An interview revealed that Mario and Luigi: Brothership could have had a different art style, taking inspiration from Acquire and Square Enix's HD-2D games like Octopath Traveler.

In a little more than an hour with Mario & Luigi: Brothership, I got to play through the main missions on two particular early-game islands, Twistee and Merrygo. While it definitely felt like ...

Upon release, Mario & Luigi: Brothership — developed by Acquire — released to a 79 on Metacritic. With this score it is the 39th highest-rated Nintendo Switch release of 2024.