Nintendo files new trademark application for the Mario & Luigi franchise Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Nintendo files new trademark application for the Mario & Luigi franchise It's a-him! News by Vikki Blake Contributor Updated on 12 Jan 2020 9 comments Mario & Luigi developer AlphaDream might have closed down, but it seems Nintendo isn't giving up on the franchise just yet. AlphaDream, the 19-year-old company behind games like Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, and Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, shut down in October 2019 after "revenue was sluggish and development costs drove the studio into the red". However, as LetsGoDigital (via our pals at Nintendo Life) spotted earlier this week, Nintendo of America has filed a new trademark for Mario & Luigi in South America. Credit: nl.letsgodigital.org/ As usual, the trademark description is more technical than illuminating, but there's no doubting it's for the RPG series, as the trademark description explicitly includes "computer game cartridges; game memory cards; computer game software; video game memory cards; interactive entertainment software to play video games; covers for mobile phones". Of course, there's every chance the trademark was merely scheduled to elapse and Nintendo is only protecting its IPs, but it's interesting the trademark comes just a few months after AlphaDream closed. Might we see one/some of the games ported to Switch or, better yet, a new instalment? Guess we'll have to wait and see, eh? Watch on YouTube Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 60 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 60 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store