Video Gaming News - November 2003
Redmond, WA (November 11, 2003) - Nintendo today sent word that Mario
Party 5 is now shipping to stores.
From Nintendo:
Promising "pasta in every pot," and "Nintendo GameCube(TM) systems in every
home," video game pioneer
Mario(TM) announced his bid for the U.S. presidency today and encouraged his
supporters to join the Mario Party.
Some scholars wondered whether Mario could overcome the constitutional hurdles
facing his candidacy. For starters, they noted, Mario was not born in the United
States, and is short of the constitutionally mandated 35 years. However, Mario,
who routinely overcomes hurdles with a series of flip-flops worthy of any
politician (as most recently evidenced in the new game for Nintendo GameCube,
Mario Party(R) 5) remained undaunted by critics.
"With the many actors getting into politics recently, I thought, 'Hey, I'm
more entertaining than many of them', not to mention, I'm a lot more animated,"
Mario says. "Anyone who gets involved with the Mario Party knows that it's all
about nonstop action and fun."
The goal of Mario Party 5 for the Nintendo GameCube (available today at an
MSRP of $49.95) is to restore peace in Dream World, which was disrupted by
evildoers Bowser and the Koopa Kids. People who join the Mario Party 5 fun will
find that they can play more than 60 new mini-games, making it by far the
busiest and most active of all the parties. The game sports new game boards, new
playable characters, an expanded one-player mode and, of course, the multiplayer
madness that made the franchise famous in the first place. This sequel extends
Mario Party's reign as the king of the party game!
Standing at just 5 feet tall, Mario would be the shortest U.S. president
ever, 4 inches shorter than James Madison. He would be only the second bachelor
president, after James Buchanan (Princess Peach has offered to take on the
duties of the first lady).
Sources close to the campaign said that Mario was considering following in the
footsteps of John F. Kennedy by making his brother, Luigi, an integral part of
his administration, possibly even his running mate. The rest of Mario's top
advisers embody diversity itself with the inclusion of Toad (a 29-inch diplomat
from the Mushroom Kingdom), Yoshi(TM) (a long-tongued dinosaur) and Donkey
Kong(R) (a stubborn ape). The political quintet has been dubbed the "Mario Party
5."
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