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In Mario Party 8, a circus ringmaster named “McBallyhoo� has invited Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Yoshi, Birdo, Wario, Waluigi, Toad, Toadette, Boo, Dry Bones, Hammer Bro. and Blooper to his new carnival. Once there Bowser comes and breaks all the rides, and they have to party to get them back.

Characters will let out an exclamation through the Wii Remote speaker the player is controlling, signifying it is his/her turn to play.

The game is known to have at least 75 new mini-games that all utilize the Wii’s capabilities as well as 6 new boards, and 12 different modes of play.

Miis from the Mii Channel on the Wii have been shown in the background of a mini-game, possibly suggesting the re-appearance of Miis in other mini-games.

Mario Party 8 also includes four “minigame-infused� board games, such as Tic-Tac Drop, where players can put the next mark on the board by winning a minigame, and Table Menace, a play-on-words titled mini-game based on Table Tennis.

The game’s camera has been redesigned to closely follow the characters’ movements at a low angle placed “on the board�, as opposed to the high angle shot looking down on the characters used in all previous installments of the series, in order to make the game feel more engaging.