The Year of Luigi - Nintendo Takes the L

[@KKlaryon]

I've gotta say, I'm just so happy that our stupid inside joke turned out this way. A whole year and a half of on and off pestering and joking and countless dumb memes. Only you could have brought this to life and I'm happy to have been included. Hears to another hundred years of Luigi. (P.S. Where's the Birdo Video?)

[@joniivee]

First and foremost, thank you very much for the topic! The year and a half of pestering ended up resulting in one of my favorite videos I've ever made and I think that's in large part because I wanted to make sure I got it right. Incredibly happy to have had your involvement and to have made this video something we could all enjoy. P.S: the Birdo video will be out when it's out :P

[@xXDexter3000Xx]

@@joniivee hi powerstars its me liz congarytulations on oall the success can u awsk lord of the maner if ubnban me?

[@Giggles_iJest]

*Here's

[@xXDexter3000Xx]

@@Giggles_iJest shush

[@peanuthead4049]

Donkey kong isn’t a number 2 though, luigi is, that’s why we have the year of luigi.

[@ToniBingi]

Why is Luigi always described as cowardly? The only time we see him genuinely afraid is in the Mansion series, where he's depicted as being terrified of ghosts. In spite of this, when his brother (or his friends) needs him, he confronts his fears and fights the ghosts to save him/them. That is LITERALLY the definition of COURAGE. Luigi faces his greatest fears when the situation calls for it. He's not cowardly, he's incredibly brave.

[@AngelGodinez]

Luigi is just like Ron Weasley.

[@bryanbkool1341]

He’s also scared in the Mario and Luigi games and practically forced along those journeys

[@RemixedVoice]

Yep. The definition of courage is literally the ability to do something that frightens you, the opposite of cowardly. He's always scared, but he always fights and overcomes it. He saved his brother by defeating King Boo by decapitating his Bowser costume and sucking him into his vacuum lmao.

[@zoobmaball3697]

You say that like that’s a bad thing

[@ToniBingi]

@@zoobmaball3697 it's bad that he's called a coward. He shouldn't be.

[@bigl8375]

"The year of Luigi ended. But the reign of Luigi has just begun."

[@themostdislikedchannel]

He will forever reign

[@jimmybobfred696]

@@themostdislikedchannel by doing absolutely nothing.

[@PK-Radio]

I heard Luigi was number 2 but this is ridiculous-

[@isaacpaintsemrouboanderline.]

@@PK-Radio hes number -2 cuz hes firster than first

[@zhereanprogamer]

HAIL LUIGI!

[@buppyking4480]

If they went with the year of Waluigi instead, they'd have a $456 million gain

[@lunatic0verlord10]

And then some.

[@mikoaj5002]

Imagine a Waluigi game

[@Sonictheoofhog4]

No they'd have a 2818910108291039387371718919192828737474737171717993030393858575747474757474838 billion loss

[@lunatic0verlord10]

@@Sonictheoofhog4 Where hell did you get that number?

[@mr.awesome6011]

No. They wouldn't have. Don't care if this is a joke.🤦

[@nicccccccccccc]

the reason the green line wasn't the luigi line is simply cause the green line isn't that safe of a line. trying to explain why someone got shot on the luigi line wouldn't be a good time for anyone involved.

[@guy-sl3kr]

Imagine the publicity though

[@nicccccccccccc]

@@guy-sl3kr fair. Luigi don't fuck around, he stays straped 24/7.

[@soundbreaker8174]

gang colors

[@nicccccccccccc]

@sweet mint yeah but green and red are definitely the worst

[@fluffynator6222]

Why tf would you do this in Chicago anyway?

[@PipeGuy64Bit]

The Wii U and 3DS era was such a strange period in general. It felt like they were kinda going aimless though more on the Wii U but the first year of the 3DS was kinda... awkward. To anyone who didn't know, at first they wanted the 3DS to be a multimedia machine by having movies be available to purchase on the 3DS eShop but then they realized nobody would want to buy movies in 240p quality in the 2010's. And there was the botched way they handled Miiverse only for Nintendo to cast it aside when they themselves messed it up including forcing a 30 post daily limit and... overflowing the place with 3DS users that probably caused them to make a 30 post daily limit...

[@3dsfan2002]

Imagine watching movies and tv shows on that device that would’ve been cool, but that never happened

[@TurbopropPuppy]

remember when they made movie and TV show compilation cartriges for the GBA SP i had Lilo & Stitch and Kim Possible, Rugrats and Courage the Cowardly Dog, and Shrek 1 on mine

[@NYCJoeBlack]

There were supposed to be 3D movies and the Nintendo 3DS screen resolution is much higher than 240p.

[@3dsfan2002]

@@NYCJoeBlack they sure did make a video app that lasted from 2011-2015 and added Netflix, Hulu Plus, KZbin, and 3D trailers to upcoming games at the time. I just wished we got more of it

[@houraisheperd9721]

Back when the 3DS came with Dinosaur Office.

[@fawfulthegreat64]

I love how of all characters, Starlow is the one explicitly credited for appreciating Luigi when one of her defining character traits in the M&L series is shitting on Luigi at every opportunity possible

[@Tobunari]

And that's why I hate Starlow

[@Yuni-is-Schrodingers-Fox]

Seriously out of all the M&L and Paper Mario characters Starlow is the one who continues to return?

[@jimmybobfred696]

Starlow is kinda cute and sassy and has a few funny lines, but BOY she is savage to my boy Luigi and that is unacceptable and I do not like her because of that. If she had like an arc where she grew to respect Luigi as much as Mario, that would be better, but she just smack talks him whenever she gets the chance and that's just not cool. >:( Starlow to Mario: HI, Mario! Boy am I glad to see you! You're so great! Wow, everyone loves you! Starlow to Luigi: Oh... hi... uh... Linguine, right? (Gosh why did Mario have to bring his lame brother along?) Uhh... you won't slow Mario down, right? Totally rude.

[@MacenW]

@@jimmybobfred696 I hate this

[@t.funkthecoolmunk5472]

@@Yuni-is-Schrodingers-Fox Well, Mario and Luigi both speak gibberish, and they’re the only playable characters. Starlow, I guess, is supposed to be the voice for them, but Superstar Saga did just fine without a tagalong. At least she isn’t as bland as Stuffwell

[@TectonicImprov]

Year of Luigi striked me as something Nintendo cobbled together on short notice after realizing they had a couple of Luigi focused games coming out within a short timeframe of one another. Dark Moon is the only game from that year that really felt like its own fleshed out game about Luigi. Dream Team gives the guy a little more spotlight than usual but it still doesn't feel like he's the main star. The fact that the year just kinda ended with nothing proves to me it was hobbled together on short notice. Also fun fact the guy who played Luigi in the Super Mario Super Show died in November 2013. Happy Year of Luigi!

[@crack4184]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, FUN FACT!?

[@Twasforthevine]

@@crack4184 its a fun fact It only depends on the perspective

[@KanaIzumiya]

@@Twasforthevine I'm concerned for the person that does see that as "fun".

[@ddm_gamer]

How is that a fun fact and why did you have to say "Happy Year of Luigi" right after telling us about the death....

[@tonys6620]

He shed his mortal coil and ascended to Luigi

[@TheJxR]

He's still the best bro, I mean he has way more personality than red luigi

[@_-Lx-_]

Luigi and Wario are both amazing characters, infinitely more flavourful Good/Skinny Wario.

[@rainbowspongebob]

True

[@rainbowspongebob]

@@_-Lx-_ who’s wario? You mean fat yellow luigi

[@williamz2548]

Blue toad is the only one good Mario character

[@SuperDrunkdragon]

Nah, it’s called Mario Bros. for a reason and not Luigi Losers 😎

[@kyubeyz_7062]

I didn’t even know this is what the year of Luigi did and now I’m sad because I loved the idea of year of Luigi.

[@Power11112]

Literally the only reason it existed was because the Wii U and 3ds were both experiencing early total failure so they tried to do something to excite Nintendo fans as two Luigi heavy games happened to be releasing that year

[@ShadamAran]

dude dream team was so underrated. There is one part where mario is deep in luigi's dream psyche and you get a real look at just how much luigi cares about his bro. it's amazing.

[@paulgilbert5278]

I loved that part. Also the Giant Bowser Battle part where Luigi’s confidence is through the roof. That was cool

[@kieranstark7213]

If Year of Luigi were a financial success for Nintendo, then there would have been Year of Daisy in 2019 (30th anniversary), Year of Birdo in 2018 (30th anniversary), Year of Wario in 2017 (25th anniversary), Year of Yoshi in 2016 (25th anniversary), Year of Rosalina in 2022 (15th Anniversary), Year of Waluigi in 2020 (20th anniversary m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYu1qn5-mZpmZrs), etc.

[@_-Lx-_]

Year of Wario couldve been amazing hypothetically.

[@elizabetharmitage2748]

Dang that would've been fun

[@Sly_Maverick_31]

I'd be down for a year of Rosalina or Donkey Kong.

[@kieranstark7213]

Coming soon is more Years of Mario characters, but God knows we can’t have them because for whatever reason, it wastes Nintendo’s big budget!

[@OmarAlikaj]

Funny enough, Nintendo didn't celebrate "Year of Daisy," but Daisy would be made playable in "Super Mario Run" and "Super Smash Bros Ultimate."

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

Now that was a fun and imformative retrospective. Year of Luigi was pretty fun, and I still hold out hope for a year dedicated to another Nintendo character, like say… Donkey Kong?

[@joniivee]

Thank you very much, my friend! :D Honestly the concept of focusing on a whole character for a year has a lot of potential. Something like DK would be pretty sick cause there's such a large variety of games they could do. DKC, classic arcade DK, Mario Vs. DK, Donkey Konga FOUR? The possibilities are endless.

[@Sly_Maverick_31]

Year of DK? It's time to return to monke if that's the case.

[@magepumpkin]

donkey kong december

[@JessieProductions]

We already have the yearly Donkey Kong December

[@theonlybilge]

*informative

[@errantvice7335]

Luigi is a gigachad, dude is a homeowner, real estate mogul, actually has a stable relationship with a princess who isn’t kidnapped, dude is doing alright

[@the-point-bearer6689]

A princess who isn't kidnapped...you're not referring to Rosalina are you? If so, then that makes sense considering that both of them have the whole introverted feeling to them.

[@rugalbernstein5913]

@@the-point-bearer6689 most likely meant Daisy, who, while she _was_ kidnapped, it only ever happened once, and then never again, unlike peach's million and counting.

[@andrewaftontheandroidhedge2780]

@@rugalbernstein5913 an daisy sent bowser flying in i think mario party 4

[@rugalbernstein5913]

@@andrewaftontheandroidhedge2780 Mario party 3 actually, 4's story mode more or less made all the playable characters do the exact same thing, but 3 made daisy and waluigi's introductions unique because they were non-playable.

[@the-point-bearer6689]

@@rugalbernstein5913 I know what he meant, and I was about to say Daisy, but cannot because I think that Rosalina's the only princess that does not get kidnapped.

[@Vailskibum]

Nintendo needs to take more risks like this

[@muffin8460]

I’m glad to be a Vailski fan and know this channel

[@jorge69699]

Hi

[@averagejoe3099]

Bravery is not merely the absence of fear, but continuing to go forward despite of fear just like Luigi...

[@aidanlyons25]

Merry Christmas dude

[@Miriam_J_]

It wouldn't be a risk anymore seeing how well the Switch is doing. I guess they just don't want to, sadly.

[@Real_Bossclips]

"I'm glad someone around here respects this man." Ignoring the hundreds of times Starlow insults and berates Luigi for no reason.

[@castform7]

Too be fair, literally everyone that has access to a textbox is after Luigi in that series. Starlow's just....a very extreme case.

[@nickwallette6201]

Haven't played the game. Did they hook up in the end?

[@Fermin-hw5pd]

@@nickwallette6201 Nah not really, Luigi dies

[@3abdooogamer734]

like that one time in bowser inside story when Mario defended Luigi

[@INFERNO95]

Luigi get more respect then people released. He always voted the most popular mario character, has his own games over the years and now has his own Lego sets. So how is Luigi not getting any respect when he been getting it for the past twenty years?

[@kylekiske_]

Luigi's Joke is actually really fucking funny from Charles assuming he is just riffing off the cuff like he does in his own videos.

[@Spewa-em8cm]

I dont know, as awful as the Wii U/3DS era was for Nintendo financially, there's something so charming about it all. Year of Luigi, Miiverse, the god awful advertisements that we could laugh at, all the special 3DS consoles Nintendo was putting out, the cool little Eshop games that were frequently released, and the first party support was crazy strong across both platforms. With how boring the current era has been, I really kinda miss it. this video rules BTW, definitely gonna have to check out more of your stuff.

[@megasoniczxx]

I actually really liked the Wii U/3DS era a whole lot. Pretty much had all of my favorite games of that console gen coming out at the time (W101, DKCR:TF, Splatoon, etc.) and quite frankly was the only console with a really charming and homey UI. I miss all of this with the switch since even though the console itself in execution is better, i'm not really as big into a lot of the releases and the UI just feels really safe. Not bad, just nothing overly ambitious either which is probably what Nintendo was going for anyway after the Wii U.

[@OmegaDez]

Definitely some of my favorite years. This is coming from an older Gen-X gamer who kinda gave up on Nintendo, like most of my peers, when the N64 game out and all of the Japanese devs jumped ship to the PlayStation. I didn't care about the N64, thought the Gamecube was just okay, hated the Wii gimmicks... The 3DS/Wii U era is where Nintendo remembered to make good games that could draw me in. Pity it wasn't a huge success.

[@Spewa-em8cm]

@@OmegaDez Couldn't agree more, although coming from the perspective of a gen z gamer. Wii was a disappointment to me because of the gimmicky games and crappy graphics when compared to the competition. Wii U and 3DS just had the best first party support since the SNES and I found the Gamepad to be far more useful than any of the motion control stuff.

[@diegomedina9637]

When people say god awful advertising i don't understand what they mean. Nintendo had been horrible at advertising since like the SNES days. People like them now because they're nostalgic but alot of commercials for like N64, GameCube, Wii, Wii U and even Switch are god awful.

[@megasoniczxx]

@@diegomedina9637 I think in the case of the Wii U it stood out more because a lot of casual audiences had a hard time distinguishing whether it was a new console or some new attachment for the Wii. You'll never get the N64, Gamecube, Wii and Switch mixed up with each other because they all look distinctly different, but the Wii and Wii U were very similar and like I said, had people second guessing whether it was a new system or not.

[@MagillanicaLouM]

A year is only a year if you let it be. The millennium of Luigi will carry on after all of our passings

[@Weisz]

As a luigi stan, i approve this message

[@zhereanprogamer]

Exactly

[@MetaKnight68]

Now I'm just imagining you building a fully functional Poltergust 3000/G-00

[@Weisz]

@@MetaKnight68 HOLD ON

[@DreamyyArt]

Don't-a ship me with my bro.

[@aicelio]

Nintendo Lost the money amount of squid game

[@Thedarkglave360]

Can we take a minute to appreciate Luigi taking the time to read his own tweets specifically for thus channel? Busy man, but he still remembers the little guys.

[@paulgilbert5278]

He should, cuz he’s one of them

[@AaronDamigos]

The Japanese Luigi Nendoroid has the "The Year of Luigi" logo on the box. There's usually some delay in release between Japan and western releases with these figures, so they probably removed it from the English boxes.

[@SlickFrame]

Thanks again for the voice commission Jonii! Glad i could be a part of this!

[@michia3765]

I've listened to it like a second without knowing you where takin part in it, but immediately recognized you! XD Amazing job Slick :)

[@joniivee]

Absolutely Slick, you're very welcome! Thank you for the amazing job. You were very fun to work with and I lit up seeing the premiere chat freak out and say that I got the real Luigi xD

[@leafyfeathers]

Viridi talking about the Year of Luigi is the most aggressively early 2010s Nintendo thing I’ve ever seen

[@GAMEandRODO]

Hearing Charles Martinet speak full sentences with both Luigi and Mario just makes me wish more that the upcoming movie had the actual game voice cast and not some random Hollywood actors.

[@diamondsmasher]

Whaaaaaa….. you don’t want to see Jennifer Lawrence as Goomba and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as Lakitu??? Can’t wait for the sequel with a reanimated Sean Connery as Cheep-Cheep.

[@kaphizmey6229]

@@diamondsmasher i would pay a financially unhealthy sum of money to hear sean connery voice cheep-cheep. “mario, you piece of dirt!”

[@sonyabladesbooty3890]

Chris Pratt is a good cast choice. Dont care what any online nerd says

[@paulgilbert5278]

True

[@TailsRomanoff1994]

Hey! Don’t diss Jack Black as Bowser like that!

[@numberpi5473]

"They didn't focus on Luigi enough" I believe this. I see people talking about Year of Luigi as some grand event when Luigi himself is just part of reskinned games;

[@WeirdToYourMother]

The Year of Luigi is a good example of Nintendo's willingness to sell you ideas to keep you invested in the Nintendo gaming market sphere without ever putting any effort in or delivering on the modest desires of their fanbase

[@lunatic0verlord10]

If they did put any effort, we'd have gotten the Year of Waluigi instead.

[@fluffynator6222]

Idk, there really was nothing more they could do. And I honestly appreciate the continuous presence of hidden pixel chars in 3D games.

[@INFERNO95]

@Exalt Chrom That just a mario game whit Luigi name on it.

[@schwa4883]

Remove the word “ever” and yeah, this is 100% accurate.

[@NinjastarCompass]

I do really hope that nintendo does another "year of" celebration like this since this has so much potential honestly. Imagine like a "year of zelda" or something, that would be really cool to see zelda get more games based around her.

[@Duskgusting]

Him*

[@boom-jr8vi]

@@Duskgusting *Dying noises*

[@wantedbird55srandomchannel28]

There should be a game where you play as Zelda, not the CDI games, but a maybe canon Zelda game or a spinoff game.

[@INFERNO95]

Nintendo will only do it if they think the idea will make them money.

[@fernboy]

year of waluigi when. think about it we could have waluigi pinball, waluigi tax evasion simulator, waluigi dating sim, waluigi's taco stand 2: uncensored (he says egregious slurs)

[@Davethe3rd]

Honestly, I prefer Wario, and he certainly got his fair share of games, but not his fair share of fame. However, Luigi has his own unique vibe or groove. He's not my favorite brother, but I respect him. He certainly was my Main in Mario 2 back in the day. He jumped higher. And did a funny leg thing while he did it.

[@Yuni-is-Schrodingers-Fox]

I like Wario before he got Flanderized.

[@LimeLoaf]

Super Idol的笑容 都没你的甜 八月正午的阳光 都没你耀眼 热爱 105 °C的你 滴滴清纯的蒸馏水

[@crack4184]

@@Yuni-is-Schrodingers-Fox Flanderized?

[@Yuni-is-Schrodingers-Fox]

@@crack4184 'The act of taking a single (often minor) action or trait of a character within a work and exaggerating it more and more over time until it completely consumes the character. Most always, the trait/action becomes completely outlandish and it becomes their defining characteristic.' - TV Tropes

[@crack4184]

@@Yuni-is-Schrodingers-Fox Thank you!

[@mysticaxolotl8215]

I never thought I'd hear the words "Luigi", "Starlow", and "respect" within 10 seconds of each other

[@megamix5403]

Honestly, the whole Year of Luigi thing is one of those events where you just had to be there. I remember seeing the standalone game at Walmart? And best part? You could play it without the base game at half the price. Still wish I had my copy. qwq Also, I love your Luigi impression when you read the Tweets. XD They should've gotten you for the Mario movie.

[@joniivee]

Thanks for the nice comment! Standalone NSLU was truly a sight to behold. And that wasn't me doing Luigi, that was Slick Frame, another KZbinr who does a series called Ask Mario. I agree, he's very good. :D

[@SlickFrame]

Thank you very much-a!

[@megamix5403]

@@joniivee Oh shit, that wasn't you? lol My bad. Still a good video.

[@megamix5403]

@@SlickFrame You're quite welcome, paisano! :D

[@laureanouberalles5391]

I lost my copy too. I bought both mario u and luigi u, miss them

[@stevensteviepryde5888]

Man I was really hoping for another year of Luigi. There's so many games they can still do! Paper Luigi, Super Luigi 64, Luigi & Knuckles at the spelling bee, the list goes on!

[@diamondsmasher]

Luigi Party, Luigi Kart, Luigi Tennis….

[@wantedbird55srandomchannel28]

Super Luigi's Mansion All-stars...

[@LexxGee1234]

That will never happen

[@DarshanBhambhani]

“Chicago you will always be the home of the L” this line aged beautifully

[@charlottearanea7507]

You didn't mention the Luigi coins! They were given out at Best Buys during the limited demos for Wind Waker HD, Mario Kart 8, and probably other games I imagine.

[@somebonehead]

Bro I explicitly remember calling my local Best Buy asking about those coins, even having my mother repeatedly call while I was in school that day, and they had no idea what I was talking about. I was so mad that I couldn't go there that day.

[@rin-chan-now]

I know this had been said before, but I really hope there’s more ‘Nintendo years’. It’s really cool to have under-appreciated focused on by Nintendo, who has an ash tray of characters they’ll never use. Maybe even outside of Mario characters. I hope they bite the bullet and try it again despite how year of Luigi failed.

[@omarpikm2101]

year of side character

[@corbasm2]

Fun Fact! Hidden Luigis are also in odyssey

[@juanrojas6063]

15:36 I seriously just left out the nastiest laugh at Luigi’s joke and ensuing awkwardness, what’s wrong with me

[@Pixelcraftian]

I bet 2022's gonna be another year of Luigi, it's probably not gonna happen, but it's the perfect opportunity. This was a really cool event Nintendo did! Even though I prefer Mario, it's nice seeing Luigi get the spotlight sometimes. Cool video! :D

[@YMangaka]

Forget it. We're in "Corona year" since 21 months ! There's no other events anymore. 😒

[@nostop5532]

@@YMangaka it's so weird how as soon as 2010's end the world completely changed and as well as my view of it

[@user-Insane_Ails]

Luigi > Mario

[@YMangaka]

@@nostop5532 the world is screwed ! The government of the world decided to control us with that whole virus thing and they'll never let it go. We'll never go back to the way it was before.

[@tentacles3851]

@@YMangaka lmao

[@icecream_cake69]

Luigi deserves a second year of Luigi

[@ectovampz]

Fr

[@LexxGee1234]

No he doesnt

[@Davethe3rd]

Maybe Luigi is just hanging out with Ms. Pac-Man or something... (Wouldn't it be absolutely insane if Nintendo didn't have the rights to Luigi?)

[@INFERNO95]

Nintendo made and own Luigi. MS Pac-man is not own nor made by Namco . even if Nintendo by some nonsense lose Luigi they still have mario.

[@Davethe3rd]

@@INFERNO95 Congratulations for not getting the joke! You must have worked very hard to be this dense...

[@INFERNO95]

@@Davethe3rd It took you this long to respond to this?

[@Davethe3rd]

@@INFERNO95 It did!

[@yogibear8683]

Now If only Tails can do the exact same thing with his own year and missed opportunity to promote his movie counterpart to Kickstart It all.

[@Turbulation1]

And that he gets some sort of spinoff based of Tails Adventure.

[@SoshiTheYoshi]

Here’s a sad fact, Dream Team was the last new appearance of Toadsworth On the bright side, MKAGP FOOTAGE YOOO

[@Klonoahedgehog]

Just one other victim of Miyamoto's genéric Toad fetish

[@Basile.BowBow]

10:40 woah you predicted The Completionist’s downfall 😮

[@alvarostockle]

Was here for this comment.

[@drsnoes6337]

The L in luigi stands for lovable boy

[@kieranwilkes-milne5280]

Seeing this when I was really young was wild me and my brother and cousin were mind blown by luigi as we all loved luigis mansion and seeing him with his own year was truly magical

[@ectovampz]

FR! but it was only me since i would non stop talk about luigi

[@michaeldougherty6036]

And yet, Nintendo has enough cash on hand to make every year the Year of Luigi until 2050 without going under.

[@INFERNO95]

How do you know that? Nintendo has bill they have to pay just like everyone else. There people who work for them they have to pay crap loads of money to along whit making video games that cost even more money. If a game bombs they lead to lots of money lost or jobs lost too. There a reason why f-zero and earth bound don't have games being developed any time in the future. While the switch is selling well, they still probably have not recover from the failure of the Wii U. Working in the gaming business is not easy like you kids think it is.

[@michaeldougherty6036]

@@INFERNO95 Nah bro, Nintendo doesn't do business like most western companies that leverage themselves to the hilt. They have savings. MASSIVE savings. 30+ billion USD dollars. They are one of, if not the wealthiest company in Japan. Wanna idea of how confident Nintendo is in it's finances? When Microsoft attempted to buy them before launching the OG Xbox, Nintendo laughed them out of the boardroom. That's by Microsoft's own admission. According to an older release from former Nintendo CEO Hiroshi Yamaushi, he actually responded in person by saying "suck my yellow balls, Mr Ballmer...". I say this as someone who has owned and enjoyed gaming on every major console and PC in the last 20 year; Nintendo can do whatever the hell they want until well after I'm dead without ever worrying about money running out.

[@LexxGee1234]

@@michaeldougherty6036 Bro that doesn't mean you can waste your money on dumb luigi games.

[@NoGoodNameHelpPLZ]

15:47 this actually made me chuckle because I wasn't expecting it

[@cowboyznthehood]

I love Luigi more than I love my own son.

[@randompoorlydrawndragon3076]

I like how Luigi became more popular because he wasn't popular

[@t.funkthecoolmunk5472]

12:44 I actually own this 3DS, still in good condition too. Though yeah, I always thought it was disrespectful that Mario was on the “Year of Luigi” 3DS

[@josueproductions5007]

Thank you Pitt and Starlow for giving our lord and savior Luigi the respect and attention he deserves, honestly a really cool and interesting video and I was pretty entertained also I’m pretty sure the Luigi Nendoroid was a promotional thing since it came out shortly after the year of Luigi ended and they made a Luigi Nendoroid before Mario and the whole Luigi & Mario: Dream Team thing was funny 😆

[@thefreshkingofbel1179]

We dont need a year of Luigi... WE NEED THE AGE OF LUIGI! NO! ALL OF EXISTENCE HAS TO BECOME LUIGI!

[@Fermin-hw5pd]

MY WHOLE EXISTENCE WILL BECOME LUIGI!! EVEN THOUGH IT WILL KILL YOU? EVEN IF IT KILLS ME!!

[@wantedbird55srandomchannel28]

ALL HAIL OUR LORD AND SAVIOR LUIGI!!!

[@LexxGee1234]

Can you like stop being simps? Nintendo will NEVER Make another year.

[@castform7]

I really wish the year of Luigi did better and didn't feel like something thrown together last minute. We could've gotten Luigi really showing what makes him unique and different from Mario with new game experience Mario hasn't done. That being said, having an entire year centered around you isn't really something anyone gets (no matter how underwhelming it was).

[@INFERNO95]

Maybe if Luigi fans supported Luigi it would have done better. Blame Luigi fans not Nintendo for the failure.

[@Squaggies]

finding luigi has always been a personal favorite of mine, as it is the best promotion nintendo did during the wii u era since it had no right existing at all

[@Diwasho]

Still waiting for Sega to respond with a year of Tails. This year it's actually the 30th anniversary since his debut, which parallels how YoL was on Luigi's 30th anniv. Come on Sega, you better deliver.

[@lordice5]

God I miss the early 2010's Long Live Luigi

[@Fermin-hw5pd]

Hee homie Luigi

[@NeclirGo]

LLL

[@rennythespaceguy7285]

The year of Luigi actually had a lot of personal significance to me at the time so I'm glad to see this video ESPECIALLY AS WE GET READY FOR THE YEAR OF TWOIGI NEXT YEAR BAYBEEEEEE, 2023 LESGO!

[@BrBill]

When's my Year of Dry Bones

[@jzer21]

I had no idea about the Luigi car and took it to work one day. Talk about a pleasant surprise. As to why it’s not on the green line, because Luigi’s face looks better when not riddled with bullet holes and graffiti.

[@ArynBendah]

Jared became respected again, after the gaslighting he suffered from his ex-wife

[@grantwilliams2571]

And how is this relevant to the video?

[@ArynBendah]

@@grantwilliams2571 he's respected. That's how.

[@grantwilliams2571]

@@ArynBendah I see they made a joke about ProJared in the video.

[@grantwilliams2571]

@@ArynBendah That happened two years ago...

[@ArynBendah]

@@grantwilliams2571 yup, and it took him a bit to recover. Law will usually side with the woman over any issues as opposed to being a fair and unbiased trial, which was what started to screw Jared in the first place. Then it just trickled downhill until What's Her Face was caught in some lies or whatever and things cleared up.

[@Robo983]

Luigi lost them a lot of money in the class action lawsuit over the L-shaped pills.

[@20000dino]

This is actually the first video of yours that I’ve watched and I loved it. Most gaming analysis youtubers try to be funny but fail miserably - you are one of the exceptions. That subscribe button is looking real tasty to me right now, ngl 👀

[@INFERNO95]

He did took shots at mario.

[@aidencordon7884]

I live in Chicago now and take the CTA almost everyday and I get off at Clark/Lake to go to work and the idea of this happening now is absolutely incomprehensible

[@horushyperion76]

HOLY SHIT 8:59 THAT RIGHT THERE IS THE PERFECT LUIGI. WHOEVER DID THAT NEED TO APPLY FOR THE LUIGI ROLE IN THE MOVIE OR WHENEVER THEY MAKE A TV SHOW OR KZbin CHANNEL.

[@Latintendo]

They have a youtube channel on the description.

[@averagejoe3099]

Bravery is not merely the absence of fear, but continuing to go forward despite of fear just like Luigi...

[@dylanzlol7293]

with a year of Wario Nintendo would get a lot of money because Wario loves money and therefore Money-loving character + Money-loving company = Money

[@URAYULI]

>subscribes to jonii >they upload a video 20 minutes later am i dreaming or is this heaven

[@20000dino]

20:38 There’s nothing there, Jonii, I think you’re going insane

[@joniivee]

I SWEAR TO GOD HE'S THERE

[@guillaumechau6082]

@@joniivee Who's there? I didn't see anyone.

[@llee_gg]

Nintendo: wow, people seem to really like Luigi! Let's make a whole year dedicated to appreciating him! *year of Luigi flops* Nintendo: so that was a fucking lie

[@INFERNO95]

These clowns spent much time hating Nintendo thinking they don't care about Luigi that when Nintendo give them the chance to show their love for Luigi and the clown fault him. Then have the nerve to blame Nintendo for something Luigi fans bought on themselves..

[@pastaman7278]

How am I supposed to tell my parents that I unironically chuckled at Luigi's joke

[@ultra64dx77]

*Don’t*

[@Salieri01]

They gonna put you on the streets man

[@AnUnusualEg]

I still argue with my friends when we play mario games over luigi. My friend always plays him so I never get the chance to enjoy the glory. Truly amazing.

[@thisisasupersayin376]

17:48 the first female virus is called Confused? I didn't know the Dr Luigi devs were BASED

[@gamerparker123]

22:32 Guess that’s where they got the money for Squid Game.

[@ScrewWatermarks]

Don't forget that green case for the standalone version of New Super Luigi U, man.

[@inkstar7521]

26:43 Ohoho… You could not be more wrong. Starlow is like, PRESIDENT of the Luigi Hating Club.

[@ClassicBentobox]

Always a shame what could’ve been with the Year of Luigi. Oh well.

[@teadrinkerfication9160]

Ladies, Gentlemen, Enbies…. ? That was a surprise 🥲

[@mossbag69]

EMERALD KING 🤴 🙌 💚

[@time_to_exist9111]

Cool seeing you here still never watched one of your videos(really been meaning too they seem interesting) but if you made a Luigi lore video I’m sure that’s be an excellent place to start

[@wantedbird55srandomchannel28]

All hail Luigi x3

[@ccggenius]

Luigi tweeting about loving pizza while showing a picture of a casserole is a mood.

[@duckysnake]

Deep dish pizza counts as pizza, fight me

[@mistyumbreon]

It's a deep dish chicago style pizza pie isnt it

[@doctorbrown5957]

@@mistyumbreon That shit ain't pizza, that's tomato soup in a bread bowl

[@liammcnicholas918]

You chose violence

[@SNESJerry]

3DS & Wii U era was definitely a strange time for Nintendo, memories of getting my Wii U on Christmas Eve!

[@technik6744]

While I hate the uninspired graphics of super mario U and luigi U, the level design of luigi U is really great. It's much harder and some levels are similar to kaizo hacks.

[@ShizBliz10]

I got to say I almost burst out with laughter as soon as I saw the fact that in Smash 4 Luigi's trophies states that at the end his taunts are 100% Weegee

[@giga3132]

As a someone who travels to Chicago often, I think they chose the brown line because it goes through “hip” neighborhoods. The green line goes through the infamous South side.

[@TheMicWillExperiment]

Underrated channel. Great Voice Talent, I can’t even imagine how many hundred hours this took to make. You have earned my sub easily lol great content.

[@Andinus3000]

Yeah, it's rare anymore the KZbin algorithm throws smaller content creators a bone like this, even when they are genuinely talented.

[@Luigi_Longplays]

We all know if they brought back the year of Luigi 2023 or 2024 they would make way more now than what they lost back in 2013.

[@mjdxp5688]

I actually have Dr. Luigi and I'd absolutely dig out my Wii U from storage to play it with you

[@mellowkidd]

Luigi’s Mansion Dark Moon holds a lot of Memories in my heart. My brother and I would stay up late playing Scare Scrapper mode and catching ghosts.

[@duoge9139]

remember guys, luigi is also green on the political compass according to jonii

[@silveraurora]

I just remember when I started to play video games, I didn't know what was the year of luigi. I remember watching chuggaaconroy's lp of luigis mansion and Mario & Luigi series. I saw dream team and dark moon at the store and begged my parents to get the games. I find it funny that I ended up getting half of the year of luigi games. What makes it funnier or worse is that dark moon was $20 when most 3ds games were $40. I don't remember if it was the store or if it was on sale. The one thing I could remember is my dad saying something along the lines of "wow, its cheap since its a luigi game and doesn't have Mario". Now that I think back on it, Im shocked since my dad knows nothing about games and came from the Asia. I was surprised that he knew "Mario was on top" and have loved luigi ever since.

[@ProjectTony]

My brother got me the gold year of luigi coin that they were giving away from the Nintendo world store in NYC that year.

[@somebonehead]

Was it the same one given away by Best Buy for the demo promotions?

[@bobosmith101]

That's a shame... I remember it quite fondly.

[@macplayzvc2889]

As a hardcore Mario and Luigi fan, everyone in that series constantly nags at Luigi for being #2. Starlow might have said that about his year, but she constantly belittles him for not being as good as Mario. It’s pretty messed up, but the games are amazing none the less.

[@Poyostar]

Of all the videos I've seen covering The Year Of Luigi, this is easily the best of 'em. What an interesting little time period for the Mario series and Nintendo as a whole, indeed.

[@neonblocky9606]

Luigi will be number one no matter what, No matter what.

[@FunAnimator]

Nintendo got the idea from when I made my 8th birthday not about mario but about luigi. I dressed as luigi and had a cake of him. I will be suing

[@KrookTM]

Luigi took away my wife and kids. I miss them. But I'm sure they're happier now Anyways nice video

[@da_king_shark1196]

Year of Wario 2027 baby we are going to get a wario bullet train and dr wario 2, new super wario land deluxe, and wario ware getting it together again

[@PsychedelicPenne]

This video is so good. I was the exact right age to be swept off my fucking feet by this event. The humor in this as well is unusually good for your average retrospective; it was much appreciated and really felt unique, like if anyone else had made this video the vibe and jokes would be different. I really enjoyed looking back at something that, while it meant so much to me at the time, I hadn't thought about in ages.