Super Mario Party (Switch) News Articles
Tuesday24th Sep 2019
News Dataminers Uncover Evidence Of Unreleased Super Mario Party Content
Update: There's been a mix-up!
Update (Wed 25th Sep, 2019 10:55 BST): It turns out there's been a bit of a mix-up. The dataminers who found apparent evidence of Super Mario Party DLC were actually looking at files from Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. Fortunately, the unused board is for Super Mario Party and it reportedly translates to "Sky...
Friday22nd Mar 2019
News Super Mario Party Finally Gets Its First Update, But It's Far From Exciting
Still no new content, then
We had a lot of fun with Super Mario Party when it launched last October - we called it a "beautifully realised Mario Party game which takes the series right back to its roots" in our review - but we always thought it could have done with another board or two to enjoy via an update or DLC package. Well, as it happens, the...
Thursday14th Mar 2019
News Nintendo Labo, Pokémon, Smash Bros. And More Receive BAFTA Games Awards 2019 Nominations
Here's the full list
The BAFTA Games Awards 2019 will be taking place next month, celebrating some of the best titles to grace our screens over the past few months. There are several Nintendo games up for awards this year, so let's take look through the full list. Nintendo's recent major players are correct and present as you'd expect, with...
Sunday10th Mar 2019
News It's That Time Of Year Again, Happy MAR10 Day!
How are you celebrating?
We hope you're feeling all jolly and festive, folks, because today is Mario Day! Yes, as we're sure a lot of you lovely readers will know by now, Nintendo has adopted 10th March as being a special day for its famous moustachioed mascot. Why? Well, because 'MAR 10' looks a bit like 'Mario', and a better reason isn't...
Friday8th Mar 2019
News The Mario Deals Just Keep Coming With Savings On Games And Switch Consoles In North America
Mario Day celebrations continue
Nintendo really is pulling out all the stops for this weekend's Mario Day. We've already seen Mario game discounts through the North American My Nintendo site and double reward points offers in Europe, and now even more savings are on the way. Nintendo is offering North American players some special deals on select...
News Get Double Gold Reward Points When Buying Top Mario Switch Games This Weekend (Europe)
Offer ends Sunday
Nintendo of Europe has started its MAR10 Day celebrations early, giving eShop customers the chance to claim double the usual amount of reward points on some truly brilliant Mario games. Available from now until 23:59 local time on 10th March, this offer applies to five of the Switch's biggest games, all featuring the star man...
Wednesday27th Feb 2019
News Smash Bros. Ultimate And Super Mario Party Nominated For Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award
There can only be one winner
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate had such a late release last year, it missed out on a lot of the major award ceremonies. Hopefully, it can make up for lost time in 2019. With this in mind, the all-star brawler and Super Mario Party have both been revealed as nominees in the 'Favourite Video Game' category at this year's...
Tuesday19th Feb 2019
News Famitsu Report Reveals Japan's Highest-Selling Games And Top-Selling Hardware In 2018
Nintendo dominates the competition
2018 was a big year for Nintendo, with the Switch and the system's library of the games dominating the charts for many months of the year worldwide. Famitsu has now published its own report, revealing the top 10 highest-selling video games and top-selling hardware in Japan last year. According to the estimates...
Sunday23rd Dec 2018
News Nintendo Had Some Of The Most Talked About Games On Twitter In 2018
Fortnite tops the list
Last weekend, YouTube revealed two Switch game trailers were part of the top viewed gaming video list in 2018. This weekend, Twitter has now shared its own list of the most-tweeted video games in the US this year. Interestingly, four Nintendo franchises featured. These included Pokémon, Super Mario, Super Smash Bros. and...
Saturday22nd Dec 2018
News Nintendo Reveals Ten Most Watched Switch News Feed Videos In 2018
Ultimate and Pokémon clips dominate
Last weekend, YouTube revealed its top trending gaming video list for 2018. Two Nintendo game trailers were featured. The first was the Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! trailer in fifth place and the first look at
Wednesday28th Nov 2018
News Pokémon: Let's Go Sales Hit 1.5 Million In US Alone, Super Mario Party Surpasses 1 Million
New sales data revealed
New data provided by Nintendo has given us a good look at up-to-date game sales statistics, revealing a number of impressive totals for major releases across the US. Firstly, despite only being available for less than two weeks, Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! have already secured 1.5 million sales between...
Wednesday14th Nov 2018
News Switch Nindies Nominated Across Multiple Categories At The Game Awards
Will Celeste be the best?
It's that time of year again where you can now vote for your favourite games. Yes, this year's Game Awards have arrived. Once again, Nintendo releases dominate the family category along with Ubisoft's Starlink: Battle for Atlas and Team 17's Overcooked 2. Square Enix's Switch exclusive
Friday9th Nov 2018
News Super Mario Party Bundle Arrives In North America On 16th November
Available for $99.99
Japan, Europe and even other countries such as South Korea previously had announcements for Super Mario Party bundles and now it is North America's turn. On 16th November, a Super Mario Party bundle containing a neon green and neon yellow Joy-Con will be released for $99.99. Below is Nintendo's official tweet: In case you're...
Wednesday31st Oct 2018
News Super Mario Party Has Sold 1.5 Million Copies In The Month Of October
Time to celebrate
Following early reports of surprising sales success for Super Mario Party, Nintendo's Q2 2019 financial briefing has now revealed the new Switch title sold a total of 1.5 million copies in the month of October. Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa said the latest entry was a return to form - with the game channelling the series'...
Monday29th Oct 2018
News Nintendo's UK Chart Presence Takes A Beating This Week As Multi-Platform Stars Lead The Charge
A little thing called Red Dead Redemption 2?
UK chart figures are now in covering last week's sales, with Red Dead Redemption 2 leading a multi-platform charge to supremacy and leaving Nintendo's presence looking rather sparse. Rockstar's Western showstopper has generated more than double the number of physical sales managed by the 2010 original -...
Thursday25th Oct 2018
News Super Mario Party Still Partying Hard In Japanese Charts, Dark Souls Enters At Number Four
Switch dominating hardware chart
Japanese chart figures are in for 15th - 21st October, revealing that Super Mario Party has held onto to its second place position, only losing out to the still-new Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII. Yes, Mario's board game antics have generated another 36,381 sales in the region this week, falling from last week's...
Thursday18th Oct 2018
News Super Mario Party Slips To Second Place In Japanese Charts, Switch Still Best-Selling Console
Black Ops 4 steals top spot
Super Mario Party has just faced its second week in stores, and Japanese figures (from 8th - 14th October) report that its sales have remained relatively high, despite dropping to second place in the charts. The new rival taking over that prized top spot is, of course, the newly-released Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII,...
Monday15th Oct 2018
News The World Ends With You Debuts At Number 21 In UK Charts, Super Mario Party Sales Drop 45%
Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII on top
In a week relatively quiet on the Nintendo release front, third-party titles have once again charged their way to the top of the UK charts. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII takes the top spot this time around, with a dramatic fall in physical sales over last year's edition suggesting that the general shift to digital...
News Super Mario Party's First Week Japan Sales Outperform Previous Entry On Wii U
The life of the party
In its opening weekend in Japan, Super Mario Party on the Nintendo Switch sold 142,868 copies. Joy-Con sales were also reportedly up by "+200%" (three times the regular amount) during this launch period. It's likely no surprise to hear the game has now significantly outsold sales of the previous entry in the series,
Thursday11th Oct 2018
News Super Mario Party's Release Might Have Caused Joy-Con Shortages On Amazon's Websites In Europe
Everyone is joining the party
When it comes to the Mario Party series, more people typically means more fun. Now that Super Mario Party for Switch is out in the wild, there are reports going around about a Joy-Con shortage in Europe, specifically tied to Amazon. If t
Wednesday10th Oct 2018
Physical sales only
Japanese sales figures are now in for the week of 1st - 7th October, revealing that Super Mario Party managed to jump right to the top of the charts with a very impressive sales total indeed. The moustachioed plumber's latest outing generated 142,868 sales in its opening weekend. Of course, the game only arrived in stores on 5th...
Random Super Mario Party Shows That Nintendo Still Can't Decide Birdo's Gender
It all depends on where you live, apparently
Birdo has always been a complex character, especially for the Mario series. In Japan, they're known as 'キャサリン', which loosely translates to 'Catherine' in English, and was referred to in the instruction manual of Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic with male pronouns. Similarly, in the move to the West...
Random Refusing To High Five Characters In Super Mario Party Has Hilarious Results
"Ready... nope"
If you've been playing Super Mario Party over the last few days, you've probably already started to hear the words "Ready... Yeah!" in your dreams (or nightmares). If you're unaware, a feature in the game has players regularly giving each other high fives for extra coins or time in different modes, with the characters on screen...
Monday8th Oct 2018
News Get The Super Mario Party Started With These Free Printable Hats And Dice
Perfect for a get-together
With Super Mario Party finally gracing our Switch consoles after its release last week, we imagine there are countless parties and gatherings taking place around the world with friends and family getting together to play minigames, squabble over character selections, and shout at each other for the entire evening. If this...
Random Here Are The Best Super Mario Party Characters According To Dice Roll Statistics
Yoshi's a bit rubbish
If you picked up a copy of Super Mario Party over the weekend, you've probably already experienced the strange blend of fun, laugh-out-loud gaming and sudden, utter hatred for those who used to be your closest friends. Well, if you want to be the life of the party - and, crucially, take home first place every time - this may...
News Super Mario Party Rolls A Number Five In Its UK Charts Debut, FIFA 19 Still On Top
The party has officially started
Last week saw another major Nintendo release hit store shelves, with the world's most famous moustachioed plumber taking part in his latest, crazy and colourful Super Mario Party. The game has made its debut in the UK charts in fifth position. Considering the competition, this is a pleasingly strong result for Mario...
Friday5th Oct 2018
Nintendo Download 4th October (Europe)
Better late than never!
The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has (FINALLY) arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and a comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail - New Releases: Super Mario Party (Nintendo, €59.99 /...
News Celebrate Super Mario Party's Release With This Free My Nintendo Wallpaper In Europe
Get the party started
The European My Nintendo rewards site has updated today to celebrate the release of Super Mario Party on Nintendo Switch, giving fans the chance to download a rather lovely wallpaper. The site has already been updated this week with a new batch of game discounts including Professor Layton vs.
Video Super Mario Party's Online Mode Is A Real Party Pooper
We can't come, we're washing our hair
As you'll already know if you've read our review, we really liked Super Mario Party. It's a fun return to form that not only packs in loads of new mini-games but also offers fresh new ways to play, including a mode which uses two Switch consoles at once. However, one element of the package which isn't all that...
Thursday4th Oct 2018
News Pirated Copies Of Super Mario Party Appear Online, Switch Piracy Concerns Continue To Grow
Days before the game's release
Yesterday, pirated versions of the upcoming Super Mario Party were said to have leaked online, once again highlighting Nintendo's struggles against combating piracy on Switch. According to tech and science site, Motherboard, two different copies of the game have been widely shared across torrent sites, forums, and...
