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'''''Mario Tennis Aces''''' is a multiplayer sports game for the [[Nintendo Switch]] and the eighth installment in the [[Mario Tennis (series)|''Mario Tennis'' series]]. It is also the first game in the series since ''[[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]]'' on the [[Game Boy Advance]] to feature a story mode, in which [[Mario]] must advance through a number of missions and stop a powerful tennis racket, [[Lucien]], from destroying the [[Kingdom of Bask]], the game's setting. While the gameplay engine is based on that of ''[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]'' and features the return of its Classic Tennis mode, it introduces new techniques to the traditional tennis gameplay of the series to its Standard Tennis mode. One of the prime features in this game is an energy gauge which can be charged throughout the course of a match by rallying the ball. Energy grants the ability to slow down the time during a match in order to catch a ball more easily. Under certain conditions, it can also be used to stop time and launch the ball from a first-person perspective to the other side of the court through [[Zone Shot]]s and [[Special Shot (Mario Tennis Aces)|Special Shots]]. These are powerful types of shots that can damage or break the opponent's racket if not countered correctly.

The game also offers expanded online features, mostly through tournaments and co-op challenges, where players can participate to unlock exclusive content. Additionally, since release, the game has been updated with new playable characters, story mode levels, modes of play, tournament features, as well as a rank classification.