Mario Party DS

Mario Party DS is a 2007 party video game developed by Hudson Soft and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. It is the second handheld game in the Mario Party series, the only one to be released for the DS, and the last to be developed by Hudson Soft, as all subsequent titles have been developed by Nintendo Cube. The game was re-released on the Virtual Console for the Wii U in 2016. Like most installments in the Mario Party series, Mario Party DS features characters from the Mario franchise competing in a board game with a variety of minigames, many of which utilize the console's unique features. Up to four human players can compete at a time, though playable characters can also be computer-controlled. The game features several game modes, including a single-player story mode. Mario Party DS was released in Japan on November 8, 2007; in North America on November 19, 2007; in Europe on November 23, 2007; and in Australia on December 6, 2007. The game received mixed reviews, with general praise for its minigame variety and criticism for its absence of an online multiplayer mode, and has sold more than nine million units worldwide, making it the 11th-best-selling game for the Nintendo DS. Mario Party DS was succeeded by Mario Party 9 for the Wii in 2012.

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Developer

Hudson Soft

Publisher

Nintendo

First release

November 8, 2007

Series

Mario Party

Cover

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Record ID

Q509177