Paper Mario: Sticker Star

2012 video game

Paper Mario: Sticker Star is a role-playing video game for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the third sequel to Paper Mario for the Nintendo 64. It is the fourth game in the Paper Mario series and the only game for a handheld video game console. It was released on November 11, 2012 in North America, on December 6, 2012 in Japan, and on December 7, 2012 in Europe, and on December 8, 2012 in Australia.

Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Developer(s)Intelligent Systems
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Director(s)Naohiko Aoyama
Taro Kudo
Producer(s)Kensuke Tanabe
Toshiyuki Nakamura
Writer(s)Taro Kudo
SeriesPaper Mario
Platform(s)Nintendo 3DS
ReleaseOriginal release:
  • HK: December 6, 2013
  • ROC: December 6, 2013
Nintendo Selects:
  • EU: June 24, 2016
Genre(s)Role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Plot change

Bowser attacks the Mushroom Kingdom during the yearly Sticker Fest holiday. His attack breaks the Sticker Comet into six pieces called the Royal Stickers. Mario has to find the six Royal Stickers to restore the Sticker Comet and bring peace to the Mushroom Kingdom.

Gameplay change

In Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Mario uses stickers to battle enemies. Stickers can be found in various areas throughout the Mushroom Kingdom. Mario has to pull them off to add them to his album of stickers.

Reception change

The game received mixed to positive reviews by critics. User reviews on Metacritic were mixed.[5]

References change

  1. "Paper Mario Super Seal, Animal Crossing 3DS, Pink XL dated in Japan".
  2. Culafi, Alex (2012-08-13). "Nintendo Reveals Massive List of Release Dates". Nintendo World Report.
  3. Fletcher, Leon. "Paper Mario: Sticker Star Dated For Europe". Palm Gamer. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  4. "Paper Mario: Sticker Star, White 3DS XL and other 3DS goodies dated". vooks.net. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  5. "Paper Mario: Sticker Star". Metacritic. Retrieved 2022-11-07.