I don't mind MP having success, but yesterday I played MP8 with a friend, and I didn't enjoy it at all. I've played only one MP game before (on the GameCube, maybe #4 or #5), and didn't like it neither. Everything goes sooo sloooow, you spend most of the time watching animations or reading instructions or just generally waiting.
Made me think that Mario Party series really is for kids (and I say that as a huge fan of real Mario games).
Currently playing: NSMB (Wii)