Mario Party 9??

[Cheebee]

axumblade said:

faquinteros said:

I played Mario Party for the first time on the Wii when it was early in its lifespan.  It was OK, but not really a good game.  I was shocked to see how well it has sold though.  We haven't heard anything about Mario Party 9 even though this game was an annual release for a while, right?  Any news anywhere on a new game in the series that might not feature so much spazzy waggle and maybe even look like it isn't from 2002?  This IP seems like a big seller for Nintendo, so even though I'm not interested in buying this game I wonder why they haven't made a new one with online, wide screen, WM+, etc.

 

Also, who wants to be my bitch?  I'm now taking applications!!

You have 59 posts. The only person you could afford to make into your bitch right now is named dsister44. He's really cheap...

@Cheebee, Nintendo are riding the Mario wave. I could see it being a 2010 holiday release..Definitely will incorporate the Balance board and Motion Plus. :)

Yeah, I could maybe see it as a 2010 holiday title. I guess we haven't got too many 1st party casual games this year, and I doubt Nintendo will want to face another scenario like late 2008/early 2009 again, especially considering both 360 and PS3's motion control devices... Stuff like Metroid and Zelda isn't gonna get the casuals excited.

Of course there's always the Vitality Sensor titles, whatever they turn out to be, but I don't think Nintendo will want to wager on solely on them for support, as they're new and unproven. They may just keep Mario Party as a back-up for the holidays. Would make sense, considering the competition. Vitality Sensor games + Mario Party + any unannounced surprises + major core games like Galaxy 2, Other M and possibly Zelda = basically win on all fronts...