E3 2017: The 3DS Remake of ‘Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga’ Has A Promising Side Story

This year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo may have just started but Nintendo is already giving fans awesome news left and right. One tidbit I am particularly excited about is Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions for the Nintendo 3DS, a remake of the Gameboy Advance fan-favorite, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. If you have played the more recent Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (reviewed here), you are likely familiar with the series’ lighthearted tone and the battle system, which focuses on timed button presses to do extra damage or dodge incoming attacks.

From the looks of things, the main storyline remains the same. Peach loses her voice, thanks to a curse from a brand-new enemy and for a nice change of pace, Bowser gets kidnapped. However, this remake will also have an additional mode called “Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser.” In this mode, you play as Bowser’s bumbling underlings, lead by a Goomba with a flag on his head because reasons. Alongside Captain Goomba will be familiar faces like Shy Guy and Boo (and judging by the newly unveiled amiibo, Koopa Troopa as well).

“What is this I hear about amiibo?” you ask. As all us amiibo addicts would hope, with this game comes the release of two additional Super Mario series amiibo, Goomba and Koopa Troopa. The previously released Boo amiibo along with these two will have read/write functionality with the game. Consider me intrigued! Other Super Mario series amiibo are compatible in some capacity as well but no other information was given at this time.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions as well as the Goomba and Koopa Troopa amiibo are scheduled to release on October 6, 2017.