The Mario Party franchise is a recurring series published by Nintendo. Starting on the Nintendo 64 in 1998, the following installments have featured on many different Nintendo platforms. While the Mario Party series has gone through various iterations over the years, the next game in the franchise, Mario Party Superstars, takes inspiration from some of the earliest games in the collection.Recently, Nintendo released a new trailer for Mario Party Superstars, giving fans a deeper look at what to expect from the upcoming game that features elements from existing games. With an enthusiastic announcer providing narration, players received an overview of the content included in the title, such as game modes and boards.Among the many details shown in the trailer, Nintendo gave players another look at the 5 boards coming at launch. These boards based on the first 3 Mario Party games from the Nintendo 64 include Peach’s Birthday Cake, Woody Woods, Yoshi’s Tropical Island, Horror Land, and Space Land. Each of these boards contains unique features, such as King Boo, who can steal stars on the Horror Land board, or the Bowser Coin Beam, which takes coins from players on Space Land. In addition, all of these maps support online play and include random matchmaking for those that want to face off against other players from around the globe.[EMBED_YT]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jEq0F656aY[/EMBED_YT]One other highlight noted in the trailer was the addition of stickers that allow players to communicate with other party members, a feature that could come in handy for random matchmaking. Furthermore, players can save games and finish them at a later time when playing with friends.In addition to a closer look at these updated classic boards, the trailer provided a look at some of the minigames available in the game. Some classic minigames from the Mario Party series making a return in Mario Party Superstars include Face-Lift, Hot Rope Jump, Goomba Spotting, and Pushy Penguins. Fans received a look at Mt. Minigames as well. A hub to play the numerous minigames found in the game, players caught a glimpse at some of the courses such as Sports and Puzzles, Survival, Tag Match, and Daily Challenge. In addition, the video noted that these modes, like standard Mario Party mode, include support for online play.Besides the release of Mario Party Superstars later this month, Nintendo recently launched Metroid Dread. The newest installment in the Metroid franchise, the game centers on Samus Aran as she takes on another dangerous mission, this time on the planet ZDR. As the first new Metroid game to release on the Switch, Metroid Dread has already broken sales records in the UK.Mario Party Superstars launches on the Nintendo Switch on October 29th.