There have been numerous

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s in the ''Mario'' franchise. Although originally a branch of the Mario sports games, the ''

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'' series is not included in this list, as it has since become a stand-alone series in the Mario franchise.

''Mario Tennis'' series

While Mario appeared in several tennis games preceding it, he first starred as a player in the Virtual Boy game '' Mario's Tennis'', developed by Nintendo R&D1. '' Mario Tennis'' for the

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was the first to use the ''Mario Tennis'' branding. Most all successive Nintendo consoles and handhelds have featured a game since. Like the ''Mario Golf'' series, all of the games are currently developed by

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''Mario Golf'' games

As with tennis, Mario appeared in multiple golf games before appearing in a ''Mario'' branded entry on the

. ''NES Open Tournament Golf'' was developed by Nintendo R&D2 and was the first sports game to feature Mario as a player. All subsequent golf games, beginning with ''Mario Golf'' for the Nintendo 64, have been published by Nintendo and developed by

''Mario Strikers'' games

The ''Mario Strikers'' franchise (''Mario Football'' in PAL regions and ''Mario Soccer'' in South Korea) is a video game franchise that introduced

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to the

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. The series is developed by

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and it began in 2005 for the

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with '' Super Mario Strikers''.

''Mario Baseball'' games

The ''Mario Baseball'' series is a collection of video games based on

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that takes place in the

. The series is developed by

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''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games'' series

The ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games'' series is a collection of games that take place during the

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in the

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and

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, crossing over characters from the ''Mario'' series with those from Sega's ''

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'' franchise. It debuted in 2007 for the Wii with the

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edition called ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games''. Nintendo published the

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versions of the first three games and fully published the fourth and fifth games, while Sega published the

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versions of the first three games and fully published the sixth game, with Nintendo licensing characters.

Summer Olympic Games

Winter Olympic Games

Mario Sports Mix games

Other games

Notes

References

External links

History of Mario Sports Games
at GameSpot {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Mario Series Sports Games Mario sports games

Mario sports games There have been numerous sports games in the ''Mario'' franchise. Although originally a branch of the Mario sports games, the ''Mario Kart'' series is not included in this list, as it has since become a stand-alone series in the Mario franchise. ...