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Luigi'S Mansion

What is luigi's mansion?

· Emily Grant

Key facts

Title Luigi’s Mansion[1]
Type action-adventure game[4]
Developer/publisher Nintendo[1]
Release year 2001[1]
Platform Nintendo GameCube[4]
Series position first installment of the Luigi’s Mansion series[2]

Luigi’s Mansion is a 2001 action-adventure game where you play as Luigi, who explores a haunted mansion to save Mario. It was the first game in the Luigi’s Mansion series and was released for the Nintendo GameCube.

Context

Luigi’s Mansion is part of the Mario-universe and is described as an action-adventure or third-person adventure game, not a platformer [4].

Documented claims

  • Luigi uses the Poltergust 3000 to capture ghosts. [3]
  • Professor E. Gadd gives Luigi the Poltergust 3000. [3]
  • The game is set in a haunted mansion. [3]
  • Luigi inherits or wins the mansion and enters it after Mario goes missing. [3]

Questions and answers

Is Luigi's Mansion 1 on the Switch?

No, the original Luigi’s Mansion was released for the Nintendo GameCube in 2001 [4].

What is the story behind Luigi's mansion?

Luigi inherits or wins a mansion and enters it after Mario goes missing, using the Poltergust 3000 to capture ghosts and save Mario [3].

Sources

  1. Luigi's Mansion Review — nintendoworldreport.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. Review: Luigi's Mansion — oldgamehermit.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  3. Luigi's Mansion (Video Game 2001) - Plot — imdb.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  4. Luigi's Mansion - TV Tropes — tvtropes.org (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in Entertainment