New Paper Mario, Children of Mana get dates

[UPDATE] Nintendo sets release days for Super Paper Mario, Children of Mana, Clubhouse Games; trio of games coming this October.

Gamers are often filled in on the "what" before they are on the "when." Announcements of titles can come stacked with screenshots, a trailer, and gameplay details, giving people a great idea of what the game is about. But when gamers want to know when they can get the game, they're often met with "sometime next year," "winter 2006," or an equally vague date.

Today, Nintendo nailed down a few release dates for some upcoming games, giving fans a chance to get a head start on their holiday shopping lists.

The biggest game of the bunch is the new version of Paper Mario, which slyly snuck into Nintendo's E3 press materials but didn't make a personal appearance at the show. Super Paper Mario for the GameCube is now set for release on October 9, slightly earlier than most expected as details on the game are still slim. The game brings the series into another dimension, fusing the familiar 2D gaming with some 3D graphics. More information on the game is available at GameSpot's preview.

Many Square Enix fans have been racking their brains trying to figure out whether or not to import the Japanese version of Children of Mana for the DS, which was released in March. If said gamers can wait until late October, they can get the US version and skip those Japanese language classes. Children of Mana will be released on October 30, the same day as Pokemon Ranger: The Road to Diamond and Pearl. [UPDATE] Nintendo has since changed Pokemon Ranger's date from October 30 to "TBD." However, the company's Web site still listed the game's release date as October 30 as of press time.

Finally, Clubhouse Games from developer Agenda will be released on October 9. The DS title is a collection of 20 board, card, and party games including Texas Hold 'Em Poker, Darts, and Checkers, and features an in-game PictoChat-like feature for trash talking without making a sound.

132 Comments

  • cloudstrife145

    Posted Feb 9, 2007 5:34 pm PT

    i can't wait for paper mario!

  • Willy105

    Posted Dec 10, 2006 12:15 pm PT

    So Super Paper Maario coming to Wii?

    It's December, and the game still hasn't not come out.

  • juffalo

    Posted Oct 9, 2006 3:12 pm PT

    nice i love the paper mario series

  • leonheart_z

    Posted Oct 5, 2006 10:24 am PT

    come..so this console is still alive...oh..what do we have here..paper mario...awww man?..i can see a 3yr old wiiiin with delight!

  • kratos746

    Posted Oct 4, 2006 12:09 pm PT

    can't wait for paper mario

  • KingKoop

    Posted Sep 20, 2006 9:47 am PT

    I'm not bothered reallt Mario has..is.. and always will be a platformer, even SSB you could almost class as a platforming Beat Em Up' it's where the little guy belongs.

  • xeros89

    Posted Sep 19, 2006 7:10 pm PT

    In case some didn't know, Super Paper Mario won't follow the RPG tradition of previous Paper Mario games, such as 'Paper Mario' for the N64 and 'Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door' for the GC.

    Read again: Super Paper Mario will NOT be an RPG. It's gonna be a platformer, probably along the lines of...Mario games, you know. So, not an RPG, and a damn shame if you ask me.

  • powerframe8

    Posted Sep 19, 2006 2:49 pm PT

    I cannot believe Nintendo cancelled Super Paper Mario for the cube. Those asholes. Nintendo, you might think that i'll just go ahead and buy a damn Wii to play that game, but think again! I'll be happy beating Giest and playing the GAMECUBE version of LoZ TP. The gamecubes life is over, i'm just in denial.

  • elemntsk8r111

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 3:40 pm PT

    besides this news post, this game has completely vanished from the GC section and is only in the Wii section....

  • bubblepaul

    Posted Sep 17, 2006 11:47 pm PT

    Many areas can now be explored because of the Wii's capabilities, i look forward to playing it

  • thepeter

    Posted Sep 17, 2006 6:11 pm PT

    Paper mario will sell even more when the Wii comes out aswell, too bad i haven't played any of them yet.

  • SUB-ZERO999

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 2:15 pm PT

    me likey boucny me likey bouncy eat them up yum yum SWEEET! this game is going to rox!

  • jmegasite

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 1:12 pm PT

    But, they must have something small they want to say. I've been waiting forever to get some new news for the gamecube. *sigh*

  • ssjtrunks6

    Posted Sep 10, 2006 6:21 pm PT

    the problem is that its taking everything theyve got to make the wii a good console

  • jmegasite

    Posted Sep 10, 2006 7:58 am PT

    OKAY!! THAT'S IT!!! THIS IS TOTALLY PATHETIC!!!! COME ONE!!! GET SOME NEW NEWS FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!!!

  • The_Dielan

    Posted Sep 9, 2006 9:25 pm PT

    poor camecube.....

  • wickerman2004

    Posted Sep 3, 2006 10:47 am PT

    wow - this article was posted MAY 30th...its uh...SEPTEMBER 3rd!!!!!!!!!!!
    think it might be time to maybe write a new piece?

  • ssjtrunks6

    Posted Sep 1, 2006 9:26 am PT

    I hope they put some new news up sometime soon

  • Rengoku2TSTH

    Posted Aug 28, 2006 10:13 pm PT

    MORE MARIO?! Man.... Nintendo makes to many Mario titles, I mean waaaaay to many. What now? Mario sits on toilet? Mario Drives? Mario who picked his nose and his butt? Nintendo needs newer games.

  • caveturd

    Posted Aug 28, 2006 10:52 am PT

    um...

  • lil_speedy_rvd

    Posted Aug 28, 2006 10:40 am PT

    this is gonna be great!

  • jmegasite

    Posted Aug 25, 2006 7:23 am PT

    This is interesting, but don't they have any other news besides this? This has been here forever!!!! It's driving me crazy!

  • kenerhai

    Posted Aug 22, 2006 7:13 pm PT

    why must i wait for a new pokemon game? theyre all the same, just add some new monsters, change the names of places and add a few things!!

  • thps48

    Posted Aug 17, 2006 9:49 pm PT

    I reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally doubt SPM is coming out in 2007 super fly (if you said that. If not ignore this comment)

  • homiejoe

    Posted Aug 16, 2006 10:35 am PT

    I really want to play Super Paper Mario but it seems im the only Chilren of Mana but whatever that game is going to kickass

  • JRacer524

    Posted Aug 11, 2006 7:59 pm PT

    I am looking forward to renting Super Paper Mario in October.

  • LordelX

    Posted Aug 11, 2006 5:12 am PT

    Hasn't Super Paper Mario been pushed back to Q1 2007?

  • ssjtrunks6

    Posted Aug 9, 2006 4:23 pm PT

    OMG this news is still here, dang this has to be changed

  • wildsoul0509

    Posted Aug 9, 2006 11:25 am PT

    great i like paper Mario the thousand year door and i hope this one be that good

  • speculative

    Posted Aug 5, 2006 12:53 pm PT

    This is great news. Too bad they couldn't have released more games like this sooner into the GC's lifespan though! Gamecube's library is about equal to the Dreamcast's library, and that system wasn't around for nearly as long...

  • alwaysdeath

    Posted Aug 2, 2006 4:31 pm PT

    Yay! Paper Mario!

  • gamekingb13

    Posted Jul 28, 2006 10:27 am PT

    the gamecube well go with its final words

  • LINK2K9

    Posted Jul 25, 2006 10:49 pm PT

    Sorry Nintendo, I'll be to busy with Final Fantasy III, Okami, and Final Fantasy XII. I'll pick up Super Paper Mario and Child of Mana later, though.

  • usyagi_2004

    Posted Jul 25, 2006 9:06 am PT

    Nintendo is jus filnishing off well and then it is gonna kill ps3. I look forward to have a wii in addition to my 360

  • sundown70

    Posted Jul 22, 2006 11:00 pm PT

    i think gc deserves to go out with a bang....it deserves a lot more credit than it got....i'm really look forward to owning the wii

    Wii60 is my next gen combo of choice!!!!

  • superarmcannon

    Posted Jul 21, 2006 5:30 pm PT

    This will be Gamecube going out with a bang.

  • Dragonsfire0206

    Posted Jul 20, 2006 3:00 pm PT

    DamasterofTime:
    I hate Paper Mario games so..............................
    NO NINTENDO! BAD MISTAKE!

    Dude, just becuase you dislike the game doesn't mean it's a mistake.

  • lgoldberg

    Posted Jul 19, 2006 11:15 am PT

    I wish Nintendo would realese somthing rather like call of duty or medal of honor.

  • ssjtrunks6

    Posted Jul 15, 2006 8:11 pm PT

    But this is good for nintendo, well when i hear nintendo i think of the mario bros, I never really had a problem with their games, i just never got into them... i like games with a bit more violence, nintendos games are games that you should play when you want to relax or something like that I never too much struggled with their games, but super smash bros whooo i played the crap out of that game, that is and always will be one of my fav games....thanks nintendo this should really help nintendo... i know that alot of people love paper mario.

  • Greenlight23

    Posted Jul 15, 2006 8:14 am PT

    Then why comment?

  • gskehans97

    Posted Jul 12, 2006 3:55 pm PT

    [This message was deleted at the request of a moderator or administrator]

  • ssjtrunks6

    Posted Jul 12, 2006 12:28 pm PT

    They should make one more game rated M before the wii is released, that would be interested, something incredible like RE 4 was.

  • sexydaniboy

    Posted Jul 8, 2006 10:37 am PT

    Paper Mario!! w00t! I wonder what's the plotline...

  • urluckyday

    Posted Jul 1, 2006 8:51 pm PT

    Good stuff...oh and those who have forgotten how to have fun...enjoy your 600 dollar PS3...us over at microsoft and nintendo are gonna have more fun for less price...and this just shows it...

  • werid

    Posted Jun 30, 2006 7:35 am PT

    I

  • flyeastguy

    Posted Jun 28, 2006 3:36 pm PT

    Children of Mana is just a great US release, I think the Mana series has enough fanfare to justify releasing it here. It's a great franchise and the DS title looks quite polished!

  • drollia

    Posted Jun 27, 2006 10:15 am PT

    sounds exciting, the first paper mario was good, so i expect this one is going to be even better

  • YEPEE00

    Posted Jun 24, 2006 10:14 pm PT

    Oh great, more games for six year-olds. Ditto, here.

  • alwaysdeath

    Posted Jun 24, 2006 7:12 am PT

    I'm going to be re-addicted to Paper Mario all over again...

    Yay!

  • magnolio369

    Posted Jun 23, 2006 6:58 am PT

    i agree with masterlink43 the other two are awesome! and i can't wait for this one!

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