Super Mario Party Jamboree

Super Mario Party Jamboree
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Developer	Nintendo Cube
Publisher	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Nintendo Switch
Release date	October 17, 2024; October 17, 2024; October 17, 2024; October 17, 2024; October 17, 2024; October 17, 2024; October 17, 2024;
Language(s)	English (United Kingdom); English (United States); French (France); French (Canada); German; Spanish (Spain); Spanish (Latin America); Italian; Dutch; Portuguese (Brazil); Russian; Japanese; Simplified Chinese; Traditional Chinese; Korean;
Genre	Party
ESRB:	- Everyone
PEGI:	- Three years and older
CERO:	- All ages
ACB:	- General
USK:	- Six years and older
ClassInd:	- General audience
SMECCV:	- All ages
GRAC:	- All ages
GSRR:	- Six years and older
FPB:	- Parental guidance
Gmedia:	- Three years and older
MRO:	- Three years and older
Mode(s)	Single-player; Local and online multiplayer
Format	Nintendo Switch: Game Card Digital download
Input	Nintendo Switch: Joy-Con Nintendo Switch Pro Controller

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Super Mario Party Jamboree is a game in the Mario Party series released worldwide for the Nintendo Switch on October 17, 2024. First announced during the Nintendo Direct on June 18, 2024, it is the eighteenth (twenty-sixth, including arcade games) instalment in the Mario Party series, the thirteenth released on a home console, and the third released for the Nintendo Switch. Serving as a successor to Super Mario Party, albeit with gameplay mostly modelled after Mario Party Superstars, the game features both new and returning boards, in addition to over 110 minigames, and an expansive roster of 22 playable characters, including newcomers Ninji and Pauline.^[8] It marks the debut of Kevin Afghani as the voice of Waluigi, as well as being the first game in the Mario Party series to feature him as the voice of Mario, Luigi, and Wario.

A playable demo of the game was available at the Nintendo booth during PAX West 2024 prior to its release, from August 30 to September 2, 2024.^[9] A second demo was available to play in-stores from October 4, 2024.^[10]

Game modes

Mario Party

Like with its predecessor, Super Mario Party Jamboree features the traditional Mario Party gameplay as the main mode of the game; players traverse a game board to collect coins in order to purchase Stars. The gameplay is overall more similar to Mario Party Superstars than Super Mario Party, sharing many of the same rules and mechanics, such as the dice rolling between one and ten and the occurrence of Bonus Minigames, where the coins won are doubled. Various new mechanics are introduced, such as a revamped version of the ally mechanic from Super Mario Party. On certain turns, a Jamboree Buddy will appear on the board. This buddy can be one of a number of characters from the playable roster, each having their own special effect. On top of this, all of them share the effect of causing every board action to happen twice, such as gaining or losing coins, buying items or Stars, or even Boos and Bowser Spaces. In order to obtain the Jamboree Buddy, players must reach them on the board, which will start a Showdown Minigame, a unique minigame themed after the buddy. The player who reaches the buddy first will gain a slight advantage over the other players during the minigame. The winner of the minigame will receive the Jamboree Buddy. When obtained, the Jamboree Buddy lasts for three turns. Other players may also steal the buddy by passing by the player who currently owns them.^[11] If no player reaches the Jamboree Buddy within 3 turns, they will be removed from the board. ^[12]Also, each player's turn has a 30-second time limit now, in order to prevent the situation of the game lasting too long.

Pro Rules

Additionally, either Party Rules or Pro Rules can be selected for a game. With Pro Rules on, some mechanics of the game will be adjusted, aiming to create a more competitive game.^[13] ^[14] These include:

The turn count being fixed to 12.
Having one Bonus Star that is announced at the start of the game.
- The only Bonus Stars that can be chosen are the Sightseer Bonus, the Happening Bonus and the Slowpoke Bonus.
Players starting the game with one item of their choosing. The items a player can choose include the following:
- Mushroom
- Warp Box
- Creepy Dice Block
- Cellular Shopper
- Pipe
- 10-Coin Steal Trap
- Chomp Call (not available on Mario's Rainbow Castle)
- Skeleton Key (only available on maps with a Skeleton Key Gate)
Lucky Spaces only giving either a Double Dice or 10 coins.
Unlucky Spaces always giving 7 coins to the last-place player.
Chance Time Spaces not appearing, instead being changed to a different space.
Bowser Spaces always taking away a Star.
The stock of items in an Item Shop now being limited to two and not restocking once all items have been purchased.
The spaces for where a Star can spawn being visible on the map, marked by a Star Stop Sign.
- When a Star is purchased by a player, the Star Stop Sign will be removed from the map and a Star will no longer appear at a particular space until all Star Spaces have been used, at which point all Star Spaces will become eligible to host a Star and the cycle repeats, similarly to how the Star Spaces work in Mario Party 3.
Boo's Coin Steal being locked to 15 coins and not being able to be driven away by the target player.
Hidden Blocks not appearing.
Players selecting one of three minigames at a time and the minigame then being randomly selected from the voted ones.
Homestretch no longer having a special event.
- The other events of Homestretch such as the Blue and Red Space increasing in amount earned or lost, respectively, and the duel that occurs when two players land on the same space remain unchanged.
Players being able to wager a Star during a Duel if both players have one.

Minigame Bay

Main article: Minigame Bay

Minigame Bay is the main minigame mode for this game, taking place on and around an island. In addition to being able to play any unlocked minigame at any time, there are multiple side modes that focus on playing minigames.

Motion Island

Motion Island features three motion-controlled modes where players work together.^[15]

Paratroopa Flight School

Paratroopa Flight School is a motion-controlled mode where players must flap their arms like wings to control their character, who is wearing Koopa Paratroopa wings. There are three different modes to play: Sky Battle, Koopa Paratroopa Taxi, and Free Flight. In Sky Battle, two players compete to try to gather as many Para-Biddybuds as possible within a time limit. Players can sneak from behind to steal Para-Biddybuds from each other. In Koopa Paratroopa Taxi, two players must cooperate to carry a third character to a certain location on the map.^[16] Free Flight acts as a free play mode where players are allowed to fly around the map without any objectives and no time limit.

Toad's Item Factory

In Toad's Item Factory, four players work together to solve various puzzles to guide a ball across obstacles by moving the Joy-Con in various ways in order to reach the end. There are 30 different levels to play that get increasingly harder. The levels are split up into ten areas, each having three stages.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Italian	Fabbrica di Toad^[?]	Toad's Factory
Portuguese	Fábrica do Toad^[?]	Toad's Factory
Spanish	Fábrica de Toad^[?]	Toad's Factory

Rhythm Kitchen

Rhythm Kitchen is a rhythm-based mode similar to Sound Stage from Super Mario Party. Like in that mode, players play various rhythm-based minigames back-to-back. All of the minigames in this mode are themed after cooking. Instead of competing for the highest score like in the aforementioned mode, the players must instead work together to get the highest rating from three Yoshi judges.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Italian	Piatti ritmati^[?]	Rythmed dishes
Portuguese	Cozinha rítmica^[?]	Rhythm Kitchen
Spanish	Cocina rítmica^[?]	Rhythm kitchen

Bowser Challenges

Bowser Challenges features two online modes focused on large amounts of players playing at once, both prominently featuring Impostor Bowser.^[17] These modes can also be played locally, but every player must use their own Nintendo Switch system.^[12] Players cannot play as Bowser in either sub-mode, despite the Koopathlon and Bowser Bob-omb Squad modes featuring Impostor Bowser and not the real Bowser as their main antagonist.

Koopathlon

Returning from Mario Party: Star Rush is the Coinathlon mode, now revamped into a new mode called Koopathlon. Compared to the original mode, there are now 20 players racing at once, rather than only four. At the end of every third minigame, a 20-player Bowser-themed Survivathon minigame starts, where Impostor Bowser attacks all 20 players at once. If the player loses this minigame, they are set back 10-30 spaces depending on their current placement; however, if they win, they will be given an item. Whoever is able to finish the race first wins.

While the real Bowser cannot be used in this game mode, it is still possible for players to play the Koopathlon minigames as him in the Minigame Bay.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	クッパアスロン^[?] Kuppaasuron	Bowser Athlon
Italian	Bowserathlon^[?]	-
Portuguese	Bowserathlon^[?]	-
Spanish	Bowseratlón^[?]	Bowserathlon

Bowser Kaboom Squad

Bowser Kaboom Squad is a co-op mode where 8 players are pitted against Impostor Bowser on a city-themed map. In order to fight against Impostor Bowser, players must grab bombs and throw them into cannons found across the map. These bombs are contained in crates that must be broken by attacking them. Once 20 bombs are placed into a cannon, the cannon will fire at Impostor Bowser, causing him to lose health. Impostor Bowser will attack the players as they attempt to stop him. Being defeated by him will cause the player to get trapped in a Bubble. Another player must pop the bubble to revive them. After a certain amount of time, an 8-player co-op minigame is played, similar to the co-op minigames from Super Mario Party. Winning the minigame will reward the team with items that can be used to help defeat Impostor Bowser. Afterwards, another round starts and the cycle continues for 5 rounds. Once Impostor Bowser's health is depleted, a Star appears, which is then used by the players to become invincible and defeat Impostor Bowser in one final stretch where the players must mash to attack Impostor Bowser as he attempts to fight back.

Stages

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Italian	Squadra anti-Bowser^[?]	Anti-Bowser Team
Portuguese	Brigada anti-Bowser^[?]	Anti-Bowser Brigade
Spanish	Brigada anti-Bowser^[?]	Anti-Bowser Brigade

Party-Planner Trek

In this single-player mode, the player travels around boards as a single character talking to NPCs and fulfilling goals for them to gain Mini Stars. Some NPCs will give the player Mini Stars if they clear a minigame, rewarding two per minigame. Once the player collects at least 30 Mini Stars, the yellow Toad will give them a souvenir and direct them to the next map, though before he does so, the sky suddenly turns dark. When this happens, a vortex with the board's boss opens up, and sucks the Mini Stars in, forcing the player to defeat the boss to win them back. The player can recruit playable characters to join them in the boss battle. This is the first Mario Party game since Mario Party: The Top 100 to feature Mini Stars as collectables.

Characters

Playable

The character select screen. Note that Pauline and Ninji are locked.

Super Mario Party Jamboree features 22 playable characters,^[18] the largest number out of any game in the Mario Party series. In addition to the return of all characters from Mario Party Superstars and most from Super Mario Party (excluding Diddy Kong, Hammer Bro, Dry Bones, and Pom Pom), this game marks the first playable appearance in the series of Toad and Toadette since Mario Party: Star Rush and Spike since Mario Party 10. In addition, Ninji and Pauline make their debut as playable characters in the series, with Pauline also making her overall Mario Party debut. Every character also now has their own unique "turn start" jingle.

Only Mario and Luigi are playable in Paratroopa Flight School, and Bowser cannot be played as in either the Koopathlon or Bowser's Kaboom Squad modes.^[19]

Starting

Unlockable

Pauline ^(new)		Ninji ^(new)

Unlock criteria	When in the Balloon, find Pauline on an island to the left of Minigame Bay and zoom in on her, then press the A button.^[20]	Unlock criteria	When in the Balloon, find Ninji on a hill next to Motion Island and zoom in on him, then press the A button.^[20]

Jamboree Buddies

10 of the 22 playable characters also appear as Jamboree Buddies. By running into one, a Showdown minigame is initiated to recruit them into the winner's team, with the player who initiated the minigame gaining a slight advantage. Each Jamboree Buddy has their unique ability on the board, and doubles everything that happens to the player, both good and bad. In free play and Party-Planner Trek, the character themselves can partake in their own Showdown minigame, with a grayed-out version of the character taking their place as an NPC.

Mario		Luigi		Peach		Daisy		Wario

Jamboree Buddy ability	When you hit a dice... Adds 3 to 8 to the dice roll.	Jamboree Buddy ability	When you hit a dice... You'll have an easier time rolling bigger numbers.	Jamboree Buddy ability	At a Star Exchange... Purchase stars at half the cost.	Jamboree Buddy ability	At an Item Shop... Purchase items at half cost.	Jamboree Buddy ability	Before hitting the dice... Get 3 to 8 coins.
Showdown minigame	Mario's Three-peat	Showdown minigame	Luigi Rescue Operation	Showdown minigame	Peach's Day Off	Showdown minigame	Daisy's Field Day	Showdown minigame	Wario's Buzzer Beater
Showdown initiation advantage	Get 3 points at the start.	Showdown initiation advantage	The game starts with the first room's puzzle solved.	Showdown initiation advantage	Get a gold box worth 10 points in the first game.	Showdown initiation advantage	Get 3 red medals at the start.	Showdown initiation advantage	Get 5 points at the start.
Waluigi		Yoshi		Rosalina		Donkey Kong		Bowser Jr.

Jamboree Buddy ability	While moving... Steal 3 to 8 coins from opponents you pass.	Jamboree Buddy ability	While moving... Copy items from opponents you pass.	Jamboree Buddy ability	Before hitting the dice... Get one cheap item at random.	Jamboree Buddy ability	Before hitting the dice... Move to a random space.	Jamboree Buddy ability	When you land on a space... Set a Half-Coins Steal Trap on the space you are on.
Showdown minigame	Waluigi's Pinball Arcade	Showdown minigame	Yoshi's Mountain Race	Showdown minigame	Rosalina's Radical Race	Showdown minigame	DK's Konga Line	Showdown minigame	Jr.'s Jauntlet
Showdown initiation advantage	Waluigi will place medals at the start.	Showdown initiation advantage	Three fruits will be placed in front of you at the start.	Showdown initiation advantage	Get a boosting item right before starting.	Showdown initiation advantage	Matching the rhythm will be slightly easier.	Showdown initiation advantage	Get 3 points at the start.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Chinese (simplified)	盛会好友^[?] Shènghuì Hǎoyǒu	Grand Event Buddy
German	Jamboree-Partner^[?]	Jamboree Partner
Italian	Partner di Jamboree^[?]	Jamboree Partner
Portuguese	Dupla Jamboree^[?]	Jamboree Duo
Spanish (NOA)	Compi Jamboree^[?]	Little buddy Jamboree
Spanish (NOE)	Compa Jamboree^[?]	Buddy Jamboree