It seems like almost every major studio wants its own Super Smash Bros. game to showcase its IPs. In the last couple of years, both Nickelodeon and Warner Bros. have entered the ring with new crossover platform fighters. Beyond that there have been even more platform fighters filled with major IPs like Brawlhalla, Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale, and Brawlout. Each game has brought together characters from across titles to answer who would win in a fight. While these games have been fun, the industry could use more Mario Party clones instead.

Mario Party is not a crossover game, but it provides its own unique form of competitive play. There was a time when many Mario Party-like games were on the market, but the industry has put more of a focus on online over local multiplayer. This has left Mario Party as the last major party game on the market, and that should change.

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Smash Bros. Clones

All eyes are on the upcoming MultiVersus to see if Warner Bros. can deliver a game on the same level as Smash. The game will bring together different IPs from across the Warner Bros. catalog. Characters from DC Comics, the Looney Tunes, Cartoon Network, and even Game of Thrones will make an appearance. They will also be joined by real-life people like LeBron James and the animated hijinks of Rick and Morty. The game will be a crossover of epic proportions, and platform-fighter fans are hoping it has the gameplay to back it up.

MultiVersus comes fresh off the heels of another big platform fighter. Nickelodeon All-Stars Brawl brought together Nickelodeon's catalog of animated shows in for an all-out brawl. Characters like SpongeBob, Aang, Danny Phantom, and Garfield are able to duke it out across maps inspired by various shows. While the gameplay and features left much to be desired, the game offered huge crossover potential.

These are just two of the crossover platform-fighting games that have come out in the last couple of years, and there are bound to be even more. There have also been smaller platform fighters bringing together various IPs like Fraymakers and Brawlhalla. Platform fighting fans have a boatload of titles to choose from, but Mario Party fans have been left with almost nothing.

A Resurgence of Mario Party Clones Would be Great for Local Multiplayer

There was a time when studios wanted to capture that Mario Party feel using various IPs. Games like SpongeBob Squarepants: Lights, Camera, Pants!, Shrek Super Party, Rayman Raving Rabbids, and MySims Party all wanted to capture that essence, bringing players together to battle it out in various mini-games. While many of these titles fell flat, some of them felt like worthy competitors to the popular Mario Party franchise.

Now, it seems that the industry is no longer interested in chasing the success of Mario Party. While there is still a party game every once in a while, there is no mad dash to create the next Mario Party like there is for Super Smash Bros. Many studios want to create the next esport, and Mario Party does not fit that framework. However, they offer an experience like no other as they bring groups of people together to compete for the gold, and they create just a few arguments along the way.

Mario Party provides its players with hours of wild gameplay that can ruin, or strengthen, friendships. It is a board game come to life, accompanied by an assortment of wild mini-games with endless replayability. These games are the core of what made local multiplayer so much fun, and there needs to be a resurgence. There's potential in the formula for studios to create some wild games, the industry just needs to take advantage of it

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