What's a Mario game you can't play with your friends? Well, Super Mario 64, but outside of that, I'm pretty sure every other Mario game has had some form of local multiplayer mode. I might be wrong, who knows?
Add Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon to that list. The Nintendo 3DS sequel to the GameCube launch title will have "a brand new local multiplayer mode," or so says the official Nintendo website. No mention of multiplayer has been made about the game in all the months of hype showing it off, so this comes as quite a surprise.
"With so many new places to explore, all new ways to capture ghosts, and a brand new local multiplayer mode, Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon is another star turn for Mario's heroic brother…"
Confusingly enough, the games description still claims "No. of Players: 1 player." I'll put more faith in the text description for now, because why else would they write it if it didn't a multiplayer mode?
The original Luigi's Mansion did not have multiplayer either, but being a huge fan, I can see potential here for a lot of handheld wireless multiplayer fun. Racing your friends to trap ghosts, or Team Deathmatch modes with Luigi and ghost controlled teams. All of that sounds like fun.
Who wants to bet that Toads and Yoshis will somehow be involved in the ruckus as well? Maybe even Mario will make an appearance. I just bought my Nintendo 3DS for Fire Emblem: Awakening, and I'm more than excited to get sucked back into the Nintendo library. Please excuse my giddiness.
Nintendo has yet to comment on the quote from their article, but expect them to do so shortly with the game's release just around the corner. Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon will be released exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS this March 24th, 2013.

Disguise your little one with the help of a themed costume
From avocado halves to hoppy bunnies, costumes speak to every child's unique spirit. And we've collected our favorite options.

Add magic to your living space with these string lights
String lights add personality and soft light to your living space. Here are some of the best.

The Galaxy S20 Ultra's Space Zoom camera is amazing and a bit creepy
The Galaxy S20 Ultra supports up to 100X zoom, which Samsung calls Space Zoom, but is it any good? Can a phone really product usable photos at 100x zoom? We've got our Galaxy S20 Ultra already so join us to find out!

These are the best Nintendo 3DS games you can buy right now
One of the best reasons to buy a Nintendo 3DS is its vast game library and here are some of the best 3DS games you can buy right now.