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A portion of a Game Informer review...

There are things about Mario Party 9 that make it a better experience than previous entries, but overall it’s still a disheartening experience. The best times I experienced with the game were the times when co-workers and I were laughing at each other’s stupid mistakes while playing, but you really don’t need a video game to fuel stupid mistakes worth laughing at.

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Mario Party 9 is the best Mario Party since the series reached its heights in the early GameCube days (for the record, Mario Party 5 and Mario Party 6 are my favorites). But throughout its many generations, Mario Party has carried a fatal flaw, buried deep in its DNA: In spite of your proficiency at...

A portion of a MNN review...

You would be hard pressed to find as many games that deliver the fun, charm and sheer enjoyment you’ll get from Mario Party 9, and for that reason alone this game comes highly recommended.

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A portion of a GamesRadar review...

You'll love
More balanced than ever
New, addictive minigames
Boss battles a nice touch

You'll hate
Linear stages get predictable
Some fans may miss random cruelty
Minigames can become infrequent

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SSX returns after an extended hiatus and goes straight up the leaderboards to take the first place finish in its debut week. According to Chart-Track, there hasn't been a new SSX installment in about five year and the latest is the first time the franchise has every premiered in the top spot. The closest it ever got before was SSX 3 back in 2003, and even then it had half the sales.

EA also holds the second place spot with FIFA 12, as the prior week's Vita launch titles begin sliding down the charts. Mario Party 9 debuted in third, but due to not being stocked by retailer Game over the company's current financial condition, it would have likely done better. Check out the UK top ten after the break.

A portion of a Fancensus review...

What was once a series in danger of becoming stagnant and forgotten has been given the shake-up it so desperately needed. While you could argue it’s not exactly revolutionising the party game genre, gather four people together and you’ll discover one of the best multiplayer experiences on the Wii yet.

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#watchthis We've recorded the intro scene of Mario Party 9, the ninth installment in Nintendo's popular multiplayer series that will be out on March 11 for Wii. More »

Thanks to Teneightyfreefall for the heads up!