Highlights

  • Several Walmart customers are reporting their copies of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door have shipped, after previously being canceled by the retailer.
  • Walmart had previously stated that it would not be able to sell the Paper Mario remake online, with a $25 voucher being given out as compensation for fans.
  • The remake of the GameCube RPG has already been met with rave reviews, quickly becoming one of the highest-rated new releases of 2024.

Recent reports from fans have confirmed that several pre-orders have now been shipped for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door by Walmart, contradicting previous statements from the retailer. The launch of the long-awaited Paper Mario remake has been one of the most highly-anticipated games from Nintendo, with the classic GameCube RPG already receiving rave reviews. The game's graphical upgrades have been a particular point of praise for many fans, with Nintendo also making helpful quality-of-life fixes. Now, the game's pre-order dilemmas have seemingly grown more complicated.

While fans have been eagerly awaiting the launch of the Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door remake, the game's pre-orders have seen their fair share of woes. Fans would report in early April that several pre-orders for the newest Paper Mario game on Amazon were mysteriously being canceled with no explanation. As recently as last week, fans attempting to order the game through Walmart were met with issues, with the retailer claiming that Nintendo is "only offering the game in stores." Now, however, Walmart orders for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door are apparently shipping out, despite its earlier statements.

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As reported by My Nintendo News, some Walmart online orders of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door are being shipped out. Several customers using the online storefront have confirmed they received shipping notifications from the retailer after being told their Paper Mario orders were canceled. Shoppers whose orders had been canceled were previously promised a $25 voucher from Walmart as compensation for the ongoing issues. Walmart has not yet made an official statement about the shipped pre-orders of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.

Some Canceled Paper Mario Pre-Orders From Walmart are Now Shipping

The confusion surrounding Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door's pre-orders comes as the game has already seen enormous early success with fans and critics. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door currently stands as one of the highest-rated games of 2024, with an average of 89 from review aggregator OpenCritic. The Paper Mario remake already sits within the top 10 best-reviewed games of the year, alongside other major releases like Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth and Tekken 8.

While many fans have been enjoying their time with the newest Paper Mario game, some have already discovered interesting hints about Nintendo's future within the game. While the Switch version is locked to 30 frames per second, dataminers have found support for 4K resolution and 60 fps within Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. The discovery has led many fans to speculate about a version of the game planned for the unannounced Switch 2, recently confirmed to be fully revealed by Nintendo later this year. The success of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and speculations about Nintendo's future should have plenty of fans excited.