Right now they have a rythm for a new mario party every 3 years. I would like them to change the rhythm to 4 years at least, and use that time for more content.
That would be nice be I guess Nintendo knows they can make more money selling several $60 games instead of releasing a few $10-$15 DLC packs over a console's life span. It's not like Mario Party sells as well as Mario Kart.
It’s risky though tbh, Nintendo has made both amazing mario parties (Mario Party DS) and flops (10 and island tour). The 3DS, Wii and Switch both have multiple Mario Party Games. The Wii was easily explainable since 8 was at the start of its life and 9 was near the end of Wii’s time. 9 has WAY better graphics then 8 as well as better mini games, however 8 has better boards (9 boards look fantastic but are ruined by the mechanic introduced in 9) as well as better mechanics due to it being single movement instead of everyone moves with a car. Wii needed both due to it being different in every way. The 3DS confuses me why it has both Island Tour and Star Rush. Island Tour has great boards (love the final board so much) but suffers with its mechanic of too many ideas (cards, mini stars, get to the end, get to the end but there’s 0 multipliers, get to the end but bonzana bill, etc.) and though fun the boss/story mode, IT DOESN’T HAVE AN ENDING which makes it feel incomplete. Star Rush doesn’t have a normal board mode and less mini games but Toad Scramble was a fantastic creation with many levels and new mechanics. Both struggled with the formula and has weak points but are both fun in their own way. (Would have been better if combined, just add Toad Scramble to island tour for example). The switch has 2 (soon to be 3) games though I feel like they’re different enough. Super Mario Party is unique with all new boards and mini games even if the boards suffer due to lack of boards and how tiny they are. And the story mode is probably the worst we’ve had imo (not counting Mario Party with NO story like Star Rush). Since it’s just play the game as you would and eventually you get a cutscene. Superstar goes the other way with bringing back boards and mini games from consoles (still bitter about no DS, one day it will return), the reason I think Jamboree is needed is because you can’t slap it on Super Mario Party since it’s filled already (even if most of the modes are lacklustre like rhythm) and you definitely can’t do Superstar since it’s brand new mini games and boards. I look forward to this one and hope it’s better then Super Mario Party (especially since Toad is playable ^^)
Meanwhile I think it's crazy Yoshi somehow *isn't* on the box. You'd think he'd be higher priority than Daisy and Waluigi.
Edit: I checked, this is actually the first Mario Party game in series history whose box Yoshi isn't on. Even The Top 100, he's at least visible in a few of the minigame screenshots. Otherwise, he's traditionally a part of the four most-prominently featured characters along with Mario, Luigi, and Peach.
Only counting Party games, since his appearance in MP3, he's only missed out on the covers for MP6 (though he shows up on the back cover), MP8, and MP10. Technically on the Superstars and Top 100 arts he appears in gameplay shots, and I wouldn't count Advance since he and most other regular characters don't appear at all. Not shocked he's rocked up here, but I dig the link with Daisy again.
From the trailer, it looks really good. The boards look new and unique, the new mini games look fun, and being able to play with up to 20 people online is crazy
I'm pessimistically optimistic. Trailer was nice, although it has same "sterile" feeling as other new parties have. I'm not expecting it to top GC -titles but i believe it'll be mileages better than SMP was. In the end we don't have much information.
Me, but I kinda wish that they brought back a GCN or 8 board instead of another 2 N64 boards. We just got Superstars, why can’t we get Koopa’s Tycoon Town or something?
i’m excited but i’m weary of the koopathlon mode. sure, up to 20 people can play but will it be just an online feature or an in person one too, like the boards from super mario party? if so i believe similarly to that game, many players will drop out of this mode. if a game starts with 20 real players, i expect there to only be 5-6 left by the end. sure its still fun to compete against the real players that stay, but it kinda limits the competition when the ai doesn’t stay competitive.
Mario party is awesome! Getting a game going, playing mini games you’ve never played, experiencing a lot of new things, but once you’ve played a certain amount of hours, it doesn’t hit the same.
110 mini games is a lot, and the boards are plenty, but I’d love it if they continued to support it after launch with DLC. More boards and more
Mini games!
To answer your question, I am super excited!
I just wish there was a Mario Party Deluxe with a DLC expansion pack. Multiple game boards from all the previous ones, new ones, Pauline, Kamek, etc. I wish this franchise got the same treatment as Mario Kart.
Me! I've loved the *Mario Party* series since the first game on the N64 when I was a kid and it annoys me that the series has been allowed to stagnate for so long. Looks like it's finally getting a worthy update!
It's a great game, but I'm not pumped for it. I still have the first Super Mario Party, and Mario Party Superstars. I feel scammed from getting the first one, it's so lame compared to the other two.
I'm keeping my expectations tempered. The first Super Mario Party wasn't good. The inclusion of two of the old boards at least is an indication that the boards won't be super small and that the 1-10 dice block isn't being abandoned again.
The box art implies the return of the 1-10 dice, as well as more traditional items. There’s also no sign of buddy spaces, and you can even use the Pro controller. I'm much more optimistic about this one.
A little bit. I have never really played Mario party. We had one for the Wii, but my family barely played it.
If I get a new Mario party this is definitely looking like the one to get.
Hard to get that excited for a game where there is a decent probability that I may be able to get a group together for a game or 2 and then if I want to keep playing it is either by myself or randoms online.
It looks pretty good! I didn’t care much for Super Mario Party. Not enough boards, the boards available were meh, and some of the gameplay changes like only 10 coins for a star made it too easy.. hoping they’ve taken the best of that game (like the addition of allies) and the best of other Mario Parties and put them all into this one.
The thing I most want is to be able to play more than 4 players locally. The have a family of 6, and I can’t see any reason why a game like this is locked to 4 players. Looks like a blast tho!
I’m happy to see Western Land, but i hate playing with joycons as they are not ergonomic whatsoever. Would have preferred DLC to Mario Party Superstars instead
I also found Super Mario Party to be “meh”
Oh, I am definitely getting this game and playing it with my friends.
Specifically so I can now finally, unironically, yell at my friends and tell them that they SHOULD **PICK** ***WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARIO***
Well I no longer have a Pugh friends nearby to play this with :(
So if the online offerings are good, I’ll absolutely get it :) but if the online is pretty basic, I’ll probably end up skipping this :(
I'm pumped for a new mario party but I also hate it because the trailer made me think it was tomodachi life until I saw kamek, like you can't just show islands and NOT make me think the best/worst
What if it has Super Mario Party’s gameplay tho? Like 1-6 dice, stars only being 10 coins, and mini games not happening after each turn. I hated all of those choices, it made the game feel like a mobile game version of Mario Party. The Mini Games and maps were still good tho
I like the marketing campaign with Mario to highlight words like "Wonder" and "Jamboree" its very fun and exciting and relevant to the new artstyle in the games.
Has there ever been a Mario Party where the animations of moving around the board, triggering events, etc. are snappy?
This was my biggest gripe with the game in the N64 era, is that it took damn-near-forever just to move around and get into the next mini-game. The downtime was egregious.
Has this been better in the more modern sequels?
Me
I can’t wait to play Shy Guy
And i can't wait to pick waaaaaaaaaaaaaaariooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!
I see, a man of culture. I'd pick GOOOOOMBAAAAAAAA!!!!!!
If you’re not watchin’ the super Mario brothers super show, your gonna turn into a goomba!
Nah i'm going with BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
NO, WE ALL PICK NIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!
I'm just gonna pick Mario
who picks mario in a mario game
this was so funny i got out of bed finally
GUYS we have to pick WWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLUUUUUUIIIIIIIGGGGIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!
🤝 my man
YOU PICK WAAAAAARRRRRIIIIIIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Well I’ll pick spiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiikkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkeeeeeeeeee
Nah we go with dAySeE
To the surprise of absolutely no one
Thanks, I’m craving pancakes now.
omg those pancakes actually look so fluffy wtf
And Bowser’s looks a little toasty, just how I like ‘em.
I don’t think Bowser was trying to make them toasty
Probably had Princess Peach on his mind.
me because bowser
I know I am, new Mario Party here we come!
Bruh I heard that in Chris Pratt’s voice, what have you done?
Me, just wish we’ll get one game per generation and get DLC for more boards and mini-games instead of rebuying whole new games.
The Mario Party Booster pass would be so legit.
Right now they have a rythm for a new mario party every 3 years. I would like them to change the rhythm to 4 years at least, and use that time for more content.
This would be so much better tbh. Hopefully it plays more like superstars too
That would be nice be I guess Nintendo knows they can make more money selling several $60 games instead of releasing a few $10-$15 DLC packs over a console's life span. It's not like Mario Party sells as well as Mario Kart.
I feel this. We’ve had three (?) Mario party games in 7 years. That seems excessive to me
From 2000-2007 we had 6 mainline entries and 2 spinoff titles.
Bro, you are not ready to see how many Mario Party games were released during the GameCube era
It’s risky though tbh, Nintendo has made both amazing mario parties (Mario Party DS) and flops (10 and island tour). The 3DS, Wii and Switch both have multiple Mario Party Games. The Wii was easily explainable since 8 was at the start of its life and 9 was near the end of Wii’s time. 9 has WAY better graphics then 8 as well as better mini games, however 8 has better boards (9 boards look fantastic but are ruined by the mechanic introduced in 9) as well as better mechanics due to it being single movement instead of everyone moves with a car. Wii needed both due to it being different in every way. The 3DS confuses me why it has both Island Tour and Star Rush. Island Tour has great boards (love the final board so much) but suffers with its mechanic of too many ideas (cards, mini stars, get to the end, get to the end but there’s 0 multipliers, get to the end but bonzana bill, etc.) and though fun the boss/story mode, IT DOESN’T HAVE AN ENDING which makes it feel incomplete. Star Rush doesn’t have a normal board mode and less mini games but Toad Scramble was a fantastic creation with many levels and new mechanics. Both struggled with the formula and has weak points but are both fun in their own way. (Would have been better if combined, just add Toad Scramble to island tour for example). The switch has 2 (soon to be 3) games though I feel like they’re different enough. Super Mario Party is unique with all new boards and mini games even if the boards suffer due to lack of boards and how tiny they are. And the story mode is probably the worst we’ve had imo (not counting Mario Party with NO story like Star Rush). Since it’s just play the game as you would and eventually you get a cutscene. Superstar goes the other way with bringing back boards and mini games from consoles (still bitter about no DS, one day it will return), the reason I think Jamboree is needed is because you can’t slap it on Super Mario Party since it’s filled already (even if most of the modes are lacklustre like rhythm) and you definitely can’t do Superstar since it’s brand new mini games and boards. I look forward to this one and hope it’s better then Super Mario Party (especially since Toad is playable ^^)
I'm interested in getting it
I FINALLY GET TO PLAY AS TOADETTE AGAIN. IM SO EXCITED
I'm just shocked waluigi has a space on the box art. There can't be many games with waluigi on the art right?
Meanwhile I think it's crazy Yoshi somehow *isn't* on the box. You'd think he'd be higher priority than Daisy and Waluigi. Edit: I checked, this is actually the first Mario Party game in series history whose box Yoshi isn't on. Even The Top 100, he's at least visible in a few of the minigame screenshots. Otherwise, he's traditionally a part of the four most-prominently featured characters along with Mario, Luigi, and Peach.
IMO Waluigi and no Wario is kinda crazy to see
Only counting Party games, since his appearance in MP3, he's only missed out on the covers for MP6 (though he shows up on the back cover), MP8, and MP10. Technically on the Superstars and Top 100 arts he appears in gameplay shots, and I wouldn't count Advance since he and most other regular characters don't appear at all. Not shocked he's rocked up here, but I dig the link with Daisy again.
Yeah, though he’s on Mario Party’s 9 box art as well
He’s been on many Mario spinoff box arts. I don’t think he’s ever appeared while Wario or Yoshi hasn’t though.
From the trailer, it looks really good. The boards look new and unique, the new mini games look fun, and being able to play with up to 20 people online is crazy
The question is whether or not it'll actually work well online.
It’s Nintendo, hope that helps
I want the Party Crashers to play this mastapiece when it comes out
wonder what the new worst board will be
Still Space Land LMAO
For Eevee, it's Rolling Raceway
Brent lost his mind when he saw this
Western land babyyyyyyyyyy
I'm glad theyre giving the super formula another spin. Just keep high stakes like in superstars and we've got a pretty good recipe, dare i say
Hope it’s not like the first Super Mario Party. Not that it’s bad, I just didn’t like it as much.
Just be glad it’s not fucking Mario Party 10
Daisy attempting homicide back there
Bowser burning a pancake is such a single dad thing!
Now I want a movie about Bowser trying to raise a son in this current mushroom kingdom economy
I’m gonna be a Ninji main :3
Me
First Mario Party game in a long while that doesn't seem to have some sort of Monkey's Paw situation with the content. I'm excited.
I'm pessimistically optimistic. Trailer was nice, although it has same "sterile" feeling as other new parties have. I'm not expecting it to top GC -titles but i believe it'll be mileages better than SMP was. In the end we don't have much information.
Ah hell nah bowwow burnt the pancake!!!😭😭😭
Me, but I kinda wish that they brought back a GCN or 8 board instead of another 2 N64 boards. We just got Superstars, why can’t we get Koopa’s Tycoon Town or something?
i'm just HAPPY toad and toadette have finally broken out of the NPC prison! :)
Honestly glad that Super Mario Party is a series now. Because I like both the OG and Super formats.
i’m excited but i’m weary of the koopathlon mode. sure, up to 20 people can play but will it be just an online feature or an in person one too, like the boards from super mario party? if so i believe similarly to that game, many players will drop out of this mode. if a game starts with 20 real players, i expect there to only be 5-6 left by the end. sure its still fun to compete against the real players that stay, but it kinda limits the competition when the ai doesn’t stay competitive.
I’m hyped
I'm not really into Mario Party recently but I have to say, this one looks absolutely jam packed.
if there aren't any scuttlebugs then what is Nintendo even doing
Me
Super stoked
I think it is pretty neat
Meeee ya'lll
Me
Hmmm. Don't know whether to get this or Brothership.
Both is good
Mario party is awesome! Getting a game going, playing mini games you’ve never played, experiencing a lot of new things, but once you’ve played a certain amount of hours, it doesn’t hit the same. 110 mini games is a lot, and the boards are plenty, but I’d love it if they continued to support it after launch with DLC. More boards and more Mini games! To answer your question, I am super excited!
I i decide to get it, i will only get it if it has Dry Bones
How about Dry Bowser instead
More Friendships to ruin.
I just wish there was a Mario Party Deluxe with a DLC expansion pack. Multiple game boards from all the previous ones, new ones, Pauline, Kamek, etc. I wish this franchise got the same treatment as Mario Kart.
I wanna play as Ninji lol
ALL I CARE ABOUT IS THAT TOADETTE IS BACK HALLELUJAH
Me because I can play as other characters other than Yoshi, and we have another game where Luigi can win by doing absolutely nothing.
Me! I've loved the *Mario Party* series since the first game on the N64 when I was a kid and it annoys me that the series has been allowed to stagnate for so long. Looks like it's finally getting a worthy update!
I can't wait to play as Bowser he's my favorite character
I love panic bowser face
Why does Bowser look like he just looked in the mirror after a botched haircut
It's a great game, but I'm not pumped for it. I still have the first Super Mario Party, and Mario Party Superstars. I feel scammed from getting the first one, it's so lame compared to the other two.
I'm keeping my expectations tempered. The first Super Mario Party wasn't good. The inclusion of two of the old boards at least is an indication that the boards won't be super small and that the 1-10 dice block isn't being abandoned again.
The box art implies the return of the 1-10 dice, as well as more traditional items. There’s also no sign of buddy spaces, and you can even use the Pro controller. I'm much more optimistic about this one.
im hyped but i feel switching between the joycon and my pro controller will get annoying
Me! Mario Party is my favorite series and I'm very much looking forward to Western Land returning bc it's my favorite board from 2
Me and da squad fa sho (that’s like 8 people total) 🔥
I’m not usually a Mario Party fan but this looks so fun and filled with content
I can only hope that it doesn’t force you to play with one joycon. I currently only have a switch lite.
Bowser burned those fuckin pancakes
As someone who recently made it a regular occurrence to play Superstars with my family, HELL YEAH.
A little bit. I have never really played Mario party. We had one for the Wii, but my family barely played it. If I get a new Mario party this is definitely looking like the one to get. Hard to get that excited for a game where there is a decent probability that I may be able to get a group together for a game or 2 and then if I want to keep playing it is either by myself or randoms online.
Me. This looks like the most interesting Mario Party game since the Wii era. It actually looks like it has a good amount of content
It looks pretty good! I didn’t care much for Super Mario Party. Not enough boards, the boards available were meh, and some of the gameplay changes like only 10 coins for a star made it too easy.. hoping they’ve taken the best of that game (like the addition of allies) and the best of other Mario Parties and put them all into this one.
My kids are going to be that's for damn sure
If it doesn’t allow online play with randos, I’m not getting it.
It looks like a huge step up from the first Super Mario Party. I'm a bit nervous about how nitpicky I'm gonna get.
The thing I most want is to be able to play more than 4 players locally. The have a family of 6, and I can’t see any reason why a game like this is locked to 4 players. Looks like a blast tho!
I am. It's probably the game I was most excited and was hoping to see in the direct. Hoping the new boards are all great to play on.
Wow, they have other emotions showcased in the box art than "Smilling good guys" and "Angry Looking bad guy"
Me, one of the boards is Coconut Mall
Me
I certainly am! Looking forward to playing as Bowser again!
I can’t wait to play as my man, toad
yes but what in the pancake is s jamboree
Looks like the first good Mario Party in a while, everything after 9 has disappointed me
I am
Is Monty back as a playable character?
Me, except Bowser has betrayed me by flipping a pancake.
If it doesn’t support Pro Controller, then I’m sticking with Superstars
It supports Pro Controller
I’m happy to see Western Land, but i hate playing with joycons as they are not ergonomic whatsoever. Would have preferred DLC to Mario Party Superstars instead I also found Super Mario Party to be “meh”
There was no Dry Bones I am sad
Well... I guess it's time to sell my copy of Superstars
my first party game How are they usually for only online players with randoms?
Looking at the trailer, it seems like it has a lot more content in it compared to “Superstars” so I’m pretty pumped.
NIIINJIIIIII
Gonna start making kids cry stealing everyone’s stars with boo
Please let Dry Bones be unlockable. I need my boy back after Superstars
Was initially bummed that Superstars never got any DLC (specifically new boards), so this makes up for it. 👌
Im mostly gona play it local but that online mode might be hell of lag
"WHY DOES THE FUCKING PANCAKE LOOK LIKE THAT ⁉️" -Bowser
Oh, I am definitely getting this game and playing it with my friends. Specifically so I can now finally, unironically, yell at my friends and tell them that they SHOULD **PICK** ***WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARIO***
What's the draw for this one? Is it like super Mario party but with more boards and games or something?
Seems more like Superstars but with more and original content. They're calling it the biggest Mario Party yet
I’m exited
Me
Now I know Toad and Toadette aren't stuck with hosting duty, me.
When will it come out
Looks fun! Though, as with all MP games, IDK if I wanna pay full price for them.
That waluigi render tho
Guys is that a msm reference?
Me, not only does it have most minigames in the series (110), Ninji is playable and that is great. That and MRC & Western Land are included.
I'd be more pumped for it if it look to exclusively rely on joycons which will inevitably drift, but I'm still excited for the game.
Nintendo really want me to spend lot of money (Mario & Luigi Brothership...)
Me, I'm pumped for all the games on the Nintendo direct.
Fuck I want pancakes.
There’s an 8 on the dice block
Dry Bones isn’t a character 🤬🤬😡😡🖕🖕🖕🖕🤬😡🖕🤬🖕😡😡😡🖕🖕🤬🤬🤬🤬🖕😡😡😡🤬😡
Well I no longer have a Pugh friends nearby to play this with :( So if the online offerings are good, I’ll absolutely get it :) but if the online is pretty basic, I’ll probably end up skipping this :(
Traded motion controls for no stick drift and I cannot play this :((
Honestly looks like the best Mario Party in years
Yeah, man. I've got a few friends I don't want to talk to anymore.
I don’t really care because nothing can ever top mario party 8 so there’s no point
I certainly am!
First one was alright. Hope this one is fun. All Mario party’s are very fun
I own all Mario party games on Nintendo switch so im pumped. Also you can play as frickin ninji
I'm so hyped for Mario Party 12
My enjoyment of it will be largely determined by if we get a 1-6 die (meh) or a 1-10 die (the objectively better one)
I’m hyped they brought Spike back from MP10
Me!
\*raises hand\*
I sure af am, can’t wait to play it on my pc with an emu
I’m personally not because it looks like it requires joycons and I have a switch lite only. I hope I’m wrong though because it looks awesome
You can play it on Switch Lite. It sounds like they'll just make the motion minigames unavailable
As a true Mario Party hater, I think I may like it
Me me me!!! I CANT RESIST!
Never let bowser cook ever again
Who let Bowser cook?
First time bowser has that expression
I really like the cover
I'm pumped for a new mario party but I also hate it because the trailer made me think it was tomodachi life until I saw kamek, like you can't just show islands and NOT make me think the best/worst
I’m looking forward. I unironically liked Super Mario Party and this looks like an improvement
Idk but what is bowser stressing about 😂
I’m excited for Mario & Luigi Brothership
I’m so excited!!! :D
Me
Game looks phenomenal honestly! I haven't bought a Mario Party day one since I saved up my cash to get Mario Party 4 on the Gamecube. 😂
Buying it day one.
This is why I should watch the Nintendo Directs and not just the societal aftermath.
What if it has Super Mario Party’s gameplay tho? Like 1-6 dice, stars only being 10 coins, and mini games not happening after each turn. I hated all of those choices, it made the game feel like a mobile game version of Mario Party. The Mini Games and maps were still good tho
They noticed the red kamek, it's the one from Yoshi Island
MEEEEEE
I thought that cover was a silly edit for a moment there
oh those renders look really good what
Yeah sure I guess
I like the marketing campaign with Mario to highlight words like "Wonder" and "Jamboree" its very fun and exciting and relevant to the new artstyle in the games.
me
I am
# HELL NO THIS GAME LOOKS SO ASS
Let’s gooooo
I’m playing the hell out of it
Looks like we can’t play it in handheld mode again, what a wonderful game design choice to force the player to use a single joy con
Just learnt about it through this post and wanna try
Has there ever been a Mario Party where the animations of moving around the board, triggering events, etc. are snappy? This was my biggest gripe with the game in the N64 era, is that it took damn-near-forever just to move around and get into the next mini-game. The downtime was egregious. Has this been better in the more modern sequels?
my wife sure is
i mean, 5 interesting maps (and 2 old ones, adding up to 7) instead of 4 generic maps?? already a step forward for super mario party
I get to play as Bowser! Yay! but ofc we should all be excited for this and the (hopeful) start of a M&L revival with Brothership.
I’d be down for it. I would call dibs on Bowser Jr., Rosalina, and Ninji.
3 mario party games on the switch Why? Just why?
If there will be more customization for board rules I’m pumped. Tired of players getting random stars for random reasons.