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Wii / Wii U
Super Smash Bros. (Nintendo/Wii U/$59.99/eShop/Available Nov. 21)
Mario! Link! Samus! Pikachu! All of your favorite Nintendo characters are back, along with plenty of new faces, in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, the next entry in the beloved Super Smash Bros. series. Up to four players can battle each other locally or online across beautifully designed stages inspired by classic Nintendo home console games. With a variety of control options and amiibo compatibility, the timeless Super Smash Bros. battles come alive.
Key Features:
- Compete with classic players from the Super Smash Bros. series, along with new challengers like Mega Man, Little Mac or newly announced Palutena, the Goddess of Light from the Kid Icarus games.
- For the first time, players can even compete as their own Mii characters.
- Use a variety of control methods during the high-energy and action-filled battles, including Nintendo GameCube controllers – the longtime controller of choice for hard-core Super Smash Bros. players.
- Customize move sets when playing locally or online with friends.
- Connect with amiibo for added fun.
- Experience the beauty of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U in stunning HD, a first for the series.
- Fight against friends and family locally or online, or battle random challengers from all over the world online in “For Fun” or “For Glory” modes.
No. of Players up to 8 players
Watch_Dogs (Ubisoft/Wii U/$59.99/eShop)
Hacking is your weapon. Control the city of Chicago. Become Aiden Pearce, a brilliant hacker but also a former thug, whose criminal past lead to a violent family tragedy. While on the hunt for those responsible, you will be able to tap into the city’s omnipresent security cameras, download personal information to locate a target, control systems such as traffic lights and the electrical grid to stop a chase, and more. Now the city of Chicago has become your ultimate weapon to exact your own style of revenge.
Penguins of Madagascar (Little Orbit/Wii U/$39.99/eShop/Available Nov. 25)
Super spy teams aren't born...they're hatched. Discover the secrets of the greatest and most hilarious covert birds in the global espionage biz: Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private. These elitists of the elite are joining forces with a chic undercover organization, The North Wind. Led by handsome and husky Agent Classified (we could tell you his name, but then...you know). Together, they must stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine, from destroying the world as we know it.
The four web-footed operatives, Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private, uncover a nefarious plot by the evil octopus, Dave (Dr.Octavious Brine) to destroy the penguin world as we know it. Players will travel to top-secret locales and embark on covert missions to thwart Dave’s evil plans.
Players will be able to play as the four penguins and instantly swap between them depending on the situation encountered. For example, Rico, a demolitions expert, loves to blow things to smithereens while Skipper can dish out his stun slap to give enemy octopi high-powered smackdowns! Players can solve puzzles by choosing the penguin whose natural skills are best suited for the task.
Features:
- Go on stealth operations in top-secret locations from the movie and beyond.
- Master each Penguin’s unique skill, like Rico’s Explosive Slide and Skipper’s Stun Slap.
- Solve puzzles, crack codes and hunt for Cheezy Dibbles!
No. of Players 1 player
Snake Den (Little Orbit/Wii U/$3.99/eShop)
The challenge is too big for you alone, so remember to use your friends as allies. Just don't let their tails get in your way!
Features:
- 5 Worlds and 100 Levels
- Unlock Unique Bonus Levels
- High Scores, Compete with Friends and Family
- Ghosts, Just remember you can never truly die, but you can get revenge!
No. of Players up to 3 players
Alphadia Genesis (Natsume/Wii U/$14.99/eShop)
Alphadia Year 1092: Fifteen years have passed since the end of the terrible Energi Wars, where clones were used as weapons. Two kingdoms, after nearly destroying each other and the natural resources of Energi, signed an important peace treaty, and have been co-operative neighbors ever since: Augustine and Archleign, where the story of Alphadia Genesis begins.
Alphadia Genesis boasts a rich, complex story starring Fray, a member of the local guild, and Corone, a knight. As their journey progresses and conflicting national interests come to the forefront, it becomes apparent that it may take more than a little work on both their parts if their relationship is to weather the foreboding storm on the horizon.
3D battles feature beautifully rendered graphics, dynamic camera angles, and more skills than you can shake a sword at!
No. of Players 1 player
ZaciSa's Last Stand (ZeNfA Productions/Wii U/$1.49/eShop/Demo)
ZaciSa's Last Stand is a simple, yet challenging, 2D tower defense game set in space.
The main concept is that you have to defend your base from an onslaught of enemy ships that seek to destroy you and your way of life. To do this, you will deploy different Bot weapons, such as a Sentry or Bomber to destroy them before they get to your base. The game will start out easy enough, at least in theory, with only something small, like twenty weak enemies. Every level you survive will result in more enemies with increasing strength. You gain points and money for every ship you destroy, as well as a nice bonus at the end of each round. You use this money to not only build more Bots, but also different kind of upgrades. Featuring multiple maps to test your different strategies. Can you survive the slaughter?
No. of Players up to 5 players
Nintendo DSiWare/3DS/eShop
Penguins of Madagascar (Little Orbit/3DS/$29.99/eShop/Available Nov. 25)
Super spy teams aren't born...they're hatched. Discover the secrets of the greatest and most hilarious covert birds in the global espionage biz: Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private. These elitists of the elite are joining forces with a chic undercover organization, The North Wind. Led by handsome and husky Agent Classified (we could tell you his name, but then...you know). Together, they must stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine, from destroying the world as we know it.
The four web-footed operatives, Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private, uncover a nefarious plot by the evil octopus, Dave (Dr.Octavious Brine) to destroy the penguin world as we know it. Players will travel to top-secret locales and embark on covert missions to thwart Dave’s evil plans.
Players will be able to play as the four penguins and instantly swap between them depending on the situation encountered. For example, Rico, a demolitions expert, loves to blow things to smithereens while Skipper can dish out his stun slap to give enemy octopi high-powered smackdowns! Players can solve puzzles by choosing the penguin whose natural skills are best suited for the task.
Features:
- Go on stealth operations in top-secret locations from the movie and beyond.
- Master each Penguin’s unique skill, like Rico’s Explosive Slide and Skipper’s Stun Slap.
- Solve puzzles, crack codes and hunt for Cheezy Dibbles!
No. of Players 1 player
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire (Nintendo/3DS/$39.99/eShop/Available Nov. 21)
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire will take players on a journey like no other as they collect, battle and trade Pokémon while trying to stop a shadowy group with plans to alter the Hoenn region forever.
Key Features:
- Embark on a new adventure through the Hoenn region, an area rich in natural beauty, that contains a cave that shows a scene described in legends.
- Experience the awe of Primal Reversion, a new, extremely powerful transformation undergone by Legendary Pokémon Groudon and Kyogre.
- Get even closer to solving the mysteries of Mega Evolution as more Pokémon gain this powerful ability.
No. of Players up to 4 players
Pokémon Omega Ruby (Nintendo/3DS/$39.99/eShop/Available Nov. 21)
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire will take players on a journey like no other as they collect, battle and trade Pokémon while trying to stop a shadowy group with plans to alter the Hoenn region forever.
Key Features:
- Embark on a new adventure through the Hoenn region, an area rich in natural beauty, that contains a cave that shows a scene described in legends.
- Experience the awe of Primal Reversion, a new, extremely powerful transformation undergone by Legendary Pokémon Groudon and Kyogre.
- Get even closer to solving the mysteries of Mega Evolution as more Pokémon gain this powerful ability.
No. of Players up to 4 players
Battleminer (Wobbly Tooth/3DS/$9.99/eShop)
Battleminer is an open-world block game set in a world where giant, mutant Ants have taken over. Your mission is to rescue Survivors that are hostage to the Ants. A rescued Survivor will reward you with items or teach you the ability to craft new items yourself.
While exploring the world you can mine for resources such as wood, copper, zinc and other materials to craft items to help you survive. As you progress you will encounter many different types of Ants, each with their own challenges for the player.
There is also a Creative Mode where you can build your own structures and share screenshots of them via the Miiverse. The game features the first procedural voxel world with an infinite map size on the 3DS. Battleminer supports Stereoscopic 3D and has a dynamic night and day cycle.
No. of Players 1 player
Virtual Console
DK: King of Swing (Nintendo/Wii U/$6.99/eShop)
King K. Rool has stolen the medals to be used in the Jungle Jam Tournament just as the festivities are ramping up, putting a damper to everyone's good spirits. With Cranky's blessing and techniques, Donkey Kong sets off to bring those medals back to their rightful place!
Grab, climb, and swing on pegs as you charge and bash through enemies that block your way. Collect bananas and Crystal Coconuts in the five worlds of Adventure mode, or play some puzzling levels in Single-player Jungle Jam mode. Find those medals, and let the festivities begin!
No. of Players 1 player
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