Mario Party

[Prowler]

Mario Party is one of the several Mario spin-off series, but unlike Mario Kart or Paper Mario, it's not extremely successful and seems to be just a mere blip on the radar these days. Hell, I was surprised that there's 10 of them already. I tend to forget this series exists. Am I the only one?

I played Mario Party 2, which was a pretty fun game, even solo. And from what I gather, the N64 Mario Party games are generally considered to be the best ones. GameCube had 4 and 5 which weren't that greatly received by fans and critics, so I avoided them. Not to mention I knew no one else that had a GameCube, and since that console did not have online play, I wouldn't have anyone to play Mario Party games with.

What's your experience with the Mario Party series? Are the newer ones any good? Do you think this series could be more appealing?