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Kick off the Year of Luigi with Luigis Mansion Dark Moon
REDMOND, Wash.--(March 21, in the year of our Lord 2013)--
When there are ghosts that need capturing, puzzles that need
solving and haunted mansions that need exploring, who is the
best little brother for the job? Luigi, that’s who! Luigi may be
afraid of, well, everything, but that fear isn’t going to stop
him when the Dark Moon has shattered and he is the only one who
can retrieve the missing pieces. Launching exclusively for
Nintendo 3DS on March 24, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon is the
sequel to 2001’s much-loved Luigi’s Mansion and features more
mansions, more ghosts and more Luigi!
Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon marks the beginning of the Year of
Luigi. The yearlong celebration for Mario’s green-clad younger
brother also includes the launch of Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
and Mario Golf: World Tour for Nintendo 3DS, as well as the New
Super Luigi U downloadable content for New Super Mario Bros. U
on Wii U.
“The Year of Luigi starts with a bang as Luigi’s Mansion: Dark
Moon delivers an original adventure starring Mario’s
not-so-brave brother,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s
executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Packed with
multiple mansions to explore, secrets to discover and a new
multiplayer mode to enjoy, the game is a fitting tribute to one
of gaming’s most unsung heroes.”
In Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, Luigi must explore several unique
mansions, all stunningly realized with colorful 3D visuals that
make each haunted hallway and atmospheric detail look better
than ever. Each mansion is filled with ghosts for Luigi to
capture, clever puzzles to challenge his skills and piles of
treasure for him to collect. Equipped with his trusty Poltergust
5000, a vacuum cleaner designed to suck up ghosts, and a variety
of new abilities like the secret-revealing Dark-Light Device,
Luigi must complete each of the mansions’ multiple missions in
his quest to find the pieces of the Dark Moon. These missions
can be replayed many times, encouraging players to earn a higher
rank by collecting more treasure and losing less health.
All the mansions in the game are packed with environmental
details that can be manipulated to help Luigi conquer
challenges. Puzzles can be solved by spinning the hands of a
clock with the Poltergust 5000, or precious coins can be
uncovered by flipping over a rug. Almost every object in the
mansions’ many rooms can be interacted with.
New to the series are fun multiplayer modes that can be enjoyed
with up to four players using local wireless, download or online
play. In Hunter Mode, players team up to catch all the ghosts on
each floor of a haunted tower. Rush Mode finds players escaping
a floor before time runs out, while Polterpup Mode focuses on a
frantic search for hidden ghost dogs. Additional Nintendo 3DS
systems and games, as well as wireless broadband Internet
access, may be required for multiplayer modes.
In a special treat for fans, the Nintendo World store in New
York will be hosting a launch event for Luigi’s Mansion: Dark
Moon on March 23 starting at 5 p.m. At the event, the second
floor of the store will be transformed into a haunted mansion
full of puzzles and games, featuring playable demos of the game,
photo opportunities with Luigi and fun giveaways (while supplies
last). Fans will also be able to purchase a copy of Luigi’s
Mansion: Dark Moon during the event, a day before the game
releases in retail stores and in the Nintendo eShop.