Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story is a 2009 role-playing video game developed by AlphaDream and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. It is the third game in the Mario & Luigi series, following Partners in Time (2005). It uses the interactive screens of the DS in some of its gameplay mechanics while also introducing several elements that would be used in the series' future gameplay.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2009
- Developer
- AlphaDream
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 11 February 2009 |
|---|---|
| Developer | AlphaDream |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo DS |
| Genres | Role-Playing |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q2079919, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story? How long to beat it
Total play time for Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story is about 38.2 hours to do everything, and around 22.1 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 22.1h | 215 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 26h | 189 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 38.2h | 48 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 73ahead of 26% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 45ahead of 84% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
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Common questions about Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
What platforms is Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story on?
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story is available on Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo DS. It first released in 2009.
Who made Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story?
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story was developed by AlphaDream and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story?
about 22.1 hours for the main story, 26 hours with the main extras, 38.2 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.