Miyamoto: The Year of the Luigi will end March 18th
When Nintendo first announced “The Year of the Luigi” back on February 14, 2013, it was fair to figure the year would end with the approach of 2014. During the last Nintendo Direct of 2013, Nintendo announced that the release of Dr. Luigi would bring “The Year of the Luigi” into 2014. The man who announced the starting of this celebration, Mr. Miyamoto, has now officially announced the end.
Coming from Miiverse:
Almost a year has passed since I announced the Year of Luigi, marking the 30th anniversary of Luigi’s debut. Thanks to everyone’s kind support, we were able to release many Luigi games over the course of the year. I hope everyone continues to cheer for the green brother!
However, all good things must come to an end, and the Year of Luigi will conclude on March 18.
From this date on, the Year of Luigi Community and its Developers’ Room will sadly no longer accept new posts or comments. (The exact date and time is listed in each community’s description.) That means there’s one more month to go. I hope everyone continues to share their thoughts on Luigi with people from around the world!
By the way… As a means of bringing closure to the Year of Luigi, I would like to ask you to leave a comment for Luigi in this post. (Please post only one comment per person.)
February 18, 2014
Dear Luigi,
Thanks for supplying us gamers with lots of Nintendo games starring you (let’s kick Mario off the podium for a change), and for capturing the hearts of many young gamers. Your era will never end, and I can never, even in my wildest dreams, imagine you decreasing in popularity. Sure, your bro has starred in many fantastic games, but let’s not forget that you have had your share in many games made by the Big N. Let’s give a hand for Luigi and the support of NIntendo, and hope for the best for Luigi on the years to come.
Sincerely,
Ningeek185
February 23, 2014
I am still hoping Nintendo gives us one more Giant Luigi surprise on or around the last day of The Year of Luigi.
February 19, 2014
I am a little disappointed by this, I was hoping for just a few more Luigi titles for the Wii U and 3DS, I know he had the New Luigi Bros U, but I was expecting a major Luigi title. I know on the 3DS there was Dreamteam and Luigi’s Mansion. I just still feel like something was missing . I was really hoping for Luigi’s Mansion to be a surprise Virtual Console release on Wii U or something. I guess I thought way too big.