Paper Mario: Sticker Star

Paper Mario (tentative title) is in development by Intelligent Systems. It will be an upcoming RPG for the Nintendo 3DS. As the fourth installment in the Paper Mario series, it is the first Paper Mario title to be released for a handheld console.

Gameplay
After forgoing the classic battle system in favor of a sidescrolling platformer-style system in Super Paper Mario, Paper Mario 3DS returns to the turn-based system from the first two installments. A screenshot shows Mario's original Jump and Hammer commands, with a redesigned layout for the system's touch screen. Partners also return after being replaced by the Pixls, with screenshots showing a Chain Chomp that is assumed to be a partner of Mario's. A clip of gameplay footage has shown this Chain Chomp being thrown by its chain in the overworld, not unlike one of Bowser's attacks in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (and loosely similar to Kooper and Koops from the first two games). One screenshot also shows an outlined object in the overworld, suggesting that players may have to move certain objects around the screen to solve puzzles to advance through the game. According to the Official Nintendo Magazine in Europe, stickers are a major part of the gameplay. These objects appear in the form of stickers, and they will also have the ability to give power ups to Mario, such as the Frog Suit. They can also be used to overcome obstacles.

The screenshots do not show the gauges for hit points, flower points, etc, during battle. This may suggest that such information will be visible on the touch screen instead. In this game, unlike the first two installments, the Special Points will have a gauge like in Super Paper Mario, instead of individual points.

Protagonists

 * Mario

Supporters

 * Toads

Enemies

 * Goomba
 * Pokey
 * Koopa Troopa
 * Dry Bones
 * Unnamed crowned Monty Mole
 * Podoboo
 * Bob-omb
 * Para-bomb
 * Ice Bro.
 * Buzzy Beetle
 * Spiny

Partners

 * A Chain Chomp
 * A Green Toad

Other

 * Wiggler
 * Whomp

Items

 * ? Block
 * Frog Suit Works like Multibounce badge from previous games. Does 10 damage to first enemy, 8 to second and then goes on decreasing by two each bounce.
 * Fire Flower
 * Warp Pipe
 * Bricks
 * Coins
 * Unknown green Spike Top shell or Spiky Goomba helmet, Japanese name トゲぼうし, which means "spiny hat".
 * Save Block
 * Recovery Block
 * Scissors--cut background and enemies
 * Fan--creates cyclone that presumably damages enemies

Attacks

 * Jump
 * Power Bounce
 * Hammer

Confirmed Locations

 * A Town area similar to Toad Town.
 * A Plains similar to World 1 of New Super Mario Bros. Wii, or Pleasant Path from Paper Mario.
 * A Desert similar to Dry Dry Desert.
 * A Snow plains similar to Shiver Mountain from Paper Mario, or World 3 of New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
 * A Jungle similar to World 4 of New Super Mario Bros. and World 5 of New Super Mario Bros. Wii. The jungle is shown to have a river.
 * A Mountain area similar to World 6 of New Super Mario Bros. and World 6 of New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
 * A Lava area similar to Barrel Volcano or Mt. Lavalava.
 * A Creepy Steeple-like area.
 * A Fortress
 * A maze made out of giant playing cards.