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Although it was only released in Japan, there were plans for an international version of Mario Party: Challenge World slated for release in Spring 2018. A demo for an English-translated version was shown off at the 2017 Attractions Expo for the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) using the Japanese version's six-player roulette design. However, this release date came and went with no further announcements. On May 30, 2018, the game's manufacturer Raw Thrills accidentally uploaded and quickly delisted a video on their YouTube channel showing the international version's boot-up process (using a Windows OS) with the game's title screen fully translated into English, before crashing. In October, photos were leaked to the arcade news blog Arcade Heroes revealing that the international version was still being tested, but sported a heavily revamped cabinet design that ditched the roulette and redesigned the game for only three players. This was most likely due to its original design as a roulette gambling game keeping it from being sold to most American arcades. After more radio silence and it missing IAAPA's 2018 Expo, Raw Thrills confirmed to Arcade Heroes in April 2019 that the game was cancelled, and its few prototype cabinets were sold off to select luxury entertainment centers. One confirmed location housing it as of April 2019 was the Tulsa, Oklahoma branch of Cinergy Entertainment.
Mario Party: Challenge World - IAAPA 2017 demo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b9Fk7GKYUA
Reuploaded Raw Thrills bootup crash video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTee-1A5U28
Arcade Heroes articles:
https://arcadeheroes.com/2018/10/09/mario-party-challenge-spotted-on-test-almost-a-year-after-reveal/
https://arcadeheroes.com/2019/04/27/newsbytes-repro-star-wars-yoke-marble-carnival-cosmotrons-unboxing-exa-arcadia-mario-party-updates/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b9Fk7GKYUA
Reuploaded Raw Thrills bootup crash video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTee-1A5U28
Arcade Heroes articles:
https://arcadeheroes.com/2018/10/09/mario-party-challenge-spotted-on-test-almost-a-year-after-reveal/
https://arcadeheroes.com/2019/04/27/newsbytes-repro-star-wars-yoke-marble-carnival-cosmotrons-unboxing-exa-arcadia-mario-party-updates/
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