First announced at the 2006 E3 show, Super Paper Mario was originally a platformer-type game for the GameCube. After Nintendo got everyone all excited, no news was released for quite some time. Later we learned the game had been pushed back and would find a new home on the Wii (to which many replied: duh). Then, silence once more. Now, thanks to Codename Revolution traveling through time to grok the March issue of Nintendo Power, a date has been announced: April 2007.




Nintendo's press site has the following to say about the game, and really it's all we know so far:

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 - players also get to play as Peach and bowser.

Psyched? Good. Check out these two videos showing some rough footage of the game, then scope the pretty pictures linked below. Enjoy!

• Super Paper Mario hi-res screenshot #1
  


• Super Paper Mario hi-res screenshot #2
  


• Super Paper Mario hi-res screenshot #3
  


• Super Paper Mario hi-res screenshot #4
  


• Super Paper Mario hi-res screenshot #5
  


• Super Paper Mario hi-res screenshot #6
  


• Super Paper Mario hi-res screenshot #7
  


• Super Paper Mario hi-res screenshot #8
  


• Super Paper Mario hi-res screenshot #9