Mario Party Still Has A Major Lesson To Learn From Mario Kart

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is set to be not only the next-best game, but also a bonafide Nintendo Switch classic and a good reason to pick up the console, even in its final days. This is, in large part, thanks to its wealth of content, which the previous Nintendo Switch games have been sorely lacking. However, while can rest on its laurels for the time being, it still has a lot of room to grow, and a few lessons it can learn along the way.

One of the best parts of is just how much there is to do, with over 100 minigames, seven different boards, and a bunch of modes to play through. However, the biggest issue with is that, like even the best board games, it eventually grows stale. Fortunately, most board games mitigate this by releasing expansions, but on the Nintendo Switch never has. It's a baffling move, and an issue it greatly needs to correct, especially when its cousin,, has proven how effective DLC can be.

launched at the start of the Switch's lifespan, and somehow managed to be a bestseller throughout it. However, Nintendo wasn't done with simply porting the WiiU classic and calling it a day, as it announced the DLC in 2022. This didn't just add a handful of tracks and some new characters. Instead, the DLC doubled the track list, adding a whopping 48 new tracks and eight new characters to the already stuffed game. Some of the new maps were remakes of old courses, and a handful were brand-new.

This is already pretty ridiculous value as it's essentially a whole other game but bundled in with the already existing and practically perfect entry. However, what made it even more enticing was its extremely low price point, costing only $24.99 for the entire DLC. Naturally, this was a huge success and is likely a big contributor to continuing to sell well on the Nintendo Switch so many years later. However, what also made this package appealing was how it slowly drip-fed players new maps over the course of a year or so.

The first wave of the DLC was released on March 18, 2022, with the final