Birdo comes to Mario Tennis Aces next week as a playable character

The inimitable Birdo is heading to Mario Tennis Aces on Switch next week as a new playable character, and, to celebrate, Nintendo has released a new trailer showcasing the glamour that'll be coming to court as a result.

When Mario Tennis Aces debuted on Switch back in June, it featured an already sizeable line-up of familiar playable characters, plucked from across the Mushroom Kingdom. However, their ranks have continue to swell post-launch, with regular content updates so-far welcoming Blooper, Koopa Trooper, and Diddy Kong to the character roster.

That's not the end of though; Nintendo recently announced that a second batch of familiar faces are on the new way to Mario Tennis Aces over the next couple of months as part of the game's Version 2 update. These include the aforementioned Birdo (categorised as an All-Round class character), Shy Guy, Koopa Paratroopa, and Petey Piranha .

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