'Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door' Getting A Remake On Switch

Video Games

Sep 15

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The September 2023 Nintendo Direct has winded down, and it wrapped up with a pretty decent bang. A remake is coming to the Nintendo Switch: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, one of the most popular installments of the franchise! A specific release date hasn’t been announced yet, though it is currently set for sometime in 2024. They tacked a trailer onto this announcement, which you can check out below.

The trailer for this Paper Mario game boasts rich colors, smooth graphics, and a fun, fresh yet familiar song overlaid. The 3D portions are more detailed than the original installment, Hooktail the Dragon being particularly noteworthy. It even shows TEC-XX, introducing the computer’s efforts to learn what love is. The trailer appears to remain true to the original game while bringing a breath of fresh air into things.

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Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door was first released on the Nintendo Gamecube in 2004; If the game sticks to its target release year, it would come out around its 20th anniversary. The Thousand-Year Door marked the second installment to the Paper Mario franchise. The story takes the player to Rougeport, a town hiding an ancient treasure. After Princess Peach buys a treasure map and reaches out to Mario for help, she gets kidnapped by a secret society! Mario’s goal is to save the princess and collect all seven Crystal Stars to open the titular door first. Players old and new get to experience this adventure eventually on the Switch!