Play Mario Party DS (v01) (J) Online

Mario Party DS came out for the Nintendo DS in 2007, developed and published by Nintendo. It was part of that early wave of DS titles that really tried to make use of the system's unique hardware, like the touch screen and microphone, while still delivering the familiar party game experience people expected from the series.

You control one of several Mario characters, moving around a digital board by rolling dice, collecting coins, and trying to buy more stars than your opponents, whether they're human or CPU. The game is built around its mini-games, which pop up after every round and often require specific hardware interactions; you might be frantically rubbing the touch screen to polish a shoe, blowing into the microphone to inflate a balloon, or carefully tilting the system to guide a ball through a maze. The pacing is generally brisk, with shorter overall game times compared to some console versions, making it easier to play in shorter sessions. It feels like a compact, sometimes wonderfully silly version of the console chaos, perfect for short bursts with friends.