NWR: Family Tennis 3D is tennis—in 3D—featuring a family. It obviously sounded more than a little boring and inconsequential, but I was also looking forward to seeing another take on 3DS tennis.
The first thing I noticed was the game’s Japanese qualities. Everything is sufficiently translated, but the game features an anime-heavy art style, and there are times when characters will yell Japanese phrases with n
Arc System Works is a name more recognized from its fighting games such as Guilty Gear and Blazblue. However, the Japan-based studio is also recently known for their casual titles appearing on the Nintendo Wii, DS, and now 3DS. Titles such as ARC Style: Soccer, Family Card Games, and now this 3DS tennis game, Family Tennis 3D. Does this more casual-themed tennis title hit a smash of a shot or does it not even cross over the net?
NintendoLife: Arc System Works, most fondly known for the Guilty Gear and BlazBlue series of 2D fighting games, also dabbles in the casual sports genre with its Family series for WiiWare. Those titles generally haven't been very well received, but the series' first entry into the eShop, Family Tennis 3D, is a happy reversal of that trend. It's fun, fast and charming — game, set and match.
In addition to video games available at retail stores, Nintendo also offers a variety of content that people can download directly to their systems. This article goes over important releases for July 5th 2012 including a new demo for the 3DS dungeon crawler Heroes of Ruin.
