With Princess Peach: Showtime! now available on the Switch, Nintendo is beginning to turn its focus to the return of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Ahead of its release in May, it's been sharing pre-order details and other information.
Now, to add to this, it's uploaded a two-minute story trailer and although there's no gameplay footage, it seems to have got fans quite excited. As noted by many who played the original GameCube release, this whole scene has now been animated in the new version of the game. Here's a comparison, courtesy of 'PJiggles' on social media:
The excitement for the return of The Thousand-Year Door is already showing with the game topping the charts on Amazon's best-sellers list and other websites as pre-orders for the game sell out. Nintendo is also offering a bunch of pre-order goodies including one bundle where you can get an entire "buildable battle stage".
What do you think of the updated storybook cutscene above? Will you be returning to this title in May? Let us know in the comments.
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Looking good! Excited to play this one again
The new opening is soooo good. Day 1 purchase from me.
I say, what a glow up!
As someone who was disappointed with the way the last two Mario remakes handled their visuals, it's nice of IntSys to show that they know what they're doing by giving their remake an actual, competent art direction. I still think the original game's art still holds up well but I'm not against how this looks at all.
@N00BiSH @N00BiSH I liked Mario RPG look. What’s the other?
@KryptoniteKrunch same here but I still hate it’s $60.
@JRiegler The Mario vs. Donkey Kong remake.
I missed the chance to experience this game back in the day, so I’m looking forward to finally getting the chance to play it
Man, I know this is a cringe thing to say that's gonna make me look like the world's most pathetic bootlicker, but I mean it whole-heartedly when I say... God bless Nintendo.
As I've said many times, TTYD is my favorite game of all time, so seeing the amount of love and care they're putting into this remake just makes me emotional. Nintendo is a company ran by human beings with flaws, so naturally, they aren't perfect. But times like this remind me just how blessed I am that they exist. I can't understate how much their games mean to me on a personal level, and I really can't imagine my life without them. They've just brought me so much joy for many years, and I really am grateful for that.
You see all kinds of negative news stories in the gaming industry about sexual harassment, crunch, hostile corporate takeovers, rampant employee layoffs...but one thing that remains consistent is that Nintendo's name is nowhere to be seen. On the rare chance there is a case of malpractice, Nintendo is always quick to make it right.
Another company that meant a whole lot to me as a child was Nickelodeon; we've all seen the tragic cases of abuse that have been coming to light, and I'll probably never be able to look at them in the same way. Nickelodeon enabled and protected terrible people.
But Nintendo just isn't a company with skeletons in their closet. It can be frustrating when they shut down tournaments, and their handling of Joy-Con drift was disappointing. I don't want to invalidate anyone who has ever felt burned by their products--as I have been also at times. But this is nothing compared to so many other companies. Nintendo is run by people with a clear love and passion for making quality games.
A company where the president of Japan's most profitable business only makes like a couple million dollars a year while the ActiVision CEO brings home like $400 million annually or some absurd figure. A company where several executives were willing to take a large pay cut to keep from laying off employees. A company that has always keept microtransactions and lootboxes out of their console games and wanted to take the same approach with mobile until it unfortunately caused them to lose money and they had to adapt to the demands a different market if they wanted to find success.
A company that didn't make some big PR statement when sexual assault allegations came out from other companies about how they "don't tolerate this kind of behavior and continually work to make Nintendo a safer, more inclusive environment" but instead Doug Bowser sent an INTERNAL email to all employees that none of us on the outside should even know about where he expressed how troubling he found these stories to be and encouraged employees to come forward if anything like that should ever happen at NoA.
A company that always releases polished products that aren't broken at launch. (Scarlet/Violet might be an exception, but if that's the only game you can point to out of hundreds Nintendo has published over 40+ years, that's a pretty darn good track record.) A company that can admittedly be very stubborn at times when it comes to listening to fans, but when they do finally remaster one of their most beloved games of all-time, they go beyond our wildest expectations and deliver something truly special.
It's not just blind fanboyism; Nintendo has earned my loyalty because I truly think they deserve it. I can't think of any other company with as much integrity as they have. I can't think of any other company where a CEO died and thousands of people around the world mourned him; Iwata could have been like Steve Jobs, but instead he chose to be a Mr. Rogers, and that's such a rare and special thing that shouldn't be taken for granted. They say to never meet your heroes, but the people at Nintendo, even on an executive level, are just kids at heart and it's evident they're some of the nicest people you'd ever meet.
I know this is a lot on a post about the TTYD opening cutscene, but this is a deeply special game for me that just moves me to my core and brings out a lot of emotions. I know Paper Mario fans have gotten a bad rep in recent years; I have no disrespect for people who enjoyed Origami King. But this game... this game is literally such a magical experience to me. I'm so, SO happy to see it return in such a spectacular way after two whole decades. And it's made all the better when you know the people behind it actually care about the product they're putting out and aren't secretly a bunch of scumbags that should be in prison.
So again I say, God bless you, Nintendo.
Never played a paper Mario game, and the hype around this one is piquing my interest. Didn't know this was a full on remake until recently, and this cutscene looks very cool. Looking forward to playing!
So excited for this game. This was one of my favorite games to play growing up, and it feels right that it comes out the day before I graduate high school. Probably going to preorder in May, can’t wait to play it again.
Cannot wait fort his game to be easily obtainable again
@ClickBrick What content in Zelda do you believe to be satanic? It's a really great franchise you're missing out on. Perhaps I can clear up some misconceptions you may have about it. As a person of faith, there's not much at all that I would consider questionable in those games. It's very family-friendly stuff.
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This is so cool to see honestly. This gives me hope that they'll really make this remake into something truly special. As it rightfully deserves, this is one of the greatest games of all time imho.
More children's game trailers should end with a shot of a noose and gallows.
Rated "E" for Everyone!
They really put alot of work into it and still remain faithful to the original. Day 1 purchase Nintendo. Stay awesome.
Ahhh the memories! I loved this opening back in the day, that music still gives me goosebumps...
This is an absolute day one for me!
I can't believe they got rid of the smiles on the clouds in the intro!! Shame on you Nintendo! Fed up with this anti-woke propaganda.
Let’s see how they chosen to handle Vivian.
Im know in doubt of buying this or Mario RPG…
I played RPG many, many years ago, so its almost as they both are new games to me.
Which one is the better game?…
@Zequio thousand year door seems to be universally considered better
This is exactly what I meant when I mentioned that I wanted to see the best parts of old Paper Mario games with those of the new ones, I can't wait to play this incredible - in every sense of the word, still can't believe it's actually happening - TTYD remake and fingers crossed they'll continue doing that in a completely new game!
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@Not_Soos Couldn't agree more with you!
@Zequio As much as I love Super Mario RPG and enjoyed its remake TTYD is one of my favorite games of all time so I can't help but recommend that if you can get only one (for now, eventually I definitely recommend getting both) and even more so since it seems you've never played it unlike RPG!
Why bring politics into a thread about Paper Mario: TTYD?! And I mean that on both the left and the right. Thankfully Nintendo seems to be A-Political unlike some developers/publishers.
I've yet to play this game but that music in the intro sounds really nice
HYPEEEEEEE, cannot wait to play one of my favorite games of all time again
Cannot wait to play this.
I really don't like that they took the mushrooms, flowers, and stars out of the written language in the book - but other than that it looks better.
I cannot WAIT to play this one! So far it's the only Switch game I intend to grab day one this year. I need to duck into my local GameStop and try to secure a preorder lol. No guarantee I'll get it release day if I order online. I've played the other PM titles outside of this, the original, and a fabled lost 3DS release. So far Super Paper Mario is my favorite; not really a RPG per se, but I don't mind some of the platforming, and the plot, music, and characters are great. Not to mention SPM isn't afraid to get VERY dark at times.
Loving all the enthusiasm for this game in the comments. Some of the toxicity (Some of it now hit with the mod hammer - no complaints)...not so much.
Not impressed to hear the game runs at half the framerate of the original. It's 2024 for god's sake and the original game managed 60fps 20 years ago...
I'd just like to go on the record and say it's not my fault things got political this time. For once, I bear no responsibility. 😂
@Clyde_Radcliffe Maybe that's where the rumors of the "Switch 2" having AI upscaling will come in. Would be nice to see games retroactively get a hardware boost. But personally, I have a hard time perceiving the difference between 30 and 60 FPS. It only makes a real difference for me in racing games because of the fast-paced nature. In a turn-based RPG? I'm probably not going to even perceive it. I guess it could make timing your attacks and blocks a bit harder, but I'm not really concerned about that.
Penny's Big Breakaway just got that 60 FPS patch on Switch, but I already 100% completed the game, so I'm not really interested in replaying it right now. My experience with the performance was perfectly fine, I don't recall ever being taken out of the experience because it wasn't 30 FPS. And that's a game with much faster movement than something like Paper Mario.
I'm just glad they went back to Paper Mario games having smooth animation instead of how in Origami King the characters only have like 2 frames of animation to create a weird stop-motion effect.
@Not_Soos well written and I agree with most of it. And I appreciate you being positive when it’s so much easier in a comments section to go negative.
I just wouldn’t be a gamer without Nintendo. None of the other consoles give me what I want and need enough to justify the cost of purchase. Through all my hobbies and phases of life, the one thing I have never gotten rid of was my Nintendo products. Collecting their games has been one of the great joys in my life
Having never owned a gamecube, this game is completely new to me, can’t wait for release day
@Not_Soos Thank you for that heartfelt message about Nintendo. I am probably going to get this game for the reason that it inspired you to write this.
God bless you!
@Mortenb
Ah, dude, that's awesome to hear! I'm so glad my rambling comment actually made a difference. You won't regret it! As I said, it's literally my favorite game of all-time. Part of me wants to recommend you play the N64 game first if you have the NSO Expansion, but other than a few references here and there you'll miss out on, it's really not essential. And I actually started with TTYD myself, so maybe going in completely blind is the best approach.
This is one of those games that make you wish you could erase your memory and relive that first-time experience all over again. The game throws so many clever twists and turns in the narrative at you, and the humor is so good. The story can also get pretty heavy and emotional at times. I won't say much more, so as not to delude the experience. But you're in for a real treat.
I'd do anything to ensure this game sells well so we can get a proper new Paper Mario game in the style of the classics; I'm even contemplating buying both the physical and digital versions, which is something I never do. So if I was able to talk one other person into buying the game... well, that just makes me happy to no end for your sake and mine!
Already pre-ordered and can't wait. Had it on Gamecube but didn't finish. However why no faces on the clouds?
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