News: The GameCube's not dead and Paper Mario 3 is making sure of that.
While the GameCube was almost completely shut out of Nintendo's Press Conference, Nintendo still has a handful of game's up their sleeve.
So without further adieu, here's what we know about the next Mario RPG, Super Paper Mario:
Format: Nintendo GameCube
Launch Date: Q4 2006
ESRB: RP (Rating Pending)
Game Type: 2-D/3-D Sidescrolling Platformer with Role-Playing Elements
Players: 1
Developer: Intelligent Systems
KEY INFORMATION
The newest chapter of the Paper Mario story isn't just out of this world Е it's out of this dimension.
What at first glance appears to be a 2-D sidescroller ripped straight from the pages of the Paper Mario universe soon turns into a 3-D action-adventure that defies all video game logic. Fusing 2-D and 3-D perspectives, not to mention RPG and platformer elements, the game slips back and forth between dimensions. The action sprawls across eight worlds filled with traps, puzzles, bizarre mysteries and items that often draw themselves out of thin air.
Oh, and just because Mario's in the title doesn't mean he's the only star Ц players also get to play as Peach and Bowser.