The hype for any video game is large as the release window approaches, and this is no different with the release of Mario Party 9. Knowing that, a set of questions need to be asked (well, maybe not need, but I’m going to ask them anyway): Why is it how it is now? When didContinue reading “Mario Party 9 – The Hype”
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Mario Party 9 – The Good and the Bad (from info released before 2/16/12) We are edging ever closer to the release of Mario Party 9, and it’s an agonizing wait; however, that wait allows us to gaze upon new information. Lately, there has been just that: a mountain load of new information revealingContinue reading “Mario Party 9 – The Good and the Bad [2/16/12]”
Mario Party 9 – What about the Mii? Mario Party 9 will be an exciting new entry into the Mario Party series, and I have high expectations for this new installment. It will be on Wii, but so far there hasn’t been mention of the existence of Mii characters being playable in any way atContinue reading “Mario Party 9 – What about Mii?”
Some thoughts on Story Mode of Mario Party 9 We all know that there is going to be a Story Mode in Mario Party 9 as there has been in previous installments of the Mario Party series; however, we shouldn’t expect too much from it when compared to the games before this one. According toContinue reading “Story Mode of Mario Party 9 – Thoughts”
It’s the new aspect of Mario Party 9 that has shown up to be something of interest. It’s that new Car mechanism that has us raising more questions than answers. Yes, it’s a new aspect for the series; yes, it has everyone forced to take part in the game at once; and yes it’s anotherContinue reading “Mario Party 9 – The Car : Will it drive the series to total success? Or Doom?”
Mario Party, how did it become a multi-million-dollar seller? Mario Party began development by Hudson Soft when the N64 was entering into its mid-life. It was born in late 1998/early 1999, and it’s a birth that has taken this series into 13 years of pure Mario Party fun. One of the reasons for this immenseContinue reading “The Mario Party Series – How did it become a big success?”
After patiently (or even impatiently) sitting down awaiting new Mario Party 9 information, a new path in that road of wait opens up, and on the other side of that road is new information regarding a game from a series that fans deem to need “fixing.” This information came as a surprise (as NintendoContinue reading “Mario Party 9 – What to take of this recent new information?”
Mario Party games online, what would make it work? What has happened? Yes, there have previously been two Mario Party games on consoles with Wi-Fi capabilities, however, that’s as far as the developers of Mario Party have gone with regards to successfully inserting online play into any of those two games. Mario Party 8 arguably seemsContinue reading “Mario Party 9 – Early Wi-Fi Play Speculation”