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| *Characters will let out an exclamation through the Wii Remote speaker the player is controlling, signifying it is his/her turn to play. | *Characters will let out an exclamation through the Wii Remote speaker the player is controlling, signifying it is his/her turn to play. | ||
| *There has been mention of transformers titled "candy powerups" that can affect gameplay. These powerups, resembling the Orb system present in ] and ], will "transform" characters into different things to suit situations. For example, a character can transform into a helicopter to fly over booby traps, or turn into a vampire to suck coins from other players. | *There has been mention of transformers titled "candy powerups" that can affect gameplay. These powerups, resembling the Orb system present in ] and ], will "transform" characters into different things to suit situations. For example, a character can transform into a helicopter to fly over booby traps, or turn into a vampire to suck coins from other players. | ||
| *The game is known to have over |
*The game is known to have over 75 new mini-games that all utilize the Wii's capabilities as well as 6 new boards, and 12 different modes of play. | ||
| *Mii's from the Mii Channel on the Wii have been shown in the background of a mini-game, possibly suggesting the re-appearance of Mii's in other mini-games. | *Mii's from the Mii Channel on the Wii have been shown in the background of a mini-game, possibly suggesting the re-appearance of Mii's in other mini-games. | ||
| *Mario Party 8 also includes four "minigame-infused" board games, such as Tic-Tac Drop, where players can put the next mark on the board by winning a minigame. | *Mario Party 8 also includes four "minigame-infused" board games, such as Tic-Tac Drop, where players can put the next mark on the board by winning a minigame. | ||
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2007 video game| Mario Party 8 | |
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| File:Mario Party 8.jpg | |
| Developer(s) | Hudson Soft |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Platform(s) | Wii |
| Release |  Q2 2007  TBA 2007 2007 |
| Genre(s) | Party |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
Mario Party 8 (マリオパーティ 8, Mario Pāti Eito) is an upcoming video game for the Wii. It was announced during Nintendo's press conference on September 14, 2006. It will be the tenth game in the series (eleventh in Japan) and the first to be released on Nintendo's new console. The first videos and screenshots for the game were revealed during the Nintendo World event in Japan on November 3, 2006.
The game has recently been delayed until Q2 in North America, as announced by Nintendo on their press website. The game's entry on their website has yet to be updated, i.e. Super Paper Mario, and most vendors have not yet switched their date.
Features
Little is known about the game in general and how it will use the Wii Remote's capabilities to its advantage. However, the following information has been disclosed:
- Characters will let out an exclamation through the Wii Remote speaker the player is controlling, signifying it is his/her turn to play.
- There has been mention of transformers titled "candy powerups" that can affect gameplay. These powerups, resembling the Orb system present in Mario Party 6 and Mario Party 7, will "transform" characters into different things to suit situations. For example, a character can transform into a helicopter to fly over booby traps, or turn into a vampire to suck coins from other players.
- The game is known to have over 75 new mini-games that all utilize the Wii's capabilities as well as 6 new boards, and 12 different modes of play.
- Mii's from the Mii Channel on the Wii have been shown in the background of a mini-game, possibly suggesting the re-appearance of Mii's in other mini-games.
- Mario Party 8 also includes four "minigame-infused" board games, such as Tic-Tac Drop, where players can put the next mark on the board by winning a minigame.
- The game's camera has been redesigned to closely follow the characters' movements at a low angle placed "on the board", as opposed to the high angle shot looking down on the characters used in all previous installments of the series, in order to make the game feel more engaging.
Story
In Mario Party 8, a circus ringmaster named "MC Ballyhoo" has invited Mario, Peach and the rest of the crew to his new carnival.
Characters
Mario Party 8 has been confirmed to have 14 different playable characters in the game. Not dissimilar to Mario Party 7 where Dry Bones and Birdo first made their appearance in the series, two new characters will join the original roster from Mario Party 7:
The two new characters to first appear as playable characters in the Mario Party series have been confirmed to be:
It is noteworthy that these new characters both made cameo appearances in Mario Party 7.
Bowser returns as a space, but it is unconfirmed if Donkey Kong has his own space like in previous Mario Party games. Shy Guy also returns in this game; he runs a "candy shop", but it is unknown if he runs all the ones in the game.
Boards
Thus far, five boards have been revealed for the game. They are:
- DK's Treetop Temple: Players move around the board until you get to the star space in front of DK's statue. He will sell you a star for 20 coins.
- Goomba's Booty Boardwalk: a beach themed board similar to Koopa Troopa's board in Mario Party 4.
- King Boo's Haunted Hideaway: a haunted themed board. Similar to Horror Land in Mario Party 2.
- Koopa's Typhoon Town: a hotel-themed board that has players owning hotels in the format of the classic Monopoly board game (created by Parker Brothers) in an attempt to come out on top of opponents.
- Bowser's Warped Vortex: a Bowser-themed board. Not much else is known about it at this time, except that you steal stars from other opponents. The return of the Chain Chomp idea is unconfirmed, though.
Minigames
The demonstration at Nintendo World previewed six minigames with themes such as lassoing barrels, shaking cans of soda pop, catching marbles in jars, a flag-raising race, jet skiing, and shooting targets. Another is a tightrope walking minigame in which the Wii Remote is held sideways and balanced. These minigames appear to make extensive use of the Wii Remote; for example, the Wii Remote is spun like a lasso in the lassoing minigame.
See also
External Links
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- Anoop Gantayat (2006-11-03). "Hands On: Mario Party 8". IGN. Retrieved 2007-01-27.