The Year of Luigi
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The Year of Luigi is a special event held in 2013 in commemoration of 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.
Games and Merchandise
Games
Other
- A Luigi-themed Nintendo 3DS XL with the digital version of Mario & Luigi: Dream Team pre-installed on the 4GB SD card. (Japan only)[1]
- Japan Club Nintendo members can get a copy of The Year of Luigi Soundtrack CD. It contains 30 songs from Mario Bros. 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.[2]
- Exclusive merchandise is available in Japan.[3]
- Four Miiverse communities open only during the event:
- A general type community for The Year of Luigi.
- A Developer's Room dedicated to The Year of Luigi.
- One for Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon.
- One for Mario & Luigi: Dream Team.
- Six Nintendo people are currently wearing dark green clothes and Luigi's Cap on their Miis in StreetPass Mii Plaza.
- US and Canada Club Nintendo members who purchased New Super Luigi U 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.[4]
- The Wii U Summer Tour, which brought Wii U and Nintendo 3DS booths to major US cities for a limited time, featuring Year of Luigi games.
- A new Year of Luigi stationary has been released for Swapnote.
- Two Nintendo people have sent notes on Swapnote about the Year of Luigi.
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A Luigi-themed Nintendo 3DS XL
1988 - Super Mario Bros. 3
2012 - New Super Mario Bros. U
2013 - Mario & Luigi: Dream Team