Mario Party 8 debuts by breaking sales records

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This, fellow Nintendo fans, is why we keep getting more and more Mario Party sequels that do little to add to the series. You keep buying these games on blind faith. Stop it! :P

NINTENDO NEWS: MARIO PARTY 8 MAKES RECORD-BREAKING WII DEBUT
July 2, 2007

Mario™ and his pals have plenty to party about: Mario Party® 8 has become the all-time fastest-selling title in Nintendo’s popular Mario Party series. As the first Mario Party game created exclusively for Wii™, this new installment has sold more than 550,000 copies in the United States during the weeks following its May 29 launch.

Enlivening Mario Party’s fun-filled formula with a carnival theme, the latest version of this virtual board game allows players to use the Wii Remote’s unique motion controls while navigating new boards, meeting new characters and going head-to-head in new minigames. Kids and adults can easily pick it up and start playing together.

“The overwhelming response not only reminds us how much fans absolutely love the Mario Party franchise but also proves the unmatched ability of the Wii system to attract new players,” says George Harrison, Nintendo of America’s senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications. “Wii users are keeping the Mario Party going strong.”

For more information about Mario Party 8, please visit www.MarioParty.com.

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