List of Mario role-playing games

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| title = Mario {{noitalics|role-playing games}}

| image = File:Paper Mario Logo.png
File:Mario and Luigi Logo.png
File:Mario + Rabbids Logo.png
File:Super Mario RPG Logo.png

| caption = From top to bottom: The Paper Mario, Mario & Luigi and Mario + Rabbids series logos, and the logo header of Super Mario RPG

| genre = Role-playing

| developer = Square
Intelligent Systems
AlphaDream
Ubisoft Milan
Ubisoft Paris
Acquire

| publisher = Nintendo
Ubisoft

| platforms = Super NES
Nintendo 64
Game Boy Advance
GameCube
Nintendo DS
Wii
Nintendo 3DS
Wii U
Nintendo Switch

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The Mario franchise, which originated as a series of platform games, has inspired a variety of role-playing video games released on multiple Nintendo video game consoles. All games feature Mario as the protagonist, who is often accompanied by one or more playable characters, with the goal of defeating the main antagonist, primarily Bowser. The first role-playing game in the franchise, Super Mario RPG (1996), was developed by Square for the Super NES. The two primary sub-series, Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi, follow conventions established in the original game.

The Paper Mario series is developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo, the first game being Paper Mario which was released for the Nintendo 64 in 2000. The original Paper Mario games are role-playing games, though installments in the series since Sticker Star also incorporate action-adventure elements.{{cite web|url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/paper-mario-the-origami-king/|title=Paper Mario: The Origami King May Not Be the RPG Return Fans Were Craving|first=Andy|last=Robinson|website=Video Games Chronicle|date=July 9, 2020|access-date=July 29, 2020|archive-date=July 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710033531/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/paper-mario-the-origami-king/|url-status=live}}

  • {{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2012/11/29/3705476/how-paper-mario-sticker-star-abandoned-the-rpg|title=How Paper Mario Sticker Star abandoned the RPG|first=Tracey|last=Lien|website=Polygon|date=November 29, 2012|access-date=July 29, 2020|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112010917/http://www.polygon.com/2012/11/29/3705476/how-paper-mario-sticker-star-abandoned-the-rpg|url-status=live}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-07-06-paper-mario-color-splash-sheds-its-rpg-roots-for-action-adventure-with-charm|title=Paper Mario: Color Splash sheds its RPG roots for an action-adventure with charm|first=Tom|last=Philips|website=Eurogamer|date=July 7, 2016|access-date=July 29, 2020|archive-date=July 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729060244/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-07-06-paper-mario-color-splash-sheds-its-rpg-roots-for-action-adventure-with-charm|url-status=live}} The series has received positive reviews, being praised for its paper-inspired aesthetic,{{cite magazine |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/paper_mario_color_splash/b/wii_u/archive/2016/10/05/paper-mario-color-splash-game-informer-review.aspx |author=Reeves, Ben |date=October 5, 2016 |title=Paper Mario: Color Splash – Coloring Inside The Lines |magazine=Game Informer |access-date=October 5, 2016 |archive-date=October 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008092226/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/paper_mario_color_splash/b/wii_u/archive/2016/10/05/paper-mario-color-splash-game-informer-review.aspx |url-status=live}}
  • {{cite web |last1=Elston |first1=Brett |title=Super Paper Mario review |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/super-paper-mario-review/ |website=GamesRadar+ |access-date=February 26, 2020 |date=March 31, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218150940/https://www.gamesradar.com/super-paper-mario-review/ |archive-date=February 18, 2020 |url-status=live }} writing,{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/nintendo-switch/paper_mario_the_origami_king|title=Paper Mario: The Origami King Review (Switch)|website=Nintendo Life|access-date=July 16, 2020|date=July 15, 2020|first=Chris|last=Scullion|archive-date=July 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716035040/https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/nintendo-switch/paper_mario_the_origami_king|url-status=live}}
  • {{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Bryn |website=GameSpy|title=Super Paper Mario Review|url=http://wii.gamespy.com/wii/super-paper-mario-/779073p1.html |access-date=February 26, 2020 |date=August 9, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714194318/http://wii.gamespy.com/wii/super-paper-mario-/779073p1.html |archive-date=July 14, 2019 |url-status=live }} and characters,{{cite web|url=http://cube.ign.com/articles/556/556422p3.html|title=Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Review|website=IGN|last=Schneider|first=Peer|date=2004-10-11|access-date=2008-02-17|archive-date=July 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120731000455/http://cube.ign.com/articles/556/556422p3.html|url-status=live}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://uk.gamespot.com/paper-mario/reviews/paper-mario-review-2682319/|title=GameSpot: Paper Mario review|website=GameSpot|date=2001-02-05|access-date=2013-08-19|last=Stahl|first=Ben|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130819190418/http://uk.gamespot.com/paper-mario/reviews/paper-mario-review-2682319/|archive-date=2013-08-19}}
  • {{Cite web|url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/119427/paper-mario-the-origami-king-review-creased-lightning|title=Paper Mario: The Origami King review: Creased lightning|first=Ozzie|last=Mejia|date=July 27, 2020|website=Shacknews|access-date=August 5, 2020|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806011100/https://www.shacknews.com/article/119427/paper-mario-the-origami-king-review-creased-lightning|url-status=live}}
  • {{Cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2012/11/06/paper-mario-sticker-star-review/|title=Paper Mario: Sticker Star fails to justify its gimmick (review)|date=2012-11-06|website=VentureBeat|last=Grubb|first=Jeff|access-date=December 15, 2020|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112015840/https://venturebeat.com/2012/11/06/paper-mario-sticker-star-review/|url-status=live}} but changes to gameplay, such as in combat, received mixed reception.{{cite web |last=Ryckert |first=Dan |date=October 14, 2016 |url=http://www.giantbomb.com/reviews/paper-mario-color-splash-review/1900-753/ |title=Paper Mario: Color Splash Review |website=Giant Bomb |access-date=January 20, 2017 |archive-date=December 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214175351/http://www.giantbomb.com/reviews/paper-mario-color-splash-review/1900-753/ |url-status=live}}
  • {{cite web|last=Stanton|first=Rich|title=Paper Mario: Sticker Star review|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-11-13-paper-mario-sticker-star-review|website=Eurogamer|access-date=May 4, 2018|date=November 13, 2012|archive-date=October 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031145608/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-11-13-paper-mario-sticker-star-review|url-status=live}}
  • {{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/54341/paper-mario-the-origami-king-switch-review|title=Paper Mario: The Origami King (Switch) Review|website=Nintendo World Report|first=Xander|last=Morningstar|date=July 15, 2020|access-date=July 16, 2020|archive-date=July 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716060312/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/54341/paper-mario-the-origami-king-switch-review|url-status=live}} Recent entries since the release of Sticker Star have been criticized for the removal of original fictional races, the abundance of identical Toads, and the restrictions limiting unique character designs.* {{cite web|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/3ds/paper_mario_sticker_star|title=Paper Mario Sticker Star review|website=Nintendo Life|date=November 6, 2012|access-date=November 6, 2012|archive-date=November 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109040751/http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/3ds/paper_mario_sticker_star|url-status=live|quote=The supporting cast is mostly made up of Toads, with virtually no sign of anyone more interesting, which is disappointing for a series that has otherwise proven itself quite fresh.}}
  • {{cite web |last=Ryckert |first=Dan |date=October 14, 2016 |url=http://www.giantbomb.com/reviews/paper-mario-color-splash-review/1900-753/ |title=Paper Mario: Color Splash Review |website=Giant Bomb |access-date=January 20, 2017 |archive-date=December 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214175351/http://www.giantbomb.com/reviews/paper-mario-color-splash-review/1900-753/ |url-status=live |quote=That’s never hard to do, because everything is a goddamn Toad in this game. Previous Paper Mario games have featured a wide variety of NPCs, complete with tons of different looks and personalities. In Color Splash, it’s just a bunch of Toads of different colors. }}
  • {{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/paper-mario-the-origami-king-review/1900-6417506/|title=Paper Mario: The Origami King Review|website=GameSpot|last=Vazquez|first=Suriel|date=July 27, 2020|quote=Cast of characters isn't as charming as previous entries|access-date=January 27, 2023|archive-date=November 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118003844/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/paper-mario-the-origami-king-review/1900-6417506/|url-status=live}}

The Mario & Luigi series was developed by AlphaDream and published by Nintendo, the first game being Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga for the Game Boy Advance in 2003. The Nintendo 3DS remake of Bowser's Inside Story was AlphaDream's final game before declaring bankruptcy in 2019. Three months after the declaration, however, Nintendo filed a trademark for the series in Argentina.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/01/new_trademark_suggests_the_mario_and_luigi_series_is_making_a_comeback|title=New Trademark Suggests The Mario & Luigi Series Is Making A Comeback|date=2020-01-12|access-date=2021-03-26|website=Nintendo Life|last=Doolan|first=Liam|archive-date=February 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226031453/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/01/new_trademark_suggests_the_mario_and_luigi_series_is_making_a_comeback|url-status=live}} The series had generally received critical acclaim,{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/mario-and-luigi-superstar-saga/critic-reviews/?platform=game-boy-advance|title=Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga — Metacritic|website=Metacritic|access-date=April 7, 2011|archive-date=December 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101211110221/http://www.metacritic.com/game/game-boy-advance/mario-luigi-superstar-saga|url-status=live}}

  • {{cite web|title= Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time — Metacritic|url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ds/marioandluigipartnersintime|website=Metacritic|access-date=December 28, 2020|archive-date=May 31, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531065313/http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ds/marioandluigipartnersintime|url-status=live}}
  • {{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ds/marioandluigibowsersinsidestory |title=Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside — Metacritic|website=Metacritic |access-date=2012-11-15 |archive-date=May 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100504150101/http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ds/marioandluigibowsersinsidestory |url-status=live }} being praised for their writing,{{cite web|first=Ricardo |last=Torres |url=http://www.gamespot.com/ds/rpg/marioluigirpg3/review.html |title=Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story |website=GameSpot|date=2009-10-07 |access-date=2012-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107101339/http://www.gamespot.com/mario-and-luigi-bowsers-inside-story/reviews/mario-and-luigi-bowsers-inside-story-6226786/ |archive-date=2012-11-07}}
  • {{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/07/12/mario-luigi-dream-team-review|title=Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Review|date=2013-07-11|website=IGN|last=Krupa|first=Daniel|access-date=January 8, 2021|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112010954/https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/07/12/mario-luigi-dream-team-review|url-status=live}} gameplay,{{Cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/11/18/mario-luigi-superstar-saga-2?page=2|title=Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga|author=Craig Harris|date=November 17, 2003|website=IGN|access-date=September 1, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130212133810/http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/11/18/mario-luigi-superstar-saga-2?page=2|archive-date=February 12, 2013}}
  • {{cite web|title=Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time for Game Boy Advance Review|url=http://uk.gamespot.com/ds/rpg/marioluigisuperstarsaga2/review.html|access-date=2008-06-26|date=2005-11-30|website=GameSpot|author=Ricardo Torres|archive-date=December 12, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212211358/http://uk.gamespot.com/ds/rpg/marioluigisuperstarsaga2/review.html|url-status=live}}
  • {{cite magazine |magazine=Nintendo Power | publisher=Future plc | title=Reviews: Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story | issue=246 | page=86 | date=October 2009}} and graphics,{{cite web|title=Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time Review – NWR|url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/reviewArt.cfm?CFID=bb63532d-9f80-431e-8cd4-59885b64ca20&CFTOKEN=0&artid=4456|access-date=2008-06-26|date=2005-12-03|website=Nintendo World Report|author=Jonathan Metts|archive-date=January 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108081602/https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/4456/mario-namp-luigi-partners-in-time-nintendo-ds|url-status=live}}
  • {{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/35110/mario-n-luigi-dream-team-nintendo-3ds|title=Mario & Luigi: Dream Team|date=2013-08-07|website=Nintendo World Report|last=Ronaghan|first=Neal|access-date=January 8, 2021|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112022052/https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/35110/mario-n-luigi-dream-team-nintendo-3ds|url-status=live}} with some criticism for lack of innovation.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/mario-and-luigi-paper-jam-review|title=Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Review|date=2016-01-29|website=GameSpot|last=Concepcion|first=Miguel}}
  • {{Cite web|url=http://gamespy.com/reviews/november03/marioluigigba/|title=Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga (GBA)|author=Bryan Stratton|date=November 20, 2003|website=GameSpy|access-date=March 2, 2021|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031122085227/http://gamespy.com/reviews/november03/marioluigigba/|archive-date=November 22, 2003}}

The Mario + Rabbids series is co-developed by Ubisoft Milan and Ubisoft Paris and published worldwide by Ubisoft and published in Asia by Nintendo and is a crossover series with the Raving Rabbids franchise, the first being Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle for the Nintendo Switch in 2017.

Standalone games

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| article = Super Mario RPG

| title = Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

| date = {{Video game release|JP|March 9, 1996{{Cite web |last=Minotti |first=Mike |date=March 9, 2016 |title=Beloved Super Nintendo hit Super Mario RPG turns 20 years old today |url=https://venturebeat.com/2016/03/09/beloved-super-nintendo-hit-super-mario-rpg-turns-20-years-old-today/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115184728/https://venturebeat.com/2016/03/09/beloved-super-nintendo-hit-super-mario-rpg-turns-20-years-old-today/ |archive-date=January 15, 2018 |access-date=January 14, 2018 |website=VentureBeat}}|NA|May 13, 1996{{Cite web |title=Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars |url=https://www.gamespot.com/super-mario-rpg-legend-of-the-seven-stars/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115184412/https://www.gamespot.com/super-mario-rpg-legend-of-the-seven-stars/ |archive-date=January 15, 2018 |access-date=January 14, 2018 |website=GameSpot}}}}

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| 1996 – SNES{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/games/super-mario-rpg-legend-of-the-seven-stars|title=Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars|website=IGN|access-date=January 27, 2021|archive-date=April 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412065043/https://www.ign.com/games/super-mario-rpg-legend-of-the-seven-stars|url-status=live}}

| 2008 – Wii Virtual Console{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/vc_smr/index.html|title=Japanese Virtual Console list—June 2008|date=May 30, 2008|website=Nintendo Japan|access-date=January 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080722125823/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/vc_smr/index.html|archive-date=July 22, 2008|url-status=live}}

| 2015 – Wii U Virtual Console{{cite magazine|url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/201507/29084533.html|title=『スーパーマリオRPG』と『ダウンタウン熱血物語』がWii Uバーチャルコンソールで8月5日配信開始|trans-title="'Super Mario RPG' and 'River City Ransom' will be released on the Wii U virtual console on August 5th."|date=July 29, 2015|magazine=Famitsu|language=ja|access-date=January 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150731160926/https://www.famitsu.com/news/201507/29084533.html|archive-date=July 31, 2015|url-status=live}}

| 2017 – Super NES Classic Edition{{cite web |last1=Orry |first1=Tom |last2=Cryer |first2=Hirun |title=SNES Classic Edition Black Friday Deals—How to Buy a SNES Classic? SNES Classic Release Date, SNES Classic Reviews, What Games are Included? |url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/01-02-2018-snes-classic-mini-release-date-price-games-pre-order-everything-we-know |website=USGamer |publisher=Gamer Network |access-date=January 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531011734/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/01-02-2018-snes-classic-mini-release-date-price-games-pre-order-everything-we-know |archive-date=May 31, 2019 |date=November 23, 2018 |url-status=live}}

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  • First role-playing video game to feature Mario{{cite journal|title=Nintendo Ultra 64: The Launch of the Decade?|journal=Maximum: The Video Game Magazine|issue=2 |publisher=Emap International Limited|date=November 1995|pages=107–8}}
  • Developed by Square{{cite magazine|first1=Scott|last1=Pelland|first2=Kent|last2=Miller|first3=Terry|last3=Munson|first4=Paul|last4=Shinoda|title=Mario plays a new role|magazine=Nintendo Power|publisher=M. Arakawa, Nintendo of America, Inc.|issue=77|date=October 1995|pages=26–29}}
  • Included on the Super NES Classic Edition dedicated video game console{{Cite web |last=Schreier |first=Jason |date=September 29, 2017 |title=SNES Classic Games, Ranked |url=https://kotaku.com/snes-classic-games-ranked-1818992175 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115184817/https://kotaku.com/snes-classic-games-ranked-1818992175 |archive-date=January 15, 2018 |access-date=January 14, 2018 |website=Kotaku}}
  • Released alongside a two-disk soundtrack in Japan{{cite web |url=http://rpgfan.com/soundtracks/smbrpg/index.html |title=Super Mario RPG OSV |access-date=August 9, 2011 |last=Thomas |first=Damian |date=March 23, 2001 |website=RPGFan |archive-date=December 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111213225610/http://rpgfan.com/soundtracks/smbrpg/index.html |url-status=live }}

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| article = Mario Golf: Advance Tour

| title = Mario Golf: Advance Tour

| date = {{Video game release|JP|April 22, 2004|NA|June 22, 2004|EU|September 17, 2004}}

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| article = Mario Tennis: Power Tour

| title = Mario Tennis: Power Tour

| date = {{Video game release|JP|September 13, 2005|EU|November 18, 2005|NA|December 5, 2005}}

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| article = Puzzle & Dragons Z + Super Mario Bros. Edition

| title = Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition

| date = {{Video game release|JP|April 29, 2015{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-01-08-nintendo-licenses-mario-version-of-free-to-play-mobile-money-spinner-puzzle-and-dragons|title=Nintendo licenses Mario version of free-to-play mobile money-spinner Puzzle & Dragons|date=2015-01-08|website=Eurogamer|last=Phillips|first=Tom|access-date=February 24, 2021|archive-date=October 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027014505/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-01-08-nintendo-licenses-mario-version-of-free-to-play-mobile-money-spinner-puzzle-and-dragons|url-status=live}}|EU|May 8, 2015{{Cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-puzzle-dragons-z-puzzle-dragons-super-mario-bros-edition/|title=Review: Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition|access-date=March 1, 2021|date=2015-05-14|website=Destructoid|last=Carter|first=Chris|archive-date=November 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126195734/https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-puzzle-dragons-z-puzzle-dragons-super-mario-bros-edition/|url-status=live}}|NA|May 22, 2015{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/games/puzzle-and-dragons-double-pack|title=Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition|website=IGN|access-date=February 24, 2021|archive-date=August 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823093430/http://www.ign.com/games/puzzle-and-dragons-double-pack|url-status=live}}}}

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{{Anchor|Paper Mario}} ''Paper Mario'' series

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| article = Paper Mario (video game)

| title = Paper Mario

| date = {{Video game release|JP|August 11, 2000{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/8862/|title=マリオストーリー|magazine=Famitsu|trans-title=Mario story|access-date=January 27, 2021|archive-date=January 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111233605/https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/8862|url-status=live}}|NA|February 5, 2001{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/12/feature_the_complete_history_of_paper_mario|title=Feature: The Complete History Of Paper Mario|date=2020-12-29|website=Nintendo Life|last=Scullion|first=Chris|access-date=January 26, 2021|archive-date=January 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116131625/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/12/feature_the_complete_history_of_paper_mario|url-status=live}}|EU|October 5, 2001}}

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| 2000 – Nintendo 64

| 2004 – iQue Player{{Cite web|title = iQue Ltd.|url = http://www.ique.com/games/21021.htm|website = Ique.com|access-date = October 30, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924040100/http://www.ique.com/games/21021.htm|archive-date = September 24, 2015|url-status = live}}

| 2007 – Wii Virtual Console{{cite web | url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/vc_ms/index.html | title=VC Mario Story | website=Nintendo Japan | access-date=February 23, 2021 | archive-date=December 21, 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221223413/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/vc_ms/index.html | url-status=live }}

| 2015 – Wii U Virtual Console{{cite web | url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/paper-mario-wii-u/ | title=Paper Mario for Wii U | website=Nintendo | access-date=February 23, 2021 | archive-date=December 14, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214200651/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/paper-mario-wii-u/ | url-status=live }}

| 2021 – Nintendo Classics

}}

| notes =

  • Known in Japan as {{nihongo|Mario Story|マリオストーリー}}{{cite magazine |script-title=ja:ニンテンドウ64 – マリオストーリー |magazine=Weekly Famitsu |issue=915 Pt. 2 |page=30 |date=June 30, 2006 |language=ja |trans-title=Nintendo 64 – Mario Story}}
  • Originally planned to be called Super Mario RPG 2{{cite magazine|title=In Development|magazine=Next Generation|issue=29|publisher=Imagine Media|date=May 1997|page=58|url=https://archive.org/stream/NEXT_Generation_29#page/n58|access-date=August 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216175304/https://archive.org/stream/NEXT_Generation_29#page/n58|archive-date=February 16, 2019|url-status=live}}
  • A soundtrack of the game was released in 2000, distributed by Famitsu.{{cite web |title = Paper Mario, album info |url = http://www.squareenixmusic.com/albums/p/papermario.shtml |website = Square Enix Music Online |access-date = June 4, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120409143726/http://www.squareenixmusic.com/albums/p/papermario.shtml |archive-date = April 9, 2012 |url-status = live }}{{cite web |title = Paper Mario, Album Stats |url = http://vgmdb.net/album/409 |website = Video Game Music Database |access-date = June 4, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120617141418/http://vgmdb.net/album/409 |archive-date = June 17, 2012 |url-status = live }}

}}

{{Video game titles/item

| article = Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

| title = Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

| date = {{Video game release|JP|July 22, 2004{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/10528/|title=ペーパーマリオRPG|magazine=Famitsu|trans-title=Paper Mario RPG|access-date=January 27, 2021|archive-date=October 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010063202/https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/10528/|url-status=live}}|NA|October 11, 2004|EU|November 12, 2004}}

| refs =

| release = 2004 – GameCube{{cite web|url=http://cube.ign.com/articles/434/434869p1.html|title=GC 2003: Paper Mario on paper|website=IGN|date=August 21, 2003|access-date=February 17, 2008|archive-date=April 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403030032/http://cube.ign.com/articles/434/434869p1.html|url-status=live}}

| notes =

  • Known in Japan as {{Nihongo|Paper Mario RPG|ペーパーマリオRPG}}
  • Originally planned to be called Mario Story 2 in Japan{{cite web|url=http://cube.ign.com/articles/503/503234p1.html|title=Paper Mario 2 Official|website=IGN|date=March 31, 2004|access-date=February 17, 2008|archive-date=April 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403030037/http://cube.ign.com/articles/503/503234p1.html|url-status=live}}
  • Originally planned to be called Paper Mario 2 in North America
  • Morgan Creek Productions sued Nintendo for using the song "You're So Cool" in one of the game's advertisements without licensing; the lawsuit was dropped six days later after Nintendo provided a copy of a licensing agreement between Morgan Creek Productions and Nintendo's advertising agency, Leo Burnett Worldwide, demonstrating that rights were properly acquired prior to the airing of the advertisement.{{cite web|url=http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6193015.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=newsfeatured|title=Paper Mario suit turns out Paper Thin|website=GameSpot|first=Brendan|last=Sinclair|date=June 26, 2008|access-date=June 28, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120702215955/http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6193015.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=newsfeatured|archive-date=July 2, 2012}}

}}

{{Video game titles/item

| article = Super Paper Mario

| title = Super Paper Mario

| date = {{Video game release|NA|April 9, 2007|JP|April 19, 2007{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/6382/|title=スーパーペーパーマリオ|magazine=Famitsu|trans-title=Super Paper Mario|access-date=January 27, 2021|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108022909/https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/6382/|url-status=live}}|EU|September 14, 2007}}

| refs =

| release = {{ubl

| 2007 – Wii

| 2016 – Wii U Virtual Console

}}

| notes =

  • Announced at E3 2006, originally as a GameCube title;{{cite web|url=http://cube.ign.com/articles/708/708018p1.html|title=E3 2006: Super Paper Mario|author=JKR|website=IGN|date=May 11, 2006|access-date=March 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070302103356/http://cube.ign.com/articles/708/708018p1.html|archive-date=March 2, 2007|url-status=live}} development was later moved to the Wii{{cite web|url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/757/757502p1.html|title=Paper Mario Unfolding in April?|last=Hatfield|first=Daemon|website=IGN|date=January 22, 2008|access-date=March 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070125213344/http://wii.ign.com/articles/757/757502p1.html|archive-date=January 25, 2007|url-status=dead}}
  • First Paper Mario game to shift to the action-adventure genre{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/News/2007/Interview-Super-Paper-Mario-249673.html|title=Interview: Super Paper Mario|last1=Tanabe|first1=Kensuke|last2=Kawade|first2=Ryoda|date=August 30, 2007|website=Nintendo|access-date=December 28, 2020|archive-date=December 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228045649/https://www.nintendo.co.uk/News/2007/Interview-Super-Paper-Mario-249673.html|url-status=live}}
  • First Paper Mario game with Kensuke Tanabe as the lead producer, who has produced all Paper Mario games since
  • Best-selling Paper Mario game{{cite web |last1=Wong |first1=Kevin |title=Super Paper Mario Is A Role-Playing Game About Nintendo |url=https://kotaku.com/super-paper-mario-is-a-role-playing-game-about-nintendo-1785945382 |website=Kotaku |access-date=March 9, 2020 |date=August 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403174524/https://kotaku.com/super-paper-mario-is-a-role-playing-game-about-nintendo-1785945382 |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/11/the_origami_king_is_now_the_fastest-selling_paper_mario_game_ever|title=The Origami King Is Now The Fastest-Selling Paper Mario Game Ever|date=November 5, 2020|website=Nintendo Life|last=Doolan|first=Liam|access-date=November 7, 2020|archive-date=November 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106011534/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/11/the_origami_king_is_now_the_fastest-selling_paper_mario_game_ever|url-status=live}}

}}

{{Video game titles/item

| article = Paper Mario: Sticker Star

| title = Paper Mario: Sticker Star

| date = {{Video game release|NA|November 11, 2012|JP|December 6, 2012{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/14359/|title=ペーパーマリオ スーパーシール|magazine=Famitsu|trans-title=Paper Mario Super Seal|access-date=January 27, 2021|archive-date=April 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418100032/https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/14359/|url-status=live}}|EU|December 7, 2012}}

| refs =

| release = 2012 – Nintendo 3DS

| notes =

  • Known in Japan as {{Nihongo|Paper Mario: Super Seal|ペーパーマリオスーパーシール}}.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/201212/12025800.html|title=The last-minute feeling becomes addictive! "Paper Mario Super Seal" Play Impression|date=2012-12-12|magazine=Famitsu|access-date=January 27, 2021|archive-date=May 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511055343/http://www.famitsu.com/news/201212/12025800.html|url-status=live}}
  • First Paper Mario game on a handheld game console{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/11/interview_the_team_behind_paper_mario_sticker_star|title=Interview: The Team Behind Paper Mario: Sticker Star|date=November 13, 2012|website=Nintendo Life|access-date=November 14, 2012|archive-date=November 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116003545/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/11/interview_the_team_behind_paper_mario_sticker_star|url-status=live}}
  • First game in the series to not have partners alongside Mario; this trend was continued in the next game{{cite web | url = https://www.gamesradar.com/uk/paper-mario-the-origami-king-developers-talk-origami-influences-hidden-toads-and-celebrating-super-mario/ | title = Paper Mario: The Origami King developers talk origami influences, hidden Toads and celebrating Super Mario | first = Sam | last = Loveridge | date = July 17, 2020 | access-date = July 29, 2020 | work = GamesRadar | archive-date = July 29, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200729204509/https://www.gamesradar.com/uk/paper-mario-the-origami-king-developers-talk-origami-influences-hidden-toads-and-celebrating-super-mario/ | url-status = live }}
  • First game in the series to primarily focus gameplay towards action-adventure elements, alongside creating different gameplay, such as in combat, for every title{{Cite web|url=http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/3ds/papermario/0/0|title=Iwata Asks|website=Iwata Asks|access-date=May 20, 2016|archive-date=May 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517024727/http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/3ds/papermario/0/0|url-status=live}}

}}

{{Video game titles/item

| article = Paper Mario: Color Splash

| title = Paper Mario: Color Splash

| date = {{Video game release|NA/EU|October 7, 2016|JP|October 13, 2016{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/33472/|title=ペーパーマリオ カラースプラッシュ|magazine=Famitsu|trans-title=Paper Mario Color Splash|access-date=January 27, 2021|archive-date=August 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814152715/https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/33472/|url-status=live}}}}

| refs =

| release = 2016 – Wii U

| notes =

  • First Paper Mario game in high definition{{Cite web|url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/editorial/53767/paper-mario-color-splash-is-great-actually|title=Paper Mario: Color Splash Is Great, Actually|date=2020-05-27|website=Nintendo World Report|access-date=February 24, 2021|archive-date=September 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929102654/https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/editorial/53767/paper-mario-color-splash-is-great-actually|url-status=live}}
  • Put major emphasis on using the Wii U GamePad{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2016/12/28/afterwords-paper-mario-color-splash.aspx|title=Afterwords – Paper Mario: Color Splash|last=Reeves|first=Ben|date=December 28, 2016|magazine=Game Informer|language=en|access-date=May 29, 2018|archive-date=May 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180531021938/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2016/12/28/afterwords-paper-mario-color-splash.aspx|url-status=live}}
  • Immediately received negative reception following its announcement due to the game continuing the action-adventure format{{cite web|url=http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/paper-mario-color-splash-has-been-around-30-minutes-and-people-already-hate-it-1316232|title=Paper Mario: Color Splash has been around 30 minutes and people already hate it|last=Pino|first=Nick|date=March 3, 2016|website=TechRadar|access-date=March 22, 2016|archive-date=March 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317125304/http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/paper-mario-color-splash-has-been-around-30-minutes-and-people-already-hate-it-1316232|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2016/07/the-paper-mario-game-not-everyone-wants/|title=The Paper Mario Game Not Everyone Wants|last=Totilo|first=Stephen|date=July 6, 2016|website=Kotaku Australia|access-date=June 25, 2018|language=en|archive-date=October 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003071122/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2016/07/the-paper-mario-game-not-everyone-wants/|url-status=dead}}

}}

{{Video game titles/item

| article = Paper Mario: The Origami King

| title = Paper Mario: The Origami King

| date = {{Video game release|WW|July 17, 2020}}

| refs =

| release = 2020 – Nintendo Switch

| notes =

  • Known in Japan as {{Nihongo|Paper Mario: Origami King|ペーパーマリオ オリガミキング}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/40359/|title=ペーパーマリオ オリガミキング|magazine=Famitsu|trans-title=Paper Mario Origami King|access-date=January 27, 2021|archive-date=December 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230040514/https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/40359/|url-status=live}}
  • Was created for the Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary{{cite web |last1=Phillips |first1=Tom |title=More details emerge on Nintendo's Mario remasters |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-03-31-more-details-emerge-on-nintendos-mario-remasters |website=Eurogamer |access-date=May 15, 2020 |date=March 31, 2020 |archive-date=September 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915160314/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-03-31-more-details-emerge-on-nintendos-mario-remasters |url-status=live }}
  • Series creator Shigeru Miyamoto was barely involved in the game's development.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vg247.com/2020/08/30/paper-mario-the-origami-king-miyamoto|title=Paper Mario: The Origami King devs had "almost complete control" over direction|date=August 30, 2020|website=VG247|last=Maher|first=Cian|access-date=November 6, 2020|archive-date=September 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200902153706/https://www.vg247.com/2020/08/30/paper-mario-the-origami-king-miyamoto/|url-status=live}}

}}

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{{Anchor|Mario & Luigi}} ''Mario & Luigi'' series

{{main article|Mario & Luigi}}

{{Video game titles|

{{Video game titles/item

| article = Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

| title = Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

| date = {{Video game release|NA|November 17, 2003{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/games/mario-and-luigi-superstar-saga|title=Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga|website=IGN|access-date=January 27, 2021|archive-date=January 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108074519/https://www.ign.com/games/mario-and-luigi-superstar-saga|url-status=live}}|JP|November 21, 2003|EU|November 21, 2003{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/games/mario-luigi-superstar-saga|title=Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga|website=Eurogamer|access-date=January 29, 2021|archive-date=February 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207131540/https://www.eurogamer.net/games/mario-luigi-superstar-saga|url-status=live}}}}

| refs =

| release = {{ubl

| 2003 – Game Boy Advance

| 2014 – Wii U Virtual Console{{cite web | url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/mario-luigi-superstar-saga-wii-u/ | title=Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga for Wii U | website=Nintendo| access-date=February 24, 2021 | archive-date=February 4, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204145625/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/mario-luigi-superstar-saga-wii-u/ | url-status=live }}

| 2023 - Nintendo Classics

}}

| notes =

  • Known in Japan as {{nihongo|Mario & Luigi RPG|マリオ&ルイージRPG}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/3469/|title=マリオ&ルイージRPG|magazine=Famitsu|trans-title=Mario & Luigi RPG|access-date=January 27, 2021|archive-date=August 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810191103/https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/3469/|url-status=live}}
  • Produced by Shigeru Miyamoto, Satoru Iwata, and Tetsuo Muzumo{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/mario-and-luigi-superstar-saga/details/?platform=game-boy-advance|title=Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga — Metacritic|website=Metacritic|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511215658/http://www.metacritic.com/game/game-boy-advance/mario-luigi-superstar-saga/details|archive-date=May 11, 2018|access-date=May 17, 2013}}

}}

{{Video game titles/item

| article = Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

| title = Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

| date = {{Video game release|NA|November 28, 2005{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/games/mario-and-luigi-partners-in-time|title=Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time|website=IGN|access-date=January 28, 2021|archive-date=April 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426153647/http://www.ign.com/games/mario-and-luigi-partners-in-time|url-status=live}}|JP|December 29, 2005{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/3468/|title=マリオ&ルイージRPG2|magazine=Famitsu|trans-title=Mario & Luigi RPG2|access-date=January 27, 2021|archive-date=May 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528121850/https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/3468/|url-status=live}}|EU|January 27, 2006{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/games/mario-luigi-partners-in-time|title=Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time|website=Eurogamer|access-date=January 29, 2021|archive-date=September 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908012454/http://www.eurogamer.net/games/mario-luigi-partners-in-time|url-status=live}}}}

| refs =

| release = {{ubl

| 2005 – Nintendo DS

| 2015 – Wii U Virtual Console{{cite web | url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/mario-luigi-partners-in-time-wii-u/ | title=Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time | website= Nintendo | access-date=October 22, 2020 | archive-date=October 24, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024212814/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/mario-luigi-partners-in-time-wii-u/ | url-status=live }}

}}

| notes =

  • Known in Japan as {{nihongo|Mario & Luigi RPG 2x2|マリオ&ルイージRPG2×2}}
  • Features Baby Mario and Baby Luigi as playable characters{{cite web|title=Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time Guide – Bowser's Castle|url=http://uk.guides.ign.com/guides/748543/page_9.html|access-date=June 27, 2008|website=IGN|author=Erik Brudvig|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080308230205/http://uk.guides.ign.com/guides/748543/page_9.html|archive-date=March 8, 2008}}{{cite web|title=Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time for Game Boy Advance Review|url=http://uk.gamespot.com/ds/rpg/marioluigisuperstarsaga2/review.html|access-date=June 26, 2008|date=November 30, 2005|website=GameSpot|author=Ricardo Torres|archive-date=December 12, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212211358/http://uk.gamespot.com/ds/rpg/marioluigisuperstarsaga2/review.html|url-status=live}}

}}

{{Video game titles/item

| article = Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

| title = Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

| date = {{Video game release|JP|February 11, 2009{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/3467/|title=マリオ&ルイージRPG3!!!|magazine=Famitsu|trans-title=Mario & Luigi RPG3 !!!|access-date=January 27, 2021|archive-date=June 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601171140/https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/3467/|url-status=live}}|NA|September 15, 2009{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/games/mario-and-luigi-bowsers-inside-story|title=Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|website=IGN|access-date=January 28, 2021|archive-date=September 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914061553/https://www.ign.com/games/mario-and-luigi-bowsers-inside-story|url-status=live}}|EU|October 9, 2009{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/games/mario-luigi-bowsers-inside-story|title=Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|website=Eurogamer|access-date=January 29, 2021|archive-date=March 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305234137/http://www.eurogamer.net/games/mario-luigi-bowsers-inside-story|url-status=live}}}}

| refs =

| release = 2009 – Nintendo DS

| notes =

  • Known in Japan as {{nihongo|Mario & Luigi RPG 3!!!|マリオ&ルイージRPG3!!!}}{{cite web|title=Nintendo Reveals Punch-Out!! Wii, Sin and Punishment 2, and More|access-date=March 1, 2021|url=http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3170306 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308122404/http://www.1up.com/do/newsstory?cid=3170306 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 8, 2016 |website=1UP.com }}
  • Features Bowser as a playable character{{Cite web|access-date=December 1, 2021|url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/mario-and-luigi-bowsers-inside-story-3ds/|title=Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr's Journey|archive-date=December 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202065442/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/mario-and-luigi-bowsers-inside-story-3ds/|url-status=live}}
  • Extensively uses the touchscreen of the Nintendo DS{{Cite web|access-date=March 1, 2021|url=https://www.engadget.com/2009-01-28-mario-and-luigi-rpg-3-site-opens-with-new-video|title=Mario & Luigi RPG 3!!! site opens with new video|date=2009-01-28|website=Eurogamer|last=Fletcher|first=JC}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

}}

{{Video game titles/item

| article = Mario & Luigi: Dream Team

| title = Mario & Luigi: Dream Team

| date = {{Video game release|EU|July 12, 2013{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-04-17-nintendo-announces-slew-of-3ds-releases-mario-and-luigi-dream-team-date|title=Nintendo announces slew of 3DS releases, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team date|date=2013-04-17|website=Eurogamer|last=Phillips|first=Tom|access-date=January 29, 2021|archive-date=October 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001013213/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-04-17-nintendo-announces-slew-of-3ds-releases-mario-and-luigi-dream-team-date|url-status=live}}|JP|July 18, 2013{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/29067/|title=マリオ&ルイージRPG4 ドリームアドベンチャー|magazine=Famitsu|trans-title=Mario & Luigi RPG4 Dream Adventure|access-date=January 27, 2021|archive-date=June 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630010033/https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/29067/|url-status=live}}|NA|August 11, 2013{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/games/mario-and-luigi-dream-team|title=Mario & Luigi: Dream Team|website=IGN|access-date=January 28, 2021|archive-date=November 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102213912/https://www.ign.com/games/mario-and-luigi-dream-team|url-status=live}}}}

| refs =

| release = 2013 – Nintendo 3DS

| notes =

  • Known in Japan as {{nihongo|Mario & Luigi RPG 4: Dream Adventure|マリオ&ルイージRPG4 ドリームアドベンチャー}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/29067/|title=マリオ&ルイージRPG4 ドリームアドベンチャー|magazine=Famitsu|trans-title=Mario & Luigi RPG4 Dream Adventure|access-date=January 27, 2021|archive-date=June 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630010033/https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/29067/|url-status=live}}
  • Known in Europe and Australia as Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-07-12-mario-and-luigi-dream-team-bros-review|title=Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros. review|date=2013-07-12|website=Eurogamer|last=Parkin|first=Simon|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=January 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108090115/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-07-12-mario-and-luigi-dream-team-bros-review|url-status=live}}
  • Was created to celebrate the Year of Luigi in 2013{{Cite web |date=February 18, 2014 |website=GameSpot|title=Miyamoto puts an official end to the Year of Luigi |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/miyamoto-puts-an-official-end-to-the-year-of-luigi/1100-6417820/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710041824/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/miyamoto-puts-an-official-end-to-the-year-of-luigi/1100-6417820/ |archive-date=July 10, 2017 |access-date=December 30, 2016}}
  • Included with a Mario & Luigi themed Nintendo 3DS XL{{cite web|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/440990/mario-luigi-limited-edition-3ds-xl-launched-in-the-us/|title=Mario & Luigi: Dream Team review|website=Computer and Video Games|access-date=December 28, 2020|archive-date=December 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228195551/https://www.gamesradar.com/|url-status=live}}

}}

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| article = Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

| title = Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

| date = {{Video game release|JP|December 3, 2015{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/schedule/|title=発売カレンダー|Nintendo|website=Nintendo Japan|access-date=December 28, 2020|archive-date=January 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101075628/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/schedule/|url-status=live}}|EU|December 4, 2015{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/games/mario-luigi-paper-jam-bros|title=Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros.|website=Eurogamer|access-date=January 29, 2021|archive-date=March 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330022238/http://www.eurogamer.net/games/mario-luigi-paper-jam-bros|url-status=live}}|NA|January 22, 2016{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/games/mario-and-luigi-paper-jam|title=Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam|website=IGN|access-date=January 28, 2021|archive-date=October 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001172923/https://www.ign.com/games/mario-and-luigi-paper-jam|url-status=live}}}}

| refs =

| release = 2015 – Nintendo 3DS

| notes =

  • Known in Japan as {{nihongo|Mario & Luigi RPG Paper Mario Mix|マリオ&ルイージRPG ペーパーマリオMIX}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/32422/|title=マリオ&ルイージRPG ペーパーマリオMIX|magazine=Famitsu|trans-title=Mario & Luigi RPG Paper Mario MIX|access-date=January 27, 2021|archive-date=June 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612003206/https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/32422/|url-status=live}}
  • Known in Europe and Australia as Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/3ds/mario_and_luigi_paper_jam_bros|title=Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Review|date=2015-11-30|website=Nintendo Life|last=McMahon|first=Conor|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108102011/https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/3ds/mario_and_luigi_paper_jam_bros|url-status=live}}
  • A crossover between the Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi series{{cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/2016/1/22/10809774/mario-and-luigi-paper-jam-review-3ds|title=Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam review|author=Janine Hawkins|date=January 22, 2016|website=Polygon|access-date=January 22, 2015|archive-date=December 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228195554/https://www.polygon.com/2016/1/22/10809774/mario-and-luigi-paper-jam-review-3ds|url-status=live}}
  • Last original game in the series before the releases of Superstar Saga and Bowser's Inside Story remakes.

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| article = Mario & Luigi: Brothership

| title = Mario & Luigi: Brothership

| date = {{Video game release|WW|November 7, 2024}}

| refs = {{Cite web |last=Dinsdale |first=Ryan |date=2024-06-18 |title=Nintendo Direct June 2024 Opens With Mario & Luigi Brothership |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-direct-june-2024-opens-with-mario-luigi-brothership |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=June 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618183912/https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-direct-june-2024-opens-with-mario-luigi-brothership |url-status=live }}

| release = 2024 – Nintendo Switch

| notes =

  • Known in Japan as {{nihongo|Mario & Luigi RPG: Brothership!|マリオ&ルイージRPG ブラザーシップ!|Mario ando Ruīji Aru Pī Jī: Burazāshippu!}}
  • First game in the series not developed by AlphaDream.

}}

}}

{{Anchor|Mario + Rabbids}} ''Mario + Rabbids'' series

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| article = Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

| title = Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

| date = {{Video game release|WW|August 29, 2017{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/mario-rabbids-kingdom-battle-switch/|title=Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle for Nintendo Switch|website=Nintendo|access-date=December 28, 2020|archive-date=December 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220190111/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/mario-rabbids-kingdom-battle-switch/|url-status=live}}}}

| refs =

| release = 2017 – Nintendo Switch

| notes =

  • A crossover between Raving Rabbids and the Mario franchise{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/mario-rabbids-kingdom-battle-switch/|title=Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle for Nintendo Switch|date=August 29, 2017|website=Nintendo|access-date=December 28, 2020|archive-date=December 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220190111/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/mario-rabbids-kingdom-battle-switch/|url-status=live}}
  • Developed by Ubisoft Milan and Ubisoft Paris using the Snowdrop game engine{{cite web | url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2017/06/12/e3-2017-mario-rabbids-kingdom-battle-officially-revealed-release-date-announced | title=E3 2017: Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Officially Revealed, Release Date Announced | website=IGN| first=Miranda | last=Sanchez | date=June 12, 2017 | access-date=June 12, 2017 | archive-date=November 30, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191130161738/https://uk.ign.com/articles/2017/06/12/e3-2017-mario-rabbids-kingdom-battle-officially-revealed-release-date-announced | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/44682/new-details-about-mario--rabbids-kingom-battle-confirmed-for-switch | title=New Details About Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle Confirmed for Switch | website=Nintendo World Report | first=Neal | last=Ronaghan | date=May 23, 2017 | access-date=May 23, 2017 | archive-date=December 28, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228054526/https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/44682/new-details-about-mario--rabbids-kingdom-battle-confirmed-for-switch | url-status=live }}
  • A tactical role-playing game{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/08/28/mario-rabbids-kingdom-battle-review|title=Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle Review|date=2017-08-30|website=IGN|last=Stapleton|first=Dan|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112034414/https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/08/28/mario-rabbids-kingdom-battle-review|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/08/mario-rabbids-kingdom-battle-is-a-great-introduction-to-tactical-rpgs/|title=Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is a great introduction to tactical RPGs|date=2017-08-28|website=ArsTechnica|last=Orland|first=Kyle|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=November 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111223426/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/08/mario-rabbids-kingdom-battle-is-a-great-introduction-to-tactical-rpgs/|url-status=live}}

}}

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| article = Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope

| title = Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope

| date = {{Video game release|WW|October 20, 2022{{cite web |last1=Howard |first1=Jessica |title=Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope Releasing October 20 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/mario-rabbids-sparks-of-hope-releasing-october-20/1100-6504938/ |website=GameSpot |access-date=29 June 2022 |archive-date=July 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702224614/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/mario-rabbids-sparks-of-hope-releasing-october-20/1100-6504938/ |url-status=live }}}}

| refs =

| release = 2022 – Nintendo Switch

| notes =

}}

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Remakes

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| article = Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga#Remake

| title = Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

| date = {{Video game release|JP|October 5, 2017{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/34881/|title=マリオ&ルイージRPG1 DX|magazine=Famitsu|trans-title=Mario & Luigi RPG1 DX|access-date=January 27, 2021|archive-date=October 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014184513/https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/34881/|url-status=live}}|NA|October 6, 2017{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/games/mario-and-luigi-superstar-saga-bowsers-minions|title=Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|website=IGN|access-date=January 28, 2021|archive-date=January 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108074527/https://www.ign.com/games/mario-and-luigi-superstar-saga-bowsers-minions|url-status=live}}|EU|October 6, 2017{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/games/mario-luigi-superstar-saga-bowsers-minions|title=Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|website=Eurogamer|access-date=January 29, 2021|archive-date=January 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112213403/http://www.eurogamer.net/games/mario-luigi-superstar-saga-bowsers-minions|url-status=live}}}}

| refs =

| release = 2017 – Nintendo 3DS

| notes =

  • Known in Japan as {{nihongo|Mario & Luigi RPG1 DX|マリオ&ルイージRPG1 DX}}
  • An expanded remake of Superstar Saga for the Game Boy Advance{{cite web|title=E3 2017: Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga Remake + Bowser's Minions Announced for 3DS|url=http://ca.ign.com/articles/2017/06/13/e3-2017-mario-and-luigi-superstar-saga-remake-bowsers-minions-announced-for-3ds|website=IGN|first=Alex|last=Osborn|date=June 13, 2017|access-date=14 June 2017|archive-date=January 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108060908/https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/06/13/e3-2017-mario-and-luigi-superstar-saga-remake-bowsers-minions-announced-for-3ds|url-status=live}}
  • Features new modes and updated graphics

}}

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| article = Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story#Remake

| title = Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

| date = {{Video game release|JP|December 27, 2018|NA|January 11, 2019{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/interview/2019/01/14/alphadream-on-remaking-bowsers-inside-story-and-how-mario-luigi-could-possibly|title=AlphaDream On Remaking Bowser's Inside Story And How Mario & Luigi Could Possibly Fit Inside Of Bowser|date=2019-01-14|magazine=Game Informer|last=Hilliard|first=Kyle|access-date=January 27, 2021|archive-date=January 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111035422/https://www.gameinformer.com/interview/2019/01/14/alphadream-on-remaking-bowsers-inside-story-and-how-mario-luigi-could-possibly|url-status=live}}|EU|January 25, 2019{{Cite web|url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/jeux/3ds/jeu-810335/|title=Mario & Luigi : Voyage au centre de Bowser + L'épopée de Bowser Jr|website=Jeuxvideo.com|trans-title=Mario & Luigi: Journey to the Center of Bowser + The Epic of Bowser Jr|access-date=January 31, 2021|archive-date=November 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125202923/https://www.jeuxvideo.com/jeux/3ds/jeu-810335/|url-status=live}}}}

| refs =

| release = 2018 – Nintendo 3DS

| notes =

  • Known in Japan as {{nihongo|Mario & Luigi RPG3!!! DX|マリオ&ルイージRPG3!!! DX}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/35891/|title=マリオ&ルイージRPG3 DX|magazine=Famitsu|trans-title=Mario & Luigi RPG3 DX|access-date=January 27, 2021|archive-date=May 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522094403/https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/35891/|url-status=live}}
  • An expanded remake of Bowser's Inside Story for the DS{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/3ds/mario_and_luigi_bowsers_inside_story_plus_bowser_jr_s_journey|title=Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey Review|date=2019-01-11|website=Nintendo Life|last=Vogel|first=Mitch|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=November 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124085031/https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/3ds/mario_and_luigi_bowsers_inside_story_plus_bowser_jr_s_journey|url-status=live}}
  • The last game in the series created by AlphaDream before the company declared bankruptcy in 2019{{Cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/mario-luigi-rpg-developer-alphadream-has-gone-bankrup-1838692022|title=Mario & Luigi RPG Developer AlphaDream Has Gone Bankrupt|date=October 2, 2019|website=Kotaku|last=Ashcraft|first=Brian|access-date=December 28, 2020|archive-date=April 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409213813/https://kotaku.com/mario-luigi-rpg-developer-alphadream-has-gone-bankrup-1838692022|url-status=live}}

}}

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| article =Super Mario RPG#Remake

| title = Super Mario RPG

| date = {{Video game release|WW|November 17, 2023{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/super-mario-rpg-remake-revealed-releasing-november-17/1100-6515336/|title=Super Mario RPG Remake Revealed, Releasing November 17|last=Watts|first=Steve|website=GameSpot|date=June 21, 2023|access-date=June 21, 2023|archive-date=September 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920081435/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/super-mario-rpg-remake-revealed-releasing-november-17/1100-6515336/|url-status=live}}}}

| refs =

| release = 2023 – Nintendo Switch

| notes =

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| article =Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#Remake

| title = Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

| date = {{Video game release|WW|May 23, 2024{{Cite web |last=Bankhurst |first=Adam |date=2024-03-10 |title=Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Remake Release Date Announced on MAR10 Day |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/paper-mario-the-thousand-year-door-remake-release-date-announced-on-mar10-day |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310132913/https://www.ign.com/articles/paper-mario-the-thousand-year-door-remake-release-date-announced-on-mar10-day |url-status=live }}}}

| refs =

| release = 2024 – Nintendo Switch

| notes =

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