Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door was the highly-rated Gamecube original, released in 2004. It was the second game in the Paper Mario series. The game is a two-dimensional role-playing game. The game also won the role-playing Game of the Year award in 2005. The game also received acclaim from critics and users. It currently has a Metacritic score of 87.
The game is now expected to return for the Nintendo Switch soon. The release date is not confirmed, but the game is speculated to be released sometime next year. But news has broken that Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Remake has already been rated in Brazil and Korea. This could potentially mean that the game will be released early next year.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Announcement and Rating in Brazil and Korea
The game was announced at Nintendo’s September Direct showcase. The cult favorite game is one of the most loved games on the Gamecube. The trailer for the game showcased that the game retains its signature art style. The art style resembles the paper cardboard art style, as the game’s title suggests. The graphics will receive an overhaul to look better on the switch…The essence of the game, however, seems to carry over.
The leak regarding the game being rated in Brazil and Korea comes from the Twitter (now referred to as X) user Andrew Marmo.
The game has also been rated in Korea.
— Andrew Marmo (@the_marmolade) October 25, 2023
Source: https://t.co/IMXdbiYLu5 pic.twitter.com/3RngdGd41o
The fact that the game is already rated in the likes of Brazil and Korea means that the game’s development is right on schedule. This implies that the game could hit the Nintendo eShop in early 2024.
Nintendo also has plans to remaster and remake other Mario titles for the Nintendo Switch. Super Mario RPG is also coming out for the Switch in mid-November. Apart from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and other releases and remakes for Switch. Nintendo is also expected to share some preliminary details about their next console. According to reports, Nintendo revealed tech demos for its next console behind closed doors at Gamescom.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Gameplay, Plot, and Upcoming Nintendo Switch Releases
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is a two-dimensional role-playing game. The player in the game takes control of the legendary video game character Mario. The game’s art and level design are made to look like paper cutouts. The objective is to retrieve seven Crystal Stars. Mario also goes ahead and battles various enemies in his quest.
The combat in the game is a turn-based battle system—the screen layout changes when Mario comes in contact with enemies and bosses. Mario can also jump on the enemy to land the first strike on the enemy before the combat actually starts.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is set in the Mushroom Kingdom. The hub world connecting all the other parts of the world is called Rogueport. The story is broken down into eight chapters, along with a prologue sequence. The game also allows Mario to be accompanied by one assistant character at a time, which can then be switched later on.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and Super Mario RPG aren’t the only upcoming games for the Nintendo Switch. Many games are scheduled for the Nintendo console as Nintendo’s next isn’t reported to hit the shelves till late 2024.
It is undoubtedly going to be a year filled with releases for the Switch and Nintendo seems to be in the mood to give it the sendoff it deserves.
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