Bake a cake and kiss some of your treasured porcelain dolls on the mantel near the television goodbye because today is the day that Mario Party 8 comes out. In celebration of such an occassion, I thought I would post the commercial so you could see for yourself the kind of damage you and your friends can potentially inflict in your living room, with multiple players. Jumping rope and paddling a boat sounds like a fun group activity on the Wii, but get too close to one of your friends and I am telling you some one is going to end up at the emergency room. If you're inviting people over to play, I suggest you get their blood types before they arrive and giving out goodie bags filled with gauze. Kim Phu

Mario Party 8 TV Ad [Codename Revolution]

Did You Know?

Nintendo's Mario Party 8 Brings the Carnival to Town

Nintendo is bringing the carnival to town, and this time the party is
going to get players up and moving. Mario Party(R) 8 is the first Mario Party
game for Wii(TM) from Nintendo, and the first in the series to incorporate
motion controls.

In this carnival-themed excursion, players might use the Wii Remote(TM) to
punch the air to chip away at a statue, point it at the screen to shoot at
targets or balance it like a tightrope walker's pole. The amazing functions of
the Wii Remote add a new level of hilarious competition. This new Mario Party
installment includes new boards, characters, moves and minigames.

Since the original Mario Party debuted in 1999 on Nintendo(R) 64, the
franchise has been a perpetual fan favorite, selling nearly 6.5 million in the
United States alone. It's the video game version of a board game, where each
player takes a turn moving spaces. Then everyone competes in a fast-paced
minigame at the end of the round. Its controls are fun and easy enough that
every member of the family can join in. Mario Party 8 lets players get into
the action like never before, and is a great follow-up for gamers and families
who had fun competing in Wii Sports(TM).

Mario Party 8, Rated E for Everyone, launches May 29. For more information
about Mario Party 8, please visit http://www.MarioParty.com.

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