Mario Tennis For Nintendo Switch Gets New Mode And More

Nintendo and Camelot are continuing to roll out more content for Switch's first Mario sports title, Mario Tennis Aces. The game's 3.0 update is now live, and it's a fairly significant one, introducing a new mode, marking the start of a new Co-Op Challenge, and making another round of balance changes to a handful of characters.

First, Ring Shot has been added to the game's main menu. The mode supports up to four players locally on one Switch console and comes in three varieties: Singles, Doubles, and Yoshi's Ring Shot. The object of each is to rally the ball back and forth through rings that appear on the court, racking up as high of a score as you can within the time limit.

Yoshi's Ring Shot also returns as the game's latest online Co-Op Challenge. The event runs until June 1 and will give players the chance to unlock three more alternate Yoshi colors: pink, orange, and light blue. The rules are the same as standard Ring Shot, but this time, you'll rack up more points if you shoot the ball through a ring that's the same color as your Yoshi.

In addition to those modes, Camelot has added a new opening cinematic for Adventure Mode. If you've already have an Adventure save file in progress, you'll be able to watch the movie from the Bonus option in the Adventure Mode menu. A new rank, Ace, has also been added to the online Tournament mode, and several characters have received small buffs. You can read the full patch notes here on Nintendo's website.

Following the addition of Pauline last month, the newest character to join the Mario Tennis Aces roster is Kamek. Everyone who competes in one online Tournament match in April will unlock the character immediately, while all other players will get him after May 1. Another classic Mario villain, Dry Bones, will be added as a playable character next month.