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===Sports===
===Sports===
[[File:Mario-Sonic-2016-Wii-U-15.jpg|thumb|right|Mario's team playing against [[Silver the Hedgehog|Silver]]'s team in [[Football (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games for Wii U)|Football]], as seen in the [[Wii U]] [[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)|version]] of the sports game ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''.]]
[[File:Mario-Sonic-2016-Wii-U-15.jpg|thumb|right|Mario's team playing against [[Silver the Hedgehog|Silver]]'s team in [[Football (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games for Wii U)|Football]], as seen in the [[Wii U]] [[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)|version]] of the sports game ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''.]]
Sports games, like the name implies, are games based on sports. Unlike most conventional sports games, ''Mario'' sports games feature items and obstacles. Racing and fighting games are sub-genres of sports games. The genre started with ''[[Golf]]'' for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. This genre of ''Mario'' games did not become well known until the release of the [[Nintendo 64]] with games like ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis 64]]'' and ''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]'' for the Nintendo 64. Currently, ''Mario'' sports games include [[Mario Golf (series)|golf]], [[Mario Kart (series)|racing]], [[Mario Tennis (series)|tennis]], [[Mario Strikers (series)|soccer]], [[Mario Hoops 3-on-3|basketball]], [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|fighting]], [[Mario Baseball (series)|baseball]], and [[Mario & Sonic (series)|Olympic events]]. In addition, separately from those series are the games ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'' and ''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]'', which feature four and five sports respectively.
The ''Mario'' franchise contains a large amount of games based on sports. Unlike most conventional sports games, ''Mario'' sports games feature items and obstacles. Racing and fighting games are sub-genres of sports games. The genre started with ''[[Golf]]'' for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. This genre of ''Mario'' games did not become well known until the release of the [[Nintendo 64]] with games like ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis 64]]'' and ''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]'' for the Nintendo 64. Currently, ''Mario'' sports games include [[Mario Golf (series)|golf]], [[Mario Kart (series)|racing]], [[Mario Tennis (series)|tennis]], [[Mario Strikers (series)|soccer]], [[Mario Hoops 3-on-3|basketball]], [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|fighting]], [[Mario Baseball (series)|baseball]], and [[Mario & Sonic (series)|Olympic events]]. In addition, separately from those series are the games ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'' and ''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]'', which feature four and five sports respectively.


For the list of sports games, see [[:Category:Sports Games]].
For the list of sports games, see [[:Category:Sports Games]].
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