Luigi edition Nintendo 3DS LL gives Mario's brother his due, but only in Japan

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/luigi3dsxl619pxhedimg.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/18/nintendo-3ds-ll-luigi-edition-gives-marios-brother-some-love/)There must be some kind of unstated rule that Nintendo can never give the US aspecial edition (http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/14/pikachu-yellow-3ds-xl-coming-to-us-march-24/) handheld without releasing some Japan-focused models (http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/03/nintendo-3ds-xl-bundles/). While the company was busy promising Americans an Animal Crossing 3DS XL (http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/17/animal-crossing-3ds-xl-na-eu/) of their very own, it was also introducing a Luigi edition 3DS LL for its home country as part of its "Year of Luigi" theme -- not fair, Nintendo. The system is decked out in a camouflage-like pattern that pays tribute to Mario's oft-neglected sibling, and it should ship with a preloaded copy of Mario and Luigi: Dream Team just to drive the point home. Local gamers will get the distinctly-patterned 3DS LL on June 18th, but there's no word on an XL equivalent for the US so far. We'll just have to make do with Mario-colored devices (http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/10/nintendo-to-release-flame-red-3ds-console-next-month-sunglasses/) instead.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/18/nintendo-3ds-ll-luigi-edition-gives-marios-brother-some-love/