USAopoly Nintendo Monopoly

Let's face it, Monopoly is undoubtedly the king of all board games. Long and yet hopelessly addicting, there's no better way for a group of friends of family members to spend the hours of a rainy day together then gathered around the Monopoly board. One of the most special aspects of the brand is of course the way that nearly all kinds of franchises and ideas can fit into one of the specialty Monopoly boxes, and Nintendo is apparently no different.Upon seeing it in a recent issue of Nintendo Power I knew I had to have it. After all I am a huge Monopoly fan as well as a huge Nintendo fan; it seemed to be a match made in heaven. All of your favorite characters make appearances; from Kirby to Yoshi, Link to Fox McCloud, the gang's all here. Each major game series has it's own property set, and I'll list them in order starting at cheapest and going all the way up to boardwalk; Waluigi and Wario; Slippy Toad, Falco Lombardi and Fox McCloud; Meta Knight, King Dedede and Kirby; Metroid, Ridley and Samus Aran; Toad, Princess Peach and Yoshi; Dixie Kong, Diddy Kong and Donkey Kong; Ganondorf, Princess Zelda and Link; finally, who else but Luigi and Mario.Mario Kart, the Blue Falcon, Kirby's Warpstar and an Airwing replace the traditional four railroads, although fans might be upset that Epona isn't anywhere to be seen in this regard. A 1-Up Mushroom space takes over the Income Tax spot and a Treasure Chest Deposit replaces the Luxury Tax space while a Piranha Plant and Warp Pipe replace the Electric Company and Water Works respectivly. ? Blocks replace the traditional Chance space while Coin Block spaces take the place of Community Chest areas. Finally the pewter tokens are different; Mario's Cap, Link's Shield, Link's Iron Boots, a DK Barrel, a Koopa Shell and a classic NES controller.Diving a bit deeper, some of the parts could honestly be improved. Aside from the property spaces the other franchises are almost non-existent, so after a while you feel like you're playing Mariopoly with a little dash of other Nintendo franchises. Instead of Coin Block spaces, why not Legend of Zelda treasure chests? How about do away with the Koopa Shell and Iron Boots in favor of tokens from other series, like Kirby's Star Rod or Samus in Morph Ball form? The different denominations of money and Coin Block and ? Block cards ALL have nothing but Mario on them, which is sad as this Monopoly should be a celebration of all of Nintendo's franchises. And although they aren't truly Nintendo franchises, I know many fans will be disappointed with the lack of Nintendo staples like the Earthbound and Fire Emblem series'. This isn't to mention that a Piranha Plant as the Electric Company makes no sense at all; where's Pikachu?These, overall, are minor complaints and let me make it clear that I am still very happy with the game and would still buy it over again knowing all this, but my point is that for die-hard Nintendo fans like myself something comes to mind upon inspecting the game: a little more creativity could go along way into making this truly NINTENDOPOLY and not Mariopoly.The Bottom Line: If you are a Nintendo fan and like Monopoly, this is for you without a doubt. Monopoly game collectors shouldn't miss this opportunity either.

A great combination! With all of the video games that have pretty much consumed people of all ages this "board" game certainly will not get you "bored" and will give all a great break from the tv yet you can still have Mario and his host of Nintendo friends. A great idea to attract those video lovers into an educational yet fun as ever game! People of all ages will combine this great game and for the new Monopoly people the Nintendo theme makes them feel right at home with a more willingness to get their interest. I would say this is certainly getting your cake and eat it too! Kids can get educated without getting bored for hours or just an hour with the games speed option. Highly Recommended!A must for Nintendo, Mario, & Monopoly fans of all ages 8 and above!A+A+A+A+A+

This is not what I ordered. The purchase picture of the board is misleading. I already own the "current" edition of the Nintendo Monopoly. The price is way too high for the current edition that I can easily pick up at my nearest mall for just under $35. I just received this not less than 1 hour ago and was very disappointed. Looks like I'll be returning this item.

It is not the seller's fault, but this version of the game has been discontinued and Amazon will not update the pictures!!! You will get the new monopoly where all the characters are pictured across the board the same size. Eeeergh Amazon!!

I liked it, it was fun and my friends liked it too. We all like Nintendo so it was a good board. I wished the places were better. They used characters instead of places that were in the games. I would have liked to see Bowsers Castle, Planets Samus has visited, and other places that remind me of Nintendo when I think if them. Not just characters. It was very fun to play, like regular monopoly, and I liked that the money was called coins and not dollars. The property names really disappointed me that way. Also the pieces could have been better. I would have liked to see a NES controller, or the Light Gun too.

Hello,I purchased Nintendo Monopoly, it was not exactly the one they had pictured, so that should be changed, although not a big importance in the end, it was actually the one we were after.. Not the Collectors edition.Good game, everything included, came on the date it said it would.Thankyou,Mitch Greenacre

I am a huge Monopoly fan! What better way than to mix it will all of my favorite Nintendo characters? It is a classic game with a contemporary twist and still teaches kids, and some adults, basic math skills and even optimum business strategy. You really can't go wrong with Monopoly, especially if it has Mario and Luigi!

I bought this for my boyfriend as a present, he's a huge gamer and loves all the old school Nintendo stuff, so he thinks it's the best thing ever, love the little pieces, the Link shield and boots are his favorite, mine's the DK barrel. Great purchase, really good product.