Ever been down the arcade and felt like playing some Mario Party? Nintendo thinks you just might!

The Mario Party series seems to be loved and loathed in equal measure by Nintendo fans. Harmless fun party titles they may be, over the years some fans came to resent how they were churned out like some sort of yearly EA Sports update. Well, while Nintendo seems to have halted home console versions of the series for the moment, there's another title in the franchise coming... to the arcade.

Or, Japanese arcades, to be specific. We don't exactly see this one being rushed for release in the West, but who knows. Ready your eyes and ears for flashing lights and lots of Japanese text:

Maybe this is what Mario voice-actor Charles Martinet meant when he talked of a new Mario game? Subtitled Mario Party: Korokoro Catcher, we'll keep you updated on more if and when we hear it...