<s>
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
(	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Australia	O
and	O
Europe	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
2013	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Next	O
Level	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2001	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
game	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
game	O
where	O
Luigi	O
plays	O
the	O
lead	O
role	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
usual	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
rescue	O
Mario	B-Application
from	O
King	O
Boo	O
and	O
retrieve	O
the	O
shattered	O
shards	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
Moon	O
,	O
a	O
magical	O
object	O
that	O
can	O
pacify	O
the	O
ghosts	O
of	O
Evershade	O
Valley	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	O
Moon	O
also	O
offers	O
a	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
locally	O
or	O
online	B-Application
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Network	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
failed	O
attempt	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
glasses-free	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
variant	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
series	O
would	O
remain	O
dormant	O
for	O
roughly	O
a	O
decade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
these	O
elements	O
were	O
altered	O
to	O
conform	O
to	O
the	O
technology	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
such	O
as	O
its	O
dual	O
screens	O
and	O
3D	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
several	O
awards	O
,	O
and	O
sold	O
6.44	O
million	O
copies	O
as	O
of	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
bestselling	I-Device
video	I-Device
games	I-Device
for	I-Device
the	I-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
based	O
on	O
Dark	O
Moons	O
assets	O
,	O
titled	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
Arcade	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
arcades	O
worldwide	O
on	O
June	O
18	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
titled	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2019	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
main	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
Luigi	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
sent	O
by	O
Professor	O
E	O
.	O
Gadd	O
to	O
explore	O
abandoned	O
haunted	B-Language
mansions	I-Language
and	O
capture	O
hostile	O
ghosts	O
using	O
the	O
Poltergust	O
5000	O
,	O
a	O
specialized	O
vacuum	O
cleaner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
touchscreen	B-Device
shows	O
a	O
mini-map	O
of	O
the	O
mansion	O
's	O
layout	O
,	O
with	O
locations	O
of	O
both	O
locked	O
and	O
unlocked	O
doors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
required	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
shine	O
the	O
light	O
on	O
the	O
ghost	O
,	O
in	O
Dark	O
Moon	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
charges	O
the	O
Strobulb	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
burst	O
of	O
light	O
that	O
acts	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
flashbang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
ScareScraper	O
"	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
locally	O
or	O
online	B-Application
via	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Network	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
help	O
Luigi	O
,	O
he	O
provides	O
him	O
with	O
several	O
gadgets	O
:	O
a	O
flashlight	O
;	O
the	O
Poltergust	O
5000	O
,	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Poltergust	B-Application
3000	I-Application
;	O
the	O
Dual	O
Scream	O
,	O
a	O
DS-like	O
device	O
used	O
for	O
communication	O
purposes	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Dark-Light	O
Device	O
,	O
a	O
special	O
lens	O
used	O
for	O
uncovering	O
hidden	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
Luigi	O
and	O
the	O
Professor	O
find	O
out	O
that	O
Mario	B-Application
was	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
painting	O
and	O
that	O
King	O
Boo	O
is	O
behind	O
the	O
whole	O
crisis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Luigi	O
returns	O
to	O
his	O
world	O
,	O
he	O
frees	O
Mario	B-Application
from	O
the	O
painting	O
and	O
reunites	O
with	O
the	O
Professor	O
and	O
the	O
Toads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
credits	O
show	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
paying	O
visits	O
to	O
Evershade	O
Valley	O
and	O
spending	O
time	O
with	O
the	O
ghosts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Next	O
Level	O
Games	O
,	O
a	O
Canadian	O
developer	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Nintendo-published	O
titles	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Strikers	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
was	O
a	O
producer	O
and	O
creator	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
,	O
but	O
for	O
Dark	O
Moon	O
Miyamoto	O
stayed	O
hands-off	O
and	O
instead	O
supervised	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
location	O
differences	O
—	O
Miyamoto	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Next	O
Level	O
Games	O
being	O
located	O
in	O
Canada	O
—	O
Yoshihito	O
Ikebata	O
also	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
supervisor	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Donkey	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
transcluded	O
info	O
between	O
both	O
companies	O
frequently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
hardware	O
designer	O
Hideki	O
Konno	O
approached	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
conduct	O
experiments	O
on	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
new	O
glasses-free	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
hardware	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
the	O
first	O
instance	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
using	O
glasses-free	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
in	O
their	O
products	O
and	O
pre-dated	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
by	O
nine	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
was	O
originally	O
doubtful	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
prior	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
failure	O
of	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
had	O
Konno	O
revisit	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
hardware	O
and	O
make	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
that	O
included	O
a	O
four-inch	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
for	O
glasses-free	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LCD	B-Device
concept	O
was	O
shown	O
at	O
E3	O
2002	O
,	O
titled	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
3D	O
,	O
but	O
Nintendo	O
held	O
back	O
on	O
revealing	O
the	O
3D	O
aspect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Konno	O
,	O
the	O
concept	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
successful	O
but	O
was	O
simply	O
too	O
expensive	O
to	O
manufacture	O
;	O
liquid	B-Device
crystal	I-Device
,	O
what	O
made	O
LCD	B-Device
possible	O
,	O
was	O
too	O
expensive	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
would	O
have	O
needed	O
to	O
purchase	O
the	O
LCD	B-Device
as	O
an	O
add-on	O
accessory	O
and	O
the	O
purchase	O
would	O
have	O
most	O
likely	O
been	O
more	O
expensive	O
than	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
itself	O
and	O
the	O
project	O
never	O
surfaced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
years	O
following	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
continuously	O
revisited	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
realized	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
featured	O
similar	O
hardware	O
ability	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
their	O
prototype	B-Application
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
and	O
they	O
knew	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
finally	O
time	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leading	O
up	O
to	O
their	O
involvement	O
with	O
Dark	O
Moon	O
,	O
Next	O
Level	O
Games	O
had	O
worked	O
with	O
Kensuke	O
Tanabe	O
and	O
his	O
development	O
team	O
to	O
release	O
several	O
sports	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Strikers	I-Application
,	O
its	B-Application
sequel	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
!,	O
works	O
that	O
spanned	O
from	O
2005	O
to	O
2009	O
and	O
two	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
:	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Dark	O
Moon	O
Next	O
Level	O
Games	O
was	O
occupied	O
with	O
another	O
undisclosed	O
Nintendo-related	O
project	O
,	O
which	O
later	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
Metroid	B-Device
title	O
with	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
;	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
in	O
its	O
prototype	B-Application
phase	O
and	O
they	O
planned	O
on	O
presenting	O
the	O
prototype	B-Application
in	O
a	O
video	O
conference	O
meeting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
officially	O
began	O
in	O
2009	O
and	O
pre-dated	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
2010	O
,	O
meaning	O
they	O
were	O
unaware	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
they	O
were	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
conference	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
informed	O
of	O
the	O
failed	O
attempt	O
to	O
make	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
3D	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
assumed	O
the	O
new	O
hardware	O
had	O
something	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
3D	O
and	O
designed	O
a	O
demo	O
after	O
a	O
dollhouse	O
concept	O
,	O
coincidentally	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
one	O
made	O
for	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Next	O
Level	O
Games	O
,	O
other	O
video	O
game	O
companies	O
were	O
"	O
hanging	O
around	O
"	O
the	O
company	O
building	O
after	O
they	O
became	O
aware	O
of	O
Miyamoto	O
's	O
visit	O
,	O
and	O
tried	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
's	O
StreetPass	B-Device
feature	O
to	O
share	O
game	O
data	O
with	O
him	O
as	O
he	O
passed	O
by	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
's	O
goal	O
in	O
making	O
Dark	O
Moon	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
experience	O
different	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
while	O
also	O
retaining	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
and	O
what	O
made	O
it	O
so	O
memorable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
quality	O
retained	O
they	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
new	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
and	O
features	O
without	O
straying	O
too	O
far	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konno	O
informed	O
the	O
developers	O
that	O
multiplayer	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
that	O
involved	O
Luigi	O
working	O
alongside	O
another	O
Luigi	O
but	O
for	O
various	O
reasons	O
was	O
left	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
product	O
;	O
he	O
and	O
Miyamoto	O
encouraged	O
them	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
mode	O
in	O
Dark	O
Moon	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
were	O
already	O
set	O
on	O
including	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
mode	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
they	O
showed	O
Miyamoto	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
concept	O
,	O
he	O
challenged	O
them	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
have	O
just	O
as	O
much	O
replay	O
value	O
as	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
series	O
to	O
ensure	O
it	O
had	O
high	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Luigi	O
's	O
is	O
knocked	O
out	O
another	O
can	O
save	O
him	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
incorporated	O
to	O
better	O
emphasize	O
cooperative	O
play	O
and	O
the	O
concept	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
Luigi	O
's	O
Ghost	O
Mansion	O
"	O
minigame	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
title	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Land	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Level	O
Games	O
found	O
Luigi	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
diverse	O
in	O
emotion	O
than	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
and	O
therefore	O
a	O
more	O
relatable	O
character	O
with	O
more	O
personality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Holliday	O
described	O
him	O
as	O
having	O
an	O
"	O
underdog	O
quality	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
his	O
layer	O
of	O
fear	O
to	O
tell	O
a	O
deeper	O
story	O
;	O
Holliday	O
compared	O
Luigi	O
's	O
"	O
hapless	O
reluctant	O
hero	O
side	O
"	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
fictional	O
character	O
Mr.	O
Bean	O
,	O
and	O
Miyamoto	O
compared	O
Luigi	O
to	O
a	O
salad	O
,	O
considering	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
a	O
more	O
timid	O
choice	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
that	O
helped	O
balance	O
out	O
the	O
horror	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
escort	O
mission	O
,	O
and	O
Davis	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
when	O
making	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kazumi	O
Totaka	O
reprised	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
E	O
.	O
Gadd	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
E	O
.	O
Gadd	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
as	O
much	O
a	O
tinkerer	O
as	O
he	O
is	O
an	O
inventor	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
justified	O
why	O
he	O
repurposed	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
into	O
a	O
tool	O
Luigi	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
split	O
up	O
in	O
a	O
level-like	O
format	O
to	O
emphasize	O
the	O
on-the-go	O
portability	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
each	O
level	O
was	O
built	O
to	O
be	O
about	O
ten	O
to	O
twenty	O
minutes	O
in	O
length	O
and	O
have	O
something	O
"	O
satisfying	O
"	O
happen	O
in	O
each	O
of	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	O
Moon	O
was	O
revealed	O
at	O
E3	O
2011	O
by	O
Reggie	O
Fils-Aime	O
,	O
a	O
day	O
before	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
mentioned	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
more	O
than	O
another	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
installment	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
trailer	O
played	O
that	O
showed	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
multiple	O
mansions	O
alongside	O
other	O
gameplay	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
tentatively	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
queried	O
on	O
why	O
Nintendo	O
was	O
making	O
a	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
sequel	O
before	O
another	O
Pikmin	B-Device
entry	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
replied	O
that	O
"	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
"	O
and	O
had	O
wanted	O
to	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
and	O
dated	O
for	O
a	O
holiday	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
published	O
a	O
release	O
schedule	O
on	O
August	O
13	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
which	O
mentioned	O
that	O
Dark	O
Moon	O
would	O
instead	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
2013	O
in	O
the	O
Americas	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Miracle	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
and	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sticker	I-Application
Star	I-Application
proceeded	O
to	O
release	O
on	O
schedule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
announced	O
via	O
Twitter	B-Application
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
release	O
within	O
the	O
first	O
quarter	O
of	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
February	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
presentation	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
president	O
and	O
CEO	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
—	O
while	O
wearing	O
a	O
replica	O
of	O
Luigi	O
's	O
cap	O
—	O
announced	O
at	O
2013	O
would	O
be	O
declared	O
the	O
"	O
Year	O
of	O
Luigi	O
"	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
year-long	O
event	O
that	O
celebrated	O
the	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
Luigi	O
,	O
since	O
his	O
inception	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
a	O
decision	O
was	O
reached	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
event	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
and	O
another	O
game	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Team	I-Application
,	O
both	O
nearing	O
release	O
and	O
put	O
emphasis	O
on	O
Luigi	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
began	O
the	O
celebration	O
to	O
see	O
fit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
overview	O
of	O
Dark	O
Moon	O
gameplay	O
was	O
presented	O
by	O
Miyamoto	O
in	O
the	O
Direct	O
,	O
alongside	O
announcements	O
of	O
Dream	O
Team	O
and	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
U	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
March	O
24	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
March	O
28	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Dark	O
Moon	O
,	O
Next	O
Level	O
Games	O
decided	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
exclusively	O
and	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
were	O
acquired	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
altogether	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
debuted	O
to	O
high	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
;	O
selling	O
415,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
by	O
mid-April	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
sixth	O
bestselling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
in	O
only	O
a	O
week	O
's	O
time	O
in	O
March	O
,	O
behind	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
charted	O
fifth	O
in	O
the	O
All	O
Formats	O
chart	O
,	O
a	O
position	O
it	O
held	O
for	O
three	O
consecutive	O
weeks	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
exclusive	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
to	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
number-one	O
bestseller	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
three	O
weeks	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
,	O
totalling	O
459,000	O
by	O
April	O
7	O
and	O
68,423	O
were	O
from	O
the	O
week	O
prior	O
,	O
ahead	O
of	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Leaf	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
senior	O
product	O
marketing	O
director	O
Bill	O
Trinen	O
,	O
the	O
successful	O
launches	O
of	O
Dark	O
Moon	O
and	O
Pokémon	B-Language
Mystery	I-Language
Dungeon	I-Language
:	I-Language
Gates	I-Language
to	I-Language
Infinity	I-Language
helped	O
push	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
sales	O
up	O
50	O
percent	O
to	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
20	O
million	O
,	O
and	O
expected	O
that	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
sales	O
would	O
"	O
really	O
take	O
off	O
"	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
6.44	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
twelfth	B-Device
best-selling	I-Device
game	I-Device
on	I-Device
the	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
Arcade	O
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
,	O
other	O
involvement	O
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
and	O
licensed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
and	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
contents	O
of	O
Dark	O
Moon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
titled	O
Luigi	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
Arcade	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
Arcade	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
exterior	O
and	O
interior	O
of	O
the	O
machine	O
are	O
decorated	O
with	O
panel	O
art	O
from	O
both	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
and	O
Dark	O
Moon	O
,	O
and	O
contain	O
two	O
sets	O
of	O
to-scale	O
Poltergusts	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
players	O
use	O
the	O
Poltergust	O
's	O
vacuum	O
nozzle	O
as	O
a	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
enclosed	O
,	O
sit-down	O
cabinet	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
players	O
view	O
a	O
screen	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
;	O
gameplay	O
is	O
an	O
on-rails	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
receiving	O
an	O
86/100	O
on	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
on	O
a	O
positive	O
note	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
For	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
2	I-Application
acts	O
like	O
the	O
class	O
clown	O
,	O
all	O
shrieks	O
and	O
pratfalls	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
more	O
heart	O
than	O
any	O
game	O
in	O
recent	O
memory	O
when	O
it	O
is	O
n't	O
yanking	O
them	O
out	O
of	O
ghost	O
chests	O
,	O
naturally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
visual	O
presentation	O
was	O
widely	O
lauded	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
considering	O
the	O
graphics	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
yet	O
seen	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Oli	O
Welsh	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
proclaiming	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
as	O
close	O
to	O
a	O
playable	O
cartoon	O
as	O
anything	O
since	O
Zelda	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Mitchell	O
of	O
Joystiq	O
and	O
Petit	O
deemed	O
the	O
atmospheric	O
settings	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
strongest	O
asset	O
,	O
with	O
Petit	O
observing	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
perfectly	O
captures	O
the	O
sort	O
of	O
genteel	O
spookiness	O
typified	O
by	O
Disneyland	O
's	O
Haunted	B-Language
Mansion	I-Language
attraction	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
gently	O
foreboding	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
delightfully	O
spooky	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
Welsh	O
attributing	O
a	O
Scooby-Doo-like	O
quality	O
,	O
and	O
Mitchell	O
remarking	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
skews	O
much	O
closer	O
to	O
Alfred	O
Hitchcock	O
than	O
Akira	O
Yamaoka	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
release	O
,	O
Dark	O
Moon	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Handheld	O
game	O
by	O
the	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Queasy	O
Games	O
's	O
Sound	B-Application
Shapes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
NAVGTR	O
Awards	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
in	O
categories	O
for	O
its	O
animation	O
and	O
control	O
design	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
The	O
Walking	O
Dead	O
:	O
400	O
Days	O
and	O
the	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
