Mario & Luigi: Brothership Receives Major Bug Fix Update

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Summary

  • Mario & Luigi: Brothership‘s first update fixes major bugs like wrong boss battle locations and soft-locking issues.
  • The RPG features signature Mario elements and new features, and has sold close to 2 million units.
  • Nintendo initially considered abandoning the Mario & Luigi series before Acquire revived it with a new title.

The game “Mario & Luigi: Brothership” has recently received its initial update since its launch in November last year. This update brings the RPG to version 1.0.1, addressing various bugs. Some of these issues only affect visuals, while others can cause the game to freeze (soft-lock) or halt progress entirely. The update for “Mario & Luigi: Brothership” is now available for download by players worldwide.

The newest installment of Nintendo’s Mario & Luigi role-playing game series is titled “Mario & Luigi: Brothership,” released in November 2024. As per the latest financial report from Nintendo, this game has already sold close to 2 million units. The RPG retains all classic aspects of Mario RPGs such as turn-based combat with time-sensitive inputs and an adventure filled with brain-teasing puzzles and quests. A fresh mechanic called “Luigi Logic” is introduced, enabling Luigi to act autonomously, resolving puzzles, gathering items, and aiding the player in diverse ways.

Just heard the fantastic news that the latest update for “Mario & Luigi: Brothership” has dropped! As a devoted fan, I’m thrilled to share that Update 1.0.1 is now ready for download. This update primarily addresses bug fixes, with eight specific issues highlighted in the patch notes, while others are left unsaid. One of the most vexing bugs they tackled was the one causing the boss battle in Color-Full Sea Great Lighthouse to happen in the wrong spot, halting game progress. Another annoying glitch involved Luigi being repeatedly summoned in Skorcheen Island’s cave, leading to an endless loop that also obstructed gameplay.

An unsettling issue arose during battles with the Battle Plug Countdown to Crush when multiple monsters were defeated simultaneously. This could cause the game to freeze temporarily, a problem known as soft-locking. There are also more particular glitches, for example, using the offensive Surprise Iron Ball against a Mega Snaptor while wearing the Coinpiler would make Mario and Luigi earn no experience points. A bug prevented players from receiving any rewards after scoring over 100 points in the Hammer Rally. However, those who master the minigame will now receive a Luck Charm DX as a reward.

From 2003 when the first game in the Mario & Luigi series, Superstar Saga, was released, it has been AlphaDream that has been developing these games. However, when the company went bankrupt in 2019, there was uncertainty about the future of the series. It’s now revealed that Nintendo almost stopped making new Mario & Luigi RPG games before they found fresh talent to create a new title. The chosen studio was Acquire, famous for games like Akiba’s Beat and Octopath Traveler. Fans and Nintendo seem to be happy with the outcome, giving the brothers’ RPG series a second chance at life.

Mario & Luigi: Brothership Ver. 1.0.1 Patch Notes

Bug Fixes

  • The player couldn’t acquire Luck Charm DX, even when reaching 100 or more in Hammer Rally.
  • The damage counter for Luigi’s Bros. Attack “Jump Helmet” would only display a single number place value.
  • Killing a Mega Snaptor with “Surprise Iron Ball” while having the Battle Plug “Coinpiler” equipped resulted in the player earning no experience points.
  • Defeating all monsters with the Battle Plug ”Countdown to Crush” and causing multiple items to drop, while completing a Challenge at the same time, resulted in not being able to receive Challenge rewards, soft locking the game.
  • The fifth Power Tap was able to be acquired earlier than intended.
  • The boss battle in Color-Full Sea Great Lighthouse was not occurring in the intended location, blocking game progress.
  • Attempting to call Luigi back in the cave on Skorcheen Island would cause the process to recur repeatedly, blocking game progress.
  • Players were prevented from progressing further during the IDLE Group’s first appearance event on Desolatt Island.
  • Additionally, other bugs have been fixed.

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2025-02-19 22:10