Mario Party 8

Mario Party 8 is an upcoming game for the Wii that was announced during Nintendo's September 2006 press confrence in Japan. It was later shown in November with screenshots and a playable demo for vistors at the Nintendo World Tour in Japan. Currently, it appears that the graphics are updated from it's Gamecube's Predecessors.

Playable Characters

 * Mario - Confirmed in screenshot.
 * Waluigi - Confirmed in screenshot.
 * Toadette - Confirmed in screenshot.
 * Yoshi - Confirmed in screenshot.
 * Princess Peach - Confirmed in screenshot.
 * Boo - Confirmed in screenshot.
 * Wario - Confirmed by screenshot.
 * Toad - Confirmed by screenshot.
 * Luigi - Confirmed by screenshot.
 * Dry Bones - Confirmed by screenshot.
 * Princess Daisy - Confirmed by screenshot.
 * Birdo - Confirmed by Gametrailors.com video.
 * Blooper - Confirmed by Nintendo Power.
 * Hammer Brother - Confirmed by Nintendo Power.

Controls
In the screenshot in the infobox, you will be able to see that you will use the Wii controller to play.

Mini-Games
The following is a list of known mini games in Mario Party 8.

Boards
The following is a list of confirmed boards in the game. Boards are the overworld in each game that you will play on, and like the title suggests, it will play much like a board game. After all the characters on the board take one turn, then a mini-game will start.

Boards:
 * DK's Treetop Temple
 * Goomba's Booty Boardwalk
 * King Boo's Haunted Hideaway
 * Koopa's Typhoon Town
 * Bowser's Warped Vortex