Nintendo's quietly announced Wii Party, the platform holder's first party game since 2007's Mario Party 8.
Announcing the game at an investor briefing today, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said the game is, as the name might suggest, a collection of party games.
Slides shown during the briefing suggested the following game modes:
Teiban Party Playable by one to four players. Includes "teiban," or "standard," games like Bingo, Roulette, Mii-jan, Overseas Trip Game and Sugoroku (dice).
Pair Party Recommended for two players. Includes Compatibility Check, Balance Ship, and Mii Awase (Mii Alignment).
Living Party Playable by more than two people. Iwata said that this area would feature new play types made possible by the Wiimote.
As you might've guessed from the screenshots, the game uses your Mii avatar collection for its characters. During the briefing, Iwata mentioned that over 160 million Miis have been made throughout the world. Miis: they're the new Mario.
Iwata said to expect Wii Party to be a "major title" for Nintendo this year.
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