Mario Tennis Fever is available to preorder for $70 at multiple major retailers ahead of its release next year on February 12, 2026. The latest Mario sports game is the first for Nintendo Switch 2 and will be exclusive to the new hardware. And like most Nintendo-published titles for Switch 2, Mario Tennis Fever retails for $70.
Mario Tennis Fever was unveiled on September 12 during the Super Mario 40th Anniversary section of the latest Nintendo Direct. The livestream also revealed Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2, which releases much sooner (October 2) and is available for Switch 2 and original Switch.
$70 | Releases February 12, 2026
Mario Tennis Fever’s physical edition is up for preorder at Amazon, Walmart, Target, Best Buy, and GameStop. No preorder bonuses have been revealed, but retailers often have exclusive bonuses for Nintendo games. We’ll update this story if that happens with Mario Tennis Fever.
The full game is stored on the Switch 2 game card. Nintendo estimates a 10GB download for the digital edition of Mario Tennis Fever, which is available to preorder on the eShop for the same price.
Technically, Mario Tennis Fever is the second Mario sports game to release exclusively on Switch 2. Nintendo recently added Super Mario Strikers to the GameCube catalog for Switch Online + Expansion Pack members. But Mario Tennis Fever is the first all-new Mario sports game for Switch 2.
Mario Tennis Fever will have local and online multiplayer for up to four players. It supports button/stick controls as well as motion controls with the Joy-Con 2. You’ll be able to play as 38 different characters from the Mushroom Kingdom. The “Fever” moniker is a reference to this entry’s new twist: Fever Rackets. There are 30 Fever Rackets with unique special effects such as freezing the court and shrinking your opponent’s racket.
In the new Adventure Mode, monsters who inhabit a mysterious island turn Mario, Luigi, Peach, Wario, and Waluigi into babies. Donkey Kong is also in the campaign, but he isn’t a baby (sadly). Baby Mario and his friends will need to develop their tennis skills all over again to escape the island.
Other game modes include Trial Towers, Tournament, Ranked Matches, Online Room, and Mix It Up. Mario Tennis Fever will borrow from Super Mario Bros. Wonder by having Talking Flowers commentate matches in Tournament Mode and by introducing Wonder Effects to Mix It Up Mode.
Mario Sports Games for Nintendo Switch
The last Mario Tennis game, Mario Tennis Aces, released back in 2018 and was the first Mario sports title for the original Switch, too. Since the Nintendo Switch 2 is backward compatible, you can play the trio of Mario sports games for Switch on the new console: Mario Tennis Aces, Mario Golf: Super Rush, and Mario Strikers: Battle League.
More Nintendo Direct Game Preorders
Along with the new Mario games, Nintendo announced release dates for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment. Preorders are also open for seven new Amiibo, including a pair of Super Mario Galaxy figures. Mario fans should also check out Rosalina’s Storybook, a hardcover edition of the in-game book from Mario Galaxy published by Dark Horse. Preorders for Rosalina’s Storybook are live now for $25 at Amazon.
If you need a Switch 2 before Mario Tennis Fever’s launch, Amazon is now taking preorders for the Pokemon Legends: Z-A Switch 2 Bundle ahead of the value bundle’s October 16 release. Check out a list of all of the new games featured in the Nintendo Direct that you can preorder now below.
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