Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
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Ahead of the return of the GameCube hit Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo has taken to social media to introduce the cast of characters to a new generation of players.

If you've not played the game before, or just need a refresher - this reveals the characters who will join Mario on his adventure to rescue the princess. Keep in mind there are a lot more friendly (and not-so-friendly) faces as well.

Here are the six characters Nintendo has highlighted in its latest post (note: if you haven't played The Thousand-Year Door before and don't want to spoil the surprise, you might want to head back to the home page).

"Nintendo: Introducing Mario’s paper partners! Get to know them all before #PaperMario: The Thousand-Year Door launches on #NintendoSwitch 23/05."

Goombella

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
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Koops

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
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Madame Flurrie

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
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Yoshi

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
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Vivian

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
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Admiral Bobbery

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
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When Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door launches on 23rd May 2024, the Switch release will contain "revamped graphics" along with some updated features - including a suite of additional changes that will apparently make the game "easier than ever to enjoy".

You can see this particular upcoming release in motion in our previous story here on Nintendo Life:

Will you be picking up the Switch version of Paper Mario on release? Do you have a favourite support character? Let us know in the comments.

[source twitter.com]