<s>
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Origami	I-Application
King	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2020	O
action-adventure	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
series	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
his	O
friends	O
as	O
he	O
sets	O
out	O
on	O
a	O
journey	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
from	O
being	O
transformed	O
into	O
origami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
do	O
so	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
must	O
free	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
's	O
castle	O
from	O
five	O
decorative	O
streamers	O
that	O
extend	O
across	O
the	O
kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Origami	I-Application
King	I-Application
features	O
cross-genre	O
gameplay	O
,	O
blending	O
elements	O
of	O
action-adventure	O
,	O
role-playing	O
(	O
RPG	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
puzzle	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controlling	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
explores	O
a	O
large	O
overworld	O
and	O
fights	O
enemies	O
in	O
a	O
turn-based	O
style	O
that	O
uses	O
a	O
ring-based	O
puzzle	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Origami	I-Application
Kings	I-Application
development	O
team	O
emphasized	O
innovation	O
to	O
a	O
greater	O
extent	O
than	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
changed	O
the	O
traditional	O
linear	O
gameplay	O
to	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
format	O
and	O
used	O
enemies	O
uninvolved	O
with	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
intended	O
to	O
announce	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
E3	O
2020	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
35th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
the	O
expo	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
revealed	O
separately	O
from	O
the	O
anniversary	O
celebrations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
three	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
two	O
months	O
after	O
release	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Device
games	I-Device
on	I-Device
the	I-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
Switch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Origami	I-Application
King	I-Application
is	O
a	O
cross-genre	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
containing	O
elements	O
from	O
action-adventure	O
,	O
RPG	O
,	O
and	O
puzzle	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
paper	O
version	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
explores	O
a	O
linear	O
open	O
world	O
designed	O
to	O
look	O
like	O
paper	O
and	O
cardboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
can	O
collect	O
coins	O
used	O
to	O
purchase	O
items	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
hidden	O
treasures	O
to	O
display	O
at	O
a	O
museum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
can	O
interact	O
with	O
non-player	O
characters	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
will	O
join	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
party	O
temporarily	O
and	O
can	O
assist	O
Mario	B-Application
in	O
combat	O
or	O
interact	O
with	O
obstacles	O
in	O
the	O
overworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
certain	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
can	O
use	O
an	O
ability	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
1000-Fold	O
Arms	O
"	O
,	O
that	O
can	O
tear	O
back	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
paper	O
environment	O
to	O
reveal	O
secrets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
can	O
fill	O
holes	O
in	O
the	O
environment	O
using	O
a	O
bag	O
of	O
confetti	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Mario	B-Application
encounters	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
enemies	O
in	O
the	O
overworld	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
transitions	O
to	O
a	O
battle	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
battle	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
stands	O
at	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
a	O
dartboard-like	O
arena	O
divided	O
into	O
four	O
ring-shaped	O
sections	O
with	O
12	O
radial	O
slots	O
;	O
each	O
enemy	O
occupies	O
a	O
different	O
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
needs	O
additional	O
help	O
,	O
any	O
Toads	O
Mario	B-Application
saves	O
from	O
being	O
folded	O
will	O
either	O
deal	O
some	O
damage	O
or	O
help	O
with	O
the	O
puzzle	O
by	O
partially	O
rotating	O
the	O
rings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
amount	O
of	O
help	O
they	O
provide	O
varies	O
based	O
on	O
how	O
much	O
money	O
Mario	B-Application
gives	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
remaining	O
enemies	O
will	O
then	O
attack	O
Mario	B-Application
before	O
the	O
game	O
switches	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
turn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boss	O
battles	O
follow	O
a	O
similar	O
pattern	O
of	O
ring-style	O
combat	O
but	O
place	O
the	O
enemy	O
in	O
the	O
center	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
on	O
the	O
outside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
rotate	O
the	O
rings	O
horizontally	O
or	O
vertically	O
;	O
arrows	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
mark	O
the	O
path	O
Mario	B-Application
is	O
going	O
to	O
follow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
starts	O
with	O
the	O
arrow	O
placed	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
him	O
and	O
will	O
follow	O
the	O
rings	O
until	O
reaching	O
an	O
endpoint	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
attack	O
tiles	O
or	O
magic	O
circle	O
tiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
vary	O
depending	O
upon	O
the	O
enemy	O
Mario	B-Application
is	O
fighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
Earth	O
Vellumental	O
has	O
five	O
exposed	O
body	O
parts	O
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
needs	O
to	O
attack	O
each	O
one	O
and	O
cause	O
them	O
to	O
retract	O
before	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
do	O
major	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Princess	O
Peach	O
invites	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
to	O
an	O
Origami	O
Festival	O
near	O
her	O
castle	O
in	O
Toad	O
Town	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
mysteriously	O
been	O
abandoned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
rescues	O
Olly	O
's	O
sister	O
Olivia	O
(	O
who	O
was	O
imprisoned	O
for	O
her	O
betrayal	O
)	O
and	O
eventually	O
Bowser	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
three	O
attempt	O
to	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Olivia	O
,	O
and	O
Bowser	O
barely	O
escape	O
but	O
a	O
streamer	O
strikes	O
them	O
,	O
causing	O
them	O
to	O
separate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Landing	O
in	O
Whispering	O
Woods	O
,	O
a	O
forest	O
near	O
Toad	O
Town	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Olivia	O
find	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
Toads	O
have	O
been	O
folded	O
into	O
origami	O
by	O
the	O
Folded	O
Soldiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Olivia	O
must	O
follow	O
and	O
destroy	O
each	O
streamer	O
until	O
they	O
reach	O
the	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
save	O
her	O
,	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Bobby	O
travel	O
to	O
the	O
ocean	O
liner	O
The	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
,	O
where	O
Bobby	O
retrieves	O
an	O
item	O
which	O
is	O
later	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
fuse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
distraught	O
Olivia	O
breaks	O
down	O
,	O
but	O
Mario	B-Application
is	O
able	O
to	O
cheer	O
her	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fight	O
ensues	O
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Olivia	O
,	O
and	O
Bowser	O
defeat	O
Olly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
uses	O
her	O
ultimate	O
wish	O
to	O
undo	O
all	O
the	B-Application
origami	I-Application
King	I-Application
Olly	O
has	O
folded	O
,	O
which	O
unfortunately	O
includes	O
herself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
,	O
the	O
creators	O
behind	O
the	O
earlier	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
games	O
,	O
developed	O
The	B-Application
Origami	I-Application
King	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
was	O
involved	O
initially	O
with	O
the	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
series	O
,	O
producer	O
Kensuke	O
Tanabe	O
claimed	O
he	O
was	O
barely	O
involved	O
in	O
its	O
creation	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
gave	O
the	O
developers	O
"	O
almost	O
complete	O
control	O
"	O
over	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Masahiko	O
Nagaya	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
lead	O
director	O
,	O
who	O
originally	O
worked	O
as	O
an	O
artist	O
for	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
Color	I-Application
Splash	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
intended	O
to	O
announce	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
E3	O
2020	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
presentation	O
celebrating	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
 '	O
35th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
explained	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Origami	I-Application
Kings	I-Application
gameplay	O
differed	O
from	O
Color	O
Splash	O
because	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
believe	O
in	O
repeating	O
identical	O
concepts	O
from	O
a	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
establish	O
a	O
new	O
non-Mario	O
direction	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
confetti	O
and	O
origami	O
became	O
The	B-Application
Origami	I-Application
Kings	I-Application
two	O
major	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sticker	I-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
new	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
series	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
modified	O
versions	O
of	O
existing	O
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
change	O
in	O
age	O
or	O
gender	O
,	O
and	O
any	O
original	O
characters	O
had	O
to	O
have	O
had	O
no	O
previous	O
involvement	O
with	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
12	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
another	O
trailer	O
revealing	O
partners	O
that	O
will	O
join	O
Mario	B-Application
on	O
his	O
adventure	O
and	O
help	O
complete	O
tasks	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
aiding	O
in	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
feature	O
had	O
remained	O
absent	O
from	O
the	O
games	O
since	O
Sticker	B-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
critics	O
were	O
still	O
disappointed	O
that	O
the	O
allies	O
did	O
not	O
seem	O
to	O
have	O
much	O
functionality	O
;	O
some	O
were	O
hoping	O
for	O
partners	O
that	O
would	O
help	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
and	O
progress	O
in	O
skill	O
alongside	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
visualized	O
her	O
approaching	O
Mario	B-Application
while	O
she	O
turned	O
into	O
an	O
origami	O
form	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
opening	O
sequence	O
eventually	O
used	O
this	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Legion	O
of	O
Stationery	O
is	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
having	O
characters	O
not	O
involved	O
with	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	O
first	O
partner	O
conceptualized	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
Bobby	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Origami	I-Application
King	I-Application
established	O
characters	O
that	O
would	O
appear	O
alongside	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Olivia	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
progressed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanabe	O
spoke	O
with	O
the	O
director	O
of	O
Color	O
Splash	O
,	O
Naohiko	O
Aoyama	O
,	O
who	O
wanted	O
"	O
a	O
battle	O
system	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
enemies	O
surround	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
attack	O
from	O
all	O
sides	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Origami	I-Application
King	I-Application
uses	O
open	O
world	O
navigation	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
linear-based	O
style	O
of	O
previous	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
asked	O
if	O
they	O
had	O
considered	O
using	O
a	O
party-based	O
system	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Origami	I-Application
King	I-Application
like	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
games	O
,	O
Tanabe	O
replied	O
that	O
he	O
never	O
considered	O
the	O
idea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
leaked	O
online	O
a	O
week	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
started	O
spreading	O
unannounced	O
content	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
other	O
characters	O
and	O
dialogue	O
,	O
with	O
other	O
people	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
using	O
PC	B-Application
emulators	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
released	O
a	O
trailer	O
announcing	O
The	B-Application
Origami	I-Application
King	I-Application
on	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
alongside	O
promotional	O
pamphlets	O
produced	O
exclusively	O
for	O
Japan	O
,	O
before	O
they	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
July	O
17	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trailer	O
announcement	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
appeared	O
without	O
the	O
traditional	O
two-day	O
notice	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
given	O
previously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
added	O
Olivia	O
,	O
King	O
Olly	O
,	O
and	O
Origami	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
as	O
collectible	O
spirits	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
trapped	O
Toad	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Olivia	O
discover	O
complains	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
been	O
poorly	O
treated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
People	O
who	O
responded	O
to	O
the	O
discovery	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
considered	O
the	O
change	O
"	O
unspeakably	O
strange	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
wondered	O
if	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
made	O
these	O
changes	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
national	O
security	O
law	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Origami	I-Application
King	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
linear	O
open	O
world	O
design	O
was	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
design	O
and	O
concept	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
for	O
dropping	O
the	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
present	O
in	O
previous	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
indicated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
new	O
and	O
unique	O
experience	O
,	O
but	O
thought	O
the	O
action-adventure	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
did	O
not	O
reach	O
the	O
heights	O
of	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Thousand-Year	I-Application
Door	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Origami	I-Application
King	I-Application
launched	O
at	O
number	O
two	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
behind	O
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tsushima	I-Application
,	O
and	O
sold	O
109,092	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
nation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
placed	O
third	O
on	O
the	O
July	O
2020	O
NPD	O
charts	O
,	O
setting	O
a	O
launch	O
month	O
sales	O
record	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
doubling	O
the	O
physical	O
launch	O
sales	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
became	O
the	O
bestselling	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
game	O
on	O
Amazon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
3.05	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
fastest	O
selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Device
games	I-Device
on	I-Device
the	I-Device
Switch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Family	O
Game	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
categories	O
in	O
the	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
and	O
Animal	O
Crossing	O
:	O
New	O
Horizons	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
