<s>
is	O
a	O
2021	O
party	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
NDcube	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
twelfth	O
home	O
console	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
following	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Party	I-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
five	O
remade	O
boards	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
trilogy	O
and	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
100	O
minigames	O
curated	O
from	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
game	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Top	I-Application
100	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Party	I-Application
,	O
Superstars	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
button	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
Superstars	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
who	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
history	O
with	O
its	O
classic	O
minigames	O
and	O
boards	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
online	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
Superstars	I-Application
features	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
eight	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
series	O
,	O
without	O
the	O
vehicle	O
mechanics	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
numbered	O
console	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
100	O
minigames	O
are	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
55	O
of	O
which	O
originate	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
N64	B-Operating_System
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
presentation	O
revealed	O
and	O
featured	O
remakes	O
of	O
the	O
boards	O
"	O
Peach	O
's	O
Birthday	O
Cake	O
"	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
and	O
"	O
Space	O
Land	O
"	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygons	O
Ryan	O
Gilliam	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
boards	O
included	O
events	O
not	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
versions	O
;	O
moreover	O
,	O
he	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
borrowed	O
assets	O
—	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
—	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Party	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
presentation	O
also	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Birdo	O
will	O
return	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
since	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
9	I-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
game	O
board	O
announced	O
was	O
"	O
Woody	O
Woods	O
"	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
revealed	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
broadcast	O
on	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
the	O
final	O
two	O
boards	O
were	O
revealed	O
,	O
being	O
"	O
Yoshi	O
's	O
Tropical	O
Island	O
"	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
and	O
"	O
Horror	O
Land	O
"	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
minigames	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
which	O
required	O
players	O
to	O
rotate	O
the	O
analog	O
stick	O
as	O
fast	O
as	O
they	O
could	O
make	O
a	O
return	O
in	O
Superstars	O
;	O
these	O
minigames	O
feature	O
a	O
warning	O
not	O
to	O
rotate	O
the	O
analog	O
stick	O
with	O
the	O
palm	O
of	O
the	O
hand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
Superstars	I-Application
has	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
80/100	O
based	O
on	O
88	O
reviews	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mitchell	O
Saltzman	O
of	O
IGN	O
gave	O
a	O
favorable	O
review	O
,	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
Superstars	I-Application
is	O
an	O
amalgamation	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
boards	O
,	O
minigames	O
,	O
mechanics	O
,	O
and	O
quality	O
of	O
life	O
improvements	O
from	O
the	O
whole	O
series	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
best	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
has	O
been	O
in	O
a	O
very	O
long	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
Superstars	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
5.43	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
