<s>
is	O
a	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>
The	O
eleventh	O
main	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
complete	O
refresh	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
bringing	O
back	O
and	O
revitalizing	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
older	O
titles	O
while	O
also	O
introducing	O
new	O
ones	O
to	O
go	O
along	O
with	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
18.79	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
best-selling	B-Device
games	I-Device
on	I-Device
the	I-Device
system	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
Superstars	I-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
featuring	O
maps	O
remastered	O
from	O
earlier	O
entries	O
and	O
a	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
formula	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Party	I-Application
returns	O
to	O
the	O
traditional	O
turn-based	O
Mario	O
Party-style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
over	O
a	O
decade	O
,	O
a	O
format	O
that	O
had	O
remained	O
absent	O
from	O
home	O
console	O
entries	O
ever	O
since	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
9	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
with	O
one	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
controller	O
per	O
player	O
,	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
needing	O
additional	O
controllers	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standard	O
game	O
mode	O
,	O
"	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
"	O
,	O
features	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
taking	O
turns	O
independently	O
navigating	O
the	O
game	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minigames	O
vary	O
with	O
rules	O
and	O
playstyle	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
4-player	O
free-for-alls	O
,	O
2-on-2	O
or	O
1-on-3	O
matchups	O
,	O
or	O
utilizing	O
motion	B-Algorithm
controls	I-Algorithm
or	O
HD	O
Rumble	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
80	O
minigames	O
in	O
total	O
across	O
all	O
game	O
modes	O
where	O
the	O
objects	O
are	O
colored	O
according	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
7	O
’s	O
color	O
code	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
can	O
all	O
be	O
played	O
independently	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
board	O
in	O
the	O
Free	O
Play	O
section	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
major	O
difference	O
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
home	O
console	O
entries	O
is	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
character-specific	O
dice	O
blocks	O
:	O
each	O
character	O
has	O
a	O
unique	O
alternative	O
dice	O
block	O
that	O
has	O
a	O
different	O
selection	O
of	O
numbers	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
dice	O
block	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
slightly	O
higher	O
chance	O
of	O
3	O
's	O
(	O
Mario	B-Application
)	O
,	O
rolling	O
only	O
even	O
numbers	O
(	O
Peach	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
having	O
a	O
decent	O
chance	O
for	O
a	O
high	O
roll	O
but	O
an	O
equally	O
likely	O
chance	O
to	O
lose	O
coins	O
(	O
Bowser	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
major	O
difference	O
is	O
the	O
incorporation	O
of	O
the	O
ally	O
system	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
3DS	O
game	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
:	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Rush	I-Application
,	O
wherein	O
each	O
player	O
can	O
recruit	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
allies	O
from	O
the	O
roster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	O
the	O
standard	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
mode	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Party	I-Application
features	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
secondary	O
game	O
modes	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Partner	O
Party	O
"	O
,	O
has	O
two	O
teams	O
of	O
two	O
players	O
also	O
searching	O
for	O
stars	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
players	O
are	O
free	O
to	O
move	O
in	O
any	O
direction	O
and	O
cross	O
their	O
own	O
path	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Toad	O
Scramble	O
"	O
mode	O
from	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
Star	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
"	O
Sound	O
Stage	O
"	O
,	O
players	O
compete	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
motion-controlled	B-Algorithm
rhythm	O
games	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
difficulty	O
settings	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
the	O
highest	O
score	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
wins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
multiplayer-focused	O
game	O
mode	O
is	O
"	O
Toad	O
's	O
Rec	O
Room	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
take	O
multiple	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
consoles	O
and	O
arrange	O
and	O
synchronize	O
them	O
to	O
create	O
larger	O
,	O
multi-monitor	B-General_Concept
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
major	O
game	O
mode	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Party	I-Application
is	O
"	O
Challenge	O
Road	O
"	O
,	O
essentially	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
campaign	O
wherein	O
the	O
player	O
participates	O
in	O
every	O
single	O
minigame	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
those	O
from	O
River	O
Survival	O
and	O
Sound	O
Stage	O
,	O
now	O
with	O
unique	O
challenges	O
associated	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	O
local	O
play	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Party	I-Application
features	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
board	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
and	O
Partner	O
Party	O
,	O
were	O
restricted	O
to	O
offline	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
on	O
27	O
April	O
2021	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
patch	O
update	O
1.1.0	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
for	O
full	O
access	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
,	O
Partner	O
Party	O
,	O
and	O
Free	O
Play	O
for	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
update	O
also	O
allows	O
for	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
's	O
built-in	O
invite	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Party	I-Application
features	O
the	O
largest	O
roster	O
of	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
series	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
roster	O
includes	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
Peach	O
,	O
Daisy	O
,	O
Rosalina	O
,	O
Wario	O
,	O
Waluigi	O
,	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
,	O
Koopa	O
Troopa	O
,	O
Hammer	O
Bro	O
,	O
Dry	O
Bones	O
,	O
Shy	O
Guy	O
,	O
Boo	O
,	O
Bowser	O
,	O
and	O
Bowser	O
Jr.	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
whom	O
are	O
returning	O
characters	O
,	O
with	O
Bowser	O
being	O
fully	O
playable	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
playable	O
characters	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
include	O
Diddy	O
Kong	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
only	O
previously	O
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
handheld	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
games	O
;	O
Pom	O
Pom	O
,	O
Goomba	O
,	O
and	O
Monty	O
Mole	O
,	O
none	O
of	O
whom	O
have	O
previously	O
been	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
,	O
although	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
former	O
's	O
debut	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
latter	O
two	O
have	O
appeared	O
as	O
NPCs	O
throughout	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Party	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
NDcube	O
,	O
who	O
have	O
handled	O
every	O
single	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
title	O
since	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
9	I-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
revealed	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Party	I-Application
on	O
12	O
June	O
2018	O
during	O
their	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
presentation	O
for	O
E3	O
2018	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
release	O
on	O
5	O
October	O
2018	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
stated	O
that	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Party	I-Application
would	O
not	O
support	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Pro	O
Controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
September	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Party	I-Application
would	O
not	O
support	O
handheld	O
mode	O
,	O
owing	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
supports	O
one	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
per	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Party	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
highest-rated	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
since	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samuel	O
Claiborn	O
of	O
IGN	O
claimed	O
that	O
"	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Party	I-Application
is	O
the	O
best	O
Party	O
in	O
two	O
console	O
generations	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
delivers	O
the	O
couch	O
multiplayer	O
experience	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
famous	O
for	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evan	O
Slead	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
like	O
Ramée	O
,	O
emphatically	O
welcomed	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
car	O
mechanic	O
from	O
the	O
two	O
previous	O
home	O
console	O
entries	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
9	I-Application
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
10	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
common	O
points	O
of	O
criticism	O
were	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
only	O
four	O
boards	O
for	O
both	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
and	O
Partner	O
Party	O
,	O
severely	O
limiting	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
replayability	O
according	O
to	O
many	O
outlets	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
restriction	O
of	O
only	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
the	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Party	I-Application
sold	O
142,868	O
physical	O
copies	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
two	O
days	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
outpacing	O
its	O
two	O
home	O
console	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Party	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
#5	O
on	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
sales	O
charts	O
for	O
physical	O
copies	O
sold	O
,	O
even	O
during	O
a	O
very	O
crowded	O
release	O
schedule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
31	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
total	O
sales	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Party	I-Application
reached	O
over	O
1.5	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
far	O
exceeding	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
expectations	O
and	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
game	O
since	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
6	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Total	O
worldwide	O
sales	O
reached	O
17.78	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
31	O
March	O
2022	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
seventh	O
best-selling	B-Device
game	I-Device
on	I-Device
the	I-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
Switch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
