Mario and Luigi: Brothership Developer Revealed

Mario and Luigi: Brothership Developer Revealed

Key Takeaways

  • The Japanese studio Acquire is seemingly helping to develop Mario and Luigi: Brothership.
  • Acquire has co-developed games alongside many major companies, previously working on Octopath Traveler.
  • Mario and Luigi: Brothership will be released on November 7 for the Nintendo Switch.

As a seasoned gamer with over two decades under my belt, I can’t help but feel a twinge of excitement upon learning that Acquire is developing Mario and Luigi: Brothership. This Japanese studio has quite the pedigree, having co-developed games alongside some of the biggest names in the industry, and their work on Octopath Traveler was nothing short of remarkable.


Although Nintendo has kept quiet about it, it’s been uncovered that Acquire is the studio behind the upcoming RPG, “Mario and Luigi: Brothership”. There was an air of secrecy surrounding who was working on this game, but since its announcement, fans have been speculating. Though Nintendo hasn’t publicly confirmed the developer yet, it seems that the latest installment in the brothers’ RPG series, “Mario and Luigi: Brothership”, is being developed by a third-party studio.

The Mario and Luigi role-playing game series, created by Nintendo in 2003 with “Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga,” has produced numerous new releases and remakes up until its pause in 2018. In the June 2024 Nintendo Direct presentation, it was announced that “Mario and Luigi: Brothership” is coming out later this year; what grabbed fans’ attention, though, was the closure of the original developer, AlphaDream, in 2019, leading many to speculate about the studio responsible for the new RPG.

It appears that Nintendo hasn’t publicly disclosed the developer of “Mario and Luigi: Brothership” yet, but an account named Nintendeal on Twitter seems to have found some information. The picture they shared suggests that both Nintendo and Acquire are working together as co-developers for this game. Acquire is a renowned Japanese studio that often collaborates with big companies as co-developers and has previously created games like “Octopath Traveler” and “Akiba’s Beat.

Acquire Is Revealed as the Developer of Mario and Luigi: Brothership

It’s not clear why Nintendo has kept quiet about the developer of the game Mario and Luigi: Brothership. However, this level of secrecy is common for Nintendo, a Japanese company. So far, Nintendo has only confirmed that while AlphaDream isn’t leading the development of the new RPG, some original team members who worked on the series are contributing to it. Fans have been guessing that the game could be developed by Monolith Soft, ILCA, or even an in-house Nintendo team.

Despite being less well-known than some other gaming companies, Acquire certainly holds its own prestige. This Japanese studio made its mark in the industry with the release of Tenchu: Stealth Assassins, a groundbreaking ninja game that laid the foundation for stealth games and served as inspiration for contemporary titles such as Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. The director and producer of Tenchu, Takuma Endo, has even expressed a desire to revive the game for modern gaming platforms. However, he acknowledges that bringing such a project to life is not as straightforward as just putting it into development.

After it was disclosed that Acquire is the developer of the game, many enthusiasts are optimistic, lauding the company’s potential to create a fantastic RPG with Octopath Traveler. The upcoming title Mario and Luigi: Brothership will be available on November 7 for the Nintendo Switch, allowing fans to determine if Acquire has managed to uphold the legacy once held by AlphaDream, who are now out of business.

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2024-10-21 21:24