Mario Party DS
Mario Party DS is a 2007 party video game developed by Hudson Soft and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. It is the second handheld game in the Mario Party series, the only one to be released for the DS, and the last to be developed by Hudson Soft, as all subsequent titles have been developed by Nintendo Cube. The game was re-released on the Virtual Console for the Wii U in 2016.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2007
- Developer
- Hudson Soft
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 8 November 2007 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Hudson Soft |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo DS |
| Genres | party video game |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q509177, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Mario Party DS? How long to beat it
Total play time for Mario Party DS is about 41.9 hours to do everything, and around 7 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 7h | 59 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 15.8h | 25 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 41.9h | 13 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Mario Party DS sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Mario Party DS lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 70ahead of 22% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 36ahead of 77% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Mario Party DS
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Common questions about Mario Party DS
What platforms is Mario Party DS on?
Mario Party DS is available on Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo DS. It first released in 2007.
Who made Mario Party DS?
Mario Party DS was developed by Hudson Soft and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Mario Party DS?
about 7 hours for the main story, 15.8 hours with the main extras, 41.9 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.