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Paper Mario is a 2000 role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems for the Nintendo 64. It was later re-released for the iQue Player in 2004, the Wii's Virtual Console in 2007, the Wii U's Virtual Console in 2015, and Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online in 2021. Paper Mario has the player taking control of Mario on his quest to rescue Princess Peach and save the Mushroom Kingdom from Bowser, who has stolen the mythical Star Rod of Star Haven and used its wish-granting powers to make himself invincible. To stop Bowser and rescue Princess Peach, Mario and company must save the seven Star Spirits; magical beings who have been sealed in cards by Bowser with the power to nullify the Star Rod, as well as the original owners of the Star Rod. (more...)

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Nintendo has announced that online play and functionality on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U will be discontinued in April 2024.
In the Nintendo Direct broadcast on September 14, 2023, Wave 6 of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass and remakes for Mario vs. Donkey Kong and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door were revealed, as well as more footage and details on the Super Mario RPG remake, WarioWare: Move It!, Luigi's Mansion 2 HD, and the game starring Princess Peach, now entitled Princess Peach: Showtime! (pictured). In addition, the Nintendo Museum, a gallery in Kyoto, Japan which will display "a wide variety of Nintendo products from the company's history", was announced to be completed by March 2024.
On September 11, 2023, Nintendo announced that no new content will be added to Mario Kart Tour as of the start of the Battle Tour on October 4.
On September 7, 2023, following the announcement that Charles Martinet is no longer doing voice work in Super Mario games, Nintendo shared a video message on social media in which Martinet talks alongside Shigeru Miyamoto about his new role at the company as "Mario Ambassador".

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In AR Games's fishing minigames, the player can catch a Fish Bone (pictured) if lightning strikes the water. WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! was developed in six months. In Mario Kart Wii, the Blue Falcon is based on the vehicle's appearance in F-Zero X and F-Zero GX. The Prima Games guide for Super Mario 3D World refers to Boom Boom and Pom Pom as siblings.

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The Mushroom World Encyclopedia is a multilingual and open-content project which includes the independent encyclopedias covering the Super Mario franchise from different areas of the world. English \| German \| Italian