Paper Mario: The Origami King has just released on Switch. Currently, Paper Mario: The Origami King is getting favorable reviews on Metacritic and it seems like it will land in the middle of the pack for Paper Mario games. While the game includes plenty of other new additions, Nintendo has once again found a way to add motion controls to one of its first-party games. Luckily, players are able to turn off these motion controls fairly early on.
In the newest adventure for the 2D hero, Paper Mario: The Origami King has players help Mario fight back against the shape-shifting, origami villain King Olly. Mario and Olly’s sister, Olivia, join forces to stop Olly’s take over and rescue Princess Peach, who has been turned into origami by the new evil ruler. In his journey, Mario will meet new companions to help him in his conquest against the origami baddies and save the Mushroom Kingdom.
There are plenty of cases of Switch games having great motion controls, however, some fans will find them tedious. In Paper Mario: The Origami King, motion controls are used to control Mario’s 1,000-Fold Arms to reach certain spots in the game. The game will also ask players to shake the controller or the entire Switch console if players are in handheld mode. Fortunately, opening the right tab in the menu will free players from the default motion control settings.
How to Turn Off Motion Controls in Paper Mario: The Origami King
- Open the Menu by hitting the + button.
- Press The R button to move to the Gear Icon on the right.
- Move the cursor and select Motion Controls
- Switch the setting so that OFF is highlighted
- Close the Menu
Motion controls can be turned off very early on in the game. After taking control of Mario, players can quickly avoid the frustrations of motion controls. The movement of motion controls is replaced by using the L-stick and the actions that required movement is replaced with the A button. After the motion controls are turned off, the setting will remain the same unless the player turns them back on. Players can then enjoy the game and Paper Mario: The Origami King's new combat-puzzle gameplay in peace.
Paper Mario: The Origami King is the latest Mario game but rumors suggest more Mario games are coming to the Switch later this year. Currently, Nintendo doesn’t have any first-party games announced to release in the second half of 2020 but fans are hoping that changes very soon.
Paper Mario: The Origami King is now available on the Switch.