With the sheer impossibility of having your friends round for some party games, online games became a mainstream activity for people to keep connected and have some fun beyond Zoom quiz nights. The big one, of course, was a global pandemic. So why did it take so long for Nintendo to realise the necessity of online in Super Mario Party? It seems like quite a simple update to make, but its taken a lot to force the change, when many titles had already embraced the opportunity of online play, and big new party games like Jackbox have cornered the market already. There’s no doubt that the addition of an online mode will see Super Mario Party surge to the top of people’s party game lists, but in its absence a whole host of traditionally couch co-op games have made the move already. Understandably, this fell a bit flat with Nintendo lovers, who in an increasingly globalised online landscape saw one of the best party games left behind to gather dust. 10 out of 80 mini games were available to play online with friends, and it was impossible to play the main feature ‘Mario Party’ board game (where you would compete with friends in minigames to earn stars and move across the board) online. Since its original release in 2018, the iconic couch co-op game has been restricted to, well… just the couch. It’s been three long years, but Super Mario Party’s latest update will have many thinking it’s a brand new game.
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