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Mario & Luigi: Brothership
American box art for Mario & Luigi: Brothership
For alternate box art, see the game's gallery.
Publisher Nintendo
Platform(s) Nintendo Switch
Release date Australia November 7, 2024[1]
Japan November 7, 2024[2]
South Korea November 7, 2024[3]
HK November 7, 2024[4]
ROC November 7, 2024[5]
Singapore November 7, 2024[6]
Europe November 7, 2024[7]
South Africa November 7, 2024[8]
USA 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
Rating(s)
ESRB:E - Everyone
PEGI:7 - Seven years and older
CERO:A - All ages
ACB:PG - Parental Guidance
USK:6 - Six years and older
ClassInd:L - General audience
SMECCV:A - All ages
GRAC:All - All ages
FPB:13 - Thirteen years and older
Gmedia:7 - Seven years and older
MRO:7 - Seven years and older
Mode(s) Single-player
Format
Nintendo Switch:
Game Card
Digital download
Input
Nintendo Switch:

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 artstyle, which were seen previously in a limited capacity during the giant battles in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, the papercraft battles in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam and the giant battles in the Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story remake.

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]

Story

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 are launched 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]

Shipshape Island serves as the hub for the game, having a shop, and a cannon that shoots Mario and Luigi to the different islands. Shipshape Island travels along currents on the seas, shown on the world map, and the player can find different islands depending on Shipshape Island's location. The island can travel on the map at regular speed, or at a faster speed. The player can still navigate on the island as it moves along the currents on the seas.[13]

Battle system

The battle system is similar to those in previous titles. Normal jump and hammer attacks now combine both brothers to execute when they are both up, reminiscent of Bros. Attack from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga or attacking with the babies from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time; if one of them is down, they return to attacking solo[14]. Emergency Guard[15] returns from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam and level ups still no longer have a bonus stat minigame. The Rank feature returns with similar rank bonuses.

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.[16]
  • 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.[16]
Luigi
  • Green Shell: Costs 5 BP to use.
  • Zapperator[17][18]: Costs 7 BP to use; requires the player to alternate between the B Button and A Button buttons, then press the X Button button before a timer expires. Creates a thundercloud to strike all enemies on the battlefield several times.
  • Jump Helmet: Costs 9 BP to use.[16]
  • Yoo Who Cannon: Costs 12 BP to use.[16]
  • 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.[16]

Battle Plugs

A new battle feature in this game is Battle Plugs, it functions in a similar vein to the Badges in previous Mario & Luigi games. It is a new action that can be performed in battle, allowing the Mario and Luigi to set and swap Battle Plugs to boost them up, each has a unique effect and can create combos with each other. They are crafted with some currency by collecting Sprite Bulbs[13]. When used, they last for a while based on charges and have to be recharged for an extended period based on turn counts. There is a limit on how many can be used at once, displayed by the number of sockets in the Battle Plug menu.

Name of Battle Plug Icon Effect Craft Cost Number of Charges Recharge Turns Unlock Note
Kaboom Attack Get an EXCELLENT rating with a Jump or Hammer attack to also damage nearby targets. 10 After an EXCELLENT rating, it starts a slow motion as a shockwave appears to damage nearby enemies, dealing ?% of the original damage.
Surprise Iron Ball When you get an EXCELLENT rating with a Jump or Hammer attack, an iron ball drops on the target to deal more damage. 20 10 After an EXCELLENT rating, it drops a iron ball at the enemies, dealing ?% of the original damage.
Dizzifying Attack Increases the damage you deal with Jump and Hammer attacks by 15%. Also, an EXCELLENT rating can make a target dizzy. 15 When Jumping or Hammering, Mario and Luigi now spin fast enough to have motion blur. An attack with EXCELLENT rating has a ?% chance to cause dizzy.
ほのおアタック (Fire Attack)[15] ジャンプ・ハンマーアタックであたえるダメージが だ 15%アップ。さらに EXCELLENTを出すと モンスターをやけど状態にすることがある
(Increases the damage you deal with Jump and Hammer attacks by 15%. Also, an EXCELLENT rating can make a target burn.)
15 When Jumping or Hammering, Mario and Luigi now has a flame animation. An attack with EXCELLENT rating has a ?% chance to cause burn.
ふえるアタック (Increased Attack)[15] ジャンプ・ハンマーアタックの回数が1回増える
(Increases the number of jump and hammer attacks by 1.)
10
Anti-Flying Specialist[13] Jump attacks against flying enemies are guaranteed critical hits. 30 10 30 Crate 3 Battle Plugs. Buster Critical deal ?% more damage.
Anti-Spike Specialist[13] Hammer attacks against spiky enemies are guaranteed critical hits. 30 10 30 Crate 3 Battle Plugs. Buster Critical deal ?% more damage.
Easy-Peasy Counters Holding the button makes counters easier, enabling you to float in midair when you jump and enlarging your hammer for those counters. 10
Empower Counters[19] Turns jump counters into ground pounds, and charges up hammer counters to do an extra 30% damage. 30 10 20 Crate 3 Battle Plugs.
Damage Shield 10
たおれんダー (Last Stand)[15] HPが2以上のとき ダメージを受けて ダウンしそうになると HPを1残して耐える
(When HP is 2 or more and you receive damage and are about to go down, you will survive with 1 HP remaining.)
5
Surefooted Guard Prevents the effect of Trip and Dizzy. 15 5 20
カンダンガード[15] 5
Auto Mushroom When your HP becomes low, will automatically use a Mushroom. 20 5 20
Auto Syrup Jar When your BP becomes low, will automatically use a Syrup Jar.[citation needed] 20 5
Auto Herb When your are affected by a status effect, will automatically use a Herb.[citation needed] 15 5
Auto 1-Up[13] When your are defeated, will automatically use a 1-Up.[citation needed] 30 Crate 3 Battle Plugs.
へらないアイテム (Freebie)[15] アイテムを使うと つか かえ 使ったアイテムが返ってくる (When you use an item, the used item is returned.) 5

Combos

“Some combinations of Battle Plugs have unique and powerful effects. There are lots of these combinations, so experiment away!”
Pop-up Hint

Some Battle Plugs can enhance the effects of others when used together. Here is a list of the possible combos:

Name of Combo Battle Plug 1 Battle Plug 2 Effect
Iron Ka-Ball Kaboom Attack Surprise Iron Ball Pair Kaboom Attack and Surprise Iron Ball plugs together to make iron balls fall on all enemies hit by the impact wave.
Kaboom Attack Dizzifying Attack Pair Kaboom Attack and Dizzifying Attack plugs together to make all enemies dizzy hit by the impact wave.[citation needed]
[15] ふえるアタック (Increased Attack) Surprise Iron Ball Pair ふえるアタック and Surprise Iron Ball plugs together to make one more iron ball fall.[citation needed]
[15] Surprise Iron Ball Surprise Iron Ball Pair Surprise Iron Ball and Surprise Iron Ball plugs together to make a bigger golden ball fall, dealing more damage.[citation needed]

Ranks

Main article: Rank § Mario & Luigi: Brothership

Expert Challenges

Expert Challenges returns.

Gear

Main article: List of Mario & Luigi: Brothership gear

Different types of gear return in this game, such as gloves. In addition, POW is displayed separately for Boots and Hammers.

Beans

Beans return in this game.

Characters

Playable characters

Other characters

Antagonists

Zokket's Faction

Bowser and his Army

Enemies

Zokket's Army

Bowser's Army

Others

Bosses

Zokket's Army

Bowser's Army

Others

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 respectively[12]

Locations

The following is a list of locations in the game.[28][29]

  • Lushgreen Sea[12] (フォレストン海域[30] 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):[31] 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):[32] 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):[33] An urban island that has contributed to the economic development of Concordia.
  • Heatfreeze Island (カンダーン島, Kandān-jima):[34][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[30] Jan-Gūru-jima): An island made up of a jungle where it always rains.
  • Allsand Island[12] (スナバッカ島[30] Sunabakka-jima): An island consisting of a desert.
  • Color-Full Sea[13]
  • Skorcheen Island[11]: A volcanic island.
  • Slippenglide Island[11]: A snow-filled island with a large ice cream bowl as a prominent landmark.

Quests

Main Quests

Side Quests

Items

Objects

Controls

Field[36]

  • A Button — Select / Jump (Mario)
  • B Button — Cancel / Jump (Luigi)
  • X Button — Swing Hammer (Mario)
  • Y Button — Swing Hammer (Luigi)
  • L Button — Allows Luigi to act on his own / Luigi Logic

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][22]
  • Upon initiating a battle, instead of Mario and Luigi just being in the battle, they run towards where the enemies are in battle.
  • Luigi does not need to be controlled directly to jump over steps in the overworld when following Mario. He can act independently from Mario at command using L Button, like stopping in place or doing something separately, unlike in previous games, where he always follows (or leads) Mario unless they are separated with field moves such as mini Mario.[19]
  • HP Up+ Rank-Up bonus only gives +1 HP per level up instead of 2.[13]
  • Jump and Hammer attack stats replace the POW stat in previous Mario & Luigi games.[13]
  • Spin Jumps has been replaced by the brothers turning into a UFO.

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario & Luigi: Brothership.

References to other games

Trivia

  • The name "Brothership" is a pun on mothership but references the relationship between Mario and Luigi.

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![37]
Mǎlì'ōu & Lùyìjí RPG Xiōngdì Qí Háng!
Mario & Luigi RPG: Brothers Sail Together!
Dutch Mario & Luigi: Brothership[38] -
Finnish Mario & Luigi: Brothership[46] -
French (NOA) Mario & Luigi: Brothership[39] -
French (NOE) Mario & Luigi : L'épopée fraternelle[7] Mario & Luigi: The brotherly epic
German Mario & Luigi: Brothership[40] -
Hebrew Mario & Luigi: Brothership[45] -
Italian Mario & Luigi: Fraternauti alla carica[41] 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[48] -
Portuguese Mario & Luigi: Brothership[44] -
Spanish (NOA) Mario & Luigi: Brothership[42] -
Spanish (NOE) Mario & Luigi: Conexión fraternal[43] Mario & Luigi: Brotherly bond/connection
Swedish Mario & Luigi: Brothership[47] -

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  32. ^ From 「寂れた」 (sabireta, "deserted")
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  39. ^ "Le lien entre frères n'a jamais été si fort! Prenez la mer et partez à l'aventure d'île en île avec les frères Mario dans le jeu Mario & Luigi: Brothership! Offert le 7 novembre sur #NintendoSwitch. #NintendoDirect" - @NintendoCanada
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