Luigi's Mansion

Luigi's Mansion on 3DS: nice. Anybody else up for this?

Can't say I am. As good as LM is I think I'd rather just take 2 for another spin.

I do want to be really enthusiastic for this but I'm not, somehow. Let's see if the fires of hype can be stoked more over time.

If on Switch, I may have been tempted even if it was an HD version and not something on VC but I can't see me picking up the 3DS for anything new and certainly not this.

I'm definitely up for replaying this, the second was a great fit for 3ds so seeing the original in 3d is going to be nice.

Jay made a good point during the Skype chat: this is another nail in the coffin of getting GC games on the Switch Virtual Console, isn't it? At least for a long time. I don't think I'd replay a straight port even on the Switch, sadly, but I do hope it has good 3D slamming open of fake doors.

I really like Luigi's Mansion, but I'm not sure if I'm keen for replaying it on 3DS. Unlike Balla, I'd be well game for this chairing a Gamecube Virtual Console on Switch, but that sadly seems to be a distant hope at this stage.

Did they reveal anything else new for it besides the Boss Rush mode?

I'm all for it on the 3DS mainly to have both games on one system.

(Plus didn't people want it on the 3DS back when 2 was releases?)

They did... sadly both people and machines have moved on from there.

Yeah I guess Nintendo were a bit slow in giving the masses what they want

I'd totally forgotten this was coming along after the 3DS's non-appearance at E3. Hm.

Is anyone still keen on going for this?

I've never played Luigi's Mansion, and I still enjoy playing my 3DS (if anyone remembers I've played Ever Oasis, Monster Hunter Stories and Detective Pikachu) - so yes, I think I'll give this a punt. Maybe then I'll play the sequel afterwards!

Oh, if you've not played the original version then this is a must have, I'd say. I adored the original game back on Gamecube.

The only Luigi's Mansion I've played is the arcade game

I'm extremely keen for it, got a bit confused when there was no mention at E3, was kinda hoping for the release window

Normally I'd have been all for leaving the 3DS out of E3 - however showing this off at Treehouse would have been better than the umpteen games of Smash they showed.

Nintendo still has a bunch of 3DS games to come and it has a huge install base still that I was shocked we didn't get a 3DS segment during the treehouse.

I'll definitely be getting it, I never had chance to complete the original due to my brother lending it to his friend at the time.

'Lending' it, eh? I hope you have never let your brother forget this.

I haven't, he bought me a mini snes for my birthday because of it xD He used to steal and sell my 3ds games when I lived at mum's. Saying that I need to rebuy Luigi mansion 2 because of him.

...f**k me.

Still, Mini-SNES in response isn't too bad a deal.

I'm in the great-for-3DS camp. The 3D effect should be a boon for the game coming from 2/Dark Moon, and the original's basic visuals would not scale up well to either the Switch's HD screen or the full-HD TV output in docked mode.


Just hope it's an inspired remake - the Bowser's Inside Story, WarioWare Gold and Superstar Saga remakes are almost release schedule filler. Maybe this will be closer to Fire Emblem Echoes in effort and execution.

Sir! Welcome back! I disagree with you, much though I agree that the 3D would look gorgeous... but principally, welcome back!

Cheers Balladeer! It feels good to be posting on a forum again.

As for Luigi's Mansion - I was just under the impression that a Switch version would be more like Twilight Princess HD - quick port job with sloppily redrawn "HD" textures. I'm sure it'll be a stunner if they properly remake it to modern standards, but 2001's GameCube version is best viewed on an old CRT to hide all the cracks and flaws in the model- and texturework...

If they plan on adding nothing to it bar 3D graphics and a throwaway extra mode then maybe it's best left on a sinking console, but is it too much to hope for Luigi's Mansion Trilogy on Switch? Hope not.