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Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door

Paper Mario Thousand-Year Door Goomba cat-calling

Some fans have noticed that in the Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Switch remake, Nintendo adjusted the dialogue for a scene involving cat-calling Goombas.

This happens early on in the game with allies Goombella and Professor Frankly who run into a few Goombas while navigating through the ruins found underneath the city of Rogueport. The Goombas cat-call Goombella, who tells them to bug off.

Here’s the original dialogue (which you can see here) in the GameCube release:

Paper Mario Thousand-Year Door Switch improvements Nostalgic Tunes badge

New details have come to light about improvements planned for the Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Switch remake, including additions like the Nostalgic Tunes badge that lets players experience the music from the GameCube original.

Nintendo previously teased new features for the upcoming release, but didn’t go into detail. Thanks to hands-on previews that went live today, we have a better idea as to what’s planned.

Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door overview trailer

April 24: A new overview trailer just dropped for Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door. As often tends to be the case, Nintendo has thus far only put out a Japanese version – an English equivalent will likely follow later.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door "Our Story Begins" trailer

Nintendo just dropped a new Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door trailer, dubbed “Our Story Begins”. The video gives some background information about the events that lead to the start of the game.

As a reminder, here’s what to expect from the remake:

March 10: Nintendo announced the release date for Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door on Switch as part of MAR10 Day, but if you were hoping there’d be a new trailer as well, you might have been disappointed. Aside from sharing the May launch timing, the company didn’t show anything else. However, some screenshots did drop on the Japanese website today giving us another look at the game.

Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door will feature graphics that have been updated since the original release. Nintendo also said there’ll be some changes.

The Switch remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door now has a release date. The game launches on May 23, 2024, Nintendo just announced.

Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door is a new version of the GameCube RPG with updated graphics and other changes. Find more information in the following overview:

Paper Mario Thousand Year Door Luigi's Mansion 2 HD MAR10 Day

If you’ve been waiting to find out when Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door and Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD will be releasing on Switch, the good news is that it may not be much longer. X user Pyoro, who has a habit of leaking Nintendo announcements such as content from Nintendo Directs, now indicates that news about both titles will be shared on MAR10 Day. Presumably that will include updated launch timing.

MAR10 Day, of course, is March 10. That’s Nintendo’s way of recognizing the Super Mario franchise. Most MAR10 Days come and go without much news, with the company focusing on things like bundles and sales. However, we did get the release date for the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 4 last year, so release dates aren’t out of the question.

Paper Mario Thousand Year Door graphics comparison

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is returning on Switch next year, and a new graphics comparison video shows how it stacks up to the original.

The first thing you’ll notice is that Nintendo has updated some assets. Textures have been enhanced for the HD era. Geometry has increased as well, which is something you can notice with certain objects like the trees. It doesn’t end there though, as with animations, some are brand new while others were updated. Other adjustments are improvements relate to the lighting, 16:9 aspect ratio (instead of 4:3), and more.

Paper Mario The Thousand-Year Door Switch screenshots

Nintendo has sent out a number of screenshots from the new Switch version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. The company just announced plans to bring back the GameCube classic today.

For more on the game, check out the following overview:

Paper Mario The Thousand-Year Door Switch

The GameCube classic Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is making a comeback on Switch, Nintendo just announced. It will be available in 2024.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door originally debuted on the GameCube in 2004. It is widely regarded as the best entry in the Paper Mario series.


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