Original release dates: ^JP February 21, 1987 ^NA June 14, 1987 ^EU June 18, 1992 (NES)	Release years by system: 1987 – Family Computer Disk System 1991 – Nintendo Entertainment System 1991 – PlayChoice-10 2007 – Virtual Console
Mario Golf Original release dates: ^JP June 11, 1999 ^NA June 30, 1999 ^PAL September 14, 1999	Release years by system: 1999 – Nintendo 64 1999 – Game Boy Color 2008 – Virtual Console (N64) 2012 – Virtual Console (GBC)
Mobile Golf Original release date: ^JP May 11, 2001	Release years by system: 2001 – Game Boy Color
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour Original release date: ^NA July 29, 2003 ^JP September 5, 2003 ^AUS February 11, 2004 ^EU June 18, 2004	Release years by system: 2003 – GameCube
Mario Golf: Advance Tour Original release date(s): ^JP April 22, 2004 ^NA June 22, 2004 ^AUS July 8, 2004 ^EU September 17, 2004	Release years by system: 2004 – Game Boy Advance 2014 – Virtual Console
Mario Golf: World Tour Original release date(s): ^JP May 1, 2014 ^NA May 2, 2014 ^EU May 2, 2014 ^AUS May 3, 2014	Release years by system: 2014 – Nintendo 3DS

Mario Baseball games

The Mario Baseball series is a collection of video games based on baseball that takes place in the Mushroom Kingdom. The series are developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment.

Title	Details
Mario Superstar Baseball Original release date(s): ^JP July 21, 2005 ^NA August 29, 2005 ^EU November 11, 2005	Release years by system: 2005 – GameCube
	Notes: Known in Japan as Super Mario Stadium Miracle Baseball (スーパーマリオスタジアム ミラクルベースボール)
Mario Super Sluggers Original release date(s): ^JP June 19, 2008 ^NA August 25, 2008	Release years by system: 2008 – Wii 2016 – Wii U Virtual Console[1]
	Notes: Known in Japan as Super Mario Stadium Family Baseball (スーパーマリオスタジアム ファミリーベースボール)

Mario Strikers games

The Mario Strikers franchise (Mario Football in PAL regions) is a video game franchise that introduced soccer to the Mushroom Kingdom. The series is developed by Next Level Games and it began in 2005 for the GameCube with Super Mario Strikers.

Title	Details
Super Mario Strikers Original release date(s): ^JP January 19, 2006 ^NA December 5, 2005 ^EU November 18, 2005 ^AUS April 6, 2006	Release years by system: 2005 – GameCube
	Notes: Known as Mario Smash Football in Europe
Mario Strikers Charged Original release date(s): ^JP September 20, 2007 ^NA July 30, 2007 ^EU May 25, 2007 ^AUS June 7, 2007	Release years by system: 2007 – Wii
	Notes: Known as Mario Strikers Charged Football in Europe

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series

The Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series is a collection of games that takes place during the Olympic Games in the Summer and Winter, crossing over characters from the Mario series with those from Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. It debuted in 2007 for the Wii with the Beijing 2008 edition called Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. The Japanese version is published by Nintendo, while Sega published the American and European versions. Nintendo also published the American and European versions of the fourth game.

Title	Details
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Original release date(s): ^NA November 6, 2007 ^EU November 23, 2007 ^AUS / JP November 22, 2007	Release years by system: 2007 – Wii 2008 – Nintendo DS
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Original release date(s): ^JP November 5, 2009 ^NA October 13, 2009 ^EU October 16, 2009 ^AUS October 15, 2009	Release years by system: 2009 – Nintendo DS, Wii
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games Original release date(s): ^JP December 8, 2011 ^NA November 15, 2011 ^EU November 13, 2011 ^AUS November 17, 2011	Release years by system: 2011 – Wii 2012 – Nintendo 3DS
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Original release date(s): ^EU November 8, 2013 ^AUS November 9, 2013 ^NA November 15, 2013 ^JP December 5, 2013	Release years by system: 2013 – Wii U
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Original release date(s): ^JP February 18, 2016 ^NA March 18, 2016 ^EU April 8, 2016 ^AUS April 9, 2016	Release years by system: 2016 [2] – Wii U, Nintendo 3DS,[3] Arcade[4][5]

Other games

Title	Details
Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix Original release date(s): ^JP July 14, 2005 ^NA October 24, 2005 ^EU October 28, 2005 ^AUS November 24, 2005	Release years by system: 2005 – GameCube
	Notes: The first Mario dance game.
Mario Hoops 3-on-3 Original release date(s): ^JP July 27, 2006 ^NA September 11, 2006 ^EU February 16, 2007 ^AUS October 26, 2006	Release years by system: 2006 – Nintendo DS
	Notes: The first Mario basketball game. Known as Mario Slam Basketball in Europe.
Mario Sports Mix Original release date(s): ^JP November 25, 2010 ^NA February 7, 2011 ^EU January 28, 2011 ^AUS January 27, 2011 ^UK February 4, 2011	Release years by system: 2011 – Wii
	Notes: First game to have dodgeball in a Mario game. It is also the first game to have volleyball in a Mario game; outside of a Mario Party title.

References

1. Harrington, Jonathan. "Mario Super Sluggers Hitting NA Virtual Console Tomorrow". Nintendo Enthusiast. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
2. http://e3.nintendo.com/games/3ds/mario-and-sonic-at-the-rio-2016-olympic-games/
3. Carter, Chris (May 31, 2015). "Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games is happening". Destructoid. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
4. http://www.reinodocogumelo.com/2015/07/mario-sonic-at-rio-2016-olympic-games.html
5. http://www.famitsu.com/news/201507/24084247.html

External links

• History of Mario Sports Games at GameSpot