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{{anniversary infobox | {{anniversary infobox | ||
|title=The Year of Luigi | |title=The Year of Luigi | ||
|image=[[File:YearofLuigilogo.png| | |image=[[File:YearofLuigilogo.png|280x330px]] | ||
|subject=[[Luigi|Luigi's]] debut in [[Mario Bros. (game)|''Mario Bros.'']]<br><small>( | |subject=[[Luigi|Luigi's]] debut in [[Mario Bros. (game)|''Mario Bros.'']]<br><small>(1983)</small></br> | ||
|years=30 years (as of 2013) | |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]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''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 | |||
'''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. Therefore, released during the event were several [[List of games|games]], [[List of 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 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-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://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> | 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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====Wii U==== | ====Wii U==== | ||
*''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' | *''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' | ||
*''[[ | *''[[Luigi Bros.]]'' in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' | ||
*''[[Dr. Luigi]]'' | *''[[Dr. Luigi]]'' | ||
*''[[ | *''[[Super Luigi Bros.]]'' in ''[[NES Remix 2]]'' and ''[[NES Remix Pack]]'' | ||
===Console special editions=== | ===Console special editions=== | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Snd package.png|''The Year of Luigi Sound Selection'' | Snd package.png|''The Year of Luigi Sound Selection'' | ||
Luigi | Promotional Pin - The Year of Luigi.png|The promotional Luigi pin | ||
Year of luigi coin.png|The coin | Year of luigi coin.png|The coin | ||
Year of Luigi poster.jpg|Poster | |||
</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 MariChan, who was in charge of the Luigi communities.<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/luigi/gallery/first.html#Navi</ref> | *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> | *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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**[[Koichi Hayashida]] | **[[Koichi Hayashida]] | ||
**[[Kensuke Tanabe]] | **[[Kensuke Tanabe]] | ||
*A Year of Luigi | *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. | *Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka sent out notes on Swapnote about the Year of Luigi. | ||
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*A short video was created by Nintendo of America called ''[[Finding Luigi - Legend of Parkour]]''.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wplnqlqUD4</ref> | *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> | ||
*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== | ==References in later media== | ||
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NSLU NA Box Art.png|''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' | NSLU NA Box Art.png|''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' | ||
Box NA - Mario & Luigi Dream Team.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' | Box NA - Mario & Luigi Dream Team.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' | ||
SM3DW Luigi Bros Title Screen.jpg|''[[ | SM3DW Luigi Bros Title Screen.jpg|''[[Luigi Bros.]]'' | ||
Logo EN - Dr. Luigi.png|''[[Dr. Luigi]]'' | Logo EN - Dr. Luigi.png|''[[Dr. Luigi]]'' | ||
WiiU nesremixpack screenshot 18.png|''[[ | WiiU nesremixpack screenshot 18.png|''[[Super Luigi Bros.]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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}} | }} | ||
== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap=ルイージの年 | |Jap=ルイージの年 | ||
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|Spa=Año de Luigi | |Spa=Año de Luigi | ||
|SpaM=Year of Luigi | |SpaM=Year of Luigi | ||
| | |Fre=Année de Luigi | ||
| | |FreM=Year of Luigi | ||
|Dut=Jaar van Luigi | |Dut=Jaar van Luigi | ||
|DutM=Year of Luigi | |DutM=Year of Luigi | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The logo is similar to that of the logo used for the 25th anniversary of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' | *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> | ||
*In the Luigi- | *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== | ==External links== | ||
{{Wikipedia}} | |||
*[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] | ||