Mario Party 8 Nintendo Wii commercial (UK) (1)

Mario Party 8 is a video game for the Wii gaming console. It is the tenth in the series and the first to be released on the Wii. The game had a launch plagued by difficulties in the United Kingdom. Originally scheduled for release on June 22nd 2007, Nintendo announced on June 19th 2007 that the British version had been delayed to July 13th 2007, due to a "production issue".

Furthermore, upon release on July 13th 2007, it was then immediately recalled. In a press release, Nintendo gave the reason for the withdrawal as an assembly error, but some retailers were reporting that it was supposedly withdrawn from shelves because some copies included the word "spastic", which is considered a highly offensive word in the UK for referring to disability. Copies without the word used "erratic" instead. The game was eventually re-released in the United Kingdom on August 3rd 2007.

At the heart of Mario Party 8 are the minigames, with one taking place at least once per turn. A number of the minigames rely on the unique capabilities of the Wii Remote, while others instead require players to hold the controller sideways and use only the buttons. There are eight different types of minigames: 4 player free-for-all, 1 vs. 3, 2 vs. 2, Battle, Duel, Challenge, Extra, and Last.

All the playable characters from Mario Party 7 return, along with newcomers Blooper and Hammer Bro. Plus, the Miis are playable in Extras Mode.

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• wii
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• uk
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[MoySpeak]

charlie bit me

[gobak2mexico85]

OMG the kids mom sounds asian

[princessdaisy41]

the woman in the commercial sounds autralian

[thisisonps3]

spastic

[LoboDeBayamon]

@Dman761 ahahahah happy too see another person hate the game as i do.

for a game that cost 50$ the can go fuck their marketing asses some were ells. lol

[GameAtHeart]

@Joemamma69000 It was "erratic". But really, I didn't need a Reply to know that "Spastic" is in the other Regions. I've done my Research. Spastic is in the other Regions but was Offensive to UK and now was "erratic".

[Joemamma69000]

@GameAtHeart They used spastic in other regions though i can't remember what word it was replaced with

[GameAtHeart]

@Joemamma69000 They took off "Spastic" and changed it to a different word. It's already in UK selling. So, they're not mad anymore due to Word Change.

[Joemamma69000]

@Dman761 ha ha yeah i bet they were really pissed

[Dman761]

wasn't this game banned in the uk for using the word "spastic"?

either way, it never should have been released in the first place b/c it sucked to begin with.