Mario Party

Mario Party is a series of party video games owned by Nintendo. It features characters from the Mario franchise in which up to four local players or computer-controlled characters compete in a board game interspersed with minigames. The series is known for its party game elements, including the often unpredictable multiplayer game modes that allow play with up to four, and sometimes eight, human players or CPUs. The series was originally developed by Hudson Soft, from Mario Party in 1998 to Mario Party DS in 2007. Capcom would also make arcade games around this time. Starting from 2010, several of Hudson's key designers left to work for Nintendo subsidiary Nd Cube, where they would develop Wii Party. Starting with Mario Party 9 in 2012, they have taken over as the main developer of the series. The series received generally favourable reception in the beginning, but as it progressed, the reception became more mixed until Super Mario Party in 2018, where it improved. The series holds the record for the longest-running minigame series. As of March 2025, Nintendo reported that the series has sold over 84 million copies.