6 Sports With No Good Video Game In Years

6. Tennis

Tennis is estimated to be the fourth most popular sport in the world, with more than 1 billion of the planet’s 7.5 billion inhabitants following or participating in it on a regular basis. With its fast-paced television-friendly action, gender inclusivity (the men’s and women’s games are treated as equally important, at least at the 4 Major tournaments) and cast of long-beloved players such as Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams, it certainly appeals on a lot of levels.

There have actually been some fantastic tennis games over the years, even excluding arcade takes on the sport such as Wii Sports or the Mario Tennis franchise. For many years, Sega’s Virtua Tennis was a semi-regular fixture in consoles and arcades, mixing serious tennis simulation with fun minigames to create a hugely enjoyable experience. There hasn’t been a release in the series since Virtua Tennis 4 in 2011, however.

2k’s Top Spin Tennis went AWOL after a poorly received fourth adaptation in 2011 also, whilst EA’s short-lived attempt at capitalising on the sport, Grand Slam Tennis, petered out in 2012.

In the seven years since, there has been a gap in the market that has nobody has seen fit to capitalise on. A huge shame given how multiplayer friendly manic doubles games are.