<s>
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bowser	I-Application
's	I-Application
Inside	I-Application
Story	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
AlphaDream	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Luigi	O
role-playing	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
the	O
interactive	O
screens	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
in	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
while	O
also	O
introducing	O
several	O
elements	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
future	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
involves	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
being	O
inhaled	O
into	O
the	O
body	O
of	O
their	O
long-time	O
nemesis	O
,	O
Bowser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mario	B-Application
brothers	O
learn	O
to	O
help	O
Bowser	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
unaware	O
of	O
their	O
presence	O
inside	O
his	O
body	O
,	O
to	O
combat	O
their	O
mutual	O
enemy	O
Fawful	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
taken	O
over	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
Mario	B-Application
role-playing	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
four	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
by	O
April	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
titled	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Team	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
on	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
titled	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bowser	I-Application
's	I-Application
Inside	I-Application
Story	I-Application
+	O
Bowser	O
Jr.	O
'	O
s	O
Journey	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
27	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
January	O
11	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
January	O
25	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
alternates	O
among	O
three	O
characters	O
:	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
controlled	O
together	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
screen	O
using	O
A	O
and	O
B	O
,	O
and	O
Bowser	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
controlled	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
screen	O
with	O
X	O
and	O
Y	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
with	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
inside	O
Bowser	O
and	O
Bowser	O
himself	O
in	O
the	O
overworld	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
also	O
have	O
opportunities	O
to	O
visit	O
the	O
overworld	O
via	O
warp	O
pipes	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
progresses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bowser	O
's	O
battles	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
's	O
,	O
although	O
Bowser	O
specializes	O
in	O
punching	O
and	O
breathing	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
inhaled	O
enemies	O
enter	O
his	O
body	O
,	O
where	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
fight	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
and	O
Bowser	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
sets	O
of	O
special	O
attacks	O
that	O
use	O
the	O
touchscreen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
can	O
unlock	O
abilities	O
by	O
finding	O
attack	O
pieces	O
,	O
while	O
Bowser	O
can	O
earn	O
new	O
abilities	O
by	O
rescuing	O
his	O
caged	O
minions	O
or	O
by	O
finding	O
living	O
,	O
kitten-like	O
blocks	O
called	O
Blitties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
each	O
have	O
six	O
ranks	O
,	O
while	O
Bowser	O
has	O
four	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
badge	O
system	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
has	O
also	O
changed	O
;	O
now	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
can	O
use	O
certain	O
effects	O
by	O
filling	O
a	O
meter	O
and	O
then	O
touching	O
it	O
to	O
activate	O
its	O
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
various	O
minigames	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros	O
.	O
have	O
to	O
help	O
out	O
Bowser	O
's	O
body	O
from	O
the	O
inside	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
help	O
him	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
location	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Rump	O
Command	O
"	O
,	O
has	O
the	O
player	O
accumulate	O
adrenaline	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
supersize	O
Bowser	O
if	O
he	O
is	O
crushed	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
battle	O
system	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
is	O
held	O
vertically	O
and	O
all	O
attacks	O
require	O
the	O
stylus	O
and	O
microphone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
substitutes	O
button	O
presses	O
for	O
the	O
microphone	O
but	O
still	O
incorporates	O
the	O
stylus	O
for	O
certain	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starlow	O
,	O
a	O
representative	O
of	O
the	O
Star	O
Sprites	O
that	O
watch	O
over	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
also	O
attends	O
,	O
as	O
do	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bowser	O
invades	O
the	O
castle	O
,	O
intending	O
to	O
kidnap	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
defeated	O
by	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
expelled	O
from	O
the	O
castle	O
,	O
sending	O
him	O
flying	O
outward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Immediately	O
after	O
eating	O
it	O
,	O
Bowser	O
begins	O
mindlessly	O
inhaling	O
everything	O
in	O
sight	O
and	O
goes	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
castle	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
inhales	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
,	O
Starlow	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
Toads	O
into	O
his	O
body	O
,	O
the	O
process	O
shrinking	O
all	O
of	O
them	O
to	O
microscopic	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Navigating	O
Bowser	O
's	O
body	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
manage	O
to	O
revive	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
have	O
no	O
memory	O
of	O
his	O
mindless	O
rampage	O
;	O
consequently	O
,	O
he	O
does	O
not	O
know	O
that	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
brothers	O
are	O
inside	O
his	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bowser	O
begins	O
tracking	O
down	O
Fawful	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
reclaim	O
his	O
castle	O
with	O
the	O
assistance	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
brothers	O
and	O
Starlow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
sneak	O
out	O
of	O
Bowser	O
's	O
body	O
together	O
via	O
warp	O
pipe	O
into	O
Toad	O
Town	O
,	O
where	O
physician	O
Dr.	O
Toadley	O
tells	O
them	O
they	O
must	O
gather	O
the	O
three	O
Star	O
Cures	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
Miracle	O
Cure	O
,	O
a	O
magical	O
medicinal	O
object	O
that	O
will	O
cure	O
the	O
Blorbs	O
and	O
destroy	O
the	O
barricade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
,	O
who	O
have	O
re-entered	O
Bowser	O
's	O
body	O
,	O
engage	O
in	O
battle	O
with	O
the	O
Dark	O
Star	O
,	O
and	O
emerge	O
victorious	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
escapes	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
Bowser	O
's	O
DNA	O
to	O
start	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
shadowy	O
,	O
powerful	O
doppelgänger	O
of	O
Bowser	O
named	O
Dark	O
Bowser	O
,	O
who	O
seeks	O
the	O
power	O
Fawful	O
stole	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
transformation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bowser	O
fights	O
Dark	O
Bowser	O
,	O
and	O
inhales	O
the	O
Dark	O
Star	O
's	O
core	O
when	O
it	O
tries	O
to	O
get	O
away	O
,	O
allowing	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
to	O
fight	O
and	O
destroy	O
the	O
Dark	O
Star	O
's	O
core	O
,	O
thus	O
destroying	O
Dark	O
Bowser	O
and	O
the	O
Dark	O
Star	O
,	O
restoring	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
to	O
normal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fawful	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
inhaled	O
into	O
Bowser	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
Star	O
's	O
core	O
during	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
initially	O
feigns	O
remorse	O
,	O
before	O
suddenly	O
self-destructing	O
in	O
a	O
final	O
effort	O
to	O
destroy	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bowser	O
is	O
enraged	O
by	O
the	O
discovery	O
,	O
and	O
attacks	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
credits	O
,	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros	O
.	O
battle	O
Bowser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
credits	O
,	O
Bowser	O
Jr.	O
and	O
the	O
minions	O
celebrate	O
their	O
victory	O
and	O
Junior	O
also	O
uses	O
the	O
Skeletone	O
Formula:D	O
to	O
cure	O
the	O
Goombas	O
and	O
Bowser	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
castle	O
after	O
his	O
defeat	O
at	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
revealed	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Tokyo	O
Press	O
Event	O
,	O
held	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2008	O
with	O
the	O
Japanese	O
title	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
RPG	I-Application
3	I-Application
!!!	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AlphaDream	O
,	O
developers	O
of	O
Superstar	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
and	O
Partners	O
in	O
Time	O
,	O
developed	O
this	O
game	O
along	O
with	O
experienced	O
contributors	O
to	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Yoko	O
Shimomura	O
and	O
Charles	O
Martinet	O
working	O
on	O
music	O
and	O
voice	O
acting	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2009	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
official	O
English	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bowser	I-Application
's	I-Application
Inside	I-Application
Story	I-Application
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
fall	O
2009	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bowser	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inside	I-Application
Story	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
second-highest	O
rated	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
role-playing	O
games	O
subseries	O
(	O
second	O
only	O
to	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
64	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
praises	O
going	O
to	O
the	O
improved	O
gameplay	O
,	O
storyline	O
,	O
humor	O
,	O
and	O
Bowser	O
's	O
role	O
as	O
the	O
focal	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
North	O
American	O
critic	O
to	O
review	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
magazine	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
who	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
9.5/10	O
saying	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
RPG-style	O
Mario	B-Application
adventure	O
ever	O
made	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
Anyone	O
who	O
loves	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
characters	O
,	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
or	O
even	O
action	O
games	O
should	O
absolutely	O
give	O
Bowser	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inside	I-Application
Story	I-Application
a	O
look.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameInformer	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8.75	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
gave	O
it	O
an	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Handheld	B-Application
Game	I-Application
of	O
the	O
Month	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
92%	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Bowser	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inside	I-Application
Story	I-Application
is	O
the	O
freshest	O
,	O
most	O
vital	O
RPG	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
for	O
ages	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giant	O
Bomb	O
's	O
Brad	O
Shoemaker	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
website	O
later	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
Best	O
DS	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bowser	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inside	I-Application
Story	I-Application
is	O
the	O
top-selling	O
game	O
of	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
at	O
193,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
NPD	O
Group	O
,	O
Bowser	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inside	I-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
best-selling	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
release	O
month	O
at	O
258,100	O
copies	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
8	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
revealed	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
entitled	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bowser	I-Application
's	I-Application
Inside	I-Application
Story	I-Application
+	O
Bowser	O
Jr.	O
'	O
s	O
Journey'''	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
,	O
following	O
on	O
from	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
remake	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
,	O
features	O
updated	O
graphics	O
,	O
remastered	O
music	O
,	O
quality-of-life	O
improvements	O
,	O
and	O
significant	O
changes	O
in	O
gameplay	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
reworking	O
of	O
special	O
moves	O
in	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
involves	O
a	O
new	O
side	O
story	O
entitled	O
Bowser	O
Jr.	O
'	O
s	O
Journey	O
,	O
which	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Bowser	O
Jr.	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Bowser	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inside	I-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
playing	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Minion	O
Quest	O
side	O
story	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Superstar	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
remake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
Mario	B-Application
game	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
family	O
of	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Game	O
Informer	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
,	O
AlphaDream	O
producer	O
Yoshihiko	O
Maekawa	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
producer	O
Akira	O
Otani	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
main	O
reason	O
to	O
remake	O
Bowser	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inside	I-Application
Story	I-Application
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
instead	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
due	O
to	O
timing	O
;	O
they	O
could	O
easily	O
build	O
the	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
existing	O
assets	O
and	O
,	O
more	O
critically	O
,	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
retain	O
the	O
dual-screen	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
minigames	O
and	O
Giant	O
Battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
critical	O
reception	O
was	O
generally	O
positive	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bowser	I-Application
's	I-Application
Inside	I-Application
Story	I-Application
+	O
Bowser	O
Jr.	O
'	O
s	O
Journey	O
has	O
had	O
a	O
poor	O
launch	O
sales	O
record	O
,	O
being	O
not	O
only	O
the	O
worst-selling	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Luigi	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst-selling	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
since	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
a	O
stark	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
which	O
remains	O
the	O
best-selling	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
subseries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
comparison	O
,	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
period	O
released	O
and	O
another	O
re-release	O
of	O
an	O
older	O
Mario	B-Application
game	O
,	O
New	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	O
.	O
U	O
Deluxe	O
has	O
sold	O
381,469	O
units	O
in	O
a	O
shorter	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
other	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
ports	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
released	O
at	O
a	O
similar	O
time	O
frame	O
on	O
their	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
Luigi	O
's	O
Mansion	O
and	O
Captain	O
Toad	O
:	O
Treasure	O
Tracker	O
sold	O
27,000	O
and	O
20,547	O
units	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsus	O
sales	O
tracker	O
reported	O
a	O
lifetime	O
total	O
of	O
34,523	O
copies	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst-selling	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
entire	O
Mario''	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
