A Mario game made for the Wii is finally coming out soon (besides Super Paper Mario). Mario Party 8 is set to be released on May 29, and features an assortment of mini-games that take advantage of the Wii’s remote capabilities.
Game features (from Futureshop website):
- Play With Motion Control: Row your way through a river race, punch a statue to pieces, steer race cars, mopeds, and go-karts, and handle a balancing pole while walking a tightrope.
- Play Using The Pointer: Shoot at Boos in a haunted house, drag and drop toppings in a cake-decorating competition, select the correct answers in game-show challenges.
- Play Using The Wii Remote’s Buttons: Jump and pummel your way through a football brawl, hop and run across a field of spinning platforms.
- Mario Party for Wii also includes dozens of mini-games, six party boards, and many game modes.
In a series first, players can transform their characters into many forms, such as player-smashing boulders and coin-sucking vampires. - Mario Party 8 also includes “extra-large” mini-games like Star Carnival Bowling and Table Menace.
One to four players can play Mario Party for Wii, each with a Wii Remote.
Needless to say – I’m excited for this game. I haven’t played Mario Party since the 3rd one, and I definitely have been waiting for a mario-based game for the Wii. Besides that, YouTube has provided me with some videos to enhance my excitement. Also, it happens to be my birthday that day… so I may need to pre-order this one and have a Mario Party birthday.