Mario Party 10

Overview

Mario Party 10 is a 2015 party video game developed by NDcube and published by Nintendo for the Wii U video game console. It is the tenth home console release in the Mario Party series and a part of the larger Mario franchise. Featuring gameplay similar to the prior series entries, players compete against each other and computer-controlled characters to collect the most mini-stars, traversing a game board and engaging in minigames and other challenges. There are multiple game modes, including one where players traverse a board in a vehicle, sabotaging each other and making choices to collect the most mini-stars by the end. Mario Party 10 adds two modes over its predecessors: Bowser Party, where four players compete in a team against a fifth who controls Bowser on the Wii U GamePad, and Amiibo Party, where players use Amiibo figures. Their gameplay is interspersed by over 70 minigames with various play styles.

Mario Party 10 was developed by NDcube, the developers of Mario Party 9. One of the goals during the development was to focus on gameplay features not found in previous titles. To do this, they concentrated on the Wii U GamePad and Amiibo, as well as made Bowser a playable character. The game was announced at E3 2014 and advertised throughout the year. It was further detailed in a January 2015 Nintendo Direct, alongside the announcement and release of the Amiibo figures. The game was released in Japan, North America, Europe, and Australia in March 2015.

Mario Party 10 received mixed reviews, being praised for its graphics and minigames and criticized for the gameplay and the Amiibo Party mode. The Bowser Party mode and use of the GamePad, as well as its continuation of gameplay that was established in Mario Party 9, attained a mixed reception. The game sold 2.27 million copies by September 2022, making it one of the best-selling Wii U games.

Official trailer

Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Gameplay

Mario Party 10 (Wii U) - Longplay, Mariofan98 Longplays. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Quiz/Trivia, Card & Board Game

Developer

Nintendo SPD, NDCube

Publisher

Nintendo

Series

Mario Party

Platforms

Wii U

Age rating

ESRB E

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

Yes

Online multiplayer

No

Co op

Yes

Age ratings

PEGI

7

ACB

G

USK

6

ESRB

E

CERO

A

Release dates

Editions

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Playable today

Playable offline todayYes

Every mode still plays offline.

Online

Plays offlineYes

Reception

Aggregates

Outlet	Platform	Score	Scale
Metacritic	Wii U	66	100

Critics

Outlet	Score	Scale
IGN	6.5	10
GameSpot	6	10
Game Informer	6	10
Nintendo Life	7	10
Destructoid	6	10
Electronic Gaming Monthly	5	10
Famitsu	33	40
GamesRadar+	2.5	5
Nintendo World Report	6.5	10

Staff and cast

Staff

Role	Name
Developer	NDcube
Publisher	Nintendo
Director	Shuichiro Nishiya
Producers	Jumpei Horita, Toshiaki Suzuki, Atsushi Ikeda
Designer	Tatsumitsu Watanabe
Programmer	Hideki Sahashi
Artist	Keisuke Kasahara
Composers	Rei Kondoh, Toshiki Aida

Notes for collectors

• Bowser Party pits four players against a fifth who plays Bowser on the GamePad.
• Amiibo Party uses amiibo figures as game pieces.
• Over 70 minigames.
• The Mario amiibo from the Super Mario series came first in the Mario Party 10 bundle.
• 2.27 million copies sold by September 2022.

Credits

Publisher

Nintendo

Developer

Nintendo SPD, NDCube

Director

Shuichiro Nishiya

Released

2015-03-20

Age rating

ESRB E

Region

US

Time to beat

about 4.1 hours