Nintendo has released a major update for Mario Tennis Fever with version 1.1.0. New content has been added such as the Galaxy Court and Black Hole Racket, in addition a lot of balance adjustments are also here.
Mario Tennis Fever version 1.1.0 update patch notes
Added “GameShare” and ”Play via GameChat”
- Added functionality to play the game with friends on GameChat who don’t have the game.
- In “Play via GameChat,” you can play tennis matches with swing controls in addition to tennis matches with button controls and games in Mix It Up.Note: A Nintendo Switch Online membership is required to use GameChat.
Added a New Fever Racket, the “Black Hole Racket”
- The new “Black Hole Racket” Fever Racket has been added which causes a black hole when the Fever Shot hits the ground.
- The black hole it causes has the effect of pulling players who are nearby into the black hole when it gets large.
- Your HP Gauge will take damage if you get close to the black hole. If your HP reaches 0 due to the black hole and you are knocked out, you will be sucked into the black hole.
- Black holes do not have the effect of drawing in incoming balls.
Added a New Court, the “Galaxy Court”
- A new court has been added based on Super Mario Galaxy.
- The court is made on a distant planet, and although the ball speed isn’t particularly fast, balls have a high bounce.
- The court has a different shape depending on whether you are playing Free Play or Ranked Match matches, or in Special Match.
Added a New Special Match, “Galaxy Court Match”
- Special “Galaxy Court Match” match rules have been added where you play on a spherical court made on a distant planet.
- As the match progresses, one of three types of “Prankster Comets” will appear and will greatly change the strategy of the match.
Added New Colors for Luma
- Added five new colors of Luma as playable characters.
Added Mario’s Classic Outfit
- Added Mario’s classic outfit as a reward for collecting 5 medals.
Changes to Character Specifications
- Changed specifications of some characters.
| Character | Change(s) |
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| Diddy Kong |
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| Kamek |
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| Dry Bones |
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| Pauline |
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| Bowser Jr. |
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| Baby Peach |
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| Piranha Plant |
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| Yoshi |
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| Nabbit |
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| Dry Bowser |
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| Luigi |
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| Baby Luigi |
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| Toad |
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| Rosalina |
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| Donkey Kong |
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| Blooper |
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Changes to Fever Racket Specifications
- Changed specifications of some Fever Rackets.
| Racket Name | Change(s) |
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| Mini Mushroom Racket |
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| Ice Flower Racket |
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| Star Racket |
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| Bullet Bill Racket |
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| Freezing Racket |
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| Amp Racket |
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| Metal Racket |
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| ? Block Racket |
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Changes to Shot Behavior
- Adjusted the star point detection to make it easier to execute Star Shots.
Other Changes
- In addition to the new “Galaxy Court”, you can now select “Academy Court (Grass),” “Academy Court (Hard),” and “Academy Court (Clay)” in court selection.
- You can now select “Random” on the racket selection screen. If you select “Continue” when the match ends, you can compete with a different racket each match.
- Added an option to disable pressing the A Button and B Button simultaneously to hit a flat shot.
- Adjusted how modes are randomly selected for “Search All Modes” in for Ranked Match matches.
- Added “Galaxy Court” as a Ranked Match court and adjusted the order courts appear in.
- Made it so when you’re playing the “Racket Factory Match” special game, if you don’t have a FV Gauge bar filled when picking up a Fever Racket, your FV Gauge will fill up to 1 bar.
- Several other adjustments and fixes have been made to improve the gameplay experience.