04-26-2012, 01:18 PM
The DS is actually a weaker machine than the N64, even if you think about Super Mario 64 DS. There's barely any N64 remake on it (SM64 and Diddy Kong Racing basically?). While Paper Mario uses sprites and stuff for the characters, the backgrounds are really detailed, with a lot of textures and stuff, I don't think DS would be able to pull that off (Also, after the Gamecube one, Mario is even more paper-y). That's why they sticked with the Mario & Luigi series for RPGs.