Mario Party 9?

[Super Caterina!]

Who else bets the Wii balance board will be apart of mario party 9 in some kind of way.

I hope and think so! =D

[ShadowBrain]

Cough* Smithy, Geno, Mallow *cough

When they have the legal ability to use the characters (though Geno did appear briefly in M&L).

[Bag of Magic Food]

So they do have the legal ability to use the characters?

[Chupperson Weird]

No, they don't. Not without Square's agreement.

[Bag of Magic Food]

So how did they use him in "M&L"?

[Ultima Shadow]

With Square's agreement.

[Chupperson Weird]

Not to mention M&L was developed by Alpha Dream, which is comprised of ex-Square personnel, some of whom worked on SMRPG.

[1056kirby]

now this is just my opinion but, they should make mario party 9 just like the other mario partys and have it relaesed sometime next year, but then, with mario party 10 they make it with all the minigames revised so they get rid of the analog stick injury thing so you can't injure yourself and they should release it on there 10th annaversary! perfect!

[penguinwizard]

Didn't we have a thread like this? I thought the common answer was "Easy: Don't release another Mario Party." Has Mario Party really become the Madden of party games? It'd make about as much sense to see Mario Party 2009 (or, sorry, 2010 since it's always a year ahead of the year that it's released... that always confused me) as the next title.

The only Mario Party game I'd seriously consider is one that includes EVERY minigame from the previous entries, with or without the upgraded-graphics duplicates (Bumper Balls is just as good on MP1 as MP2. Mario Bandstand only really caught my interest in MP1). If WarioWare can have 200+ microgames, then it's high time that Mario Party had 200+ minigames. Or even cut out the board together and just have minigame after minigame flying at you.

I forgot, out of the first four Mario Parties that I've played, the one with the best boards, best presentations, best screens, (some of) the best music... would have to be the first one. Whatever happened to seeing characters on top of towers of coins at the end of each minigame?

But I could do without every single minigame that requires rotating the control stick as fast as you can. Mario Party 2 had that, when winding up the Shy Guy toys. For shame, I thought it was supposed to turn away from that. I don't care if that means I don't get to see the cool scenery of the Paddle Battle minigame, I don't want it. Tug-o'-War is the worst minigame anyone could ever come up with. And yet didn't that appear in the sequel too?

[Silver Metaknight]

I agree with Penguinwizard, but I could do without those button mashing mini-games. 

There should be more than 6 boards per Party, they should have retro boards along with some new boards.  They should also have a board editor.  Another thing that must come back are the costumes from Mario Party 2, they were one of the many things that made MP2 so memorable. I also hate the items in recent Mario Parties, they used too be unique and helpful without being too powerful, now, they are way too common, overpowered, and just not as cool.  I think the mini-game island should return also, along with betting duels instead of the wheel duels.

[BP]

I also hate the items in recent Mario Parties, they used too be unique and helpful without being too powerful, now, they are way too common, overpowered, and just not as cool.

Welcome to Mario Kart-a!

[1056kirby]

Another thing that must come back are the costumes from Mario Party 2, they were one of the many things that made MP2 so memorable.

yes, the costumes should come back.

[Deezer]

They should...not be released

[jmdblazer]

Hey! I already made this thread!

[1056kirby]

what, my stuff was added to jmdblazer's? heh? i'm so confused!