A recent press release from Nintendo of America has revealed that would-be ghostbusters will have to wait until next year to get their grubby mitts on Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon.
Here’s the official statement from NoA:
Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon will now be available in the first half of 2013 in the Americas.
There is no firm news about the European release date yet, but unless anything changes we’re still expecting it late 2012. In the meantime, you can enjoy our Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon first impressions.
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Bummer... And I was looking forward to more ghost-busting. At least Paper Mario: Sticker Star is coming this year!
That sucks oh well, at least something to look forward to in 2013. We'll all have Wii U by then... or will we?
Man! I was going to get this and new super mario bros u.
Wonder if the delay is due to throw Luigi mansion game in nintendo land. Good to see unchianed blades hitting next month hopefully.
Now I have to wait even longer for a price drop.
@Happy_Mask
I said the same thing when I saw the title.
In the end, this isn't too bad, if only because there are so many other games coming in the next 4 months.
Damn son, thats some bad news right there.
At least there's still Paper Mario though.
@antdickens That is te cruelist pf teasing!😭
Oh, wow.. That sucks for you guys.
I really hope this isn't the case for EU as well. I really want LM2 and PM:SS this year.
This is becoming like Pikmin 3 now... At this rate, there's a very real possibility it will end up on 3DS2!
@Happy_Mask Let me continue that. Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
@Happy_Mask - Haha, try not to lose all hope. Besides - Professor Layton's just been confirmed for you guys this October. http://nintendo3dsblog.com/professor-layton-and-the-miracle-mask-to-be-released-on-october-28th-in-north-america/
They said the first Half
Also Paper Mario is coming to the US on Nov 11.
Damnit Nintendo now I really will really have to push back my purchase date of NSMB2 until this Christmas.
This is pathetic.
NOA Is so hopelessly out of touch.
Drip feeding us VC games and taking forever to confirm localization of games and now giving us fire emblem and luigis mansion much later then everyone else. Its just not acceptable. It just isn't. What good reason could they possibly have for delaying fire emblem and luigis mansion?
I don't see what the big deal is, instead of it coming out in like December it's most likely going to come out in January or February 2013. It's not like your going to have to wait till like June 2013.
@Pikachupwnage It's not ready?
People complain that too many Mario titles are coming out this year. Now people are complaining that Luigi's Mansion won't be coming out this year which decreases the releases of Mario titles for this year. Which is what people were complaining about in the first place!
Oh well, for me. I'm getting Paper Mario, Code of Princess, NSMB 2, Castlevania, the new Fluidity game (don't know why this wasn't posted!), and many other titles this year. So I'm good.
aw =(
No!! Damnit I hope this is not true for Europe.
@Aviator
Its still on track for a japanese and european 2012 release so there is no reason we should have such a delay. If we can get NSMB2 2 days after europe surely we can have luigis mansion in the same YEAR as them.
Wow, this really upsets me. So basically I only have Paper Mario: Sticker Star to look forward to this Christmas. Oh well, hopefully I'll be having too much fun with my new Wii U by then to care.
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@Aviator - Except that's obviously not the reason. Europe and Japan are still getting it this year. They probably decided it would sell better at that time.
"There is no firm news about the European release date yet, but unless anything changes we’re still expecting it late 2012. " Somehow I doubt Europeans are still getting it this holiday season...
Well, now that my #1 game for the rest of the year is gone I may end up with Paper Mario: Sticker Star and/or Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion. But I suppose that was their plan all along...
God, that makes my top three anticipated games happening in 2013 (Fire Emblem, Animal Crossing, Luigi's Mansion). Perhaps to fill a space in which virtually nothing will be out for Wii U?
This is very bad news if it extends to over here. First Animal Crossing, now this? I'm actually waiting for them to tell us Paper Mario won't release this year too. I even have concerns for the Wii U and New Super Mario Bros U. I need something this Christmas Nintendo! If not Luigi's Mansion, then Paper Mario and Wii U are a must.
Oh yeah Nintendo did it again "what?! there's no launch space for our Mario because of other games? then screw them, Mario's most important!", first Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem, now Luigis Mansion are coming out in 2013...."but don't worry we have another bunch of Mario games for you!" =_= (good there's still Castlevania and Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward coming)
It'll probably be delayed everywhere, because Dark Moon is actually being developed by a western company.
Daaaaaang. That's a shame. Oh well--Like everyone else is saying. At least we have Sticker Star.
Paper Mario is coming out Nov 11th
Does this mean animal crossing is coming out this year instead?! Cricket... Cricket...
They're probably gonna release LM2 and Animal Crossing 3D on the same day in a month where sales are low to boost sales.
Well that kinda sucks. Oh well, I got many other things to tide me over for now. It'll give it the time to get that extra bit of polish.
Well that ruined my morning...
well that ruined my year... nothing to work for anymore...
Here's hoping the Japanese launch is still for this year.
What am I going to play?
The first one of course!
sigh. Well i'm very occupied right now, what with KI:U, Heroes of Ruin, and KH:3D. Also, Pokemon will be out, paper mario, NSMB2, and as dickens said, hopefully Wii U. But still, come on!
First off, I was was never under the impression that the game would come out before Halloween anyway. There isn't really that culture here in Japan for the holiday, but even without that, it hasn't been announced in Japan (the release date), whereas Bravely Default has already been announced for an October release. I doubt Luigi's Mansion 2 (as it is still called here) will be out by then.
Maybe the delay will give them time to come up with a better name for the game.
Bad news for fun, good news for our wallets.
Shame. Hope it's just in America though. A Hallowe'en release should have been the target for the game worldwide.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XBASpkDzx8
@The_Fox I think Luigi's Mansion 2 works just fine. That's why I'm glad they call it that still here in Japan.
Darn, I was planning to get it for christmas. Oh Well, Now it's definitely a Day One Buy for me.
Well, who knows. Maybe we will be playing this and animal crossing in the same week XD
I always see delays for these type of games as an opportunity for the developers to put more time into it and then release it before Holloween.
But alas, that never happens...
Reminds me of when capcom rushed the crappy Resident Evil 4 port over to the Wii without much effort and in May.
What?!?!?!
This is good news for me. I'm still enjoying KH:3D and NSMB2 is on the horizon. I also have Paper Mario to look forward to in the near future. My Mario cravings will be gourmandized and by 2013 I'll get some Luigi and Animal Crossing into the rotation.
@Sony_70 Noooooooo
WHY!?!?!?! WHY DIDN'T YOU PUSH BACK STICKER STAR INSTEAD YO B**STARDS!!!!!!!
Everybody chill out, it's not like it got canceled.
If I were to guess from NextLevel Games being a western developer, it got delayed all over, but I could be wrong
Oh good! I couldn't afford it anytime this year anyway. It'll give them time to add some extra polish!
This is terrible, awful, horrible news. What if the 2012 predictions are right and me and everyone else all die without ever playing it? UGH. EFF words.
I was so excited for this game. Man this is a bummer. Well...at least I can save up sme more money now.
What a shame. A dang shame.
@Pikachupwnage: Amen to that. We'll be lucky to get the next Luigi's Mansion by next June. That is, IF we're lucky. The VC deal isn't much better. We STILL haven't gotten some of the games from the "8-bit summer", and looking at the fact that we haven't received a VC game since, we aren't getting them anytime soon.
So this and Animal Crossing are coming out in 2013? It's quite obvious outside of Paper Mario and a few other first party titles, that the 3DS is more or less relying on third party support this holiday season.
That and Nintendo is probably preparing for a smooth launch for the Wii U.
I wouldn't be suprised if it's 2013 for us too then (UK). Boooooo! (although they're still so many games coming out that I want, not to mention a Wii U!)
What? That sucks, I was really looking forward to getting it for Christmas. Oh well, I suppose there's still Sticker Star, right?
Well, Nintendo will get my $40 next year then, unless they ultimately cancel the game.
@Tsuchinoko
Yeah Luigi's Mansion 2 seems the best. The Dark Moon subtitle seems unneeded.
Dammit, nintendo.de also shows 2013. I hate you Nintendo, I really hate you right now.
You've got to be kidding me. This means I may end up not buying any more 3DS games by the end of the year. And getting a Wii U is doubtful, and increasingly so the longer they delay releasing the price and release date info.
I hope they're doing it to make the game better. It was worth the wait for Kid Icarus.
Dang...
I still hope we Europeans get it this year!!
The UK better get it.
It looks like it has been delayed until 2013 in Europe as well: http://mynintendonews.com/2012/08/13/luigis-mansion-dark-moon-delayed-to-2013-in-europe/
Nintendo needs to release more games. 3rd parties arent stepping up to the plate, at least not in the west, so the 3DS really needs some big games to help sell this system, and they need to be coming much more frequently.
@TheN64Dude What episode is that.
Ah well. I want this game to the best it can possibly be, so I can wait. Plus that leaves a bit extra cash for the Wii U launch
The worse thing I heard in awhile and my pet just died.
Perhaps Nintendo wish to release the first Luigi's Mansion game on the Wii U eShop before releasing the sequel...
Nintendo: "Save your money for the Wii U."
Hmmm, so only Paper mario this year from Nintendo's side (and luckily some interesting stuff from third-party's)! What's even worse though is Luigi's mansion 2 probably will be delayed untill March, wich means it could fail sales-wise! Well, at least it's Mario related so there's still hope for good sales!
On a sidenote: After Luigi's mansion 2 (wich looks very cool by the way) Nintendo REALLY needs to release other stuff then Mario on the 3DS!! Well, a new Animal crossing and a new Fire emblem are coming! But I also want a new Metroid, Zelda, Warioland, etc. As far as Mario goes, everything you would expect is almost out of the way (we have a 3D mario, a 2D mario, a Mariokart, a Mario tennis, soon a Paper mario and next year a new Luigi's mansion. They could still plan a Mario golf or even a new Mario and Luigi, though maybe it's time to release a Mario and Luigi on the Wii u!
Why can't it come out sooner?
I've been wanting that game since last year's E3! Come on now!
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If they have to keep us waiting longer, then why not give us New Play Control Luigi's Mansion from gamecube! It will help us recap on the original and little kids these days to understand that there was an original! Highly doubt this but its just a fun idea.
@Aviator It specifies "for North America". I don't see why it would be ready in Europe and not here.
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