Box Art Brawl: Duel – Mario Power Tennis (GameCube)

Europe / North America

This cover format is pretty standard for the Mario Tennis series at this point. Our prized plumber stands front and centre, gearing up to send a shot back over the net, while a whole host of other playable characters panic around him. We do like the verticality of this one, with Yoshi, Boo and Diddy Kong all taking to the skies, and there’s a nice splash of Sunshine-esque summer vibes in the background to cap things off.

Japan

The Japanese design strips things back to basics. Forget the other characters, this cover is all about Mario, locked in and ready to serve. The comparatively smaller logo (‘Mario Tennis GC‘) at the bottom keeps the attention solely on the titular tennis star, and we can’t not mention that added “Smash it up” slogan on the left. Catchy, huh?

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