Buddy Bounce

Buddy Bounce is a Free-for-All minigame featured in Mario Party 9.

Introduction
Players bounce on the clouds at varying intervals as the balloons materialize.

Gameplay
Players must try to pop balloons by coming in contact with them to score points. The lowest row has balloons which is worth 1 point, the middle row has balloons which are worth 3 points, and the top row has balloons which are worth 10 points. The top row can only be reached by bouncing off of another player. Balloons will reappear 5-7 seconds after being popped. After 30 seconds, the player with the highest score wins.

In-game text

 * Rules – "Bounce on the clouds to collect as many balloons as you can. Bounce on the head of another player to reach the higher, more valuable balloons."
 * Controls – "Hold the Wii Remote sideways. Press to move."

Trivia

 * The point balloons are very similar to the New Super Mario Bros. Wii 1-Up Blast balloons.
 * It is possible to score more than 99 points in this minigame. If so, the counter can only show 99.