

Even though the N64’s cartridges meant near-instant load times, the fact was these cartridges cost a fortune to make.

Ultimately, most developers sided with Sony and its use of CD-ROMs. Overall, the Nintendo 64 didn’t have a lot of games: The company’s infamous split from Sony led to not only a new console war between companies, but a format war too: CDs versus cartridges. Hopefully Nintendo will come through and fix the NSO version's flaws, because Paper Mario is a masterpiece that deserves to be remembered for more than game crashes and lost data.Notice: To display this embed please allow the use of Functional Cookies in Cookie Preferences. The fact that it is buried under so many technical issues has done plenty to damage fan enthusiasm for the port, though. Underneath all of the lag and glitches, the game is still the same Paper Mario that fans know and love.

Nintendo boss Doug Bowser addressed these Switch Online criticisms before, and hopefully, a proper solution is in the works. Paper Mario is a beloved classic of the Nintendo 64, and having a fully functional version to play on the Switch would be a dream come true for fans of the series. At this point, it is clear that the best thing for Nintendo to do is fix its emulation problems to improve the gaming experience for NSO subscribers. The best move for Nintendo would be for it to address the large number of complaints from players who have encountered these problems, and put in the necessary work to fix all of the issues that keep cropping up. With a wide array of users reporting these problems, this port of Paper Mario is proving to be rather problematic.
