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December 22, 2020	Good article nominee	Listed
March 16, 2021	Good topic candidate	Promoted
March 3, 2022	Peer review	Reviewed
April 13, 2022	Featured article candidate	Promoted
A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on January 11, 2021. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Paper Mario: Color Splash was accidentally playable two weeks before its launch?
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Logo

Could anyone post the logo for the game? Zacharyalejandro (talk) 05:25, 12 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The logo has been added already.--91.231.91.60 (talk) 12:24, 7 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

paper mario

Moved from User talk:IDV § paper mario

– --IDV^talk 21:10, 21 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Don't you think it seems early to post negative reactions to a game if isn't not even been played yet? I'm not against negative reviews or impressions, but I think game developers at least deserve the benefit of the doubt until the game is played. You know? People and game corporations do need to make money to be able to stay alive. I think that they deserve at least to be played or experienced before negativity is thrown there way. zI'm totally fine with there being negative opinions of the game if it's played by journalist and fans at e3. I just think it should be until then that opinions are given on the game. Zachtylers99 (talk) 20:30, 21 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Well, no. If reliable sources post reactions/reviews/whatever you want to call it, it should be fine for us to write about it. What Nintendo thinks about it isn't really relevant since we're not working for them.--IDV^talk 21:10, 21 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I think commenting on a video game before anyone has even had a chance to play it even briefly is counterproductive. I think the text should be removed. Zachtylers99 (talk) 01:00, 22 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Box-art for Paper Mario: Color Splash

Nintendo UK has posted news about Paper Mario: Color Splash's pre-order bonuses, and with it, included the box-art for the UK version. And where is the box-art for the game anyway?? There should've been a box-art for the game weeks ago.

There also needs to be a box-art for Mario Party Star Rush as well, as that game is also coming out on the same day in Europe.

Zacharyalejandro (talk) 00:38, 16 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Gameplay section

The Gameplay section, usually present in most game articles, is totally missing here. While it is known that the title has similarities with its predecessors, it also has new unique features, which are not mentioned on the article. --SILENTRESIDENT 14:48, 5 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Redundant

Paper Mario: Color Splash is an action-adventure role-playing game video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Wii U.

In this sentence, the word "game" is repeated twice. May I remove that? Ramesty (talk) 03:06, 26 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure how that wasn't noticed before, but I did it for you. ~ Dissident93 ^(talk) 03:41, 26 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

"Paper Maio: Color Splash!" listed at Redirects for discussion

A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Paper Maio: Color Splash!. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 May 14#Paper Maio: Color Splash! until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Regards, SONIC678 15:16, 14 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Paper Mario: Color Splash/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: ProtoDrake (talk · contribs) 14:41, 15 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I'll try to get to this with comments before this time next week. If I'm not here, please ping me. --ProtoDrake (talk) 14:41, 15 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

ProtoDrake, Boy, that was quick! No worries, take your time. Le Panini ^[🥪] 15:13, 15 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Review

Lead

Is there a reason the control and peripheral features of the console are only linked in the lead and hardly mentioned anywhere else?
Done.
"The game was followed with Paper Mario: The Origami King, and was released in July 2020 for the Nintendo Switch. " - Is this sentence really necessary? Did Color Splash influence Origami King in any way? Was the reception of one impacting the development of the other? Without any further context within the article, this just seems like an addition from a Wikia.
Done.

Gameplay

In the gameplay, probably use the game's full title in its first mention.
Done.

Development

Wii U should be linked here as it's the console's first appearance in its own right outside the lead.
Done.
There is no mention of Intelligent Systems outside the lead.
Done. No Idea how that happened.
The image caption reads too much like promotional blurb, and it has no citations.
Done.
This may sound daft, but for complete novices reading this article, who are Miyamoto and Iwata, and what is their relation to Mario and Nintendo?
Done.
Is there anything to say on Taro Kudo's involvement?
Done. Found a lil' blurb.

Reception

Is there any other source besides Nintendo Insider? If there is, I'd suggest using it as Nintendo Insider's been questioned in GAs I've worked on.
Done.
- Also, is there a reason action-adventure is in quotes here?
Done.
"Stephen Totilo of Kotaku called the Paper Mario series..." - I'd rephrase this to "felt the Paper Mario series was", as the current phrasing clashes with the content of the following quote.
Done.
Any word on international sales? Total worldwide sales?
Nope, but found a lifetime sales blurb in Japan.
- Also here, I question whether Medium (website) is a reliable source to use.
Done.
From the "Post-release" section Kotaku part, "cool" is too emotive for prose. I think you should paraphrase here.

References

Inconsistent use of the "website" and "publisher" citation options. I think you should choose a style and stick to it.
Done. I didn't notice this, but it should be all good now.

This lot may look and sound fiddly, but they do draw the eye when reading the article. I may find more on a future pass, but this seems a good place to leave it for now. I'll put the article On Hold. --ProtoDrake (talk) 22:32, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@ProtoDrake: That should take care of it. Happy holidays! Le Panini ^[🥪] 16:33, 22 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Le Panini: I think it does need a peer review if you're planning to take it further, but otherwise it seems alright as a GA Pass. --ProtoDrake (talk) 19:15, 22 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

ProtoDrake, Maaaaybe, but definitely not right now. I'll be sure to do a peer review and copyedit if I ever make arrangements. Happy holidays! Le Panini ^[🥪] 17:52, 23 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 21:35, 3 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that upon the announcement of Paper Mario: Color Splash, a Change.org petition was created calling for the game's cancellation? Source: [1]
- ALT1:... that during a play testing of Paper Mario: Color Splash, players cried towards the end of gameplay due to the game's writing? Source: [2]
- ALT2:... that Paper Mario: Color Splash was accidentally playable two weeks before its launch? Source: [3]

Reviewed: 4th nomination, QPQ exempt

Created/expanded by Le Panini (talk). Self-nominated at 04:59, 25 December 2020 (UTC).[reply]

I see that the article has been expanded and recently received GA. I would go with ALT2 for this one. lullabying (talk) 07:39, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Lullabying: GA standards are not the same as DYK criteria. Please provide a review that explicitly confirms that the five main DYK criteria have been met. An optional Reviewer's Template is located above the edit window. Thank you, Yoninah (talk) 22:50, 31 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sure thing. Article satisfies the "new" prerequisite as it recently received a GA. The prose is more than 1500 characters and I found no copyright violations. Article is well-sourced throughout the body and is written with a neutral voice. ALT2 hook is the only one that seems to stick out to me at the moment. lullabying (talk) 23:20, 31 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]