Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Coming Out Earlier Than Expected?

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There were many “revelations” made during the Nintendo Direct in September. But the one that had many people talking was the remaster of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. The RPG classic was one of the best titles on the Nintendo Gamecube, and many people still consider it the best of the RPG spinoffs that Mario and friends have starred in. The reveal ended the Nintendo Direct with a simple tease that it would come out in 2024. However, that got many people talking about WHEN in 2024 it might arrive. Fast forward to now, and a new rating for the game hints that it could be coming earlier in the year than previously thought.

The rating comes from Brazil, which is not uncommon as certain foreign bodies outside of the developer’s main country will sometimes post the game’s rating long before it arrives. But that “long period” is still usually within a certain month’s span. So, if Brazil is rating the game now, it might be coming out in the next six months or so.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door has been rated in Brazil.

The game currently has a release year of 2024 with no specific date attached to it. This could indicate the game is coming sooner than we expected.#NintendoSwitch #Nintendo pic.twitter.com/AazRHLoFDY

Going by that metric means it could arrive by April, if not sooner. That wouldn’t be a bad thing for Nintendo gamers as they want to play this game sooner rather than later. Furthermore, it would help highlight the “Mario Kingdom Year” that Nintendo has set up for itself via titles with Princess Peach, Luigi, and Mario coming out within a few months of each other.

Focusing on Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, this game really helped set the tone for what these RPGs could be as it built off of what the