<s>
is	O
a	O
2007	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
(	O
RPG	O
)	O
developed	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
series	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
Mario	B-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Peach	O
,	O
Bowser	O
,	O
and	O
Luigi	O
as	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
collect	O
Pure	O
Hearts	O
and	O
stop	O
Count	B-Application
Bleck	I-Application
and	O
his	O
minions	O
from	O
destroying	O
the	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
preceding	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
games	O
are	O
turn-based	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
has	O
elements	O
from	O
RPGs	O
and	O
side-scrolling	O
platformers	O
;	O
some	O
critics	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
hybrid	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
feature	O
is	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
ability	O
to	O
flip	O
between	O
2D	O
and	O
3D	O
perspectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
and	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-reviewed	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
and	O
won	O
several	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
Outstanding	O
Role	O
Playing	O
Game	O
at	O
the	O
12th	O
Satellite	O
Awards	O
;	O
critics	O
have	O
since	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
4.23	O
million	O
copies	O
have	O
been	O
sold	O
as	O
of	O
2014	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
–	O
selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
series	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	B-Device
–	I-Device
selling	I-Device
games	I-Device
on	I-Device
the	I-Device
Wii	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re	O
–	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
eShop	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sticker	I-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
followed	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
with	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
elements	O
,	O
differentiating	O
itself	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
various	O
other	O
characters	O
,	O
overcoming	O
linear	O
platforms	O
as	O
in	O
other	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
collect	O
the	O
eight	O
Pure	O
Hearts	O
and	O
defeat	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
Count	B-Application
Bleck	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
games	O
which	O
used	O
a	O
turn-based	O
battle	O
system	O
outside	O
the	O
overworld	O
,	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
all	O
combat	O
is	O
in	O
real-time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
can	O
temporarily	O
"	O
flip	O
"	O
between	O
dimensions	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
camera	O
rotates	O
90	O
degrees	O
to	O
reveal	O
a	O
3D	O
perspective	O
of	O
the	O
stage	O
,	O
revealing	O
elements	O
hidden	O
in	O
the	O
regular	O
2D	O
perspective	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
maneuver	O
around	O
obstacles	O
impassable	O
in	O
2D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luigi	O
can	O
jump	O
the	O
highest	O
,	O
Peach	O
can	O
hover	O
and	O
access	O
inaccessible	O
areas	O
,	O
and	O
Bowser	O
can	O
breathe	O
fire	O
to	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
;	O
only	O
Mario	B-Application
retains	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
flip	O
between	O
2D	O
and	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
day	O
,	O
a	O
bored	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
decide	O
to	O
go	O
see	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
,	O
but	O
before	O
they	O
can	O
go	O
,	O
they	O
get	O
wind	O
of	O
her	O
being	O
captured	O
,	O
and	O
immediately	O
suspect	O
Bowser	O
,	O
but	O
when	O
they	O
arrive	O
,	O
they	O
only	O
find	O
him	O
planning	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
evil	O
Count	B-Application
Bleck	I-Application
arrives	O
,	O
responsible	O
for	O
Peach	O
's	O
capture	O
,	O
and	O
overpowers	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
abducts	O
Bowser	O
,	O
his	O
minions	O
,	O
and	O
Luigi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Count	B-Application
Bleck	I-Application
and	O
his	O
assistant	O
,	O
Nastasia	O
,	O
then	O
force	O
Bowser	O
and	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
to	O
marry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bleck	B-Application
takes	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Chaos	O
Heart	O
and	O
uses	O
it	O
to	O
open	O
the	O
Void	O
,	O
a	O
slowly	O
expanding	O
inter-dimensional	O
rift	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
flawed	O
universe	O
and	O
create	O
a	O
perfect	O
one	O
in	O
its	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
comes	O
to	O
and	O
meets	O
a	O
Pixl	O
named	O
Tippi	O
and	O
is	O
teleported	O
to	O
Flipside	O
by	O
her	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
's	O
tasked	O
by	O
Merlon	B-Application
to	O
collect	O
the	O
eight	O
Pure	O
Hearts	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
necessary	O
to	O
undo	O
the	O
destruction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
,	O
after	O
learning	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
flip	O
between	O
dimensions	O
,	O
starts	O
his	O
journey	O
with	O
Tippi	O
at	O
his	O
side	O
,	O
traveling	O
to	O
the	O
different	O
worlds	O
to	O
collect	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
adventure	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
reunites	O
with	O
Peach	O
and	O
Bowser	O
,	O
who	O
join	O
him	O
in	O
the	O
quest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bleck	B-Application
sends	O
his	O
minions	O
,	O
Dimentio	B-Application
,	O
Mimi	B-Application
,	O
and	O
O'Chunks	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
brainwashed	O
Luigi	O
(	O
called	O
Mr.	O
L	O
)	O
,	O
to	O
attack	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
group	O
and	O
slow	O
their	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luigi	O
eventually	O
recovers	O
his	O
memories	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
to	O
join	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
succeeds	O
in	O
collecting	O
all	O
eight	O
Pure	O
Hearts	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
before	O
the	O
Void	O
grows	O
large	O
enough	O
to	O
obliterate	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
flashbacks	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
Count	B-Application
Bleck	I-Application
and	O
Tippi	O
were	O
originally	O
lovers	O
Blumiere	B-Application
and	O
Timpani	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blumiere	B-Application
's	O
father	O
,	O
disapproving	O
of	O
their	O
relationship	O
,	O
banished	O
and	O
cursed	O
Timpani	O
to	O
wander	O
between	O
dimensions	O
forever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blumiere	B-Application
,	O
in	O
despair	O
,	O
took	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
Prognosticus	O
,	O
determined	O
to	O
bring	O
end	O
to	O
the	O
universe	O
and	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
perfect	O
one	O
in	O
its	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unbeknownst	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
Merlon	B-Application
found	O
and	O
rescued	O
Timpani	O
by	O
transforming	O
her	O
into	O
a	O
Pixl	O
,	O
but	O
she	O
had	O
lost	O
her	O
memories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
all	O
eight	O
Pure	O
Hearts	O
,	O
the	O
heroes	O
travel	O
to	O
Castle	O
Bleck	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
encounter	O
each	O
of	O
Bleck	B-Application
's	O
minions	O
but	O
are	O
lost	O
one-by-one	O
:	O
Bowser	O
and	O
O’Chunks	O
are	O
seemingly	O
crushed	O
by	O
a	O
falling	O
ceiling	O
;	O
Peach	O
and	O
Mimi	B-Application
fall	O
into	O
a	O
pit	O
;	O
and	O
Dimentio	B-Application
appears	O
to	O
kill	O
both	O
himself	O
and	O
Luigi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Tippi	O
confront	O
Bleck	B-Application
alone	O
;	O
Tippi	O
reveals	O
herself	O
to	O
be	O
Timpani	O
,	O
but	O
Bleck	B-Application
refuses	O
to	O
end	O
his	O
plan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
heroes	O
return	O
and	O
defeat	O
Bleck	B-Application
by	O
using	O
up	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Pure	O
Hearts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bleck	B-Application
,	O
returning	O
to	O
his	O
Blumiere	B-Application
identity	O
,	O
urges	O
the	O
heroes	O
to	O
kill	O
him	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Chaos	O
Heart	O
and	O
avert	O
the	O
apocalypse	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
seized	O
by	O
Dimentio	B-Application
,	O
who	O
seemingly	O
kills	O
Nastasia	O
and	O
brainwashes	O
Luigi	O
back	O
into	O
Mr.	O
L	O
,	O
to	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
host	O
of	O
the	O
Chaos	O
Heart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blumiere	B-Application
and	O
Tippi	O
are	O
teleported	O
away	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
remaining	O
heroes	O
appear	O
overmatched	O
without	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Pure	O
Hearts	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
love	O
between	O
Blumiere	B-Application
,	O
O’Chunks	O
,	O
and	O
Mimi	B-Application
restores	O
their	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dimentio	B-Application
is	O
destroyed	O
but	O
leaves	O
behind	O
a	O
shadow	O
of	O
his	O
power	O
to	O
ensure	O
the	O
Chaos	O
Heart	O
can	O
finish	O
its	O
task	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blumiere	B-Application
and	O
Timpani	O
marry	O
,	O
which	O
banishes	O
the	O
Chaos	O
Heart	O
and	O
reverses	O
its	O
destruction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
heroes	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
O'Chunks	O
,	O
Mimi	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
revived	O
Nastasia	O
,	O
return	O
to	O
Flipside	O
,	O
but	O
Blumiere	B-Application
and	O
Timpani	O
are	O
missing	O
;	O
O’Chunks	O
,	O
Mimi	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Nastasia	O
pledge	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
perfect	O
world	O
Blumiere	B-Application
promised	O
to	O
make	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
developed	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
previous	O
games	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
11	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
through	O
a	O
trailer	O
at	O
E3	O
2006	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
quarter	O
of	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
opted	O
not	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
on	O
the	O
show	O
floor	O
for	O
a	O
playable	O
demo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
listed	O
Super	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
as	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
its	O
E3	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
was	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
first-party	O
GameCube	B-Application
games	O
,	O
but	O
development	O
moved	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2007	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
Mario	B-Application
game	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controls	O
were	O
kept	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
motion	B-Device
controls	I-Device
were	O
not	O
implemented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
PAL	O
copies	O
contain	O
a	O
bug	B-Error_Name
if	O
the	O
language	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
English	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
or	O
Spanish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
Europe	O
,	O
if	O
Mario	B-Application
speaks	O
to	O
the	O
NPC	O
Mimi	B-Application
in	O
chapter	O
2	O
–	O
2	O
without	O
first	O
picking	O
up	O
a	O
key	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
freeze	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
force	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
restart	O
from	O
the	O
last	O
save	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
85	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
57	O
critics	O
;	O
it	O
has	O
the	O
sixth-highest	O
score	O
among	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamasutra	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
landmark	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
release	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
hit	O
with	O
critics	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
reviewer	O
Bryan	O
Vore	O
appreciated	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
more	O
platforming	O
elements	O
and	O
the	O
dimension	O
flipping	O
mechanic	O
while	O
praising	O
the	O
writing	O
as	O
"	O
arguably	O
the	O
best	O
"	O
in	O
any	O
Mario	B-Application
RPG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shane	O
Bettenhausen	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
called	O
Super	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
a	O
"	O
must-play	O
for	O
any	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
owner	O
"	O
and	O
praised	O
its	O
creativity	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
puzzles	O
,	O
and	O
script	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
"	O
undercooked	O
"	O
RPG	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
reviewer	O
John	O
Walker	O
also	O
expressed	O
criticism	O
towards	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
slightly	O
weaker	O
"	O
than	O
most	O
Mario	B-Application
platformers	O
,	O
but	O
lauded	O
its	O
writing	O
as	O
"	O
consistently	O
hilarious	O
,	O
and	O
toward	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
even	O
impressively	O
touching	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
144,000	O
copies	O
were	O
sold	O
,	O
a	O
similar	O
total	O
to	O
previous	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
,	O
352,000	O
copies	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
April	O
2007	O
,	O
ranking	O
as	O
the	O
third-best	O
selling	O
console	O
game	O
of	O
April	O
2007	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
behind	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Diamond	I-Application
and	I-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kotaku	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
4.23	O
million	O
copies	O
were	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
best-selling	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
RPG	O
and	O
Best	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Game	O
in	O
GameSpot	O
and	O
IGN	O
's	O
Best	O
of	O
2007	O
awards	O
,	O
winning	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
RPG	O
from	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
six	O
award	O
nominations	O
from	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
including	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
and	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
won	O
the	O
Reader	O
's	O
Choice	O
award	O
in	O
the	O
Best	O
Story/Writing	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
ranked	O
as	O
the	O
second-best	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
in	O
RPGamers	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
awards	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
of	O
RPGFans	O
nine	O
editors	O
ranked	O
it	O
among	O
their	O
top	O
five	O
RPGs	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
,	O
IGN	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
and	O
GamesRadar+	O
have	O
since	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
