Nintendo has shared the opening cutscene to Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, which will be released for Nintendo Switch in the coming months.
“An awfully long time ago in a strange and far-off land, a big, bustling town thrived. It was a town where all people lived very happy lives. And it was said that the town was very prosperous,” the tale starts. “But one day… tragedy befell this blessed place.
“A great cataclysm struck the town and its people. Darkness filled the skies, and the earth roared and shook. It was as if the very world had come to a violent end. And in but a single night the town sank into the depths of the earth. Many moons rose and set.
“Stories of the town passed into the pages of fairy tales and when the town’s site no longer held relics of its past people gathered at that spot and built a new town. But word soon spread among the people who moved in that an ancient city lay deep underground and that a magnificent treasure rested there. This is the tale of the fabled treasure of Rogueport. Yes, this is where it begins, in the sea town of Rogueport. The tale of the quest for the legendary treasure and the Thousand-Year Door… starts here.”
Revealed in September’s Nintendo Direct, Intelligent Systems’ fan-favourite sequel makes a return on the portable home console “with enhanced graphics,” inviting you to once again turn the page and join Mario and his pals on their adventure to discover the legendary treasure behind the ancient Thousand-Year Door.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door will be released at retail and digitally on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch worldwide on 23 May 2024.
