I'm glad they didn't announce during E3 - I can imagine the "journalist" manchildren throwing chairs around the Kodak theater in an absolute rage for Nintendo having the audacity to develop and reveal another party game (let alone with a title as 'egregious' as Wii Party). Well there's actually still a chance for outrage if Nintendo spends more than 5 seconds talking about it at E3, but right now we're going to have to settle for internet outrage as the anti-casual crowd surely moves in on this news to protest it as obnoxious and loudly as they can.
On the subject of the game itself, this seems like a natural extension of Wii Sports/Play. Mario Party is a different beast. I didn't know that series had a rabid enough fanbase for them to converge on every game with 'party' in its title under the impression that it's somehow personally responsible for the much needed break Mario Party is getting.
Tag - "No trolling on my watch!"
