Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch) - Release Date, Story, & Improvements

April is not only ushering in the beginnings of warmer weather and sunshine, but also many highly anticipated video games, such as and the DLC. The incredible looking game, based on the Akira Toriyama manga series of the same name, and many others are also arriving to show off stunning and unique artwork. This month should hold a little of everything to satisfy gamers with all genres, as well as spanning the range of deep and involved narratives to calming puzzles.

Nintendo has given fans another glimpse at the remake of 2004’s Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door after releasing the intro cutscene from the game. The video focuses on the jump in visual quality that the Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door remake will bring.

Nintendo has released a new trailer for the Switch version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door dubbed “Our Story Begins.”

One of the most popular ways to play is the card-collecting Diamond Dynasty mode, which puts players in the driver's seat of crafting their dream baseball team from current and past athletes. By collecting cards, much like a traditional trading card game, people collect not only virtual cards but the ability to add that player to their team. For this year's version of the game, many changes have been made to the format based on feedback gained after played around with adding new features which were not quite polished but showed potential.

Over the past few years, there have been a few examples of video games with disastrous launches managing to make a comeback after putting in a lot of work and listening to the feedback of the gaming community. Games like and are examples of this, where, after a disappointing release, the developers did not give up and were able to turn things around and craft incredible experiences. Now, these games are known not only for their success story but are incredibly popular and fun forms of entertainment.

The latest update to added a lot of changes, including even a new farm, and among the list of content that was added were many new items for players to discover in the game. From decorative things such as new wallpapers and furniture, to impressive new machinery to make a farm into a high-profit operation, 1.6 has a bit of everything. Of course, players are also now able to put hats on cats and dogs, which should deserve at least a mention among the coolest items in the new 1.6 update.

The latest expansion set for the is here:, adding even more highly collectible and valuable cards to the game. The set was released on March 22, 2024, with Walking Wake ex and Iron Leaves ex as its featured cover art Pokémon. There are a total of 218 cards included in this launch, with 162 as part of the main, numbered set, and another 56 as Secret Rares that offer beautiful full-art illustration variants of some of the cards included in the main set.

The fourth set for Disney's tabletop card game,, has been announced and is arriving soon with new cards, and an entirely new way to play the game in solo or cooperative play. With this next chapter in the game, called, even more franchise characters are joining the fray, with cards from and more. As the third set,, introduced the new game mechanics of Locations to the game, will also have "," although specifics have not been released.

Players interested in purchasing a physical copy of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for the Nintendo Switch need to act fast, as the game is already sold out at some retailers. After Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door crowned Amazon's best-seller list, surpassing games like Dragon's Dogma 2, its physical editions have sold out on the online retailer, and those looking to buy the latest RPG remake will have to wait for restocking or look elsewhere.

Once a game like has been around for two decades, it is good to shake things up a bit with creative new experiences for players to engage in, such as the limited-time event that is happening now. This event allows everyone with a subscription to either or to enter a new 60-player battle royale experience. Taking on the role of an NPC in the world, having no class, skills, or abilities, players get to learn and level up in quick matches, trying their best to be the last one standing.

The latest version of the Major League Baseball video game, , is out now with some new features to set it apart from last year's version,. Every year, the simulation game launches a new version, tweaking player rosters based on what is happening in the real world, as well as making updates to the virtual baseball experience to keep things fresh. For 2024's release, features Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Toronto Blue Jays as its cover star.

Nintendo’s first-party output for the Switch is definitely slowing down to a trickle in what’s surely looking like the final stretch of the console’s active lifecycle, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing significant to look forward to. In particular, there’s no shortage of Switch owners who’re keenly anticipating the looming launch of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door’s remake, and new tidbits on it have now emerged.