Paper Mario: The Origami King
Paper Mario: The Origami King is the sixth title in the Paper Mario franchise, which acts as an RPG-inspired spinoff of the main Super Mario Bros. series. Players will hop in as Mario and collect other party members as they follow Olivia in an attempt to stop her brother.
Paper Mario: The Origami King
- Franchise
- Paper Mario
- Platform(s)
- Switch
- Released
- July 17, 2020
- Developer(s)
- Intelligent Systems
- Publisher(s)
- Nintendo
- Genre(s)
- Action RPG , Adventure
- ESRB
- E for Everyone: Mild Cartoon Violence
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