Hot on the heels of the Wii release of Super Paper Mario comes word that the Nintendo 64 original, Paper Mario, may be headed to the Virtual Console soon. While a release date is obviously vague, CVG reports that the new issue of Nintendo Power pegs Paper Mario as a "top pick" for the VC.

While we're now more cautious than ever about CVG's unconfirmed reporting (just kidding, guys!), a release of the N64 title doesn't seem like such a stretch, but the outlet does write "we can pretty much take that as confirmation". Still, I'll wait for an ESRB rating or confirmation from Nintendo themselves before investing in more Wii points.

Personally, I'd be much more interested in a release of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, as I've been up to my eyeballs in paper-thin versions of these characters lately and totally missed out on the SNES classic. Michael McWhertor

Paper Mario heading to Virtual Console [CVG]

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