If you ask any Paper Mario fan, there are two distinct eras in the 25-year history of the subseries: The golden age of character-driven RPGs, and the more experimental games with simpler gameplay and ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Paper Mario was released in Japan 25 years ago today, August 11, 2025. Below, we look back at how the dynamic battle system and an unusual approach to ...

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Back in 2010 during E3, Nintendo showcased a trailer at the gaming event to show off a Paper Mario game for the Nintendo 3DS. Despite it being shown off there, the trailer all but disappeared ...

Nintendo’s (NTDOY) Q1 2025 earnings report provided an in-depth look at what will likely be the final first quarter of the Switch’s life cycle. The report shows that Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year ...

Paper Mario Thousand Year-Door has had a pretty successful launch, having sold a ton of copies of the game, having shown that the franchise is still one everyone wants after not getting a brand new ...

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Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

The moment he picked up his first SNES controller, he knew gaming was going to be a lifelong passion. From adventures with Link to repelling the Covenant with Master Chief to even climbing ever-higher ...

The moment he picked up his first SNES controller, he knew gaming was going to be a lifelong passion. From adventures with Link to repelling the Covenant with Master Chief to even climbing ever-higher ...

Paper Mario The Thousand-Year Door has been out for a few days now, and it’s been doing incredibly well based on key insider reports and snapshots of the best-sellers on the Nintendo eShop. However, ...