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''Mario Party'' received mostly positive reviews from critics. The most frequent criticism ''Mario Party'' received was the lack of enjoyment without multiplayer. GameSpot explains "The games that are enjoyable to play in multiplayer are nowhere near as good in single player mode. Really it's that multiplayer competitive spark of screaming at and/or cheering for your friends that injects life into those often-simple little games and without it, they're just simple little games." IGN took a similar line, saying that it was the interaction between players rather than the interaction between the game that made ''Mario Party'' fun. Another common criticism was the game's dependence on luck rather than skill, though it this was seen by many to add to the game's board game atmosphere, as players who were comfortably in the lead one turn could be losing the next. | ''Mario Party'' received mostly positive reviews from critics. The most frequent criticism ''Mario Party'' received was the lack of enjoyment without multiplayer. GameSpot explains "The games that are enjoyable to play in multiplayer are nowhere near as good in single player mode. Really it's that multiplayer competitive spark of screaming at and/or cheering for your friends that injects life into those often-simple little games and without it, they're just simple little games." IGN took a similar line, saying that it was the interaction between players rather than the interaction between the game that made ''Mario Party'' fun. Another common criticism was the game's dependence on luck rather than skill, though it this was seen by many to add to the game's board game atmosphere, as players who were comfortably in the lead one turn could be losing the next. | ||
[[Nintendo]] of America sent the gaming magazine [[wikipedia:Game Informer|Game Informer]] [[:File:MariopartyNOAsarcasm.jpg|a sarcastic certificate]] over the publication's negative review of ''Mario Party'' and its sequel<ref>Ryckert, Dan (September 18, 2000). [http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/09/18/replay-mario-party-3.aspx?PageIndex=11 Replay - Mario Party 3], ''Game Informer'', Retrieved February 18 2015</ref>. From then on, Game Informer became infamous for their constantly bad reviews of the ''Mario Party'' games, which usually get positive reception from critics such as IGN and GameSpot, and their picky reputation has stuck since. | [[Nintendo]] of America sent the gaming magazine [[wikipedia:Game Informer|Game Informer]] [[:File:MariopartyNOAsarcasm.jpg|a sarcastic certificate]] over the publication's negative review of ''Mario Party'' and its sequel<ref>Ryckert, Dan (September 18, 2000). [http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/09/18/replay-mario-party-3.aspx?PageIndex=11 Replay - Mario Party 3], ''Game Informer'', Retrieved February 18 2015</ref>. From then on, Game Informer became infamous for their constantly bad reviews of the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' games, which usually get positive reception from critics such as IGN and GameSpot, and their picky reputation has stuck since. | ||
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===Sales=== | ===Sales=== | ||
''Mario Party'' is the 17th best selling game for the [[Nintendo 64]], selling approximately 2.7 million copies: 1.23 million copies in North America, 870,000 copies in Japan, and 580,000 copies elsewhere [http://www.vgchartz.com/gamedb/?name=&publisher=&platform=N64&genre=&minSales=0&results=200]. | ''Mario Party'' is the 17th best-selling game for the [[Nintendo 64]], selling approximately 2.7 million copies: 1.23 million copies in North America, 870,000 copies in Japan, and 580,000 copies elsewhere [http://www.vgchartz.com/gamedb/?name=&publisher=&platform=N64&genre=&minSales=0&results=200]. | ||
==Legal issues== | ==Legal issues== | ||