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[[File:YearofLuigilogo.png|thumb|The official logo of '''The Year of Luigi'''.]]
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''' The Year of Luigi''' is a special event held in 2013 in commemoration to the 30th anniversary of [[Luigi]]'s debut in ''[[Mario Bros.]]'' As such, it features a series of games, collectibles, and downloadable content with Luigi as the main focus.
|title=The Year of Luigi
|image=[[File:YearofLuigilogo.png|280x330px]]
|subject=[[Luigi|Luigi's]] debut in [[Mario Bros. (game)|''Mario Bros.'']]<br><small>(1983)</small></br>
|years=30 years (as of 2013)
|start=February 14, 2013
|end=March 18, 2014
|preceded_by=[[Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary|''Super Mario Bros.'' 25th Anniversary]]
|succeeded_by=[[Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary|''Super Mario Bros.'' 30th Anniversary]]
}}


==Games and Merchandise==
'''The Year of Luigi''' was a special event that was held in [[List of games by date#2013|2013]] and continued in [[List of 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 in 1983. Released during the event were several [[List of games|games]], [[List of merchandise|merchandise]], 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 name=ND>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cntz1GyM1Bs Nintendo Direct 2.14.2013] YouTube. (Retrieved February 20, 2014)</ref> and in early December, [[Reggie Fils-Aimé]] 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://web.archive.org/web/20171031204711/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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==Events==
===Games===
===Games===
====Nintendo 3DS====
*''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]''
*''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]''
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''
====Wii U====
*''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
*''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''
*''[[Luigi Bros.]]'' in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
*''[[Dr. Luigi]]''
*''[[Super Luigi Bros.]]'' in ''[[NES Remix 2]]'' and ''[[NES Remix Pack]]''
 
===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,<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>
Year of Luigi 3DS.png|The Luigi-themed Nintendo 3DS XL
Mario and Luigi Dream Team 3DSXL Bundle.jpg|The North American Special Edition Nintendo 3DS XL
</gallery>
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===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>
*Exclusive merchandise is available in Japan.<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/luigi/goods/</ref>
*US and Canada Club Nintendo members who purchased the ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' DLC from the Nintendo eShop by August 1, 2013 and completed the surveys within four weeks after downloading had a chance to win 1 of 980 Luigi pins.<ref>http://club2.nintendo.com/new-super-luigi-u-promo/</ref>
*A Year of Luigi coin was made available with a small green bag for 1500 and 1250 stars in the European and Australian Club Nintendo websites, respectively.<ref> http://mynintendonews.com/2013/10/18/special-year-of-luigi-coin-on-european-club-nintendo/</ref>
*A ''Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon'' diorama is available on the American Club Nintendo site for 1500 coins, and the European Club Nintendo for 7000 Stars.<ref>[http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/12/this_year_of_luigi_diorama_brings_a_dark_moon_to_club_nintendo This Year of Luigi Diorama Brings a Dark Moon to Club Nintendo]</ref>
*A Year of Luigi poster as part of a three poster set as an optional Platinum reward for Club Nintendo members who ranked the status by July 2013.<ref>[http://www.gametrailers.com/side-mission/56658/club-nintendo-2013-elite-prizes-revealed-includes-posters-majoras-mask-soundtrack-more]</ref>
*A Luigi [[wikipedia:Nendoroid|Nendoroid]] tying in with the Year of Luigi, was released in July 2014.<ref>[http://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/4173/Nendoroid+Luigi.html]</ref>
 
<gallery>
Snd package.png|''The Year of Luigi Sound Selection''
Promotional Pin - The Year of Luigi.png|The promotional Luigi pin
Year of luigi coin.png|The coin
Year of Luigi poster.jpg|Poster
</gallery>
 
===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 [[zeldawiki:Mari Shirakawa|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>
*Four Miiverse communities were opened, and remained open only during the duration of the event:
**A general community for the Year of Luigi.
**A Developer's Room dedicated to the Year of Luigi.
**A community for ''Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon''.
**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 [[Luigi Cap|Luigi's Cap]] for the event:
**[[Shigeru Miyamoto]]
**[[Satoru Iwata]]
**[[Hideki Konno]]
**[[Takashi Tezuka]]
**[[Koichi Hayashida]]
**[[Kensuke Tanabe]]
*A Year of Luigi stationery was released for [[Nintendo 3DS#Swapnote|Swapnote]].
*Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka sent out notes on Swapnote about the Year of Luigi.


===Other===
===Other===
*A Luigi-themed [[Nintendo 3DS]] XL with the digital version of ''Mario and Luigi: Dream Team'' pre-installed on the SD card. (Japan only)
*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.
*Three [[Miiverse]] communities open only during the event:  
*Every course in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' features [[List of Luigi sightings in New Super Luigi U|Luigi sightings]], as do most courses in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', some courses in ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'', and some challenges in ''[[NES Remix 2]]''.
**General type community for Year of Luigi  
*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 for ''Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon''
*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>
**A Developer's Room dedicated to the Year of Luigi
*For a time, the North American [[Club_Nintendo_(rewards_program)|Club Nintendo]] website was changed to a Luigi theme, including changing the Mario hat logo to a special Luigi hat logo.
 
<gallery>
Club Nintendo website Year of Luigi NA.jpg|Luigi-themed North American Club Nintendo website
</gallery>
 
==References in later media==
[[File:M&LPJ Year of Luigi.png|thumb|The Year of Luigi is referenced in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''.]]
*''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' Direct - When Luigi is shown losing a race in one segment, one of the announcers comments that "the Year of Luigi truly is over."
*''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]'' - Luigi's character trophy mentions that the attention from the Year of Luigi made him "even more shy and awkward." In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', during the [[Palutena]]'s Guidance [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations#Luigi|conversation about Luigi]], Pit mentions that "he even had his own year"; this reference reappears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', which features the same conversation.
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' - When Luigi is alone in [[Gloomy Woods]], [[Starlow]] encourages him. One thing she mentions is that Luigi even had a year named after him.
 
==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
Yearofluigilogowithoutluigi.png|The logo without Luigi
Luigi YoL.jpg|Luigi
Timeline - The Year of Luigi.png|Promotional timeline of Luigi
LM Dark Moon box art.jpg|''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]''
NSLU NA Box Art.png|''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
Box NA - Mario & Luigi Dream Team.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''
SM3DW Luigi Bros Title Screen.jpg|''[[Luigi Bros.]]''
Logo EN - Dr. Luigi.png|''[[Dr. Luigi]]''
WiiU nesremixpack screenshot 18.png|''[[Super Luigi Bros.]]''  
</gallery>
 
==Media==
{{media table
|file1=Promotional Luigi Recording - Year of Luigi.oga
|title1=The Year of Luigi
|description1=Promotional recording of Luigi, released by Nintendo of America.
|length1=1:47
}}
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ルイージの年
|JapR=Ruīji no Toshi
|JapM=Year of Luigi
|Spa=Año de Luigi
|SpaM=Year of Luigi
|Fre=Année de Luigi
|FreM=Year of Luigi
|Dut=Jaar van Luigi
|DutM=Year of Luigi
|Ger=Jahr des Luigi
|GerM=Year of Luigi
|Ita=Anno di Luigi
|ItaM=Year of Luigi
|Por=Ano do Luigi
|PorM=Year of Luigi
|Rus=Год Луиджи
|RusR=God Luidzhi
|RusM=Year of Luigi
}}
 
==Trivia==
*Although Iwata claimed that Luigi's debut was in the ''Mario Bros.'' arcade game,<ref name=ND></ref> his actual first appearance in a released game was in the earlier ''[[Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Mario Bros.]]'' [[Game & Watch]] game. He also claimed that the arcade game was released on July 14, 1983 when its actual release date was June 21, 1983.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/game-machine-magazine-19830701p/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater Game Machine July 1, 1983 page 22]</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/game-machine-magazine-19830715p/page/n19/mode/1up?view=theater Game Machine July 15, 1983 page 38]</ref>
*The Year of Luigi's logo is similar to that of the logo used for the 25th anniversary of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''
*In the Luigi-themed special edition of the Nintendo 3DS XL, at the back of the system, a Mario silhouette can be spotted surrounded by Luigi silhouettes.<ref>http://nintendoeverything.com/mario-spotted-on-japanese-year-of-luigi-3ds-xl-system/</ref>
*[[Danny Wells]], who portrayed and voiced Luigi in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', died during the Year of Luigi on November 28, 2013.
 
==External links==
{{Wikipedia|Year of Luigi}}
*[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://officialyearofluigi.tumblr.com/ Official Tumblr]
 
==References==
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[[Category:Events]]
{{Special events}}
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Latest revision as of 12:34, December 8, 2024

The Year of Luigi
Year of Luigi logo.
Subject Luigi's debut in Mario Bros.
(1983)
Years celebrated 30 years (as of 2013)
Start date February 14, 2013[?]
End date March 18, 2014[?]
Preceded by Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary
Succeeded by Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary

The Year of Luigi was a special event that was held in 2013 and continued in 2014 in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Luigi's debut in Mario Bros., which was first released in 1983. Released during the event were several games, merchandise, and downloadable content with Luigi as the main focus. The Year of Luigi was originally announced during the February 2013 Nintendo Direct,[1] and in early December, Reggie Fils-Aimé stated that it would continue into 2014, which was confirmed by Satoru Iwata in the Nintendo Direct on December 18, 2013.[2]

As announced by Shigeru Miyamoto on February 18, 2014, the Year of Luigi officially ended on March 18, 2014.[3][4]

Events[edit]

Games[edit]

Nintendo 3DS[edit]

Wii U[edit]

Console special editions[edit]

  • A Luigi-themed Nintendo 3DS XL with Mario & Luigi: Dream Team pre-installed on the 4GB SD card. (Available for retail in Japan[5] and North America,[6] and exclusively via Nintendo's official online store in the United Kingdom.[7])
  • The Luigi-themed Nintendo 3DS XL

    The Luigi-themed Nintendo 3DS XL

  • The North American Special Edition Nintendo 3DS XL

    The North American Special Edition Nintendo 3DS XL

Merchandise[edit]

  • Japan 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.[8]
  • Exclusive merchandise is available in Japan.[9]
  • US and Canada Club Nintendo members who purchased the New Super Luigi U DLC from the Nintendo eShop by August 1, 2013 and completed the surveys within four weeks after downloading had a chance to win 1 of 980 Luigi pins.[10]
  • A Year of Luigi coin was made available with a small green bag for 1500 and 1250 stars in the European and Australian Club Nintendo websites, respectively.[11]
  • A Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon diorama is available on the American Club Nintendo site for 1500 coins, and the European Club Nintendo for 7000 Stars.[12]
  • A Year of Luigi poster as part of a three poster set as an optional Platinum reward for Club Nintendo members who ranked the status by July 2013.[13]
  • A Luigi Nendoroid tying in with the Year of Luigi, was released in July 2014.[14]
  • The Year of Luigi Sound Selection

    The Year of Luigi Sound Selection

  • The promotional Luigi pin

    The promotional Luigi pin

  • The coin

    The coin

  • Poster

    Poster

Special elements to applications[edit]

  • 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.[15]
  • A New Super Luigi U scrapbook, with screenshots of Miiverse, the screenshots being chosen by MariChan.[16]
  • Four Miiverse communities were opened, and remained open only during the duration of the event:
    • A general community for the Year of Luigi.
    • A Developer's Room dedicated to the Year of Luigi.
    • A community for Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon.
    • A community for Mario & Luigi: Dream Team.
  • Six Miis of Nintendo employees sent out to players' StreetPass Mii Plazas wore dark green clothes and Luigi's Cap for the event:
  • A Year of Luigi stationery was released for Swapnote.
  • Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka sent out notes on Swapnote about the Year of Luigi.

Other[edit]

  • Luigi-themed North American Club Nintendo website

    Luigi-themed North American Club Nintendo website

References in later media[edit]

A screenshot of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
The Year of Luigi is referenced in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:The Year of Luigi.

Media[edit]

Audio.svg The Year of Luigi - Promotional recording of Luigi, released by Nintendo of America.
File infoMedia:Promotional Luigi Recording - Year of Luigi.oga
1:47
Help:Media • Having trouble playing?

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ルイージの年[?]
Ruīji no Toshi 		Year of Luigi
Dutch Jaar van Luigi[?] Year of Luigi
French Année de Luigi[?] Year of Luigi
German Jahr des Luigi[?] Year of Luigi
Italian Anno di Luigi[?] Year of Luigi
Portuguese Ano do Luigi[?] Year of Luigi
Russian Год Луиджи[?]
God Luidzhi 		Year of Luigi
Spanish Año de Luigi[?] Year of Luigi

Trivia[edit]

  • Although Iwata claimed that Luigi's debut was in the Mario Bros. arcade game,[1] his actual first appearance in a released game was in the earlier Mario Bros. Game & Watch game. He also claimed that the arcade game was released on July 14, 1983 when its actual release date was June 21, 1983.[19][20]
  • The Year of Luigi's logo is similar to that of the logo used for the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros.
  • In the Luigi-themed special edition of the Nintendo 3DS XL, at the back of the system, a Mario silhouette can be spotted surrounded by Luigi silhouettes.[21]
  • Danny Wells, who portrayed and voiced Luigi in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, died during the Year of Luigi on November 28, 2013.

External links[edit]

The English Wikipedia logo, for use on the Wikipedia template. Wikipedia has an article on Year of Luigi.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Nintendo Direct 2.14.2013 YouTube. (Retrieved February 20, 2014)
  2. ^ Nintendo Direct 12.18.2013 YouTube. (Retrieved February 6, 2014)
  3. ^ Miyamoto's Miiverse post announcing the end of the Year of Luigi (Retrieved February 20, 2014)
  4. ^ http://alwaysnintendo.com/miyamoto-year-luigi-will-end-march-18th-2014/
  5. ^ http://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/hardware/pack/aymj/index.html
  6. ^ http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/Y7YJaDR7E02V1E7LRgy1E574BZwchQ7t
  7. ^ http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/11/go_green_with_the_luigi_special_edition_3ds_xl_available_in_the_uk_today
  8. ^ http://www.nintendo.co.jp/luigi/sound/
  9. ^ http://www.nintendo.co.jp/luigi/goods/
  10. ^ http://club2.nintendo.com/new-super-luigi-u-promo/
  11. ^ http://mynintendonews.com/2013/10/18/special-year-of-luigi-coin-on-european-club-nintendo/
  12. ^ This Year of Luigi Diorama Brings a Dark Moon to Club Nintendo
  13. ^ [1]
  14. ^ [2]
  15. ^ http://www.nintendo.co.jp/luigi/gallery/first.html#Navi
  16. ^ http://www.nintendo.co.jp/luigi/album/album1.html
  17. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wplnqlqUD4
  18. ^ Chicago L Train Transformed to Celebrate The Year of Luigi. Nintendo Life (August 13, 2014). Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  19. ^ Game Machine July 1, 1983 page 22
  20. ^ Game Machine July 15, 1983 page 38
  21. ^ http://nintendoeverything.com/mario-spotted-on-japanese-year-of-luigi-3ds-xl-system/
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Special events
Anniversaries Happy! Mario 20th • Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary • Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary • Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary • The Year of Luigi
Concerts Mario & Zelda Big Band Live • Super Mario Orchestra Concert • Super Smash Bros. Melee: Smashing...Live!
Theme park–related events NO LIMIT! Parade • PLAY WILD! Challenge • Super Mario Power-Up Summer
Tours Mario's Cross-Canada Tour • Nintendo Fusion Tour • Nintendo Super Tour '92 • Nintendo Switch Tour
Other Mario & Luigi Quiz Rally • Mario Day • Marunouchi Bright Holiday 2024 • Meet & Greet Mario • Nintendo Builders Week 2015 • Nintendo Switch de Asoberu Mario no Game o Taiken Shiyō! • Super Mario Weekend • Toronto Santa Claus Parade
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