![]() ![]() It's unclear which sites are currently hosting the game, but Nintendo's track record of targeting piracy sites could lead to legal action. It's a safe bet that these ROMs won't stop Mario Party Superstars from selling on Switch, but it will still likely prove disheartening for the developers that worked hard on the game, and everyone else involved in its production. ![]() As of August, Super Mario Party had sold more than 15 million copies on Nintendo Switch, making it one of the top 10 sellers on the system. Mario Party Superstars includes only remakes of minigames and boards from classic Mario Party games on the Nintendo 64, GameCube, and Wii, but has additional game modes and enhanced online and. Historically speaking, the Mario Party series has been a much better performer for Nintendo. If Metroid Dread's sales are on the weaker side, Nintendo might reconsider making more Metroid games in the future. In the case of Metroid Dread, many fans were understandably upset by the leak, as the series has never been a major seller for Nintendo. Sales data is often used as a way of gauging public interest in a game or series. Those downloads take money away from development teams and publishers, and will likely result in diminished sales. ROMs of games that are readily available (or in Mario Party's case, will be soon), are harmful to the video game industry.
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