<s>
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
series	O
of	O
board	O
game-style	O
party	O
video	O
games	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2004	O
;	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
2004	O
;	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2005	O
;	O
and	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
microphone	B-Application
add-on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
6	I-Device
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
day-and-night	O
system	O
,	O
boards	O
,	O
and	O
minigames	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
the	O
microphone	B-Application
feature	O
and	O
its	O
perceived	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
6	I-Device
is	O
followed	O
by	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
6	I-Device
,	O
up	O
to	O
4	O
players	O
take	O
turns	O
moving	O
on	O
board	O
game-style	O
stages	O
,	O
often	O
playing	O
multiplayer	O
minigames	O
to	O
earn	O
coins	O
and	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
10	O
playable	O
characters	O
from	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
5	I-Device
return	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
:	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
,	O
Princess	O
Daisy	O
,	O
Wario	O
,	O
Waluigi	O
,	O
Toad	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
Koopa	O
Kid	O
,	O
and	O
Boo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brighton	O
and	O
Twila	O
,	O
the	O
sun	O
and	O
the	O
moon	O
who	O
watch	O
over	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
world	O
,	O
argue	O
over	O
who	O
is	O
more	O
popular	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
suggests	O
they	O
collect	O
as	O
many	O
Stars	O
as	O
they	O
can	O
to	O
end	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
series	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
autoplay	O
capability	O
in	O
Party	O
mode	O
(	O
where	O
all	O
players	O
can	O
be	O
manually	O
set	O
to	O
AI	O
,	O
thus	O
enabling	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
"	O
play	O
itself	O
"	O
without	O
any	O
human	O
player	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
game	O
after	O
this	O
will	O
not	O
allow	O
there	O
to	O
be	O
less	O
than	O
one	O
active	O
human	O
player	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
,	O
unless	O
a	O
code	O
is	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
these	O
were	O
called	O
capsules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
the	O
player	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
to	O
pay	O
to	O
use	O
Orbs	O
on	O
his	O
or	O
herself	O
and	O
may	O
find	O
coins	O
in	O
Orbs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
82	O
minigames	O
in	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
6	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mic	O
minigames	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
say	O
words	O
into	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
microphone	B-Application
to	O
perform	O
different	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
cited	O
great	O
family	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
fun	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
having	O
the	O
same	O
ideas	O
of	O
older	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
and	O
the	O
microphone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospectively	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
called	O
by	O
some	O
critics	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
day-and-night	O
system	O
as	O
an	O
innovation	O
that	O
sets	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
6	I-Device
apart	O
from	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
6	I-Device
sold	O
1.63	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
worst-selling	O
home	O
console	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
