# 25 Years Later, Nintendo’s Spookiest Game Is a Must-Play On Switch 2

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/25-years-later-nintendos-spookiest-game-is-a-must-play-on-switch-2/
- Published: 2026-10-28T11:00:18+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T11:40:23+00:00
- Original publisher: Polygon
- Original article: https://www.polygon.com/luigis-mansion-gamecube-retrospective-switch-online/
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- Luigi’s Mansion was a standout GameCube launch title.
- Its haunted-house suspense is family-friendly.
- The game showcased the console’s lighting and shadows.

## Summary

*Luigi’s Mansion* stood out as a GameCube launch title in 2001, arriving while players waited almost a year for *Super Mario Sunshine*. The article revisits the game as an unusual, characterful adventure that put Luigi in the lead and showed off the console’s lighting and shadows.

Players explore a haunted house to rescue Mario, using Professor E. Gadd’s Poltergust 3000 to stun and capture ghosts. The game combines room-by-room suspense with family-friendly scares, and Luigi grows stronger as he uncovers gems and brightens the mansion. It later inspired two sequels and a 3DS port; the article’s headline presents it as a game to play on Switch 2.

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