Super Mario Party has just a received a new update that makes it possible for friends to play the Mario Party, Partner Party, and Minigames game modes together online. This is a feature that some fans have been waiting on for a quite a while, and they will undoubtedly want to jump into a game with their friends as quickly as possible. Helping Super Mario Party players setup their first online Mario Party, Partner Party, and Minigames games is the exact purpose of this guide, and fortunately the process is quite simple.
To start, it is very important to mention that players must have an active subscription to the Nintendo Switch Online service in order to play online with their friends. Additionally, fans must apply the latest update to Super Mario Party, and that can be done manually by highlighting the game icon on the home screen and then pressing the + or - button. With these two prerequisites met, players can start putting their online game into motion.
For those players that will be creating a game, the process begins by navigating to the Mario Party, Partner Party, or Minigames board, accessing it, and selecting the "Online Play" option. Party game fans will then need to decide if they want to start a Private Game, which can accessed by those that have a password, or a Friend Match, which can be entered by those on the creator's Friends List. They should then pick the relevant system configuration, select "Create Room," and press "Start" to generate a lobby.
Fans that are looking to join an online game of Super Mario Party will take a very similar approach, and they should access the relevant board and select the same options as the creator. However, instead of choosing "Create Room," these players should pick "Join Room" to be put into the already-established lobby. Then, once all of the friends that will be participating are in that lobby, the creator simply needs to press left on the d-pad to getting things started.
While it is true that there was some online play available prior to this latest Super Mario Party update, via Online Mariothon, it was very limited. Indeed, players now have way more agency in determining what games they play and who they play with them, and hopefully this guide will make it very easy for fans to check out this new feature for the first time.
Super Mario Party is out now, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.