Do you think the Mario Party series needs a reboot?

[Anser]

Let's agree on something: Mario Party is a selling machine. It prints money. It attracts many people: young kids and adults alike (the latter, not so much, but still). Some people think that enterprises do things no matter what as long as they sell, but the truth is (I say this being a Business student and using common sense) that money isn't all companies care about; they also need to satisfy the consumers with their products.

Mario Party is a series that has been criticized in the past for repeating its formula over and over again. Until Mario Party 8, the series followed the formula of collecting Coins and then buying Stars with them, but the true blood in the veins of Mario Party consists in the mini-games.

My point here is that it's a fact that the last Mario Party games have received very bad reception. Sure, there are people who do love Mario Party 8, 9 and Mario Party: Island Tour, but I think it's safe to assume that there are more people who dislike them. It's contradictory, because people have criticized Mario Party for following the same formula for years, and when they decide to change the formula, the games are received even worse. Mario Party 9 took a chance to change the gameplay for something more family-oriented, which consisted in having all the players moving together. Island Tour has only been out for three days, but it's obvious that it will go down along with Mario Party Advance as the worst game in the series (Yesterday I had the opportunity to play it myself; it is awful). Most people would agree that the saga has indeed become stale and uncreative.

I know many people here know that I hate every single Mario Party from 4 on (well, DS is decent), so this thread might come off as a little (or very) biased, but I also have to comment that I acknowledge that some people do love all Mario Party games, so this is a general thread. I'm talking to people who hate the first games, too.

So, given the fact that people hate how that the game is always the same, and they also hate the fact that they changed the formula, do you think that the Mario Party series needs a reboot? How about starting from scratch and give it a fresh, new start? Nintendo needs its mascot and his friends starring in mini-games because they are simple and easy to play (and again, they sell a hell of a lot), but, what if they created a whole new series of mini-games with a completely new concept and let Mario Party rest in peace for good? Something not so luck-dependant? Something made by a different studio? Would you like that or would you hate it? Do you think it's impossible?

Leave your thoughts and tell us what you would like in a new Mario Party game (or a completely new Mario mini-game series). Remember to respect other people's thoughts and state in a civilized way what you think of all this.

TLR Just answer the poll and say what you think.

 

[Pinkie]

I don't care that it takes forever to read, but yes it does

 

[Mario4Ever]

It prints money.

It's a mint? Awesome!

What's awful about Island Tour, exactly (I haven't played it)?

 

[Baby Mario Bloops]

It prints money.

It's a mint? Awesome!

What's awful about Island Tour, exactly (I haven't played it)?

Instead of the car, now it's just a race to the finish, and minigames are not for mini-stars but to gain an extra dice (golden being the best, silver for second, bronze for third, and no extra dice for last). The Mini-star stuff is back as well, though I don't know what purpose they serve. Plus the character line-up is lacking pretty badly. The mini-games seem pretty enjoyable, but many of them are too gimmicky, where trouble can easily occur. It looks a little better than MP9, but it still has that MP9 feel to it, especially since much of the music is the same.

 

[Icemario]

It prints money.

It's a mint? Awesome!

What's awful about Island Tour, exactly (I haven't played it)?

Instead of the car, now it's just a race to the finish, and minigames are not for mini-stars but to gain an extra dice (golden being the best, silver for second, bronze for third, and no extra dice for last). The Mini-star stuff is back as well, though I don't know what purpose they serve. Plus the character line-up is lacking pretty badly. The mini-games seem pretty enjoyable, but many of them are too gimmicky, where trouble can easily occur. It looks a little better than MP9, but it still has that MP9 feel to it, especially since much of the music is the same.

This really sounds like Wii Party's Board Game Island.

 

[Anser]

It prints money.

It's a mint? Awesome!

What's awful about Island Tour, exactly (I haven't played it)?

Instead of the car, now it's just a race to the finish, and minigames are not for mini-stars but to gain an extra dice (golden being the best, silver for second, bronze for third, and no extra dice for last). The Mini-star stuff is back as well, though I don't know what purpose they serve. Plus the character line-up is lacking pretty badly. The mini-games seem pretty enjoyable, but many of them are too gimmicky, where trouble can easily occur. It looks a little better than MP9, but it still has that MP9 feel to it, especially since much of the music is the same.

Exactly. The models and animations from Mario Party 9 we reused, as was a lot of its music. The mini-games are by far the worst in the series. I don't know if I can really say if they're worse than 8's, but if they're not worse, they're at the same level. They're uncreative, boring, and most of them are just redesigns of mini-games from past versions. I don't care that much about the roster, except for Boo, whose presence bugs me. I don't criticize the amount of characters because if I were to make a Mario Party I would make it have the exact same amount of characters. The game feels rushed and is way too gimmicky for my taste (and apparently mostly everyone's).

This really sounds like Wii Party's Board Game Island.

Well, they were both made by Nd Cube, so that makes sense. I really think Nd Cube is doing an awful job at making Mario Party games. Hudson's last Mario Party games were bad, but I think Nd Cube's are even worse.

 

[Cirdec]

Mario Party 8 had meh minigames and some of the boards were boring.

For Mario Party 9, in terms of minigames, it's good but the board style is very different from the classic formula. I like both but I understand why lots of people hate the car mechanic, it just doesn't feel being Mario Party.

Mario Party: Island Tour seems ok, even if it could have been better.

If they are making a Mario Party 10 for Wii U, they should return to the classic formula, or at least make it an option. And there is definitely room for interesting minigames with the gamepad. And the most important, they should do an online mode, the spirit of Mario Party is to be played at 4 players.

 

[freakworld]

If there is ever a reboot it hould definatly be developed by LJN (or Activision hence they bought LJN Nevermind this, Acclaim bought LJN).

 

[Anser]

If there is ever a reboot it hould definatly be developed by LJN (or Activision hence they bought LJN).

Mmmm... Personally, I would rather have Nintendo make it themselves (especially if it's Nintendo EAD). They do know how to make good, fun games. I don't trust Activision; they ruined Spyro horribly with their reboot of the franchise.

 

[MarioLuigi25]

If there is ever a reboot it hould definatly be developed by LJN (or Activision hence they bought LJN Nevermind this, Acclaim bought LJN).

No, not Activision. They already ruined Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon. We don't want them F'ing up Mario Party too.

 

[MCS]

Personally I think there's enough Mario Partys as it is, so I don't think it's necessary for a reboot.