Nintendo has a fine tuned process when it comes to developing their pre-existing franchises. Watching a Nintendo franchise through the years is like watching a child star grow up. You don’t have any control over the situation, yet you find yourself hoping they don’t destroy themselves. New Super Mario Bros grew up to be a wildly popular and entertaining performer that I’m slightly tired of seeing so often, while Metroid was a beloved entertainer until he mysteriously went missing four years ago. Bear with me with this analogy here, but the Mario and Luigi, and the Paper Mario Series are like two fraternal twins who try a little too hard to be different by developing unnecessary traits in an attempt to distinguish oneself. Over the past decade, the Mario and Luigi series appears that it has found it’s niche in the market, while Paper Mario’s recent added features such as stickers detract from what originally made the series great.
This article talks about the de-evolution of paper...
Nintendo has used March 10 (aka MAR10 Day) to make a number of Mario related announcements, including an update on Super Mario Bros Movie 2.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and Luigi's Mansion 2 HD for Nintendo Switch have been dated for release during Mar10 day celebrations.
Not sure why it has to be one or the other. I play my Switch and my PS5 about equally and I appreciate both.
Hey if you want to buy a physical copy of ttyd it'll cost a fair bit these days so having this seems like a decent alternative.
Obviously the best option would be for GameCube to hit the nso service but that'll never happen
I guess they're keeping quiet about and big new titles as they will be releasing (eventually) on Switch 2. There's nothing major in the Switch Release schedule at all this year apart from those 2 remasters.
Although Paper Mario has taken more of the spotlight over the years, a reappearance of Super Mario RPG is likely to bring more to the table.
I never played Super Mario RPG so this will be a treat for me. The remake looks amazing!
Paper mario is terrible now lol. Really only the first and thousand year door were great. They should've stayed as rpgs. Man I can't wait for this remake and hope it does well enough for Nintendo to finally make a new mario rpg.
I enjoyed the newest Paper Mario but it's definitely not any kind of RPG anymore. Looking forward this!
I wonder if we will ever see a game as good as Thousand Year Door :/
The Thousand Year Door is a masterpiece and for me the most solid game that the GameCube has to offer. Not many games in the console had that charming storyline, memorable characters, amazing gameplay and even very good visuals. And if you played it as a kid, it's a huge plus. The most enjoyable RPG I have ever played on a Nintendo console. Such a shame not many people often take it seriously because it features elements of the Mario franchise.
A few years later Super Paper Mario came out, but its focus on platforming really underwhelmed me. It's not that I disliked it, it's very good, but you know, I prefer the RPG essence.
And then Sticker Star came out... I don't really like this game at all. It's the same argument of Super Mario games but just with stickers. Come on. For that I have the real Mario games. The combat is bad and the puzzles feel uninspired.
I hope Intelligent Systems takes back the real feeling of Paper Mario for Wii U, if they ever make a game for it.
Paper Mario for the N64 is my favorite I liked everything about it I can't express how badly I would like to play it again or a newer sequel. ;)
Thousand year door is my favorite MArio and Gamecube game. Really hope we see a return to that style.