Next Level didn’t find out about Year of Luigi until Nintendo Direct broadcast
Posted on March 20, 2013 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories
Nintendo tends to work in secret ways. Sometimes, things are so secret that developers close to the company aren’t even aware of certain plans.
That was the case with Next Level Games when it came to the Year of Luigi. Amazingly enough, the studio found out about Nintendo’s plans for Mario’s brother on the same day as the Nintendo Direct presentation. That’s despite the fact that Next Level is playing a big role in the Year of Luigi – the company is just about to release Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon on the 3DS.
The game’s producer, Ken Yeeloy, told the Financial Post:
“We found out about the Year of Luigi at the same time you did. We woke up that morning and found out through the [Nintendo direct] video!”
