Video: Daring Toads Come To The Rescue In Paper Mario: Color Splash

Can anyone say Power Rangers? XD

I'm cautiously optimistic...

If this is Nintendo's attempt to make up for the 99% lack of unique characters in this Paper Mario series, then it may actually not be as bad as I thought...

I look forward to hearing about more diverse and unique characters coming in this new PM title. Please deliver, Nintendo...

Hey, its a start! They may not have the charm of the characters form the previous titles, but they still like cool nonetheless.

Was going to wait on this one until Christmas as I was planning on getting a PS4 when FFXV released on September 30th, but now with that delay, and $25 Season Pass, PM got promoted to day 1.

Watched the video - Rescue Red immediately made me think of W101, and the rest of the video followed along. All of them in the room made me think of on the ship with the W101 leader, and they all work together in a similar way. Could be a real connection, Nintendo and Platinum have been chummy of late. Well except for all of those Platinum games Wii U didn't get. Oh well, maybe NX will fair better.

Someone quickly get over to Nintendo HQ because I think somebody there has got their finger stuck on the photocopier.

Toads, Toads, everywhere!

That was charming, but the gameplay still looks like Sticker Star 2.0. Going to remain optimistic.

This is the kind of personality and humor I NEED for a Paper Mario to be good. I'll watch some trailers, gameplay footage once the game comes out and decide whether to buy it for christmas or not (anything sooner would just make my wallet hurt even more).

The series went down hill in my eyes with the introduction of the stickers, and it looks like they've included a similar mechanic in this... if they'd just stuck with paper and added paint then it would have been fine, but because they didn't I'm not all that interested.

Looks like the Ginyu force.

Well... at least they're being a little more creative with their character designs again, even if they are just Toads. This actually got me a tiny bit more excited for Color Splash, but I'm still not expecting much from it sadly. ( I mean, the battles still don't look like much fun at all... )

The logo animation is lovely. Looks like it could have come straight from an 80's sentai.

Paper Mario: The Thousand Toad Bore.

@non42 Or Paper Mario: The Toad Colour Swap Obsessor. I assume using that word is fine, it's a legitimate word and it's not aimed at anybody.

_{It's not -Lz}

@SLIGEACH_EIRE it still looks boring and lazy but not so awful that it merits such melodramatic profanity

@televisions It's not profanity though some people might consider it so. It's a real word and is an appropriate description of Toad in this game as he's being pimped out like one.

Giant Turnip ?!
Are they want to throw up like in Super Mario Bros. 2 USA ?
LOL....XD
Also, poor Toad Rangers that have to work hard to accompany Mario.

I see no reason that these characters couldn't have been a different race but this video did make me laugh out loud a few times really. Also the W101 vibes are real.

I just hope someone reminds Nintendo of Europe that its 'Colour'!

@LandOfZeldtir So true. I've told Nintendo UK/Ireland several times.

@DiscoGentleman You've got a nerve. You're a rude trouble maker. You're last quote to me was along the lines of I should die in a fire. That says it all about you really. Dirt! I should have reported you for that.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE I often agree with your cynicism but If you're that offended you may need a new hobby.

And anyone who sees my posts knows that I'm in no way a blind fan as I'm often pretty critical of ninty and their wiiu stuff lately.

@DiscoGentleman yea and I thought I was bad.

@televisions What's wrong with what I wrote? I think more people are cynical of this game than not. And you can't blame them. Look at the last few Wii U games(Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival, Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, Star Fox Zero, Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge). Nintendo aren't really trying because the Wii U is dead. The game looks almost like Being John Malkovich with Toad filling the role of every NPC.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE the hyperbolic immaturity of referring to a children's game with whore in the title. Little cartoon characters.

And I'm not championing the game either. I don't think it looks good. But I don't think it merits that language or that deep level of resentment.

Save that for if ninty destroys fire emblem with a mobile game. Then it may be justified.

"Is this on your watch list?"
Not a chance, unless they start spelling 'Colour' right in the UK version.

Now I'm half-expecting them to steal the last hit on the final boss from Mario.

On the flip side of things I'm glad the real controversy here remains the spelling of Color.

@televisions Color? Colour? Colore?

@NintyFan Ha you're probably right. I can't believe someone remembered that. I wasted way too much time on those stupid gadgets.

@televisions I think I'm done here. It's a lighthearted play on words. Whore rhymes with door. And Toad is being whored out in this game filling the role of nearly every NPC. Hyperbolic? You do know what that means, right? And Paper Mario isn't a childrens game. You're way overreacting to the word whore.

I'm curious about Paper Mario Colour Splash and Mario Party Star Rush (both launch on 7th October in Europe). I love both series, but last installments in the two of them are disappointing to say the least. Add to the list Mario Tennis Ultra Smash, Star Fox Zero, Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival and you have a clue about what is Nintendo's current level of quality.

@CrazedCavalier it's obviously meant to be color duh

@SLIGEACH_EIRE yea I was referring to the exaggerated response. And if you don't think color splash is meant to be a game for children then I don't know what to tell you.

Sticker star obviously was and this is on that level. Not saying it's wrong to enjoy a game for kids, but that's clearly what it is. That's who Nintendo is marketing this game for. Just look at the clip with the piggy bank.

Like many others I feel better about this game the more I see. That previous haunted mansion footage looked cool and as long as the battle system is less restrictive than sticker star it should be pretty good. It's not quite the paper mario I want but not as disappointing as it first appeared

I dare not look up that video mainly cause I know what the comments section will probably be like

@VanillaLake It doesn't really have anything with Nintendo losing their quality really. Right now you can easily tell they are in a transition phase of sorts as they are shifting their resources more towards NX

Well...at least the Toads look different. So...there's that, I guess. I don't know. It'll probably be better than Sticker Star, but it's still just not what I'm looking for in Paper Mario (inb4 people start calling me "entitled", "whiny brat", "anti-change", etc).

Wow. What a load of shiiiii

@Wolfgabe Probably, but still not nice doing that for such a long time on both Wii U and 3DS to their loyal fans.

Now if only Luigi got that kind of recognition!

In all seriousness though, this trailer alone made this game look MUCH more promising to me. New characters, (even if they are still just Toads), and it's going to be nice for a change to actually have some Toads help instead of needed to be saved! I'm still on the fence about getting this game, but I see potential, and I am willing to remain optimistic about it.

I might get this, but I already have Paper Mario and Super Paper Mario on my plate, so....

Well, it already looks better than Sticker Star.

I guess I'll wait for user impressions on the actual gameplay.

It still looks mediocre at best. Not a bad bargain bin game, but I wouldn't pay full retail.

Hey, little less generic looking Toads!

Still, one has to wonder why they only use Toads as NPC´s, there are so many other species from Mario games they could also use.

So
many
TOADS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va5_rn3vG3A

I wonder whether Colour will be spelt correctly on the boxart. The game is looking better.

i love this! i think they've got a wonderful marketing team

Ehhh, it's an improvement, I guess?

yes we all love toads !!!!

Starting to feel a bit happier about this game...

Game keeps looking better! Characters can be Toads or Koopas or an army of Miyamotos or whatever the heck Nintendo wants them to look like if their personalities are entertaining.

@Danpal65 That's exactly what I thought when I saw this. XD

I think this game will be a laugh. It does seem the crying is dying down just a touch.

So many Toads! But nonetheless, Rescue V is a welcome addition.

This looks interesting in a quirky sort of way. I've never played a Paper Mario title, but this may be my first.

Definitely a step in the right direction but I still need more before I'm sold on this game.
5 slightly different Paper Toads aren't the same as the gang from TYD.

hehe quality very funny i am looking forward too Colour Splash think it will be a pretty cool game.

Wow... I can't tell if it's the hate for Color Splash that's gotten out of hand or if NintendoLife's user base has turned sour like PushSquare had. Some of these comments... shakes head

@Danpal65
Can anyone say Axem Rangers? XD

...Darn. I want a spin-off game with these guys now. xD

paper jam toad quests made me hate toads...

I like the looks of this game.

I'm not too hyped, but Im half expecting to be amazed after actually playing it.

@non42 Sad but true--the video bored me to tears, I couldn't even finish it. Here's hoping the actual game is wayyyy better than what I've seen so far. JFC.

@SuperWario that'd probably be better provided the gameplay is more engaging than Sticker Star.
Unrelated---
I said it elsewhere, but after giving sticker star a shot I think it was meant for really little kids. I've never had such a nice looking game play out so low-stakes/boring.
I dont hate it the way many do. It just doesn't excite or make me feel like I've much of a reason to keep going. Just slow. Dull.

Ok, this was pretty cool.

I like what I've seen so far. Hopefully it will be good.

People are changing their minds about this game because of a clever marketing video. Ok...