Paper Mario: The Origami King Is Coming To Nintendo Switch on July 17

Paper Mario: The Origami King

A new episode of the Paper Mario series has just been revealed by Nintendo. Called Paper Mario: The Origami King, this new installment of the license from Intelligent Systems marks the return of the paper adventures of our favorite plumber with a first introduction to the Nintendo Switch.

Little information has been given yet but the trailer broadcasted by Nintendo allows us to know a little more about the title. From a scriptwriting point of view, it seems that the Mushroom Kingdom is attacked by a new kind of enemy in the person of King Origami: gifted with powers drawn from these very popular Japanese folds, this odious criminal seems to have taken our poor Princess Peach while taking advantage to launch a curse turning her victims into origami.

You will understand, Paper Mario: The Origami King puts this creative leisure in the spotlight, both in its story and in its gameplay if we believe the scenes broadcasted in the trailer below.

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As the tradition of the series requires, Mario will be accompanied by new partners among whom is probably Bowser, also a victim of the spell of King Origami. We can also see a Toad dressed in an explorer outfit and a Bob-Omb further, but difficult to know if they are playable characters or simply NPCs that we will meet during the adventure.

The other key point of Paper Mario: The Origami King concerns its combat system. It’s no secret that the series lost its popularity to players in the Wii, 3DS and Wii U episodes, which had greatly reduced the RPG dimension of the series. What about this Switch iteration? It seems that a new rather original combat system is in the spotlight: your enemies will be placed in a circle around you and you will have the possibility of having them line up to increase your attack power.

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One thing is certain: Paper Mario: The Origami King will be beautiful, as evidenced in the trailer which showed very beautiful decorations with many varieties and colors. Last information and not the least: the game will be released on July 17 on Nintendo Switch!

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