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Aside from his character development, Luigi's abilities were also highlighted during the Year of Luigi. ''{{s|mariowiki|New Super Luigi U}}'' notably lacks Mario and instead focuses on Luigi's signature higher jump and slippery traction. ''{{s|mariowiki|Dr. Luigi}}'' marks his debut as a doctor like [[Dr. Mario|his brother before him]], and sees him utilize unique L-shaped [[Megavitamins]]. Although the Year of Luigi officially concluded on March 18, 2014,<ref>[https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAADMUKllG-_pxg Shigeru Miyamoto's Miiverse post announcing the end of the Year of Luigi]</ref> one final Year of Luigi game, ''Super Luigi Bros.'', was released a little over a month later as a part of ''{{s|mariowiki|NES Remix 2}}''. Like ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario 3D World}}''{{'}}s ''Luigi Bros.'', ''Super Luigi Bros.'' is a modified emulation of ''Super Mario Bros.'', but noticeably differs by retaining Luigi's higher jump and sporting mirrored versions of every level. | Aside from his character development, Luigi's abilities were also highlighted during the Year of Luigi. ''{{s|mariowiki|New Super Luigi U}}'' notably lacks Mario and instead focuses on Luigi's signature higher jump and slippery traction. ''{{s|mariowiki|Dr. Luigi}}'' marks his debut as a doctor like [[Dr. Mario|his brother before him]], and sees him utilize unique L-shaped [[Megavitamins]]. Although the Year of Luigi officially concluded on March 18, 2014,<ref>[https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAADMUKllG-_pxg Shigeru Miyamoto's Miiverse post announcing the end of the Year of Luigi]</ref> one final Year of Luigi game, ''Super Luigi Bros.'', was released a little over a month later as a part of ''{{s|mariowiki|NES Remix 2}}''. Like ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario 3D World}}''{{'}}s ''Luigi Bros.'', ''Super Luigi Bros.'' is a modified emulation of ''Super Mario Bros.'', but noticeably differs by retaining Luigi's higher jump and sporting mirrored versions of every level. | ||
Although replicas of Luigi's hat and outfit are available for Mario to wear, Luigi himself returned to an ancillary role for his appearance in ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Odyssey}}''; he appears as the non-playable host of the {{s|mariowiki|Balloon World}} minigame, which was made available via a game update released on February 21, 2018.<ref>[https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/966540440370466817 Nintendo of America on Twitter: February 21, 2018]</ref> Later that year, a remake of ''Luigi's Mansion'' for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] was released. This remake introduced Luigi's gelatinous counterpart, {{s|mariowiki|Gooigi}}, | Although replicas of Luigi's hat and outfit are available for Mario to wear, Luigi himself returned to an ancillary role for his appearance in ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Odyssey}}''; he appears as the non-playable host of the {{s|mariowiki|Balloon World}} minigame, which was made available via a game update released on February 21, 2018.<ref>[https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/966540440370466817 Nintendo of America on Twitter: February 21, 2018]</ref> Later that year, a remake of ''Luigi's Mansion'' for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] was released. This remake introduced Luigi's gelatinous counterpart, {{s|mariowiki|Gooigi}}, who serves as his partner in multiplayer mode. Gooigi also features prominently in ''{{s|mariowiki|Luigi's Mansion 3}}'', a brand new installment in the spin-off series set to release in 2019. | ||
==In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''== | ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''== | ||