Mario Party DS
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| Mario Party DS | |
| Full Title | Mario Party DS |
| Developer | Hudson Soft |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| System | Nintendo DS, Wii U Virtual Console |
| Release Date | Nintendo DS JP November 8, 2007 US November 19, 2007 EU November 23, 2007 AU December 6, 2007 KO May 22, 2008 Wii U Virtual Console US/PAL April 21, 2016 JP April 27, 2016 |
| Genre | Party |
| Gallery | GH Gallery |
| Rating | ESRB: E |
Mario Party DS is a party game that was released for the Nintendo DS in 2007. It is the tenth Mario Party game and the second one released on a handheld (not counting the arcade and e-Reader releases). It is also the only Nintendo DS release for the series and the last installment of the series to be made by Hudson Soft, which would later close down and merge with Konami.
Story[edit]
Mario and his friends (as well as Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong) receive an invitation to a feast at Bowser's Castle, apparently as an attempt to atone for his bad deeds. This is naturally a trap, with Mario and his friends being shrunken by a device called the Minimizer and scattered while Bowser went to search for the Sky Crystals. They decide to stop Bowser and at the same time compete with each other to decide who will be the Superstar who will face Bowser.
Gameplay[edit]
The game utilizes gameplay similar to the console Mario Party games and is divided into modes. Unlike the single player-oriented Mario Party Advance, Mario Party DS allows four player games to be played through DS Download Play. As with most games, there is a single-player Story Mode as well as Party Mode where the player can play freely against human or computer opponents, and a Minigame Mode for playing all the minigames that have been unlocked. There is also a Puzzle Mode, a Multiplayer Mode that activates the DS Download Play and an Extras Mode which contains two-player modes. There are 74 minigames, some of which utilize the DS's touch screen and microphone.
The game uses the following eight playable characters:
Legacy[edit]
Ports/Remakes[edit]
- It was released for download on the Wii U as part of the Wii U Virtual Console in 2016.
Sequels[edit]
The next Mario Party game was Mario Party 9 for the Wii, which would not be released until 2012. The next handheld Mario Party would be Mario Party: Island Tour for the Nintendo 3DS in 2013.
| Titles in the Mario Party series |
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| Mario Party - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - Super Mario Party - Superstars Advance - Mario Party-e - DS - Island Tour - Star Rush - The Top 100 - Korokoro Party - 2 |