Post by: ThePerm on November 06, 2005, 04:28:49 PM
online + all the weird and wacky things that could be done with the controller for mini games...killer app potential!!!!
Post by: nemo_83 on November 06, 2005, 04:51:47 PM
"Mario Party...killer app potential!!!!"
Oh no you didn't.
Post by: Mario on November 06, 2005, 04:54:26 PM
Post by: ThePerm on November 06, 2005, 05:19:28 PM
and Nemo...i play mario party with my gf..it went from being a low reviewd game to being a 10 in my book
Post by: nemo_83 on November 06, 2005, 05:55:50 PM
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Originally posted by: ThePerm
if you think about it..arent mario party and wario ware essentially the same thing? One has a game board and the other has straight mini games.
and Nemo...i play mario party with my gf..it went from being a low reviewd game to being a 10 in my book
I can understand, I used to do the same thing when it first came out on the N64...and I had a girlfriend
Post by: wandering on November 06, 2005, 06:06:42 PM
Post by: ThePerm on November 06, 2005, 06:23:04 PM
and i havnt even played 6
i play alot of 5
Post by: IceCold on November 06, 2005, 06:34:36 PM
Oh, and I think MP:R should do something similar to the Retro Cup for MKDS. It should have some of the most popular minigames from the previous games and add them to the Rev version with a graphical update and available online.
EDIT: They shouldn't have more than two incarnations, although that probably won't happen, knowing Nintendo.
Post by: Arbok on November 06, 2005, 06:37:29 PM
Post by: Nephilim on November 06, 2005, 08:08:02 PM
Post by: MrMojoRising on November 07, 2005, 12:25:19 AM
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Originally posted by: ThePerm
if you think about it..arent mario party and wario ware essentially the same thing? One has a game board and the other has straight mini games.
and Nemo...i play mario party with my gf..it went from being a low reviewd game to being a 10 in my book
Clearly Mario Party has Mini-games and Wario Ware has Micro-games!
Jeez...I can't believe you didn't see the OBVIOUS difference there.
Post by: couchmonkey on November 10, 2005, 12:22:27 PM
Okay, the other problem is that it's not much fun as a one-player game, and Hudson seems to ignore obvious improvements that could be made in that respect, but as a multiplayer title, I love it. I think Revolution could totally refresh the series if they put the effort in. Minigames are the easiest thing to come up with for a new type of game input (see DS) so I'm hoping Hudson really puts the remote to the test. Maybe they could even do it without the analog stick attachment.
Post by: Stimutacs Addict on November 10, 2005, 04:56:46 PM
those are the only differences i really care about
Post by: Mario on November 10, 2005, 06:58:08 PM
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Mario Party is/was a fantastic game that's been milked dry. 3 and 5 in particular just never should have been made. Actually, I'd be willing to bet that the franchise might still be well regarded if it wasn't for those 2 games....think about it, then we'd have the original, the worthy sequel, the gamecube update, and the sequel to the gamecube update with (mildly) innovative mic support. Hard to complain about 2 games a generation.
More like 5 is the best one. (haven't played 6 or 7 yet)
Post by: NotSoStu on November 12, 2005, 10:21:13 AM
Oh, and also..... Wario Party. It'd be Wario Ware but a bunch of multiplayer online stuff. See who gets the best score. >_>
Post by: cubist on November 12, 2005, 08:54:07 PM
Back on topic: I agree that Mario Party has been milked dry. However because of the new controller (along with online play and easy gameplay type of "pick up and play"), Nintendo needs should continue the series to fall in line with their push to attract the non-gamer. Imagine all of the mini-games falling in line with the actions shown by the controller trailer (e.g., cooking food, fishing, drumming with two controllers, etc.). The only catch is that I would rather them release 2 games in the Revolution life cycle.
The only reason why Nintendo should release one every year and milk it dry IS if Hudson and Nintendo are making a lot of money off of this franchise.
I almost forgot about someone mentioning a girlfriend...
It is a proven fact:
Mario Party is a really cool way to attract a non-gamer girlfriend...it gives new meaning to the phrase, "Do you want to party?"
Post by: Kairon on November 12, 2005, 09:02:42 PM
Anyways...
I think the reason that Mario party has been put out again and again is because it's probably dirt cheap to make, and it rakes in a ton of money. Remmebr, the 7 Mario Party games have sold more than 5 million copies in the US ALONE. That means each game easily averages above the 1 million mark worldwide. Then you look at the design of Mario Party and it is amazingly cheap to make! Each mini-game is a little module that they just mix and match and plug into the whole, and the production values are FAR from expensive. I bet the Mario party dev budget is peanuts compared to even a game like Kirby's Air Ride.
Bottomline, Mario party is conceptually cheap to make, cuts corners on graphics and sound, yet is a consistent MILLION SELLER even after 7 games!
Well, all this leads to one thing: Mario party on the Revolution. But I don't think we should call it a franchise milked dry. With the innovations of the Rev Controller, I'm pretty interested into how exactly Nintendo and Hudson can get Mario Party to live up to its name this generation.
~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: couchmonkey on November 14, 2005, 08:10:40 AM
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