New Mario Party 8 information revealed

Nintendo have revealed more information regarding the upcoming 8th instalment in the Mario Party franchise. Nintendo have set a European release date within the second quarter of this year, so expect it to hit our shores in a similar time frame. Rea...

Read on for more. The 8th instalment in the incredibly popular series is set to reinvent the franchise as we know it by use of the Wii’s capabilities. Expect mini-games to be as exciting as ever as your Wiimote opens up new levels of interaction.

The game is set to include a plethora of new mini-games, as well as 6 boards and new play modes. The game is also set to include larger mini-games such as bowling. And in another new feature, characters can consume Candy that will transform them into various objects/animals. For example, Wario can eat a Vampire Candy that enables him suck coins from his opponents. Finally, two new characters are included in the game; Blooper and Hammer Bro., taking the tally to 14 for Mario Party 8.

Stay tuned for more information regarding this title, hopefully including a specific release date.

Source: N-Europe

Toby Mizzi

First gaming experiences were with my older brother playing Sonic the Hedgehog on the Sega Master System and Sega Mega Drive. I was about 12 years old when the PS1 and the N64 were just about to be released, and I wanted to get a PS1 based on my experience playing some demo PS1 games at a Video Games Heaven store. On the day we came to lay buy the PS1, they had demo N64 consoles set up in the middle of the shopping centre and we naturally took some time to sample the goods. Dad, who barely played games, decided that the N64 would be a better console and I have never looked back since then. Don't get the time to play games as much as I did when I was younger, though I still enjoy nothing more than sitting back on the couch and being absorbed into a totally different world.