Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash is fun, but it’s just a blip in a crowded season

Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash is a trick shot.

While this Wii U does manage to make improvements to the core gameplay and is much more fun than the series’ last outing — Mario Tennis Open on the 3DS — there’s just not a lot to the game. Mario Tennis fans are going to find a fun and pretty update, but one that is mostly superficial. And where Mario Tennis could be to tennis games what Mario Kart is to kart racers, this one’s not just there.