Paper Mario coming to DS

The Japanese based Corocoro Comics report that Paper Mario is on the way to the DS, and will be released this July in Japan. A US release is likely soon after, and Europe will probably get the game further down the line (a lot further if NOE are up to their usual tricks!).

The game is likely to be a port of the N64 version of the game, which was first released way back in 2001. However, it is possible new additions will be added such as touch control to bring the game up to date.

That N64 version was widely praised by critics, but due to the fact it was released near the end of the Nintendo 64’s lifespan sales were not as high as expected. However, the game went on to have great success on the Wii’s Virtual Console.

If this game ends up been a straight port we wonder will the availability of the Virtual Console version end up having an effect on sales?