Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Switch): Software updates (latest: Ver. 1.4.0)

On this page, you will find all there is to know about the Software updates for Luigi’s Mansion 3 on Nintendo Switch (originally released on October 31st 2019 in Europe, North America, and Japan).

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Luigi’s Mansion 3 – Ver. 1.4.0

• Release date: April 29th 2020 (North America) / April 30th 2020 (Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

• Added Features
  • The following content has been added to ScareScraper.
    • Five new types of rare ghosts will now appear.
  • Added Art Viewer, where players can view illustrations created during development.
    • To access Art Viewer, go from Story → Gallery → Special Content.
• Added Multiplayer Pack Features
  • Added three new games to ScreamPark.
  • The following content was added to ScareScraper.
    • Added three costumes.
    • Added three new floor themes and six kinds of themed ghosts that will appear when Luigi wears one of the new costumes.
      Players who do not have the Multiplayer Pack can see these as well.
• Story
  • Fixed an issue that caused King Boo to stop attacking on the Rooftop and prevented the game from progressing.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the game from progressing during the battle with Goobs in the Grand Lobby.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the game from progressing when a certain action was performed during the battle with Amadeus Wolfgeist on The Great Stage.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the game from progressing if Luigi obtains the red Gem in The Garden Suites and defeats Polterkitty at the same time.
  • Fixed an issue that caused keys to be placed in unreachable locations in the Hotel Shops.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the game from progressing if the Suction Shot was shot at the Strobe Switch in the RIP Suites.
• ScareScraper
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the game from progressing when moving between rooms with a Toad.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the game from progressing after “Could not join the game.” is displayed on the screen for recruiting players.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the How to Play button to be displayed multiple times.
  • Fixed an issue that caused keys to not appear, or to be placed in unreachable locations.
  • Fixed an issue that caused players’ Poltergusts to be placed in unreachable locations during the event where the Poltergusts are stolen.
  • Fixed an issue during the battle with Boolossus that stopped the Boos from re-forming and prevented the game from progressing.
  • Fixed an issue that caused ghosts to become unobtainable and prevented a floor from being cleared if a player disconnected to the network the moment they sucked up a ghost.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the remaining players to be unable to obtain a key if a player disconnected from the network the moment they inspected an object with a key in it.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the game from progressing if a Hammer was defeated at the same time that the rope on a box was being pulled.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the other players from progressing if a player disconnected from the network while the Quit window was open.
• ScreamPark
  • Fixed an issue that caused the game to forcibly end if multiple players pass through a warp door while sucking up ghosts in Tricky Ghost Hunt.
• Other
  • Fixed an issue that prevented players from using shuffle or repeat in Albums when playing with a single, horizontal Joy-Con.
• General
  • Fixed several issues to improve gameplay experience.

• List of changes:

• adds the content of the second DLC set

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Nintendo

Luigi’s Mansion 3 – Ver. 1.3.0

• Release date: March 3rd 2020 (North America) / March 4th 2020 (Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

• Added Features
  • Games in the ScreamPark can now be played with just one player (this is a practice mode without any opponents).
  • The following content was added to ScareScraper.
    • Added a 20-floor mode.
    • Five new types of rare ghosts will now appear.
    • Ghosts will now appear in Defeat the Crows! and Collect the Gold! missions.
    • Added a link to How to Play in the menu.
  • Added Albums, where players can listen to the game’s BGM.
    • To access Albums, go from Story ? Gallery ? Special Content.
• Added Multiplayer Pack Features
  • Added three new games to ScreamPark.
  • The following content was added to ScareScraper.
  • Added three costumes.
  • Added three new floor themes and six kinds of themed ghosts that will appear when Luigi wears one of the new costumes.
    • Players who do not have the Multiplayer Pack can see these as well.
• Story
  • Fixed an issue that prevented Luigi from moving near the door when capturing a Boo in the hallway of the Hotel Shops.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented Luigi from moving behind a bench in Studio 3 of Paranormal Productions.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the game from progressing after touching the shark fin on the beach of The Spectral Catch.
• ScareScraper
  • Added/adjusted the attack pattern of Boolossus.
  • Fixed an issue in Find the Toads! missions that prevented the Toads from moving and/or being able to enter the portals.
• General
  • Fixed several issues to improve gameplay experience.

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Nintendo

Luigi’s Mansion 3 – Ver. 1.2.1

• Release date: January 19th 2020 (North America) / January 20th 2020 (Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

• Story
  • Fixed an issue that prevented players from unlocking certain achievements.
• General
  • Fixed several issues to improve gameplay experience.

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Nintendo

Luigi’s Mansion 3 – Ver. 1.2.0

• Release date: December 17th 2019 (North America) / December 18th 2019 (Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

• Added Features
  • Downloadable Content button was added to the title menu.
• Story
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the game from progressing when going down to B2 in the elevator.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the game from progressing during the battle with King MacFrights.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the camera to show the out-of-bounds area during the battle with Dr. Potter.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the game from progressing by not allowing the player to insert the elevator button while playing through the Paranormal Productions floor.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented Luigi from leaving the building in Studio 3 on the Paranormal Productions floor.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the game from progressing by sending Luigi flying out of bounds during the battle in the Exhibit Hall on the Unnatural History Museum Floor.
  • Fixed an issue that made the enemies stop moving during the battle with Serpci.
• General
  • Fixed several issues to improve gameplay experience.

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Nintendo

Luigi’s Mansion 3 – Ver. 1.1.0

• Release date: October 30th 2019 (North America, Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

Fixed various issues in order to improve the gameplay experience.

• Additional notes: this is the Day 1 Update for the game.
• Source: Nintendo

Luigi’s Mansion 3 – Ver. 1.0.0

• Release date: N/A
• Patch notes:

No patch notes available.

• Additional notes: this is the base version of the game. This is the one you get if you pre-purchase the game on the Nintendo eShop.
• Source: Nintendo

How to download updates for Luigi’s Mansion 3 for the Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for Luigi’s Mansion 3, you have three options:

• let the console do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated, and didn’t completely turn it off

If not…

• try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen;

OR

• select the game > press either + or – to go to the Options page > select Software update > select Via the Internet.

To check that you have the latest version installed, simply select the game on the Home Menu, and press – or + to go to the Options: the version number is displayed just below the game title.