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Super Mario Party passes 10 million units sold, first game in the franchise to do so
- Thread starter Zedark
- Start date
Historical sales for the franchise
As a reference:
Mario Party DS: 9.31
Mario Party 8: 8.85
Mario Party 9: 3.11
Mario Party: 2.7
Mario Party: Island Tour: 2.68
Mario Party 2: 2.48
Mario Party 4: 2.46
Mario Party 10: 2.19
Mario Party 5: 2.17
Mario Party 7: 2.08
Mario Party 3: 1.91
Mario Party 6: 1.63
Mario Party Advance: <1
Mario Party: Star Rush: <1
Mario Party The Top 100: <1
Mario Party DS: 9.31
Mario Party 8: 8.85
Mario Party 9: 3.11
Mario Party: 2.7
Mario Party: Island Tour: 2.68
Mario Party 2: 2.48
Mario Party 4: 2.46
Mario Party 10: 2.19
Mario Party 5: 2.17
Mario Party 7: 2.08
Mario Party 3: 1.91
Mario Party 6: 1.63
Mario Party Advance: <1
Mario Party: Star Rush: <1
Mario Party The Top 100: <1
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This is one Nintendo franchise where a GAAS model would be great.
Almost like the game isnt actually "lacking" in content, no matter how much people complain about no DLC.
Just because one isn't announced yet doesn't mean one isn't coming.
i mean i'm sure it's coming, but they're letting this one be the only mario party game on switch for 2+ years (maybe 3?).
It's a great game but short on content unfortunately. Would probably still play it weekly with family if they updated the game with new courses and games.
Hope they will do that with the follow up.
Hope they will do that with the follow up.
Back in the Gamecube days the series was annualized. 4-7 all came out a year after each other. It was a good time to be a MP fan.
You wouldn't know until you buy the thing so this doens't make sense. It's a great game but as a board player it is lacking in boards.
The internet exists, as does word of mouth.
Claiming nobody of the literal 10m people that bought this knew what they were buying is just hyperbole.
But ND Cube can can also make another non-Mario Party game in the meantime, while this one is still selling.
aren't they the developers of 51 Classic Games that's coming out soon?
Nobody !== most or many
Pretty low bar you set yourself there. And games can be great *despite* themselves. This game is great despite the lack of board content (it clearly has lots of content but a lot of it is nonsense).
If only it received DLC. It could really do with a few more boards, maybe some extra characters or minigames. It's a shame really, but you can't argue with numbers like that. Perhaps they wanted to save everything for a sequel.
The game is great though, had such a good time with it. Though I wish stars weren't as cheap as they are.
The game is great though, had such a good time with it. Though I wish stars weren't as cheap as they are.
Pretty high bar you pulled out of your ass there.
There is no actual evidence that the game only sells "despite" of what it contains.
You might think the content it has is "nonesense", but you cant apply that to everybody else.
I think SMP2 is a good candidate for an, oh, I'm going to say September 2021 release. Gives them a Mario/multiplayer title for the fall/holiday, before shifting focus to BotW2.
what a crazy world we live in. never thought i'd see the day when the likes of MP would be selling on the level of a flagship nintendo title.
also, damn. didn't realize MP8 sold that well. yeesh
also, damn. didn't realize MP8 sold that well. yeesh
Yup. I bought it full price (well, sort of, I used the 100 Euros ticket to buy two games), and while it was worth it because we messed around a lot with my fiancé and buddies... it's absurd they got away with this. Only a handful of very limited tables, practically non-existent multiplayer, zero post launch support. This was my first Mario Party and I enjoyed it, but I was familiar with boards and gameplay of older games and this doesn't even come close. If Nintendo's plan for future games is selling barebones sequels that reuse most prior content or remove tons of depth, selling them at a higher price than they normally would and not supporting them decently... well, I won't be around for that.
There was no dlc because any efforts on that front no doubt went in to developing Super Mario Party 2.
I'd be shocked if they weren't planning for that to release this year. Two years between games is already much longer than normal for the franchise (most of its life bar a hiatus in the Wii era, it's been a yearly franchise).
I am not sure annualized would be enough time to add enough new minigames etc.
It's unbelievable how little they have supported this game with those sales numbers. It's incredibly lacking in content.
The maps are easily the most egregious thing about this game.
I mean, look at this shit:
It's decent but very barebones. I wouldn't have bought it with benefit of hindsight. Can't even be arsed having voiceovers so kids can better understand what going on.
The maps look simple, but in practice these more focused maps have some of the best pacing and moment-to-moment comebacks in the series, imo. I wouldn't embellish the layouts too much. Main thing I'd like to see is more scenic detail for atmosphere and a sense of place.The maps are easily the most egregious thing about this game.
I mean, look at this shit:
