AlphaDream, developer of the Mario & Luigi RPG series, has filed for bankruptcy

Xandrid · Oct 2, 2019

Dang that sucks, I'm not much of a fan of the games they made. But to see a company go down out of nowhere is saddening.

Alysh_Graham · Oct 2, 2019

That's sad news for the Mario and Luigi RPG fans, now I wonder what studio will develop the next game in the series for the Switch. They wouldn't have bankrupt if their first title, Tomato Adventure, got localized.

whateverg1012 · Oct 2, 2019

Loved the OG one, one of the best games on GBA, the later titles on the 3DS were pretty bad though. Still, it's sad to see they probably won't get a chance for a comeback with the switch

Foxi4 · Oct 2, 2019

We can only hope that Nintendo will gobble up these talented developers and put them in departments where they can make a difference, they've made some excellent games over the years.

Kwyjor · Oct 2, 2019

I reckon some new company is promptly going to spring up that's going to comprise most of the former developers.

Then again, while Bowser's Inside Story was a great game, Dream Team felt like a tiresome slog, and Paper Jam didn't seem to get great reviews either.

I was really hoping to pick up 3DS Superstar Saga for cheap, but it doesn't seem like it was available in stores for very long. (Then again, the same could be said of Warioware Gold and Captain Toad.)

DANTENDO · Oct 2, 2019

Even goomba seems to be shocked

Harsky · Oct 2, 2019

I'm really curious to see what plans for the 3DS they had to cancel because of BIS's failure. That title would've been amazing on the Switch but I guess developing on a 3DS with an existing engine costs less than building a new HD engine for the Switch.

Rahkeesh · Oct 2, 2019

Paper Mario is not the Mario & Luigi series, these guys never worked on Paper Mario. Their last two releases were 3DS remakes that sold pretty bad.

windmill · Oct 2, 2019

Damn, i didnt need to see this before school. I'm gonna miss these guys.

Owenge · Oct 2, 2019

Didn’t think I would see this today

CaptainHIT · Oct 2, 2019

If they'd develop it for Switch instead, they would be still around.

Deleted User · Oct 2, 2019

This is what happens when people pirate great games :cry:

Foxi4 · Oct 2, 2019

CrisFTW said:
This is what happens when people pirate great games

I very much doubt piracy had anything to do with this considering the fact that the DS games were huge hits, it seems that the 3DS games simply weren't popular enough to be profitable.

the_randomizer · Oct 2, 2019

Well that sucks

CrisFTW said:
This is what happens when people pirate great games

That isn't even remotely true, piracy only accounts for what, less than 1% of sales if that.

Taleweaver · Oct 2, 2019

Not sure how to feel about these. I recently "discovered" Superstar saga on an android emulator. For an RPG it's pretty decent. But in the end, I can't deny that RPG's just aren't my genre. Let alone worthwhile enough to buy them. Still sucks, of course.

CrisFTW said:
This is what happens when people pirate great games

I would've felt really heartbroken if I shared your opinion on the quality (and it would have been rightly so). But to me, it simply wasn't my cup of tea. I never would have bought the game to begin with.

Kwyjor · Oct 2, 2019

Rahkeesh said:
Paper Mario is not the Mario & Luigi series, these guys never worked on Paper Mario.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam was also developed by AlphaDream.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_&_Luigi:_Paper_Jam

(It is much more an M&L game than it is a Paper Mario game.)

WiiHomebrew+Snes · Oct 2, 2019

If the reason that paper mario became not as story based is because they had 2 mario rpgs , and now there could be no more mario and luigi games, then what excuse does Nintendo have now? Also rip alphadream

jesus96 · Oct 2, 2019

damn this sucks i really like all their Mario & Luigi games and i have all of them in physical,even the remeakes, i just hope the new devs dont fucked up everything

thanks for everything AD

Kwyjor said:
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam was also developed by AlphaDream.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_&_Luigi:_Paper_Jam

(It is much more an M&L game than it is a Paper Mario game.)

its literally a mario & luigi game,check some gameplays or play the game

the_randomizer · Oct 2, 2019

Nintendo should absorb this into a second party and have them make games for the Switch.

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