November2023
Poll What's The Best RPG Starring Mario?
Paper, Partners, and everything in between
Mario, the world's favourite platforming plumber, has done everything — kart racing, tennis, golf, partying, and a little bit of turn-based RPG-ing. 1996 saw Mario's RPG debut in the Super NES favourite, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, and since then, he's starred in 14 different RPGs (plus...
July2023
Feature That Time Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Made Mario Bros. Go Full Inception
Pi’illo fight
The worlds of Mario and Christopher Nolan rarely overlap, and for good reason. Cillian Murphy may make an excellent Oppenheimer, but he’d be a painfully miscast Professor E. Gadd. Yet somehow, ten years ago, that didn’t stand in the way of AlphaDream adding a strong vibe reminiscent of Leonardo DiCaprio’s dream heist in...
January2020
News New Trademark Suggests The Mario & Luigi Series Is Making A Comeback
Is Nintendo moving on?
In October 2019, AlphaDream filed for bankruptcy after poor sales of the 3DS title Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey at the start of the year. It raised many questions about the future of the Mario & Luigi series, which started out life during the Game Boy Advance generation. If you've been...
November2019
News It Looks Like AlphaDream's Last Project Was Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games
Before filing for bankruptcy
Last month, it was discovered the Japanese developer AlphaDream filed for bankruptcy after the development costs of its projects got the better of it. The company was best known for its Mario & Luigi RPG series and had most recently released Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey on the...
February2019
News Mario & Luigi Developer AlphaDream Seeking Production Assistant
What's next?
Remember in July last year when it was reported AlphaDream was recruiting for game development on Switch, smartphone devices and also PlayStation 4? Well, the Japan-based company is now seeking a Production Assistant to help progress game software development, according to a listing on its official website. AlphaDream is best known for...
January2019
Feature The Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Team On Remaking A Beloved Classic
Forgotten cameos, unused art and... fat Bowser?
With Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey having released recently on the 3DS, we felt it was high time for a closer look at the now decade-old DS classic. We were lucky enough to get the chance to sit down with the teams from Nintendo and AlphaDream to discuss what it's like...
September2017
Video Check Out an Extended Trailer for Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
It's not far away
One of the pleasant surprises to come out of E3 this year was Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions; we've seen a couple of excellent Mario & Luigi games already on 3DS, but the revival of the first in this particular series is certainly welcome. In addition to updated visuals it'll also feature the...
April2016
News Nintendo Teams Up With SONIC for Mario & Luigi Promotion - No, Not That One
Driving the message home
Nintendo and Mario have teamed up with Sonic in the past, but now it's teaming up with SONIC - the drive-in chain in North America. Rather like with the various Happy Meal toys that we've seen in McDonald's around the world, this promotion offers a toy with 'Wacky Packs' for kids - all based on Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam...
November2015
Preview Crossing Over With Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros.
A real page-turner
Transforming a platformer into an RPG never did seem like an easy recipe for success, but somehow the Mario series has caught this rare form of lightning in a bottle not only once, not only twice, but three times over. The classic SNES title Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars established a winning formula of comedy,...
October2015
News Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Will Support 18 amiibo Figures
Arrives this year in Japan
As anyone that followed us during E3 will know, this humble writer is pretty keen to get into Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, in the hope that AlphaDream will keep up its good form with the series. It'll be the second series entry on 3DS, and it transpires that it'll also do its part in promoting Nintendo's range of amiibo...
August2015
Editorial Paper Mario is 15 Years Old Today, and Provides a Reminder of Nintendo's Wonderful Whimsy
Silly and brilliant, what a combination
Paper Mario is 15 years old today, 11th August, in terms of its Japanese release in 2000. Intelligent Systems, a development company typically associated with Fire Emblem and Advance Wars, took a step back from serious strategising to produce what was, at the time, a bit of a revelation. Actually originally...
June2015
News Mario & Luigi Paper Jam Brings More RPG Action To 3DS Next Year
Mario, Luigi and Paper Mario all along for the ride
In a surprising reveal during today's E3 Nintendo Digital Event, Nintendo confirmed the second AlphaDream title on 3DS - Mario & Luigi Paper Jam. The paper-based mechanic is an unexpected twist, following the previous Mario & Luigi: Dream Team on 3DS, especially as a Paper Mario game had...
August2013
News Super Mario RPG Command System Inspired by a Laptop-Style "Children's Toy"
Each Mario & Luigi entry strives for evolution
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team has now been released across the world on the 3DS, the latest in the popular if somewhat niche series. It's not necessarily the biggest-selling series in Nintendo's library, but it feels like one of its most valuable; it incorporates familiar characters in a Universe of its...
Out Now Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Awakens in North America
There's also a demo available in the eShop
North American fans who’ve been dreaming of dreaming with Luigi have no longer to wait, as Mario & Luigi: Dream Team has now been incepted into their lives. Both retail and eShop copies of the newest game in the portable action-RPG series are priced at $39.99. If you’re still sitting on the fence...
