Nintendo Monopoly

The 2006 box, showing several of the represented characters.

The 2010 box.

The two versions of the game's boxes.

Nintendo Monopoly is a board game based on the classic game Monopoly featuring Nintendo characters such as Mario, Luigi, Donkey Kong, Yoshi, Link, Samus Aran, Kirby, and various others. It was released in July of 2006.

In the game, Nintendo characters are used as properties. Super Mushrooms (referred to as "Power-Ups" in-game) are used in place of houses, whereas Stars ("Invincibilities") take the place of hotels.

In 2010, a revised edition of the game was released. Although the core game is relatively unchanged in this update, several artistic tweaks were made. The artwork was revised, and the board no longer includes a collage of screenshots. Rather, a lineup of characters is displayed across the board instead. Several spaces on the board were also changed; most notably, the light blue Star Fox properties were replaced with characters from the Animal Crossing series.

Spaces

The 2006 Nintendo Monopoly Board

Classic Monopoly	2006 Version	2010 Version
Mediterranean Avenue	Waluigi	Waluigi
Baltic Avenue	Wario	Wario
Reading Railroad	Mario Kart	Mario Kart
Oriental Avenue	Slippy Toad	Rosie the Cat
Vermont Avenue	Falco Lombardi	K.K. Slider
Connecticut Avenue	Fox McCloud	Tom Nook
St. Charles Place	Meta Knight	Meta Knight
Electric Company	Piranha Plant	Piranha Plant
States Avenue	King Dedede	King Dedede
Virginia Avenue	Kirby	Kirby
Pennsylvania Railroad	Blue Falcon	Gunship
St. James Place	Metroid	Morph Ball
Tennessee Avenue	Ridley	Ridley
New York Avenue	Samus Aran	Samus Aran
Kentucky Avenue	Toad	Toad
Indiana Avenue	Princess Peach	Princess Peach
Illinois Avenue	Yoshi	Yoshi
B&O Railroad	Warp Star	Pikmin Onion
Atlantic Avenue	Dixie Kong	Dixie Kong
Ventnor Avenue	Diddy Kong	Diddy Kong
Water Works	Warp Pipe	Warp Pipe
Marvin Gardens	Donkey Kong	Donkey Kong
Pacific Avenue	Ganondorf	Midna
North Carolina	Princess Zelda	Princess Zelda
Pennsylvania Avenue	Link	Link
Short Line	Arwing	Epona
Park Place	Luigi	Luigi
Boardwalk	Mario	Mario
Community Chest	Coin Block	Coin Block
Chance	? Block	? Block
Income Tax	1-Up Mushroom	1-Up Mushroom
Luxury Tax	Treasure Chest Deposit	Treasure Chest Deposit

The four corner spaces, GO, In Jail/Just Visiting, Free Parking and Go to Jail are unchanged from the original Monopoly game.

Tokens

Clockwise from top left: Link's Iron Boots, DK's Barrel, Hylian shield, Mario's hat, a NES controller, and a Koopa shell.

Clockwise from top left: Samus' Helmet, Mushroom, Hocotate Ship, Gyroid, Master Sword, Star.

2006 Version	2010 Version
Mario's Cap	Mushroom
Koopa Shell	Star
DK Barrel	Gyroid
Link's Iron Boots	Master Sword
Hylian Shield	Samus' Helmet
NES Controller	Hocotate Ship

Coin Block (Community Chest) Cards

Community Chest Card	Coin Block Card (2006)	Coin Block Card (2010)
Advance to Go (Collect $200)	Use the Warp Whistle - Advance to Go (Collect $200)	Use the Pipe - Advance to Go (Collect $200)
Bank error in your favor - Collect $200	Bank error in your favor - Collect $200	Bank error in your favor - Collect $200
Doctor's fee - Pay $50	Purchase a Wing Cap - Pay $50	Purchase a Wing Cap - Pay $50
From sale of stock you get $45/$50	Player's Choice Award - You get $45	Player's Choice Award - Collect $50
Get out of Jail free	Get out of Jail free	Get out of Jail free
Go to Jail – Go directly to Jail – Do not pass Go, do not collect $200	Go to Jail	Go to Jail
Grand opera night – Collect $50 from every player for opening night seats	Organize a Mario Party - Collect $50 from every player	Organize a Mario Party - Collect $10 from every player
Holiday fund matures - Collect $100	Win tennis tournament - Collect $100	Win tennis tournament - Collect $100
Income Tax refund - Collect $20	Hit top of flagpole - Collect $20	Hit top of flagpole - Collect $20
Life insurances matures - Collect $100	Win golf tournament - Collect $100	Win golf tournament - Collect $100
Pay hospital fee of $100	Buy a new suit - Pay $100	Buy a new suit - Pay $100
Pay school tax of $150	Renew kart license - Pay $150	Renew kart license - Pay $50
Receive for services $25	Receive for medical services $25	For medical services - Collect $25
You are assessed for street repairs – $40 per house, $115 per hotel	Lose boss battle - Pay $40 per Power-Up/$115 per Invincibility	New downloadable content is available - For each power-up pay $40, for each invincibility pay $115
You have won second prize in a beauty contest - Collect $10	Voted Most Popular Plumber - Collect $10	Voted Most Popular Plumber - Collect $10
You inherit $100	Inherit a castle - Collect $100	Inherit a castle - Collect $100

? Block (Chance) Cards

Chance Card	? Block Card (2006)	? Block Card (2010)
Advance to Go (Collect $200)	Jump into a Warp Pipe (Collect $200)	Jump into a pipe - Advance to Go (Collect $200)
Advance to Illinois Ave	I'm sorry, but your princess is in another castle - Advance to Yoshi	I'm sorry, but your princess is in another castle - Advance to Yoshi
Advance Token to nearest Utility	Advance Token to Piranha Plant or Warp Pipe, whichever is nearest	Advance token to Piranha Plant or Warp Pipe, whichever is nearest
Advance token to the nearest Railroad and pay owner twice the rental to which he/she is otherwise entitled.	Advance token to the nearest Vehicle and pay owner twice the Rental to which he/she is otherwise entitled.	Advance token to the nearest vehicle: Mario Kart, Gunship, Pikmin Onion or Epona
Advance to St. Charles Place	Take a trip to Dream Land - Advance to Meta Knight	Take a trip to Dream Land - Advance to Meta Knight
Bank pays you dividend of $50	Coin Block pays you bonus of $50	? Block pays you bonus - Collect $50
Get out of Jail free	Find a Dungeon Key	Find a dungeon key
Go back 3 spaces	Turn off your system before saving your game - Go back 3 spaces	Turned off your system before saving your game - Go back three spaces
Go directly to Jail – Do not pass Go, do not collect $200	Caught Selling Counterfeit Software - GO DIRECTLY TO JAIL – Do not pass Go, do not collect $200	Caught selling counterfeit software - GO TO JAIL. GO DIRECTLY TO JAIL, DO NOT PASS "GO", DO NOT COLLECT $200
Make general repairs on all your property – for each house pay $25 – for each hotel $100	Make progress on each of your games - For each Power-Up pay $25/For each Invincibility $100	Start your game over - For each power-up, pay $25. for each invincibility pay $100
Pay poor tax of $15/Speeding fine - Pay $15	Pay Bowser tax of $15	Bowser tax - Pay $15
Take a ride on the Reading – If you pass Go collect $200	Take a spin in the Kart - Advance to Mario Kart - If you pass Go collect $200	Take a spin in the Kart - Advance to Mario Kart - If you pass Go collect $200
Take a walk on the Boardwalk – Advance token to Boardwalk	Save the Mushroom Kingdom - Advance to Mario	Save the Mushroom Kingdom - Advance to Mario
You have been elected chairman of the board – Pay each player $50	You have been elected Player of the Year - Pay each player $50	Erase your friends' game saves - Pay each player $50
Your building and loan matures – Collect $150	You saved the princess - Collect $150	Save the princess - Collect $150

• NOTE: There are two of the "Advance Token to the nearest Railroad/Vehicle..." cards.

Games

The background in the middle of the 2006 board shows screenshots from several Nintendo games. The games are, from top to bottom, left to right:

• Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
• Super Metroid
• Super Mario Bros.
• Kirby Air Ride
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
• The Legend of Zelda: Adventure of Link
• Super Mario Advance 4
• F-Zero
• Super Mario 64 (oddly, a prototype screenshot)
• Super Mario World
• Donkey Kong Country
• Super Metroid
• Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
• Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
• Mario Party 4
• Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
• Lylat Wars
• The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
• Super Mario Bros.
• Super Smash Bros. Melee
• Metroid
• Super Princess Peach
• Luigi's Mansion
• Mario Kart DS
• Super Smash Bros Melee
• Wario World
• Kirby's Adventure
• The Legend of Zelda
• Kirby's Dream Land 2
• Super Mario Sunshine
• Donkey Kong
• Lylat Wars
• Mario Kart DS
• The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
• The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
• Kirby's Adventure, The Legend of Zelda
• Mario Party 7
• Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
• Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
• Zelda II: Adventure of Link
• Dr. Mario

Trivia

• Bowser is shown on the box, and he is mentioned on a Coin Block card, but he does not make an appearance in the game itself.
• The game photo montage in the center of the 2006 board includes a picture from Super Mario 64; strangely, this shot is from a prototype, as evidenced in the colored number displays.
• Kirby and King Dedede are shown on the gameboard. However, their designs are taken from the anime "Kirby: Right Back at Ya!".
• There is an error on the 2010 "Advance token to the nearest vehicle" cards, as Epona is listed as one of the four possible destinations. However, it is impossible for this card ever to send a player to Epona, due to the fact that there are no ? Block Spaces between Pikmin Onion and Epona.
• A few changes were made to the standard Monopoly game in 2008. This led to the following technical differences between the 2006 and 2010 versions of Nintendo Monopoly:
  • The purple property group (Waluigi and Wario) was changed to brown.
  • The 1-Up Mushroom space no longer gives players the option to pay 10%.
  • The Treasure Chest Deposit space now costs $100. The artwork was also changed from Wario's Treasures to a coin.
  • The dollar value of the Coin Block cards Player's Choice Award, Organize a Mario Party and Renew Kart License were decreased.