Nintendo Is Waiting For Next Level Games To Let It Know When Luigi's Mansion 3 Is Ready

Haha, "No pressure guys but... the whole world is waiting on you." Lol

inb4 it inexplicably gets a September 2019 release date.

Better late than rushed. 😉

No release date for this game was a tad concerning in the E3 direct. They must have been confident enough for 2019 but surely it takes a while to get the game on cart and shipped to stores. Late October release?

@Ralizah September is jammed pack. If it releases alongside Link's Awakening and Dragon Quest XI, I may need to make tough decisions lol.

@Nintendofan83
tough decisions

Like, what unscrupulous methods you’ll need to employ to come up with the money to buy everything? 😉

I imagine they want a halloween release, but this also feels like a.....sorry folks it's not ready see you in 2020

@Nintendofan83 : At this rate, I think an October release is looking unlikely. While it would be advantageous for the U.S. market to have it out by that time, I doubt that it will have too great an influence on overall sales, especially seeing as Halloween isn't really celebrated in the rest of the world (and while some markets have made efforts to capitalise on it, trick or treating conflicts with the "stranger danger" moral panic that has served to keep the public suspicious of their fellow man by default over the past few decades).

Plus, I doubt parents are in the habit of buying gifts as opposed to confectionery for their children, though it wouldn't be smart to miss the silly season.

@JaxonH I gotta step up my street game

I pre-ordered the DQXI console from Japan. It's just so gorgeous I couldn't resist replacing my launch console. I'm pumped but it's expensive. May have to wait on another game for Xmas or something.

I doubt this'll get a firm release date until the next Direct even if NLG told Nintendo a date tomorrow.

After Federation Force, they should make the best game they ever made to redeem themselves, they are talented, they are a great company since they started working with Nintendo with Super Mario Strikers, but making Federation Force was a mistake that they probably regret, I bet they shouldn't take all the blame for it.

@baller98 : That does not necessarily indicate that the game is finished. There have been occasions where a game is classified again some time later (Watch_Dogs in Australia being one such example, which jumped from MA15+ to R18+ after some additions to the plot) if major creative changes are made late into production. Now, that doesn't usually happen with Nintendo games, but you get the idea.

Even with films, they are often submitted in an unfinished state for the purposes of age certification.

Classification also needs to take place in many jurisdictions for the purposes of marketing, and there are many factors that could influence its reach, based on the rating that it has been assigned. For example, Lady Layton has been classified quite some time ago in Australia and other regions since, but Nintendo has yet to acknowledge its existence. Classification is just one piece in the puzzle and isn't the best indicator as to when a game will be released.

I like the games, but since I currently have higher interest in other games, I don't mind if it ends up being delayed to december or november.

I think that sounds like it's probably standard. Nintendo gives the dev team a release window and then they solidify a release date once the devs are done.

I could see it in October or November

Kinda hoping for October, just in time for Halloween

So many of Nintendo biggest IPs are developed by 3rd parties....

It's glad to see all the people in the comments saying "take your time guys"

Good things come to those who wait, and a game taken time with is a polished game that people will remember, a rushed game will forever be known as bad.

That said, an October release would be perfect for a game like this

Really looking forward to catching ghosts at 30fps in 2019

That's not good. Gives them a reason to say it's not going to be ready in time for this year.

More spin like the Animal Crossing spin. Next Announcement will be a 2010 release date.

A movie can have a release date, day week and year before the film goes into production. The new James Bond movie has just gone into production and the release date is 3 April 2020. And I bet we see that before we see AC.

Edit. It does seem that not many people are bothered about Luigi, maybe it will need to be a lower price than what Mario can command.

I trust these devs to make a charming and fun LM. The extra care they are putting into the bosses and the open level design (more like LM1 than the mission based LM2) fills me with confidence. Take as long as you need NLG.

Would I love for this to come out in October? Absolutely.

That said, I'm not super fussed about when the game is released, just so long as it's an enjoyable experience.

If it's a late 2019-early 2020 release I won't be surprised.

If it's not September or October, they need to make it like Luigi is going on a holiday vacation at the hotel then release it in December. Sounds like a good plan to me!

Otherwise known as October.

I don't see why anyone is worried about this game. It looked and played really well at E3, based on both the Treehouse and hands-on preview footage.

I expect a late October or early December release (every other month is too crowded). I highly doubt it is going to get delayed.

Calling a December release date. They’ll need a Christmas season release to compliment Pokémon.

I had called October... but this makes me suspect it will be 2020. There are ALWAYS late revisions that are needed. If they haven't indicated it's done, I suspect there will be some delays (which is FINE... many devs are happy to release incomplete games and I'm glad that's not Nintendo's thing).

No worries from me... I'll be knee deep in Marvel UA, Dragon Quest, MM, TWO Zelda titles, and a good half dozen 3DS titles until then.

I like this. It reminds me of the Nintendo from my youth that would delay all their games a frustrating number of times, but in the end consistently release products that were head and shoulders above the competition. Hopefully this delay is truly because they want to make LM3 a stellar product

I don’t mind waiting if it is delayed, it would be a good excuse to release the 1st Luigis Mansion on the Switch

@Tsurii @TheLightSpirit

It is probably true now. Who buys a 1080p when a 55" 4k is $300?

Mid to late October would be good for me.
This would work well for Nintendo:

September - Zelda, Spyro Trilogy, Dragon Quest, Daemon X Machina, NBA 2020

October - Luigi's Mansion 3, Yooka Laylee, Witcher Complete Edition

November - Pokemon, Mario and Sonic, Doom Eternal, XIII

December - Panzer Dragon.

If the releases to the end of the year could pan out like this I would be happy. Although I wouldn't be able to get them all....

Nope just bought a 1080p 55inch for $250 cause I don't really own any system that NEEDS 4k, not to mention Composite video on 4k TV's are crap.

SWEET! I can't wait to play this on the go with my 3DS! It's been getting so little playing now days with so few games coming out for it.

Next Level Games is a tacky company name. Hope they'll announce a name change.

I guess a Halloween release would make a lot of sense. But otherwise it would make a nice January release too.

Halloween release. you heard it here first.

@TheLightSpirit Can I just say that if you meant this, it's actually pretty funny: responding to a generalization like "95 percent of TVs sold are 4K" with an even bigger generalization like "young people pull numbers out of thin air" is a great troll move. I can't get angry about that.

@Luffymcduck Sorry pal, Nintendo games are only released on Friday.

@607jf Composite video on anything other than a CRT is crap tbh.

True but most of the time Composite on 4k TV's dosent even work right.

@gamefreak77 ..you're joking right?

could still be delayed to 2020 heavy chance that happens

Good to hear give them the time they need, no pressure

They should take their time redoing all the graphics in the game to get it running nicely at 60fps in both handheld and docked modes. This game would be seriously awesome to play in handheld mode at 60fps! I'll probably get it even if it runs at 30fps, but it's about time a smooth Luigi's Mansion game gets released by Nintendo!

I'm also glad to hear they want people to have a comfortable and humane workplace culture. I support that 100%. People should be happy at work, not oppressed! Take your time developers!

'Go ask your mother'.

No rush guys, but if it takes long and the game sucks we will haunt you whohahaha

@BacklogBlues Yeah, I'm getting those three games as well and my wallet is pretty darn upset with me XD

Bestbuy canada sells 31 1080p tvs while it sells 301 4k tvs. I'm guessing then at least 90% of the purchases are 4k.

It's ready when you can beat all the bosses without wanting to tear your hair out.

I legitimately couldn’t see Nintendo only having Pokémon between October and Christmas. Luigi’s Mansion seems a lock...

I would bet that Nintendo will also make a big push for Witcher 3

@Tsurii bestbuy canada sells only 31 1080p tvs while it sells 301 4k tvs. I guess that 95% claim isn't as moronic as you thought.

The day Nintendo start to rush games will be the day they don't have a future. Their remorseless dedication to quality is why they didn't go the way of Sega.

October or November.

December is the month. There´s no game for December yet, and autumn is PACKED with first and third parties goodies.

@Nintendofan83
Ooh, nice one. You’ve outdone me there. I wanted it, just like I wanted the Monster Hunter XX Switch and the Pokémon Let’s Go Switch, but I just can’t afford to buy Limited Edition Switch consoles like I did with 3DS (13 total systems purchased over 8 years).

Still eyeing up that Slime controller though. Hundred bucks, but it’s a rare collectible to see on a Nintendo platform.

Calling either October or December if its not ready by the former month. They would probably release in it November if they couldn't hit October, but no way it would be able to fight pokemon, so they would just release it early december

@victordamazio I enjoyed fed force quite a bit. Just have to ignore the Metroid part, since it’s not. But I had a couple friends who would play this and triforce hero’s, another not perfect but underrated game.

@Silly_G I see your point, though I have to say Japan is pretty into Halloween! I was there in October one year and the Halloween theme was everywhere , even on egg packaging!!! And everyone dresses up too. A great time to visit Japan if you like the holiday!

According to Nintendo America's Upcoming game infographic. Q4 is usually beginning in October-November. I would hold for a late October early-mid November release

After seeing the E3 demo I really want this game now. It looks like a lot of fun to play and the physics they added help with that.

I feel the game will be out around Q4 2019.

On the flip side, I could see Q1 2020 be a possibility as well.

Good, all games should be this way. Release them when they are done, don't race towards a date arbritarily set by some corporate guy

@neogyo : I see. I wasn't aware of that. I am aware that the commercial aspects of modern Christmas are commemorated in Japan, but I wasn't sure about other holidays, including Easter.

In Australia, Halloween has only gained traction in the past decade or so, but as I stated before, the practice of trick-or-treating conflicts with modern sensitivities concerning "stranger danger", and so I never thought it had any chance of really taking off apart from the solely commercial aspects of the holiday.

Luigi mansion was released for the 3DS last year on 11th Oct, before Halloween. There's no games from Nintendo this Oct, it's planned for that month but they didn't want to confirm it yet.

Jun - Mario Maker 2
Jul - Fire Emblem 3 houses
Aug - Astral Chain
Sep - Zelda - Link's Awakening
Oct - Luigi's Mansion 3
Nov - Pokemon sword and shield
Dec - Breath of the Wild 2

Maybe it ends up being Nintendo’s big 1st party December holiday release if it misses October.

I can wait provided they don't screw it up. With Mario Maker 2 coming out on Friday, I think a lot of games are going back in to the backlog.

@nintendolie no way is Breath of the wild 2 in December, unless you mean 2020

@nintendolie
"Dec - Breath of the Wild 2" 😆😆😆😆
I'm not sure if you're joking, very, very optimistic or just completely delusional.

Here is hoping for a spooky october release.

Also I do commend Nintendo for such a move that should be basic around devs (but is not). That's also how they get their quality titles; because you can't bring your A game, when you can't rest or have to worry if you are not on team crunch you will be laid off.

Sure, Nintendo still put some pressure on with showing the game, but they also postponed Animal Crossing that was slated for 2019 to 2020, so I would not put that beyond them, in case of need.

However, they pretty much showed already a slew of contetn from Luigi's Mansion without any big bugs and I guess Next Level games just applies polish right now, or go bug splatting...

I thought their aim was to shadow drop it or something.

@Wavey84 LOL, I have a 4K TV and I don't have any 4K devices, thus eliminating the need for it. Also, 30FPS is fine, get your head out of the far future.

Not saying it's October. But it's October.

@Wavey84 Not saying 4K isn't great, I'm saying I just don't have the tech that supports it. Xbox has been on a losing streak this gen even with the Xbone X and Sony has been doing great but I see no reason to buy a PS4 with the PS5 right around the corner. Also, you're not seeing a Switch Pro until 2022 at the earliest, so keep dreaming. You see, Nintendo's not going to cater to your every whim whether you like it or not. Again, I'm not saying 4K isn't great. It is. But with limited options, what's the need for it?

@Wavey84 Gameplay is the most important factor, like you said, which means there's no need to fret over graphics. Remember, Gameplay > Graphics. Look at Crackdown 3, for example. Yeah, it's 4K, but the game was a total letdown, giving Xbox yet another to add to their very, very long list of letdowns. Also, you say you're still happy with 1080p right after you trash it multiple times over. In the words of Patrick Star, Liar Liar, Pants For Hire.

The thing I can't understand here is why say anything at all?

Nintendo are notorious for being silent... so just say nothing, until you have a date from the developer? That's the most genuine and honest way of claiming "take all the time you need".

This approach puts pressure on them. That combined with this clearly not being Nintendo's typical approach makes me suspect that Luigi's Mansion 3 is in a spot of trouble.

Are we about to get yet another first party delay? The Switch has benefitted from an enormous amount of quality games, but serious questions still need to be asked (and answered) about Nintendo's inability to get product out in a timely manner.

Yoshi. Fire Emblem. Animal Crossing. Metroid Prime 4. Luigi's Mansion 3?

Not to mention the absolute farce that is Retro Studios nothingness between 2014 and present day.

My guess: September/October/November. One of those 3 months.