The Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door remake entered the Japanese video game charts at No.1 this week shifting 115.649 physicals copies in the Land of the Rising Sun. To give a clearer sales picture X account Game Data Library has produced a chart showcasing how each game in the Paper Mario franchise has performed in Japan and it would appear as though retail launch sales for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door are slightly higher than Paper Mario: The Origami King which is also for Nintendo Switch and shifted 109.092 copies. Check out how all the Paper Mario games have performed in the chart down below.
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There’s hope!!! Maybe this’ll convince Nintendo that this formula is the way to go for the future of Paper Mario.
GOOD. I don’t think Sticker Star and all that came after it were the WORST thing ever, but when something is clearly worse than what came before, it’s fine to rest on old laurels. IDK, I’m always a fan of trying something new, but the first two Paper Marios clear the others (with the exception of Super Paper Mario truly being its own thing)
They seemed so convinced by the sales of the latter that it felt like they were going to keep it that way. They all tell fun, wonderful stories, why not keep the gameplay interesting too?
If Sticker Star made 3rd selling game in Japan, I wonder if Japanese gamers didn’t hate it as much as U.S. players did…