NL:
"It's fair to say that the Wii wasn't short of tennis games during its lifespan, which can safely be attributed to the console's revolutionary motion controls at the time. The Wii U, however, is a slightly different story; with focus reverting back to more conventional controls, there are only a handful of tennis games available on Nintendo's current system. It seems Arc System Works hopes to fill that gap by bringing the company's Family Tennis series to the Wii U eShop - Family Tennis SP is the follow up to WiiWare's Family Tennis and the 3DS eShop release Family Tennis 3D; this time the game has been published in the West by Shin'en Multimedia as a favour to Arc System Works, which publishes Shin'en's games in Japan. Make no mistake though, this is definitely not a Shin'en game."
Ryan Johnson | The Gamer's Lounge
Family Tennis SP is a budget title tennis game for the Wii U that makes me feel like the motion control phase never happened. Like Wii Tennis without the motion control, it provides a fun, if simplistic experience best suited to those up for a challenge.
Doesn't Make Much of a Racquet.
Sports games are a dime a dozen on video game consoles, and Tennis was one of the first activities to be developed within the gaming world. The gameplay of Tennis is fairly straightforward, which has led to new releases either expanding on the world of Tennis in new ways, or by games providing the most realistic experience yet. Family Tennis SP doesn't have much of a sense of direction however, and falls disappointingly in the middle of the court.
NWR:
The Family series from Arc System Works is one like no other. Over the last number of years, they popped up on various Nintendo platforms and tried to deliver affordable fun. The franchise has had its successes, in particular on the Nintendo 3DS. Family Tennis and Family Golf were fun to toy around with and delivered on what they promised to do. Now the Family games return to the Wii U eShop, and they start off with an upgraded version of their biggest hit.
