<s>
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
8	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2007	O
party	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
eighth	O
main	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
final	O
home	O
console	O
entry	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
,	O
as	O
NDcube	O
took	O
over	O
development	O
duties	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
9	I-Application
onwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
8	I-Application
features	O
characters	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
in	O
which	O
four	O
human	O
-	O
or	O
computer-controlled	O
characters	O
compete	O
in	O
a	O
board	O
game	O
interspersed	O
with	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
8	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
motion	O
controls	O
but	O
voicing	O
disapproval	O
of	O
its	O
outdated	O
visuals	O
and	O
single-player	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
8	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Device
games	I-Device
on	I-Device
the	I-Device
Wii	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
8	I-Application
is	O
hosted	O
by	O
two	O
new	O
original	O
characters	O
,	O
MC	O
Ballyhoo	O
and	O
his	O
talking	O
top	O
hat	O
Big	O
Top	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
could	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
Miis	O
saved	O
in	O
the	O
Mii	O
Channel	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
boards	O
are	O
classic	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
in	O
nature	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
attempting	O
to	O
reach	O
locations	O
where	O
they	O
can	O
buy	O
a	O
star	O
for	O
20	O
coins	O
(	O
10	O
coins	O
in	O
King	O
Boo	O
's	O
Haunted	O
Hideaway	O
and	O
free	O
in	O
Goomba	O
's	O
Booty	O
Boardwalk	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
distance	O
required	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
star	O
)	O
,	O
others	O
are	O
more	O
varied	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Candy	O
is	O
the	O
new	O
item	O
that	O
is	O
introduced	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
least	O
once	O
per	O
turn	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
8	I-Application
has	O
the	O
players	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
a	O
minigame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
the	O
minigames	O
rely	O
on	O
the	O
unique	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
instead	O
require	O
players	O
to	O
hold	O
the	O
controller	O
sideways	O
and	O
use	O
only	O
the	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
over	O
73	O
minigames	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
of	O
8	O
types	O
:	O
4-player	O
free-for-all	O
,	O
1-vs.-3	O
,	O
2-vs.-2	O
,	O
Battle	O
,	O
Duel	O
,	O
Challenge	O
,	O
Extra	O
,	O
and	O
Last	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
8	I-Application
has	O
fourteen	O
playable	O
characters	O
:	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Toad	O
,	O
Princess	O
Daisy	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
Birdo	O
,	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
,	O
Toadette	O
,	O
Wario	O
,	O
Waluigi	O
,	O
Boo	O
,	O
Dry	O
Bones	O
,	O
Blooper	O
,	O
and	O
Hammer	O
Bro	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
two	O
being	O
unlockable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
also	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
their	O
Mii	O
characters	O
created	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Mii	O
Channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
8	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2006	O
at	O
an	O
event	O
held	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
one	O
month	O
before	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
had	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
game	O
Mind	B-Application
Quiz	I-Application
pulled	O
from	O
the	O
shelves	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
word	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
8	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Common	O
Sense	O
Media	O
reviewer	O
Erin	O
Bell	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
"	O
Still	O
a	O
good	O
kids	O
 '	O
party	O
game	O
,	O
now	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
fun	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
The	O
Grim	O
Wiiper	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
all	O
knew	O
when	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
launched	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
strong	O
first-party	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third-party	O
stuff	O
,	O
while	O
interesting	O
,	O
has	O
n't	O
exactly	O
set	O
the	O
world	O
on	O
fire	O
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
owners	O
have	O
been	O
waiting	O
patiently--or	O
not	O
so	O
patiently--for	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
throw	O
open	O
their	O
front	O
doors	O
,	O
Willy	O
Wonka-style	O
,	O
and	O
introduce	O
us	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
magical	O
first-party	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
Matt	O
Casamassina	O
of	O
IGN	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
single-player	O
mode	O
as	O
"	O
torture	O
"	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
graphics	O
do	O
n't	O
even	O
impress	O
as	O
a	O
GCN	B-Application
title	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
critic	O
Dan	O
Hsu	O
did	O
not	O
enjoy	O
the	O
game	O
either	O
,	O
and	O
criticized	O
its	O
needless	O
dialogue	O
,	O
repetitive	O
cut-scenes	O
and	O
minigames	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
8	I-Application
could	O
've	O
used	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
of	O
that	O
creativity	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
throughout	O
the	O
whole	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
we	O
get	O
a	O
really	O
disappointing	O
(	O
but	O
,	O
as	O
mentioned	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
this	O
review	O
,	O
inevitably	O
still	O
entertaining	O
)	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
debut	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perhaps	O
the	O
next	O
game	O
will	O
truly	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
controls	O
through	O
and	O
through.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
want	O
this	O
game	O
so	O
you	O
can	O
share	O
it	O
with	O
friends	O
and	O
family	O
who	O
have	O
played	O
it	O
before	O
then	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
fits	O
the	O
bill	O
perfectly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Spy	O
's	O
David	O
Gibbon	O
gave	O
it	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
essentially	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
title	O
ported	O
over	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
with	O
some	O
last	O
minute	O
remote	O
controls	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
like	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
then	O
you	O
will	O
probably	O
enjoy	O
much	O
of	O
what	O
this	O
has	O
to	O
offer	O
,	O
but	O
Nintendo	O
really	O
need	O
to	O
do	O
better	O
next	O
time	O
if	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
have	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
gamers	O
falling	O
at	O
their	O
feet.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
4:3	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
and	O
add	O
sidebars	O
in	O
widescreen	O
was	O
widely	O
panned	O
as	O
lazy	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
potentially	O
causing	O
burn-in	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
critics	O
theorized	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
meant	O
to	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
last	O
minute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2008	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
reported	O
that	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
8	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
1,153,648	O
copies	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
4	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
that	O
had	O
surpassed	O
sales	O
of	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	B-Device
Wii	I-Device
game	I-Device
behind	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
(	O
2,663,938	O
units	O
)	O
and	O
Wii	B-Application
Play	I-Application
(	O
2,139,084	O
units	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
sell	O
7.6	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
tenth	O
best-selling	B-Device
Wii	I-Device
game	I-Device
of	O
all-time	O
.	O
</s>
