Video game sidekicks like the legendary Luigi often get the short end of the stick - even if he went on to get his own game series in the form of the fantastic Luigi's Mansion. While Mario leaps and bounds from idyllic location to idyllic location rescuing princesses and foiling the plans of the frankly useless Bowser, Luigi is forced to work his way through terrifying mansions haunted by nightmarish ghosts and creatures. There's a clear power imbalance here, and the fact Mario never recognizes it is shameful. 4q5c68

The Luigi’s Mansion series has become a celebrated franchise in the pantheon of Nintendo IP, and the release of Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD is another chapter in that legacy. The most important accomplishment of the original Luigi’s Mansion was giving Luigi an identity of his own, one that distinguished him from his more famous brother. Just as Mario has an enemy in Bowser, the first Mansion game gave Luigi an eternal nemesis all his own - King Boo. Even as the green plumber encounters new bosses with each installment, it never fails that King Boo is behind the mayhem.

When the original Luigi’s Mansion launched with the Nintendo GameCube in November 2001, it quickly became a cult classic. Since then, the series has seen the release of two mainline sequels, a remake, an arcade game, and an remaster. The Mansion series has done well by giving more depth to Mario’s green-clad younger brother in of character and style. Given that the original game consists of exploring a spooky mansion and sucking up the occasional ghost, it's easy to understand why one might think Luigi’s Mansion was inspired by the Ghostbusters films. However, that was not the case.

Rumors are swirling about possibilities of both the Nintendo Switch 2 console and the fourth installment in the Luigi's Mansion series being in development right now and, if true, the combination could be ideal. Poor Luigi is often overshadowed by his shorter brother Mario, but his spooky series of Luigi's Mansion games have always been fun and engaging. What was originally created as a random one-off side project has turned into a successful series in its own right, catapulting Luigi into the spotlight, or at least into a flashlight beam.Luigi's Mansion is one of those series of video games that always seems to do well. It offers iconic characters that players know and puts the lovable Luigi in the lead with Polterpup to add some extra smiles. Though the games have not risen to as high of fame as Super Mario or The Legend of Zelda, they are good, solid entries into Nintendo's library and have a lot to offer alongside a new console for both Nintendo and its fans.Related: Luigi's Mansion Changed Mario's Brother Forever

One game fans are eagerly awaiting in 2023 is The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom which won the award for the Most Anticipated Game of 2023 at the 2022 Game Awards (per Screen Rant). The game appears as to be heading down a darker route much like Majora's Mask and Twilight Princess. Horror is can be a great element in Zelda games, with both of these previous games balancing fantasy horror elements while keeping their younger audience in mind.

Luigi's Mansionwas Luigi's first big role outside of Mario's shadow, and it helped him to develop into the character he is today. It was the first chance that Nintendo took to give Luigi his own character apart from simply being Mario's brother. The move was a success, as not only did the game do very well, but the evolution of Luigi's character also stuck for future games.

Special edition video game versions with ornate Steelbook covers have become popular in recent years, and Nintendo has jumped on the bandwagon. However, Nintendo Switch Steelbooks often have one caveat: they tend to be released exclusively outside the United States. Of course, this is not true for every Steelbook (Mario Kart 8Deluxe had an aesthetically pleasing Steelbook case available in the States), but US releases have been relatively rare compared to those in the United Kingdom.

The door has been opened for older DLC to come to the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack and Nintendo has no shortage of games to choose from. This is because Nintendo embraced the concept of DLC in a new way throughout the Nintendo Switch generation, allowing games to receive significant content updates after launch. Now that Splatoon 2's DLC is in the Expansion Pack, it means that other DLC could be on the way to the service.

Haunted houses, mansions, estates, and other places of residence have been fixtures of the horror genre for centuries, so it makes sense that video games would also capitalize on the motifs as well. From the spooky maze games on the Atari to the more blood-chilling survival horror titles of the modern age, the gaming industry has provided more than enough adequate real estate for the paranormal and supernatural forces.

Charlie Day says he would love to star in a Luigi's Mansion movie adaptation after portraying the titular character in the Super Mario Bros. movie. Developed and published by Nintendo, the video game franchise centers on Luigi as he wins a mansion in a contest he didn't enter and agrees to meet his brother Mario there. Upon arrival, Luigi discovers the place to be haunted and his brother missing, requiring him to team up with the eccentric scientist Elvin Gadd and his Poltergust 3000 vacuum cleaner to clear the ghosts out the house and save Mario.