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| |title=Nintendo Land
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| |image=[[File:Nintendoland boxcover.png|270px]]<br>'''North American box cover'''
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| |developer=[[Nintendo]]
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| |publisher=Nintendo
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| |platforms=[[Wii U]]
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| |released={{releasedate|USA|November 18, 2012<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/a9OKCtwS_S5XHzdlL5qijlAc5A0fly6d Nintendo Land on Wii U Website](Retrieved September 13, 2012)</ref>|Europe|November 30, 2012<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-YL4ssZzIk]</ref>|Australia|November 30, 2012|Japan|December 8, 2012<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0SR7aVkdzI Wii U Launch Presentation] (Retrieved September 13, 2012)</ref>}}
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| |genre=Party
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| |ratings={{ratings|esrb=E10+|pegi=7|cero=a|acb=g}}
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| |modes=1-5 players
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| |media=Wii U Media Disc <br> Digital Download <ref>http://nintendoeverything.com/98710/new-super-mario-bros-u-nintendo-land-will-be-available-digitally-at-wii-u-launch/</ref>
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| |input={{input|wiiu=1|nunchuk=1}}
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| '''''Nintendo Land''''' is a launch title for the [[Wii U]], which was first released in North America on November 18th, 2012, Europe and Australia on November 30, 2012, and Japan on December 8, 2012. The game's setting is based on a virtual theme park, containing twelve [[minigame]]s built around various [[Nintendo]] franchises, including four based on ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' and its subseries. The minigames are played using the [[Wii U#Wii U GamePad|Wii U GamePad]] alongside up to four [[Wii#Wii Remote|Wii Remote]]s (with [[Wii#Nunchuk|Nunchuk]]s), and are intended to showcase the many features of the new system.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtICb-F56So Nintendo Land announcement at E3 2012] (Retrieved June 18, 2012)</ref> The game's host is a feminine robot named [[Monita]].
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| In the US, Europe and Australia, ''Nintendo Land'' comes packed in with the Wii U Deluxe Set, however, it also is sold at retail and digital stores.
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| ==Minigames==
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| The minigames featured in ''Nintendo Land'' are divided into three distinct types:
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| ===Team Attractions===
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| These minigames involve every player co-operating in some way. However, it is possible to play these minigames with single player only. These are the largest and most expansive attractions in the game. Number of player(s): 1-5
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| |align="center" |[[The Legend of Zelda: Battle Quest]]
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| |Takes place in a ''[[ZeldaWiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda]]''-based world, where the [[Mii]]s are dressed up as [[Link]], sharing [[ZeldaWiki:Hearts|Hearts]]. They must fight many enemies along the way. The player with the Wii U GamePad is an archer, providing backup, while the other players act as swordsmen.
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| |align="center" |[[File:Metroid Blast NL.png|120px]]
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| |align="center" |[[Metroid Blast]]
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| |Based on the ''[[MetroidWiki:Metroid (series)|Metroid]]'' series, the players dress up like [[Samus Aran]] in a space area. The Wii U GamePad player drives a [[metroidwiki:Samus Aran's Gunship|gunship]], while the other players combat against him or her on ground.
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| |align="center" |[[File:Pikmin Adventure NL.png|120px]]
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| |align="center" |[[Pikmin Adventure]]
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| |This single-player minigame is based on ''[[Pikipedia:Pikmin series|Pikmin]]''. The player acts like [[Captain Olimar]], using the Wii U GamePad to control a group of [[Pikmin]] through missions to find the lost spaceship.
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| ===Competitive Attractions===
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| These minigames involve the one player with the GamePad to pursue or be pursued by other players. Number of player(s): 2-5.
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| |align="center" |[[File:Mario chase.png|120px]]
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| |align="center" |[[Mario Chase]]
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| |Based on the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series, this minigame involves four players dressed as [[Toad (species)|Toads]] running through a ''Mario''-themed park to find a solo player who is dressed as [[Mario]]. The solo player can see where the team is on the Wii U GamePad screen. It is harder for the Toads, because Mario runs faster.
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| |align="center" |[[File:NLLGMLogo.png|120px]]
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| |align="center" |[[Luigi's Ghost Mansion]]
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| |In this minigame, four players are dressed as Mario, [[Luigi]], [[Wario]] and [[Waluigi]]. Each player tries to attack the solo player (in a [[Gold Ghost]] costume) using flashlights. However, the solo is invisible and can only be seen on the Gamepad. The setting is a reference to ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''.
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| |align="center" |[[File:NLACSDLogo.png|120px]]
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| |align="center" |[[Animal Crossing: Sweet Day]]
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| |The solo player controls two guards (dressed as [[Nookipedia:Copper|Copper]] and [[Nookipedia:Booker|Booker]]) and must chase the team players, who try to collect a certain number of candies scattered throughout the town before time runs out. However, they get slower each time they collect a candy.
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| ===Solo Attractions===
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| These minigames can only be played by a single player. Number of player(s): 1
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| |align="center" |[[File:Yoshi Fruit Cart NL.png|120px]]
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| |align="center" |[[Yoshi's Fruit Cart]]
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| |This attraction's name and gimmicks are based on the ''[[Yoshi (series)|Yoshi]]'' series. The player must draw lines on the Gamepad, starting from their cart, which is modeled after [[Yoshi]]. These lines will guide the cart when the game begins. The lines must coincide with every [[fruit]], so the cart will pass through them. When all the fruits are collected a door will open, and the cart must pass through it to clear the level. However, the fruit is invisible on the GamePad.
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| |align="center" |[[File:NLDKCCLogo.png|120px]]
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| |align="center" |[[Donkey Kong's Crash Course]]
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| |This minigame is aesthetically based on the arcade game ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''. The player must navigate through a series of paths and platforms by tilting the Gamepad, which moves the player's cart, collecting [[banana]]s and checkpoint flags along the way. The {{button|wiiu|L}} and {{button|wiiu|R}} buttons are used to operate special white platforms.
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| |align="center" |[[File:CF Twister Race NL.png|120px]]
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| |align="center" |[[Captain Falcon's Twister Race]]
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| |In this ''[[F-ZeroWiki:F-Zero (series)|F-Zero]]''-themed game, the player must guide a high-speed wind-up vehicle to the goal while holding the {{button|wiiu|gamepad}} vertically.
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| |align="center" |[[File:Octopus Dance NL.png|120px]]
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| |align="center" |[[Octopus Dance]]
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| |This game is based on the ''[[Game & Watch]]'' game ''[[Octopus (Game & Watch)|Octopus]]''. The player must memorize the moves of the character on the TV screen, and repeat them using either the control sticks or the gyro sensor.
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| |align="center" |[[File:Balloon breeze logo.jpg|120px]]
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| |align="center" |[[Balloon Trip Breeze]]
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| |The player controls their character through the sky collecting balloons and avoiding obstacles, just the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] game ''[[wikipedia:Balloon Fight|Balloon Fight]]''.
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| |align="center" |[[Takamaru's Ninja Castle]]
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| |This minigame is based on the [[Famicom]] game ''[[wikipedia:Nazo no Murasame Jō|Nazo no Murasame Jō]]''. Here, the player must use the GamePad screen to throw shurikens at ninja enemies.
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| ==Reception==
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| The game has been well-received. GameXplain gave the single-player 4 stars out of 5 and the multi-player 4.5 stars out of 5<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ-Pfffv4Ic&feature=plcp]</ref> and referred to it as the best Nintendo multiplayer game since ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. GamesMaster gave it and 86/100 (86%), describing it as ''"An essential purchase for party lovers that whets the Nintendo appetite. Bring friends."'' IGN gave it an 8.7 score out of 10, and GameSpot gave it a score of 8 out of 10 <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C1S7j5jn7I]</ref>.
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| ==References==
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| {{BoxTop}}
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| [[Category:Nintendo Land|*]]
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| [[Category:Games]]
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| [[Category:Wii U Games]]
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| [[Category:2012 games]]
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