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No doubt there to promote the release of new Nintendo 3DS game Luigi’s Mansion 2 (known as Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon in the West), Shigeru Miyamoto – the creator of Super Mario, Zelda and Donkey Kong among others – was spotted hanging out with staff from Nintendo America in New York yesterday, not to mention looking exceptionally green. If only he’d arrived a few days earlier, this get-up would have worked pretty well for Saint Patrick’s Day, too.

Wearing a lime-green plumber’s cap and Luigi motif t-shirt, the legendary video game creator was seen playing a few rounds of Nintendo Land, a multiplayer-focused game for the Wii U console which features mini games based on Nintendo’s existing franchises and one that our own writing team took quite a shine to. Of course, wanting to keep Mario’s sibling at the front of everyone’s minds prior to the release of the new game, Miyamoto made sure that the staff stuck to the ghost hunt mini game in particular, which mimics many aspects of Luigi’s ghost house adventures.

▼ NY, Luigi, Miyamoto.

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▼ Ghost huntin’

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Luigi’s Mansion 2 goes on sale in Japan today, and will be released in North America and Europe on March 24 and 28, respectively. Now if we could only track down enough of those caps so that the entire RocketNews24 team could wear them to work…

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That magical time of year when game companies throw themselves a giant party and start spilling family secrets like your drunk aunt is finally upon us. That’s right, E3 starts Tuesday! And all this week, excited fans will be glued to the blogs, chomping on the bits for new info from Microsoft, Sony, Ubisoft, and many other major publishers. One company that won’t be giving a massive, blow-all-the-fuses presentation, though, is Nintendo.

Even so, that doesn’t the company is skipping the event entirely.

In fact company president Satoru Iwata and legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto flew from Japan to Los Angles to take part. And who do you imagine met them at the airport?

None other than shy Super Mario Brother Luigi!

And he wasn’t alone either, bringing along President of Nintendo of America Reggie Fils-Aime. Never ones to miss out on some good PR, Nintendo tweeted photos and a Vine video (available below) of their meeting.

We’re not sure where Mario was, but maybe Nintendo is keeping him on the benches in order to let Luigi enjoy his year: the Year of Luigi.

Some Japanese Nintendo fans were tickled by the video, poking fun at the (barely) rhyming of Reggie and Luigi.

Others had slightly different takes on the mini-event:

Yikes! Reggie is biiiiig! There’s almost no difference between him and the Luigi costume!

Nintendo is at the event? Maybe they’ll announce a price reduction for the Wii U.

Looks like a giant dildo…

The year of Luigi seems like it’ll be kind of…awkward.

I don’t know why, but it looks like a pregnant, irritated cockroach to me.

Green isn’t very popular… sure seems like red is number one.

Don’t mind the haters, Luigi! We’re rooting for you!

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Luigi has always played second fiddle to his brother Mario and it seems all those years of pent-up jealousy and anger have surfaced in Nintendo’s eighth edition of Mario Kart. Scores of English-language sites have already reported on what many are calling “Luigi’s Death Stare,” and all that news coverage has finally made it over to Japan, inspiring a multitude of comments by surprised Japanese gamers.

Here’s one video that’s been posted on several Japanese forums showcasing Luigi’s “take no prisoners” attitude:

Japanese netizens had a lot to say about the new Luigi:

“Finally Luigi has something other than his jumping strength to differentiate himself.”

“He’s so coooool!”

“That stare was more coldhearted than I had imagined!”

“Psychopath little brother?”

“It’s all going according to plan…”

“Usually Luigi is the timid, comical little brother, but seeing him put on such a serious face while crashing into his opponents is really funny.”

“He’s revealed his true nature.”

“I never thought Luigi could put on such a scary face.”

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Most Japanese netizens enjoyed the new badass Luigi, but it’s still unclear how his new personality will translate into sales of the Wii U console that must be purchased in order to play Mario Kart 8:

“I guess if you have a talented older brother, you’ll turn to the dark side. Luigi has really lost his way. I’m definitely not buying a Wii U”

“Omg, I laughed so hard at Luigi. I’m going to buy a Wii U!”

To see Luigi grinning as he blows Peach to bits and not even flinching as he mercilessly takes out a smiling pink Toadette is a little sad. Gone are the days of happy Nintendo characters brushing off a collision with a high-pitched “oh no!” Because apparently, on the streets of Mario Kart 8, we play for keeps.

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Miyamoto demonstrates that even busy people can still download and play Super Mario Run. Whether you’re working out at the gym or shaking the hand of some foreigner you can still continue playing the game. Or probably most importantly, you can still play even if you’re “holding onto a handle on the train”. Miyamoto shows us that he can even eat a hamburger while collecting coins.

▼ Play while greeting random foreigners

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▼ Play while working on your biceps

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Miyamoto also gives us a basic run down on the “new style for Mario gameplay”.

“In this game, Mario runs on his own so you can play it one-handed. And Mario will also hurdle small enemies and small gaps on his own as well making it very comfortable to play,” says Miyamoto.

▼ This video provides a bit of a closer look at the gameplay.

Here’s how some internet commenters reacted to Miyamoto’s video:

“Miyamoto looks really well, doesn’t he?”
“That looks like a delicious hamburger!!!!!”
“The game style looks pretty standard, but I can’t wait to see the reaction for something made by ‘Super Mario’.”

Miyamoto encourages everyone to “take on this new challenge”. Will you be playing one-handed Mario when it’s released?

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Super Mario’s brother is ready to show he’s super too!

Though its title has gradually transitioned to just Super Mario, originally Nintendo’s flagship franchise was called Super Mario Bros., since the platforming plumber’s brother Luigi is a hero in his own right. Now, in his latest demonstration that he can keep up with his more famous sibling, Luigi is getting his own Lego set!

Following up on the Lego Super Mario set that launched last summer, the new Lego Super Mario Adventures with Luigi Starter Course is an interactive toy that seeks to combine the creative design elements of Lego blocks with the obstacle course-like challenge of a Super Mario level. Lego Luigi has LCD screen eye and overalls plus a speaker, allowing him to change his facial expression and chatter away in his friendly voice as he encounters friends and foes on his way to level-ending flagpole.

▼ Preview video for the Lego Luigi set

The 280-piece set includes, obviously, Luigi himself, plus a Pink Yoshi and, for enemies, a Bone Goomba and Boom Boom. Further dangers await in the form of spinning seesaw pieces and an interactive question mark block.

▼ Oh, and if you’re wondering if Luigi is just a recolored Mario (like he was in the original Super Mario Bros. video game), don’t worry, as their Lego versions do have different facial features and mustaches.

In the U.S., the Lego Super Mario Adventures with Luigi Starter Course is available for pre-order now through the Lego website here, priced at US$59.99 and with shipping scheduled for August 1. However, in a parallel to the way Nintendo’s games used to come out in Japan before they came out overseas, the Lego Luigi set will be released in Japan almost a month earlier, on July 10, with pre-orders starting through the Lego Rakuten online shop later today.

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Slather your body in Mario and Luigi and immerse yourself in the game world…literally!

When you think about anime or game-related goods, you might think the best place to get them is in Japan. While you’d be right most of the time, that isn’t the case with the latest round of limited-edition Mario Bros. goods, because fans in Japan will have to wait until 18 April to get their hands on the new limited-edition collection, which is over three weeks later than fans overseas.

The late release in Japan is likely due to the local release date for The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which this new collection is in celebration of. While the movie will be released on 5 April in countries like the U.S., U.K., Australia and Canada, here in Japan, the movie is set to screen on 28 April.

While the wait may be frustratingly long for fans in Japan, it looks set to be worth it, because this collection is designed to bring the world of Super Mario Bros into the bathroom, with 12 specially designed Lush goods featuring characters and items from the movie.

The star of the show here is the Question Block Bath Bomb, which will retail in Japan for 2,400 yen (US$18.43).

As you might expect, these bath bombs come with one of six different mystery items inside, so that once it fizzes away in the bath, your special item will be revealed.

The items that can be found inside the Question Block are, clockwise, below, from top to bottom: Coin (in the Honey I Washed The Kids scent); Mini Mushroom Power Up (Avocado Co Wash scent); Ice Flower Power Up (Outback Mate scent); Big Mushroom Power Up (Big scent); Star Power Up (Sexy Peel scent); Fire Flower Power Up (Cinders scent)

▼ A lush way to power up after a hard day.

Fans who want to slather their bodies in their favourite characters can do so with the Mario and Luigi shower gels, which are appropriately coloured and available in three sizes: 110 grams (3.8 ounces) for 1,200 yen, 280 grams for 2,400 yen and 560 grams for 4,000 yen.

▼ Mario’s gel contains fruity, spicy notes of lime, black pepper and pomegranate

▼ Luigi’s gel is filled with the scent of apples.

Princess Peach and Bowser are available in Shower Jelly form, with peach scents for the princess and cinnamon, cloves and star anise for Bowser.

▼ Each one is available in a choice of two sizes: 100 grams (1,000 yen) or 240 grams (2,000 yen).

▼ Princess Peach will also keep you smelling peachy all day with the Body Spray for 5,100 yen.

And rounding out the collection we have the Gold Coin Soap (860 yen), which wraps you in the scent of crème brulée and promises to enrich both your body and soul.

While people in Japan will have to wait for the collection to appear in stores and online from 14 April, fans overseas will be able to enjoy the range from 24 March.

So let us know what it’s like, overseas fans! We’ll be pacing ourselves in the meantime by playing Super Mario Bros. as a three-person co-op game, like we did back in 2021.

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Too bad there’s no Bowser one or I would have copped a Koopa cup of that.

The Super Mario franchise has been around so long that the main characters have appeared in countless video games, movies, and ice cream. So it’s probably safe to say that we’ve all crossed paths with the pudgy plumbers in one way or another, and I’m sure we’ve all had the same thought when looking at their curvy physiques: “You know, if I tore off his head and limbs, he’d make a pretty swell tumbler.”

Well, now this psychopathic dream will become a reality with the release of the Super Mario Tumbler Book on 12 October. The reason it’s called a “book” is that it comes with some kind of pamphlet that allows it to be classified as a book and thus displayed on the magazine racks of a convenience store which in this case is 7-Elevens nationwide.

They come in the torsos of either Mario or Luigi for 2,959 yen (US$20) each and the designs are deceptively simple yet detailed, right down to the subtly different shades of blue used in each brother’s overalls.

Each cup is made of steel and can hold about 320 milliliters (11 ounces). The design is vacuum insulated to keep your beverage at an optimal temperature and also keep condensation from forming on cold drinks, making them great for workspaces.

▼ That Compaq Presario is safe and sound!

These limited-edition cups are being sold to commemorate the launch of Super Mario Wonder for Nintendo Switch on 20 October. The titular “book” that comes with each cup will offer a look at the upcoming game and other details.

So, be sure to pick up a cup from one of the many 7-Elevens that carry it or order it directly from the website of its distributor Takarajimasha. Hopefully, next time, the company will answer the question on everyone’s mind — whether or not tearing off Sonic the Hedgehog‘s head would make for a decent toothbrush holder.

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Collab also celebrates the release of Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD with themed freebies and cake.

Last year, Baskin-Robbins Japan heated up Japan’s already-hot summer with a limited Super Mario collaboration menu. It included special flavors, cups, goods, and even ice cream cakes. Thanks to its popularity, it’s back for a second round in Summer 2024.

The Super Mario collab menu will be available June 28 to July 31 at Baskin-Robbins across Japan. As the special menu dates coincide with the June 27 release of Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD in Japan, Mario’s green-themed brother also gets a few shout-outs in this year’s collection.

Here’s what to expect:

● Super Star-Double Grape Ice Cream (420 yen [US$2.60])

This brand-new flavor features the stars that can grant characters temporary invincibility in the Mario series, and in ice cream form, it can help you stay strong against the summer heat. It combines milk ice cream, grape ice cream, and Muscat grape ice cream flavors in a colorful swirl.

● Super Mushroom Cola Float Ice Cream (420 yen)

Back by popular demand is the Super Mushroom Cola Float flavor. Vanilla ice cream, cola-flavored ice cream, and white popping candy create a fizzing soda float effect that is sure to wake you up.

● Super Mario Double Cups (Small Double 510 yen, Regular Double 760 yen)

If you order a double scoop of any Baskin-Robbins flavor combination, you can choose from one of three Mario-themed plastic cups.

And, on a first-come-first-serve basis, you can also receive a free Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD mini clear file! One file will be given per one double-scoop order as long as supplies last.

● Super Mario Single Sundae (790 yen)

The returning Super Star Sundae gets a visual upgrade but still maintains its delicious Brick Block and Super Star chocolate toppings.

● Super Mario Double Sundae (1,380 yen)

This year’s menu also includes a Double Sundae option with Coin and Yoshi’s Egg chocolates.

● Wonder Flower Crush Soda (750 yen)

This dessert drink combines crushed ice, grape-flavored syrup, soda, jelly, and a scoop of your favorite ice cream. The different textures and flavors reflect the Wonder Flower’s powers aptly, as it does strange things to Mario characters.

● Question Block Ice Cream Set (small 2,880 yen, regular 3,580 yen)

Surprise someone–or yourself, if you’re forgetful–with a Question Block set that includes eight ice cream flavors of your choosing.

It also comes with a small Question Block-shaped picnic tarp!

● Super Mario Variety Box (1,280-4,200 yen)

You can choose from four, six, eight, or twelve flavors in different Mario-themed boxes with this set.

● Luigi’s Mansion 31 Deco Cake (4,800 yen)

This cake-and-ice-cream set lets you decorate a cake with six ice cream flavors of your choosing and Luigi’s Mansion-themed spooky decorations.

● Super Mario Palette 6 (4,000 yen)

Another upgrade from last year’s menu, the 2024 Palette Ice Cream Cake has six Mario characters instead of just three! Mario, Luigi, Toad, Peach, Daisy, and Yoshi are along for the ride. Flavor-wise, it includes the following: Vanilla Cookie ice cream with chocolate sponge cake; Strawberry Cheesecake ice cream with white sponge cake; Popping Shower ice cream with white sponge cake; Caramel Ribbon ice cream with chocolate sponge cake; Chocolate Flake ice cream with chocolate sponge cake; and Love Potion 31 ice cream with white sponge cake.

As a final bonus, you can receive a free sticker by using the GPS check-in function at a Baskin-Robbins on the My Nintendo app!

And that’s a wrap on this year’s Super Mario collaboration. Everything hits stores on June 28, so get ready to cool down with Mario!

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Player 2 ready.

Sidekicks don’t get more reliable than Luigi, and I say that because he’s one of the few that could easily murder the franchise’s main character and assume their identity without a lot of people being any the wiser. In fact, I think the Luigi’s Mansion series is an alternate timeline where he actually did that and ended up in a Silent Hill-style hell in which he must confront his past sins.

But my fan fiction aside, convenience store Family Mart is set to honor Mario’s little brother starting 20 August with an array of Luigi-themed goods and prizes across Japan. It stands to reason too, since Luigi and Family Mart both share the same color palette of green, blue, and white.

Green is also the main theme of this campaign’s centerpiece products, starting with the Luigi’s Green Vegetable Sandwich for 350 yen (US$2.40). It’s a diagonally sliced sandwich filled with boiled chicken, boiled egg, little bits of broccoli, egg salad, and lettuce. Honestly, there are not so many vegetables in that Vegetable Sandwich, which is just the way I like them!

For the Luigi fan who prefers hot foods, there’s the Luigi’s Screamingly Spicy Green Curry Flavor Ramen for 228 yen. This instant ramen has bits of chicken, spinach, and cabbage and its spiciness is inspired by the terror he experiences in Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD, a sticker of which is included in each cup.

Also, by purchasing a Luigi’s Green Vegetable Sandwich or other sandwich, burger, or applicable bread-utilizing food and showing the Family Mart FamiPay app, you get one stamp, with the number of stamps you collect making you eligible to win prizes. If you get two stamps, you could be one of 100 recipients of 500 FamiMa Points worth 500 yen for shopping at Family Mart. Get four stamps and you might just be one of 20 lucky winners of a Luigi soup container.

Collecting eight stamps can enter you to win one of five Luigi suitcases, so you can share your love of Luigi as you travel the globe.

▼ I’m wondering if a Luigi suitcase would be more or less likely to be stolen…

And even if sandwiches aren’t your thing, there are other ways to win Luigi swag too. Just buying a small bottle of Tully’s Black Coffee or Suntory Vitamin Water will score you one of four Luigi keychains, just like that!

Not only that but from 27 August, buying two specially marked instant noodles or snacks will earn you one of four Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD file folders.

And from 5 September, the prize switches to Luigi stickers, each covering a different game he’s appeared in.

What? You want even more ways to win? Boy, you’re greedy, but all right! If you also show the FamiPay app while buying just one of these specially marked items, you will get one stamp good for a completely different Luigi contest.

A hundred prizes of 500 FamiMa Points is again up for grabs for two stamps, but this time four stamps will give you a chance to win one of 20 sets of two Luigi plates.

And a collection of eight stamps can enter you to win one of five Luigi blankets.

Not only that, but by simply going to a Family Mart and doing a GPS check-in on your My Nintendo app, you get an exclusive Luigi wallpaper for free.

Oh? You still want more? Ugh, I’m getting a little tired of this, but all right! If you decide to buy a download card for the game Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD from Family Mart and register it on the contest website, you can win one of 100 plush toy sets of Luigi and Polterpup.

It certainly looks like Family Mart is going all out for their brother in color, so check out a store near you for a rare chance to see Luigi in the spotlight by himself and maybe pick up some of their kickass mint chocolate stuff while you’re at it.

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