Are Paper Mario 1&2 Books or Plays?

[Evil Yoshi Toes]

I also like to consider the first two games canon in the Mario universe. I always thought of them as someone telling a story about something that happened in the Mario universe, whether it be in the form of a play or a book. It's not that important since it is just a video game and the game looks beautiful either way, it's just something I find interesting to overthink about.