<s>
Wii	B-Application
Party	I-Application
is	O
a	O
party	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
heavily	O
borrows	O
game	O
play	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
series	O
,	O
another	O
Nintendo	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
series	O
that	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
did	O
not	O
produce	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Application
Party	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
by	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
in	O
a	O
Financial	O
Results	O
Briefing	O
on	O
May	O
7	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Party	I-Application
U	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Application
Party	I-Application
features	O
nine	O
different	O
game	O
modes	O
divided	O
between	O
three	O
categories	O
:	O
Party	O
Games	O
,	O
House	O
Party	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
Pair	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
modes	O
integrate	O
use	O
of	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Partys	O
80	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
House	O
Party	O
Games	O
are	O
activities	O
that	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
players	O
 '	O
environments	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
them	O
prohibiting	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
's	O
wrist	O
strap	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
unique	O
ways	O
the	O
controller	O
is	O
being	O
manipulated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
Quick	O
Draw	O
,	O
is	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version.Animal	O
Tracker	O
:	O
This	O
game	O
involves	O
lining	O
up	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Remotes	O
so	O
all	O
players	O
can	O
reach	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
animal	O
comes	O
up	O
on	O
screen	O
and	O
makes	O
a	O
sound	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
each	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Remote	O
will	O
make	O
an	O
animal	O
sound	O
but	O
only	O
one	O
of	O
them	O
will	O
mimic	O
the	O
animal	O
sound	O
on	O
the	O
tv	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whoever	O
grabs	O
the	O
correct	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Remote	O
scores	O
a	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
to	O
3	O
points	O
wins.Hide	O
and	O
Hunt	O
:	O
One	O
player	O
hides	O
all	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Remotes	O
that	O
will	O
be	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
10	O
seconds	O
,	O
each	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Remote	O
will	O
make	O
an	O
animal	O
sound	O
to	O
make	O
locating	O
them	O
easier.Time	O
Bomb	O
:	O
Only	O
one	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Remote	O
is	O
used	O
regardless	O
of	O
number	O
of	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
is	O
shaken	O
too	O
much	O
or	O
the	O
wrong	O
button	O
is	O
pressed	O
,	O
the	O
bomb	O
will	O
explode.Word	O
Bomb	O
:	O
Only	O
one	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Remote	O
is	O
used	O
regardless	O
of	O
number	O
of	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
several	O
of	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
's	O
key	O
designers	O
left	O
to	O
work	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
subsidiary	O
NDcube	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Application
Party	I-Application
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
by	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
during	O
a	O
presentation	O
to	O
investors	O
at	O
E3	O
2010	O
on	O
May	O
7	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
Iwata	O
Asks	O
interview	O
,	O
NDcube	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
One	O
of	O
the	O
attractions	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
is	O
that	O
you	O
can	O
play	O
with	O
your	O
favorite	O
character	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
"	O
thought	O
that	O
using	O
Mii	O
characters	O
would	O
strengthen	O
the	O
impression	O
that	O
you	O
yourself	O
are	O
playing	O
together	O
with	O
your	O
friends.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Iwata	O
also	O
hoped	O
"	O
people	O
will	O
play	O
Wii	B-Application
Party	I-Application
for	O
years	O
to	O
come	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
standard	O
in	O
party	O
game	O
software.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
awarded	O
Wii	B-Application
Party	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
minigames	O
and	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
also	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
blast	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
believe	O
that	O
Wii	B-Application
Party	I-Application
is	O
"	O
faster	O
and	O
better	O
"	O
than	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
also	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8/10	O
,	O
citing	O
that	O
"	O
A	O
common	O
complaint	O
about	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
is	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
too	O
many	O
things	O
that	O
slow	O
gameplay	O
down	O
to	O
a	O
near	O
halt	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
multiple	O
traps	O
on	O
one	O
game	O
board	O
and	O
waiting	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
finish	O
his	O
or	O
her	O
turn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Application
Party	I-Application
avoids	O
this	O
by	O
speeding	O
up	O
gameplay	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phil	O
Kollar	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
stated	O
in	O
a	O
negative	O
review	O
that	O
"	O
Wii	B-Application
Party	I-Application
's	O
80-plus	O
minigames	O
share	O
the	O
same	O
uneven	O
quality	O
I	O
've	O
come	O
to	O
expect	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
,	O
which	O
makes	O
sense	O
given	O
that	O
many	O
of	O
them	O
are	O
iterations	O
of	O
games	O
from	O
that	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
gave	O
players	O
multiple	O
boards	O
to	O
play	O
through	O
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Party	I-Application
features	O
multiple	O
game	O
types	O
,	O
each	O
less	O
exciting	O
than	O
the	O
last.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Party	I-Application
sold	O
230,000	O
units	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
best-selling	O
game	O
that	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
