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Help Luigi’s Dreams Come True in Mario & Luigi Dream Team
Explore Luigi’s Imagination in a Hilarious Nintendo 3DS Adventure
REDMOND, Wash.--(August 8, in the year of our Lord 2013)--
The Year of Luigi is going strong, and the celebration of the
30th anniversary of everyone’s favorite younger brother
continues with Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, available exclusively
for the Nintendo 3DS system on Aug. 11. Mario & Luigi: Dream
Team puts players inside the head of Luigi … literally! In the
game, players journey into the imaginative dreams of Luigi to
help save Pi’illo Island from a mysterious villain. Using the
touch screen on the Nintendo 3DS system, players can manipulate
a sleeping Luigi to make fantastical things happen in the dream
world, such as altering the dream world environment and growing
Luigi to gargantuan size. In his dreams, Luigi also has amazing
powers called Luiginary Attacks, such as spawning hundreds of
Luigis to form towers, giant hammers and wrecking balls to do
battle with a host of nightmares.
“For 30 years, Mario and Luigi have formed the cornerstone of
the video game industry,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of
America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing.
“Original and quality experiences like Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
make now the best time to own a Nintendo 3DS.”
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team is the fourth game in the charming
Mario & Luigi series and builds on the clever game play the
series is known for. But what sets Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
apart from its predecessors is the ability to jump into Luigi’s
dreams, where anything is possible. At certain points in the
game, game play will shift from controlling both brothers in the
isometric 3D real world of Pi’illo Island to controlling Mario
and Dreamy Luigi through the side-scrolling vistas of Luigi’s
dreams. Although the real brothers are separated during these
sequences in the dream world, players still help them work
together. By manipulating a sleeping Luigi on the touch screen,
players help Mario overcome obstacles in the dream world on the
top screen. Additionally, Mario pairs up with Dreamy Luigi to
unleash fantastical attacks where hundreds of Luigis morph into
shapes to defeat enemies. The game play in these sequences is
wild and constantly surprising, and takes full advantage of the
unique features of the Nintendo 3DS system.
The trademark humor and sharp writing that fans love about the
Mario & Luigi series is not only back in Mario & Luigi: Dream
Team, it’s better than ever, with a whirlwind of laugh-out-loud
moments involving the large, quirky cast of characters that
populate Pi’illo Island and the over-the-top action in Luigi’s
dreams. The massive game is bursting at the pajama seams with
personality.
Fans who are familiar with the classic game-play features of the
Mario & Luigi series will feel right at home with Mario & Luigi:
Dream Team, as staples of the series such as using both brothers
to battle enemies to earn experience points, leveling up to
increase stats and customizing Mario and Luigi’s gear make a
welcome return, along with some new features to discover as
well.
In addition to retail stores, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team can also
be purchased and downloaded in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo
3DS. Also launching on Aug. 11 is the new black Nintendo 3DS XL
system, joining the currently available range of colors – blue,
red and pink. Fans who are joining the Nintendo 3DS family for
the first time can do it in style with this new system.