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|release='''Original release:'''<br>{{flag list|Europe|March 2, 2012|Australia|March 8, 2012|South Africa|March 9, 2012<ref>https://www.nintendo.com/en-za/Games/Wii/Mario-Party-9-281870.html</ref>|Mexico|March 10, 2012<ref>[https://www.levelup.com/Wii/juegos/42745/Mario-Party-9 Mario Party 9 para Wii]. ''LevelUp''.</ref>|USA|March 11, 2012|Japan|April 26, 2012<ref>[http://www.inside-games.jp/article/2012/01/12/53855.html]</ref>|ROC|June 29, 2012<ref>[http://www.nintendo.tw/pressrelease_mp9.htm]</ref>|HK|June 29, 2012<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.hk/pressrelease_ssqj.htm]</ref>|South Korea|April 11, 2013<ref>{{cite|author=Warmuth, Christopher|date=March 11, 2013|url=https://mariopartylegacy.com/2013/03/south-korea-gets-release-dates-for-mario-party-9-and-mario-tennis-open/|title=South Korea Gets Release Dates For MP9 And MTO|publisher=Mario Party Legacy}}</ref><ref>http://www.nintendo.co.kr/Wii/software/marioparty9/index.html/</ref>}}'''[[Nintendo Selects#Wii|Nintendo Selects]]:'''<br>{{flag list|Europe|November 6, 2014}}

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|genre=[[Genre#Party|Party]]

|modes=Single-player, multiplayer

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'''''Mario Party 9''''' is the ninth home console installment of the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]] and the second and final installment for the [[Wii]]. The game was the first in the series to be developed by [[Nintendo Cube|NDcube]] instead of [[Hudson Soft]], as a result of the latter's acquisition by [[Konami]]. It is also the sixteenth in the series overall. The game was released on March 2, 2012 in Europe, in Australia on March 8, 2012, in North America on March 11, 2012, and in Japan on April 26, 2012. The host of the game is a yellow [[Toad (species)|Toad]] for the boards while a blue Toad is the host for minigames, and a green Toad appears near the end of boards to initiate an event similar to the [[Last Five Turns Event]] from past ''Mario Party'' games. This is also the twenty-fifth and final installment of the ''Super Mario'' franchise overall to be released for the Wii console.  

On a night outside of [[Peach's Castle]], [[Mario]] and his friends are gathered to watch the [[Mini Star]]s glitter in the sky. As Mario peers though the telescope, he is shocked as he notices that the stars are suddenly being sucked through a vortex. It is then revealed to be [[Bowser]] and [[Bowser Jr.]] on a spacecraft, who are using a vacuum-like machine to suck the Mini Stars out of the sky and into containers. Witnessing this, the player's character rallies everyone into setting out to defeat Bowser and save the Mini Stars. As they start their journey, [[Shy Guy]] and [[Kamek]] appear from the woods and infiltrate their group as part of Bowser's plan.

Before each board, there is a cutscene that features Bowser admiring his collection of Mini Stars (or fuming in the last two). Bowser Jr. then runs over to inform his father the progression of the player's group. Bowser is enraged, but confidently summons two of his minions to stop the group before they can take all the Mini Stars. Eventually, however, the group reaches Bowser's space lair, [[Bowser Station]], and face Bowser Jr. before battling his father.

After the final battle with Bowser, the player looks out from the stadium at Bowser's other platform, where the canisters containing all the Mini Stars burst and release them back to where they once were. As this happens, Bowser and Bowser Jr. are flying off. Bowser is mourning over the failure of his plan, which he reveals was to decorate his castle using the Mini Stars. However, upon seeing the released Mini Stars, Bowser is enraged and chases off the ones that fly near him. However, this only results in him falling out of his Koopa Clown Car; Bowser Jr. flies down to save him. Back at Peach's Castle, Mario and friends are once again gathered around the telescope to admire the Mini Stars as they glisten in the night sky.

[[File:MP9 Bob-omb explosion.jpg|thumb|200px|left|[[Waluigi]], about to lose half of his Mini Stars at [[Bob-omb Factory]].]]

In ''Mario Party 9'', a new form of gameplay was introduced in this game, retiring the old format seen in the prior eight titles: players move all at once through the board in a vehicle (a car in Toad Road, a magic carpet in Boo's Horror Castle and a legged machine in Bob-omb Factory, for example), still taking turns rolling, moving from a starting point to an ending point. Instead of rolling a die with a 1-10 on it like in the previous games, players can only roll a dice block with a 1-6 on it; however, there are other dice blocks that can be collected, which includes a dice block that allows a 1-10 roll. Instead of trying to collect coins to buy stars, players receive [[Mini Star]]s if they pass by them. While doing so, players must also try to avoid [[Mini Ztar]]s, which deduct their current amount of Mini Stars. The player who collects the most Mini Stars by the end of the game is declared the winner.

New minigame types are introduced in the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' series, one example being 1 vs. 2 minigames against [[Bowser Jr.]] Unlike in previous games, players do not compete in minigames after every player has moved, instead only when a minigame is triggered from the space that is landed upon. Also, when receiving dice blocks, a minigame may pop up afterwards. Unlike previous ''Mario Party'' games, where often only the winner(s) of a minigame receives a reward, all [[minigames]] are ranked from first to last place and generally all players receive Mini Stars, with players in a higher position earning more Mini Stars.

During a party, there are two board events that are required to occur before advancing: Captain Events and Boss Battles. The former occurs whenever a player arrives on a Captain Event Space. The event differs for each board, but they all allow the players to earn more Mini Stars, though the player that has started the event always has some form of control over the event, putting him or her in an advantage state. As for Boss Battles, there are two Boss Battle Spaces on every board, one near a fortress and one at the end. During the Boss Battle minigames, players must work together to defeat a boss while attempting to increase their own individual scores, as the player with the highest score wins the minigame, which gives more Mini Stars than normal.

[[File:MP9 Main Menu.png|thumb|The Main Menu]]

Once again returning from previous ''Mario Party'' games, Party Mode involves the players going around the board like with the previous games, but changed due to the new gameplay mechanics of ''Mario Party 9''. The amount of Party Points that the players earns is determined by how many Mini Stars they have at the end of the game. However, if handicaps are used, the handicap amount does not count towards the Party Point total; for example, if a player has a 50 Mini Star handicap, and finishes with 100 Mini Stars, they only earn 50 Party Points. Notably, should a player end a game with less than 10 Mini Stars, 10 Party Points are added regardless of how low their Mini Star count is. This is independent for each player that ends with under 10 Mini Stars (for example, a 4-player game that ends with Mini Star counts of 105, 67, 60 and 3 without any handicaps gives a total of 242 Party Points although the Mini Star total is only 235).

The game's story mode, Solo Mode, involves the players traveling across all six boards to defeat Bowser, Bowser Jr., Kamek, and Shy Guy and save the Mini Stars. Completing Solo Mode awards the player 500 Party Points, and the Mini Star grand total is also be added onto the player's Party Point amount; for example, finishing Solo Mode with a grand total of 500 Mini Stars awards the player 1000 Party Points. Shy Guy and Kamek or both appear in all six boards as CPU players competing against the player.

 

Also, instead of always playing against three other computer players in a four-player match on each board, sometimes, the player plays a three-player match against two computers, or a two-player duel match against one computer (either Kamek or Shy Guy, which ensures the player will have to be the Superstar to move on). The minigames for the three-player matches are Free-for-all minigames and 1 vs 2 minigames, and all minigames in two-player matches are Free-for-all minigames, adapted for duels. The award system for minigames in a three-player match is five stars for first place, three stars for second place, and one star for third place, and the award system for minigames in a two-player duel match is five stars for first place and one star for second place. The player often has at least one ally on four boards; if they win instead of the player, then they can still continue to the next board regardless of their final position. If Kamek or Shy Guy wins, then they take all the Mini Stars from the other players and the player must replay the board, similar to a [[Game Over]]. If Kamek or Shy Guy ties with the player or an ally, the player still continues to the next stage.

[[File:MP9 Free Play Mode.png|thumb|Free Play mode]]

In the minigame mode, players can play various different game modes involving minigames. A blue [[Toad (species)|Toad]] is the host of Minigame Mode. When finished, all game modes award 10 Party Points, except for Free Play, which awards just 1 Party Point per finished minigame.

 

=====Free Play=====

In the Free Play mode, the players can freely play any minigames they already unlocked in Party Mode.

 

=====Step It Up=====

{{quote|Be the first player to win a certain number of minigames to become the champion!|In-game description|Mario Party 9}}

[[File:MP9 Step It Up.png|thumb|[[Birdo]] playing Step It Up]]

Step It Up is a returning game mode from ''[[Mario Party DS]]''. As before, players must climb to the top of a staircase by winning minigames; however, in ''Mario Party 9'', this mode can be played by two or three players, players advance up to four steps when winning a minigame as opposed to one, and the last place player selects a random minigame from a roulette wheel. Some minigames, such as [[Logger Heads]], [[10 to Win]], [[Snow Go]] and [[Pizza Me, Mario]], have unique versions in this mode. In these minigames, once a player completes the goal, the minigame ends; in other modes, other players are still active even after the goal is completed. If everyone wins, everyone gets to climb the stairs. If a minigame ends in a draw, no one climbs up any stairs. Players can select whether they want 3, 5, or 7 minigame wins required for victory. Whoever gets to the top first wins and is greeted by a number of celebrating [[Whittle]]s if they get first to 3 wins. If the player gets first to 5 wins, a large silver statue of the winning character is seen. If the player gets first to 7 wins, the statue is gold.  

The background of Step It Up resembles [[Tall Trunk Galaxy]] from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', with more Whittles clapping in the background.

 

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[[File:MP9 Garden Battle Mode.png|thumb|200px|Garden Battle]]

Garden Battle is a mode that can be played by up to four players. The objective in this mode is the players must fill up their garden with groups of colored plant blocks. The plant groups are randomly chosen from a large cart, and the player who places in first in the previous minigame chooses their plant groups first, followed by second place, then third, then last. If everyone is tied for either first or last place, no one puts any plant blocks. A minigame starts when a player chooses one in the minigame wheel. The player who picks the minigame is at first chosen at random, and then the succeeding choices are made by the player who places in last at the preceding minigame.

 

The plant groups must be able to fit in their garden, or the player does not have a chance to place one in the patch. The game is won when a player completely fills their garden with plants.

 

 

{{quote|Players choose three out of five minigames. Points are awarded based on the results of each minigame. The player with the highest total at the end is the champion!|In-game description|Mario Party 9}}

 

 

 

Points are awarded for place in minigames, and standings are announced after each minigame. The players with the most points at the end win. The most points a player can score is 350, while the least is 30. It is possible for all four players to win. The losing players emerge out of their pipes in the order of their point totals (from lowest to highest) and perform their losing animation as their points are displayed. The winning players jump out of the golden pipe and perform their victory animation.

 

{{quote|Play minigames to determine the order in which players roll around the board to pick up points. The first player to reach 500 points is the champion!|In-game description|Mario Party 9}}

 

The number of spaces the player can move depends on what place they get in the previous minigame. First place is allowed to move four spaces, second place moves three, third place moves two, and last place only moves one. The selected player chooses a minigame by stopping the Minigame Wheel. The player who picks first is selected at random, then the succeeding choices are made by the player who finished last place in the last minigame. Any ties are settled by rolls via [[Dice Block]]s. When there are four players, if there are ties for both first place and last place, the first place players roll first and the players in last place roll next. However, if everyone finished first or last in a minigame, no one moves any spaces.

 

 

 

 

 

Time Attack is a single player mode. The objective of this mode is to beat the ten given minigames in the quickest amount of time, while earning Challenge Bonuses from completing the Bonus Objectives in each minigame. Earning a Challenge Bonus cuts three seconds off the player's completion time for that minigame.

 

 

[[File:MP9 Constellations in the Sky.png|thumb|left|Players can purchase constellations at the Museum, and then view them in the sky.]]

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|footer=The character selection and boss matchup screens.  

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{|class="wikitable"cellpadding="0"style="margin: 0 auto;text-align: center"

![[File:MP9 Mario Icon.png|24px]][[Mario]]

![[File:MP9 Luigi Icon.png|24px]][[Luigi]]

![[File:MP9 Peach Icon.png|24px]][[Princess Peach|Peach]]

![[File:MP9 Daisy Icon.png|24px]][[Princess Daisy|Daisy]]

![[File:MP9 Wario Icon.png|24px]][[Wario]]

![[File:MP9 Waluigi Icon.png|24px]][[Waluigi]]

|[[File:MP9 Mario Character Select Sprite 1.png|75px]]

|[[File:MP9 Luigi Character Select Sprite 1.png|75px]]

|[[File:MP9 Peach Character Select Sprite 1.png|75px]]

|[[File:MP9 Daisy Character Select Sprite 1.png|75px]]

|[[File:MP9 Wario Character Select Sprite 1.png|75px]]

|[[File:MP9 Waluigi Character Select Sprite 1.png|75px]]

![[File:MP9 Yoshi Icon.png|24px]][[Yoshi]]

![[File:MP9 Birdo Icon.png|24px]][[Birdo]]

![[File:MP9 Toad Icon.png|24px]][[Toad]]

![[File:MP9 Koopa Icon.png|24px]][[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]]*

![[File:MP9 Shy Guy Icon.png|24px]][[Shy Guy]]*

![[File:MP9 Kamek Icon.png|24px]][[Kamek]]*

|[[File:MP9 Yoshi Character Select Sprite 1.png|75px]]

|[[File:MP9 Birdo Character Select Sprite 1.png|75px]]

|[[File:MP9 Toad Character Select Sprite 1.png|75px]]

|[[File:MP9 Koopa Troopa Character Select Sprite 1.png|75px]]

|[[File:MP9 Shy Guy Character Select Sprite 1.png|75px]]

|[[File:MP9 Kamek Character Select Sprite 1.png|75px]]

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!colspan="7"style="background-color: #e5e5e5;"|Mid-bosses

![[File:MP9 Lakitu Icon.png|16px]][[Lakitu]]

![[File:MP9 Whomp Icon.png|16px]][[Whomp]]

![[File:MP9 Dry Bones Icon.png|16px]][[Dry Bones]]

![[File:MP9 Cheep Cheep Icon.png|16px]][[Cheep Cheep]]

![[File:MP9 Spike Icon.png|16px]][[Spike]]

![[File:MP9 Bowser Jr Icon.png|16px]][[Bowser Jr.]]

![[File:MP9 Diddy Kong Icon.png|x16px]][[Diddy Kong]]

|align="center"|[[File:MP9 Cheep Cheep Bust.png|75px]]

|align="center"|[[File:MP9 Bowser Jr Bust.png|75px]]

|align="center"|[[File:MP9 Diddy Kong Render.png|75px]]

!colspan="7"style="background-color: #e5e5e5;"|Stage bosses

![[File:MP9 Wiggler Icon.png|16px]][[Wiggler]]

![[File:MP9 King Bob-omb Icon.png|16px]][[King Bob-omb]]

![[File:MP9 King Boo Icon.png|16px]][[King Boo]]

![[File:MP9 Blooper Icon.png|16px]][[Blooper]]

![[File:MP9 Chain Chomp Icon.png|16px]][[Chain Chomp]]

![[File:MP9 Bowser Icon.png|16px]][[Bowser]]

![[File:MP9 Donkey Kong Icon.png|x16px]][[Donkey Kong]]

|align="center"|[[File:MP9 King Bob-omb Bust.png|75px]]

|align="center"|[[File:MP9 Donkey Kong Render.png|75px]]

*[[Toad (species)|Toad]]s

*[[Swoop]]ers

*[[Deep Cheep|Deep-Cheep]]s

*[[Scaredy Rat]]s

==Boards==

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|[[File:MP9 Toad Road.png|200px]]

|rowspan="2"|{{anchor|Toad Mobile}}{{anchor|Rickety Ride}}{{anchor|Wiggler Wagon}}'''Toad Road''' is the first stage in the game, and thus it is a simple stage with almost no gimmicks. It is designed after [[World 1 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 1]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', and features lush grassland, flowers and windmills. A broken bridge prevents players from moving forward, and if the players fail to roll a certain total number, they fall to a lower route filled with [[Mini Ztar Space]]s.

|style="text-align: center; background-color: #eee;"|[[Toad Road]]

|[[File:MP9 Bob-omb Factory.png|200px]]

|rowspan="2"|{{anchor|Factory Walker}}{{anchor|Gear Shifter}}{{anchor|King Bob-omb Bus}}'''Bob-omb Factory''' is the second stage in ''Mario Party 9''. Players move around a room full of conveyor belts, and if the Captain lands on an Event Space, the conveyor belts move the group of players around, but also the various spaces. [[Bob-omb]]s occasionally intrude the players' game. Whenever a Bob-omb explodes, the Captain loses half of their Mini Stars.

|style="text-align: center; background-color: #eee;"|[[Bob-omb Factory]]

|[[File:MP9 Boo's Horror Castle.png|200px]]

|rowspan="2"|{{anchor|Flying Carpet}}{{anchor|Float Mattress}}{{anchor|Boo Blanket}}'''Boo's Horror Castle''' is the third stage in ''Mario Party 9''. Players move throughout a big castle, which is haunted with [[Boo]]s. After a Captain passes a Boo Portrait, a Boo comes out of it. If a Captain is caught by a Boo, the Boo will steal half of their Mini Stars. Boos follow the players until they leave the current hallway, or enter an alternative room with lights. Before the players can face the boss, the Captain must roll a higher number than the specified numeral on the gate.

|style="text-align: center; background-color: #eee;"|[[Boo's Horror Castle]]

|[[File:MP9 Blooper Beach.png|200px]]

|rowspan="2"|{{anchor|Sub Baleen}}{{anchor|Coral Explorer}}{{anchor|Blooper Boat}}'''Blooper Beach''' is the fourth stage in ''Mario Party 9''. Players travel along an ocean to reach the end goal. If a Captain passes by a [[Dolphin]], they get five Mini Stars. However, a [[Sushi]] takes away half of the Captain's Mini Stars. [[Huckit Crab]]s turn all the Mini Stars on the stage into Mini Ztars if a Captain lands on an [[Happening Space|Event Space]], and vice versa if they land on it again.

|style="text-align: center; background-color: #eee;"|[[Blooper Beach]]

|[[File:MP9 Magma Mine Start.png|200px]]

|rowspan="2"|{{anchor|Shaky Mine Cart}}{{anchor|Bone Barrow}}{{anchor|Chain Chomp Coupe}}'''Magma Mine''' is the fifth stage in ''Mario Party 9''. This stage takes place in an active volcano where players mainly travel up and out of the vent. Players must escape rising magma that rises two spaces each turn, and is increased further if a Captain lands on a Magma Space. The Captain must avoid getting hit by magma, or they lose half of their Mini Stars. In Solo Mode, both [[Kamek]] and [[Shy Guy]] will appear; if they are the only opponents, this ensures the player will have to be the Superstar to move on.

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|align=center colspan=3|Vehicles (wagons)

|[[File:MP9ShakyMineCart.png|100px]]

|[[File:MP9ChainChompCoupe.png|100px]]

!align=center|<small>Shaky Mine Cart

!align=center|<small>Bone Barrow</small>{{footnote|main|2}}

!align=center|<small>Chain Chomp Coupe

|rowspan="2"|[[Magma Mine#Dice Block Chicken|Dice Block Chicken]]

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|style="text-align: center; background-color: #eee;"|[[Magma Mine]]

|[[File:MP9SpaceScuttle.png|100px]]

|[[File:MP9ShinySaucer.png|100px]]

|[[File:MP9StarshipBowser.png|100px]]

|rowspan="2"|[[Bowser Station#Heart Star Colony|Heart Star Colony]]<br>[[Bowser Station#Bingo Colony|Bingo Colony]]<br>[[Bowser Station#Speed Star Colony|Speed Star Colony]]

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|style="text-align: center; background-color: #eee;"|[[Bowser Station]] (unlockable)

Instead of more traditional items, ''Mario Party 9''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s items consist entirely of [[Dice Block]]s, allowing the user to roll a specific number more easily from a specific range of values. These can be obtained by landing on a [[Special Dice Block Space|Dice Block Space]].

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|[[File:MP9 Dice Block Artwork.png|100px]]

|Dice Block numbered 1 to 6. The dice rolled if no items are used. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

|Dice Block numbered 1 to 6 that rolls slowly to allow for ease of rolling a specific number. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

|Dice Block numbered 0 to 1. (0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1)

|[[File:MP9 1-2-3 Dice Block Artwork.png|100px]]

|Dice Block numbered 1 to 3. (1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3)

|Dice Block numbered 4 to 6. (4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6)

|[[File:MP9 1-10 Dice Block Artwork.png]]

|Dice Block numbered 1 to 10. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)

[[File:MP9 Prerelease Magma Mine.png|thumb|200px|[[Magma Mine]]]]

When a player lands on a space, something is going to happen. Each space has its own effect, but like in previous ''Mario Party'' games, every space is color-coded. The color of the space tells what kind of event is going to happen.

**'''Blue Spaces''' - Triggers good events and helps the player who landed on it.

**'''Red Spaces''' - Trigger bad events and hinders the player who landed on it.

**'''White Spaces''' - Adds Mini Stars to the Jackpot on the Bowser Station board.

If the player moves over a space with a prohibitory sign on it, they automatically stops at that space and an event starts. The only two spaces of this kind are the Boss Space and the Captain Event Space.

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|[[Special Dice Block Space|Dice Block Space]]

|align="center"|[[File:MP9 Special Dice Block Space.png|30px]]

|Something good happens to the player landing here.

|As the player lands here, a special event occurs.

|[[Change Space|Shuffle Space]]

|align="center"|[[File:MP9 Shuffle Space.png|30px]]

|align="center"|[[File:MP9 Dash Space.png|30px]]

|[[Back Space (random)|Back Space]]

|align="center"|[[File:MP9 Back Space.png|30px]]

|[[Spin Space]]

|align="center"|[[File:MP9 Spin Space.png|30px]]

|Something special happens to the player landing here, helping them.

|If the player lands here, they summon Bowser to hinder them.

|align="center"|[[File:MP9 Plus 1 Mini Star Space.png|30px]]

|align="center"|[[File:MP9 Plus 2 Mini Stars Space.png|30px]]

|If the player lands here, they get 2 Mini Stars.

|align="center"|[[File:MP9 Plus 3 Mini Stars Space.png|30px]]

|If the player lands here, they get 3 Mini Stars.

|align="center"|[[File:MP9 Plus 5 Mini Stars Space.png|30px]]

|If the player lands here, they get 5 Mini Stars.

|align="center"|[[File:MP9 Plus 1 Mini Ztar Space.png|30px]]

|If the player lands here, they lose Mini Stars.

|align="center"|[[File:MP9 Plus 2 Mini Ztars Space.png|30px]]

|If the player lands here, they lose 2 Mini Stars.

|align="center"|[[File:MP9 Plus 3 Mini Ztars Space.png|30px]]

|If the player lands here, they lose 3 Mini Stars.

|align="center"|[[File:MP9 Plus 5 Mini Ztars Space.png|30px]]

|If the player lands here, they lose 5 Mini Stars.

|Arriving at or landing on this space triggers a Captain Event and will automatically end the Captain's turn on this space.

|Arriving at or landing on this space triggers a Boss Battle and will automatically end the Captain's turn on this space.

|If the player lands here, everyone competes in a minigame.

|align="center"|[[File:MP9 1-Vs-3 Space Sprite.png|30px]]

|If the player lands here, they trigger a 1-vs-Rival minigame with them being the solo player.

|align="center"|[[File:MP9 Battle Space.png|30px]]

|A minigame commences in which all players must participate. Mini Stars are distributed differently from regular minigames.

|align="center"|[[File:MP9 Plus 2 Magma Space.png|30px]]

|align="center"|[[File:MP9 Plus 3 Magma Space.png|30px]]

|align="center"|[[File:MP9 Plus 4 Magma Space.png|30px]]

|If the player lands here, DK starts an activity where they try to collect the most Bananas spinning in a circle around the board.

|[[Jackpot+ Space|Jackpot Space]]

|align="center"|[[File:MP9 Lucky Space.png|30px]]

===Sales===

''Mario Party 9'' is the 26th best-selling game for the Wii, having sold 2.24 million copies worldwide, as of September 2012.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2012/121025e.pdf#page=7 Financial Results Briefing for the Six Month Period Ended September 2012 (Briefing Date: 2012/10/25)]. ''Nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved June 28, 2022.</ref>

===''Mario Party 9'' Party Crashers Contest===

The '''''Mario Party 9'' Party Crashers Contest''' was a contest sponsored by Nintendo of America from March 1, 2012 at 10:00 EST until March 7, 2012 at 23:59 EST. Participants were required to organize a party of 25 confirmed guests at a location of their choosing within the {{wp|United States}} (excluding {{wp|Hawaii}}), follow Nintendo of America on Twitter, and, using the [[List of hashtags|hashtag]] "#1UPMyParty", tweet in 140 characters or less why they would want to {{wp|Gate crashing|have their party crashed}}. The company then judged the tweets based on "how uniquely, creatively and enthusiastically [they show] love for ''Mario Party 9''" and selected six winning entries, the authors of which would receive a Wii, a copy of ''Mario Party 9'', and a 30-minute visit from Mario and Luigi at the author's party.<ref>{{cite|url=marioparty9.nintendo.com/contest.html#/contest|title=Official Rules for Mario Party 9 Party Crashers Contest|publisher=marioparty9.nintendo.com|accessdate=August 9, 2024|archive=web.archive.org/web/20150226233441/http://marioparty9.nintendo.com/contest.html#/contest|deadlink=y}}</ref>

==Gallery==

{{main-gallery|Mario Party 9}}

MP9 Group Artwork.png|[[Mario]], [[Princess Peach]], [[Yoshi]], and [[Wario]]

MP9 Waluigi Artwork.png|[[Waluigi]]

MP9 Koopa Troopa Artwork.png|[[Koopa Troopa]]

MP9 Shy Guy Artwork.png|[[Shy Guy]]

MP9 Kamek Artwork.png|[[Kamek]]

MP9 Bowser Jr Artwork.png|[[Bowser Jr.]]

''Mario Party 9'' is developed by NDcube, the same company that has developed ''Wii Party''. NDcube consists of former employees of [[Hudson]], a company involved in the previous ''Mario Party'' titles. Shuichiro Nishiya and Tatsumitsu Watanabe are the main directors of this game. The programming director is Shinji Shibasaki. The sound director is Hiroyuki Tsuboguchi while the music director is Chamy. Ishi. Meanwhile, NOA Product Testing has been involved in debugging the game.

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==References to other games==

*''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'': An extract of the [[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground Theme]] is incorporated into the song "Freshen Up!" (played in the minigame [[Speeding Bullets]]), while the song "Super-Duper Mario Bros." features the complete theme (played in [[Castle Clearout]] and [[Shell Soccer]]). Another arrangement of the Ground Theme plays in the Museum. The title theme features the Ground Theme's first six notes halfway through. The music in the minigame mode Choice Challenge is an arrangement of the [[Underground Theme]]. The bridge tiles during [[Goomba Bowling]] are very similar to the stones in the overworld levels, and a portrait in Boo's Horror Castle features Mario from this game jumping out of a warp pipe.

*''[[Super Mario World]]'': An extract from the music of the Results screen of the boards is an arrangement of the [[Ground Theme (Super Mario World)|Ground Theme]]. Also, Bowser appears with his [[Koopa Clown Car]]. [[Fortress]]es self-destruct once the mid-boss is defeated.

*[[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]: [[Lightning]] appears in [[King Boo's Puzzle Attack]]  

*''[[Super Mario 64]]'': The music when [[Bowser]] appears to initiate a Boss Battle is the beginning of the Koopa's Road theme. The constellation for the [[Bob-omb]] references [[Bob-omb Buddy|Bob-omb Buddies]]. The concept of underwater shell riding (used in the [[Cheep Cheep]] Boss Battle) is taken from this game.

*''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'': [[King Boo]] is a boss. Also, [[Boo's Horror Castle]] resembles [[Luigi's Mansion (location)|the mansion]].

*''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'': The Barrel Roller from [[DK's Jungle Ruins]] resembles the [[DK Jumbo]]. Also, some voice clips are recycled.

*''[[Mario Party 6]]'' / ''[[Mario Party 7]]'': Some voice clips are reused.

*''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'': The [[ground-pound switch]] icon appears on Wiggler's body segments and on Whomp's back. Also, the music of some [[Bowser Jr.]] Minigames is an arrangement of Bowser Jr.'s theme of the game. Voice clips reused from this game include [[Boo]]'s.

*''[[Mario Party DS]]'': The [[Mario Party DS#Step It Up|Step It Up]] minigame mode and boss minigames return, the latter of which would become a series staple and reappear in future installments of the series. Some voice clips from the game are reused in this game.

*''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'': Many of the environments and minigames in the game are based on the worlds of this game, including the background of the minigame [[Upward Mobility]]. The design of the [[Ice Flower]] of this game appears in [[King Boo's Puzzle Attack]]. Bowser Jr. appears in his [[Junior Clown Car]]. Also, some of the Bowser Jr. Minigame music is an arrangement of Bowser Jr.'s battle music in this game. Toad Houses also appear, in the same style as those in this game. The character stances are also from this game. Also, the jumping noise is the same from this game.

*''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'': In the minigame [[Logger Heads]], a group of [[Whittle]]s appear. They also appear in the [[#Step It Up|Step It Up]] minigame mode in the background of the tree, and they congratulate the winner when they reach the top of the tree. The setting of the boss minigame [[Bowser's Block Battle]] is similar to the areas where Mario would meet Bowser in the game. The hammers Bowser Jr. uses in [[Bowser Jr. Breakdown]] are similar to the ones used by [[Megahammer]].

*''[[miiwiki:Wii Party|Wii Party]]'': Many minigames in ''Mario Party 9'' have similar gameplay to those of this game, which was also developed by [[Nintendo Cube|NDcube]]. The rules and control screens of ''Mario Party 9'' resemble those of this game. The 1st-4th place formula of this game is also reused.

*''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'': In the minigame [[Goomba Spotting]], the [[Goomba Tower]] enemy returns and the binoculars interface resembles the one used when Mario or Luigi looks through the [[binoculars]]. Graphics and a few elements, as well as the font used in this game are borrowed as well.

==References in later games==

*''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'': All playable character's voice clips are reused, as well as the announcer. [[Bowser Jr.]]'s voice clips are recycled.

*''[[Mario Party 10]]'': The vehicle gameplay mechanic returns. A rearranged version of ''Mario Party 9''{{'}}s minigame victory music is used.

*''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'': Ten minigames and rearrangements of their respective music return.

*''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'': Four minigames and rearrangements of their respective music return. [[Birdo]]'s 2nd and 4th place animations are reused as her "neutral" and losing animations respectively, and her artwork is reused from this game. [[Bowser]] and the [[Koopa Clown Car]]'s artwork is an updated version of their artwork from the game's boxart.

*''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'': Yoshi's artwork is reused in this game's boxart, except recolored for Yellow Yoshi.

*''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'': The theme after completing a minigame in Free Play is an arrangement of "Good Job!"

*Later ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' games: The 1st-4th place formula (originally from ''Wii Party'') is reused in later games up to ''The Top 100''. The playable characters' Blue Space and Red Space animations are also reused in later games.

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*This is the only ''Super Mario'' game on the [[Wii]] to use [[:File:MP9ResultsScreen.PNG|the modern ''Super Mario'' font]] for the in-game text, including [[Mini Star]] counts.

*This is the only Traditional Chinese Wii game that does not mention iQue in its credits. All Chinese localization was done by Nintendo Hong Kong and Taiwan personnel.

*When playing Party Mode or Solo Mode, when Toad or Shy Guy are the captain, they stand on a circle stand due to their height.

*If the player shakes the Wii Remote on the title screen, the stars with the characters on them move faster and their voice clips play.

*This is the last ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' game to support the {{wp|Dolby Pro Logic|Dolby Pro Logic II}} standard, which allows home console video games to output {{wp|5.1 surround sound}} when fed through an appropriate decoder. Nintendo had included Pro Logic II encoding in numerous ''Mario'' titles since ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' in 2002.

*[https://marioparty9.nintendo.com/ Official American website]

*[https://marioparty9.nintendo.com/es/ Official Mexican website]

*[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/games/wii/mario_party_9_47293.html Official European website]  

*[https://gamesites.nintendo.com.au/mario-party-9/en_AU/ Official Oceanian website]

*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/ssqj/index.html Official Japanese website]

*[https://www.nintendo.co.kr/Wii/software/marioparty9/index.html Official Korean website]

*[https://www.nintendo.tw/mp9/index.html Official Taiwan website]

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