MC Ballyhoo is my least favorite Mario character ever, right next to those accursed Cataquacks.
I got Mario Party DS for Christmas and it felt like a huge breath of fresh air. The game is better than Mario Party 8, 7, 6, 5 and 4 combined, though there are some elements from 5, 6 and 7 that I still like. Maybe I should one day do an Angry VG Nerd style review for each of these games and see which is the worst one of all.