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Mario Party
is a party video game series featuring characters from the ''Mario (franchise), Mario'' franchise in which up to four local players or computer-controlled characters (called "CPU (gaming), CPUs") compete in a board game interspersed with minigames. The games are currently developed by NDcube and published by Nintendo, being previously developed by Hudson Soft. The series is known for its party game elements, including the often unpredictable multiplayer modes that allow play with up to four, and sometimes eight, human players or CPUs. After the development of ''Mario Party 8'', several of Hudson Soft's key designers left to work for Nintendo subsidiary NDcube, developers of ''Wii Party''. Starting in 2012 with ''Mario Party 9'', NDcube has taken over development of the series from Hudson Soft. The first instalment in the series on the Nintendo Switch, ''Super Mario Party'', was released on October 5, 2018. The series received generally favorable reception in the beginning, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Party 9
is a party video game developed by NDcube and published by Nintendo for the Wii. The ninth main installment in the ''Mario Party ''series, it was announced at E3 2011 and released in Europe, North America, and Australia in March 2012, followed by Japan a month later. It was the first game in the series not to be developed by Hudson Soft, which was acquired and dissolved by Konami on March 1, 2012 (a day before the game's European release). Instead, development was taken over by Nintendo studio NDCube (who remains the developer of the series to this day). This was also the final ''Mario'' game to be released on the Wii. ''Mario Party 9'' was the second and last game in the series released for the Wii, and was followed by '' Mario Party: Island Tour'' for the Nintendo 3DS in 2013 and ''Mario Party 10'' for the Wii U in 2015. The game received mixed to positive reviews from critics, with praise for its gameplay, graphics, multiplayer, minigames, and content, considering it an improv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Party 2
is a 1999 party video game developed by Hudson Soft and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. The second game in the ''Mario Party'' series, it was released in Japan in December and worldwide in 2000. The game received mostly positive reviews, who praised the improvements they made to the original, the multiplayer and minigames, but criticized the lack of originality, while graphics received a better but otherwise mixed response. ''Mario Party 2'' features six playable characters: Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Wario, and Donkey Kong from the ''Mario'' series and the original ''Mario Party'', who can be directed as characters on various themed game boards. The objective is to earn the most stars of all players on the board; stars are obtained by purchase from a single predefined space on the game board. Each character's movement is determined by a roll of a die, with a roll from each player forming a single turn. Each turn in ''Mario Party 2'' is followed by a mini-g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Party (video Game)
is a party video game developed by Hudson Soft and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It was released in Japan in December 14, 1998, in North America on February 8, 1999, and in Europe and Australia on March 9, 1999. The game was targeted at a young audience. Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto served as development supervisor. It received mostly positive critical reviews for its multiplayer mode, concept, and music; disapproval of its slow pacing; and mixed reviews of its graphics. It is the first installment in the ''Mario Party'' series, followed by ''Mario Party 2'' in 1999 for Nintendo 64. The game received its first official re-release on the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack in November 2022. Gameplay ''Mario Party'' is a party video game featuring six playable characters: Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Wario, and Donkey Kong. In the game's frame story, Mario and his friends argue about which of them is the "Super Star", a figure upon whom the entire w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Rush
is a party video game developed by NDcube and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the fourth handheld game in the ''Mario Party, Mario Party series''. The game features a new party mode known as Toad Scramble which deviates from the normal Mario Party, ''Mario Party'' series in its removal of turn-based gameplay in favor of the ability to move at will, simultaneous with other players, and without set paths on the game board. The game was released in Europe, Australia, and Japan in October 2016, and in North America the following month. The game is preceded by ''Mario Party 10'' for the Wii U. Gameplay ''Mario Party: Star Rush'' is a handheld party video game in the Mario Party, ''Mario Party'' series based on group minigame events that follow a board game concept. ''Star Rush''s main change to the franchise is its replacement of turn-based gameplay with the ability to move at will, simultaneously, and without set paths on the game board. The game's main mode i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |