North America
Okay, looking at the North American box first, you have a nice yellow background full of stars, which honestly seems appropriate for a Paper Mario game, sort of. Meanwhile, Mario himself hits a Goomba with a sticker while a whole bunch of other sticker characters make up the environment. It’s great, there’s a lot going on and we love the cat in the bottom left corner. Meow.
Europe / Japan
Meanwhile, the European and Japanese box art places Mario in a more contextual setting that really shows off the paper environment and characters. It seems a little easier on the eyes, less going on, but still busy enough to look interesting and fun. Poor Frog still has the right mare in both variants, right? Poor guy.
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