But to set the Hot Shots Golf team loose on an all-new sport? That has me intrigued. It’s the kind of thing that stays long-term in your IBM memory until it actually comes out.

Sure, seeing the series make its debut on PS3 would have been sweet, but the series doesn’t really need to be next-gen to be impressive, given its cartoon style, and the combination of humor and depth could really be the birth of a sports game that will finally help capture my interest in the sport of tennis – which isn’t that high when it comes to more sim-style ol’ standbys like Virtua Tennis or Top Spin.

It could be a breath of fresh air.