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|genre=Action-adventure | |genre=Action-adventure | ||
|modes=Single-player, local multiplayer, online multiplayer | |modes=Single-player, local multiplayer, online multiplayer | ||
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|platforms=[[Nintendo Switch]] | |platforms=[[Nintendo Switch]] | ||
|media={{media|switch=1}} | |media={{media|switch=1}} | ||
|input={{input|joy-con=1|switchpro=1}} | |input={{input|joy-con=1|switchpro=1}} | ||
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'''''Luigi's Mansion 3''''' is a [[Nintendo Switch]] game, and the | '''''Luigi's Mansion 3''''' is a [[Nintendo Switch]] game, and the third original game in the [[Luigi's Mansion (series)|''Luigi's Mansion'' series]], after ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' and ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]''. Unlike previous games in the series, the game takes place in a hotel run by ghosts rather than an actual mansion. Like the previous main installment, it was developed by [[Next Level Games]]. The game is 7.3 GB in file size, though it can be expanded with downloadable content (DLC). | ||
The third original entry and fifth overall in the ''Luigi's Mansion'' series, it will be followed up by ''[[Luigi's Mansion 2 HD]]'', which will release on the [[Nintendo Switch]] in June 2024. | |||
==Story== | ==Story== | ||
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|image1=LM3 The Last Resort illusion.jpg | |image1=LM3 The Last Resort illusion.jpg | ||
|caption1=The Last Resort in its daytime illusion | |||
|image2=LM3HotelArt.jpg | |image2=LM3HotelArt.jpg | ||
| | |caption2=The Last Resort's true form | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Prologue from the guide:''' | '''Prologue from the guide:''' | ||
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*{{button|switch|leftstick}}: Move | *{{button|switch|leftstick}}: Move | ||
*{{button|switch|rightstick}}: Turn | *{{button|switch|rightstick}}: Turn | ||
*{{button|switch| | *{{button|switch|rightstickbutton}} (×1 down): Summon/select Gooigi or Luigi | ||
*{{button|switch| | *{{button|switch|rightstickbutton}} (×2 down): Store Gooigi | ||
*Tilt {{button|switch|joy-con}} or {{button|switch|pro}}: Aim up/down | *Tilt {{button|switch|joy-con}} or {{button|switch|pro}}: Aim up/down | ||
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|align=center|[[File:Gem Goob.png|90px]] | |align=center|[[File:Gem Goob.png|90px]] | ||
|style="text-align:center"|[[ | |style="text-align:center"|[[Jewel Goob]] | ||
|style="text-align:center"|80-120 (depends on floor) | |style="text-align:center"|80-120 (depends on floor) | ||
|style="text-align:center"|No | |style="text-align:center"|No | ||
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*[[Bryce Holliday]] | *[[Bryce Holliday]] | ||
The lead technical character artist was Jeff Zoern (credited as "Jeffrey Zoern"), who previously worked as | The lead technical character artist was Jeff Zoern (credited as "Jeffrey Zoern"), who previously worked as the art director for ''[[Hotel Mario]]''. | ||
''Luigi's Mansion 3'' marks the final ''Super Mario'' game to feature newly recorded dialogue from [[Charles Martinet]] in the role of Mario and Luigi. | ''Luigi's Mansion 3'' marks the final ''Super Mario'' game to feature newly recorded dialogue from [[Charles Martinet]] in the role of Mario and Luigi. | ||
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==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
===Critical reception=== | ===Critical reception=== | ||
''Luigi's Mansion 3'' received mostly positive reviews from critics. Points of praise have included the graphics, gameplay, story, characters, level design, and puzzles; though some considered the controls to be outdated and | ''Luigi's Mansion 3'' received mostly positive reviews from critics. Points of praise have included the graphics, gameplay, story, characters, level design, and puzzles; though some considered the controls to be outdated and unfitting for the controllers, especially the use of the right analog stick. At {{wp|the Game Awards 2019}}, ''Luigi's Mansion 3'' won the award for Best Family Game. At the {{wp|16th British Academy Games Awards}}, ''Luigi's Mansion 3'' was nominated in four categories: Best Game, Best Animation, Best Multiplayer, and Best Family Game; winning Best Animation.<ref>[http://www.bafta.org/games/awards/bafta-games-awards-nominations-and-winners-2020 2020 BAFTA Games Awards: The Nominations]. ''BAFTA''. Retrieved March 5, 2020.</ref> | ||
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===Sales=== | ===Sales=== | ||
In the UK, ''Luigi's Mansion 3'' topped the charts within a week of its release as the best selling Switch game of 2019, and upon release was only under ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare''.<ref>https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-11-04-luigis-mansion-3-is-nintendo-switchs-biggest-launch-this-year</ref> By March 31, 2021, the game had sold 9.59 million units worldwide, making it the best-selling ''Luigi's Mansion'' game.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2021/210506_3e.pdf Financial Results Explanatory Material (As March 31, 2021)]</ref> As of December 31, | In the UK, ''Luigi's Mansion 3'' topped the charts within a week of its release as the best selling Switch game of 2019, and upon release was only under ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare''.<ref>https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-11-04-luigis-mansion-3-is-nintendo-switchs-biggest-launch-this-year</ref> By March 31, 2021, the game had sold 9.59 million units worldwide, making it the best-selling ''Luigi's Mansion'' game.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2021/210506_3e.pdf Financial Results Explanatory Material (As March 31, 2021)]</ref> As of December 31, 2023, the game had sold 13.98 million units worldwide.<ref>Nintendo (February 6, 2024). [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2024/240206_3e.pdf].</ref> | ||
==Promotion== | ==Promotion== | ||