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[[File:YearofLuigilogo.png|thumb|Official logo of the '''Year of Luigi''']] | |||
The '''Year of Luigi''' was a special event held in [[List of Mario games by date#2013|2013]] and continued in [[List of Mario games by date#2014|2014]] in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of [[Luigi]]'s debut in ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' which was first released on July 14th, 1983. Therefore, released during the event were several [[games]], [[Merchandise|collectibles]], and [[:Category:Downloadable content|downloadable content]] with Luigi as the main focus. The Year of Luigi was originally announced during the February 2013 Nintendo Direct<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cntz1GyM1Bs Nintendo Direct 2.14.2013] YouTube. (Retrieved February 20, 2014)</ref>, and in early December, [[Reggie Fils-Aime]] stated that it would continue into 2014, which was confirmed by [[Satoru Iwata]] in the Nintendo Direct on December 18, 2013<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS_gYzv02SQ Nintendo Direct 12.18.2013] YouTube. (Retrieved February 6, 2014)</ref>. As announced by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] on February 18, 2014, the Year of Luigi officially ended on March 18, 2014.<ref>[https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAADMUKllG-_pxg Miyamoto's Miiverse post announcing the end of the Year of Luigi] (Retrieved February 20, 2014)</ref><ref>http://alwaysnintendo.com/miyamoto-year-luigi-will-end-march-18th-2014/</ref> | |||
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As announced by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] on February 18, 2014, the Year of Luigi officially ended on March 18, 2014.<ref>[ | |||
==Events== | ==Events== | ||
===Games=== | ===Games=== | ||
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====Wii U==== | ====Wii U==== | ||
*''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' | *''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' | ||
*''[[Luigi Bros.]]'' in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' | *''[[Mario Bros. (game)#Luigi Bros.|Luigi Bros.]]'' in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' | ||
*''[[Dr. Luigi]]'' | *''[[Dr. Luigi (game)|Dr. Luigi]]'' | ||
*''[[Super Luigi Bros.]]'' in ''[[NES Remix 2]]'' and ''[[NES Remix Pack]]'' | *''[[NES Remix 2 #Super Luigi Bros.|Super Luigi Bros.]]'' in ''[[NES Remix 2]]'' and ''[[NES Remix Pack]]'' | ||
===Console special editions=== | ===Console special editions=== | ||
*A Luigi-themed [[Nintendo 3DS#Nintendo 3DS XL|Nintendo 3DS XL]] with ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'' pre-installed on the 4GB SD card. (Available for retail in [[Japan]]<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/hardware/pack/aymj/index.html</ref> and North America | *A Luigi-themed [[Nintendo 3DS#Nintendo 3DS XL|Nintendo 3DS XL]] with ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'' pre-installed on the 4GB SD card. (Available for retail in [[Japan]]<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/hardware/pack/aymj/index.html</ref> and North America<ref>http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/Y7YJaDR7E02V1E7LRgy1E574BZwchQ7t</ref>, and exclusively via Nintendo's official online store in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/11/go_green_with_the_luigi_special_edition_3ds_xl_available_in_the_uk_today</ref>) | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Main.png|The Luigi-themed Nintendo 3DS XL | |||
File:M&LDT-3DSXL.jpg|The North American Special Edition Nintendo 3DS XL | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{br}} | {{br}} | ||
===Merchandise=== | === Merchandise === | ||
*Japan [[Club Nintendo (rewards program)|Club Nintendo]] members can get a copy of ''[[The Year of Luigi Sound Selection]]''. It contains 30 songs from ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' to ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''. It costs 400 points, but members who have purchased and registered any Year of Luigi games can get the CD for only 200 points.<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/luigi/sound/</ref> | *Japan [[Club Nintendo (rewards program)|Club Nintendo]] members can get a copy of ''[[The Year of Luigi Sound Selection]]''. It contains 30 songs from ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' to ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''. It costs 400 points, but members who have purchased and registered any Year of Luigi games can get the CD for only 200 points.<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/luigi/sound/</ref> | ||
*Exclusive merchandise is available in Japan.<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/luigi/goods/</ref> | *Exclusive merchandise is available in Japan.<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/luigi/goods/</ref> | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Snd package.png|''The Year of Luigi Sound Selection'' | File:Snd package.png|''The Year of Luigi Sound Selection'' | ||
File:Luigi YoL.jpg|The promotional Luigi pin | |||
Year of luigi coin.png|The coin | File:Year of luigi coin.png|The coin | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===Special elements to applications=== | ===Special elements to applications=== | ||
*Five drawing competitions in [[Miiverse]] were held, the themes of each contest being related to elements from ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]''. The drawings were chosen by | *Five drawing competitions in [[Miiverse]] were held, the themes of each contest being related to elements from ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]''. The drawings were chosen by MariChan, who was in charge of the Luigi communities.<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/luigi/gallery/first.html#Navi</ref> | ||
*A ''New Super Luigi U'' scrapbook, with screenshots of Miiverse, the screenshots being chosen by MariChan.<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/luigi/album/album1.html</ref> | *A ''New Super Luigi U'' scrapbook, with screenshots of Miiverse, the screenshots being chosen by MariChan.<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/luigi/album/album1.html</ref> | ||
*Four Miiverse communities were opened, and remained open only during the duration of the event: | *Four Miiverse communities were opened, and remained open only during the duration of the event: | ||
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**A community for ''Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon''. | **A community for ''Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon''. | ||
**A community for ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''. | **A community for ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''. | ||
*Six Miis of [[Nintendo]] employees sent out to players' [[StreetPass Mii Plaza]]s wore dark green clothes and [[ | *Six Miis of [[Nintendo]] employees sent out to players' [[StreetPass Mii Plaza]]s wore dark green clothes and [[Luigi's Cap]] for the event: | ||
**[[Shigeru Miyamoto]] | **[[Shigeru Miyamoto]] | ||
**[[Satoru Iwata]] | **[[Satoru Iwata]] | ||
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**[[Koichi Hayashida]] | **[[Koichi Hayashida]] | ||
**[[Kensuke Tanabe]] | **[[Kensuke Tanabe]] | ||
*A Year of Luigi | *A Year of Luigi stationary was released for [[Nintendo 3DS#Swapnote|Swapnote]]. | ||
*Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka sent out notes on Swapnote about the Year of Luigi. | *Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka sent out notes on Swapnote about the Year of Luigi. | ||
===Other=== | ===Other=== | ||
*The Wii U Summer Tour, which brought [[Wii U]] and [[Nintendo 3DS]] booths to major US cities for a limited time, featured Year of Luigi games. | *The Wii U Summer Tour, which brought [[Wii U]] and [[Nintendo 3DS]] booths to major US cities for a limited time, featured Year of Luigi games. | ||
*Every | *Every level in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' features [[List of Luigi sightings in New Super Luigi U|Luigi sightings]], as do most levels in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', some levels in ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'', and some challenges in ''[[NES Remix 2]]''. | ||
*A short video was created by Nintendo of America called '' | *A short video was created by Nintendo of America called ''Finding Luigi - Legend of Parkour''.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wplnqlqUD4</ref> | ||
*One of Chicago's Brown Line L-Trains was decorated for one day to promote ''New Super Luigi U'' and the Year of Luigi.<ref>[http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/08/chicago_l_train_transformed_to_celebrate_the_year_of_luigi Chicago L Train Transformed to Celebrate The Year of Luigi]. Nintendo Life (August 13, 2014). Retrieved October 25, 2014.</ref> | *One of Chicago's Brown Line L-Trains was decorated for one day to promote ''New Super Luigi U'' and the Year of Luigi.<ref>[http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/08/chicago_l_train_transformed_to_celebrate_the_year_of_luigi Chicago L Train Transformed to Celebrate The Year of Luigi]. Nintendo Life (August 13, 2014). Retrieved October 25, 2014.</ref> | ||
* | *In the ''Mario Kart 8'' Nintendo Direct, when Luigi loses a race one of the announcers comments that "the Year of Luigi truly is over." | ||
*Luigi's character trophy in ''Super Smash Bros. for 3DS / Wii U'' mentions how the attention from the Year of Luigi has made him "even more shy and awkward." In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', during the [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations#Luigi|conversation about Luigi]] during [[Palutena]]'s Guidance, Pit mentions that "he even had his own year". | |||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
{{ | {{morepic}} | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Yearofluigilogowithoutluigi.png|The logo without Luigi | File:Yearofluigilogowithoutluigi.png|The logo without Luigi | ||
Luigi YoL.jpg|Luigi | File:Luigi YoL.jpg|Luigi | ||
Timeline - The Year of Luigi.png|Promotional timeline of Luigi | File:Timeline - The Year of Luigi.png|Promotional timeline of Luigi | ||
File:Luigis_Mansion_dark_moon_boxart.png|''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'' | |||
File:Box NA (final) - New Super Luigi U.png|''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' | |||
File:Box_NA_-_Mario_%26_Luigi_Dream_Team.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' | |||
File:Luigi_Bros._Screenshot_-_Super_Mario_3D_World.png|''[[Mario Bros. (game)#Luigi Bros.|Luigi Bros.]]'' | |||
File:Logo_EN_-_Dr._Luigi.png|''[[Dr. Luigi (game)]]'' | |||
File:WiiU_nesremixpack_screenshot_18.png|''[[NES_Remix_2#Super_Luigi_Bros|Super Luigi Bros.]]'' | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Media== | ==Media== | ||
{{ | {{Media | ||
| | |type1=audio | ||
| | |name1=Promotional Luigi Recording - Year of Luigi | ||
|pipe1=The Year of Luigi | |||
|description1=Promotional recording of Luigi, released by Nintendo of America. | |description1=Promotional recording of Luigi, released by Nintendo of America. | ||
|length1=1:47 | |length1=1:47 | ||
}} | }} | ||
== | ==Name in other languages== | ||
{{ | {{Foreignname | ||
| | |Jap=ルイージの年 | ||
| | |JapR=Ruīji no Toshi | ||
| | |JapM= | ||
|Spa=Año de Luigi | |Spa=Año de Luigi | ||
|SpaM= | |SpaM= | ||
| | |Fra=Année de Luigi | ||
| | |FraM= | ||
|Dut=Jaar van Luigi | |Dut=Jaar van Luigi | ||
|DutM= | |DutM= | ||
|Ger=Jahr des Luigi | |Ger=Jahr des Luigi | ||
|GerM= | |GerM= | ||
|Ita=Anno di Luigi | |Ita=Anno di Luigi | ||
|ItaM= | |ItaM= | ||
|Por=Ano | |Por=Ano de Luigi | ||
|PorM= | |PorM= | ||
|Rus=Год Луиджи | |Rus=Год Луиджи | ||
|RusR=God Luidzhi | |RusR=God Luidzhi | ||
|RusM= | |RusM= | ||
}} | |Kor=루이지의 해 | ||
|KorR=Ruiji ui Hae | |||
|KorM= | |||
|Chi=路易吉年 | |||
|ChiR=Lùyìjí Nián | |||
|ChiM=}} | |||
==Trivia== | == Trivia == | ||
*The logo is similar to that of the logo used for the 25th anniversary of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' | |||
*The | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/luigi/ Official Japanese website] | *[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/luigi/ Official Japanese website] | ||
*[http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Characters-Hub/Nintendo-UK-s-The-Year-of-Luigi-Hub/Nintendo-UK-s-The-Year-of-Luigi-Hub-764763.html Nintendo UK's The Year of Luigi Hub] | *[http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Characters-Hub/Nintendo-UK-s-The-Year-of-Luigi-Hub/Nintendo-UK-s-The-Year-of-Luigi-Hub-764763.html Nintendo UK's The Year of Luigi Hub] | ||
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<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Events]] | |||
[[Category: | [[Category:Anniversary Editions]] | ||
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