Mario Party 8 about to hit Japanese stores
Wii minigame-fest Mario Party 8 is about to hit Japanese stores – the game is coming out July 28th. A pretty nice official site is up, showing off some of the characters and games. It’s got fairly mixed reviews so far – people seem fairly unimpressed with the lack of variety and poor controls. Eurogamer point out that there are many better mini-game titles for the Wii, such as Rayman Raving Rabbids.
In the U.K. the game was pulled from the shelves after falling foul of the political correctness mafia. The word ‘spastic’ is considered too offensive for a video game. Nintendo issued a recall, citing ‘production issues’.
Well, if you’re not easily offended and you’ve finished all the other mini-game collections – pick this up.
[Japanese Teaser Site]
[UK Controversy]
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