Top 10 Hideously Awful Things at a Mario Party

By Ryan Bates

Have you checked your mail? There may be an invitation for you to a party hosted by a very famous Italian-American plumber. That's right, this Friday it's time for another Mario Party! Mario Party 10 drops on Friday, and the first Mario Party on the Wii U will feature a mode centered on the most notorious of no-good-niks, Bowser, and will also include amiibo functionality.

If other Mario Party games are any indication, it will also include a healthy dose of maliciousness, backstabbing, subterfuge, and general evil. Seriously, aren't parties supposed to be fun? And yet the Mario Party series revels in making sure players have a fun time with big smiles on their faces while they slowly and painfully plunge the proverbial knife into each others' backs. Hooray for winning at all costs!

As a warning sign, here are our top ten reasons why Mario Party games are fun, yet dangerous for maintaining friendships and relationships.

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Ryan Bates
Ryan Bates

I'm currently based out of Las Vegas, NV (no I don't gamble all the time or live in a hotel on the strip) but I'm a So Cal kid through and through. I'm a Nintendiehard -- I stand by my man -- but I'm a fan of games no matter what the console, including Steam. RPGs, fighting, and action/adventure are my fortes. Give me a great story and characters any day. Call of Duty? I guess, if that's your thing. Classic Final Fantasy and Zelda? Now you're cookin' with gas!

When I'm not gaming, I like culinary adventures, moviegoing, and the Intert00bz. Ask me about my favorite web shows! I can get down on some anime, my favorite sports are boxing and baseball, and I can even get in tune with that parapsychological vibe, even though it's well-known and well-documented I'm kinda a pansy with horror stuff. (I think they get a kick out of assigning me those games for review.)

I'm also single and available, but sorry gamer girls, I play with joysticks.

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