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| Luigi | |
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 The emblem of Luigi's hat as commonly used in the series | |
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| Developer(s) | The Software Toolworks Radical Entertainment Next Level Games[1] Nintendo Software Planning & Development[2] Arika Capcom |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Platform(s) | PC, Macintosh, NES, SNES, GameCube, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Arcade, Nintendo Switch |
| First release | Luigi's Hammer Toss 1990 |
| Latest release | Luigi's Mansion 2 HD June 27, 2024 |
| Parent series | Mario |
Luigi is a video game subseries of platformers and puzzle video games that is a spin-off of the Mario franchise published and produced by Nintendo. All games in the series revolve around the titular Luigi, best known for being the younger brother of Nintendo's mascot character Mario. Luigi games have been released for various Nintendo video game consoles and handhelds dating from the Game & Watch to the Nintendo Switch.
Luigi was introduced in the 1983 Game & Watch game Mario Bros., where he and Mario work in a bottling plant. The first game to star Luigi was the 1990 game Luigi's Hammer Toss, which was also the first game to use the Luigi branding. More recently, he has appeared in the Luigi's Mansion series. Two of the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Mario games, with those being Super Mario Bros. and the NES port of Mario Bros., have been ported to the Wii U and altered to feature Luigi as the protagonist instead of Mario.
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