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Curious to hear about this...as much as I love the Mario Tennis series, I was super disappointed to see how bare-bones it was. Its a game I will pick up if I ever see it for 19.99 sometime.

I've played it for about 3 hours and I'm enjoying it. The tennis itself is a lot of fun, but it really is as barebones as the reviews said it was. There's a decent amount of stuff to unlock, which you can do by completing objectives or paying with coins you earn by winning matches. It's not a $60 game, but worth a look when it drops in price (as you indicated).

Have you ever played the Gameboy and Gameboy Advance versions of the Mario Tennis games Moho? They are two of my favorite sports games of all-time. They actually incorporate a fun story mode with light RPG aspects. A TON of fun to be had.

Nope, I haven't played those before. I sunk a ton of time into Mario Tennis on N64. I'm adding the handheld versions to my wish list :D Have you played the 3DS version?

I have played the 3DS version quite a bit...its really fun as well, however I was really disappointed they took out the RPG aspects that the previous handheld versions had. That being said its very cool because there is a ton of unlockable equipment that changes your stats and how your character plays.