There have been numerous sports games in the Mario franchise, based, among others, on tennis, golf, baseball, soccer, and various sports featured in the Olympic Games.
The Mario Kart series is not included in this list.
Mario has appeared in multiple baseball video games. The last two titles were developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment.
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 1983 — NES 1984 — Arcade (as Vs. Baseball) 1986 — PlayChoice-10 1986 — Famicom Disk System 1989 — Game Boy 2001 — GameCube (NES version) 2006 — Wii Virtual Console (NES version) 2011 — 3DS Virtual Console (Game Boy version) 2013 — Wii U Virtual Console (NES version) 2018 — Nintendo Switch Online (NES version) 2020 — Nintendo Switch (arcade version) 2024 — Nintendo Switch Online (Game Boy version) |
Notes: In the Game Boy version, Mario and Luigi are pitchers for the Bears and Eagles teams respectively. | |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2005 — GameCube |
Notes: Known in Japan as Super Mario Stadium Miracle Baseball. [lower-alpha 1] | |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2008 — Wii 2016 — Wii U Virtual Console [1] |
Notes: Known in Japan as Super Mario Stadium Family Baseball. [lower-alpha 2] |
While Mario appeared in Tennis as a referee, he first starred as a player in the Virtual Boy game Mario's Tennis , developed by Nintendo R&D1. Like the Mario Golf series, the games have been developed by Camelot Software Planning since the Nintendo 64 instalment.
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 1984 — NES 1984 — Arcade (as Vs. Tennis) 1985 — PC-88 1985 — Sharp X1 1985 — MZ-1500 1986 — PlayChoice-10 1986 — Famicom Disk System 1989 — Game Boy 2001 — GameCube (NES version) 2006 — Wii Virtual Console (NES version) 2011 — 3DS Virtual Console (Game Boy version) 2013 — Wii U Virtual Console (NES version) 2018 — Nintendo Switch Online (NES version) |
Notes: Mario is the referee. | |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 1995 — Virtual Boy |
Notes: Released in stereoscopic 3D. | |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2000 — Nintendo 64 2010 — Wii Virtual Console 2024 — Nintendo Switch Online |
Notes: This marks the first appearance of Waluigi. Characters from the Game Boy Color version of Mario Tennis can be uploaded to the Nintendo 64 version via Transfer Pak connectivity. | |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2000 — Game Boy Color 2013 — 3DS Virtual Console 2024 — Nintendo Switch Online |
Notes: The Game Boy Color version is the first game in the series to feature a story mode with original characters. Characters from the Game Boy Color version of Mario Tennis can be uploaded to the Nintendo 64 version via Transfer Pak connectivity. | |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2004 — GameCube 2009 — Wii |
Notes: Re-released as part of Wii's New Play Control! game lineup. | |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2005 — Game Boy Advance 2014 — Wii U Virtual Console |
Notes: This is the second game in the series to feature a story mode, after the Game Boy Color's game. | |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2012 — Nintendo 3DS |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2015 — Wii U |
Original release date(s):
| Release years by system: 2018 — Nintendo Switch |
Notes: This is the third game in the series to feature a story mode. |
As with tennis, Mario appeared in multiple golf games before appearing in a Mario-branded entry on the Nintendo 64. Golf was the first sports game to feature Mario as a player. The series is currently developed by Camelot Software Planning.
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Original release date: | Release years by system: 1984 — NES 1984 — Arcade (as Vs. Golf) 1985 — PC-88 1985 — Sharp X1 1986 — PlayChoice-10 1986 — Famicom Disk System 1990 — Game Boy 2001 — GameCube (NES version) 2006 — Wii Virtual Console (NES version) 2011 — 3DS Virtual Console (Game Boy version) 2013 — Wii U Virtual Console (NES version) 2024 — Nintendo Switch Online (NES version) |
Notes: Features Mario as the player character. | |
Original release dates: | Release years by system: 1987 — Family Computer Disk System 1991 — Nintendo Entertainment System 1991 — PlayChoice-10 2007 — Wii Virtual Console 2011 — 3DS Virtual Console 2018 — Nintendo Switch Online |
Notes: Known in Japan as Mario Open Golf. | |
Original release dates: | Release years by system: 1999 — Nintendo 64 2008 — Wii Virtual Console |
Notes: Characters from the Game Boy Color version of Mario Golf can be uploaded to the Nintendo 64 version via Transfer Pak connectivity. | |
Original release dates: | Release years by system: 1999 — Game Boy Color 2012 — 3DS Virtual Console |
Notes: Characters from the Game Boy Color version of Mario Golf can be uploaded to the Nintendo 64 version via Transfer Pak connectivity. | |
Mobile Golf Original release date:
| Release years by system: 2001 — Game Boy Color |
Notes: Mobile Golf features compatibility with the Mobile Adapter GB, allowing players to compete in multiplayer matches and unlock additional characters. | |
Original release date: | Release years by system: 2003 — GameCube |
Notes: Similar to the N64 and GBC Mario Golf games, Toadstool Tour and Advance Tour can exchange data using the GameCube – Game Boy Advance link cable. | |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2004 — Game Boy Advance 2014 — Wii U Virtual Console |
Notes: Similar to the N64 and GBC Mario Golf games, Toadstool Tour and Advance Tour can exchange data using the GameCube – Game Boy Advance link cable. | |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2014 — Nintendo 3DS |
Original release date(s):
| Release years by system: 2021 — Nintendo Switch |
Mario Strikers (Mario Football in PAL regions and Mario Soccer in South Korea) is a series of association football video games that take place in the Mushroom Kingdom. All entries are developed by Next Level Games.
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2005 — GameCube |
Notes: Known as Mario Smash Football in Europe. | |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2007 — Wii |
Notes: Known as Mario Strikers Charged Football in Europe and Mario Power Soccer in South Korea. | |
Original release date(s):
| Release years by system: 2022 — Nintendo Switch |
Notes: Announced during a Nintendo Direct presentation on February 9, 2022. [2] Known as Mario Strikers: Battle League Football in Europe. |
The Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series is a collection of games that take place during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, crossing over characters from the Mario series with those from Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. It debuted in 2007 for the Wii with the Beijing 2008 edition, titled Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. Nintendo published the East Asian versions of the first three games and fully published the fourth and fifth games, while Sega published the Western versions of the first three games and fully published the sixth game, with Nintendo licensing characters. The International Olympic Committee allowed the licensing deal to lapse in 2020, effectively ending the series. [3] [4]
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Original release date(s): WiiNintendo DS | Release years by system: 2007 — Wii 2008 — Nintendo DS |
Original release date(s): WiiNintendo 3DS | Release years by system: 2011 — Wii 2012 — Nintendo 3DS |
Original release date(s): Arcade
| Release years by system: 2016 [5] — Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, [6] Arcade [7] [8] |
Original release date(s): [9] Nintendo SwitchArcade
| Release years by system: 2019 — Nintendo Switch 2020 — Arcade |
Notes: The last known game overall with work by AlphaDream before the company declared bankruptcy in 2019 [10] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2009 — Wii, Nintendo DS |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2013 — Wii U |
Notes: The last known game overall of the Winter Olympics before the discontinuation of the Wii U in 2017. |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2010 — Wii |
Notes: First game to have dodgeball in a Mario game. It is also the first game to have volleyball in a Mario game outside of a Mario Party title. | |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2017 — Nintendo 3DS |
Notes: This is the first Mario sports game to feature horse racing. |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 1984 — Nintendo Entertainment System 1984 — Arcade 1989 — Family Computer Disk System |
Notes: A Mario-themed pinball game developed by Nintendo Research & Development 1 and HAL Laboratory, and released by Nintendo. | |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2004 — Game Boy Advance |
Notes: A Mario-themed pinball game developed by Fuse Games and released by Nintendo. |
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Original release date(s):
| Release years by system: 1997 — Satellaview |
Notes: A Mario-themed variant of Excitebike released in four installments through Satellaview. | |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2005 — GameCube |
Notes: The first Mario Dance Dance Revolution game. | |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2006 — Nintendo DS |
Notes: The first Mario basketball game in a Mario game outside of a Mario Party title. |
Mario is a character from the Mario franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Created by video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, Mario is an Italian plumber who resides in the Mushroom Kingdom with his younger twin brother, Luigi. Their adventures generally involve rescuing Princess Peach from the villain Bowser while using power-ups that give them different abilities.
Mario Tennis is a 2000 sports video game developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 (N64). Following Mario's Tennis, it is the second game in the Mario Tennis series. The game is known for being the introduction of Luigi's arch-rival, Waluigi, and the re-introduction of Princess Daisy and Birdo.
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, known in Japan as Mario Golf: Family Tour, is a 2003 sports game developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. It is the sequel to the 1999 Nintendo 64 title Mario Golf, and is the third game in the Mario Golf series. It was released in North America on July 28, 2003, in Japan on September 5, 2003, and in PAL regions in 2004.
Mario Power Tennis is a sports game developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo. The game is the sequel to the Nintendo 64 title Mario Tennis, and is the fourth game in the Mario Tennis series. Power Tennis was released for the GameCube in Japan and North America in late 2004, and in PAL regions in early 2005. The game was ported for the Wii in 2009 as part of the New Play Control! series, and was also re-released as a Nintendo Selects title in 2012. A companion handheld game, Mario Tennis: Power Tour, was also released on Game Boy Advance around the same time as the original GameCube release, bearing the same title as Power Tennis in Europe.
Camelot Co., Ltd. is a Japanese video game developer established in 1994 and headquartered in Shinjuku, Tokyo. It is known for developing sports games, particularly in Nintendo's Mario franchise.
Mario Golf: Advance Tour is a role-playing sports game developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance in 2004. The game is the sequel to the Game Boy Color version of Mario Golf and the Game Boy Advance counterpart of Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour.
Mario Golf is a 1999 sports game developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. Mario, his friends, and his enemies play golf on a variety of Mario-themed courses. Following NES Open Tournament Golf, it is the second game in the Mario Golf series. Camelot also developed a Game Boy Color version, which adds role-playing elements.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games is a 2007 crossover sports and party game developed by the Sega Sports R&D Department. It is the first installment on the Mario & Sonic series. It was published by Nintendo in Japan and by Sega in other regions, and released on the Wii in November 2007 and the Nintendo DS handheld in January 2008. The first official video game of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, it is licensed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) through exclusive licensee International Sports Multimedia (ISM), and is the first official crossover game to feature characters from the Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog series.
Mario Super Sluggers is a baseball adventure video game for the Wii developed by Namco Bandai Games and published by Nintendo. It is part of the Mario Sports series, and the sequel to Mario Superstar Baseball for the GameCube. Mario Super Sluggers was released in Japan on June 19, 2008 and in North America on August 25, 2008. It was not released in Europe and Australia.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games is a 2009 sports and party game developed by Sega. Like its predecessor, it was published by Nintendo for Japan and Korea and by Sega in the Western world. The game is officially licensed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) through exclusive license International Sports Multimedia. The game is the third official crossover title to feature characters from both Mario and Sonic's respective universes, the first and second being the game's predecessor Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games and Super Smash Bros. Brawl respectively. It was released on the Wii and the Nintendo DS in October 2009, and is the first official video game of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
Mario is a Japanese multimedia franchise created by Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto for video game company Nintendo, which produces and publishes its installments. Starring the titular Italian plumber Mario, it is primarily a video game franchise but has extended to other forms of media, including television series, comic books, a 1993 feature film, a 2023 animated film, and theme park attractions. The series' first installment was 1983's Mario Bros. even though Mario made his first appearance in 1981's arcade game Donkey Kong and had already been featured in several games of the Donkey Kong and Game & Watch series. The Mario games have been developed by a wide variety of developers. Mario games have been released almost exclusively for Nintendo's various video game consoles and handhelds, from the third generation onward.
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games is a 2011 crossover sports and party game developed by Sega Japan. It was published by Nintendo in Japan and Korea and by Sega elsewhere. As the third installment in the Mario & Sonic series, it was released on the Wii on 15 November 2011 in North America, 17 November 2011 in Australia, 18 November 2011 in Europe, and 8 December 2011 in Japan. It was also released for the Nintendo 3DS in February 2012. Mario & Sonic is the official video game of the 2012 Summer Olympics and is licensed by the International Olympic Committee through exclusive licensee International Sports Multimedia. The game is the only Wii title to come in a yellow keep case.
Mario Tennis Open is a 2012 Mario sports game developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. The game was developed by Camelot, the company that produced most of the previous Mario Tennis titles. The game was first released on May 20, 2012 in North America and in other regions the same month. It was later released as a downloadable title on the Nintendo eShop in late 2012 and Nintendo Selects in 2015/2016.
Hiroyuki Takahashi, is the president of the video game development studio Camelot Software Planning. He has participated in most of the company's projects as a game designer, producer, and writer.
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games is a 2013 crossover sports/party video game for the Wii U. It is the fourth game in the Mario & Sonic series, the first to be released on the Wii U and is the official video game for the 2014 Winter Olympics that were held in Sochi. It was released on November 8, 2013, in Europe, November 9, 2013, in Australia, November 15, 2013, in North America, and December 5, 2013, in Japan.
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games is a 2016 crossover sports and party game in the Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series, released for the Nintendo 3DS in February 2016 in Japan, March 2016 in North America, and in April 2016 for Europe and Australia, and for the Wii U worldwide in June 2016. The game is officially licensed by the International Olympic Committee, as are the other games in the series. It was developed by Sega, with assistance from Arzest and Spike Chunsoft, and published by Nintendo. It is the fifth title in the Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series. The game is a collection of Olympic sports themed mini-games featuring characters from the Mario series and the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
Mario Sports Superstars is a 2017 sports video game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. The game contains five sports minigames: football, baseball, tennis, golf, and horse racing.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 is a 2019 sports video game based on the 2020 Summer Olympics. It is the sixth and final game in the Mario & Sonic series, a crossover between Nintendo's Super Mario and Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog franchises, and the first since the Rio 2016 Olympic Games edition. It was developed and published by Sega for the Nintendo Switch in November 2019 and for arcade cabinets in 2020.