After The Thousand-Year Door remake, its finally time for Paper Luigi

One of the best platformers on the Switch is still Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, despite it being a pretty straight port of the Wii U game. But what about the original Donkey Kong Country Returns? Some people like that game even better than Tropical Freeze, and it’s currently stranded on the Wii and 3DS. Well, bust open the banana barrels, baby, because the game is coming back!

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door topped the Japan charts in May, moving 115,649 units in the three days after its launch on May 23.

When it launched a couple of weeks ago, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door’s Switch remake topped Japanese sales charts on debut with over 115,000 physical units sold in the region upon release, and a couple weeks later, it still remains in pole position. As per newly released weekly sales data by Famitsu, the remake has topped Japanese charts for a third week running, having sold an additional 19,000-plus units over the course of last week.

Widely considered one of the best games in the GameCube’s stellar library, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is a game that fans had been begging to see a revival of for ages, and now that it has been remade for the Nintendo Switch, it is, predictably enough, being met with near-unanimous praise from critics and players alike. To highlight the former, in fact, Nintendo has released an accolades trailer for the recently released RPG. Check it out below.

At first, the pair of Iron Cleft twins you face as bosses in may seem impossible to beat due to their overwhelming defenses. Not a single attack seems to work on these two metallic enemies, not even from moves that penetrate protection present on other foes. However, there is a solution you can learn that will let you overcome the challenge posed by both Clefts.

Star Pieces are one of the two main collectibles in . These tiny yellow diamonds can be found all across the game. They're used as currency by Dazzle, who runs a shop in Rogueport Sewers. Dazzle takes your Star Pieces in exchange for Badges, which give Mario useful buffs and abilities.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door’s Nintendo Switch remake was the biggest new release last week, and unsurprisingly, the game has got off to a solid start with its sales all over the world, reflecting its strong critical acclaim. As per the newest charts for weekly physical software and hardware sales in Japan released by Famitsu, the remake was the best-selling game in the region last week, selling over 115,000 units.

The much-anticipated remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is here, and much like the Gamecube original, the game is bursting with puzzles, secrets, and some quirky mechanics that new players may find slightly perplexing. Don’t worry though, we’re here to cut The Thousand-Year Door’s more confusing aspects down to size.

The much-anticipated remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is here, and much like the Gamecube original, the game is bursting with puzzles, secrets, and some quirky mechanics that new players may find slightly perplexing. Don’t worry though, we’re here to cut The Thousand-Year Door’s more confusing aspects down to size.

In , party members are referred to as "." Recruited at various points throughout the story, these partners directly aid Mario in battle. They're distinguished from one another not only by their story significance, but also by their movesets. Each character in has a variety of different options in (and sometimes out of) battle: attacks, defensive maneuvers, healing, buffing, and debuffing spells.

All these years later, players tempted to cheat the Happy Lucky Lottery in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door by changing their system's clock are still being met with an explosive end.

Demand for a remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door had been high for a long time, and now that the beloved RPG has been brought over to the Switch, its initial sales are reflecting that high demand.