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Mario and Luigi Bowser's Inside Story

Mario and Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story is a Nintendo DS RPG and is the third game in the Mario and Luigi series. This comedy adventure puts the brothers inside Bowser and they must learn to cooperate in order to defeat Fawful. The game features turn-based battles, ranks, minigames, and more.

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Mario and Luigi Bowser's Inside Story

Franchise
Super Mario
Platform(s)
Nintendo DS , 3DS
Released
September 15, 2009
Developer(s)
AlphaDream
Publisher(s)
Nintendo
Genre(s)
RPG
ESRB
E For Everyone due to Comic Mischief, Mild Cartoon Violence

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