<s>
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
U	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
2013	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
U	I-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
and	O
game	O
mechanics	O
remain	O
identical	O
to	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
U	I-Application
,	O
but	O
Luigi	O
replaces	O
Mario	B-Application
as	O
the	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luigi	O
jumps	O
higher	O
and	O
has	O
less	O
ground	O
friction	O
than	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
and	O
every	O
level	O
is	O
redesigned	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
difficulty	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
adds	O
Nabbit	O
,	O
a	O
non-player	O
character	O
from	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
U	I-Application
,	O
as	O
an	O
invincible	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
's	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
challenge	O
preconceived	O
notions	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
and	O
make	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
U	I-Application
large	O
enough	O
to	O
stand	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
sought	O
to	O
differentiate	O
it	O
from	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luigi	O
was	O
made	O
the	O
primary	O
focus	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Year	O
of	O
Luigi	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
;	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
U	I-Application
was	O
branded	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
purchasable	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
U	I-Application
,	O
a	O
standalone	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
bundle	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
,	O
New	B-Device
Super	I-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
U	I-Device
Deluxe	I-Device
,	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
U	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
February	O
2013	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
;	O
digital	O
and	O
retail	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
between	O
June	O
and	O
August	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
U	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
;	O
critics	O
praised	O
the	O
difficulty	O
and	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
Luigi	O
's	O
control	O
scheme	O
as	O
unbalanced	O
with	O
the	O
difficulty	O
change	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Debut	O
sales	O
were	O
overshadowed	O
by	O
Pikmin	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
expansion	O
sold	O
3.07	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
2020	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
eighth-best-selling	B-Device
Wii	I-Device
U	I-Device
game	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
purchased	O
,	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
U	I-Application
is	O
selectable	O
from	O
the	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
U	I-Application
(	O
NSMBU	B-Application
)	O
main	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
storyline	O
is	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
NSMBU	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
omission	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
NSMBU	B-Application
,	O
levels	O
are	O
redesigned	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
difficult	O
and	O
do	O
not	O
contain	O
checkpoints	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
considerably	O
shorter	O
in	O
length	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	I-Device
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
its	O
touchscreen	B-Device
to	O
place	O
down	O
temporary	O
platforms	O
to	O
stand	O
on	O
at	O
their	O
discretion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
U	I-Application
retains	O
the	O
same	O
functions	O
models	O
and	O
graphics	O
as	O
NSMBU	B-Application
,	O
other	O
notable	O
changes	O
to	O
gameplay	O
were	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
retaining	O
the	O
same	O
control	O
scheme	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
himself	O
has	O
less	O
friction	O
and	O
slides	O
easier	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
flutter	O
jumps	O
if	O
the	O
A	O
button	O
is	O
held	O
down	O
and	O
is	O
actually	O
slower	O
than	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Replacing	O
Mario	B-Application
is	O
Nabbit	O
,	O
originally	O
a	O
non-player	O
character	O
who	O
appeared	O
in	O
NSMBU	B-Application
as	O
a	O
thief	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
can	O
still	O
steal	O
items	O
if	O
no	O
one	O
is	O
playing	O
as	O
Nabbit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
other	O
characters	O
are	O
also	O
playable	O
,	O
yellow	O
and	O
blue-colored	O
Toads	O
(	O
Yellow	O
Toad	O
and	O
Toadette	O
in	O
the	O
Deluxe	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
retain	O
the	O
same	O
physics	O
from	O
NSMBU	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
New	B-Device
Super	I-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
U	I-Device
Deluxe	I-Device
,	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
U	I-Application
returns	O
and	O
is	O
now	O
available	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
plays	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
,	O
although	O
Toadette	O
replaces	O
Blue	O
Toad	O
and	O
Nabbit	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Luigi	O
U	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
U	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
EAD	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
U	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
emphasize	O
the	O
character	O
Luigi	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Year	O
of	O
Luigi	O
,	O
a	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
commemorating	O
the	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
his	O
introduction	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
(	O
1983	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
for	O
a	O
Luigi-oriented	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
producer	O
Takashi	O
Tezuka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tezuka	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
primary	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
"	O
change	O
what	O
people	O
think	O
of	O
DLC.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
help	O
make	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
distinct	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
NSMBU	B-Application
,	O
various	O
developers	O
were	O
brought	O
in	O
from	O
the	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
team	O
to	O
design	O
new	O
gimmicks	O
that	O
did	O
n't	O
overlap	O
with	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Tezuka	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
originally	O
considered	O
ideas	O
for	O
DLC	B-Protocol
that	O
were	O
much	O
smaller	O
than	O
the	O
final	O
product	O
,	O
and	O
settled	O
on	O
making	O
more	O
playable	O
courses	O
for	O
the	O
Boost	O
Rush	O
game	O
mode	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
found	O
in	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ideas	O
for	O
gimmicks	O
found	O
within	O
the	O
new	O
levels	O
were	O
conceptualized	O
fairly	O
quickly	O
;	O
the	O
similarity	O
between	O
the	O
new	O
DLC	B-Protocol
compared	O
to	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
began	O
to	O
bother	O
"	O
Tezuka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
he	O
requested	O
game	O
director	O
Masataka	O
Takemoto	O
to	O
start	O
over	O
from	O
scratch	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
concept	O
,	O
he	O
accepted	O
the	O
offer	O
because	O
he	O
believed	O
that	O
fans	O
would	O
query	O
why	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takemoto	O
's	O
new	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
DLC	B-Protocol
larger	O
than	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
waited	O
for	O
its	O
DLC	B-Protocol
to	O
release	O
to	O
test	O
how	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
received	O
by	O
its	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
to	O
their	O
expectations	O
,	O
fans	O
were	O
disappointed	O
that	O
the	O
content	O
was	O
too	O
basic	O
to	O
be	O
held	O
behind	O
a	O
paid	O
barrier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
development	O
for	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
U	I-Application
DLC	B-Protocol
recommenced	O
,	O
they	O
experimented	O
with	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
levels	O
that	O
"	O
had	O
extremely	O
short	O
courses	O
but	O
increased	O
difficulty.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Takemoto	O
viewed	O
the	O
length	O
change	O
from	O
a	O
different	O
angle	O
;	O
he	O
noticed	O
how	O
each	O
subsequent	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
had	O
levels	O
that	O
were	O
longer	O
than	O
the	O
last	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
aimed	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
similar	O
in	O
playtime	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	I-Application
for	O
easier	O
accessibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
get	O
players	O
to	O
post	O
about	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
U	I-Application
on	O
the	O
social	O
platform	O
Miiverse	O
,	O
they	O
emphasized	O
adding	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
"	O
landmark	O
"	O
in	O
each	O
level	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Luigi	O
pixel	O
art	O
,	O
stickers	O
,	O
and	O
Luigi-shaped	O
objects	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
,	O
to	O
encourage	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
post	O
their	O
findings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tezuka	O
was	O
originally	O
opposed	O
to	O
a	O
physical	O
release	O
because	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
players	O
who	O
had	O
already	O
completed	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
U	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
changed	O
his	O
mind	O
after	O
considering	O
an	O
audience	O
that	O
had	O
never	O
played	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
could	O
use	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
as	O
a	O
starting	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Tezuka	O
convinced	O
Takemoto	O
to	O
omit	O
Mario	B-Application
from	O
the	O
game	O
entirely	O
,	O
other	O
options	O
for	O
a	O
replacement	O
were	O
considered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
considering	O
enemy	O
options	O
Takemoto	O
settled	O
on	O
Nabbit	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
who	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
U	I-Application
as	O
a	O
non-player	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
considered	O
and	O
incorporated	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
him	O
to	O
dodge	O
enemies	O
altogether	O
as	O
he	O
does	O
in	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
U	I-Application
,	O
which	O
ended	O
up	O
being	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
;	O
they	O
found	O
the	O
idea	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
good	O
feature	O
for	O
beginners	O
or	O
less	O
experienced	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
February	O
2013	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
,	O
coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
announcements	O
of	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
and	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Team	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
details	O
were	O
revealed	O
at	O
E3	O
2013	O
;	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
Mario	B-Application
would	O
be	O
omitted	O
from	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
entirely	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
replaced	O
with	O
Nabbit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
would	O
release	O
not	O
only	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
but	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
physical	O
copy	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
green	O
box	O
instead	O
of	O
blue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eShop	B-Application
variant	O
released	O
June	O
19	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
following	O
day	O
worldwide	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
retail	O
version	O
released	O
July	O
13	O
and	O
26	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Japan	O
respectively	O
,	O
and	O
August	O
25	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
November	O
saw	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
bundle	O
that	O
contained	O
NSMBU	B-Application
and	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
U	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
U	I-Application
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
original	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
were	O
bundled	O
together	O
and	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
with	O
other	O
changes	O
to	O
gameplay	O
as	O
New	B-Device
Super	I-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
U	I-Device
Deluxe	I-Device
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
month	O
after	O
release	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
partnered	O
with	O
the	O
Chicago	O
Transit	O
Authority	O
to	O
rebrand	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
Chicago	O
"	O
L	O
"	O
Brown	O
Line	O
systems	O
into	O
the	O
"	O
Luigi	O
Line	O
"	O
;	O
the	O
train	O
was	O
redesigned	O
with	O
a	O
green	O
color	O
scheme	O
and	O
contained	O
Year	O
of	O
Luigi	O
artwork	O
and	O
other	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
U	I-Application
promotional	O
material	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
U	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
receiving	O
a	O
77/100	O
based	O
on	O
59	O
critical	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
critics	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
difficulty	O
,	O
with	O
Jan	O
Wobbeking	O
of	O
4Players	O
comparing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
difficulty	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese-exclusive	O
release	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros.	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Lost	I-Device
Levels	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
reviewer	O
Phillip	O
Kollar	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
difficult	O
Mario	B-Application
content	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
has	O
created	O
in	O
decades.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
praised	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
challenge	O
for	O
players	O
after	O
completing	O
NSMBU	B-Application
,	O
but	O
only	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
veterans	O
in	O
mind	O
;	O
IGNs	O
Vince	O
Ingenito	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
CliffsNotes	O
version	O
of	O
a	O
great	O
fast-paced	O
2D	O
platformer	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
overall	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
unique	O
twist	O
on	O
the	O
standard	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
formula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
Chris	O
Schilling	O
increasingly	O
found	O
frustration	O
in	O
the	O
time	O
spent	O
between	O
dying	O
and	O
opening	O
a	O
level	O
,	O
and	O
negatively	O
compared	O
the	O
experience	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
,	O
which	O
resets	O
the	O
player	O
immediately	O
after	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
changes	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
felt	O
the	O
experience	O
was	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
NSMBU	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Henry	O
Gilbert	O
of	O
GamesRadar	O
called	O
the	O
shorter	O
levels	O
"	O
impressively	O
compact	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
considered	O
the	O
shortened	O
concept	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
positive	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
veterans	O
in	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
considered	O
the	O
concept	O
to	O
go	O
against	O
the	O
standard	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
formula	O
of	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
explore	O
each	O
level	O
as	O
they	O
please	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
overall	O
to	O
be	O
too	O
demanding	O
and	O
preferred	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
found	O
in	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whitehead	O
appreciated	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Nabbit	O
as	O
a	O
more	O
approachable	O
selection	O
but	O
was	O
overall	O
"	O
misguided	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
unmanageable	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
suggested	O
using	O
NSMBUs	B-Application
multiplayer	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
U	I-Application
debuted	O
the	O
same	O
week	O
as	O
Pikmin	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
another	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
title	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
that	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
overshadowing	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
U	I-Application
in	O
comparison	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
sales	O
for	O
the	O
retail	O
copy	O
totaled	O
24	O
,	O
881	O
,	O
about	O
1,000	O
copies	O
behind	O
Tomodachi	B-Device
Collection	I-Device
:	I-Device
New	I-Device
Life	I-Device
and	O
a	O
roughly	O
third	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
Pikmin	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
U	I-Application
reached	O
1.76	O
million	O
sales	O
,	O
although	O
2014	O
was	O
a	O
financial	O
failure	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
the	O
Wii	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
poor	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
console	O
;	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
a	O
net	O
loss	O
of	O
$457	O
million	O
dollars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2020	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
3.07	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
eighth-best-selling	B-Device
game	I-Device
on	I-Device
the	I-Device
Wii	I-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
