E-Reader Mario Party

by Nintendo

Product Features

• comes with 64 cards (some featuring mini games embedded in Dot Code) and a play mat. [
• Collect coin cards to buy items cards and - best of all - special challenge cards encoded with microdot patterns that contain minigames.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00008BFYP
• Item Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: February 19, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,073 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Playable as a standalone product or with Nintendo's e-Card Reader peripheral, Mario Party-e is a card game inspired by the Mario Party series. Up to four players can take part in the game, which begins with five cards being dealt to each player from a deck of sixty-four. Thereafter, each player takes a turn to draw a card from the deck. The cards themselves are divided into several categories: Coin, Item, Blocker, SuperStar, Chaos, Duel, and Search cards. As in the console Mario Party games, coins are the currency and can be used to purchase items, challenges, and other necessities from competing players.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun game for family., April 30, 2003

By 

"dad_with_kids" (Bay Area,Ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: E-Reader Mario Party (Video Game)

After our 1000th game of Uno, my family needed a new card game.

So, we gave Mario Party a try.

First off- You don't need an E-Read to play this game.
It was really dubious from the box whether that was the case or not.
You will need to have a coin handy for the "chance" part of the game.

With that said, this game has been very popular with my 5 year old son and 8 year old daughter.

The rules were mercilessly simple (compared to the un-playable Harry Potter Quiditch card game), and we were up and playing almost instantly.

For my 5 year old son, we played open handed the first few games so he got the gist of what each card meant (there is a text explanation of how to play special cards that needs explaining.) After that, he now associates the character on the card with what it does.

My only "complaint" with the game is it can take awhile to finish; I'd say for 3 players, 30-40 minutes is the norm.

Like most games, the fate of the game is largely chance based. However, like Uno, some skill and thought can definitely help you to win the game. (Should I save this card or use it now... what happens if I do / don't do this now. Etc. )

It those characteristics of the game that I enjoy seeing my kids work on.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More fun than Uno ever was, March 3, 2003

By 

Daniel Ziniti (Weymouth, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: E-Reader Mario Party (Video Game)

Looks like nintendo really knows what the e-reader can be used for. While all other e-reader cards thus far were either completely dependant upon the e-reader for fun or barely used the e-reader (pokemon-e cards only sport extras), Mario Party-e is fun as a standalone game or with the e-reader! The card game is fun and the mini games make the game crazy.

My brother and I played a bunch of times the other day. Just as i thought i would win- a minigame resulted in him taking all my progress. the lead switches hands at the whim of minigames. The whole experience is fun and each game is different.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lets Party!, February 17, 2003

By 

Deborah Pawelski (Greenfields, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: E-Reader Mario Party (Video Game)

Mario Party e brings a wonderful card game from Nintendo's hit game Mario Party. On each colorful card there's some excitement to the game. You need Coin cards to play certain cards like duel item and some chaos cards. Chaos cards are a fun way to mix up the fun. Sometimes you can take some of your opponent's cards. Blocker cards prevent any of your opponents to try and take your cards. With Deul cards, you need a game boy advance to pick an opponent and let the duel begin. Whoever wins follows the directions on the card. Item cards you have to collect three and play a superstar card to win! Superstar cards you need to win the game or you can use them to steal an item card. Search cards you can play a mini game and if you win you are allowed to search your opponents hand or the deck for cards. So shuffle the deck, deal the cards, and Let's Party!