Following the release of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for the Switch in May, Nintendo has now rolled out the very first update for the game.

As this game is a revival of the GameCube classic, this update is focused exclusively on fixes. It resolves all sorts of errors and issues you may or may not have encountered when exploring and battling in this world. Fortunately, it is all minor stuff, so there's no need to worry too much.

In addition to some gameplay improvements, there's also been some fixes for text issues across certain languages, and fixes for "a number of other issues". Here's the full rundown of Version 1.0.1, courtesy of Nintendo's support page:

Latest update: Ver. 1.0.1 (Released July 9, 2024)

Fixed Issues
  • Fixed an issue preventing game progression where you could get past the fallen tree on Twilight Trail without obtaining Tube Mode first.
    • If this error has occurred and the game was saved on the map with the fallen tree, you’ll restart the game repositioned to a spot prior to passing the fallen tree.
    • If the game was saved somewhere farther past the map with the fallen tree, after downloading this update data, please save at the save block on the map with the fallen tree, then return to the title screen. When you select the relevant data from the save data selection screen again, you’ll restart the game repositioned to a spot prior to passing the fallen tree.
  • Fixed an issue where the controls would no longer respond properly sometimes after hitting an enemy with a hammer on the field.
  • Fixed an issue where battles would sometimes no longer progress properly or status icons would no longer display during battles in cases where players played for a long period of time without closing the software.
  • Fixed an issue where a battle against a Koopa Troopa hidden behind a clump of grass in Petal Meadows would rarely not end properly.
  • Fixed an issue where the controls would rarely not respond properly after using Ms. Mowz ability on the field.
  • Fixed an issue during battles where the player’s turn could sometimes be skipped entirely after using a Double Dip or Triple Dip.
  • Fixed some text issues in English, French, German, Italian, and Korean.
  • Fixed a number of other issues.

Dataminer 'OatmealDome' has also shed some light on the changes to the English text version. Here's the rundown (via X):

The song name "Searching Pedal Meadows" was corrected to "Searching Petal Meadows" in the Sound Gallery.

When you check the rock where you place the Skull Gem with Yoshi as your partner...
1.0.0: "This rock looks a skull!"
1.0.1: "This rock looks like a skull!"

When TEC is explaining how to break into Grodus's room...
1.0.0: "there are guards outside the room that permit no entry"
1.0.1: "there is a guard outside the room that permits no entry"

When Princess Peach is explaining what love is to TEC...
1.0.0: "you will do anything to help when that person in trouble."
1.0.1: "you will do anything to help when that person is in trouble."

If you haven't played the GameCube release, or have been wondering what this famous Paper Mario RPG game is like, Thousand-Year Door on Switch is the perfect time to give it a go. As we said in our review here on Nintendo Life, it's a fantastic adventure with top combat, brilliant writing and it now looks better than ever on Nintendo's current-generation hardware.

Have you downloaded this Paper Mario update yet? Notice anything else? Let us know in the comments.

[source en-americas-support.nintendo.com]