Paper Mario (2012 video game)

Paper Mario (ペーパーマリオ^?) is an upcoming role-playing video game in development for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the fourth installment of the Paper Mario series and as the first game in the series to be on a handheld console. The game was announced during the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2010 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.^[2]

Gameplay

Gameplay in Paper Mario 3DS is similar to that of the original Paper Mario and its first sequel, where combat consists of turn-based battles,^[3] though its papercraft visual style has been updated to take advantage of the 3D capabilities of the Nintendo 3DS in order to create a sense of depth.^[4] The game also aims to incorporate more action segments as well as platforming elements as opposed to previous games.^[5]

Paper Mario 3DS will feature a new interface to take advantage of the 3DS's touch screen, which is where most of the in-game information will be displayed.^[6] Additionally, Paper Mario 3DS will have a new gameplay feature in the form of stickers. These will give Mario certain power-ups and be used to overcome obstacles throughout the course of the game.

History

Paper Mario 3DS was announced on June 15, 2010 at Nintendo's E3 event, demonstrated only as a trailer.^[3] Wired speculated that Paper Mario 3DS was "quite far along in development" due to the "variety of scenes, battles and exploration" seen.^[7] A second trailer featuring newer environments was released at Nintendo World 2011 in Tokyo, Japan.^[8] A third trailer was shown at E3 2011 and was distributed in its 3D form to 3DS consoles via the Nintendo eShop on June 7 in North America.^[9] It was also distributed to Europe^[10] and Japan.

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