Remember the very first Mario Party released in 1998 for the Nintendo 64? Well you may recall one particular minigame that caused various hand injuries amongst friends and family.
This was due to its furious control method of spinning the C-stick as fast as possible. Tug o’ War makes a return in the upcoming Mario Party Superstars and Nintendo made sure to issue a safety warning this time around. The in-game warning reads; “To avoid irritation to your skin and/or damage to the control stick, do not rotate it with the palm of your hand.”
Better safe then sorry
Back in March of 2000, Nintendo a decent amount complaints of hand cuts and blisters due to the Tug o’ War. This resulted in the company paying over 80 million USD to send protective gloves in compensation to those that purchased a copy of Mario Party. No we are not even kidding.
It seems Nintendo has since learned their lesson, and are now clearly alerting players about how to properly avoid injury.
About Mario Party Superstars
A superstar collection of classic Nintendo 64 boards and more!
Calling all Superstars! The Mario Party series is back with 5 classic boards from the Nintendo 64 Mario Party games. Race to get the most stars (and sabotage your opponents) on boards like the stellar Space Land or the spooky Horror Land!
Play 100 classic minigames and more in Mt. Minigames!
Try your hand at a superstar collection of minigames from throughout the Mario Party series. Whether you are saving up coins for stars in board game mode or enjoy one of the 7 courses included in Mt. Minigames, there is nothing quite like being the last one standing in Bumper Balls or the first team making it out of the darkness in Dungeon Duos. All minigames are played with button controls, so you can stick to the Joy-Con controller or bust out the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller or a Nintendo Switch Lite system.
Party with superstars near or far
Bring the party anytime, anywhere with same-system**, local wireless**, or online* play. Use stickers to praise or pester fellow players as you race across the board collecting stars. Party at your own pace by suspending a game and picking up right where you left off!
All modes support online multiplayer, so you can hop in with friends for a few minigames or a marathon 30-turn match. Victory is just as sweet (and stealing stars is just as satisfying) from anywhere across the globe.
Mario Party Superstars is coming to Nintendo Switch on 29th October.
