Reception
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 91% |
| Metacritic | 90 out of 100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | A- |
| Edge | 9/10 |
| Famitsu | 35 out of 40 |
| Game Informer | 8.75/10 |
| GamePro | 4.5 out of 5 |
| Game Revolution | B+ |
| GameSpot | 9 out of 10 |
| GameTrailers | 8.9 out of 10 |
| IGN | 9.5 out of 10 |
| Nintendo Power | 9.5 out of 10 |
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story received critical acclaim. The first North American critic to review it was the magazine Nintendo Power, who scored the game a 9.5/10 saying it is "the best RPG-style Mario adventure ever made," and that "Anyone who loves the Mario characters, role-playing games, or even action games should absolutely give Bowser's Inside Story a look." IGN awarded it a 9.5 as well as an Editors Choice Award. GameInformer awarded this game with a 8.75 out of 10 and gave it an award for "Handheld Game of the Month". GameDaily gave the game 10/10. Official Nintendo Magazine gave the game 92%, saying "Bowser's Inside Story is the freshest, most vital RPG on the DS for ages". GameSpot gave the game a 9.0, and awarded it with an Editors' Choice award, praising the overall plot and story. X-Play's Blair Herter gave the game a 5 out of 5, highly praising the plot. Giant Bomb's Brad Shoemaker gave the game a 5 out of 5, and the website later named it the Best DS Game of 2009.
Bowser's Inside Story was the top-selling game in its first week of release in Japan at 193,000 copies. It sold 650,000 copies during the first half of 2009 and finished out the year as the 11th best-selling game at 717,940 copies sold in the country. According to NPD Group, Bowser's Inside Story was the fourth best-selling game for its release month at 258,100 copies sold. It continued to sell well in the following months and had sold 656,700 copies in the region by the end of December 2009.
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