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Beloved turn-based RPGPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Dooris coming to the Nintendo Switch in 2024.Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Dooris often hailed as the best entry in the fan favoritePaper Mariofranchise, but it has been trapped on the Nintendo GameCube for nearly two decades.
SinceNintendo started reviving beloved GameCube classics on the Switch, there has always been hope from the community thatPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Doorwould be part of that movement. Many Nintendo Directs have come and gone with noPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Doorannouncement, which has made some fans lose hope that they would ever see the game made playable on Nintendo’s newest console. Ballooning prices for used copies of the GameCube version have only made this sting more, but now there’s a light at the end of the tunnel.
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To cap off itslatest Nintendo Direct presentation, Nintendo officially announcedPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Doorfor the Switch, with plans on releasing the game at some point in 2024. Based on what’s shown in the trailer, it seems that the Switch version ofThe Thousand-Year Doorwill be authentic to the GameCube original, even retaining its more controversial elements, like the noose that can be seen in one of the game’s areas. The only real difference will be enhanced graphics, as the Switch version ofThe Thousand-Year Doorwill be presented in HD.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Doorhas a vague 2024 release date, but it’s probable that it will be out within the first half of the year. After all, Nintendo said that the Nintendo Direct would be focused mostly onnew Switch games coming out this winter. It’s possiblePaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Doorwill be an early 2024 release for the Switch, but a spring or summer launch seems more likely.
Nintendo is expected to reveal theSwitch successor consolenext year, and it may even launch the new system in 2024 as well. If that’s the case, one would imagine Nintendo would start to shift its focus on its new platform. Considering this, it’s quite possible thatPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Doormay very well be one of the last major releases for the Switch.
In the meantime,Paper Mariofans have some other games to check out on the Switch while they wait to get their hands onThe Thousand-Year Door. TheoriginalPaper Mariois available to play through the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack, while the latest entry in the series,Paper Mario: The Origami King, is readily available for purchase on the Switch.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Doorlaunches for the Nintendo Switch in 2024.
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