Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch) News Articles
Monday10th Nov 2025
News Nintendo's Black Friday Offers Include Deals On Switch 1 Games, amiibo, And More
Still after a MicroSD Express?
Nintendo is back with preparations for another year of Black Friday discounts, as it has today detailed a bunch of Switch 1 games, amiibo and a MicroSD Express card that will be going on sale over the course of November. It has also reminded us all that Switch 2 bundles exist, because of course. So, kicking things off...
Friday31st Oct 2025
News Nintendo Wins Lawsuit Against 'Pirate' Streamer Who Taunted Company Online
Ordered to pay $17,500 in damages
A year after filing a lawsuit against streamer 'EveryGameGuru' (real name Jesse Keighin) who "repeatedly streamed pirated and emulated" Switch games and bragged about it on social media, Nintendo has finally secured a final settlement, via TorrentFreak. A Colorado Federal court has ordered (as per the
Tuesday7th Oct 2025
News Nintendo Music Adds Two Paper Mario Albums, But There's A Catch
There'll be no music updates next week
The fan favourite Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door made its grand return last May, and in an update to the Nintendo Music app today, the game's soundtrack has finally been added. This includes not only the Switch version of the soundtrack but also the original
Wednesday23rd Apr 2025
News Nintendo Seeks Injunction And $17,500 In Damages From 'Pirate' Streamer
Defendant has so far evaded complaints
Back in November 2024, we covered a case in which Nintendo of America had filed a lawsuit against an individual who had "repeatedly streamed pirated and emulated" Switch games while also using social media to promote Switch emulators to the general public. Now, after defendant Jesse Keighin – known under the...
Thursday17th Apr 2025
News Nintendo's Quiet 2024 Led To 26% Drop In Physical Game Sales (UK)
And it's not getting much better
Nintendo had a pretty quiet year in 2024, all told. Sure, it launched some pretty significant games like The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, but there was definitely a sense that the company was starting to wind things down ahead of its big Switch 2 reveal early in 2025. As...
Wednesday5th Mar 2025
News Nintendo Places Outside Top 20 In Metacritic's 15th Annual Game Publisher Rankings
The Big N's lowest ranking yet
Metacritic has today revealed its 15th annual game publisher rankings, giving us an updated look at how the biggest publishers of 2024 performed based on critic reviews. Nintendo wound up in 22nd place out of the 37 publishers in this year's list which, considering it landed in sixth place last time, is quite the...
Thursday23rd Jan 2025
News Nintendo Bags GLAAD Nomination For Paper Mario's Trans Representation
Alongside the excellent Fear the Spotlight
Nintendo has received a nomination for the upcoming 36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards for its trans representation in 2024's Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Switch remake (thanks, Eurogamer). The game, launched on 23rd May 2024, featured the inclusion of dialogue from the 2004
Thursday9th Jan 2025
News Four First-Party Switch Games Nominated For New York Game Awards
Zelda, Paper Mario and more
We're still in that part of the year where end-of-year events are taking place and next up is the 14th annual New York Game Awards. Although no Nintendo games are in the running for the 'Game of the Year' award, some first-party Switch titles have been nominated in certain other categories. This includes Zelda: Echoes of...
Monday23rd Dec 2024
Video Here Are Alex's Top 5 Nintendo Switch Games Of 2024
Merry Alex-mas, ya filthy animal
Third time's a charm, as they say. Yes, we're back with our third and final look at our video team's top five Switch games of 2024. It's worth repeating here that these aren't necessarily games that launched in 2024, but are merely games that the video chaps played in 2024. You'll see why we felt the need to...
Tuesday5th Nov 2024
News Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door On Switch Has Already Outsold The GameCube Original
Not folding yet
With the release of Nintendo's financial report for Q2 FY2025, we have updated sales figures for some of the year's biggest Switch titles. And what do you know, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door has hit a pretty impressive milestone. At the latest count (up to September 2024), the Switch remake has pulled in 1.94 million sales...
Friday2nd Aug 2024
News Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door And Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Both Surpass One Million Sales
A good day for Mario and friends
Nintendo has published its financial results for the first quarter of FY2025 and we have a couple of first-party titles that have crossed their first major milestone. If the headline hadn't given it away already, Luigi's Mansion 2 HD and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door have both surpassed one million sales...
Tuesday23rd Jul 2024
News Nintendo Reminds Us Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Is Now 20 Years Old
The GameCube classic debuted in 2004
Nintendo doesn't tend to acknowledge the GameCube too often, but it has made a special exception this week, reminding followers on social media accounts about one important anniversary. Yes, today marks, the 20th anniversary of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on the GameCube in Japan. This classic is often...
Monday22nd Jul 2024
Random Artist's Pokémon-Meets-Paper Mario Mash-Up Is Seriously Awesome
Bold folds
We have mused on the idea of a 'Paper Zelda' game before, but 'Paper Pokémon'? That's not something we ever thought we needed. Until today, that is. Animator and artist Spyrook has created a Pokémon-meets-Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door mash-up and it looks incredible. In the above video, you can witness a duo battle between Riolu...
Thursday18th Jul 2024
Japanese Charts Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Gets Off To A Flying Start
But it can't scare off Luigi
Famitsu's latest look at the Japanese gaming charts is in and it's another clean sweep for the Switch. Luigi's Mansion 2 HD holds onto the top spot for the third week in a row — way to go, bro — but there are also two new entries this time around which have snuck into the proceedings. Aerial action was clearly a...
Thursday11th Jul 2024
Japanese Charts Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Holds Firmly Onto Top Spot
It's anything but dark
Famitsu's weekly physical sales charts have arrived, and it paints a very familiar picture. Luigi's Mansion 2 HD continues to suck up the rest of the competition, shifting 33,828 copies in the week of 1st to 7th July. In fact, the top three is exactly the same as last week — Animal Crossing: New Horizons shifted 10,965...
Wednesday10th Jul 2024
The first update for the Switch version has arrived
Following the release of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for the Switch in May, Nintendo has now rolled out the very first update for the game. As this game is a revival of the GameCube classic, this update is focused exclusively on fixes. It resolves all sorts of errors and issues you may or...
Tuesday9th Jul 2024
News Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Was Nintendo's "Best-Selling" Switch Game In May 2024 (US)
But Switch showed "the most significant drop" in hardware sales YoY
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door topped the charts in the UK and Japan when it arrived on the Switch in May 2024, and some new data about its release in the US has now been shared. According to Circana (formerly NPD) via industry analyst Mat Piscatella, it debuted in second...
Friday5th Jul 2024
News Square Enix And Nintendo Co-Dev Reports Losses After Multiple Projects Cancelled
Tose has worked on series like Final Fantasy and Paper Mario
2024 has been a challenging year for the video game industry and it seems Japanese developer Tose (a team that's worked on countless Nintendo projects since the Famicom era and also helped out Square Enix over the years) has experienced some financial losses due to multiple projects being...
Monday24th Jun 2024
News 'The Zelda Effect' Causes Game Sales To Drop This May (Europe)
Sales are down 17% compared to last year
GSD, via GamesIndustry.biz, has shared the latest sales data for the video game market across Europe in May 2024, and it looks to have been a quiet month. So quiet, in fact, that the entire top ten failed to sell as many copies as May 2023's highly-anticipated The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom...
UK Charts Elden Ring Can't Topple EA Sports FC 24 As Euro 2024 Is In Full Swing
Goaaaaaarn, you Tarnished
The latest UK charts are in, and would you believe it, EA Sports FC 24 is once again back on top as the Euro 2024 group stages get in full swing. This means that Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Edition will have to settle for the silver medal this week for its debut, with the likes of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door,...
News Estimated File Sizes For Donkey Kong Country Returns HD And Mario & Luigi: Brothership Revealed
Time to clear space..?
Pre-orders for Donkey Kong Country Returns HD and Mario & Luigi: Brothership have gone live via the Japanese eShop, confirming the estimated file sizes for each game. Donkey Country Country Returns is coming in at 9.0GB, while Mario & Luigi: Brothership is slightly larger at 10.0GB. We're admittedly slightly surprised...
Thursday20th Jun 2024
Japanese Charts Shin Megami Tensei V Takes Vengeance On Paper Mario
Moomin also makes an appearance
This week's Japanese charts have arrived from Famitsu, and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door has folded under the competition from this week's big new release, Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance. Originally a Switch exclusive, Vengeance brings the game to multiple platforms as well as adds tons of new content,...
Tuesday18th Jun 2024
UK Charts Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Debuts At Number One
Well done, young man
The latest UK Charts are here and it's a resounding success for the newly released Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, which beats the likes of EA Sports FC 24 and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door to claim the top spot. Naturally, the game fared better on PS5, but the Switch performed admirably, pulling in a total of 27% of the...
Thursday13th Jun 2024
Japanese Charts Paper Mario Dominates As The Switch Scores A Full House
Wahoo!
The latest Japanese charts are in, courtesy of Famitsu, and while it's certainly a pretty quiet week for video games, it's nevertheless yet another win for the Nintendo Switch. After playing host to the PS5's Stellar Blade in recent weeks, the top ten once again belongs solely to the Switch, with Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door at the...
News Switch Online's Missions & Rewards Adds Paper Mario: Thousand-Year Door Icons
Update: The final wave of icons is now live
Update #3 [Thu 13th Jun, 2024 02:15 BST]: The fourth and final wave of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door icons are now available. Once again, there are various icons up for grabs (for 10 points each) along with some borders and backgrounds (for 5 points each) This wave will be available until 19th June...
Monday10th Jun 2024
UK Charts Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Slips Down To Third
Still going strong, though
The latest UK Charts are in and, well, it seems the status quo has been restored with both Hogwarts Legacy and EA Sports FC 24 taking the top two spots. This means, of course, that Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door has slipped down to position three after its launch on 23rd May 2024. Don't fret though, third place is...
Thursday6th Jun 2024
Japanese Charts Paper Mario: TTYD Stays On Top Despite Drop In Sales
Switch family surpasses 33 million in lifetime sales
This week's Japanese charts are in from Famitsu (via Gematsu) and it is yet another win for Nintendo's latest, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, which claims the crown for the second week in a row. While the remake took in an impressive 115,649 copies in its debut, things are substantially...
Tuesday4th Jun 2024
UK Charts Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Loses The Crown In Its Second Week
Mamma mia!
The latest UK charts are in and after starting strong last week, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door has slipped from the top spot. Nintendo's latest remake drops into second this time as Hogwarts Legacy once again claims the crown. F1 24 has also zoomed onto the podium, reaching third place in its debut week. Elsewhere, it's business...
Thursday30th May 2024
Japanese Charts Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Just About Beats Origami King
Usurped
Ahh, victory. Yes, the latest Japanese charts are in courtesy of Famitsu (thanks, Gematsu) and, as expected, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door has managed to beat the competition to take the top spot with a total of 115,649 copies shifted. Not only that, but the game has also beaten Paper Mario: The Origami King by 6,557, whic
Wednesday29th May 2024
News New Paper Mario Survey Reportedly Acknowledges Unique Character Designs
Will creative restrictions be lifted?
When Paper Mario: The Origami King was released on the Switch, news began to circulate about the development team no longer being able to "modify" characters in the series. Now that the GameCube title Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door has officially returned, it seems Nintendo could be reconsidering i
