Walmart recently listed the generically title 'Paper Mario (RPG) (Wii U)' on its website before quickly removing it, but not quickly enough, as one clever buck managed to snag a screenshot of the accidental upload. There's no box art or any details about the game, aside from an astronomical price tag that we can only hope is in Australian dollars and not the US variety.
This is interesting timing as well, as recently a faked tweet from Nintendo of America's official Twitter account was created that sparked a frenzy of hashtags revolving around the iconic plumber's two-dimensional adventures. Nintendo has not made any comment, but you can see the forgery for yourself:
The most recent Paper Mario caper was the the 3DS, and was met with a lukewarm reception. Unfortunately once a level of excellence has been set, it can be very demanding to live up to it, and that seemed to be most of the feeling around Paper Mario: Sticker Star.
There's obviously no way that this is any form of confirmation for the title, but we know a lot of you are avid Paper Mario fans. We can hope that there's some minuscule shred of truth to these proceedings, but we're not holding our breath, and we advise you to take a similar standpoint to avoid the very probable disappointment that will likely come from this.
Do you believe there's anything to these mysterious happenings? Let us know by leaving a comment below!
[source jbgnews.com]
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Could this be revealed at the VGX tonight?
Unless Nintendo says something, I won't believe it for now.
Oh my god hope this has at least a little bit of truth to it.
How do we know it's a faked tweet by the way? It probably is, but what makes you so sure?
@Joruus_Cbaoth Who the hell cares about VGX and why would a large Japanese company announce a game on a show like that?
If this is real it better be closer to the 2nd one!
@Luneth Dudebros
Nintendo: "Well we just announced MM3D so now what can we have the fans think we may make but yet maybe not or perhaps we will?"
Nintendo Employee: "PAPER MARIO FOR WIIU!"
Nintendo: "I like your thinking kid."
If this is real, then IS is working on codename stream, FE X SMT, and this. That seems unlikely to me.
That's assuming this is by IS.
I know some may disagree with this, but unless Intelligent Systems gets free reign over the development, and not have Miyamoto tell them what to do, I don't want another new Paper Mario game. I would rather have either N64 games on Wii U's Virtual Console, including Paper Mario, or a remake of Thousand-Year Door on Wii U or 3DS.
Like Thousand Year Door...? Please?
I really hope it's all fake. The Wii U really does NOT need another mario title.
'we can only hope is in Australian dollars and not the US variety'.
1 US $ = 1.2 AUS $
In other words it's about the same as the exchange rate between Euro and sterling. I know it's meant to be funny but it's simply inaccurate.
What if its codes for Paper Mario for the virtual console and instead its accidentally leaking n64 vc FINALLY coming to wii u
PLEASE LET IT BE SO!
It might just turn out to be real who knows (I hope so)
Also @Wouwter I LOVE YOUR AVATAR.
I would love to see another Paper Mario. I doubt it's real, but one can hope. I've enjoyed all of his outing thus far. And yes that includes Sticker Star.
Call me crazy but I dig the style of Super Mario Dream Team setup than the Paper Mario games.
Didn't Walmart post a Luigi's Mansion for Wii U last year "by mistake"? That never became a reality so I doubt this one will either... Not raising hopes until I hear something from Nintendo. ND next week, please!
Edit: It was Newegg... but I think this is the same situation.
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/10/us_retailer_lists_luigis_mansion_dark_moon_for_wii_u
Maybe Walmart thinks Club Nintendo is a News site...
I'm in the minority, but I love Sticker Star! I just finished it Tuesday, & I still am playing it to completion of those flags. Yeah it wasn't either of the 1st 2 PM titles, or even SPM, & the difficulty (for me, anyway) was mostly, figuring out the what/where/when stickers to use to advance, & unlock secrets. But everyone has different tastes, so...
A new PM adventure would be really cool, but I think over-saturation could destroy the series.
Edit: I like the sticker battle mechanics(using stickers as weapons/health/etc., the battle spinner, etc.), as well as the 1st 2 PMs' battle mechanics.
@Joruus_Cbaoth actually it's now the Video Game Awards and maybe not but hopefully
I really hope this is true. Would be very cool.
@Light There really isn't that many Mario titles. Just two and a spin-off. When it get flooded with sport spin-offs then we'll talk.
Please, for the love of Bowser, if this is real, let it be something closer to Thousand Years Door and not Sticker Star. Just, please, Miyamoto, do not force new things unto us. Please.
fake!!
I bet this is something they start hyping for the next 2 years.
I don't really understand why the Wii U hasn't gotten a Mario RPG already. It should at least be in the works — as well as a new on-rails Starfox shooter.
I do think that Mario RPGs are popular amongst the Nintendo fan crowd, so I'm sure it would be rather successful. Yoshi's Woolly World is fine, I will be buying it, but wouldn't a goofy Mario RPG with that style be much better? I think so.
I certainly hope that there is one coming.
I hope this is fake. The last thing the U needs is another Mario game (spin-off or not). Tbh I'm already sick of Mario.
I usually don't put much stock in rumor but I hope this is true. Paper Mario is my favorite Mario format.
Please....
The first two are two of my favorite games of all time, with TTYD being my GOAT. Super Paper Mario was also great and Sticker Star was obviously a steaming pile of crap. That being said, a return to the original format or perhaps the Super Paper Mario format would be amazing! Make it happen, Nintendo.
Sticker Star wasnt that bad, it was just an odd decision. The first Paper Mario is one of my favourite games of all time!
I hope they don't have plans to announce it too soon. I think a new Mario game this soon would be bad.
However they did say that they are making a new Mario title but for an undisclosed system so who knows.
Wii launched w/ Paper Mario (or close) so an announcement now for a Paper Mario game in the 3rd year of Wii U seems more expected than not. Has any Nitndo system NOT had a Mario RPG game?
I'ld also like a new Super Mario Sluggers, only w/ Miis and amiibo, Sports Club is way too limited.
I think I liked Sticker Star better than Paper Mario Wii but it's been awhile. TTYD was the best of the bunch but I haven't played the other handhled games like Bowsers Inside Story or Dream Team. So any Mario RPG Wii U gets is fine by me.
@Emaan Ha, thanks! Love yours too! (That's Villager and Ness right? Had a hard time placing the guy in the back. )
The old Intelligent Systems team hasn't been directly working on Paper Mario since TYD. Thus, newer entries will continue to be proving grounds for new and aspiring teams, rather than being a magnum opus like the 1st and 2nd titles were.
Whatever the outcome of any possible info leaks, I hope the new teams do well.
There will be a new Paper Mario and it'll have a lot of tie ins to the Ambiio figures.
A new one in the vein of the N64 one and TTYD would be fantastic. I hope it happens eventually.
So fake, look at the screenshot, SORRY PHOTO.
Suddenly no one wants anymore Mario games?
@LtAldoRaine I agree wholeheartedly. Those two were by far the best. Super Paper Mario was okay, but it didn't have turn-based combat, and the two Pits of 100 trials still didn't make up for how easy the game was. I didn't play sticker star, but seeing as it's selling for 12 bucks on ebay New I take it it wasn't anything spectacular.
If this is legit, which is not too likely, the fact they called it an RPG is a good indication it will be more like it's predecessors, seeing as turn-based combat is almost always an element of RPGs. They also need to keep it a text-heavy game. Paper Mario is much less straightforward than typical Mario games, so kids who aren't old enough to read well would find it frustrating anyways
I don't know why everyone was so down on Sticker Star. Is it weird to say that it is one of my favourite 3DS games? I'd love to see what a new Wii U title could do with the Paper Mario series.
It wouldn't surprise me at all to find out that they are working on a new one for Wii U, I mean why not?
@RoboBubble I am not sure either. I mean sure the sticker mechanic was hit or miss with some people but I found the story and environments to be quite nice! Though I do agree that it isn't as good as Thousand Year Door but that doesn't mean it is a bad game.
As a enjoyed Paper Mario 64 when it released, Sticker Star was sort of a let down. It was a good game, but lacked the essentials that made the first one what it was. This and Super Paper Mario's gameplay disappointed me, but the games were both good. I'd like to see an experience closer to that of Thousand Year Door
how would a fake tweet even make it to nintendo of america's twitter?
@GuyWithTheGames people photoshop over a screencap to make it look like something else was typed instead. I've seen people do it when Pokemon X and Y broke their streetdates.
The 3DS game was fantastic. Sometimes I have the feeling that people grow bitter as they grow older, and their moemories become better than anything they are able to experience today. Sad, to criticize games or films because you can't see them anymore with the young innocence you once had.
Doesn't anyone know? Whenever placeholder listings are created, a $100 placeholder price comes with it. When the Wii U was about to be released, Gamestop had all Wii U launch titles listed as $100, but those were obviously not the real prices. Just placeholders.
I wish. As long as it returns to the style of Thousand-Year Door!
are you kidding? paper sticker star was totally the best one
Another rumor. What of the emblem /tensei crossover being cancelled. Have we heard anything? It is the 5th. This Rumor on the other hand is a good one. I hope this one pans out
I never played the 3ds one I heard it it wasn't all that and then they experimented with the Wii one. ( that one was good they should of call it something else) the best were the N64 and gamecube ones . If it is true they should return to there roots.
For my part, I loved Sticker Star so I say bring on another Paper Mario. At least it let me figure things out on my own unlike Dream Team...Gosh, I loved Dream Team, but all those tutorials seriously cut into my enjoyment of it.
Sticker Star is alright, for my first Paper Mario. But I feel that if they want to build the next Paper Mario based on Sticker Star, maybe drag some elements from the previous games back.
@NintyMan Walmart does that for any game they list early and don't have a confirmed price tag.
They can continue with the sticker thing if: 1) they make them (or some of them) reusable 2) they don't make you have carry the most random, boxspace-wasting stickers around with no indication of when you'll need them or without any logic as to why they work until they just do and 3) BRING BACK PARTNERS
Sticker Star was fine outside of those, but those were some pretty significant flaws. Going into a boss fight only to realize you needed that one sticker from 3 world ago that takes up 8 spaces and is totally useless otherwise is not a good concept. If you're going to call it Paper Mario, it had better actually be Paper Mario.
How could the tweet be real? Nintendo would never announce a new video game through just a vague Twitter post.
@dequesi I beg to differ. As someone who has no nostalgic bias, here's why Sticker Tsar is literally one of the worst games I've ever played:
Pros: Great soundtrack, awesome visual style, neat concept
Cons: Battling is unnecessary: you fight with stickers to get coins to get stickers to get coins to...
The boss fights are trial and error your first time through unless you have the one correct sticker that makes it a total cakewalk.
Serious lack of creativity. Every character is an established Mario character and are incredibly boring (even Bowser!) with the exception of Kersti.
None of that Paper Mario charm like every other game in the series had.
Extremely vague puzzles that require a specific object. Did I mention that the puzzles have no room for error? Nah, the only kind of ball that can knock down pins is a bowling ball, nothing else...same with that snow melting puzzle...
Ugh, I could go on and on about this mess of a game...
Please let this be true, please!
I really hope it's true and not at all like Sticker Star. I didn't think Sticker Star was too bad. The gameplay was well suited to a portable console, the levels were beautiful, the soundtrack was great, and Wiggler was hilarious!
The story overall though was worse than previous stories in the franchise. Of course, the gameplay wasn't perfect either but I did enjoy it. Either way, for the Wii-U a grand RPG would fill in a pretty missing genre and bring back the Paper Mario most fans of the series know and love.
After Sticker Star, I'm not sure if I'd want another Paper Mario even if it was true. =/ That game really did a number on my soul. NEGATIVE STICKER STAR OPINION!
Edit: And I like Super Paper Mario and remember it fondly, mind. But I want a TRUE Paper Mario game after so many years.
It better be like Thousand Year door or Super paper Mario or I'm either gonna get it or no instead of just getting it! XD
If this were happening it would of already been shown at E3
#hope I like the thousand year door the most
Let's hope its better than Sticker Star..If It's true of course.
Well, if they are making a new one, I hope it'll be better than what Sticker Star was. Heck, I'll even take another one in the style of Super Paper Mario.
@WaveWarlock
The reason I liked it as turn based was because there are already a slew of amazing Mario platformers it's almost a shame to see a Paper Mario game try and compete. Not to mention the turn-based battle system really bolstered the on-stage/diorama motif in Thousand Year Door. That said, I still liked Super Paper Mario, but I'd prefer it go back to the roots...as long as it's done right...
I'm still waiting for a sequel to Super Mario RPG.
Super Mario RPG > Mario & Luigi or Paper Mario
Here it comes!
Sticker Star 2: Miyamoto's Wrath
Anyone who has played Tengami on the Wii U will attest to this fact: Paper Mario seems tailor made for the Wii U.
And, should the big N decide to get away from the typical combat of the Paper games, there could still be plenty of paper folding, fabricating and manipulation going on.
I like the idea of an RPG with a touch focus, similar to how Mario RPG had that button for dodging, countering and minimizing attacks.
So much Nintendo could do with the Wii U, but I don't think they've scratched the surface. amiibo, Zelda U's map, Wind Waker's inventory, Toad's various implementations, Game & Wario's obvious uses, Nintendo Land and a handful of others have given it a shot, but it feels like a burden more than an asset.
Which is sad, because it's potential is so much greater than many other available control options (on the Wii U and otherwise).
@Zapkido
'No nostalgic bias'
'Has none ofthe charm every other Paper Mario has'
You understand the concept of the word 'no', yes?
Clearly, there's a bias there.
If you'd never played a Paper Mario, or an RPG, your comment would make sense.
As it stands, it does not.
Critics compare and contrast every element of a game to itself, to it's series (if applicable), to it's genre and to other games. Which is why, even if a game isn't that great in it's genre, it can still be a great game.
Mario Kart 8, in comparison to GT3, isn't a good racer.
As a game, it might be better.
Mario on the NES might be terrible in comparison to a recent platformer but is still a better game.
I'm not saying Sticker Star should be lauded, worshipped or acclaimed. Just that, you're clearly only comparing the game to it's own series, something that only results in nostalgic bias.
@NodesforNoids I meant nostalgic in the sense that I played it as a child and remember it fondly because of that, but perhaps you're right.
Yet even when not compared to its genre or series, Sticker Star is a mess of a game due to its gameplay problems, as well as others. Its main gameplay, the fighting, is unnecessary, there is a ton of trial and error, puzzles with no room for error, etc. Its other gameplay, world exploring, is just okay but is complemented by its music and art style. It feels a bit like you ignored most of my comment, which details the gameplay flaws that overall make Sticker Star terrible.
I hope its true. But pleeeaaassse make it a proper rpg again!
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