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'''''Mario Party 8''''' is the eighth installment of the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'']] series on a home console, the first ''Mario Party'' game for the [[Wii]], and the thirteenth game overall in the series. It is also the last ''Mario Party'' home console game to be developed by [[Hudson Soft]] before [[NDcube]] received control of the series. It was first released in North America on May 29, 2007, and finally released in Hong Kong and South Korea on July 12, 2008, over a year later. It became a [[Nintendo Selects]] title in Europe on March 22, 2013.

''Mario Party 8'' is notable for its strong use of the [[Wii#Wii Remote|Wii Remote]] and its motion control capabilities in [[minigame]]s. Players are required to perform various gestures in lieu of traditional button/joystick controls. Common motions include pointing-and-shooting, shaking, waving, turning, and twisting the Wii Remote. Player-created [[Mii]]s are featured in this game, often showing up within crowds and even in certain minigames, such as [[Sugar Rush (minigame)|Sugar Rush]]. They may also serve as the player's character in Extra Mode. By playing regular party games, minigames, and completing the Star Battle Arena mode, players can earn [[Carnival Card]]s, which may be spent to unlock figures and game features.

''Mario Party 8'' features six boards, five of which are available from the start of a new save file. Although one board, [[DK's Treetop Temple]], features the classic formula for obtaining a [[Star (Mario Party series)|Star]] (reaching a changing [[Star Space]] and trading 20 [[coin]]s), the other five boards employ unique conditions for collecting Stars. Replacing the [[Orb]]s/Capsules from the previous ''Mario Party'' titles are [[Candy (Mario Party 8)|Candies]], which can be collected and used for a variety of purposes, including using extra [[Dice Block]]s, moving to a different space, and stealing coins from rivals.

[[File:MarioParty8StarCarnivalWin.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Yoshi]] is declared the winner of the Star Battle Arena, receiving a year's supply of [[Candy (Mario Party 8)|Candy]], the title of Superstar, and the [[Star Rod (Mario Party 8)|Star Rod]].]]

In ''Mario Party 8'', the exuberant ringmaster [[MC Ballyhoo]] and his talking hat, [[Big Top]], have invited [[Mario]] and the rest of the crew to the [[Star Carnival]]. Ballyhoo holds a special event, the Star Battle Arena, in which a contestant must win five successive party duels across the five standard boards. The winner will be crowned the carnival's Superstar and receive a year's supply of [[Candy (Mario Party 8)|Candy]].

Once the player has claimed victory in all five duels, Ballyhoo holds an award ceremony to present a special reward. In addition to the year's supply of Candy, the player is promised the magical [[Star Rod (Mario Party 8)|Star Rod]]. Before the player can receive their reward, however, [[Bowser]] swoops in and steals the Star Rod before retreating to his special board, [[Bowser's Warped Orbit]]. The player and Ballyhoo then follow Bowser for one final duel.

After the player triumphs over Bowser's chosen minion (either [[Blooper]] or [[Hammer Bro]]), he begrudgingly returns the Star Rod. However, mere seconds later, Bowser changes his mind and challenges the player to a [[Superstar Showdown|final showdown]] for the Star Rod. Using the Star Rod's magical powers, the player defeats Bowser, and returns to the carnival with Ballyhoo. At long last, the player is declared the Superstar, and the credits roll.

[[File:MP8 Title.png|thumb|250px|The title screen displays the twelve characters available from the start, along with [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Bowser]].]]

If one player encounters another while under the effects of Duelo Candy, or lands on a [[Duel Space|VS Space]] (Star Battle Arena/Duel Battle only), they will duel in a 1-on-1 minigame. The winner throws a dart at a spinning wheel to determine what prize they collect from the loser. If the challenger wins, they will be able to take Stars or coins, whereas if the other player wins, they will only be able to take coins.

*'''Candy Star''': Awarded to the player or team who used the most Candy. This Bonus Star is currently exclusive to this game.

*'''Green Star''': Awarded to the player or team who landed on the most [[Event Space|Green Space]]s.

*'''Running Star''': Awarded to the player or team who traveled the most spaces. Teleportation mechanics and other means of movement besides a player's dice roll do not count toward this bonus.

*'''Shopping Star''': Awarded to the player or team who spent the most coins in the [[Candy Shop]]s. Simply visiting a Candy Shop without purchasing anything does not count toward this bonus.

*'''Red Star''': Awarded to the player or team who landed on the most Red Spaces. Landing on [[Bowser Space]]s does not count toward this bonus.

[[File:Party Tent Character Selection screen.png|thumb|300px|The character selection screen showing all fourteen characters available]]

''Mario Party 8'' features a total of fifteen playable characters (fourteen in the main roster). All twelve playable characters from ''[[Mario Party 7]]'' return, alongside the introduction of Blooper, Hammer Bro, and [[Mii]]s, the third of whom only being usable in the Extras Zone. This marks the first playable appearance of Blooper in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise.

 

![[File:MP8 Mario Icon.png|25px]] {{color-link|Mario|darkred}}

![[File:MP8 Luigi Icon.png|25px]] {{color-link|Luigi|DarkOliveGreen}}

![[File:PrincessPeachEmblem.png|25px]] [[Princess Peach|{{color|Peach|MediumVioletRed}}]]

![[File:MP8 Yoshi Icon.png|25px]] {{color-link|Yoshi|DarkOliveGreen}}

![[File:DaisyEmblem.png|25px]] [[Princess Daisy|{{color|Daisy|chocolate}}]]

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![[File:Booemblem.png|25px]] {{color-link|Boo|steelblue}}

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![[File:Birdobow.png|25px]] {{color-link|Birdo|MediumVioletRed}}

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![[File:Blooperemblem.png|25px]] {{color-link|Blooper|DarkSlateGray}} (new)

![[File:Hammerbroemblem.png|25px]] {{color-link|Hammer Bro|DarkOliveGreen}} (new)

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Blooper and Hammer Bro are unlockable by defeating them in Star Battle Arena. One of the two characters will always be randomly chosen to compete against the player in the duel on Bowser's Warped Orbit. In order to avoid dueling the same unlockable character twice, it is recommended to complete the second Star Battle Arena playthrough using whichever character was unlocked during the first.

Ever since ''[[Mario Party 4]]'', players can fight in a tag-team match. In said matches, two teams are formed from two players each. In ''[[Mario Party 5]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 6]]'', team names have been chosen from specific character pairings. This is a returning feature in ''Mario Party 8'', after being absent in ''Mario Party 7''. Below are the possible name combinations in English and in French:

!{{color|Mario|darkred}}!!{{color|Luigi|DarkOliveGreen}}!!{{color|Peach|MediumVioletRed}}!!{{color|Yoshi|DarkOliveGreen}}!!{{color|Wario|purple}}!!{{color|Daisy|chocolate}}!!{{color|Waluigi|indigo}}!!{{color|Toad|darkred}}!!{{color|Boo|steelblue}}!!{{color|Toadette|MediumVioletRed}}!!{{color|Birdo|MediumVioletRed}}!!{{color|Dry Bones|DarkSlateGray}}!!{{color|Blooper|DarkSlateGray}}!!{{color|Hammer Bro|DarkOliveGreen}}

|'''{{color|Mario|darkred}}'''||N/A||Mario Bros.<br>Les Frères Mario||Power Players<br>Les Amoureux||Fan Favorites<br>Les Vedettes||Big Sarrios<br>Les Némésis||Flower Players<br>Les Jolis Coeurs||'Stache Clashers<br>Les Faux Frères||Fungi Fun Guys<br>Les Inséparables||Soul Bros.<br>Les Connaissances||Marionettes<br>Les Marionnettes||Super Snozzios<br>Les Rocambolesques||BBQ Ribs<br>Les Implacables||'Stache Splashers<br>Les Nageurs||Heavy-Blow Bros.<br>Les Ecraseurs

|'''{{color|Luigi|DarkOliveGreen}}'''||Mario Bros.<br>Les Frères Mario||N/A||Waltzing Brawlers<br>Les Improbables||Green Machine<br>Les Petits Poids||Green 'n' Greedy<br>Les Pseudo Bros.||Tango Tanglers<br>Les Discrets||Lean 'n' Mean<br>Les Inconciliables||Savage Sidekicks<br>Les Imperturbables||Scaredy Pants<br>Les Fantastiques||Cha-Cha Chasers<br>Les Inattendus||Samba Smashers<br>Les Swingueurs||Cry Bones<br>Les Peureux||Blooper Scoopers<br>Les Aquariophiles||Longtime-Foe Bros.<br>Les Vieux Ennemis  

|'''{{color|Peach|MediumVioletRed}}'''||Power Players<br>Les Amoureux||Waltzing Brawlers<br>Les Improbables||N/A||Kind Hearts<br>Les Chérubins||Sugar 'n' Spies<br>Les Extravagants||Damsels in Success<br>Les Starlettes||Sweet 'n' Sour<br>Les Impossibles||Loyal Friends<br>Les Mimis||Boo-for-Teas<br>Les Etincelants||High-Flair Pair<br>Les Déconcertantes||Pink Superpowers<br>Les Deux Roses||Dry Thrones<br>Les Contraires||Royal Flush<br>Les Fonds Royaux||Glamour Hammer<br>Les Marteaux Picoeurs

|'''{{color|Yoshi|DarkOliveGreen}}'''||Fan Favorites<br>Les Vedettes||Green Machine<br>Les Petits Poids||Kind Hearts<br>Les Chérubins||N/A||Poached Eggs<br>Les Waryoshis||Tomboy Trouble<br>Les Pitres||Scrambled Eggs<br>Les Apollons||Good Buddies<br>Les Chouchous||Hovering Fiends<br>Les Diaboliques||Flutter Friends<br>Les Petits Mignons||Egg Explosion<br>Les Oeufs Brouillés||Sky Bones<br>Les Galopeurs||Double Dippers<br>Les Baigneurs||Hungry Hammers<br>Les Affamés

|'''{{color|Wario|Purple}}'''||Big Sarrios<br>Les Némésis||Green 'n' Greedy<br>Les Pseudo Bros.||Sugar 'n' Spies<br>Les Extravagants||Poached Eggs<br>Les Waryoshis||N/A||Mischief-Makers<br>Les Alliés Secrets||Double-Crossers<br>Les Imposteurs||Crazy Allies<br>Les Woads||Double-Dealers<br>Les Stratèges||Double Agents<br>Les Infâmes||Rotten Eggs<br>Les Oeufs Pourris||Dumb Skulls<br>Les Os Moisis||Drenched Stench<br>Les Malodorants||Scammer Hammer<br>Les Vandales

|'''{{color|Daisy|Chocolate}}'''||Flower Players<br>Les Jolis Coeurs||Tango Tanglers<br>Les Discrets||Damsels in Success<br>Les Starlettes||Tomboy Trouble<br>Les Pitres||Mischief-Makers<br>Les Alliés Secrets||N/A||Double-Facers<br>Les Bizarres||Bloomy Shroomy<br>Les Rigolos||High Spirited Duo<br>Les Timides||Perfumed Shroomy<br>Les Cocasses||Gallopin' Gal-Pals<br>Les Enigmatiques||Daisy Pushers<br>Les Indécis||Bloopsie-Daisy<br>Les Fleurs Mouillées||Barn-Builders<br>Les Bûcheurs

|'''{{color|Waluigi|indigo}}'''||'Stache Clashers<br>Les Faux Frères||Lean 'n' Mean<br>Les Inconciliables||Sweet 'n' Sour<br>Les Impossibles||Scrambled Eggs<br>Les Apollons||Double-Crossers<br>Les Imposteurs||Double-Facers<br>Les Bizarres||N/A||Half-Cranky Duo<br>Les Diablotoads||Total Creeps<br>Les Terreurs||Half-Pranky Duo<br>Les Espions||Double Scammy<br>Les Méconnus||Boneheads<br>Les Sacs d'Os||Bloop 'n' Snoop<br>Les Trouble-fêtes||Stench Henchmen<br>Les Marteleurs

|'''{{color|Toad|darkred}}'''||Fungi Fun Guys<br>Les Inséparables||Savage Sidekicks<br>Les Imperturbables||Loyal Friends<br>Les Mimis||Good Buddies<br>Les Chouchous||Crazy Allies<br>Les Woads||Bloomy Shroomy<br>Les Rigolos||Half-Cranky Duo<br>Les Diablotoads||N/A||Doom 'n' Shroom<br>Les Têtes Rondes||Zoomin' Shrooms<br>Les Champi-mignons||Surprise Attackers<br>Les Inimitables||Short Ribs<br>Les Osselets||Spray Players<br>Les Anémones||Stealth Strikers<br>Les Mini-marteaux

|'''{{color|Boo|steelblue}}'''||Soul Bros.<br>Les Connaissances||Scaredy Pants<br>Les Fantastiques||Boo-for-Teas<br>Les Etincelants||Hovering Fiends<br>Les Diaboliques||Double-Dealers<br>Les Stratèges||High Spirited Duo<br>Les Timides||Total Creeps<br>Les Terreurs||Doom 'n' Shroom<br>Les Têtes Rondes||N/A||Boo Duet<br>Les Faux Amis||Unfair Pair<br>Les Incompris||Scary Pair<br>Les Effrayants||Creature Feature<br>Les Blanchisseurs||Bad Vibes<br>Les Mauvais Garçons

|'''{{color|Toadette|MediumVioletRed}}'''||Marionettes<br>Les Marionnettes||Cha-Cha Chasers<br>Les Inattendus||High-Flair Pair<br>Les Déconcertantes||Flutter Friends<br>Les Petits Mignons||Double Agents<br>Les Infâmes||Perfumed Shroomy<br>Les Cocasses||Half-Pranky Duo<br>Les Espions||Zoomin' Shrooms<br>Les Champi-mignons||Boo Duet<br>Les Faux Amis||N/A||Pink Powerhouse<br>Les Fuchsias||Double Trouble<br>Les Champirex||Bloop-dee-doo<br>Les Blettes||Smash Success<br>Les Eclectiques

|'''{{color|Birdo|MediumVioletRed}}'''||Super Snozzios<br>Les Rocambolesques||Samba Smashers<br>Les Swingueurs||Pink Superpowers<br>Les Deux Roses||Egg Explosion<br>Les Oeufs Brouillés||Rotten Eggs<br>Les Oeufs Pourris||Gallopin' Gal-Pals<br>Les Enigmatiques||Double Scammy<br>Les Méconnus||Surprise Attackers<br>Les Inimitables||Unfair Pair<br>Les Incompris||Pink Powerhouse<br>Les Fuchsias||N/A||Bone Chokers<br>Les Indéfinissables||What-the-Bloop<br>Les Espèces Rares||Two-Timers<br>Les Indéfendables

|'''{{color|Dry Bones|DarkSlateGray}}'''||BBQ Ribs<br>Les Implacables||Cry Bones<br>Les Peureux||Dry Thrones<br>Les Contraires||Sky Bones<br>Les Galopeurs||Dumb Skulls<br>Les Os Moisis||Daisy Pushers<br>Les Indécis||Boneheads<br>Les Sacs d'Os||Short Ribs<br>Les Osselets||Scary Pair<br>Les Effrayants||Double Trouble<br>Les Champirex||Bone Chokers<br>Les Indéfinissables||N/A||Two-Toned Duo<br>Les Rancuniers||What-the-Deuce<br>Les Mart'Os

|'''{{color|Blooper|DarkSlateGray}}'''||'Stache Splashers<br>Les Nageurs||Blooper Scoopers<br>Les Aquariophiles||Royal Flush<br>Les Fonds Royaux||Double Dippers<br>Les Baigneurs||Drenched Stench<br>Les Malodorants||Bloopsie-Daisy<br>Les Fleurs Mouillées||Bloop 'n' Snoop<br>Les Trouble-fêtes||Spray Players<br>Les Anémones||Creature Feature<br>Les Blanchisseurs||Bloop-dee-doo<br>Les Blettes||What-the-Bloop<br>Les Espèces Rares||Two-Toned Duo<br>Les Rancuniers||N/A||Blooper Bros.<br>Les Maillets Mouillés

|'''{{color|Hammer Bro|DarkOliveGreen}}'''||Heavy-Blow Bros.<br>Les Ecraseurs||Longtime-Foe Bros.<br>Les Vieux Ennemis||Glamour Hammer<br>Les Marteaux Picoeurs||Hungry Hammers<br>Les Affamés||Scammer Hammer<br>Les Vandales||Barn-Builders<br>Les Bûcheurs||Stench Henchmen<br>Les Marteleurs||Stealth Strikers<br>Les Mini-marteaux||Bad Vibes<br>Les Mauvais Garçons||Smash Success<br>Les Eclectiques||Two-Timers<br>Les Indéfendables||What-the-Deuce<br>Les Espèces Rares||Blooper Bros.<br>Les Maillets Mouillés||N/A

Star Battle Arena is the solo story mode in ''Mario Party 8''. The player chooses a character and competes against five CPU-controlled characters over five separate duels. Each of the five regular boards are played in order: [[DK's Treetop Temple]], [[Goomba's Booty Boardwalk]], [[King Boo's Haunted Hideaway]], [[Shy Guy's Perplex Express]], and [[Koopa's Tycoon Town]]. Lastly, the sixth, unlockable board, [[Bowser's Warped Orbit]], is played for a final showdown. The general rules of Duel Battle are used for all six duels (players take turns without regular minigames), and each duel has a different victory condition from the Party Tent's Battle Royale and Tag Battle. As the player progresses through the duels, their CPU-controlled opponents become more adept. If a duel runs over after 30 turns, Ballyhoo will end the game and declare a tie (like in Solo Cruise from ''Mario Party 7''). All boards are smaller in this mode.

 

Playing Duel Battle in the Party Tent will also allow the player to play this mode against another player or CPU.

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|Players move across this board to get a star in a random location in this board. Stars always cost 20 coins each, and whenever a player obtains the star on the board, another star appears in a different location. Landing on a DK space in this board causes DK to throw the player directly towards the star, and landing on a Bowser space will cause the star to warp to a different location. To win in Star Battle Arena or Duel Battle, the player must collect two stars before their opponent does, and the stars are 20 coins each.

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|Players move through this linear board to get to the end. At the end, [[Captain Goomba (Mario Party 8)|Captain Goomba]] gives the star to the player for free, as a reward for reaching this far. After receiving the star, the player will get transported back to the start via gulls carrying a wooden plank. Dolphin Expresses in the course can take the player closer to Captain Goomba by paying a fee. The fee depends on what place the player is currently in, with first place having to pay the most while fourth place must pay the least. Landing on a DK space will give the player a chance to earn coins, while landing on the Bowser space will give the player a chance to lose coins. To win this board in Star Battle Arena or Duel Battle, since the player's goal is to get one star from Captain Goomba costing 50 coins, the player must have that number of coins and reach him first for the star, before their opponent does.

|Players move through a mansion to try to find [[King Boo]] and get a star from him. Out of three rooms in the house, King Boo is in one of them. If the player stumbles in other rooms where King Boo is not hiding in, [[Red Boo]]s come and toss the player in a hole, thus making the player go back to the start of the mansion. King Boo offers the star for ten coins once the player reaches him. After paying for that, everyone is taken out of the mansion for another shuffle with different rooms in the mansion. If the player lands on a DK space, DK will cover up the hole and offer the player who comes to an empty room a free star; if the player lands on a Bowser space, Bowser will cover up the hole and will steal a star from the player who comes to an empty room. In Star Battle Arena or Duel Battle, the winning condition required is to acquire two stars from King Boo for 10 coins each by finding him two times.

|Players move through a train to get to the conductor of the train, who will offer a Star for 20 coins. The train board is linear, and therefore, there are no branching paths. After being offered for the star, the player travels on top of the train and back to the start (unlike Goomba's Booty Boardwalk, where the player instantly travels back to the start). If someone lands on a DK space, DK will be in charge of the train and offers a free star to anyone who the first player who reaches him. If someone lands on a Bowser Space, Bowser will take over the train and steal a Star from the first player who reaches him. In Star Battle Arena or Duel Battle, in order to win the game, since there is only one star and it is worth 50 coins, the player must obtain that amount and reach Holly Koopa (not the conductor, who will give the player 10 coins instead) for the star before their opponent does.  

|In this board, players invest money in hotels in order to earn stars. If a hotel has 20 coins invested into it, it upgrades and makes the number of stars it can offer increase to two. If a hotel has a total of 50 coins invested, it can offer three stars. When a player lands on a Donkey Kong space, Donkey Kong will come and help invest coins. Adversely, when a player lands on a Bowser space, Bowser will take coins away from a selected hotel. In Star Battle Arena or Duel Battle, the player has to get four stars by investing in hotels in order to win.

|There are no stars in this board, and so players are given five stars at the start on Battle Royale (in a team on Tag Battle, they are given ten stars). Players must use the [[Bullet Candy]] and [[Bowser Candy]] (which are exclusive to this board) to steal stars from opponents. The board is also linear; no branching paths exist (if one does not count the random branching paths in some parts of the board that the player cannot choose to take). In Star Battle Arena or Duel Battle, the player and their opponent start off with three stars. The winning condition is to reduce their opponent's stars to zero stars by eating candy to steal stars from them. This board is unlocked by completing the entire Star Battle.

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|Only appearing in Star Battle Arena or Duel Battle, the space starts a Duel Minigame between both players. Just like Duel Minigames from the previous ''Mario Party'' games, the loser of the minigame gives coins to the winner.

|Only appearing in Star Battle Arena or Duel Battle, the space starts a Challenge Minigame. If the player wins the minigame, they can throw a dart at a wheel to earn 5, 10 or 20 coins. This is the only way a player can obtain the Challenge Minigames.

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These Candy items transform the player for a very brief time, allowing them to perform a specific action using the dart wheel.

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|If the player uses it, they will transform into a vampire version of the character. They can take coins from other players chosen by the Dart Wheel. Unlike the Cashzap Candy, the player will actually take coins from the other players. The number of coins taken ranges from 1, 5, and 10 (5, 10, and 20 in Star Battle Arena or Duel Battle). After the player takes the coins from their opponent, the coins that they stole from their opponents get deposited into their bank.

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These candies are offense-oriented. Much like Yellow Candies they cause the player to transform until the end of their die roll.

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In the Minigame Tent, players can play all of the [[minigame]]s they have unlocked in the [[Party Tent]] or [[Star Battle Arena]]. Duel and Challenge minigames can only be unlocked in the Star Battle Arena during solo play, or in the Party Tent when using a [[Duelo Candy]] or playing Duel Battle. Completing minigames earns the player cards for the player to spend at the Surprise Wagon. There are a total of five ways to play the minigames, as detailed in the sections below.

Crown Showdown is a game mode that involves players trying to win the most minigames. At the beginning, the player can choose between 4-Player minigames and Duel minigames. If the player chooses the 4-Player minigames, they can then choose to play between 4-Player minigames, 1-vs.-3 minigames, 2-vs.-2 minigames, or random. The player also can choose how many wins are required to win the showdown from 3, 5, or 7. Each time, the game randomly selects a minigame that the player has already unlocked. Whoever wins the game receives a point, and whoever reaches 3, 5, or 7 points first is the winner.

Flip-Out Frenzy is a game mode set in a small pond with a 6×6 board containing thirty-two gray squares and four black ones. The objective is that players must compete in minigames and color the entire board. Once a player wins a minigame, they get to pick which squares they want to flip over to match their emblem/color. When a player picks a square, the horizontal and vertical rows of the square next to it get colored as well. If more than one player wins a minigame, or a tie occurs, no one gets to pick. After all the squares are colored, MC Ballyhoo turns two black squares at random into normal squares. Once those ones are colored, the game mode ends, and the player with the most squares of their emblem/color wins.

The Extras Zone is a tent where players can play one of eight minigames with either ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' characters or [[Mii]]s that they have created on the [[Wii]]'s Mii Channel or by using the default guest Miis. Initially, only four of eight minigames are available. The other four need to be purchased in the [[Fun Bazaar]] in order to unlock them. Up to four players can play in this mode, but only one minigame allows up to four players to play. Another will allow only a single player.

*[[Star Carnival Bowling]] (up to 4 players)

*[[Trial by Tile]] (up to 2 players)

*[[Flagging Rights]] (up to 2 players)

*[[Canyon Cruisers]] (up to 2 players)

*[[Table Menace]] (unlockable, up to 2 players)

*[[Puzzle Pillars]] (unlockable, up to 2 players)

*[[Moped Mayhem]] (unlockable, up to 2 players)

**without either [[Koopa Kid]] or [[Bowser Jr.]] in it.

The game was directed by Shuichiro Nishiya, who previously worked on ''[[Mario Party 6]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 7]]'' in the same role. Steven Grimm voiced the announcer and [[Stephan Weyte|Steven Weyte]] voiced MC Ballyhoo. [[Satoru Iwata]] and Hidetoshi Endo, president of Hudson Soft at the time, are credited as executive producers.

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After its North American release on May 29, 2007, the game sold 314,000 units in the United States in three days, making it the best-selling home console game in the country that month.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120304154338/http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/13713/May-Video-Game-sales-Nintendo-PWNS-Everyone-Again/ May Video-Game-Sales – Nintendo PWNS Everyone Again"] ''Berardini, César A.'' (June 15, 2007). Retrieved February 19th, 2023</ref> In Japan, ''Mario Party 8'' has sold 1,239,716 copies as of the end of Q2 2008, according to Famitsu.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230219153227/https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/01/22/five-million-wiis-in-japan Five Million Wiis in Japan], ''Anoop Gantayat'' (June 16, 2012). Retrieved February 19th, 2023</ref> ''Mario Party 8'' has sold 8.85 million copies worldwide, making it the 12th best-selling game on the Wii and the third best-selling game in the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' series (behind ''[[Mario Party DS]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Party]]'').<ref>Celine (October 23, 2021). [https://www.installbaseforum.com/forums/threads/nintendo-software-and-hardware-sales-data-from-1983-to-present.170/ Nintendo software and hardware sales data from 1983 to present]. ''Install Base''. Retrieved May 9, 2022.</ref>

Furthermore, upon the release on July 13, 2007, the game was immediately recalled. Nintendo gave a reason for the withdrawal in a press release:<ref name=banned>https://web.archive.org/web/20160610094010/http://www.thunderboltgames.com/blog/mario-party-8-banned</ref>  

The European/British retailer GAME confirmed<ref name=banned/> that the game was withdrawn from shelves because some copies included an offensive line as part of a magic spell used by [[Kamek|Magikoopa]] in the board [[Shy Guy's Perplex Express]]:

*''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'': Sprites of Mario and Bowser appear in [[Bowser's Warped Orbit]] and sprites of Mario appear at the [[#Star Battle Arena|Star Battle Arena]], printed on the toybox of [[Mosh-Pit Playroom]] and on the wrapper of [[Bitsize Candy]].

* ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'': Three minigames return in this game. A cover version of the minigame completion theme plays when completing any of the three ''Mario Party 8'' minigames. MC Ballyhoo and Big Top make a cameo in the Characters section of the Series Guide.

*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'': MC Ballyhoo and Big Top appear as a [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]]. Luigi and Daisy's fighter spirits use their ''Mario Party 8'' artwork.

*''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'': Dry Bones and Hammer Bro's artwork are reused in this game, and some of the latter's voice clips are reused in this game.

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