With Mario Tennis turning 20, let's take a look back at its greatest contribution to the Mario franchise: the introduction of Waluigi.
BLG writes: "The world’s favorite plumber is also a huge sports fan. When he’s not busy stomping goombas, you can find Mario hitting the links, swinging his tennis racket, or playing some street soccer with his pals. Mario sports games have a long history, dating all the way back to the original NES. Some have been home runs. Others were a swing and a miss."
Waluigi is an enigma in the Mario lore - a menace of unknown origins whose motivations and internal workings are a complete mystery.
For as close to Wario as Waluigi seems to be, I’m surprised they still haven’t put Waluigi in any of Wario’s standalone games
Waluigi's origins were simple. Mario Tennis had a system of partners and rivals. Each character needed a doubles partner. Mario had Luigi, Peach had Daisy, Yoshi had Birdo, and so on. Wario, on the other hand, had no one that really fit his quirky personality. Wario would also be positioned as Mario’s rival, and since Mario’s partner was Luigi, he too needed an appropriate rival.
““Waluigi for Smash!” the meme-lords cry. As fan-requested characters like Simon Belmont, Ridley, and King K. Rool start to flesh out the roster of Smash Bros. Ultimate, everyone is wondering why there is no love for Waluigi.”
Because there’s more notable characters to put on the roster than Waluigi.
“f only you knew how appropriate it was that Waluigi is being excluded. In fact, being excluded might be the most Waluigi thing Nintendo could do to Waluigi.”
That’s what I keep telling people. You don’t even see Nintendo making an effort in putting Waluigi in any Wario game.
“Waluigi can’t be in Smash Bros. Ultimate, because it’s not who Waluigi is. Waluigi is the eternal reject, and Nintendo is clearly aware of that.”
Makes perfect logic for his character.
