Selvom Mario Party serien ikke ligefrem er blevet bedre for hver udspil, så satser Nintendo stadig i stor stil på den lettilgængelige fest serie. Vi har de første screens fra Mario Party 5 samt detaljerne omkring gameplayet indenfor.
Her er de første mange screens efterfulgt af den officielle pressemeddelelse:
Game Summary
Mario and his closest friends are trying to restore peace to Dream World by racing around a collection of all-new game boards-and tons of surprises await! The new game sports new game boards, more than 60 new mini-games, new playable characters, an expanded one-player mode and, of course, the multi-player madness that made it famous in the first place. This sequel extends Mario Party's reign as the king of the party game!
Features
· Change the location of event spaces on the virtual game board to get a leg up on your competition and race to collect more stars than anyone else.
· Duke it out in new duel, traditional or everyone-vs.-Bowser mini-games.
· Have fun with everyone's favorite characters, as well as some new ones debuting in their first Mario game.
· View the game board with ease and get back to the game faster with the new 3-D maps.
· Compete against the Koopa Kid Brigade-a trio of Koopa Kids who take their turns simultaneously, cutting down significantly on the wait time and letting everyone get back to the action more quickly.
· Win mini-game competitions to collect coins and reach stars that are randomly placed on the game boards. Collect the most stars and coins to win a game board. Beat all the game boards and win the game!