I am so livid right now I don't even know what to say.
Well, the topic title did once say you were going to freak out, but it didn't say if it would be a good or bad freak out. So, say whatever you wanna say!
I think I've made myself pretty clear on the subject, but once more, with feeling:
The Paper Mario franchise, to me, was once a worthy successor to the ideas that Super Mario RPG presented with arguably more novel gameplay, aesthetic charm, and complexity layered underneath an easily-approachable exterior. With the advent of Mario and Luigi, Nintendo doesn't seem to think both franchises can coexist as RPGs (which is silly, as they both did different things that made them unique and novel, though IN MY OPINION Mario and Luigi has never been as good a franchise) and has decided to make Paper Mario... well, not an RPG. Whether it's some weird action-platformer like Super Paper Mario or an aesthetically gorgeous but creatively bankrupt and mechanically broken affair like Sticker Star, they can't seem to figure out an angle for the character outside of "he's made of paper".
With a Wii U title, they had the opportunity to return to the series' roots with gorgeous HD textures that would have struck a balance between "he's made of paper" and what FANS of the series have wanted ever since it went sort-of-then-totally-then-spun-off-out-of-whack. But, if our rumor cats are to be trusted, Nintendo doesn't think the Wii U needs RPGs (because goodness knows 2D Platformers are the only thing that can be on Wii U) and they don't think people want Paper Mario to be good again. Or maybe it's Intelligent Systems that thinks that. Probably them, since they haven't had a good idea outside of Code Name S.T.E.A.M. for a long damn time.
So **** you, Nintendo.