Luigi's Mansion 3: Finally, Ethical Game Development!
Channel: Video Game Story Time
Date: 2019-11-02

Luigi's Mansion 3 is upon us, and as well as being a spooky game, it's also a wonderful example of how to do game development right. Developers Next Level Games, in partnership with Nintendo, have created a game while striving primarily for an ethical approach to their craft.

What does ethical game development mean? Simple: avoiding crunch, treating employees like people, and allowing for a healthy work/life balance. Mike Mood and The Kindly Beast could learn a lot from these guys!

It's been so refreshing to spend some time researching a game studio that actually makes employee comfort a priority. We've loved the chance to highlight such a caring studio, and we hope you agree that this kind of business practice should be industry standard. Just look at the kind of amazing games it can produce!

(We say, as we finish uploading a video at twenty minutes past midnight. Time to call it a night!)

BretonStripes (http://twitter.com/bretonstriped) and Kotor (http://twitter.com/kotorcomics)

Music by Tee Lopes (http://twitter.com/teelopesmusic)

Sources:
https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/Reviews/Next-Level-Games-Reviews-E115022.htm
https://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/luigis-mansion-3
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-06-18-luigis-mansion-3-developers-talk-cut-ideas-labo-and-birdo
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/06/developer_interview_next_level_games_and_nintendo_talk_luigis_mansion_dark_moon
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/06/interview_next_level_games_excited_to_work_on_more_nintendo_ips
https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/205707/Working_with_Nintendo_making_a_studio_great_for_developers.php