For one thing, Mario Party Advance was nothing like the console versions, while Mario Party DS is.
Mario Party games sell because they cater to players who like playing simple goofy games with their friends. It's a multiplayer experience. Mario Party Advance didn't feature many 4 player minigames, and it's an incredible pain in the butt to do that with the GBA anyways. You can't expect an entry in a franchise to do well if it lacks the main point of the franchise.
In comparison, Mario Party DS is built as a portable version of the console game and focuses on multiplayer (4 can play wirelessly off one cartridge), much like the console games. The GBA game suffered because it wasn't a true Mario Party game. It was a collection of single-player minigames with the name tacked on. This version does not suffer that problem.
Why would you think the multi-player component would cut into sales? I think it will increase sales because players will be more likely to pick up a party game if it only costs $30 to have a portable game of 4-player Mario Party, rather than $120.
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For one thing, Mario Party Advance was nothing like the console versions, while Mario Party DS is.
Mario Party games sell because they cater to players who like playing simple goofy games with their friends. It's a multiplayer experience.
Mario Party Advance didn't feature many 4 player minigames, and it's an incredible pain in the butt to do that with the GBA anyways. You can't expect an entry in a franchise to do well if it lacks the main point of the franchise.
In comparison, Mario Party DS is built as a portable version of the console game and focuses on multiplayer (4 can play wirelessly off one cartridge), much like the console games.
The GBA game suffered because it wasn't a true Mario Party game. It was a collection of single-player minigames with the name tacked on. This version does not suffer that problem.
Why would you think the multi-player component would cut into sales? I think it will increase sales because players will be more likely to pick up a party game if it only costs $30 to have a portable game of 4-player Mario Party, rather than $120.