This article is about the video game series. For the first game in the series, see Mario Party (video game). For other uses, see Mario Party (disambiguation).
Party video game series published by Nintendo
Video game series
Mario Party
Logo since 2021
Genre(s)
Party
Developer(s)
Hudson Soft (1998–2007)
Capcom (Arcade)
NDcube (2012–present)
Publisher(s)
Nintendo
Creator(s)
Kenji Kikuchi
Platform(s)
Nintendo 64
GameCube
Game Boy Advance
Wii
Nintendo DS
Nintendo 3DS
Wii U
Nintendo Switch
First release
Mario Party December 18, 1998 (December 18, 1998)
Latest release
Mario Party Superstars October 29, 2021 (October 29, 2021)
Mario Party[a] is a party video game series featuring characters from the Mario franchise in which up to four local players or computer-controlled characters (called "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.[1] 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.[2]
The series received generally favorable reception in the beginning, but as the series has progressed, the reception has become more mixed. The series holds the record for the longest-running minigame series.[3] As of December 2014, Nintendo reported cumulative worldwide sales of 39.6 million game copies in the Mario Party franchise.[4]
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^Guinness World Records 2011 – Gamer's Edition. Guinness World Records Ltd. 2010. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-4053-6546-8.
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