Luigi's Mansion 3 News
January2023
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 7th)
A new year dawns
It's 2023 and the lights are back on at Nintendo Life Towers. While January can often be something of a sleepy month as the gaming industry rears its head from a Christmas-induced slumber, we are up and raring to dive into what looks to be an interesting year for Nintendo. This week, we have shared our thoughts on 2023's first big...
Back Page Why Don't Nintendo Games Get Gritty TV Shows? Here Are Some Pitches
Answering the question, "what if Kirby had an eye patch"
In the magazine business, the Back Page is where you'd find all the weird goofs that we couldn't fit in anywhere else. Some may call it "filler"; we prefer "a whole page to make terrible jokes that are tangentially related to the content of the mag". We don't have (paper) pages on the...
April2022
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 23rd)
It does matter
Phew! It's been a heck of a week, hasn't it? It actually feels like springtime now at least, but our eyes are poised towards the summer with the slate of new release dates we've been handed. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has been brought forward from September to July! Unprecedented stuff. Splatoon 3 also finally has a release date — a
March2022
Talking Point Which Other 'Old' Switch Games Would You Like To See Get New DLC?
Relight my fire
Hands up now, who honestly thought we'd be getting brand new DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in 2022? We certainly didn't; we were all primed and ready for Mario Kart 9 to be announced, but Nintendo clearly had other ideas, breathing new life into a game that's now five years old (or eight if you include the original Wii U release —...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 12th)
And why is it F-Zero X?
The dust has settled a bit this week at Nintendo Life, but we've still had plenty of bits and bobs to talk about! The big releases this week include the delightful Chocobo GP, which we rather enjoyed, and the N64 classic F-Zero X via Nintendo Switch Online, which is also ruddy good. In other news, we received a lovely...
Reminder MAR10 Day Sale Now Live On US Switch eShop, Mario Games Discounted
Discounts on several big Mario titles
Update [Thurs March 10th, 14:30 GMT] Happy MAR10 Day, folks! We hope you're all having fun celebrating our favourite moustachioed plumber. As a quick reminder, be sure to check out the current sale on the US eShop as Nintendo is celebrating with a selection of discounts on key Mario (and friends) titles on the...
January2022
Reminder The Luigi's Mansion LEGO Sets Are Now Available
"Grab your Poltergust and get ready"
Update [Tue 4th Jan, 2022 04:30 GMT]: The three Luigi's Mansion LEGO sets are now available. Here's your reminder: Original article [Sun 31st Oct, 2021 12:05 GMT]: Surprise! Nintendo and LEGO will be expanding their Super Mario series with the announcement of three brand new sets based on the Luigi's Mansion...
December2021
News Earn 2x Gold Points If You Buy Any Of These Nintendo Games On Switch eShop (North America)
Five games offering double coinage
Nintendo of America has launched a holiday deal for select first-party digital game purchases on Switch. Buying any one of the five games on offer will net you double the usual number of My Nintendo Gold Points you'd usually earn — essentially you'll get double the amount of eShop 'credit' on your Nintendo...
June2021
Talking Point What's That One Switch Game You Can't Bring Yourself To Delete?
This is my comfort game! Leave me alone!
I've finally reached the point where almost every new game I download onto my Switch gives me the same response. "There's no room," it says, gesturing around the virtual space cluttered with games I haven't touched in months, or even years. "Where am I supposed to put this? Why don't you get rid of something...
April2021
Back Page An Interview With Luigi, The Late Mario's Brother And Business Partner
Exclusive to Nintendo Life
It's raining hard in Brooklyn on the day we arranged to meet with Luigi Mario. Better known mononymously as "Luigi", he's the brother in green and partner in crime to Mario Mario, who tragically died this week at the age of 35. He's running a little late, but we can't blame him - the last time he was out in public was for...
January2021
News Next Level Games Is Seeking Talented Team Players For Future Nintendo Projects
"please connect with us"
At the start of this month, Nintendo announced it was buying the Canadian developer Next Level Games. Now that the studio is becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nintendo, it appears to be on somewhat of a hiring spree - as over the past week it's apparently relisted multiple jobs, originally posted last December. It's...
News The Switch Has Been The Top Console In The US For 25 Months In A Row
And it's catching up fast to the Wii
Pandemic, shmandemic. Who needs to go outside when we've got Ring Fit Adventure? Who needs friends when we've got all the villagers in Animal Crossing: New Horizons? Who needs jobs when we can work on a farm in Stardew Valley? We're big fans of escapism, and this year, we've needed it more than ever. Following...
News Nintendo Is Buying Luigi's Mansion Studio Next Level Games
Deal will mean an "improvement in development speed and quality"
Nintendo is buying Canadian developer Next Level Games, it has been announced. The studio – which has created titles such as Luigi's Mansion 3, Mario Strikers Charged, Punch-Out!! and Metroid Prime: Federation Force – will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nintendo. Next Level...
December2020
News Nintendo Toys Coming To Burger King Kids Meals In Germany, Austria, And Australia
Mario Kartoffel
Put your pre-Christmas diet on hold, folks: Burger King (and its Australian counterpart, Hungry Jack's) has a new bunch of Nintendo toys offered as part of their King Jr. meals. It begs the question: why don't adult meals come with toys, too? It's not entirely clear what the toys do, exactly, but the range features Link's Awakening,...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 5th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
Another week has come and gone, with festive toys appearing in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the announcement (finally!) of a release date for
November2020
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 7th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
It's been another busy week with plenty of new data from Nintendo revealing that the Switch has now outsold the NES, that Super Mario 3D All-Stars sold over 5 million copies in just 12 days, and even an updated list of
October2020
Random Bowser Shares His Top Three Favourite Horror Games (Doug Bowser, That Is)
Bowser's creepy classics
It's that time of year when spooky versions of usernames start popping up on social media and everyone's getting in the Halloween mood by watching their favourite scary movies and playing their favourite frightening games. Nintendo of America's president Doug Bowser has been getting in the spirit, too, and recently tweeted...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 3rd)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
We've finally reached the end of a week which has brought us a brand new Super Smash Bros. character, a brand new Animal Crossing update, and some understandably upset Pokémon GO fans, but
August2020
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 29th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
Another busy week has flown by with new reports of an upcoming Switch console revision and that surprise Nintendo Direct Mini, but now it's time to take a breather and chat about our weekend gaming plans. Members of Nintendo Life have done just that below, and we'd love for you to join in via o
Reminder Week-Long Tetris 99 Maximus Cup Sees The Return Of Three Themes
Animal Crossing, Luigi's Mansion and Ring Fit are back
As much as we love the themed events in Tetris 99, we don't always catch or complete them in time. The good news is Nintendo is running a special week-long event in the game from 14th August - 22nd August, allowing players to unlock three existing themes that they may have missed out on. As...
June2020
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 13th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
It's been a painfully quiet week in the Nintendo world - things have been much more exciting in the futuristic, wireless router-inspired land of PlayStation over the last couple of days - but that doesn't mean we can't still gather around and discuss our favourite hobby. Members of Team Nintendo Life have...
Guide Luigi's Mansion 3: All Gems - Gem Location Maps For Every Floor
A floor-by-floor guide to all 102 gems hidden in Luigi’s latest game
In gameplay terms, Luigi’s Mansion 3 continues the tradition of steering the green brother away from his roots as a platform game hero. However, that genre’s tradition of collecting a bunch of shiny trinkets in the pursuit of completionist perfection remains alive and well...
Guide Luigi's Mansion 3: How To Catch Boos And Where To Find Them
Have I Got Boos For You: How to track and capture the game's 16 Boos
Boos have been giving the Brothers Mario the runaround for over 30 years at this point, and they have once again re-appeared in the latest Luigi’s Mansion as a collectable enemy type. In this quick guide we’ll let you know everything you need to know about locating and catching...
May2020
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (May 16th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
Another busy week has been and gone, this time bringing a cheeky asset flip game on Switch, more Animal Crossing item duplication glitches, and the big Paper Mario Switch reveal, but now it's time to
Guide Luigi's Mansion 3: Bosses - How To Beat Every Boss Ghost
Step-by-step tips for finding and defeating every boss ghost in the game
Harking back to the portrait ghosts of the original Luigi’s Mansion, the boss ghosts of Luigi’s Mansion 3 are one of the game’s main highlights, dripping with personality and offering a range of imaginative combat encounters. In this guide, we’ll cover strategies for...
April2020
News The Second Multiplayer DLC Pack For Luigi's Mansion 3 Is Available Now
The most chilling challenges yet
Alongside the latest firmware update for the Switch, Nintendo and Next Level Games have released the part two multiplayer DLC pack for Luigi's Mansion 3. This second pack includes new costumes, new floor themes, new ghosts, and new mini-games in both the ScareScraper and ScreamPark Modes. Here are the details from...
Guide Luigi's Mansion 3 Walkthrough - A Guide To Surviving The Last Resort Hotel
Boo!
Luigi, his pet ghost dog Polterpup, his brother Mario, Princess Peach and a group of Toads receive an invitation to the luxurious high-rise hotel of the Last Resort, and decide to visit it for a vacation. What could possibly go wrong? In our Luigi's Mansion 3 review for Switch we gave it a stonking 9/10, calling it Excellent. The game itself...
March2020
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 7th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
Yet another week has flown by, with several interesting tidbits from a Shigeru Miyamoto interview appearing online and even news of an upcoming
News Here Are The Full Patch Notes For Luigi's Mansion 3 Version 1.3.0
New features, fixes and more
Alongside the release of Luigi's Mansion 3 part one multiplayer DLC is version 1.3.0. It's the biggest update released for the game since its arrival last Not only does it add and unlock the new multiplayer content, but you also get a few additional features here and there. There's been a number of fixes made to the...
News Boo! Conjure Up Fun Today With Part One Of The Luigi's Mansion 3 Multiplayer DLC
Now available on Switch
Whether or not you've been excited about the release of the DLC multiplayer pack for Luigi's Mansion 3 on the Nintendo Switch, it's now been released on the eShop. This first part adds three "bone-chilling" new costumes (Mummigi, The Green Knight, Groovigi) that Luigi can wear in the ScareScaraper mode and also includes some...
News 2020 BAFTA Games Awards Nominations Revealed, Luigi's Mansion 3 Shines For Nintendo
Here are all the nominees
This year's 2020 BAFTA Games Awards are right around the corner, set to take place on 2nd April. A full list of all the nominees for this year's show has now been revealed, and we've got all the details you need below. Luigi's Mansion 3 stands out as Nintendo's best chance for a BAFTA this year, finding itself nominated in...
February2020
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 29th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
In celebration of Pokémon Day, this week we got quite a lot of pocket monster news. One of the highlights was the reveal of the new mythical Grass/Dark-type Pokémon Zarude. Greninja was announced as Google's Pokémon of the Year, and Mewtwo is also
"Upgrades and skill trees aren’t very Luigi"
We've said it before and we'll say it again: Luigi's Mansion 3 is a wonderful game. There's something immensely satisfying about wandering around and exploring the hotel at your own pace, and while the lack of any real RPG-style upgrades for Luigi to work towards might put some players off, it no doubt...
News A Single-Player DLC Expansion For Luigi's Mansion 3 Was An Idea That "Faded Quickly"
Next Level went with multiplayer instead
One thing that confused a lot of long-time Nintendo fans, was when the company announced it would be releasing multiplayer add-on content for Luigi's Mansion 3. Out of all games, why would you release multiplayer DLC for this spooky solo adventure? Poor old Mario Party. Well, the reason is simply because the...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 1st)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
We've had a super-busy week full of news on that gorgeous Animal Crossing-themed Switch, details on Pokémon Home, and even a new Super Smash Bros. fighter, but now it's time to take a breather and enjoy so
January2020
News President Of Nintendo Compares Sales Of Luigi's Mansion 3 To Previous Entry On 3DS
A scary feat
We know Luigi's Mansion 3 has done tremendously well on the Switch. It's won awards, set new sales records and was highly praised by fans and critics alike. To add to this, Nintendo has now confirmed the total sell-through of this game in Japan, North America, and Europe has exceeded four million units in just nine weeks. All up,
Video Luigi's Mansion 3 Devs Talk Design, Gameplay Ideas And Working With Nintendo
One of 2019's best
Luigi's Mansion 3 is one of our favourite games on Switch. We described it as an "immense helping of spooky fun" in our review, praising its gorgeous graphics and animation as well as the overwhelming amount of passion that's clearly been thrown into the project. It really is one of the console's must-have games. As you may well...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 25th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
We've made it to the end of yet another week, this time bringing with it a successful legal battle for Nintendo relating to the Wii Remote and the news that the DOOM team has "bantered" with Nintendo to get Doomguy in Smash. We can dream. Now, though, it's time to put all of that aside and discuss our week
News Tired Of Luigi's Mansion 3's Boss Fights? This Glitch Lets You Skip One
Rock me Amadeus
Halloween might have come and gone months ago, but it left behind a thrilling treat that we've been enjoying ever since. Luigi's Mansion 3 was one of Switch's very best games last year, and competition was certainly fierce. We very much enjoyed capturing each and every ghoul, but a new glitch has been discovered which enables you to...
News NPD Shares US Software Sales For Last Month, 2019 And The Decade
Luigi's Mansion 3 was Nintendo's best-seller in December
Following on from hardware sales, let's now take a look at the software sales within the US last year. For starters, Nintendo had half of the top 20 best-selling video games in December. The best-selling game of December 2019 was Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and further down the...
Gallery First 4 Figures Luigi's Mansion 3 Statue Is Lit, Quite Literally
By LEDs, you see?
Every First 4 Figures release gains plenty of attention, but the company's latest statue caught our eye more than usual, primarily because it features a cowering Luigi and loyal Polterpup – as seen in the critically-acclaimed Luigi's Mansion 3 on Switch, of course. Our statue arrived this week and we've already feverishly...
News Luigi's Mansion 3 Nominated For New York Best GOTY Award
And Reggie will receive 'legend' status
Back in October last year, we found out the New York Videogame Critics Circle would honour Nintendo of America's former president Reggie Fils-Aimé at the 9th annual New York Game Awards Ceremony. He'll be receiving the Andrew Yoon Legend Award, confirming his 'legend' status. Now, the games up for nomination...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 4th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
Not only has another week passed us by, but an entire year has been and gone quicker than a Toad with a Golden Mushroom. We've been celebrating in style with a look back at Nintendo's 2019 - and Nintendo's whole decade - as well as all sorts of Game of the Year
December2019
News Grab This Glow In The Dark Polter Pup Shirt From Nintendo's Online Store (North America)
Or redeem a new item from My Nintendo
My Nintendo users located in North America can now purchase exclusive hoodies and t-shirts from the Nintendo Store. These designs are based on Luigi's Mansion 3, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and the prices range from $24.99 to $44.99. [image.or
News Luigi's Mansion 3 Is Now Outselling Link's Awakening In The UK
It's also outperformed a few other first-party exclusives
Luigi's Mansion 3 was well-received by fans and critics alike when it was released in October, so how is it doing on the sales front? In the UK, Luigi's third outing is performing quite impressively at the moment in the local game charts, even though it wasn't able to claim the top spot when...
Nintendo Download 19th December (North America)
Demon's Tilt! Luigi's Mansion 3 DLC! NES and Super NES games!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop: 60 Parsecs! (Robot...
News Nintendo Shares Spooky New Details About The Multiplayer DLC Coming To Luigi's Mansion 3
Pre-order now to get a special Polterpup flashlight
As you might recall, Luigi's Mansion 3 is receiving additional DLC next year. Today, Nintendo has rolled out a press release revealing more information about what to expect from this paid content. This special multiplayer pack includes part one and part two and will not be available for individual...
News Luigi's Mansion 3 Wins Best Family Game Of 2019
Nintendo dominated the category
Unsurprisingly, a Nintendo game won the best family game award at the 2019 Game Awards. The company filled every slot in this particular category, and in the end, Luigi's Mansion 3 took out the title. It beat Ring Fit Adventure, Super Mario Maker 2, Yoshi's Crafted World and the best-fighting game award-winner,
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 7th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
So, yet another week has been and gone, this time bringing with it a new Nintendo Switch system update, an announcement for new NES and SNES titles on Switch - just days after we moaned about it, no less - and even the addition of
November2019
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 30th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
It's been yet another crazy week in the Nintendosphere, this time full of Pokémon news from every direction and even a new Metroid rumour to be sceptical of. Now, though, it's finally time to sit back and relax. Team Nintendo Life have discussed our weekend gaming plans below and we'd love for you to join in...