Mario & Luigi: Brothership developer revealed by players with early copies
Nintendo’s secrecy around its developer has increased in recent years
The developer of Mario & Luigi: Brothership has been revealed by players who’ve acquired physical copies of the game early.
Mario & Luigi: Brothership is the first new entry in the Mario & Luigi series in almost nine years. One of the biggest questions from fans has been who is developing the game, since the series’ original developer Alpha Dream went bankrupt in 2019.
Now, players who’ve received the game early have discovered that its developer is Acquire, the studio behind Octopath Traveler and Octopath Traveler 2.
Why Nintendo has chosen to keep who is developing its flagship titles under wraps is unknown.
Previously, Nintendo declined to confirm who the new voice actor behind Mario was until people with early copies of Super Mario Wonder discovered it in the credits. After that, it was similarly secretive around the developer of Switch’s Super Mario RPG until its identity was discovered on a store page.
The company was also secretive about the developer behind Princess Peach Showtime, declining to confirm if Good-Feel was working on it when asked.
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HANDS-ON: Mario & Luigi: Brothership feels like the final flourish in a brilliant year of Mario RPGs
VGC recently had a chance to play Mario & Luigi: Brothership. Our preview called it “vibrant and dynamic.”
“It’s a small slice of a likely massive adventure, but Mario’s year of standout RPGs looks like it could end with a brilliant crescendo.”
