Best Mario Party Games Of All Time

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Image: Nintendo Life

Update: With Mario Party 3 now available on Nintendo Switch Online’s Expansion Pack, we’re republishing this list to celebrate. Let’s-a-go!


If you had a Nintendo 64, there’s no doubt you managed to wrangle your family (or friends) in for a few games of a few multiplayer games featuring the Italian plumber at Christmas. But, of all of them, Mario Party may have spawned a few too many arguments that have spawned an amusing life-long legacy of familial rivalries and blistered hands.

There have been 17 main Mario Party games since the series debuted in 1998, and with that many titles out there, how on earth do you choose which Party to pack to your next school (or family) reunion? Well, we’re counting on you lovely lot for that. No, we don’t want any bickering — it’s our (your) job to give the stars out, not win them this time around. We asked you to rank every single Mario Party game that you’ve played, and below, you’ll be able to find out which one is the prime party candidate, and what should be left in their gift wrap and returned.

We’ve excluded the Japan-only arcade games and that rather odd GBA e-Reader title from the rankings — mostly because we’re old and we can’t afford to go to Japan to seek these gems out, or because the e-Reader is a fickle beast and never showed its face on European shores…

You can rank the Mario party games going forward. The order below is updated in real-time, and changed depending on the overall User Rating in our secret little database. Things might be very different the next time you look at this list. So, if you haven’t had the chance to hand out some stars, simply click the star by the game you want to rate below, and assign a score right now.

So, line up at the start, roll your dice, and move the appropriate number of spaces forward to see who comes out on top with the most stars:


Mario Party: The Top 100 (3DS)

Mario Party: The Top 100 (3DS)

Publisher: Nintendo / Developer: Nd Cube

Release Date: 10th Nov 2017 (USA) / 22nd Dec 2017 (UK/EU)
Mario Party Advance (GBA)

Mario Party Advance (GBA)

Publisher: Nintendo / Developer: Hudson Soft

Release Date: 28th Mar 2005 (USA) / 10th Jun 2005 (UK/EU)
Mario Party 10 (Wii U)

Mario Party 10 (Wii U)

Publisher: Nintendo / Developer: Nd Cube

Release Date: 20th Mar 2015 (USA) / 20th Mar 2015 (UK/EU)
Mario Party: Island Tour (3DS)

Mario Party: Island Tour (3DS)

Publisher: Nintendo / Developer: Nd Cube

Release Date: 22nd Nov 2013 (USA) / 17th Jan 2014 (UK/EU)
Mario Party 9 (Wii)

Mario Party 9 (Wii)

Publisher: Nintendo / Developer: Nd Cube

Release Date: 11th Mar 2012 (USA) / 2nd Mar 2012 (UK/EU)
Mario Party: Star Rush (3DS)

Mario Party: Star Rush (3DS)

Publisher: Nintendo / Developer: Nd Cube

Release Date: 4th Nov 2016 (USA) / 7th Oct 2016 (UK/EU)

Best Mario Party Games Of All Time Nintendo Life
Image: Nintendo Life

Update: With Mario Party 3 now available on Nintendo Switch Online’s Expansion Pack, we’re republishing this list to celebrate. Let’s-a-go!


If you had a Nintendo 64, there’s no doubt you managed to wrangle your family (or friends) in for a few games of a few multiplayer games featuring the Italian plumber at Christmas. But, of all of them, Mario Party may have spawned a few too many arguments that have spawned an amusing life-long legacy of familial rivalries and blistered hands.

There have been 17 main Mario Party games since the series debuted in 1998, and with that many titles out there, how on earth do you choose which Party to pack to your next school (or family) reunion? Well, we’re counting on you lovely lot for that. No, we don’t want any bickering — it’s our (your) job to give the stars out, not win them this time around. We asked you to rank every single Mario Party game that you’ve played, and below, you’ll be able to find out which one is the prime party candidate, and what should be left in their gift wrap and returned.

We’ve excluded the Japan-only arcade games and that rather odd GBA e-Reader title from the rankings — mostly because we’re old and we can’t afford to go to Japan to seek these gems out, or because the e-Reader is a fickle beast and never showed its face on European shores…

You can rank the Mario party games going forward. The order below is updated in real-time, and changed depending on the overall User Rating in our secret little database. Things might be very different the next time you look at this list. So, if you haven’t had the chance to hand out some stars, simply click the star by the game you want to rate below, and assign a score right now.

So, line up at the start, roll your dice, and move the appropriate number of spaces forward to see who comes out on top with the most stars:


Mario Party: The Top 100 (3DS)

Mario Party: The Top 100 (3DS)

Publisher: Nintendo / Developer: Nd Cube

Release Date: 10th Nov 2017 (USA) / 22nd Dec 2017 (UK/EU)
Mario Party Advance (GBA)

Mario Party Advance (GBA)

Publisher: Nintendo / Developer: Hudson Soft

Release Date: 28th Mar 2005 (USA) / 10th Jun 2005 (UK/EU)
Mario Party 10 (Wii U)

Mario Party 10 (Wii U)

Publisher: Nintendo / Developer: Nd Cube

Release Date: 20th Mar 2015 (USA) / 20th Mar 2015 (UK/EU)
Mario Party: Island Tour (3DS)

Mario Party: Island Tour (3DS)

Publisher: Nintendo / Developer: Nd Cube

Release Date: 22nd Nov 2013 (USA) / 17th Jan 2014 (UK/EU)
Mario Party 9 (Wii)

Mario Party 9 (Wii)

Publisher: Nintendo / Developer: Nd Cube

Release Date: 11th Mar 2012 (USA) / 2nd Mar 2012 (UK/EU)
Mario Party: Star Rush (3DS)

Mario Party: Star Rush (3DS)

Publisher: Nintendo / Developer: Nd Cube

Release Date: 4th Nov 2016 (USA) / 7th Oct 2016 (UK/EU)

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