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News Sea Of Stars Shares Guest Music Track From Veteran Composer Yasunori Mitsuda

Well... 17 seconds of it

Sea Of Stars, the upcoming RPG from Sabotage Studio and a prequel to its 2018 hit The Messenger, is well on its way to launching at some point in 2023. Development appears to be going smoothly at the moment and, as announced by Sabotage in 2022, the game's soundtrack will feature music from legendary Japanese composer...

• Fri 6th Jan 2023
• Nintendo Switch
• Upcoming Releases
• Switch eShop

Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 5th)

Bonfire Night gaming

Remember, remember the 5th November, gunpowder, treason and gaming. It's something along those lines, right? While we can't really comment on the first two of these, we have had a week filled with the third here at Nintendo Life. The week kicked off with Halloween, and we got into the spirit by chatting about the gaming moments...

• Sat 5th Nov 2022
• Talking Point
• Nintendo Switch
• What Are You Playing
• Features

Random Nintendo Doesn't Want You To Get Mario Party Blisters This Time Around

New warning precedes the game

Both Mario Party and Mario Party 2 have rolled their way onto the Switch today thanks to the NSO Expansion Pack, bringing with them waves of party co-op nostalgia (and/or rivalry). Aside from the minigames, music and those creepy character designs, for many of us one of the biggest memories of the original N64 title is...

• Wed 2nd Nov 2022
• Random
• Nintendo Switch
• Nintendo
• Mario
• Mario Party

Random Yasunori Mitsuda Reveals Almost 200 Songs Were Scrapped From Mario Party's Soundtrack

Ya like jazz?

Today sees both the OG Mario Party and its successor, Mario Party 2, land on the Switch thanks to the NSO Expansion Pass, and this has led to a certain amount of reminiscing from the games' developers. One such peek into the past comes courtesy of Mario Party composer Yasunori Mitsuda (thanks, @gosokkyu, for the translation). Tweeting...

• Wed 2nd Nov 2022
• Random
• Mario Party
• Mario
• Music
• N64

News Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online N64 Library With Two More Games

Mario Party 1 & 2 have arrived!

Nintendo's latest N64 games for the Switch Online + Expansion Pack service are now officially available. Yes, that's right - Mario Party and Mario Party 2 have arrived! As previously noted, the first game arrived here in the west in 1998/99 and the second title followed up on the same platform in 1999 in Japan, and...

• Wed 2nd Nov 2022
• Nintendo Switch
• Nintendo Switch Online
• N64
• Mario Party
• Expansion Pack

News Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online N64 Service With Two More Titles

Get ready to party in Mario Party 1 & 2

Nintendo has announced it will be adding the original Mario Party game and Mario Party 2 to the Nintendo Switch N64 service on November 2nd. Mario Party first made its debut here in 1998/99 and the sequel followed in 1999 in Japan and the year 2000 here in the west. These Switch versions of the game will both...

• Fri 21st Oct 2022
• Nintendo Switch
• Nintendo Switch Online
• N64
• Mario Party
• Expansion Pack

Poll What's The Best Mario Party Game?

Which entry deserves the most stars?

Ahh, Mario Party. The destroyer of friendships. The ice-breaker. The game you get out every holiday season, lose at, only to hide it away for another 365 days but hold a grudge for a lifetime. The Mario Party series has been going since 1998 on the Nintendo 64, causing family squabbles and fabled rivalries ever...

• Tue 18th Oct 2022
• Polls
• Super Mario
• Mario Party
• Retro

News More N64 Games Are Coming To The Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack

Yes, including THAT one

Nintendo has announced that a new batch of Nintendo 64 games will be coming to the Expansion Pack tier of its Nintendo Switch Online subscription service. As detailed in the latest Nintendo Direct for September 2022, the following eight titles — as well as the long-rumoured return of GoldenEye 007

• Tue 13th Sep 2022
• Nintendo Switch Online
• N64
• Retro
• Nintendo Switch

News Uh-Oh, One Of Mario Party Superstars' Mini-Games Sounds Like A Joy-Con Drift Nightmare

"Do not rotate it with the palm of your hand"

Those of you with good memories might recall that when the original Mario Party launched on the Nintendo 64, the mini-game 'Tug o' War' attracted some rather unwanted attention in the press, with players apparently picking up injuries after furiously spinning the N64's analogue stick using their palms...

• Mon 25th Oct 2021
• Nintendo Switch
• Mario Party
• N64
• Upcoming Releases

Random Looks Like You Have No Control Over Mario Party Dice Rolls After All

Timing means nothing

Ah, Mario Party – a series full of bright colours, charming characters and absolute, rage-inducing gameplay that can make even the strongest of friendships end in tatters. Lots has been said about the series' dice rolls in the past, with some players believing that you must have some control over the rolls you make, others...

• Tue 22nd Dec 2020
• Super Mario
• Random