Nintendo Drops Surprise Announcement Of Paper Mario: The Origami King

Nintendo fans in the west awoke this morning to some terrific news: a new Paper Mario game is coming out in two months.

The company released the trailer for Paper Mario: The Origami King, which releases July 17th, earlier today.

Via Nintendo.com, the game will center on the mischievous King Olly, who kidnaps Princess Peach and turns her into an origami creature. King Olly wants to "re-fold the world," which surely means something in the context of the game, but for now, remains inscrutable. What's more important is that the game's trailer shows off the series' trademark sense of humor as well as a mix of 3D and side-scrolling levels.

Fans on Twitter were thrilled at the surprise announcement.

It's a great Paper Mario game if there's a dialogue option that leads to an automatic Game Over pic.twitter.com/7n05fGfX1Q

— Akfamilyhome (@Akfamilyhome) May 14, 2020

A NEW PAPER MARIO

WITH INTERESTING PLOT

HORROR ELEMENTS??

BOWSER IS A GOOD GUY?!?!?

AN EVIL CULT LEADER PEACH?!!!????

by god count me in. https://t.co/0EYaQpqRwG

— TAHK0 ☕️ (@TAHK0) May 14, 2020

Nintendo just randomly dropped a new Paper Mario announcement and it's out in two months and it looks amazing goodness gracious https://t.co/kWU3Ph8qJM

— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) May 14, 2020

Here are some story screenshots of Paper Mario: The Origami King. I'm so excited for it! pic.twitter.com/7tURo4a6ff

— PushDustIn (@PushDustIn) May 14, 2020

The announcement of Paper Mario: The Origami King confirms one of the myriad rumors about Nintendo's 2020 which began swirling in March. Switch remasters of Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and both Super Mario Galaxy games were also rumored to be announced this year.