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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Remake Has Removed Mario's Salute
27.04.2024 - 02:17 / thegamer.com / Nintendo
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door's long-awaited remake is only a little under a month away, which means Nintendo has started releasing more and more information about the title and what we can expect. Being a remake of a beloved and classic title, there are a lot of questions surrounding what Nintendo will keep or remove from the original. For example, it was recently discovered that the game will make Vivian trans across all versions, something which was cut from the English and German versions of the original.
Vivian's gender identity isn't the only thing that's changed either, as fans also noticed from recent previews of The Thousand-Year Door that Nintendo seems to have completely cut Mario's rather questionable salute that he often does when greeting and talking to certain characters, replacing it with a simple thumbs up instead.
You can see the difference in the tweet from the No Context Super Mario Twitter account above, and it should be rather obvious from a brief glance as to why Nintendo has decided to replace Mario's salute with something that doesn't resemble a World War 2 dictator. It's not an unexpected change, as Nintendo originally edited out the salute from the PAL version of the original Thousand-Year Door, but it's definitely for the best, even if his little thumbs up is a bit less enthusiastic.
Other than that, and Nintendo removing some slot machines to get around new gambling laws, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is largely unchanged, controversial bits and all. For example, many expected the removal of Rogueport's infamous gallows and noose, but it's still there. Nice to see Rogueport is still fine with the occasional hanging here and there.
You'll also be pleased to know that Mario still has his foot fetish too, as he's still keen for a "quick sniff" of Hooktail's "world-renowned" feet. Obviously, these are very stupid examples, but it's nice to know that Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door will be nice and faithful to the original, albeit with one less problematic salute.
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