<![CDATA[Kotaku: Tennis]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Tennis]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/tennis http://kotaku.com/tag/tennis <![CDATA[Puzzles, Platforms and Towel Attacks? This week in Nintendo Downloads]]> This week in the Nintendo Download, Pro Jumper! premieres for North American audiences, though the trailer is still in Japanese, it's an adorable variation on platformers. Tennis and Stratego are exactly what they sound like&emdash;expect no variations there. This week is rounded out by a hidden-object game that will put I Spy books to shame, and and a classic puzzle for the 3DS and DSi. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5814814&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Tennis, Everyone Is The Name Of Top Spin's Latest Game]]> Well regarded as a series, Top Spin's last entry in 2008 took some risks that were, in hindsight, inadvisable for an American-published game simulating a sport that has lacked a dominant American men's professional for several years. 2K Sports' Top Spin 4 puts a focus back on playability, aligned to a sport that's seen growth in participation, if not in domestic television exposure or sports media heat. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5741106&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Virtua Tennis Returns With Rare Triple Crown In Motion Gaming]]> Virtua Tennis 4 will support Kinect when it arrives this spring, making it just the second sports title with versions supporting all three motion gaming flavors: Wii, PlayStation Move and Kinect. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5739399&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[PlayStation Move and 3D Take Court No. 2]]> Patched in post-release to NBA 2K11, 3D and PlayStation Move support will be in 2K Sports' Top Spin 4 at its March 15 launch. Andre Agassi, in a game for the first time in a decade, is the cover star. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5738130&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Career Mode, New Controls On Serve For Top Spin 4]]> Tennis sim Top Spin 4 teased more realistic controls when it was announced three months ago; a retail listing says it'll continue sports gaming's trend of moving commands to the right analog stick. A singleplayer career mode also is coming. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5721744&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Pro Tennis Ace Injured Playing Video Games]]> Star British tennis player Andy Murray has injured a tendon in his hand after playing a game with doubles partner Dani Vallverdu. A game of Pro Evo, that is. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5677134&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[That's One Way To Sex Up Team Tennis]]> Classic racy ad for Tengen's Davis Cup World Tour on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, and you didn't have to hide the magazine under your mattress. Seen on GameDummy via Reddit - a Redditor notes the ad references this picture (NSFW) More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5644433&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2K Sports Serves Up Top Spin 4 In 2011]]> 2K Sports will publish Top Spin 4, the latest edition of its tennis sim, in 2011, with versions for the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5632162&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[British Tennis Star Possibly Dumped Over "Seven Hours A Day" Gaming Habit]]> I guess even celebrities can be broken up with over video games. The Telegraph reports that British tennis star Andy Murray got the boot from his old lady over "seven hours a day" PlayStation 3 binges. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5415403&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Improv Act Seeks "Wiimbledon" Champ]]> "Wiimbledon Champion" looks great on a resume, especially if whomever's reading it thinks it's just a typo. An improv troupe is putting the title up for grabs in a tournament next month in Seattle. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5169995&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Play Wii Tennis With Australian Open Champion]]> Nintendo is giving one gamer a chance to take on Australian Open Champion, and third best tennis player in the world, Novak Djokovic in a game of Wii Tennis. But wait, there's quite a catch. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126232&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Hands on with Smash Court Tennis 3]]> It seems that in the age of "next gen" consoles, games are trying more and more to simulate realism. This is most apparent when it comes to sports games. Since most of these titles take place in a small variety of closed environments, it's much easier spend more of your pixels on other things like sweat and facial animations without skimping on environments. Smash Court Tennis 3 may not have beads of sweat dripping from its players brows, but it makes up for it in other ways like a deep character customization area and creative playing courts. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5018385&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Sega Superstar Tennis Debut Trailer]]> Move over Mario and friends, you aren't the only collection of characters that can have a sports game. Sonic and friends are taking to the court in a new tennis game entitled Sega Superstar Tennis. While sports games don't really intrigue me, I do like the collection of characters they've gathered for this game like Nights (from NiGHTS), Amigo (Samba De Amigo) and my personal favorite, Space Channel 5's Ulala. Of course Sonic and Dr. Eggman are on hand as well because after all, what would a Sega title be without Sonic. But this trailer really begs the question: Who would win in a tennis match, team Mario or team Sonic? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=346974&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Nintendo Sponsors Aussie Open]]> Once again Nintendo uses Wii Sports to get themselves prominently displayed at a major sporting event. First Nintendo of America holds court at the U.S. Open, and now Nintendo Australia has announced that they have signed on as the "Official Gaming Console Supplier" of the 2008 Australian Open tennis tournament. Visitors to Melbourne Park during the January 14-27 event will be able to participate in the Wii Championships, a Wii Sports tennis tourney, with daily Wii console prizes and one grand prize - a chance to play Wii tennis against Australian tennis vet Mark Philippoussis. Visitors will also be able to get their eyes on Sight Training for the Nintendo DS, with daily prize packages up for grabs. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=343804&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2K Puts Top Spin On The Wii]]> Well here's one franchise that desperately needed to be ported to the Wii. 2K Sports is bringing their popular tennis franchise Top Spin Tennis to the Wii next spring. Not just a port of the Xbox original or a Wii version of the upcoming Top Spin 3 for the 360 and PS3, but rather a new game built from the ground up with the Nintendo console in mind. Instead of simply making a more detailed version of Wii Sports tennis, 2K's Paris studio PAM Development is using for a nunchuk + Wiimote control scheme, with the 'chuk controlling movement and aiming while the remote is used to determine how and indeed if you hit the ball back across the net.
"We are excited to bring our popular Top Spin series to the Wii," said Christoph Hartmann, President of 2K. "Given the Wii's unique controllers and the fun family-oriented gameplay, Top Spin Tennis effectively bridges the gap between a sports and a party game."
With support for up to four-players and a collection of party games pack on the disc, Top Spin Tennis could very well wind up more fun than the real thing. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=292372&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Play Wii Tennis, Win A Lexus IS F]]> Visitors to the US Open in New York will get a chance to bring home a big prize for playing tiny tennis. From the 4th through the 6th of September, Lexus is setting up a scaled down tennis court in Rockefeller Center (rendered above) where players can participate in a Wii Sports Tennis competition, complete with color commentary from ESPN's Luke Jensen. The top two players will compete in finals on the 6th, with the winner receiving a one-year lease on a new Lexus IS F performance sedan, the same model the Men's Singles Champion will receive in the real tournament, as well as the opportunity to watch the US Open finals from the Lexus Luxury Suite. On top of that, for each serve hit during the competition Lexus donates $1 to the Andy Roddick Foundation to help abused, neglected, or catastrophically ill children. Hit the jump for full details on your chance to win a Lexus while supporting a good cause. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=291699&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Harrier 2, Military Madness and Tennis Hit Wii VC]]> Right now, right this second, according to NIntendo, you can get on your Wii and download three new classics from the Wii Shopping Channel for your Wii's virtual console. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=222561&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Roddick vs. Pong]]> Tennis great Andy Roddick takes on video game great Pong in this nifty American Express ad. Roddick's totally pwned until he realizes one thing: Pong wasn't 3D. Brian Ashcraft More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=195709&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Glowing Wiiviews]]>
No. There's only one single thing you need to know about the Wii: That it's sheer, unadulterated, peerless and incalculable FUN - for kids of all ages... and we mean that right up to those grown-up kids with mortgages and half-pints of their own.
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]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=189891&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[E306 Clips: Reggie, Iwata, Miyamoto and One Really Lucky Dude Playing Wii Tennis]]> The biggest crowd pleaser of all the pre-E3 press conferences so far has been Nintendo showing off their Wii tennis game in a pairs match: Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime and Satoru Iwata on one side, Shigeru Miyamoto and Wii First Test winner and current object of our boiling jealousy Scott Dyer on the other. Who do you think has got better form: Iwata-san or Shiggy? (Even if you give it to Shiggy, you've to admit no one makes being a corporate suit look like more fun than Iwata-san.) More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=172679&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Top Spin 2 Hits Shelves]]> Take Two announced today that the sequel to tennis game Top Spin is available in stores for the Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, and Gameboy Advance. The game includes Maria Sharapova, Venus Williams, and a bunch of people you've never heard of if you don't follow tennis. You can play at Wimbledon and a bunch of other venues you've never heard of if you don't follow tennis. It also includes a wide variety of shots that you probably don't know about if you don't follow tennis, plus a character creation system advanced enough to make your tennis player look like someone from a sport you actually follow. More »
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