Mario Party composer says nearly 200 songs were scrapped from the soundtrack
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Yasunori Mitsuda, the original composer for Mario Party, has now shared some interesting information about the first game’s soundtrack. Twitter user gosokkyu came through with the translation. Mario Party 1 and 2 just landed on Nintendo Switch Online as part of the service’s Expansion Pack tier, so it makes sense for this information to come to light now.
Mitsuda mentioned how Mario Party was his first freelance gig, and the music director told him they wanted “jazz”. However, all of his songs were rejected. Ultimately he scrapped almost 200 pieces of music from the initial Mario Party soundtrack, which is a personal record for him. It turns out that the music director was looking for big band jazz specifically rather than just simple jazz, so Mitsuda has “the bitter memory of being like, ‘seriously?!'”
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Mario Party and Mario Party 2 join Nintendo Switch Online in November
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Mario Party and Mario Party 2 are appearing on Nintendo Switch Online next month, Nintendo has announced. Both will be available on November 2, 2022 for members of the Expansion Pack tier.
Mario Party launched for the N64 in 1999 (very end of 1998 in Japan) and was the original party-starter for the series. The classic four-player party game has you joining Mario and friends across nine action-packed Adventure Boards and 56 minigames in competition that can be experienced alone or with friends.
Capcom developing new Mario Party for arcades
Posted on 8 years ago by Jake in News | 36 Comments
A new Mario Party arcade game titled Mario Party Fushigi no Challenge World (translation: Mario Party Mysterious Challenge World) is being developed by Capcom, as revealed by this website. The game will be played by six players using touch panels. The game will be unveiled on February 19th at the Japan Amusement Expo in Chiba. Currently, the game is slated to release in the summer. Features will include a variety of playable Mario characters, board games, mini games, and boss fights.
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Mario Party series has sold nearly 40 million copies worldwide
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, GameCube, News, Wii | 2 Comments
The Mario Party series has sold more than 39.6 million copies worldwide, Nintendo has revealed. A message posted on the company’s European website confirms the news.
That figure takes all sales into account up through December 2014. It also includes all games – Mario Party for the N64 up through Mario Party: Island Tour on the 3DS.
Mario Party 10 is the first Wii U instalment in the revered Mario Party series, which since its debut – Mario Party – on Nintendo 64 in 1999 has sold over 39.6 million* copies globally.
* Figure as of December 2014. This figure incorporates the following titles: Mario Party (Nintendo 64), Mario Party 2 (Nintendo 64), Mario Party 3 (Nintendo 64), Mario Party 4 (Nintendo GameCube), Mario Party 5 (Nintendo GameCube), Mario Party 6 (Nintendo GameCube), Mario Party 7 (Nintendo GameCube), Mario Party 8 (Wii), Mario Party 9 (Wii), Mario Party Advance (Game Boy Advance), Mario Party DS (Nintendo DS), and Mario Party: Island Tour (Nintendo 3DS).
The next Mario Party game, Mario Party 10, launches next month.
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Japanese Mario Party 10 site open, screenshots and footage
Posted on 9 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in News, Screenshots, Wii U | 4 Comments
Nintendo has launched the official hub for Mario Party 10 in Japan which features the following facts about the game:
Game requires 3.5GB of free space.
1 to 5 players.
1 save date per user, 35MB per save.
Miiverse integration, used in one puzzle apparently (might need someone to help translate that bit).
Playable with Wiimote and GamePad.
Compatible with amiibo ( Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Toad, Bowser, Donkey Kong, Rosalina, Wario), unlocking some special boards based on those characters.
You can check out the full site here. View some screenshots and footage below.
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Mario Party 10 with Super Mario line of amiibo bundle at Gamestop
Posted on 9 years ago by Dennis Gagliardotto(@LyonHart_) in News, Wii U | 1 Comment
Over at Gamestop, you can now grab Mario Party 10 amiibo bundle with not only Mario but the rest of the Super Mario line of amiibo as well! It’s pricey, however. It’ll cost you $125.
Note that this isn’t to be confused with the standard Mario Party 10 bundle that only comes with the Mario amiibo.
You can check out the new bundle at Gamestop here.
