Luigi | |
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Genre(s) | Action-adventure, edutainment, survival horror, platformer, puzzle |
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 (c. 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.