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Mario Tennis Fever Gets New Update for July 2026

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Mario Tennis Fever Gets New Update for July 2026

Nintendo has just released the patch notes for Mario Tennis Fever‘s July 2026 update. This latest Mario Tennis Fever update is available now, giving all players access to an assortment of new Super Mario Galaxy-themed content, new GameShare functionality, and a bevy of character and racket mechanical tweaks.

Mario Tennis Fever is the 8th mainline entry in the Super Mario sports sub-series, and generally speaking, it was met with a warm reception from critics and fans alike. On OpenCritic, Mario Tennis Fever received a Top Critic Average of 77 and a recommendation rate of 76%. Since launch, Mario Tennis Fever has received three updates (including this most recent one), with the first two strictly focused on character balancing and performance improvements.

Mario Tennis Fever Adds Free Mario Galaxy-Themed Content

On July 15, Mario Tennis Fever received a brand new ‘Black Hole’ racket. When unleashing a Fever Shot, this racket causes a black hole to appear which pulls in nearby players and slowly reduces their health. If the player’s health falls to 0, they’re sucked into the black hole and are knocked out.

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A new ”Galaxy’ court has also been added to Mario Tennis Fever. Directly inspired by Super Mario Galaxy (according to Nintendo’s patch notes), this new court sees players travel to a distant planet where balls are a little bouncier. To accompany this new court, Mario Tennis Fever has introduced a new ‘Galaxy Court Match’ mode, where three types of ‘Prankster Comets’ will appear and affect the usual flow of gameplay. One final piece of Mario Galaxy-themed content added in this latest Mario Tennis Fever update is five new colors for the Luma. Players can also now unlock a classic Mario outfit by obtaining five medals.

This most recent Mario Tennis Fever update has also added new GameChat and GameShare functionality. Players who own a copy of Mario Tennis Fever can now play the game with friends who don’t own it via GameChat. These GameChat play sessions can use either swing controls or button controls. It should be noted that all participating players need to have an active Nintendo Switch Online subscription to use GameChat and thus play Mario Tennis Fever via this method.

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A total of 16 playable Mario Tennis Fever characters have been tweaked in this update. These changes range from an increased ability to aim for the sidelines for Pauline and Bowser Jr., to increased vertical reach for Luigi and Baby Luigi, to more extensive tweaks for characters like Dry Bones, who has received several sizable buffs. Eight of Mario Tennis Fever‘s rackets have also had their specifications tweaked, though the fan-favorite Ghost Racket is safe from any changes. An array of other minor changes have also been brought with this latest update, including the ability to select “Random” on the racket selection screen and behind-the-scenes adjustments on how modes are randomly selected when the player selects “Search All Modes” in ranked play.

Mario Tennis Fever Version 1.1.0 July 2026 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)

Diddy Kong
  • Slightly increased the strength of shots.
  • The ability to aim for the sidelines has been increased slightly.
  • Fixed a bug where backhand Star Shots are weak.

Kamek
  • Increased the amount of spin on shots.

Dry Bones
  • Increased movement speed while running.
  • Increased the ability to aim for the sidelines.
  • The distance the ball can be hit back stably from has been increased slightly.

Pauline
  • Increased the ability to aim for the sidelines.

Bowser Jr.
  • Increased the ability to aim for the sidelines.

Baby Peach
  • The distance the ball can be hit back stably from has been increased.

Piranha Plant
  • The distance the ball can be hit back stably from has been increased slightly.

Yoshi
  • Fixed a bug where backhand Star Shots are weak.

Nabbit
  • Fixed a bug where forehand Star Shots are weak.
  • Increased strength of backhand shots.

Dry Bowser
  • Increased strength of forehand shots.

Luigi
  • Increased vertical reach.

Baby Luigi
  • Increased vertical reach.

Toad
  • Fixed a bug where racket effects are displayed incorrectly. Because of this, the distance the ball can be hit back stably from has increased slightly.

Rosalina
  • Made it so you start running a little later when moving.
  • Decreased the ability to aim for the sidelines.
  • Made it so drop shots bounce more easily and travel farther.

Donkey Kong
  • Made it so you start running a little later when moving.

Blooper
  • The ability to aim for the sidelines has been decreased slightly.

Changes to Fever Racket Specifications

  • Changed specifications of some Fever Rackets.

Racket Name

Change(s)

Mini Mushroom Racket
  • Made it so the effect of being shrunken goes away when a point is scored.

Ice Flower Racket
  • Shortened the amount of time you’re stopped for when you touch an Ice Ball.
  • Decreased the maximum number of Ice Balls that appear from 5 to 4.

Star Racket
  • While its effect is active, the racket now gets rid of Mini Mushrooms from the Mini Mushroom Racket.

Bullet Bill Racket
  • Increased the ability to aim for the sidelines.

Freezing Racket
  • The conditions for the racket’s effect disappearing were either 15 seconds passing, or 10 rallies. This has now changed so there is no rally condition, and it only disappears when 15 seconds pass.

Amp Racket
  • The condition for the racket’s effect disappearing was 20 rallies. This has now changed to it disappearing when 12 seconds pass.

Metal Racket
  • While its effect is active, you now move slower. Your movement speed will now be the same as when your HP is low. If your HP is already low while the effect is active, your movement speed will not decrease.
  • While its effect is active, the racket now gets rid of Mini Mushrooms from the Mini Mushroom Racket.

? Block Racket
  • Black Hole Shots have been added as a possible effect of its Fever Shots.

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.


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Released

February 12, 2026

ESRB

Everyone / Mild Fantasy Violence

Publisher(s)

Nintendo EPD


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