Today Nintendo has revealed that it will be re-releasing Mario Party 8 in the UK on the 3rd of August. The game had already become a big hit in the US as these NPD sales figures prove.

Software sales:

1. Mario Party 8 (Wii)
2. Wii Play w/remote (Wii)
3. Pokémon Diamond (DS)
4. Pokémon Pearl (DS)
5. Forza Motorsport 2 (Xbox 360)
6. Guitar Hero II w/guitar (PS2)
7. Guitar Hero II w/guitar (Xbox 360)
8. Pokémon Battle (Wii)
9. Resident Evil 4 (Wii)
10. The Darkness (Xbox 360)

Whether or not it will be hit in the UK, were soon to find out.

The game was due for release a few weeks ago, but was then taken off the market for what Nintendo called an “Assembly Error” however there has been many speculation that the main reason it was removed was because of the word “Spastic” creeping into the game.

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