Available worldwide on May 23rd for the Nintendo Switch, the remake sports a revamped intro with new graphics and animations.
Meanwhile, Princess Peach: Showtime! comes in at No. 3, while Alone in the Dark enters the charts at No. 6.
After running afoul of Grape and the Sour Bunch at Sparkle Theater, Peach works with its guardian, Stella, to restore the plays.
The upcoming remake has a smaller file size than Paper Mario: The Origami King and Super Mario RPG.
The remake is accompanied at the top end of the charts by a number of other Nintendo titles, including Luigi's Mansion 2 HD and Princess Peach: Showtime!
Princess Peach is starring in her own game- here's everything you should know about it.
The company shares a building with Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl developer ILCA, though its exact purpose is currently unknown.
"I think it's a real serious question that's being asked I'm sure in Tokyo, in Redmond, Washington, in Kyoto," says industry veteran Peter Moore.
Three classic handheld Mario titles from the Game Boy era will be available for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers this Tuesday.
The original debuted in 2013 for the Nintendo 3DS and received acclaim for its gameplay, presentation and puzzle-solving.
The 2004 GameCube masterpiece is out soon in the coming months, per a recent announcement by Nintendo for MAR10 Day 2024.
The first movie's directors are returning, and Illumination will start animation "soon" with sets for "new environments" in the works.
Datamining of the game's demo suggests that it was developed by the studio behind Kirby's Epic Yarn and Yoshi's Crafted World.
The free demo includes two forms - Swordfighter Peach and Patissiere Peach - for players to try before the title's launch on March 22nd.
"We are working on this and will update when the game is available to purchase again," the company says.
A known leaker seems to be hinting at imminent updates from Nintendo on the two upcoming Switch titles.
A Pokemon Legends game set in the Kalos region is an incredibly exciting prospect.
"The timing of the launch coincided with competing titles in the same genre, and it has been short of the initial forecast," Sega says.
Pokemon Legends: Z-A will task players with partaking in Lumiose City's urban redevelopment plan to help create a home for Pokemon and humans alike.
The next mainline title is coming to Nintendo Switch "systems" and takes place in Lumiose City from 2013's Pokemon X and Y.
