Mario Party: Island Tour will not feature online multiplayer, according to a Nintendo representative at a recent demo event. The game, however, can be played using one card in Download Play. Island Tour is Mario Party’s début on 3DS. The title marks the series’ third portable entry, preceded by Mario Party Advance and Mario Party DS. Mushroom Kingdom’s beach party starts November 22 in North America, Winter 2013 in Japan and 2014 in Europe.
Source: Nintendo World Report
MikeIsaPoet
Heavily reconsidering my possible purchase.
MikeIsaPoet
Correct me if I’m wrong but doesn’t Wii Party U have online? No reason for Mario Party not to anymore.
Lou
Is someone else finally seeing that this company might not be going in the right direction? Lack of online play for this game is absurd.
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Holly
Ugh…the last good Mario Party game came and went years ago, apparently. …Unless Nintendo does something about it. I still have a sliver of hope!
MikeIsaPoet
Hey. MP9 was good. Don’t hate because it’s different. MP8 was pure garbage.
And no Lou, MP not having online isn’t making me go insane and whiny and shutting down my Nintendo Government just because of one game’s lack of online.
Rakim Reid
@MikeIsAPoet: Wii Party U doesn’t have online multiplayer either — another unfortunate case.
@Holly: I played the first Mario Party all the time when I was a kid. But I haven’t picked up any recent entries in a while. Online multiplayer would help make my purchase easier.
MikeIsaPoet
I thought I heard Party U had some sort of online function. Huh.
Damn, now it looks like I’ll go without a MP game. That’s fine…my collection is already half-there. Still need MP3, 4, and 7. Screw 8 that game is the biggest piece of trash I’ve ever played. Love 9, it’s a great deviation.
BornFlunky
Well, the love of Mario Party is playing on your couch with friends or family. Yeah, online would be a nice function, but at the same time, I feel like it would cheapen the point of the game. But yeah, ultimately, it sucks.
They’re gearing up to include online play, though. Sochi Olympics, Smash Bros., etc.
Rakim Reid
@BornFlunky: I agree. Still, in the series earlier days, I dreamed to play this game beyond the confines of my living room since my friends lived in a different state.
Mattiac
It’s so typical Nintendo! 🙁 They STILL don’t get online! 🙁
Lou
Mattiac – I agree. What’s weird is that they did it for Mario Kart Wii very well. So it’s not as if they can’t. They must choose not to?