(also known as
Mario Party 1) is a
party video game for the
Nintendo 64 game console, developed by
Hudson Soft and published by
Nintendo. It was released in
Japan on December 18, 1998, in North America on February 8, 1999, and in Europe on March 9, 1999, as the first game resulting from a partnership between Nintendo and Hudson Soft, which began in May 1998.
Mario Party is the first game in the
Mario Party series, and is followed by
Mario Party 2.