Mario Party (series)

The Mario Party Series was first created in 1998 by Hudson. The game gradually added more playable characters. And they also continue to add more innovation such as a mic, and 8 P. mode in the games.

The Games

 * Mario Party - First game in the series. Released 1998.
 * Mario Party 2 - added new clothes to the characters. Released 1999.
 * Mario Party 3 - added Waluigi and Daisy as new characters. Released 2000.
 * Mario Party 4 - Last Mario Party game with DK as a playable character. Released 2002.
 * Mario Party 5 - Added Toad, Boo, and Koopa Kid as new characters. Released 2003.
 * Mario Party -e - First handheld Mario Party. Released 2003.
 * Mario Party 6 - Added Toadette as new character. Added Mic minigames. Released 2004.
 * Mario Party 7 - Added Dry Bones and Birdo as new characters, added 8 Player mode. Released 2005.
 * Mario Party Advance - Added E. Gadd inventions. Released 2005.
 * Mario Party 8 - Added Hammer Brothers and Blooper to the cast of characters. First Wii Mario Party game. Released 2007.
 * Mario Party DS - Three types of Mini Games (Mic,Touch and Buttons). Released 2007.
 * Mario Party 9 - Announced at E3 2011. It will launch in first day of March 2012.

The Characters

 * Birdo
 * Blooper - First appeared in Mario Party 8. It confuses a lot of players why they exactly chose a character that can only move around freely under water, though it is something unique. It should also be noted that this is the first game in which a member of the Blooper species is playable.
 * Boo
 * Donkey Kong
 * Dry Bones
 * Hammer Bro
 * Mini Bowser
 * Luigi
 * Mario
 * Princess Daisy
 * Princess Peach
 * Toad
 * Toadette
 * Waluigi
 * Wario
 * Yoshi