Mario & Luigi: Brothership
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| Publisher | Nintendo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platform(s) | Nintendo Switch | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Release date |  November 7, 2024[1] November 7, 2024[2] November 7, 2024[3] November 7, 2024[4] November 7, 2024[5] November 7, 2024[6] November 7, 2024[7] November 7, 2024[8] November 7, 2024[9] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language(s) | English (United States) French (France) French (Canada) German Spanish (Spain) Spanish (Latin America) Italian Dutch Portuguese (Brazil) Japanese Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Korean | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | RPG | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mode(s) | Single-player | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Format | Nintendo Switch:  Game Card Digital download | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Input | Nintendo Switch:
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- Everyone
- Seven years and older
- All ages
- Parental Guidance
- Six years and older
- General audience
- All ages
- All ages
- Thirteen years and older
- Seven years and older
- Seven years and older
Mario & Luigi: Brothership is an upcoming role-playing game set to be released worldwide for the Nintendo Switch on November 7, 2024. It is the sixth original installment in the Mario & Luigi series and its eighth installment overall, following the 2015 original title, Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, and the 2018 remake, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, respectively. It marks the debut of Mario & Luigi on home consoles, and the debut of Kevin Afghani as the voice of the Mario brothers in this series. Another feature new to the series is the full implementation of 3D environments and character models, and a more artwork-accurate art style, which were seen previously in a limited capacity during giant battles in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team.
First announced during the Nintendo Direct on June 18, 2024, Brothership is the first Mario & Luigi title to not be developed by AlphaDream, which ceased operations immediately after filing for bankruptcy on October 1, 2019. However, several developers from AlphaDream who were originally involved in previous Mario & Luigi games return for the development of this game.[10]
Plot
In the Mushroom Kingdom, Luigi is chased by a swarm of bees in a forest near Peach's Castle, and accidentally runs off a cliff before Mario saves him. Afterwards, Mario and Luigi's hands begin to glow, and a large, bright portal materializes from them in the sky, which teleports the brothers away.[9]
The game focuses on Mario and Luigi going on an adventure to restore peace to Concordia after a disaster caused the continent to separate into different islands. After finding herself beached on Shipshape Island, Connie teams up with Snoutlet to grow a new Uni-Tree to connect the islands back together again.
The sea of the world of Concordia acts as the game's primary setting. Shipshape Island is a structure described as "part ship, part island" and is depicted as the main hub. Mario and Luigi launch themselves out of the Shipshape's cannon to explore distinct islands.[11]
Gameplay
Mario & Luigi: Brothership introduces a mechanic where Luigi will come up with an idea for specific situations, indicated by an L-shaped exclamation point, known as Luigi Logic. Some can give him new abilities to use in the overworld to help Mario proceed, like squeezing through narrow gates, while others can be situational commands against bosses that can be used to land the finisher against them.[12]
Characters
Playable characters
Other characters
Snoutlet, a flying piggy bank-like creature with a face resembling a power outlet
Connie, a childlike Concordian with a hat shaped like a Type A plug. She uses a watering can.
![フレン (Furen), a childlike Concordian wearing a scarf and a beanie who befriends Bowser Jr. after ending up on an island claimed by Bowser[14]](https://mario.wiki.gallery/images/thumb/a/ad/MLB_Scarf_Plug_Artwork.png/100px-MLB_Scarf_Plug_Artwork.png)
フレン (Furen), a childlike Concordian wearing a scarf and a beanie who befriends Bowser Jr. after ending up on an island claimed by Bowser[14]
- MLB Lipstick Plug.png
A green, adult-like Concordian wearing lipstick and a white shirt with a Hammer print[16]
- MLB Fire Plug.png
アッチーン (Acchīn), a red, adult-like Concordian with fire-themed attire[12]
- MLB Ice Plug.png
シバレル (Shibareru), a thin, blue, adult-like Concordian with ice-themed attire[12]
![Starlow[12]](/File:MLB_Starlow.png)
![IDLE,[13] a team of characters wearing orange bands](/File:MLB_Ribbon_Plugs_Artwork.png)
![Ireen,[12] a pink Concordian and a quarter of the IDLE team](/File:No_image.png)
![フレン (Furen), a childlike Concordian wearing a scarf and a beanie who befriends Bowser Jr. after ending up on an island claimed by Bowser[14]](/File:MLB_Scarf_Plug_Artwork.png)
![Technikki,[15] a thin, blue, adult-like Concordian with wrench-themed goggles said to be a "resident genius"[16]](/File:M%26LB_Technikki.png)
![Issa Rock,[15] a green, childlike Concordian wearing a rock-like cap and a brown apron](/File:MLB_Issa_Rock.png)
![Emmit,[15] a blue, adult-like Concordian who wears glasses and headphones with a mic attached[12]](/File:MLB_Emmit.png)
![Spiralia,[12] an adult-like Concordian with a ponytail and wearing a dress with a spiral design](/File:M%26LB_Spiralia.png)
![Toad[16]](/File:MLB_Toad.png)
![Toads (yellow, green, purple)[16][12]](/File:MLB_Yellow_Toad.png)
Antagonists
![Extension Corps (Ecks, Ten and Shun),[11] lieutenants of Zokket's army.](https://mario.wiki.gallery/images/thumb/b/b6/M%26LB_Extension_Corps.png/120px-M%26LB_Extension_Corps.png)
Extension Corps (Ecks, Ten and Shun),[11] lieutenants of Zokket's army.
Zokket's army
![Bowser's Minions (including Kamek, Koopa Troopas, & Goombas)[12]](https://mario.wiki.gallery/images/thumb/a/a5/MLB_Bowser%27s_Minions.png/113px-MLB_Bowser%27s_Minions.png)
Bowser's Minions (including Kamek, Koopa Troopas, & Goombas)[12]
![Zokket[12], the leader of the Extension Corps.](/File:MLB_Zokket.png)
![Extension Corps (Ecks, Ten and Shun),[11] lieutenants of Zokket's army.](/File:M%26LB_Extension_Corps.png)
![Bowser Jr.[16]](/File:MLB_Bowser_Jr_Artwork.png)
![Bowser's Minions (including Kamek, Koopa Troopas, & Goombas)[12]](/File:MLB_Bowser%27s_Minions.png)
Enemies and bosses
- MLB Flying Plant.png
Bumbleshoot,[15] hovering plant enemies with blue and red variants
- MLB Chameleon Enemy.png
Chameleon-like enemies
![Big Spikelys,[20] enemies resembling Thorbs](https://mario.wiki.gallery/images/thumb/c/cc/Mario_%26_Luigi_Brothership_blue_Thorb_enemy.jpg/100px-Mario_%26_Luigi_Brothership_blue_Thorb_enemy.jpg)
Big Spikelys,[20] enemies resembling Thorbs
- MLB Red Bird.png
Snaptors,[15] red bird-like enemies with stretchy, spring-like necks whose beaks resemble crocodile clips
- MLB Sprout Guys.png
Plant spout-like enemies that have yellow, green and blue variants[19]
- MLB Drill Enemy.png
Orange drill enemies burrowed in the ground[19]
![Punching bag-like enemies with boxing gloves[21]](https://mario.wiki.gallery/images/thumb/6/6d/No_image.png/120px-No_image.png)
Punching bag-like enemies with boxing gloves[21]
Purple fly-like enemies with a funnel-shaped mouth[21]
Gorumbla, a burly boss wearing a hoodie filled with outlet-shaped stones. He attacks by slapping the ground with his hands.
- MLB Pitcher Plant.png
A pitcher plant-like boss
Mega Snaptor, a very large robotic bird[12]
The Extension Corps (Ecks, Ten and Shun)[11]
- MLB Evil Cables.png
メットゾケットへい (Mettozokettohei),[24] small, bluish-gray foot soldiers working for Zokket that appear similar to either male or female USB cables; occasionally wear helmets that reduce damage.
![Soreboar, boar-like enemies[19]](/File:MLB_Soreboar.png)
![Krodes,[15] enemies resembling Treevils that look like corroded electrical conduits](/File:Mario_%26_Luigi_Brothership_Treevil.jpg)
![Big Spikelys,[20] enemies resembling Thorbs](/File:Mario_%26_Luigi_Brothership_blue_Thorb_enemy.jpg)
![Capnaps[21]](/File:M%26LB_Capnap.png)
![Magmads[22]](/File:MLB_Magmad.png)
![Piranha Plants[19]](/File:MLB_Piranha_Plant.png)
![Sharpcask,[12] a barrel-like boss](/File:SharpcaskARTBrothership.png)
Special moves
Bros. Moves
- A UFO-like move that allows Mario and Luigi to fly and reach farther areas[12]
- A move where Mario and Luigi roll up into a ball, similar to the Bros. Ball[12]
- A move that turns Mario and Luigi into Fire Mario and Ice Luigi[12]
Bros. Attacks
- Mario
- Red Shell: Costs 4 BP to use.[12]
- Hatch Me if You Can: Costs 7 BP to use.[12]
- Bomb Derby: Costs 10 BP to use.[21]
- フラッシュクロック (Flash Clock): An attack where Mario uses a clock to stop time, then he and Luigi attack the enemies with their hammers repeatedly one after another, ending with a final strike from both bros at once. Costs 12 BP to use.[21]
- Luigi
- Green Shell: Costs 5 BP to use.
- Zapperator[24][25]: Costs 7 BP to use; requires the player to alternate between the
and 
buttons, then press the 
button before a timer expires. Creates a thundercloud to strike all enemies on the battlefield several times. - Jump Helmet: Costs 9 BP to use.[21]
- Yoo Who Cannon: Costs 12 BP to use.[21]
- ミックストルネード (Mix Tornado): An attack where Mario and Luigi must throw fireballs and iceballs in a circle, then spin around to create a tornado that they can then control to catch enemies in. Costs 14 BP to use.[21]
Battle Plugs
A new battle feature in this game are items called Battle Plugs that can be set to modify Mario and Luigi's attacks, functioning in a similar vein to the Badges in previous Mario & Luigi games. These can be swapped out at any time during a battle, and each Battle Plug has a certain amount of charges. More than one type of Battle Plug can be set at a time.[12]
Locations
The following is a list of locations in the game.[26][27]
- Lushgreen Sea[12] (フォレストン海域[28] Foresuton-kaiiki)
- Rumbla Island[12] (グラングラン島 Guranguran-jima): An island filled with lumpy, hard objects, including the sacred Gulagladish. Objects made by the island's residents, who love to make things, are displayed throughout the island.
- Twistee Island (ツイス島 Tsuisu-jima):[29] An island for tourism with abundant nature. A large tree called the "twiss tree" grows on the island and serves as its landmark.
- Desolatt Island (サビレッタ島 Sabiretta-jima):[30] An island with various old buildings, with kidnapping birds frequently coming to the island and taking the island's inhabitants away.
- Lottacoins Island (ゼニアレバー島, Zeniarebā-jima):[31] An urban island that has contributed to the economic development of Concordia.
- Heatfreeze Island (カンダーン島, Kandān-jima):[32][12] An island comprising magma on one half and the other half made of ice, inhabited by two opposing species.
- Raynforst Island[12] (ジャン・グール島[28] Jan-Gūru-jima): An island made up of a jungle where it always rains.
- Allsand Island[12] (スナバッカ島[28] Sunabakka-jima): An island consisting of a desert.
- Merrygo Island[15]: A circus-themed island.
- Skorcheen Island[11]: A volcanic island.
- Slippenglide Island[11]: A snow-filled island with a large ice cream bowl as a prominent landmark.
Items
- Mushrooms: Restores 30 HP.[12][15]
- 1-Up Mushrooms[12]
- Refreshing Herbs[15]
- Nuts[15]
- Beans[33]
- Syrup Jars[15]
- Boo Biscuits[15]
- Lottacoins Lever[19]
Objects
- ? Block
- A blue block with a rotation symbol
- A block resembling a Warp Block from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
- Save Block
- Lift
- Command Block
- A cannon that also works as a telescope
- A grounded seesaw-like object
- Hovering flower platforms that bounce Mario and Luigi, similar to Hat Trampolines or Spindrifts
- Recovery block
Controls
Field[34]
- — Select / Jump (Mario)
- — Cancel / Jump (Luigi)
- — Hammer (Mario)
— Hammer (Luigi)
Differences from other Mario & Luigi games
- Mario and Luigi are shown to both participate with each other in regular Jump and Hammer attacks, using buttons that correspond with each brother as with Bros. Attacks.
- Enemies have their health shown as health bars, beneath their name and level, when selected.
- Characters now have more voice acting, with unique vocal samples given to NPCs during dialogue similar to the Nintendo Switch remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.[12][15]
- Upon initiating a battle, instead of Mario and Luigi just being in the battle, they run towards where the enemies are in battle.
- Luigi can act independently from Mario at command, like stopping in place or doing something separately, unlike in previous games, where he always follows Mario's movements.
- Several stat options to level up are now locked behind higher ranks.
- Jump and Hammer stats take the place of the POW stat present in previous Mario & Luigi games.[20]
Gallery
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario & Luigi: Brothership.
Bowser and Princess Peach
Zokket and the Extension Corps
References to other games
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga: Sharkbones return as enemies.
- Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time: On the Shipshape Island map, a Shroob makes a cameo appearance as a giant, stony sculpture.[17]
- Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story: A rock-strewn statue of Broque Monsieur can be seen on Shipshape Island. The Yoo Who Cannon and Jump Helmet reprise their roles as Bros Attacks.[17]
- Mario & Luigi: Dream Team: Some of the bros' animations were translated into 3D from this game. Some of Bowser's voice clips are reused from this game.[16] Bomb Derby reprises its role as a Bros. Attack. Also, Capnaps, Magmads and Iceads return as enemies.
- Super Mario 3D World: Some of Peach's voice clips are reused from this game.
- Mario Kart 8: Some of Peach's voice clips are reused from this game.
- Super Mario Odyssey: A portion of the Mushroom Kingdom appears to be somewhat modeled after its depiction in this game.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | マリオ＆ルイージRPG ブラザーシップ！[2] Mario ando Ruīji Āru Pī Jī Burazāshippu! |
Mario & Luigi RPG: Brothership! | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 瑪利歐＆路易吉RPG 兄弟齊航！[35] Mǎlì'ōu & Lùyìjí RPG Xiōngdì Qí Háng! |
Mario & Luigi RPG: Brothers Sail Together! | |
| Dutch | Mario & Luigi: Brothership[36] | - | |
| Finnish | Mario & Luigi: Brothership[44] | - | |
| French (NOA) | Mario & Luigi: Brothership[37] | - | |
| French (NOE) | Mario & Luigi : L'épopée fraternelle[7] | Mario & Luigi: The brotherly epic | |
| German | Mario & Luigi: Brothership[38] | - | |
| Hebrew | Mario & Luigi: Brothership[43] | - | |
| Italian | Mario & Luigi: Fraternauti alla carica[39] | Mario & Luigi: Brothernauts in charge | |
| Korean | 마리오&루이지 RPG 브라더십![3] Mario aen Ru-iji Areu Pi Ji Beuradeosip! |
Mario & Luigi RPG: Brothership! | |
| Norwegian | Mario & Luigi: Brothership[46] | - | |
| Portuguese | Mario & Luigi: Brothership[42] | - | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Mario & Luigi: Brothership[40] | - | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Mario & Luigi: Conexión fraternal[41] | Mario & Luigi: Brotherly bond/connection | |
| Swedish | Mario & Luigi: Brothership[45] | - |
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- ^ From 「ツイスト」 (tsuisuto, "twist")
- ^ From 「寂れた」 (sabireta, "deserted")
- ^ From 「銭あれば」(zeni areba, "if there is money")
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External links
- Nintendo Co., Ltd.
- Nintendo Europe AG
