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Wii / Wii U
Wii Party U (Nintendo/Wii U/eShop/$49.99)
Enjoy board games and mini-games on the TV, play familiar tabletop games using the Wii U GamePad Controller, or transform your living room into a game show floor. No matter what kind of party you're throwing, Wii Party U offers something for everyone.
Features:
- Everyone at the party competes with his or her own Mii characters in a medley of party games.
- Experience new ways to play with others using the Wii U GamePad. For example, in "Lost-and-Found Square," imagine you are the person holding the GamePad and you are lost in a playground. Your goal is to describe your surroundings based on what you see on the GamePad in order to help the other players find your location.
- Post your impressions of game sessions to Miiverse™. You can rate your performance by adding a one- to five-star ranking after the match is over.
- When you want to leave the TV behind, you can choose to play exclusively on the Wii U GamePad with an array of 15 tabletop games, ranging from foosball to baseball, for two-player competitive and cooperative play.
- In addition to the main games that everyone can play together, there are 80 minigames that can be played on your own. These include Tabletop Minigames that can be played with the Wii U GamePad only.
No. of Players: up to 4 players
Scram Kitty and his Buddy on Rails (Dakko Dakko/Wii U/eShop)
Take control of Buddy, a rail-riding, laser-shooting young hero on a perilous quest to rescue his pet cat, Scram Kitty!
With a unique control system that allows for full 360 degree platforming action and thrilling 2D shooting, Scram Kitty and his Buddy on Rails will see you glide along glowing rails, leap across chasms and create arcing streams of shots as you rid each stage of its rodent aggressors and rescue all the cats imprisoned within.
With frenetic gameplay viewed from above and a striking blend of 2D and 3D graphics, Scram Kitty and his Buddy on Rails is a shoot-em-up platform game with a character all of its own.
Features
- Battle through multi-objective stages
- Use distinctive weapons for ultimate destruction
- Defeat thousands of miserable mice minions
- Arcade Mode: play on just one credit, for the truly dedicated
- Experience gorgeous pixel graphics mixed into 3D worlds
- Bathe in a blistering original electro-synth soundtrack
Color Zen (Cypronia/Wii U/eShop)
Color Zen is a new kind of puzzle game. One that invites you to put on your headphones, relax, and find your way through an abstract world of colors and shapes. With simple, intuitive controls, the game invites you to relax and immerse yourself. There are no points or penalties for failure; just an abstract world of color to move through at your own pace. So put on your headphones and find your way, with Color Zen.
Game features:
- Meditative puzzle-cracking flow: just match the colors to win the level
- Immersive soundtrack keeps you in the groove
- 460 levels to solve, with many more on the way
- Music by Steve Woodzell
No. of Players: 1 player
Nintendo DSiWare/3DS/eShop
Moon Chronicles (Renegade Kid/3DS/eShop)
Experience Renegade Kid's award-winning first-person shooter remastered in glorious 3D.
Join Major Kane on a mysterious mission to Earth’s moon to investigate a unique hatch of unknown origin. With each new episode you are brought one step closer to understanding the secrets that lie beneath the surface of the moon.
EPISODE 1: ONE SMALL STEP
Major Kane's investigation quickly spirals into a desperate search for lost team members and the discovery of troubling evidence.
BONUS MISSION: TSUKIGAMI'S VR TRAINING
Created by Captain Tsukigami to emulate the behaviors of alien hostiles; this mission helps you perfect your skills, while providing some intense first-person shooter action.
Episodes 2, 3, 4 available at future dates as new Downloadable Conten.
No. of Players: 1 player
ARC STYLE: Baseball 3D (Arc System Works/3DS/eShop)
This is a fun, full-scale baseball game that anyone can easily enjoy, with a 3D display that makes it easy to control.
Enjoy 3 different game modes including Tournament, Exhibition and Custom. Tournament play consists of 7 teams. Defeat your opponents and aim for the championship. In Exhibition, you can select any team and play a quick game. You can also enjoy Network Matched via Download or Local Play. In Custom Mode you can customize your players in many ways including their names and even their appearance. There are 5 different ability types including defensive and offensive-oriented types, so you can configure your team exactly how you want.
You can also attach pictures from the internal camera to a player so you can model them after yourself and have them compete.
Enjoy baseball anywhere, and at anytime on the 3DS!
No. of Players: 2 players simultaneous
Candy Match 3 (Bigben Interactive/3DS/eShop)
Line up the sweets, set off tasty effects and beat the high scores!
Play quick matches with various difficulty levels, and match 3,4,5 or even 6 sweets to uncover many colorful special bonuses!
A great videogame classic, finally available for Nintendo 3DS.
Deep Sea Creatures (Collavier Corporation/3DS/eShop)
Aboard a submarine, explore the deep-sea and discover unbelievable creatures that you will be able to bring back with you. As you go into the depths, don't be surprised if you run into Giant Squids or others Oarfish that lives into the warm water of the deep-sea.
Manage the layout of your fish tank not only for aesthetic but also to create good conditions for the species you possess. Adjusting the pressure and current levels as well as feeding the species will be part of their well-being.
After some time, on your own you will be able to discern what kind of fish tank can support such species, species that can't cohabit together and much more in order to breed your species.
Then your fishes will live longer and even be able to reproduce!
No. of Players: 1 player
Virtual Console
Mega Man IV (Capcom/3DS/eShop)
The city has gathered to attend the World Robot Exposition when it is suddenly disrupted by a flying saucer, which houses none other than the deranged Dr. Wily. With the push of a button on his mind-controlling device, Dr. Wily sets all of the robots in the vicinity to attack and destroy! The only robot not under his control is Mega Man, and you bet that he'll be going after Dr. Wily for this latest offense.
Joining Mega Man are Rush and Beat, and together they will battle fortresses of laser turrets, waves of armed androids, and fiendish Robot Masters. Blast your way through while adding new weapons to your inventory, and face-off with Dr. Wily once more!
No. of Players: 1 player
Adventures of Lolo (Nintendo/Wii U /eShop)
After the love of his life, Lala, is kidnapped by the devilish King Egger and taken to his haunted castle, our hero Lolo sets out to rescue her. The journey is perilous, as the Great Devil’s fortress is guarded by a massive army. But Lolo has a few tricks up his sleeve! He can move blocks to trap enemies, clear a path, or use as a shield. He can also activate the Magic Shot that will turn enemies into eggs. But watch out as a single touch from these creatures could spell trouble for our hero! Combining clever environmental puzzles with tricky enemies and an engaging style, Adventures of Lolo is a true classic!
No. of Players: 1 player
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