Mario & Luigi: High Tune

Mario & Luigi: High Tune is the 6th installment of the Mario & Luigi series, released for the Nintendo Switch. This is the first Mario & Luigi installment since the bankruptcy of former developer, AlphaDream. The new developers from this game onward are BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment, due to their strong partnership with Nintendo. The game's main motif is music. This is also the first game featuring high-definition graphics. The subtitle of this game is a rather musical play on the phrase from the Wild West, "high noon".
==Story==
One fine day, Mario, Luigi, Starlow, Peach, Toadsworth, and many other inhabitants of the Mushroom Kingdom went off to take a vacation at the tropical yet musical isles of the Ensemble Kingdom, just to get away from Bowser's rinse-and-repeating princess-kidnapping shenanigans. There, they meet Princess Aria, the ruler of the Ensemble Kingdom, along with her fellow floating companion, Prince Clef. But all would not go well for Mario, Luigi, and friends. Somewhere in a big black castle known as Castle Major, a grumpy, selfish evil ruler named King Madrigal, and his eight faithful servants, The Solfeo Squad (Doris, Reggie, Michiko, Fabio, Solage, Lance, Tiffany, and Dorian) had other plans. Compared to Bowser, there was one thing that made King Madrigal even more intimidating than the Koopa King himself: He despises all music. It doesn't matter what the genre it is. J-pop, classic, rock, country, jazz, all in all, it's the same result. Planning to rid the Ensemble Kingdom of all its music magic, he uses his cursed black magic in order to separate the Ensemble Kingdom's main power source to eight different locations so that nobody will find them: the eight Melody Stars! With his plan in effect, King Madrigal plans to rule over the Ensemble Kingdom so he can turn it into his ideal paradise, the Isle of Major! Without the Melody Stars, all seemed lost. But fear not, for there is hope! Princess Aria then insists that Mario, Luigi, Starlow, along with her little companion, Prince Clef, can all help find where the Melody Stars are, so that they may restore the Ensemble Kingdom back to its former glory! Seeing what's going on with her telescope, King Madrigal wastes no time in ordering The Solfeo Squad to split up to eight different locations so they can stop Mario, Luigi, and co. in their tracks! And to make matters worse, Bowser, Kamek, Bowser Jr., and even the seven Koopalings (Larry, Morton, Wendy, Iggy, Roy, Lemmy, and Ludwig) have arrived to the Ensemble Kingdom, but for what reason do they serve coming here? You'll have to find out! A new musical adventure in the Ensemble Kingdom is about to commence, so in the famous words of Mario and Luigi: "Let's-a go!" "Okey-dokey!"
==Main Characters==
- Mario
- Luigi
- Starlow
- Princess Aria 
- Prince Clef 
- King Madrigal
- The Solfeo Squad
Along the journey to find all eight of the Melody Stars, Mario, Luigi, Starlow, and Prince Clef will meet many more inhabitants of the Ensemble Kingdom, in which all of them are voiced by a surprise all-star cast of Japanese anime song artists, and anime voice actors! Think of it as the Mario & Luigi series meets Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE, in some shape or form. 
==What's New?==
- As a major series first *no pun intended* to the Mario & Luigi series, this game is the first-ever installment to feature a theme song with lyrics! The song is titled, Open the Melody!, the main theme song to Mario & Luigi: High Tune. You'll hear the song during promotional material for the game (such as reveal trailers and also a music video), listen to it on the game's website, or in-game via the sound test (You'll unlock more songs during the whole course of the game), and even live concert shows to help advertise the game!
- A controllable camera, since this is the first Mario & Luigi HD game! Try to find any goodies you'll seek along the way!
- Rhythm Songs! Press buttons to the beat during 8 original songs that you'll only find in the Mario & Luigi: High Tune game, sung by supporting characters that Mario, Luigi, and co. will meet during their Ensemble Kingdom Adventures!
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