The "Year of Luigi" is set to start Sunday in the U.S. with the release of Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon. Just in case you need to increase your frothing demand for this long-awaited sequel, check out these must-read articles that have popped up recently.

Creating a Video Game With Nintendo Sounds Stressful, Amazing and Unreal (kotaku.com)
This one's a "Kotaku Longread" about Next Level Game's experience developing Dark Moon.

Q&A: The Development Journey of Luigi's Mansion, From Kyoto to Canada (wired.com)

How a Vancouver studio wound up at the centre of Nintendo's 'Year of Luigi' (financialpost.com)

Iwata Asks: Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (nintendo.com)

Also, be sure to visit the official game sites for more good stuff.
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