Mario Party 9

Mario Party 9 is an upcoming game for the Wii. It is the fifteenth installment of the Mario Party series, the eleventh in the main series, and the second for the Wii, the first being Mario Party 8. It seems to be based heavily upon New Super Mario Bros. Wii, because as seen in the E3 trailer, the board Toad Road resembles the terrain in World 1.

Gameplay
An old form of gameplay used from Mario Party Advance will be reintroduced in this game: players will move all at once in a vehicle (a car in Toad Road and a magic carpet in Boo's Horror Castle, for example). Instead of trying to collect coins to buy stars, players receive Mini Stars if they pass by them. It is unconfirmed whether this will be a new mode or not, however, it is shown that the traditional, individual movement of characters will also be in the game. New minigames will be introduced in the Mario Party series, as well as 2 vs. 1 minigames against Bowser Jr, with one of them closely resembling one of the boss battles in New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

Playable Characters

 * Mario
 * Luigi
 * Peach
 * Daisy
 * Toad
 * Yoshi
 * Wario
 * Waluigi

New Characters

 * Koopa Troopa
 * Shy Guy

Bosses

 * Bowser
 * Bowser Jr.
 * King Boo
 * Whomp
 * Blooper

Other Characters

 * Dry Bones
 * Whittles
 * Piantas
 * Thwomps
 * Bloopers
 * Wigglers
 * Bullet Bills
 * Lakitu
 * Cheep-Cheeps
 * Urchin
 * Boo
 * Birdo
 * Yellow Toad
 * Dolphin

Confirmed Boards

 * Toad Road
 * Boo's Horror Castle

Confirmed minigames

 * Goomba Bowling
 * Castle Clearout
 * Shell Soccer
 * A minigame where the four players compete to shoot cannonballs at a giant Blooper. This appears to be a boss minigame.
 * A minigame that involves the players trying to stomp segments of a Wiggler.
 * A minigame where the four players try to dodge six Thwomps.
 * A minigame involving swing the Wii Remote to launch a rocket first.
 * A minigame where the competitors pluck vegetables out of the soil and launch them to a basket.
 * A minigame that involves four players climbing a cliff with Wii Remote buttons.
 * A minigame where the players try to press a button faster than the others.
 * A minigame where the competitors take photos from Goombas and Goomba Towers.
 * A minigame involving the players crossing the sky in various platforms, trying not to get hurt.
 * A minigame where the characters must grab rings and make Cheep-Cheeps pass through them.
 * A minigame that involves four players battling to chop wood faster.
 * A minigame that involves all four players Ground Pounding panels to grab Mushrooms.
 * A minigame where the rivals try to dodge Bullet Bills crossing a tower.
 * A minigame that all players must discover the pot design and choose one of the options.
 * A minigame involving four players dodging incoming Spiked Balls.
 * A minigame involving the four players and a Whomp.
 * A minigame where the players control Bullet Bills in a race.
 * A minigame where players try to draw lines in the sand, disturbing the adversaries
 * A minigame where the players must turn the Wii Remote to open chests sets.
 * A minigame which involves the player to make pizzas.
 * A minigame which involves the player racing snowmobiles.
 * A 1-vs.-3 minigame, where the solo player in a flying vehicle and Dry Bones try to defeat the three adversaries, while some blocks move to block the way.
 * A 1-vs.-3 minigame, where one player tries to hurt to group with electricity, wind and fire.
 * A Bowser Jr. minigame, where two players try to pass through a stage before Bowser Jr.
 * Another Bowser Jr. minigame, that involves a race with the Koopa in legged vehicles.
 * A Bowser Jr. minigame, where two players, in flying machines, try to bump Bowser Jr. and his Koopa Clown Car in order to make him touch the electricity fence.
 * Another Bowser Jr. minigame, where the player shoots fireballs at Bowser Jr.

Confirmed Spaces

 * Blue Space
 * Red Space
 * Miracle Space
 * VS. Space
 * 1-Vs-3 Space
 * Green Space
 * Red and Blue ♪ Space
 * Back Space
 * Bowser Jr. Space
 * Bowser Space
 * ? Space
 * Arrow Space

Confirmed Items

 * Unnamed blue Dice Block with a 0 inside
 * Unnamed green Dice Block with a 3 inside
 * Unnamed yellow Dice Block with a 6 inside
 * Unnamed purple Dice Block with a 6 inside
 * Unnamed golden Dice Block with a 10 inside

Trivia

 * In the E3 2011 trailer, the players' cursors were the hands of their characters.
 * The bridge tiles during the Goomba bowling minigame are very similar to the stones in Super Mario Bros. overworld levels.
 * This is the first Mario Party in the series not to be developed by Hudson.