Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, an extremely popular game from Mario’s GameCube era, could be getting a remaster on the Nintendo Switch, at least if a new rumor is to be believed. Nintendo’s favorite plumber has been getting a lot of love lately thanks to the success ofThe Super Mario Bros. Movie, which has managed to break box office records despite mixed reviews. To top this off, Shigeru Miyamoto recently hinted thata newMariogame could be announcedin the near future.
In the meantime, Nintendo has been busy bringing games from its long and illustrious backlog to the current Switch console in remastered form. In February,Metroid Prime Remasteredlaunched to much praise, bringing Samus’s first GameCube adventure into the modern age of gaming with updated graphics and improved controls. About a month later, word of anF-Zeroremaster from thedevelopers of the fan-favoriteLuigi’s Mansionseriesstarted to spread. Now, there are hints that Nintendo might be looking to remaster another classic of the early 2000s - one thatMariofans have been requesting for quite some time.
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Earlier this week, an anonymous user onFamiboardsclaimed to have information about a planned Switch remaster of 2004’sPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. They say that this information was provided to them by three different sources who are supposedly working on the game and contacted the user through LinkedIn. Two of these sources reportedly told the user whenthisThousand-Year Doorremasterwill be released, but since the third has not confirmed this, the user simply notes that it could be “coming soon.”
ThePaper Marioseries stands out from the rest of the franchise thanks to its sticker-like esthetic and RPG gameplay mechanics, which have players using timed button prompts and special abilities to attack enemies and save the Mushroom Kingdom.Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Doorwas the second installment in the series and gave Mario theability to flip between 2D and 3D worldsto reveal new pathways and puzzle solutions.The Thousand-Year Dooris considered by many to be the best installment in the series and one of the greatest Nintendo GameCube exclusives of all time.
This new rumor should still be taken with a grain of salt given the anonymous nature of its sources, but the timing for a remaster ofPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Dooris just right considering Mario’s recent success on the big screen. There have been plenty of similar rumors in the past, but only time will tell ifPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Dooris indeed getting an update for the Nintendo Switch.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Dooris available now on Nintendo GameCube.
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