Luigi's Mansion 3 set for a spooktacular Halloween launch

Gooigi’s time is fast approaching, as it was today announced that Luigi’s Mansion 3 is set to launch for Nintendo Switch on October 31st – yes, the spookiest of all the days: Halloween.

This follows on from the 3DS-exclusive Luigi’s Mansion 2, and it sees the titular plumber attempting to save his friends from a group of ghosts holed up in the mysterious Last Resort hotel. It serves up the usual mix of exploration, light puzzle solving, and boss encounters that the series is known for, but, of course, now you can do it all with Gooigi by your side.

When Luigi’s friends go missing on vacation, it’s up to our reluctant hero to save them from the ghosts in the Last Resort hotel! Join forces with Gooigi, slam ghosts, & prepare for a spooky treat when #LuigisMansion3 arrives to #NintendoSwitch on 10/31!https://t.co/3fg4O2t6PB pic.twitter.com/iNM9BKNKg5 — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) July 17, 2019

In fact, I’d go so far as to say that Gooigi is now the flat-out best moustachioed character in games. Luigi? A has-been. Waluigi? Total creep. Chain-smoker Sully from Uncharted? Probably cancelled. Gooigi? Both handsome and viscous.

The game can be played in single-player, where you’ll switch between Luigi and Gooigi as necessary, or with a friend in co-op. There’s also a proper multiplayer mode called ScareScraper which pits 8 players against one another.

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Luigi’s Mansion 3, unlike the second game in the series, is entirely set in one location. It boasts some pretty impressive visuals and a handful of neat new mechanics to mess around with, though, at heart, this is still very much the same ghost-slamming experience that Luigi’s Mansion has always been – and that’s ok.

Look for it when it launches for Nintendo Switch on October 31st. Reckon this is your most anticipated Switch release of the year? Or perhaps you’re a little more interested in Link’s Awakening or that new Fire Emblem? You'd be wrong, of course, as neither of those thoroughly redundant titles features Gooigi; an utterly fatal flaw for any video game going forward.