Is Paper Mario on Steam?

No. Paper Mario is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.

What platforms is Paper Mario on?

Paper Mario is available on Wii, Nintendo 64, Wii U.

When did Paper Mario release?

Paper Mario was first released on August 11, 2000.

Paper Mario

Aug 11, 2000Role-playing (RPG)AdventureWii Nintendo 64 Wii U

Paper Mario — frequently asked questions

Is Paper Mario on Steam?: No. Paper Mario is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.
What platforms is Paper Mario on?: Paper Mario is available on Wii, Nintendo 64, Wii U.
When did Paper Mario release?: Paper Mario was first released on August 11, 2000.

About Paper Mario

Paper Mario, a turn-based JRPG entry in the Mario franchise with a paper-based aesthetic and platforming elements, sees the titular character working his way through the Mushroom Kingdom's diverse locales and biomes, meeting its inhabitants, fighthing unruly enemies and recruiting an array of companions in order to once again save Princess Peach from the clutches of the evil Koopa King Bowser.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Wii, Nintendo 64, Wii U
Developer: Intelligent Systems
Publisher: Nintendo
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action, Fantasy, Comedy
Series: Mario

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

89/100

from 280 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed
Nintendo 64	2001	$83	$230	$782

Also released on: Wii · Wii U. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Nintendo 64 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-22

Loose

$83

Complete

$230

Sealed

$782

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
PAL release	$128	$312	$470
Japanese release	$11	$30	—

How often it sells

Loose: about 2 times a day
Complete: about 3 times a week
Sealed: about once a month

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-22.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $27 in Jan 2007, $72 five years ago, and $83 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2007	$27	—
Jan 2008	$27	—
Jan 2009	$24	—
Jan 2010	$23	—
Jan 2011	$20	—
Jan 2012	$23	—
Jan 2013	$31	—
Jan 2014	$28	$56
Jan 2015	$34	$60
Jan 2016	$35	$69
Jan 2017	$35	$80
Jan 2018	$38	$86
Jan 2019	$41	$93
Jan 2020	$46	$129
Jan 2021	$71	$226
Jan 2022	$88	$293
Jan 2023	$81	$312
Jan 2024	$72	$265
Jan 2025	$75	$212
Jan 2026	$85	$258
Oct 2026	$83	$264

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Release record

Territory	Date	Cartridge serial	Known board
North America	5 February 2001	NUS-NMQE-USA	NUS-08A-01
Europe / PAL	5 October 2001	NUS-NMQP-EUR	NUS-08A-01
Japan	11 August 2000	—	NUS-08A-01

Source: Serials and board numbers: MAME's Nintendo 64 software list (read from dumped cartridges); serials cross-checked against the No-Intro serial records in the libretro database and, for North American carts, gameverifying's N64 board list, and published only where two of them agree

Region: NA+EU+JP
Released: 2001
Authenticity: Med

Modern re-releases, such as Nintendo Switch Online, are not tracked hereMedium counterfeit risk

Nintendo 64 prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A charming turn-based Mario RPG that critics ranked among the N64's best, and one of its pricier carts.

Paper Mario is a role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo, released in Japan in August 2000, North America in February 2001 and PAL regions in October 2001. Mario sets out to rescue Princess Peach from Bowser, who has lifted her castle into the sky and imprisoned the seven Star Spirits, and solves puzzles in the overworld with a series of partners. Battles are turn-based, and timed button presses called action commands change how well attacks land.

Next Generation's Chester Barber gave it five stars and called it the best RPG on the Nintendo 64, and IGN agreed it was the best RPG for the system. GameSpot named it the best N64 game of 2001, and Nintendo Power ranked it the 13th greatest N64 game of all time.

How it was made

Developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. Kenji Nakajima and Kaoru Kita are credited as programmers, Naohiko Aoyama as artist and Yuka Tsujiyoko as composer.

What the press said at the time

“The N64’s long RPG drought has come to an end in the best way possible. Paper Mario is simply awesome. The game’s combination of stylized, flat-as-paper characters and 3D worlds is really the perfect way to deliver the high-tech look RPG fans have grown accustomed to”
— Electronic Gaming Monthly, March 2001

“Paper Mario is a first-rate title with no hint of a fault in the gameplay, and innovation enough to surprise wizened RPG fans.”
— N64 Magazine, April 2001

“Coming at a time when we'd all but forgotten the joy of a decent RPG with a genuinely involving combat system, Mario Story is a sweet-smelling breath of fresh air.”
— N64 Magazine, November 2000

Before you buy

Fake risk is medium, so ask for a photo of the board on a cart at this price; a cart that boots proves nothing. The US cartridge is one of the pricier carts in the library and also sits above the median for N64 games released in 2001. A complete copy costs a few times the loose price. PAL copies cost more than the US cart, and Japanese copies cost far less but are in Japanese.