Mario Party is Nintendo's long-running board game style series for consoles, built around dice rolls, coins, stars and short competitive minigames for up to four players. A female announcer voice, credited to Eriko Ibe, provides the short prompts that pace each round, including Go, Finish and Ready. Clips of those prompts spread through gaming videos and soundboards because they are instantly recognisable to anyone who played with friends. Like other start cue phrases, this one is now used as a quick nostalgia hit and a clean signal to begin.
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The Mario Party announcer saying Ready in Eriko Ibe's voice, the short start cue from the Nintendo party game series used before minigames and rounds begin.
This is the bright, upbeat voice line that starts a Mario Party minigame, with announcer Eriko Ibe calling out Ready just before the action begins. The delivery is clear, cheerful and slightly theatrical, with a quick rise that builds anticipation in under two seconds. It captures that split second of focus when every player grabs their controller and watches the screen. As a standalone clip it works like a verbal countdown, instantly signalling that something competitive, silly or chaotic is about to start, which is why it feels familiar even outside the game.
