Nintendo Direct September 2023 recap: Paper Mario, SpyxFamily, F-Zero, and more
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The rumors of a Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door remake turned out to be true, though it seems “remaster” is more accurate. Nintendo closed the Direct with a trailer showcasing the Gamecube game’s enhanced graphics and what looks like a 1:1 remake otherwise. Mario’s classic companions, including the spunky Yoshi, Flurry, and Goombella, return, and Peach’s relationship with a formerly nefarious AI feels a little different now that AI isn’t just the stuff of sci-fi anymore.
Thousand-Year Door is one of Nintendo and Intelligent Systems’ creative games, though there hasn’t been a (legal) way to play it since the Wii days. Look for this one sometime in 2024.
Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF