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Super Mario Party passes 10 million units sold, first game in the franchise to do so
- Thread starter Zedark
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But it is?
however it's the only game out on the Switch so we have no choice but to buy the 'lacking' version if we want it...
I love the game myself - play with my kids - but yeah it's seriously lacking in content
The maps are pretty good in team up mode. Basically the only mode I play.The maps are easily the most egregious thing about this game.
I mean, look at this shit:
I would have liked a few more boards, but within the context of the series, it's not like post launch support was ever really a thing.
People like to talk about all the switch titles moving impressive amounts of SW but this is right up there with the best of them. It has easily cracked 10 million and doesn't look to be stopping anytime soon. That's with a title that had sort of mixed reactions. If they nail the next one it's on a trajectory to join their bigger franchises.
This was my first Mario Party, and I was very disappointed in it, which is sad considering I love both boardgames and mini-games.
The boardgame portion was really terrible. I know it's aimed at a younger kids, but even so, there's so much more they could do than a simple roll and move. You could still put meaningful decision making in boardgames and keep it accessible (i.e. carcassonne, ticket to ride, pandemic, etc.).
Some of the mini games were ok, but others were awful (i.e. the one where you have to pet the worm thingy).
If this is considered one of the better entries, I don't get the appeal of this series at all.
The boardgame portion was really terrible. I know it's aimed at a younger kids, but even so, there's so much more they could do than a simple roll and move. You could still put meaningful decision making in boardgames and keep it accessible (i.e. carcassonne, ticket to ride, pandemic, etc.).
Some of the mini games were ok, but others were awful (i.e. the one where you have to pet the worm thingy).
If this is considered one of the better entries, I don't get the appeal of this series at all.
The strategy is much more pronounced in the N64 and Gamecube entries. Where the boards have more impactful events you can get, (like the infamous Chance Time) and have items that's more varied. (starting with the second or third game onward) This was the appeal of the series; having actual strategy while keeping luck so the game can still be unpredictable.
It's not the best one by a long shot, but a big step up from 9 and 10 where the games favor more luck based elements like how a dice roll can affect yourself and your friends because of how the games work.
Personally speaking, you should try out 3, 6 or 7 if you can. It's the best one in my opinion. Though if you still don't like those then maybe this series isn't for you.
Maybe they should launch a base game priced at 39,90$ with 5-6 boards and annual dlcs priced at 19,90$ with 2 extra boards per year.
Oh come on, of course it's lacking content, and I have a more favorable opinion of the game than some others here. I have no idea how good sales is supposed to preclude that from being the case.
What content is missing in comparison to other Mario Party games other than fewer boards? I doubt the huge majority of casual players care about there being 4 or 6 boards. And especially in regards to board size - it's "objectively less" but I think most people see it more as "just different".
The mini-games are very fun, the pacing of one game is fast, the presentation is good and from what I've seen it has a nice amount of side-content/activities outside of the main mode. That's why I think it is selling well.
The mini-games are very fun, the pacing of one game is fast, the presentation is good and from what I've seen it has a nice amount of side-content/activities outside of the main mode. That's why I think it is selling well.
Boards are a lot smaller.
Big rollers can fly around the map and buy multiple stars in one roll.
Less chances to steal stars on the board. Stars are ridiculously cheap in this game. Not a big deal if you can't win minivans because stars are cheap.
Characters have unfair roll dice advantages and can use them throughout the game.
Games seems more tailored to co-op teams mode imo.
Big rollers can fly around the map and buy multiple stars in one roll.
Less chances to steal stars on the board. Stars are ridiculously cheap in this game. Not a big deal if you can't win minivans because stars are cheap.
Characters have unfair roll dice advantages and can use them throughout the game.
Games seems more tailored to co-op teams mode imo.
But they were for years, during the N64 and Gamecube days. Honestly, I would prefer one great Mario Party title every now and then, as much as I love some of the classic ones. Super Mario Party has been out for awhile, so I hope we get a grand sequel/return to form Mario Party that's amazing this year. Super Mario Party was close, but the maps were lackluster, small, not enough of them, coin economy wasn't great, etc.
I hope one day we get a Mario Party that's like 2 or 3, but it seems like Nintendo is getting closer to that with each new Mario Party release.
I don't see why sales would somehow invalidate criticisms of the game.
Pretty depressing seeing a rush job like this hit those numbers while third parties struggle to sell the same as PS4 versions.
Drives me nuts that you need to use joycons to play this and that there is no online play for the main mode. It would be one of my most played games if both of those things were changed.
Make better/larger boards ala Mario Party 1 and 2 and the game would be close to perfect. Also, don't put minigames you've already played in the rotation until you've played everything else. Can't believe they haven't fixed that.
The gap is impressive. It's either tame success or huge hit.
N64, in 2000:
Nintendo Switch, in 2018:
Sorry, not giving the pass just because the car is gone.
Nintendo Switch, in 2018:
Sorry, not giving the pass just because the car is gone.
It's considered better than 9 and 10 because no one liked those. The first 8 are all better, especially 3 and 6 and 7. Those had way more strategy and elements involved.
N64, in 2000:
Nintendo Switch, in 2018:
Sorry, not giving the pass just because the car is gone.
The meat of the game are the competitive mini-games, not the "hey nice to see you here, see you in 10 minutes" boards, imo.
I don't play Mario Party anymore, but even back then the 1-2 minutes mini games were much better than the dice-rolling.
Mario Party 2 is peak Mario Party for me. The maps are all great and don't rely on RNG to move around the board. I like the items from 3, boards from 2, and the minigames from 1-3 are all ace.
Yea....not even close. The minigames are part of the tension from the boards themselve. The minigames out of context are just whatever. I mean maybe in the new games with no depth at all. Go play mario party 3 and come back to me. Go watch the runawayguys playthroughs and see all the crazieness on the boards themselves.
One per console makes way more sense, with some updates here and there.
I really do wonder how games are approved for extra content or not, because this game seems like it should've been a shoe in and I don't know what else the devs are working on
Selling well doesn't invalidate fair complaints. Especially when those criticisms are highlighted by previous entries.
I mean, they could've just released Mario Party 10 DX, and it'd have been a lot better than SMP. Maybe even include a mode where you don't play in a cart, just to please fans. It would've looked like the worst outcome to a MP on Switch, but... here we are.
Switch is a monster. I don't understand people that are ready for Nintendo to make a new console. This thing feels like blesses every Nintendo franchise it touches. I wouldn't move on from this thing for quiiiiiite some time.
I do have to give you that the idea of the car (was that the Wii U one?) was beyond terrible.
I prefer the games to the boards, but making everybody move in unison was ill-conceived.
If they think each player rolling a dice is a problem, either eliminate it or find a better solution for movement (plenty of new board games do that in the form of number of actions).
Making it "faster" only was a tragedy.
BTW, I'm also trying to say is that I don't think this new board is ideal, but I also don't think return to MP2 is the solution too.
Imagine if people said transformers 5 was better than blade runner 2049 because of sales.
Lmao idk anyone still playing this game. Not much reason to with only four small boards. I can't believe we still didn't get any content upgrades holy shit
just because it sells good doesn't mean it is good
you've got to be someone who doesn't own the game and is talking out their ass. the game def has a lack of content - even compared to previous titles - and that is actually an objective fact...