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The "Paratoopa" bug has been fixed
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May2024
Guide Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: All Collectibles, Star Pieces, Badges, Hints & Tips
Your one-stop shop for a paper classic
Welcome to our Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Guide hub! This Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Guide covers the 2004 GameCube RPG and the 2024 Nintendo Switch remake. This critically acclaimed adventure, which is the sequel to the N64 Paper Mario, is easily one of the best Mario RPGs of all time. We...
Guide Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: How To Defeat Whacka
Whack-a-Whacka
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on Switch has given us two brand new post-game boss fights to sink our teeth into, and both of them are pretty tough. The second of these new boss fights stems from an amusing character from both Paper Mario on N64 and the original Thousand-Year Door on GameCube — Whacka. In the original N64...
Guide Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: How To Defeat Prince Mush
How to beat the first champion of the Glitz Pit
Prince Mush is one of two new post-game boss battles added to Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on Nintendo Switch. As the very first champion of the Glitz Pit, returning players will recognise him from Chapter 3, where you rescue the former champ. Fans have been begging for a bonus fight against...
Turning the page
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door was released 20 years ago on GameCube, and now the shiny new Switch remake brings a handful of changes and tweaks to make a cult classic even better. The list of additions isn't exhaustive, but there's plenty to tuck into if you're revisiting TTYD for the first time since 2004 or if you're a...
Guide Where To Buy Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door On Switch
Update: Out now!
Update: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is out now on Nintendo Switch. Some pre-order deals have now returned to their usual prices, but Amazon UK's fantastic offering of £37.29 (down from £49.99) which includes a very cool paper plane bonus for free is still available. Keep scrolling to find all available options (including...
News Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Codebase Apparently Contains References To 4K Output
Future-proofing? Or just for screenshots?
Dataminers have uncovered references to higher-resolution output in the code for the Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Switch remake. As posted by @RibShark (thanks @NintyPrime), the game apparently contains code designed to handle rendering at a variety of resolutions, including 4K, which the current...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Does this paper make the cut?
After literally years of begging from Nintendo fans, what many consider to be the very best Paper Mario entry has finally been remade and is about to launch on Nintendo Switch. But despite how lauded Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door has been in the past, does it still hold up in 2024? Well, if you ask us, we'd say...
Review Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch) - Still The King Of Mario RPGs
Paper, un-jammed
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door has been held as the standard for Mario RPGs for 20 years. It, alongside its N64 predecessor, captured what fans wanted from their turn-based, plumber-starring adventures – silly humour, epic adventures, fantastic combat, and charm. Purists often view the GameCube original as the end of the...
Random Danny DeVito Open To Voicing Wario In Mario Movie Sequel
"You never know what happens in the world"
Wario hasn't been introduced to Mario's cinematic universe (at least yet), but one Hollywood movie star who is apparently "up for" the role on the big screen is Danny DeVito. When asked about the possibility of voicing Mario's archrival in the sequel, DeVito mentioned how he was "ready to do a lot of...
News Chris Pratt Expects "Lots" Of Mario And Nintendo Movies Over The Next Decade
"It gets me very excited"
In case you somehow missed it, a second Super Mario Bros. Movie is coming to cinemas in April 2026 and it likely won't be the only big screen outing to follow the original film's release. Speaking to GamesRadar+, the movie voice of Mario Chris Pratt mentioned how he could see Nintendo and its partners releasing "lots" of...
Soapbox Paper Mario's Ms. Mowz Taught Me How To Appreciate (And Steal) The Little Things
THIEF
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Kate discusses one of Mario's criminal — and criminally underrated — pals... Sometimes I suspect that, in another life before this one, I was a thief. In this life, I'm a relatively...
Guide Where To Pre-Order Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD On Switch
Best deals and pre-order bonuses!
Luigi's Mansion 2 HD arrives on Nintendo Switch on 27th June 2024. If you're hoping to find the best deals, cheapest prices, and info on any special edition releases for the game, you're definitely in the right place. Below, we're keeping track of all retail options for you, including the fancy Mighty Fright and...
Soapbox Are We Ready For A 3D Super Mario Maker?
Super Mario Maker 3(D)
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Kevin wonders if Nintendo is ready to bring another dimension to its Maker series... If you can believe it, Super Mario Maker was released for the Wii U nearly nine years...
Poll Box Art Brawl - Duel: Mario Paint (SNES)
Vincent van Goomba
Hey folks, and welcome back to another edition of Box Art Brawl! We had a veritable doozy last week when we checked out Pokémon Yellow Version for the humble Game Boy; truly one of the standout titles in the gargantuan franchise. It was a good ol' duel in which North America and Europe teamed up against Japan, and we must admit...
Poll Are You Bothered By The Frame Rate For Paper Mario: TTYD On Switch?
The ol' 30 vs. 60
One of the most talked-about points raised during the recent round of previews for Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door on Switch was the game's frame rate. In case you missed it, the remake will run at 30fps in both docked and handheld mode. Now, you might wonder why this is supposedly such a big deal, but those who played the 2004...
April2024
News Bayonetta Origins Director Empathises With Paper Mario Dev, Suggests Reasons For 30FPS
"I promise you, it was not a decision made lightly"
We are still a little way off the release of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on Switch on 23rd May, but thanks to last week's hands-on previews, we now have confirmation of the game's frame rate. Nintendo's latest remake will run at 30FPS (down
Video How Does Paper Mario: TTYD On Switch Compare To The Original?
Let's analyse
With the release of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on Switch fast approaching its 23rd May release date, many of us are undoubtedly wondering just how the game will actually compare to the GameCube original. Sure, you can come to some reasonable conclusions based on the trailers and preview footage, but there's nothing quite like...
News Garry's Mod Is Removing "All Nintendo Related Stuff From Steam Workshop"
Update: Creator says the takedowns are "legit"
Update [Fri 26th Apr, 2024 01:30 BST] After further investigation, Garry's Mod creator and Facepunch Studios founder Garry Newman has now provided an update on social media, reiterating how the takedowns are "legit" and have been verified. He's apparently been "assured" about this - meaning "Nintendo...
Round Up The Previews Are In For Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch)
How are things stacking up?
We are still a little way off the release of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on Switch on 23rd May, but today we have had our first indication of how things are stacking up as the game's previews have begun to appear online. Here at Nintendo Life, our experience with the game so far has been joyous. From what we have...
Hands On Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Unfolds Gloriously On Switch
Smoothing out the creases
It’s been nearly 20 years since we first set foot on the cobbled streets of Rogueport, the hub town of GameCube favourite Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Back in 2004, the seedy streets of the criminal town felt like nothing else in a Mario game – suspicious characters roam the streets, puddles pool on the...
Reminder Nintendo's Zelda: TOTK And Mario Wonder GDC Talks Are Now Online For Free
Catch up on the conference
You might remember that last month, Nintendo came to the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) armed with interesting talks about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Certain topics covered in these talks trickled out to those of us who weren't there, but we can now watch each of them...
News Nintendo Live Is Coming To Sydney, Australia This Year
Prepare for Nintendo Switch gameplay and much more
In some surprising news, it's been announced Nintendo Live will be coming to Sydney, Australia later this year. In an official post on social media, Nintendo's Australia and New Zealand accounts confirmed the in-person event for "friends, families, and fans of all ages" would run from 31st August -...
Poll Box Art Brawl - Paper Mario: Sticker Star (3DS)
When stars align
Hello one and all, and welcome to this week's edition of Box Art Brawl! It feels like only yesterday that we checked out Kirby Super Star's box art variants, yet here we are! In last week's battle, we had a classic three-way brawl to determine whether North America, Europe, or Japan would come out on top. Well, after counting and...
News Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Looks Glorious In New Footage
Please sir, can I have Smorg?
Nintendo's marketing campaign for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is well underway at this point (as you would hope, given its 23rd May release date) and that means we are getting to see a lot about what the remake has in store. A new short trailer shared on Twitter today contains some fresh footage of the game,...
Random Another Super Mario Sunshine 'SpaceWorld' Mod Crops Up
Party like it's 2001
A little while back, we covered the efforts of Eclipse Team, a group of modders looking to create what they deem to be the most ambitious mod of Super Mario Sunshine ever. Dubbed 'Super Mario Eclipse', its effectively being billed as an unofficial sequel to the GameCube classic, and as part of the modders' efforts, they
News Switch Online's Missions & Rewards Adds New Batch Of Icons You Can Only "Get By Playing"
Unlock more Super Mario icons
Nintendo has released another batch of "play and redeem" icons for Switch Online members and this time the focus is on the company's mascot Super Mario. There are icons are based on Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Super Mario 3D World, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Super Mario Odyssey. You'll be able to purchase each one for 10...
Random BAFTA's 'Iconic Game Characters' Poll Has Us Scratching Our Heads
Spoiler: Mario didn't win
When you think of the most 'iconic' video game character of all time, who pops into your head? Could it be Link? Perhaps Pac-Man? What about Sonic? Chances are that Mario would be your number one, right? Well, you'd be wrong. According to recent poll results from BAFTA on the 'Most Iconic Video Game Characters of All...
News New Mario RPG Survey Acknowledges Existence Of Mario & Luigi Series
And it's got some fans excited
Nintendo is reportedly sending out a survey that has fans of a certain Mario series excited about what could be on the way. As highlighted by Mario fans across multiple subreddits and social media, this new survey not only acknowledges the Paper Mario and
News Switch Online's Missions & Rewards Adds New Batch Of Icons You Can Only "Get By Playing"
Boot up Yoshi's Island to unlock them
Last month, Nintendo made a new batch of Switch icons available that required NSO subscribers to actually play a game. This same type of mission has now returned for an event tied to the Super Nintendo title Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. There are five icons for 10 Platinum Points each and to unlock...
March2024
Random Mario Wonder's Weirdest Badge Called For A Rare Vocal Performance From Koji Kondo
Is there anything the man can't do??
We are approaching six months (!!) since Super Mario Bros. Wonder leapt onto Switch, and while the launch chit-chat was dominated by the vocal talents of Kevin Afghani — the new voice of Mario — it turns out that the voice acting performance we should have been talking about was one by Nintendo's own Koji...
Guide 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2' - Release Date, Cast, Everything We Know So Far
Jump up, movie star
As a part of the 2024 MAR10 Day celebrations, Nintendo and Illumination announced that a "new animated film based on the world of the Super Mario Bros. series" is on the way. Details on Nintendo's next big screen appearance are pretty light for the time being, though there is still plenty to get excited about following the...
Guide Where To Buy Princess Peach: Showtime! On Switch
Best deals and cheapest prices
It's not often we're treated to a new Princess Peach game, so Princess Peach: Showtime! was certainly a welcome surprise. The game launched on Switch on 22nd March 2024 and is available to purchase right now. If you're hoping to find where you can buy the game for the best price, we've got you covered. We're keeping...
News Super Mario Run Celebrates Princess Peach: Showtime! With New Crossover Event
New special missions now available
Following an update to the mobile runner Super Mario Run last week (bumping the game up to Version 3.2.0), Nintendo has now officially announced a new Princess Peach: Showtime! event for the title. Yes, following a collaboration with Super Mario Bros. Wonder last year, this new event will run until 7th May 2024...
Random It's Done! Every Super Mario Maker Level Has Been Cleared Before Wii U's Online Shutdown
The last unbeaten course was actually an "illegitimate upload"
Earlier this week, we revealed how a trained task force dubbed 'Team 0%' was attempting to complete every community level in the original Super Mario Maker game before Nintendo shut down online functionality for the Wii U and 3DS on 8th April 2024. While it was struggling to knock over...
Guide Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: 12 Things To Know Before You Start
Unfolding the best tips for TTYD
As with most Mario RPGs, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is generally rather easy – save for a couple of somewhat difficult boss fights, that is. Still, there’s a great deal of helpful information you should know before you start playing the game. If you wind up losing to an enemy or boss, you have no choice...
Guide Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: All Star Powers & Special Moves
You've got the (star) power
In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Mario has access to a wide variety of attacks. These include Jump attacks, Hammer swings, and much more – including newly-introduced special moves that utilize the Crystal Stars. Every time you clear a Chapter, Mario will gain access to a new Special Move, and each one is useful...
Guide Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: All Playable Characters - Best Party Members
Every party member in TTYD
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on GameCube and Nintendo Switch is home to some of the most beloved partners in the entire Super Mario series. You’ll encounter more than a few of them along your adventure, and several of them will offer to join your party and bring you benefits in battle. It’s a good idea to...
Guide Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: Easy Levelling - How To Farm Star Points, Experience
Star-ting the grind
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is closer to a traditional RPG than many later Paper Mario games. Where future games in the series don't have a clear-cut levelling system The Thousand-Year Door heavily relies on one as a central mechanic. If you’re looking to find out how to quickly and efficiently farm Star Points and...
Guide Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: All Bosses, Strategies, How To Beat
Every boss in TTYD and how to defeat them
As is the case with every Mario RPG, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is home to its fair share of bosses – both weak and strong. You’ll encounter many of them along your adventure, and we’ve compiled a list of every major boss fight in the game and the best ways to go about each one. There are two...
Guide Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: Where To Find All Shine Sprites
Shine Get!
Shine Sprites from Super Mario Sunshine have made their return in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and they’re one of the many collectibles you’ll find throughout the game. Shine Sprites are extremely useful as they can be spent to upgrade your characters, so finding every Shine Sprite is definitely worth your while! In this...
Guide Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: All Star Piece Locations
(Star) piece of my heart
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is home to several collectibles, and one of these is called a Star Piece! They’re scattered about the world for you to find, and you'll need as many of them as you can get in order to buy some of the best Badges in the game. In this guide, you'll find everything you need to know about...
Guide Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: How Long Does It Take To Beat?
Turning the page
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is just one of many RPGs in the Super Mario series, and is the fourth Mario RPG overall. As such, you can expect to spend a lot of time with this flat version of the plumber. In this guide, we’ll go over how long Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door will take you to beat, and how long it’ll...
Guide Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: How To Perform All Stylish Moves
SSStylish!!!
Just about all of the RPG games in the Super Mario series have Action Commands that increase the strength of your attacks. Of course, the same is true for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door – but this game takes Action Commands to the next level with a new mechanic called Stylish Moves. Stylish Moves are harder to perform than a...
Guide Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: How To Get Ms. Mowz
Squeek-y clean
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is home to some of the Paper Mario series’ most beloved partners. Most of these partners automatically join you as you progress through the story, but there’s actually one partner in this game who’s completely optional: Ms. Mowz! Ms. Mowz is an expert thief, and you’ll encounter her...
Guide Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: Glitz Pit Guide - How To Get The Champ's Belt
You are the Champion
Glitzville and the Glitz Pit are the main settings of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door’s Chapter 3. During this story arc, Mario and his partner take on many opponents in a row and aim for the championship title. At the end of the road, Mario successfully becomes the champion of Glitzville and earns himself the Champ's...
Guide Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: Pit Of 100 Trials Guide
100 floors of solitude
The Pit of 100 Trials is one of the toughest challenges Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door has to offer. It’s located just west of the Thousand-Year Door room, and it’s a challenge we’d only recommend taking after you’ve defeated the game’s final boss and are sufficiently leveled up. Even then, things can get dicey...
Guide Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: Trouble Center Guide - All Bulletin Board Request
Melt away those troubles
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is a decently long game, and its many side quests make the game even longer. A vast majority of these side quests are accessed via the Trouble Center, a building located in east Rogueport. In this guide, we'll be listing all Trouble Center side quests, how to complete them, and all the...
Guide Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: All Badges - Where To Find, All Abilities
Put a pin in it
First appearing in the original Paper Mario game, Badges are back and better than ever in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door! They’re character-augmenting equipment items that can add new moves to your arsenal, change your stats, and much more. The Badges you equip make a huge difference in battle, so we’ve put together a list...
Guide Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: How To Change Mario's Appearance
L, W, or ⅂?
Unlike other games in the Paper Mario series, it’s actually possible to change Mario’s appearance in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. You’ll need to clear a few Chapters to unlock this ability, but when you do, you’ll be able to change the color of Mario’s overalls to green, yellow, or a hidden third color. Here's our...
Guide Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: How To Get Money Fast
Paper money
Unlike many RPGs, money is actually quite a scarce resource in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. A few enemies and bosses can be a little bit challenging, so you’ll want to spend a good chunk of your coins on healing items here and there. The merchant Charlieton in Rogueport also sells tons of goods – some of which come at a high...
Guide Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: Pianta Parlor - All Rewards & Minigames
A long way from Delfino
The Pianta Parlor is a shop located in Rogueport in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. This place is home to many unique prizes, and you can redeem a currency called Pianta Tokens to get some of these prizes for yourself. Though the Pianta Parlor starts with nothing but a few game machines, it’s possible to unlock four...
Guide Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: How To Defeat Bonetail
The bones of the Pit of 100 Trials
You might recognize the name Bonetail when you meet them in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. He’s actually the older brother of Hooktail, the very first major boss in the game. The difference here is that, compared to Hooktail, Bonetail is much more difficult — he's the hardest boss in the entire game. In...
Guide Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: How To Defeat The Final Boss
How to beat the Shadow Queen
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door’s final boss is a rather challenging one. Waiting for you at the very end of Chapter 8, you'll want to make sure you’re adequately prepared because if you happen to lose, you have to try the entire fight over again. In this guide, we’ll be helping you make final preparations for...
News Super Mario Bros. Wonder Devs Show Off "Unused Wonder Effects" At GDC 2024
Including a giant block Mario!
Nintendo left a lot of ideas on the cutting room floor during the development of Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and now at this year's Game Developers Conference, the game's director Shiro Mouri and producer Takashi Tezuka have shared some insight. In a series of slides (
Random It's A Race Against The Clock To Complete Mario Maker's Last Unbeaten Level
Mamma mia!
We are now in the final run of Wii U and 3DS online play. Nintendo has confirmed that the consoles' online features and functionality will no longer work from 8th April 2024, and with that will come the end of a lot of game modes. One title that will see some pretty heavy cuts is Super Mario Maker. The end of online play means that all...
Poll Box Art Brawl - Duel: Mario Golf (GBC)
Tee time
We're teeing off another edition of Box Art Brawl! Before we do so, however, let's take a look at what happened on the last hole. It was a par three as we matched up a trio of covers for Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. Unfortunately, some strong winds seemed to blow things firmly in the favour of North America, whose bright cover took...
News Super Mario Run Receives A New Update (Version 3.2.0), Here's What's Included
Download it now
Nintendo's 2016 mobile runner Super Mario Run got some surprise updates last year, and it looks like patches are set to continue in 2024 with the latest one (Version 3.2.0) now available. This one apparently adds features for an event and addresses various bug fixes. Here's the rundown: Super Mario Run update version 3.2.0 patch...
Talking Point What's Your Personal Favourite Super Mario Game?
Not the best
MAR10 Day might be over, but hear us out-- Nintendo said that every day is MAR10 day with Nintendo Switch. So we're going to take that statement to heart and talk about our favourite Mario games. Yep, not the best, not the worst, but our personal favourites. And no, they don't have to be on Switch. Everyone has a different favourite...
Review Mario Tennis (GBC) - Camelot's Ace Little Tennis RPG Is Hard To Fault
Courts of appeal
This review originally went live in 2014, and we're updating and republishing it to celebrate the game's arrival in Switch's Game Boy (Color) library via Nintendo Switch Online. For whatever its name is worth, Mario Tennis doesn’t feature a lot of the red guy — at least at first. That may come as an initial disappointment to...
Talking Point What Do You Want To See From The Next Super Mario Bros. Movie?
A certain 'je ne sais qWAHH'?
In perhaps the least shocking news of MAR10 Day 2024, Nintendo revealed that another Super Mario Bros. Movie is on the way and it's coming in 2026. A sequel should come as no surprise, let's not forget that the first film pulled in 168 million views at the global box office and went on to become one of th
News New Mario Movie Concept Art Shows Princess Daisy In Action
What could have been
We know that another Super Mario Bros. Movie is on the way (Nintendo confirmed it's coming in 2026, no less), but that doesn't mean that we are quite done talking about its predecessor just yet. In fact, there's something new to look at. Jed Diffenderfer worked as a story developer and artist on the 2023 Illumination/Nintendo...
News Nintendo Expands Switch Online's Game Boy & GBC Library With Three More Mario Titles
Update: Available today
Update [Tue 12th Mar, 2024 01:45 GMT]: These three Game Boy titles have now been added to the Switch Online service. To play these games you will need to have an active subscription. Original article [Sun 10th Mar, 2024 13:45 GMT]: Nintendo has held a special 'MAR10 Day 2024' broadcast containing all sorts of...
News Nintendo's MAR10 Day Sale Brings Discounts To Select Games And DLC (North America)
Up to 67% off!
Did yesterday's MAR10 Day news get you in the mood for a spot of Mario? Nintendo's latest sale is here to make select titles and DLC that bit cheaper. Many of the available discounts will not be all that surprising (33% off Mario Kart 8 Deluxe? What a concept!) but there are some good savings to be had here, particularly if you have...
News Nintendo Reveals Box Art And New Screens For Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door On Switch
Unfolding this May
In case you missed it, Nintendo used this year's MAR10 Day celebrations to reveal that Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door will be heading to Switch on 23rd May. Off that back of this date announcement, the Big-N also provided a first look at the game's box art and gave a sneak peek at some new screenshots too. We'll start things...
Poll Do You Want To See 'Super Mario Bros. Wonder 2'?
Addressing the other elephant in the room
Today is MAR10 Day (MARch 10th, get it??), so it's no surprise that we are once again thinking about Super Mario Bros. Wonder, the first new 2D Mario game in 11 years. Wonder flipped the script on 2D Mario. The 'New' series had lasted for a whopping 17 years and the visuals and level design were very much...
Feature Is Any Mario Game Genuinely 'Underrated'? - 10 Super Mario Games To Reconsider
Appropri-rated
When the word 'underrated' is used in reference to entries in series as venerated as, say, Super Mario or the Zelda, it never quite feels right. Sure, perhaps there are some early oddball entries that people missed — games that were crafted when the template and direction of the series was still in flux — but it's hard to argue...
News Nintendo And Illumination Announce New Mario Bros. Animated Movie
Arriving in 2026
The majority of Nintendo's Mario Day broadcast was allocated to its new movie announcement. Unsurprisingly, it's now officially announced it's working on a new movie "based on the world of the Super Mario Bros. series". It will arrive in the US on 3rd April 2026 and in various other territories in the same month. Nintendo's very...
News The Super Mario Bros. Movie Is Returning To Cinemas This Year
It's time for an encore
Ahead of the first year anniversary of the highly successful Super Mario Bros. Movie, it's been revealed the film will be making an encore in cinemas. AMC Theatres has announced the Nintendo and Illumination animation will be returning on 28th June 2024 (
Poll Box Art Brawl - Mario & Luigi: Partners In Time
It's a MAR10 Day special
Welcome back to another clash of the covers in this week's Box Art Brawl! Before we meet today's contenders, let's take a look at what happened last time when we matched up three regional covers for Ninja Gaiden Shadow (or Shadow Warriors for those in Europe and Australia). Despite there being three options, it wasn't a...
News Wahoo! LEGO Super Mario Is Getting Brand New Sets This August
Happy Mario Day!
LEGO will be bolstering its Super Mario line with multiple new sets due out later this year on 1st August 2024. Yes, apart from the announcement of Mario Kart-themed LEGO (coming next year), to celebrate Mario Day this year it's unveiled three new kits: The Bowser Express Train, King Boo's Haunted Mansion, and Battle with Roy at...
News Super Mario 'Mario Kart' LEGO Releasing In 2025
Ready, set, build!
As part of the Super Mario Day celebrations, Nintendo has announced it will be releasing Mario Kart sets in 2025. At the very end of LEGO's Super Mario broadcast, it shared an incredibly brief teaser - showing off the outline of a kart. This new line will be part of the Super Mario line, but nothing else has been shared about it...
Soapbox It's Time For Mario's Weird Minigames To Make A Comeback
The Mansion always wins
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Jim's after some more bitesize Mario weirdness, which he got his fix of on the DS... Super Mario Bros. Wonder was great. It had elephants, it had sweet little blobs of...
Guide Best Super Mario Games Of All Time
Where does Mario Wonder rank?
Happy MAR10! Well, almost. Mario Day takes place on March 10th, so we're republishing our list of the very best mainline games starring the plumber. What's the best Mario game ever? Where do you even begin to rank all the Mario games? Let's face it, any of the top 10 could justifiably take the top spot. Any of them...
News Nintendo's Free Super Mario Bros. Movie Guidebook Is Now Available In English
"Discover all the secrets"
As part of this week's Super Mario celebrations, Nintendo has now released an English version of its Super Mario Bros. Movie digital guidebook. In case you missed our original post, this guide allows Mario Movie fans to "enhance" their viewing experience with all sorts of "Easter eggs and fun facts". Although the guide...
News Tears Of The Kingdom, Mario Wonder & Dave The Diver Compete For Top Prize At BAFTAs
Baldur's Gate 3 is the one to beat, though
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts — commonly known as BAFTA — has announced the nominees for the BAFTA Games Awards 2024. The Best Game category is stacked, as it has been for all game awards ceremonies over the past few months. Nintendo has both The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom...
News Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Official Tournament Celebrates Mario Day Later This Week (North America)
Mario fans, start your engines
Although Nintendo has now completed its DLC distribution for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, it's not done with the Switch entry just yet. As part of this week's 'MAR10 Day' celebrations, Nintendo has announced a special tournament. The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Open Tournament for March 2024 will take place later this week on 10th...
News Super Mario LEGO Announcement Teased Ahead Of Mario Day 2024
Details about new sets might have been leaked
Following the arrival of the Animal Crossing sets last week, Nintendo and LEGO are now teasing "something" ahead of 'MAR10 Day' later this week. Whatever is planned is apparently getting revealed on 9th March during an "exciting" Super Mario-themed broadcast. In the brief trailer above, you can hear...
News Switch Online's Missions & Rewards Adds New Icons You Can Only "Get By Playing"
Super Mario World icons now available
Nintendo has just made new themed icons available to Switch Online members. These include a set of icons based on the Super Nintendo hit Super Mario World as well as the popular Switch release Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Redeeming these icons is a little different this time. Not only do you need a Switch...
News My Nintendo Store Adds Two New Super Mario Themed Items (North America)
MAR10 Day is on the horizon
Ahead of Mario Day, Nintendo has added two brand new physical items to the My Nintendo Store in North America. First up we have a Mario Zipper Pouch, priced at 800 Platinum Points. You'll be able to store your everyday essentials in this "colourful faux leather pouch". Store your everyday essentials with this colorful...
Rumour Paper Mario & Luigi's Mansion 2 News Potentially Coming On MAR10
Popping up
Update [Sun 10th Mar, 2024 14:30 GMT]: Release dates for both of these upcoming Switch releases have now been officially confirmed: <related ids="163314"> Original article [Mon 4th Mar, 2024 15:05 GMT]: With MAR10 just a few days away, we're all getting ready to celebrate Nintendo's mascot — probably by playing Mario games or...
February2024
Random Rare '80s Super Mario Figures Have Been Preserved Via 3D Scanning
Mamma-mia!
Remember when we highlighted the delightful efforts by @KeshiCorner in preserving Zelda history by 3D scanning a bunch of rare figures from the 1980s? Well, they're back at it again with another set of awesome figures from Bandai that would have otherwise remained lost in the relentless passage of time. This time around, we're looking at...
News Sega Implies That Releasing Sonic Superstars Next To Super Mario Bros. Wonder Wasn't Smart
You don't say
During Sega's Q&A session for its Q3 financial results (thanks, Nintendo Everything), the firm has finally acknowledged that releasing Sonic Superstars right next to Nintendo's own Super Mario Bros. Wonder probably wasn't the best idea. Though of course, it doe
Random Paul McCartney Loved Koji Kondo's Work So Much, He Invited Him Backstage
Will you still need me, will you still feed me, Nintendo 64?
During a recent interview with Gene Park of The Washington Post, famed Nintendo composer Koji Kondo reminisced of his work with Nintendo and the impact that his music has had on the industry after its induction into the National Recording Registry. One particular anecdote that caught our...
Guide Where To Buy Mario vs. Donkey Kong On Switch
Best deals and cheapest prices
The Nintendo Switch is fast becoming the ultimate Mario machine, with Mario vs Donkey Kong now joining an already huge list of amazing Mario titles available on the system. The game launched on February 16th 2024, with retail deals now live in the US and UK. We're keeping track of all retail options for you on this...
News Mario vs. Donkey Kong's OG Composers Talk Making The Jump From GBA To Switch
“This was the opportunity of a lifetime”
Mario vs. Donkey Kong is finally here on Switch. This remake gives the original GBA puzzle platformer a fresh lick of paint and throws in a handful of new features too — including a fully revamped score. The composers for the GBA original, DigiPen Music Department, were brought back on this time around...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Mario vs. Donkey Kong?
Mario vs. DK vs. you
Last week, Mario and Donkey Kong's decade-old dispute bubbled back to the surface in the appropriately titled Mario vs. Donkey Kong, a Switch remake of the identically titled GBA original from 2004. NL's stalwart PJ O'Reilly enjoyed his time with it, awarding it a 'Good' 7/10 in his review and highlighting the new co-op mode as...
Poll So, Will You Be Getting Mario vs. Donkey Kong For Switch?
The GBA title is back
Apart from the arrival of the Smash Bros. Sora amiibo this week, Nintendo has also revived Mario vs. Donkey Kong for Switch. This one is a bit different to the average new release because it's a remake of the 2004 Game Boy Advance title with a few new worlds, co-op mode and a new casual difficulty setting. We rather enjoyed...
News Switch Online's 'Missions & Rewards' Adds Mario vs. Donkey Kong Icons
Wave one is available now
Alongside the arrival of Mario vs. Donkey Kong on Switch, Nintendo has today released some new Switch Online icons. Some of the characters included in the first few waves are Mario, Donkey Kong, Shy Guy and Toad. You'll be able to redeem these for the usual price of 10 Platinum Points, with frames and backgrounds setting...
News Mario vs. Donkey Kong Launch Week Update Now Live, Here's What's Included
There's a patch for the demo, too
Apart from the Tomb Raider Remastered trilogy, this week also marks the return of the Game Boy Advance title Mario vs. Donkey Kong on Switch. Although the game isn't even out yet, like so many other first-party releases nowadays, it's already been updated. Version 1.0.1 addresses an issue where the controls could...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Which way are the stars tipping?
The iconic GBA puzzle platformer, Mario vs. Donkey Kong is all set to swing onto Switch later this week. A free eShop demo has been doing the rounds for a while now, but today we have got our first impressions of what to expect from the full game. Yes, the critics have had their say and we are here to give you the...
News The First Review For Mario Vs. Donkey Kong On Switch Is In
Any advance on the original?
Update: And now ours is too! You can check it out below: <related ids="161035"> We are mere days away from the release of Mario vs. Donkey Kong on Switch (which arrives on 16th February, if you were wondering). After having a perfectly fun time with the puzzle platformer when we went hands-on with it earlier...
Random Up For A Challenge? Try Taking On Mario Wonder With The NES Power Pad
It is possible... just about
When Super Mario Bros. Wonder first launched at the end of last year, we asked you lovely lot what your controller of choice was to take on the latest 2D platformer. We listed the likes of the Joy-Con, Pro Controller and the SNES pad — heck, we even pushed the boat out and included the CRKD Nitro Deck! Basically, we...
News Mojo Nixon, Musician And 1993 Mario Movie Actor, Has Passed Away
The musician, actor and DJ was 66 years old
We have just learnt of the sad news that Mojo Nixon, the musician, actor and radio DJ, has passed away at the age of 66. Nintendo fans may recognise Nixon as the live-action face of Toad in 1993's Super Mario Bros. movie. This portrayal was more of an all-singing, government-defying, human-looking take on...
Random Super Mario Sunshine's Mysterious Language Has Been Translated
A linguistic odyssey
Do you remember the mysterious swirly language dotted around Super Mario Sunshine's Isle Delfino? Probably not, and that's okay — this is a 20-year-old game, after all. But that hasn't stopped one YouTuber from the channel 2CPhoenix from digging in a little further. Yes, if you hadn't guessed by now, the language has been...
News Nintendo Has Seemingly Filed More Patents For Mario Wonder And Zelda: TOTK
Keep it secret, keep it safe
Nintendo loves a good patent and after the monster year of gaming that was 2023, it should come as no surprise that the company has more in the pipeline. Instead of looking to the future, however, the recently revealed patents appear to concern mechanics that we already know about, potentially putting certain Super Mario...
News Princess Peach: Showtime! Best Buy Pre-Order Revealed (North America)
Receive an Acrylic stand
As we get closer to the release of Princess Peach: Showtime!, certain retailers are now beginning to reveal what pre-order goodies they'll be offering. The latest one comes from Best Buy in the US. If you end up ordering a regular physical copy of the game from this particular store, you will receive a free acrylic stand...
Random Yep, Mario Vs. Donkey Kong Has Already Been Modded On Switch
Super Mario 64 returns
Stone the crows, these folks don't hang around, do they? Mario vs. Donkey Kong has yet to be released on the Nintendo Switch (though we've not got long to wait; it launches on February 16th, 2024), but it looks like people are already looking to mod the game based solely on the public eShop demo. One particularly intriguing...
Poll What Did You Think Of The Demo For Mario Vs. Donkey Kong?
Go on, tell us
Nintendo surprised Switch owners yesterday with a demo of the upcoming release Mario vs. Donkey Kong. In case you've missed the coverage so far, this title is a revival of the 2004 Game Boy Advance release featuring additional content such as new worlds, co-op, and even multiple difficulty settings. Now that everyone has had a...
News Super Nintendo World Hollywood Powers Up With 1st Anniversary Celebrations
Golden Power-Up Bands, a new cafe and more...
Believe it or not, but later this month on February 17, Super Nintendo World Hollywood will be celebrating its first anniversary. As part of this, it's opening the "all-new Power Up Cafe" and will debut its special commemorative Golden Power-Up Band as well as a "limited-edition" first anniversary...
January2024
Round Up The Previews Are In For Mario Vs. Donkey Kong
Returning next month
Nintendo's upcoming release Mario vs. Donkey Kong will revive the 2004 Game Boy Advance title next month on the Switch. If you haven't already seen our own "hands on" here on Nintendo Life, we mentioned how "psyched" we were for the full release, as the Switch version is a game filled with meaningful changes, new modes, and a...
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