Paper Mario: Color Splash
Paper Mario: Color Splash is a 2016 role-playing video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Wii U console. It is the fifth installment in the Paper Mario series, within the larger Mario franchise. The story follows Mario and his new ally, Huey, on a quest to save Prism Island and rescue Princess Peach from Bowser.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2016
- Developer
- Intelligent Systems
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 7 October 2016 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Intelligent Systems |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo Wii U |
| Genres | Action Adventure, Role-Playing |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q23001119, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Paper Mario: Color Splash? How long to beat it
Total play time for Paper Mario: Color Splash is about 41.4 hours to do everything, and around 30 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 30h | 68 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 34.7h | 94 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 41.4h | 32 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Paper Mario: Color Splash sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Paper Mario: Color Splash lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 84ahead of 45% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 40ahead of 81% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Paper Mario: Color Splash
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Common questions about Paper Mario: Color Splash
What platforms is Paper Mario: Color Splash on?
Paper Mario: Color Splash is available on Nintendo Wii U. It first released in 2016.
Who made Paper Mario: Color Splash?
Paper Mario: Color Splash was developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Paper Mario: Color Splash?
about 30 hours for the main story, 34.7 hours with the main extras, 41.4 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.