It’s spiffing weather, what, so how’s about hitting the courts for spot of furry-ball hitting followed by jam and scones made by the help.

Oh rather. So Mario has gone all Wimbledon, and you get what you expect from a 3DS tennis effort involving our favourite plumber and his vast menagerie of chums.

But it’s not as simple as whacking the ball over the net by smashing buttons. Well it is, but the touch-screen options allow you to pull off some rather more difficult moves should your thumbs be lithe enough to perform them. Occasionally there’s not a whole lot of time to move yourself into position and poke the right return option, but hey, maybe my reflexes aren’t as hot as they used to be. No, that’s impossible.

Thankfully Nintendo hasn’t seen the need to mould the game around a ridiculous good vs cuddly evil-doers scenario such as that which accompanied the Mario Olympics title.

Consequently you can get on and thrash the pants off toadstools and other less realistic sporting opponents without irritation.