Nintendo Direct 2.14.2013 

Rip Iwata, you have inspired me

"On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer." Satoru Iwata in his keynote speech at GDC 2005[8] R.I.P. Iwata. What's a direct gonna be like without you.

His cute Luigi hat is going to make me cry.

RIP Iwata Wii will never forget U

R.I.P Iwata Please understand

RIP Iwata. You will not be forgotten. :(

It's truly amazing just how much effort Mr. Iwata put into Nintendo Direct. As a person with immigrant parents, I know it is especially difficult to speak English as a secondary language and be understood. This is a great example of his dedication to games, fans, and creating fun times for anyone and everyone. RIP Iwata, enjoy yourself on the other side of the rainbow. We who are earthbound will never forget you and always understand!

95% - We miss you iwata 5% - this direct is great

"Dad, what was the Year of Luigi?" *Lights cigarette with a smirk, with a single tear rolling down the cheek.* "You wouldn't get it."

i just noticed... this was uploaded on VALENTINES DAY, which mean they all LOVE luigi, so they announced the YOL on the day you're supposed to love someone! 0.0

R.I.P. Iwata but also, Alphadream, developers of the Mario and Luigi series. I think we can all agree things were looking bright back when they revealed Dream Team.

"You may be curious why I'm wearing this hat" NO, I'm curious where you got that hat!

Iwata-san....thank you for the memories...

Man this brought back so many memories. The year of luigi… I got my wii u in 2013 and I really admired how Nintendo gave little fun treats to the community (Which at this time was small and loyal). Iwata wanted to deliver the best experience to the gamer and the 3ds and wii u were killer consoles. The games were presented in a way that made it easy to follow yet it was informative. And miiverse and virtual console… Oh man. If Nintendo does another Year of Luigi it won’t be like this one from 2013 which was pure fan service.

I have tears in my eyes watching the replays of Nintendo direct knowing that the lovely soul of Iwato San is no longer filling the world with sunshine ..

It’s almost the 10 year anniversary of this gem. Hopefully we’ll get a year of Luigi part 2, that’d be nice. Rest in peace, Mr Iwata.

We miss you, Iwata. We all miss you very much.

Rip Iwata. You will be missed

R.I.P. Mr Iwata Nintendo Direct won't be the same without you. We send the best wishes to heaven, directly to you. :'(

On July 11th 2019, you would've been 60 this year. Crazy how 4 years have passed since you left us and joined the Dream World along with Mr. Yamauchi and Mr. Gunpei Yokoi.

It’s been 5 years since you passed, God rest your soul you incredible man.

Gone but not forgotten R.I.P.

seeing myamotos face just light up when he talks about his new creation, just makes me happy

Imagine the year of waluigi where they show the logo and spray paint WA next to luigis Name

RIP Iwata...I will always have you and what you made my childhood in my heart. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr Iwata 😔

Does anyone notice that Shigeru Miyamoto's Dub is actually Bill's voice

2/14/2023. 10 years have passed since this Direct. The Uear of Luigi might have been a huge flop, but it was still incredible. RIP Iwata, thank you for dedicating 2013 to the Green Man

Man. The year of Luigi was awesome. Hope to get another one in 2023

As a Russian by ear, I don't understand English very well without subtitles. But Iwata San talks so slowly and heartily about new Luigi's Mansion game, that i really understood every word He is the true Angel with japanese accent

Thank You For The Year Of Luigi. RIP Iwata. I Will Miss You😔😥😢😭

My year will never be over!

I don't care if it's 2015 it's still the Year of Luigi

R.I.P Iwata

R.I.P Iwata also this video makes me cry evertime i watch it ,who's watching this in 2018

Oh, the memories of being excited for Mario & Luigi: Dream Team and the other games like Luigi's mansion: Dark Moon! :)

It's so sad hearing Iwata-san's voice now. He was such an amazing man. He didn't deserve what happened to him...

Amazing person never got the chance to meet... rest well gamer!

The year of luigi is so memorable to me, i miss this era of nintendo and especially Iwata.

Who else is here from the latest Kit & Krysta episode KERSPLOOSH

Rest In Peace Iwata :'''''''''(

rest in peace my friend

its been 5 years and im on the brink of tears watching this 💖💖💖

I remember this when Iwata was still alive. He will always live in our hearts

I'm really loving all of the love Luigi's getting this year. He's one of my favorite Nintendo characters.

I cannot watch this without smiling, I love Luigi and Iwata!

I just came here to rewatch it. Remember when I was amazed by this direct as a kid(13) after I got an Old 3DS at Christmas and then this Direct came up later. I'll never be able to experience this feeling again. As well as I will always remember you, Iwata-San. Directs and Nintendo in particular are not the same without you anymore.

Rest In Peace Satoru Iwata.

24:17 If you're looking for Kit

This lad. Satoru Iwata was truly the best thing to ever grace the surface of this cursed planet.

We all loved you Iwata R.I.P

10 Years Later. Iwata has died 😔 The 3DS and Wii U eShops are closing

Rest in Peace Iwata

God, what a shot in the arm, to watch this again. I was so excited about everything Nintendo was doing in this time. Happy 10th anniversary of the Year of Luigi, everyone.

I miss Iwata

Hireath has officially taken me back to this. R.I.P Iwata-sensei. :(

rip awata we will miss you and the ear of luigi

R.I.P iwata. your were the best

The deluxe digital promotion page leads to the 1-2 Switch page... damn

RIP Iwata. Five years without you have been empty. I know you would be happy with the success of the Switch. I know you poured your heart into the console. Nintendo forever.

I'll just keep waiting for the year of Waluigi

You are still missed, even five years later 😢😢

R.I.P Iwata everyone and their grandparents will miss you dearly

can't believe this was 5 years ago man time really flys by fast

Well we will have till 2026 for the year of Luigi again :(

I also like Luigi.

R.I.P. Iwata-San you will be greatly missed

Nintendo direct on valentines day? Sweet.

We still miss you iwata

Cheers to another Luigi year in 2023

Rip Iwata :'(

Rest in peace may you be having a fun time with Kirby :')

Miyamoto's enthusiasm is contagious and I can't wait for this game!

Man year of luigi what a year

Rip iwata we will always remember you

Time to wait for 2023 and realize that both iwata and alphadream aren’t here anymore

By far one of the best Nintendo Directs...

8 Years Later:

Please! Yoshi's year ! ♥

How could 152 people dislike the year of Luigi?

Iwata you will Be missed Thanks fir everything

2013 was the best year for nintendo. Iwata, i never saw you anywhere, but i felt deeply impacted by your death. Rest in peace.

Rip iwata

The Year of Luigi!

It’s been 10 years since Luigi’s year. I would love it to see him getting another year of fun stuff this year in 2023!

I love how luigi is always in the background

He sounds so innocent, he can barely speak english ;-; R.I.P. Iwata

With 2023 coming up, it’d be nice if they did another Year of Luigi. I think done right, they could make one that goes much better for Nintendo financially. In fact earlier today I came up with a little pitch for one. First off, the marketing is birthday themes, lots of pictures of Mario and the gang celebrating Luigi’s birthday, and a tie in with Cold Stone You ever been to a Target store and see the statue of Mario on a flag pole over the Nintendo games? Well for this year, he would be replaced by Luigi. There’d of course be lots of cool Luigi themed merch, like new Lego sets, shirts, toys and more. But the big thing would be the games…. First up, to kick things off we have a new switch game: Super Luigi 3D All Stars. This collection includes ports of Luigi’s Mansion and Dark Moon, and…Super Luigi Sunshine! This is an enhanced version of Super Mario Sunshine where you play as Luigi. You get his higher jumping and air time, but that’s not all, there’s also ton of new challenges in the levels, like “defeat this many enemies without using FLUDD” “reach the end of the level jumping as little as possible” time trials, and more. And of course, every challenge gets you a shine, doubling the amount of shines you can collect in the game to 240! Also, Luigi 3D All Stars would be half the price of Mario All Stars. Next up, Super Mario Odyssey gets a free new update, adding a new mode: Super Luigi Odyssey! This is basically an Odyssey New Game+ mode. It does the same thing as Luigi Sunshine, higher jumping and air time, challenges, time trials, etc. All the costumes have been changed accordingly, and now Mario runs Balloon World. Next up, Dr. Luigi comes to the eShop, with a new low price of 4.99, as well as an unlockable NES style mode. Switch Online gets three new games. In the NES library, there are two new additions: Luigi Bros from 3D World and Super Luigi Bros from NES remix. But in the N64 expansion pak, we get…Super Mario 64, L Is Real Edition! Since its been revealed that Luigi was going to be in the game originally and even has a model, he’s finally been added into the game. Right from the beginning, you can choose between playing as Mario or Luigi. Or, have a friend pick up a joy con or switch online N64 controller and do a new 2 player mode! And finally, I’d like to point out that in all this marketing, there’s some suspicious teasing involving ghosts…leading up to the Birthday Bash ending with Nintendo announcing Luigi’s Mansion 4! So yeah, this was just something fun I came up with earlier. But Luigi is a great character and frankly, it was really fun to see him get the spotlight for a whole year, and doing it again would be nice for his 40th.

Ever since I heard the news about Iwata, I have been watching a bunch of old Nintendo Directs that has him in it. The industry has lost one of its own. RIP

Rest in Peace, Mr. Iwata.

Year of Luigi is 2018 P. S. R.I.P. Iwata.😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥

This video is awesome!

After watching older Nintendo directs again, they sure liked zooming in on stuff so much like this. 1:00

Expecting a 2nd one this year

i love luigi

Another year of Luigi!

I love Nintendo Direct! Nothing more to say. This show alone makes me so happy°

It's a video game movie by Disney and an awesome one at that. I'd recommend seeing it. The DVD comes out tomorrow.

12:38 To hear Iwata tell you to "Get Fu**ed"

not enough people have watched this