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'''''Link 'n' Launch''''' ({{ja|パネル連結 3分ロケット|Paneru Renketsu 3-Bu Roketto}}, ''Panel-Connected: 3-Minute Rocket'') is a puzzle game developed by Intelligent Systems released for the DSiWare service, in which the player must use the stylus to drag and rotate pipe panels into place to divert fuel to a rocket's engines as it voyages into space.
'''''Link 'n' Launch''''' ({{ja|パネル連結 3分ロケット|Paneru Renketsu 3-Bu Roketto}}, ''Panel-Connected: 3-Minute Rocket'') is a puzzle game developed by Intelligent Systems released for the DSiWare service, in which the player must use the stylus to drag and rotate pipe panels into place to divert fuel to a rocket's engines as it voyages into space.
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===''Eco Shooter''===
{{Infobox Series
|title            = Eco Shooter (universe)<br>530 Eco Shooter (universe)
|image            = [[File:Eco Shooter logo.png|250px]]
|developer        = Intelligent Systems
|publisher        = Nintendo
|genres            = Light gun shooter
|originconsole    = Wii (WiiWare)
|firstinstallment  = ''{{s|wikipedia|Eco Shooter: Plant 530}}'' (2009)
|latestinstallment = ''Eco Shooter: Plant 530'' (2009)
}}
'''''Eco Shooter: Plant 530''''' ({{ja|530エコシューター|530 Eko Shūtā}}, ''530 Eco Shooter'') is a light gun shooter developed by Intelligent Systems released for the WiiWare service that follows Mack, a recycling technician who works at Plant 530, who must save the Earth from an alien race known as the Cannoids, who are determined to destroy the planet by taking control of the world's empty cans.
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===''Spotto!''===
{{Infobox Series
|title            = Spotto! (universe)<br>Bird & Bombs (universe)
|image            = [[File:Spotto logo.jpeg|250px]]
|developer        = Intelligent Systems
|publisher        = Nintendo
|genres            = Action<br>Puzzle
|originconsole    = DS (DSiWare)
|firstinstallment  = ''Spotto!'' (2009)
|latestinstallment = ''Spotto!'' (2009)
}}
'''''Spotto!''''' ({{ja|ねらってスポっと!|Neratte Supotto!}}, ''Aim Spotto!'') is an action-puzzle game developed by Intelligent Systems released for the DSiWare service starring a titular bombadier duck, who must rescue President Wowwow’s daughter, Chikkie Wowwow, from ghosts by throwing bombs.
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===''Trajectile''===
{{Infobox Series
|title            = Trajectile (universe)<br>Reflect Missile (universe)
|image            = [[File:Trajectile logo.jpg|250px]]
|developer        = Q-Games
|publisher        = Nintendo
|genres            = Action<br>Puzzle
|originconsole    = DS (DSiWare)
|firstinstallment  = ''Trajectile'' (2009)
|latestinstallment = ''Trajectile'' (2009)
}}
'''''Trajectile''''' ({{ja|リフレクトミサイル|Rifurekuto Misairu}}, ''Reflect Missile'') is an action-puzzle game developed by Q-Games released for the DSiWare service, in which the player must take out enemies on each stage with missiles that reflect off walls and destroy blocks by using the stylus.
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===''A Kappa's Trail''===
{{Infobox Series
|title            = A Kappa's Trail (universe)
|image            = [[File:A Kappa's Trail logo.png|250px]]
|developer        = Brownie Brown
|publisher        = Nintendo
|genres            = Puzzle
|originconsole    = DS (DSiWare)
|firstinstallment  = ''A Kappa's Trail'' (2009)
|latestinstallment = ''A Kappa's Trail'' (2009)
}}
'''''A Kappa's Trail''''' ({{ja|かっぱ道|Kappa Michi}}, ''Kappa Road'') is a puzzle game developed by Brownie Brown released for the DSiWare service, in which the player must guide a kappa who is trying to reach the human world from the ocean depths.
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===''Photo Dojo''===
{{Infobox Series
|title            = Photo Dojo (universe)
|image            = [[File:Photo Dojo logo.png|250px]]
|developer        = Nintendo
|publisher        = Nintendo
|genres            = Fighting
|originconsole    = DS (DSiWare)
|firstinstallment  = ''{{s|wikipedia|Photo Dojo}}'' (2009)
|latestinstallment = ''Photo Dojo'' (2009)
}}
'''''Photo Dojo''''' ({{ja|写真で格闘!フォトファイターX|Shashin de Kakutō! Foto Faitā X}}, ''Fight with Photos! Photo Fighter X'') is a fighting game released for the DSiWare service, in which players can create a fighter by taking pictures of themselves or other people.
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===''Starship Defense''===
{{Infobox Series
|title            = Starship Defense (universe)<br>Starship Patrol (universe)
|image            = [[File:Starship Defense logo.jpg|250px]]
|developer        = Q-Games
|publisher        = Nintendo
|genres            = Tower defense
|originconsole    = DS (DSiWare)
|firstinstallment  = ''Starship Defense'' (2009)
|latestinstallment = ''Starship Defense'' (2009)
}}
'''''Starship Defense''''' ({{ja|スターシップディフェンダー|Sutāshippu Difendā}}, ''Starship Defender'') is a tower defense game developed by Q-Games released for the DSiWare service, in which the player must protect starships against an onslaught of enemy craft.
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Revision as of 19:57, March 8, 2020

Note: This sandbox has yet to be finished.

This is a list of Nintendo IPs or franchises that have yet to receive representation in the Super Smash Bros. series. Third-party universes with atleast one Nintendo-published installment are allowed, as long as that installment is published by Nintendo either worldwide, in Japan, or atleast in the region it first came out in (as long as it's a brand new game and not a port, unless the port was based on a Nintendo-published/distributed game like Killer Instinct or Cruis'n or is directly developed in-house by a Nintendo division such as Crystalis).

Unless it's based on something that was created and is owned by Nintendo (such as Nester of Nintendo Power), this list will not include games/franchises based on non-video game properties, such as Popeye, Kung Fu/Kung-Fu Master (which is based on Spartan X, the Japanese release of Wheels on Meals), or the Jump Stars games (a duology of crossover games featuring various characters from various Shonen Jump franchises, such as Dragon Ball, Naruto, and One Piece).

Nintendo Series

Gomoku Narabe Renju

Gomoku Narabe Renju (universe)
File:Gomoku Narabe Renju.png
Developer(s) Nintendo
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Board game
Console/platform of origin Famicom
First installment Gomoku Narabe Renju (1983) Japan
Latest installment Gomoku Narabe Renju (1983) Japan

Gomoku Narabe Renju (五目ならべ 連珠, Gomoku Narabe Renju) is a board game for the Famicom based on the board game of Go, in which three pieces are placed on the board (two black and one white), where the player's goal is to arrange a line of five pieces in their color, either horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

Pinball

Pinball (universe)
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Developer(s) Nintendo
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Pinball
Console/platform of origin Game & Watch
First installment Pinball (1983)
Latest installment VS. Pinball (1984)

Pinball (ピンボール, Pinball) is a pinball game released for the Game & Watch, NES, and part of the Nintendo VS. System series of arcade systems. The NES version also features Mario and Pauline.

Golf

Golf (universe)
File:Golf.png
Developer(s) Nintendo
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Sports
Console/platform of origin NES
First installment Golf (1984)
Latest installment Golf (Game Boy) (1989)

Golf (ゴルフ, Golf) is a golf video game developed and published by Nintendo for the NES and Game Boy.

F-1 Race

F-1 Race (universe)
File:F1 Race.png
Developer(s) Nintendo
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Racing
Console/platform of origin Famicom
First installment F-1 Race (1984) Japan
Latest installment F-1 Race (Game Boy) (1990)

F-1 Race (F1レース, F-1 Race) is a racing video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Famicom and Game Boy.

Gumshoe

Gumshoe (universe)
File:Gumshoe.png
Developer(s) Nintendo
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Platformer
Light gun shooter
Console/platform of origin NES
First installment Gumshoe (1986)
Latest installment Gumshoe (1986)

Gumshoe is a light gun shooter platformer game released for the NES that was compatible with the NES Zapper. It is about Mr. Stevenson, a former FBI agent turned detective, who must save his daughter Jennifer from the mafia boss King Dom by collecting the five Black Panther Diamonds within 24 hours.

Pro Wrestling

Pro Wrestling (universe)
File:Pro Wrestling.png
Developer(s) TRY
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Sports
Fighting
Console/platform of origin NES (Famicom Disk System)
First installment Pro Wrestling (1986)
Latest installment Pro Wrestling (1986)

Pro Wrestling (プロレス, ProWres) is a wrestling video game released for the Famicom Disk System in Japan and NES in North America and the PAL regions.

Tokimeki High School

Tokimeki High School (universe)
File:Tokimeki High School.png
Developer(s) Nintendo
Square
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Dating sim
Console/platform of origin Famicom (Disk System)
First installment Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High School (1987) Japan
Latest installment Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High School (1987) Japan

Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High School (中山美穂のトキメキハイスクール, Miho Nakayama's Heartbeat High School) is a dating sim released for the Famicom Disk System by Nintendo and Square, in which a transfer student to Tokimeki High School falls in love with a girl resembling the real-life Japanese idol, Miho Nakayama. The game is notable for being one of the earliest examples of the dating sim genre.

Alleyway

Alleyway (universe)
File:Alleyway.png
Developer(s) Nintendo
Intelligent Systems
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Action
Puzzle
Console/platform of origin Game Boy
First installment Alleyway (1989)
Latest installment Alleyway (1989)

Alleyway (アレイウェイ, Alleyway) is a game for the Game Boy similar to Atari's Breakout, in which the player must control a paddle (implied to be a spaceship according to the boxart) to hit a ball that must break several blocks until all of them have been destroyed.

To the Earth

To the Earth (universe)
File:To the Earth.png
Developer(s) Cirque Verte
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Shoot 'em up
Console/platform of origin NES
First installment To the Earth (1989)
Latest installment To the Earth (1989)

To the Earth is a light gun shooter for the NES that is compatible with the NES Zapper, in which the player must retrieve vials of medicine and deliver them to the Earth while preventing Nemesis from passing through the planet's atmosphere, all while destroying incoming enemy spacecraft, bombs, missiles, asteroids, etc. without destroying friendly vessels.

Short Order/Eggsplode!

Short Order/Eggsplode! (universe)
File:Short Order Eggsplode.png
Developer(s) Nintendo
TOSE
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Minigame
Console/platform of origin NES
First installment Short Order/Eggsplode! (1989) North America
Latest installment Short Order/Eggsplode! (1989) North America

Short Order/Eggsplode! is a compilation of two games compatible with the Power Pad released exclusive in North America, being the only first-party title compatible with the peripheral. Short Order is a game similar to Milton Bradley's Simon game, where the player (a fast food employee, in which player 1 is a dog and player 2 is a fox) must take the orders of anthropomorphic animal customers by following the order they want their ingredients on their burger by stepping on the corresponding circle. Eggsplode! involves trying to defuse bombs planted by foxes on hen nests by stepping on the corresponding circle while avoiding the circles that correspond to eggs laid by the hens.

Solar Striker

Solar Striker (universe)
File:Solar Striker.png
Developer(s) Nintendo
Minakuchi Engineering
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Vertical shooter
Console/platform of origin Game Boy
First installment Solar Striker (1990)
Latest installment Solar Striker (1990)

Solar Striker (ソーラーストライカー, Solar Striker) is a vertical shooter game for the Game Boy, in which the player controls the titular space fighter, fighting against enemies known as the forces of Reticulon.

Knight Move

Knight Move (universe)
File:Knight Move Logo.png
Developer(s) JV Dialog
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Puzzle
Console/platform of origin Famicom (Disk System)
First installment Knight Move (1990) Japan
Latest installment Knight Move (1990) Japan

Knight Move (ナイト・ムーブ, Knight Move) is a puzzle game created by Alexey Pajitnov (the creator of Tetris) for the Famicom Disk System. It involves a knight chess piece that is constantly jumping and must continually choose which of the possible legal moves to make before it lands back on the board. A similar, but notably different game by the name of Knight Moves was also released in 1995 for Microsoft Windows.

Backgammon

Backgammon (universe)
File:Backgammon.png
Developer(s) Nintendo
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Board game
Console/platform of origin Famicom (Disk System)
First installment Backgammon (1990) Japan
Latest installment Backgammon (1990) Japan

Backgammon (バックギャモン, Backgammon) is a board game for the Famicom Disk System based on the board game of the same name, where the player's goal is to move all of their pieces to a specific corner of the board by rolling two dice.

Play Action Football

Play Action Football (universe)
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Developer(s) TOSE
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Sports
Console/platform of origin NES
First installment NES Play Action Football (1990) North America
Latest installment Super Play Action Football (1992) North America

Play Action Football is a series of American football video games released for the NES, Game Boy, and Super NES.

Radar Mission

Radar Mission (universe)
File:Radar Mission.png
Developer(s) Nintendo
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Action
Turn-based strategy
Console/platform of origin Game Boy
First installment Radar Mission (1990)
Latest installment Radar Mission (1990)

Radar Mission (レーダーミッション, Radar Mission) is a turn-based strategy game for the Game Boy that is similar to the pencil and paper game Battleship, in which the player must destroy enemy ships by firing missiles on their spot.

StarTropics

StarTropics (universe)
File:StarTropics.png
Developer(s) Nintendo
Locomotive Corporation
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Action-adventure
Console/platform of origin NES
First installment StarTropics (1990)
Latest installment Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II (1994) North America

StarTropics is a duology of action-adventure games for the NES that star Mike Jones, who must face the villainous alien known as Zoda across space and time, solving puzzles and taking down huge monsters. The sequel, Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II, is notable for being one of the last first-party titles released for the NES.

Time Twist

Time Twist (universe)
File:Time Twist.png
Developer(s) Nintendo
Pax Softnica
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Adventure
Console/platform of origin Famicom (Disk System)
First installment Time Twist: Rekishi no Katasumi de... (1991) Japan
Latest installment Time Twist: Rekishi no Katasumi de... (1991) Japan

Time Twist: Rekishi no Katasumi de... (タイムツイスト 歴史のかたすみで…, Time Twist: On the Outskirts of History...) is a text-based adventure game released for the Famicom Disk System, in which the protagonist, a young boy, has his soul separated from his body by a devil, allowing him to temporarily take control of other humans and animals, and must use this ability to thwart the plans of the time-traveling devil and return to his own body. The game is notable for containing several mature and religious themes, such as Christianity, the topic of racism, and a depiction of the Nazi Party.

Super Scope 6

Super Scope 6 (universe)
Nintendo Scope 6 (universe)
File:Super Scope 6.png
Developer(s) Nintendo
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Light gun shooter
Minigame
Console/platform of origin SNES
First installment Super Scope 6 (1992)
Latest installment Super Scope 6 (1992)

Super Scope 6 (スーパースコープ6, Super Scope 6) is a compilation of 6 games released for the Super NES that make use of the Super Scope peripheral.

Magnetic Soccer

Magnetic Soccer (universe)
File:Magnetic Soccer.png
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Sports
Console/platform of origin Game Boy
First installment Magnetic Soccer (1992) Europe
Latest installment Magnetic Soccer (1992) Europe

Magnetic Soccer is a tabletop soccer game released for the Game Boy exclusively in Europe. Very little information is known about the game.

Top Rank Tennis

Top Rank Tennis (universe)
Top Ranking Tennis (universe)
File:Top Rank Tennis.png
Developer(s) Pax Softnica
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Sports
Console/platform of origin Game Boy
First installment Top Rank Tennis (1993)
Latest installment Top Rank Tennis (1993)

Top Rank Tennis is a tennis game released for the Game Boy. It is notable for being one of the few Game Boy games compatible with the Game Boy 4-Player Adapter.

Tin Star

Tin Star (universe)
File:Tin Star.png
Developer(s) Software Creations
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Rail shooter
Console/platform of origin SNES
First installment Tin Star (1994) North America
Latest installment Tin Star (1994) North America

Tin Star is a rail shooter game released for the Super NES that is compatible with the Super Scope and SNES Mouse. The game is set in a wild western world populated by humanoid robots, and stars the titular character who must battle and shoot several robot bandits.

Uniracers

Uniracers (universe)
Unirally (universe)
File:Uniracers.png
Developer(s) DMA Design
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Racing
Console/platform of origin SNES
First installment Uniracers (1994)
Latest installment Uniracers (1994)

Uniracers is a racing game for the Super NES that focuses on inanimate unicycles racing on 2D tracks. The game is notable for a controversy in which the developers, DMA Design, was successfully sued by Pixar for allegedly stealing the design from their 1987 CGI short Red's Dream, resulting in production of the game being terminated.

Galactic Pinball

Galactic Pinball (universe)
File:Galactic Pinball.png
Developer(s) Intelligent Systems
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Pinball
Console/platform of origin Virtual Boy
First installment Galactic Pinball (1995)
Latest installment Galactic Pinball (1995)

Galactic Pinball (ギャラクティックピンボール, Galactic Pinball) is a sci-fi themed pinball game released for the Virtual Boy. It was one of the launch titles released for the system.

Nester

Nester (universe)
File:Nester.png
Developer(s) Saffire Corporation
Nintendo
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Sports
Console/platform of origin Virtual Boy
First installment Nester's Funky Bowling (1996) North America
Latest installment Nester's Funky Bowling (1996) North America

Nester was a character and the mascot for the Nintendo Power magazine ever since the first issue, where he debuted as the co-star alongside a caricature of former Nintendo Power editor Howard Philips in the comic strip Howard & Nester, before eventually becoming the starring character of the then renamed Nester's Adventures after Howard was written out of the strip. While Nester first appeared in a video game as a commentator for NES Play Action Football, he would receive his own video game for the Virtual Boy titled Nester's Funky Bowling, a bowling game starring him and his sister Hester.

Winter Gold

Winter Gold (universe)
File:Winter Gold.png
Developer(s) Funcom
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Sports
Console/platform of origin SNES
First installment Winter Gold (1996) Europe
Latest installment Winter Gold (1996) Europe

Winter Gold is a winter sports-themed game developed by Funcom and released for the Super NES exclusively in Europe. It is one of the few Super NES games to make use of the Super FX 2 chip.

Cruis'n

Cruis'n (universe)
File:Cruisn.png
Developer(s) Midway
Raw Thrills
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Midway
Genre(s) Racing
Console/platform of origin Arcade
First installment Cruis'n USA (1994)
Latest installment Cruis'n Blast (2017)

Cruis'n is a series of racing games that originally got its start at the arcades. The player races through several tracks of locations based on the theme of the game, such as the United States or the entire world.

Bass Tsuri No. 1

Bass Tsuri No. 1 (universe)
File:No 1 Bass Fishing.png
Developer(s) HAL Laboratory
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Fishing
Console/platform of origin Super Famicom
First installment Itoi Shigesato no Bass Tsuri No. 1 (1997) Japan
Latest installment Itoi Shigesato no Bass Tsuri No. 1 Ketteihan! (2000) Japan

Itoi Shigesato no Bass Tsuri No. 1 (糸井重里のバス釣りNo.1, Shigesato Itoi's No. 1 Bass Fishing) is a series of fishing games by Shigesato Itoi. The game was originally released for the Super Famicom, and would later get a Definitive version for the Nintendo 64. While the Super Famicom version has a photorealistic human cast, the Nintendo 64 version has a cast of anthropomorphic cartoon animals.

Picross NP

Picross NP (universe)
File:Picross NP.gif
Developer(s) Jupiter
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Puzzle
Console/platform of origin Super Famicom (Nintendo Power)
First installment Picross NP Vol. 1 (1999) Japan
Latest installment Picross NP Vol. 8 (2000) Japan

Picross NP (ピクロスNP, Picross NP) is a series of eight picross games released for the Super Famicom exclusively via the Nintendo Power service. Some of the puzzles in each installment are based around a certain Nintendo franchise, such as Pokémon, Kirby, and Mario.

Warlocked

Warlocked (universe)
File:Warlocked.png
Developer(s) Bits Studios
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Real-time strategy
Console/platform of origin Game Boy Color
First installment Warlocked (2000) North America
Latest installment Warlocked (2000) North America

Warlocked is a real-time strategy game developed by Bits Studios released for the Game Boy Color in 2000. The player has a choice to fight for either the human army, led by Queen Azarel, or the beast army, led by Chief Zog, and must defeat the opposing army on several maps, all while finding and collecting 27 wizards to aid in battle.

Monster Tactics

Monster Tactics (universe)
File:Monster Tactics.jpg
Developer(s) Spiral
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Tactical role-playing
Console/platform of origin Game Boy Color
First installment Monster Tactics (2000) Japan
Latest installment Monster Tactics (2000) Japan

Monster Tactics (モンスタータクティクス, Monster Tactics) is a strategy role-playing game released for the Game Boy Color that stars a monster hunter named Kabin, who must save the Iraldi Kingdom from monsters who hide in darkness.

Pocket Soccer

Pocket Soccer (universe)
File:Pocket Soccer.png
Developer(s) Game-Play Studios
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Sports
Console/platform of origin Game Boy Color
First installment Pocket Soccer (2001) Europe
Latest installment Pocket Soccer (2001) Europe

Pocket Soccer is an association football game developed by Game-Play Studios released for the Game Boy Color exclusively in Europe.

Koro Koro Puzzle Happy Panechu!

Koro Koro Puzzle Happy Panechu! (universe)
File:Koro Koro Puzzle Happy Panechu.png
Developer(s) Mobile21
Nintendo
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Puzzle
Console/platform of origin Game Boy Advance
First installment Koro Koro Puzzle Happy Panechu! (2002) Japan
Latest installment Koro Koro Puzzle Happy Panechu! (2002) Japan

Koro Koro Puzzle Happy Panechu! (コロコロパズル ハッピィパネッチュ!, Koro Koro Puzzle Happy Panechu!) is a puzzle game released for the Game Boy Advance, in which the player must tilt the system to make creatures called "Panechus" disappear by lining up a group of them of the same color. It is the first game for the Game Boy Advance to have a built-in tilt-sensor chip.

Ukiuki Carnival

Ukiuki Carnival (universe)
File:Ukiuki Carnival.jpg
Developer(s) indieszero
Nintendo
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Adventure
Social simulation
Console/platform of origin Game Boy Advance
First installment Sakura Momoko no Ukiuki Carnival (2002) Japan
Latest installment Sakura Momoko no Ukiuki Carnival (2002) Japan

Sakura Momoko no Ukiuki Carnival (さくらももこのウキウキカーニバル, Momoko Sakura's Ukiuki Carnival) is a social simulation game released for the Game Boy Advance where the player is a kid at a carnival being held in the village of Colortown, and must invite as many people as they can. The game features characters designed by the popular manga artist Momoko Sakura.

Polarium

Polarium (universe)
File:Polarium.png
Developer(s) Mitchell
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Atlus
Genre(s) Puzzle
Console/platform of origin DS
First installment Polarium (2004)
Latest installment Polarium Advance (2005)

Polarium (ヒトフデ, Hitofube) is a series of puzzle games released for the Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance, in which the player must draw lines to flip black and white tiles to clear puzzles.

Rakubiki Jiten

Rakubiki Jiten (universe)
File:Rakubiki Jiten.gif
Developer(s) Nintendo
Intelligent Systems
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Reference
Console/platform of origin DS
First installment DS Rakubiki Jiten (2005) Japan
Latest installment Genius Personal: Ei-Wa Rakubiki Jiten and Genius Personal: Wa-Ei Rakubiki Jiten (2010) Japan

Rakubiki Jiten (楽引辞典, Advanced Dictionary) is a series of dictionary games released for the Nintendo DS and DSiWare.

Geist

Geist (universe)
File:Geist Logo.png
Developer(s) n-Space
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Action-adventure
Console/platform of origin GameCube
First installment Geist (2005)
Latest installment Geist (2005)

Geist is a first-person action-adventure game released for the Nintendo GameCube about John Raimi, whose soul is separated from his body and must possess a living organism or an inanimate object to avoid being pulled towards the afterlife. The game is notable for being one of the first Nintendo-published games to receive an M (Mature) rating from the ESRB.

Clubhouse Games

Clubhouse Games (universe)
All-Time Classics (universe)
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Developer(s) Agenda
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Board game
Console/platform of origin DS
First installment Clubhouse Games (2005)
Latest installment Clubhouse Games Express: Strategy Pack (2009)

Clubhouse Games (だれでもアソビ大全, Playing Encyclopedia) is a compilation of 42 card, board, and parlor games released for the Nintendo DS. Several of the games have also been released via five DSiWare installments under the name Clubhouse Games Express.

True Swing Golf

True Swing Golf (universe)
Nintendo Touch Golf (universe)
File:True Swing Golf.png
Developer(s) T&E Soft
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Sports
Console/platform of origin DS
First installment True Swing Golf (2005)
Latest installment True Swing Golf Express (2009)

True Swing Golf (大人のDSゴルフ, DS Golf for Adults) is a golf video game developed by T&E Soft for the Nintendo DS. The game later received a truncated version for the DSiWare under the name True Swing Golf Express.

The Legend of the Quiz Tournament of Champions

The Legend of the Quiz Tournament of Champions (universe)
File:Legend of the Quiz.gif
Developer(s) Nintendo
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Quiz
Console/platform of origin GameCube
First installment The Legend of the Quiz Tournament of Champions (2005) Japan
Latest installment The Legend of the Quiz Tournament of Champions (2005) Japan

The Legend of the Quiz Tournament of Champions (伝説のクイズ王決定戦, The Legend of the Quiz Tournament of Champions) is a quiz game released for the Nintendo GameCube. It is one of the few Nintendo GameCube games that is compatible with the Nintendo GameCube Microphone.

Odama

Odama (universe)
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Developer(s) Vivarium
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Pinball
Real-time tactics
Console/platform of origin GameCube
First installment Odama (2006)
Latest installment Odama (2006)

Odama (大玉, Great Ball) is a pinball/real-time tactics hybrid game released for the Nintendo GameCube where the player, a young general named Yamanouchi Kagetora, uses a gigantic ball called the "Odama" to bowl over enemies, shatter their defenses and wreak havoc on the battlefield. It is one of the few Nintendo GameCube games that is compatible with the Nintendo GameCube Microphone.

Mawashite Tsunageru: Touch Panic

Mawashite Tsunageru: Touch Panic (universe)
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Developer(s) AKI Corporation
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Puzzle
Console/platform of origin DS
First installment Mawashite Tsunageru: Touch Panic (2006) Japan
Latest installment Mawashite Tsunageru: Touch Panic (2006) Japan

Mawashite Tsunageru: Touch Panic (まわしてつなげる タッチパニック, Rotate and Connect: Touch Panic) is a puzzle game developed by AKI Corporation for the Nintendo DS, in which the player must slide lined tiles around to guide a pink Panic Ball through the stage and eventually lead it to a hole.

Jōshiki Ryoku Training

Jōshiki Ryoku Training (universe)
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Developer(s) HAL Laboratory
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Education
Console/platform of origin DS
First installment Otona no Jōshiki Ryoku Training DS (2006) Japan
Latest installment Minna no Jōshiki Ryoku Televi (2008) Japan

Jōshiki Ryoku Training (常識力トレーニング, Common Knowledge Training) is a series of education games released for the Nintendo DS and Wii that tests the player's ability to work out everyday problems as quickly as they can.

Master of Illusion

Master of Illusion (universe)
Magic Made Fun (universe)
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Developer(s) Tenyo
Eighting
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Magic reference
Console/platform of origin DS
First installment Master of Illusion (2006)
Latest installment Master of Illusion Express: Psychic Camera (2009)

Master of Illusion (マジック大全, Magic Encyclopedia) is a magic reference game released for the Nintendo DS, in which the player can perform various magic tricks. Several of the magic tricks have also been released individually via six DSiWare installments under the name Master of Illusion Express.

Kenkō Ōen Recipe 1000: DS Kondate Zenshū

Kenkō Ōen Recipe 1000: DS Kondate Zenshū (universe)
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Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Cooking reference
Console/platform of origin DS
First installment Kenkō Ōen Recipe 1000: DS Kondate Zenshū (2006) Japan
Latest installment Kenkō Ōen Recipe 1000: DS Kondate Zenshū (2006) Japan

Kenkō Ōen Recipe 1000: DS Kondate Zenshū (健康応援レシピ1000 DS献立全集, Healthy Support Recipe 1000: DS Menu Collection) is a cooking reference game released for the Nintendo DS, containing 1,000 healthy recipes to create a menu and to send to friends.

DS Shigureden

DS Shigureden (universe)
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Developer(s) Nintendo
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Tabletop
Console/platform of origin DS
First installment Touch de Tanoshimu Hyakunin-Isshu: DS Shigureden (2006) Japan
Latest installment Touch de Oboeru Hyakunin-Isshu: Chotto DSi Shigureden (2010) Japan

DS Shigureden (DS時雨殿, DS Shigureden) is a tabletop game released for the Nintendo DS based on the Shigureden museum in Japan, in which the player plays a series of card games based on Hyakunin-Isshu, which is a collection of 100 Japanese poems. The game later received a truncated version for the DSiWare under the name Touch de Oboeru Hyakunin-Isshu: Chotto DSi Shigureden.

Picross DS

Picross DS (universe)
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Developer(s) Jupiter
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Puzzle
Console/platform of origin DS
First installment Picross DS (2007)
Latest installment Picross DS (2007)

Picross DS (ピクロスDS, Picross DS) is a picross game developed by Jupiter Corporation for the Nintendo DS.

Jet Impulse

Jet Impulse (universe)
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Developer(s) Genki
Gevo Entertainment
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Combat flight simulator
Console/platform of origin DS
First installment Jet Impulse (2007) Japan
Latest installment Jet Impulse (2007) Japan

Jet Impulse (ジェットインパルス, Jet Impulse) is a combat flight simulator game released for the Nintendo DS, in which Naomi Moriha (under the Callsign "Jasmine") and her wingmate (the player) of the Akitsu military must save the region from an evil dictator and his army.

Flash Focus

Flash Focus (universe)
Sight Training (universe)
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Developer(s) Nintendo
Namco Bandai
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Puzzle
Educational
Console/platform of origin DS
First installment Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day (2007)
Latest installment Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day (2007)

Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day (見る力を実践で鍛える DS眼力トレーニング, Practice Your Sight With Training: DS Eye Training) is a vision training game developed by Namco Bandai in collaboration with Hisao Ishigaki released for the Nintendo DS.

Ganbaru Watashi

Ganbaru Watashi (universe)
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Developer(s) syn Sophia
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Financing
Console/platform of origin DS
First installment Ganbaru Watashi no Kakei Diary (2007) Japan
Latest installment Ganbaru Watashi no Osaifu Ōendan (2009) Japan

Ganbaru Watashi (がんばる私, I'll Do My Best) is a household financing game developed by sny Sophia released for the Nintendo DS. The game later received a truncated version for the DSiWare under the name Ganbaru Watashi no Osaifu Ōendan.

Face Training

Face Training (universe)
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Developer(s) Intelligent Systems
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Face training
Console/platform of origin DS
First installment Face Training: Facial exercises to strengthen and relax from Fumiko Inudo (2007)
Latest installment Kyōkara Hajimeru Facening: KaoTre Mini 5 – Kao no Refresher Course (2009) Japan

Face Training (DS顔トレーニング, DS Face Training) is a face training game developed by Intelligent Systems in collaboration with Fumiko Inudo released for the Nintendo DS. The Japanese version was released for the Nintendo DS and DS Lite, and came with a camera accessory called "Faceningscan" that would be inserted into the GBA slot of the system. The European version was released as one of the few games to be released exclusively on a DSi cartridge, and used the system's built-in camera.

Endless Ocean

Endless Ocean (universe)
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Developer(s) Arika
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Adventure
Console/platform of origin Wii
First installment Endless Ocean (2007)
Latest installment Endless Ocean 2: Blue World (2009)

Endless Ocean (フォーエバーブルー, Forever Blue) is a series of scuba diving games released by Arika for the Wii.

Theta

Theta (universe)
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Developer(s) Vitei
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Puzzle
Console/platform of origin DS
First installment Theta (2007) Japan
Latest installment Theta (2007) Japan

Theta (シータ, Theta) is an underwater-themed puzzle game developed by Vitei released for the Nintendo DS.

Zekkyō Senshi Sakebrain

Zekkyō Senshi Sakebrain (universe)
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Developer(s) Suzak
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Beat 'em up
Console/platform of origin DS
First installment Zekkyō Senshi Sakebrain (2007) Japan
Latest installment Zekkyō Senshi Sakebrain (2007) Japan

Zekkyō Senshi Sakebrain (絶叫戦士サケブレイン, Exclamation Warriors Sakebrein) is a multiplayer-only beat 'em up game released for the Nintendo DS exclusively through Club Nintendo, in which the players control two or three of five sentai superheroes and fight through waves of enemies by shouting commands into the DS's microphone.

100 Classic Books

100 Classic Books (universe)
100 Classic Book Collection (universe)
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Developer(s) Genius Sonority
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Reading
Console/platform of origin DS
First installment 100 Classic Books (2007)
Latest installment Otona no Renaishōsetsu: DS Harlequin Selection (2010) Japan

100 Classic Books (DS文学全集, DS Literature Collection) is a series of book collection games released for the Nintendo DS. The first game contained 100 public domain works of literature, while the DSiWare version, Chotto DS Bungaku Zenshu: Sekai no Bungaku 20, only contained 20 books. A second game, titled Otona no Renaishōsetsu: DS Harlequin Selection, contains 33 romance novels from the book publisher Harlequin K.K.

Wii Chess

Wii Chess (universe)
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Developer(s) Spice Games
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Board game
Console/platform of origin Wii
First installment Wii Chess (2008)
Latest installment Wii Chess (2008)

Wii Chess (通信対局 ワールドチェス, Communication Game World Chess) is a chess game released for the Wii. It was released as a physical game in Europe, while it released in Japan as a WiiWare title called Tsūshin Taikyoku: World Chess.

DS Bimoji Training

DS Bimoji Training (universe)
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Developer(s) indieszero
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Education
Console/platform of origin DS
First installment DS Bimoji Training (2008) Japan
Latest installment DS Bimoji Training (2008) Japan

DS Bimoji Training (DS美文字トレーニング, DS Beautiful Character Training) is a Japanese calligraphy training game released for the Nintendo DS.

Crosswords

Crosswords (universe)
Crossword Collection (universe)
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Developer(s) Nintendo
Nuevo Retro Games
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Puzzle
Console/platform of origin DS
First installment Crosswords DS (2008)
Latest installment Crosswords Plus (2012) North America

Crosswords is a series of crossword games released for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS developed by Nintendo Software Technology.

Tsūshin Taikyoku

Tsūshin Taikyoku (universe)
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Developer(s) Spice Games
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Board game
Console/platform of origin Wii
First installment Wii Chess (2008)
Latest installment Tsūshin Taikyoku: Igo Dōjō 2700-Mon (2008) Japan

Tsūshin Taikyoku (通信対局, Communication Game) is a series of board games released for the WiiWare service that consists of shogi, Go, and chess, in which the lattermost was previously released as a retail Wii game in Europe titled Wii Chess.

Maboshi's Arcade

Maboshi's Arcade (universe)
MaBoShi: The Three Shape Arcade (universe)
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Developer(s) Mindware
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Puzzle
Console/platform of origin Wii (WiiWare)
First installment Maboshi's Arcade (2008)
Latest installment Flametail (2010)

Maboshi's Arcade (カタチのゲーム まるぼうしか, Game of Shapes: Circle, Bar, Square) is a puzzle game developed by Mindware released for the WiiWare that focuses on three minigames: Circle, Bar, and Square. The Square game would later receive an expanded version released for the DSiWare in 2010 titled Flametail.

Personal Trainer: Walking

Personal Trainer: Walking (universe)
Walk with me! Do you know your walking routine? (universe)
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Developer(s) Nintendo
Creatures, Inc.
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Exergame
Console/platform of origin DS
First installment Personal Trainer: Walking (2008)
Latest installment Personal Trainer: Walking (2008)

Personal Trainer: Walking (歩いてわかる 生活リズムDS, A Life Rhythm that You can Understand by Walking DS) is a walking-based exercise video game released for the Nintendo DS that makes use of a pedometer. It is the first game for the Nintendo DS to feature Mii characters.

Flipnote Studio

Flipnote Studio (universe)
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Developer(s) Nintendo
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Art
Console/platform of origin DS (DSiWare)
First installment Flipnote Studio (2008)
Latest installment Flipnote Studio 3D (2013)

Flipnote Studio (うごくメモ帳, Moving Notepad) is a series of animation utility applications released for the DSiWare service and Nintendo 3DS eShop.

DS Uranai Seikatsu

DS Uranai Seikatsu (universe)
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Developer(s) Nintendo
KK Media Koubou
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Fortune telling
Console/platform of origin DS
First installment DS Uranai Seikatsu (2009) Japan
Latest installment DS Uranai Seikatsu (2009) Japan

DS Uranai Seikatsu (DS占い生活, DS Fortune Telling Life) is a fortune telling video game released for the Nintendo DS.

Touch Solitaire

Touch Solitaire (universe)
2-in-1 Solitaire (universe)
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Developer(s) Nintendo
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Card game
Console/platform of origin DS (DSiWare)
First installment Touch Solitaire (2009)
Latest installment Touch Solitaire (2009)

Touch Solitaire (ソリティア DSi, Solitaire DSi) is a solitaire game released for the DSiWare service.

Picross 3D

Picross 3D (universe)
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Developer(s) HAL Laboratory
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Puzzle
Console/platform of origin DS
First installment Picross 3D (2009)
Latest installment Picross 3D: Round 2 (2015)

Picross 3D (立体ピクロス, Three-Dimensional Picross) is a series of picross games developed by HAL Laboratory for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS. The series is unique from other picross games in that, rather than using a two-dimensional square, it uses a rectangular prism made up of smaller cubes that must be chipped away in order to construct a three-dimensional image.

PictureBook Games

PictureBook Games (universe)
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Developer(s) Grounding, Inc.
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Party
Console/platform of origin Wii (WiiWare)
First installment PictureBook Games: Pop-Up Pursuit (2009)
Latest installment PictureBook Games: The Royal Bluff (2009)

PictureBook Games (あそべる絵本, Play PictureBook) is a series of party games developed by Grounding, Inc. The first game, Pop-Up Pursuit, was released for the WiiWare service in 2009 and is a board game with a pop-up book aesthetic. The second game, The Royal Bluff, was released for the DSiWare service the same year, and is a cards and chips game.

You, Me, and the Cubes

You, Me, and the Cubes (universe)
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Developer(s) Fyto
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Puzzle
Console/platform of origin Wii (WiiWare)
First installment You, Me, and the Cubes (2009)
Latest installment You, Me, and the Cubes (2009)

You, Me, and the Cubes (きみとぼくと立体。, You, Me, and Three-Dimensional.) is a puzzle game released for the WiiWare service, in which the objective is to use the Wii Remote to flick creatures known as Fallos onto cubes.

Bonsai Barber

Bonsai Barber (universe)
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Developer(s) Zoonami
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Simulation
Console/platform of origin Wii (WiiWare)
First installment Bonsai Barber (2009)
Latest installment Bonsai Barber (2009)

Bonsai Barber (盆栽バーバー, Bonsai Barber) is a simulation game released for the WiiWare service in which the player, a barber, must groom and style the foliage of several plant, fruit and vegetable customers in a similar manner to the art of bonsai pruning.

Wakugumi: Monochrome Puzzle

Wakugumi: Monochrome Puzzle (universe)
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Developer(s) Mitchell
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Puzzle
Console/platform of origin DS (DSiWare)
First installment Wakugumi: Monochrome Puzzle (2009)
Latest installment Wakugumi: Monochrome Puzzle (2009)

Wakugumi: Monochrome Puzzle (囲んで消して ワクグミの時間, Wrap Around and Erase: Wakugumi's Time) is a puzzle game developed by Mitchell released for the DSiWare service, in which the objective is to clear black and white titles by surrounding them with tiles of the opposite color by sliding them around the screen.

Rock N’ Roll Climber

Rock N’ Roll Climber (universe)
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Developer(s) Vitei
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Simulation
Console/platform of origin Wii (WiiWare)
First installment Rock N’ Roll Climber (2009)
Latest installment Rock N’ Roll Climber (2009)

Rock N’ Roll Climber (ロックンロールクライマー, Rock N’ Roll Climber) is a rock-climbing simulation game developed by Vitei released for the WiiWare service, in which the player must climb a wall within a time limit, taking into consideration the placements of the climber's arms and feet. The game also supports the Wii Balance Board.

Mono ya Okane no Shikumi DS

Mono ya Okane no Shikumi DS (universe)
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Developer(s) Nintendo
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Financing
Console/platform of origin DS
First installment Nihon Keizai Shinbunsha Kanshū Shiranai Mamade wa Sonwosuru Mono ya Okane no Shikumi DS (2009) Japan
Latest installment Nihon Keizai Shinbunsha Kanshū Shiranai Mamade wa Sonwosuru Mono ya Okane no Shikumi DS (2009) Japan

Mono ya Okane no Shikumi DS (モノやお金のしくみDS, Structure of Goods and Money DS) is a financing management game released for the Nintendo DS.

Metal Torrent

Metal Torrent (universe)
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Developer(s) Arika
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Vertical shooter
Console/platform of origin DS (DSiWare)
First installment Metal Torrent (2009)
Latest installment Metal Torrent (2009)

Metal Torrent (あぁ無情 刹那, Oh Heartless Moments) is a vertical shooter game developed by Arika released for the DSiWare service. The game has two different types of play with varying challenge, progressing through a maximum of eight stages with either enemies that have set patterns or random enemies.

Pinball Pulse

Pinball Pulse (universe)
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Developer(s) Fuse Games
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Pinball
Console/platform of origin DS (DSiWare)
First installment Pinball Pulse: The Ancients Beckon (2009)
Latest installment Pinball Pulse: The Ancients Beckon (2009)

Pinball Pulse: The Ancients Beckon is a pinball game developed by Fuse Games released for the DSiWare service based on Greek mythology.

Link 'n' Launch

Link 'n' Launch (universe)
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Developer(s) Intelligent Systems
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Puzzle
Console/platform of origin DS (DSiWare)
First installment Link 'n' Launch (2009)
Latest installment Link 'n' Launch (2009)

Link 'n' Launch (パネル連結 3分ロケット, Panel-Connected: 3-Minute Rocket) is a puzzle game developed by Intelligent Systems released for the DSiWare service, in which the player must use the stylus to drag and rotate pipe panels into place to divert fuel to a rocket's engines as it voyages into space.

Eco Shooter

Eco Shooter (universe)
530 Eco Shooter (universe)
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Developer(s) Intelligent Systems
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Light gun shooter
Console/platform of origin Wii (WiiWare)
First installment Eco Shooter: Plant 530 (2009)
Latest installment Eco Shooter: Plant 530 (2009)

Eco Shooter: Plant 530 (530エコシューター, 530 Eco Shooter) is a light gun shooter developed by Intelligent Systems released for the WiiWare service that follows Mack, a recycling technician who works at Plant 530, who must save the Earth from an alien race known as the Cannoids, who are determined to destroy the planet by taking control of the world's empty cans.

Spotto!

Spotto! (universe)
Bird & Bombs (universe)
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Developer(s) Intelligent Systems
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Action
Puzzle
Console/platform of origin DS (DSiWare)
First installment Spotto! (2009)
Latest installment Spotto! (2009)

Spotto! (ねらってスポっと!, Aim Spotto!) is an action-puzzle game developed by Intelligent Systems released for the DSiWare service starring a titular bombadier duck, who must rescue President Wowwow’s daughter, Chikkie Wowwow, from ghosts by throwing bombs.

Trajectile

Trajectile (universe)
Reflect Missile (universe)
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Developer(s) Q-Games
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Action
Puzzle
Console/platform of origin DS (DSiWare)
First installment Trajectile (2009)
Latest installment Trajectile (2009)

Trajectile (リフレクトミサイル, Reflect Missile) is an action-puzzle game developed by Q-Games released for the DSiWare service, in which the player must take out enemies on each stage with missiles that reflect off walls and destroy blocks by using the stylus.

A Kappa's Trail

A Kappa's Trail (universe)
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Developer(s) Brownie Brown
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Puzzle
Console/platform of origin DS (DSiWare)
First installment A Kappa's Trail (2009)
Latest installment A Kappa's Trail (2009)

A Kappa's Trail (かっぱ道, Kappa Road) is a puzzle game developed by Brownie Brown released for the DSiWare service, in which the player must guide a kappa who is trying to reach the human world from the ocean depths.

Photo Dojo

Photo Dojo (universe)
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Developer(s) Nintendo
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Fighting
Console/platform of origin DS (DSiWare)
First installment Photo Dojo (2009)
Latest installment Photo Dojo (2009)

Photo Dojo (写真で格闘!フォトファイターX, Fight with Photos! Photo Fighter X) is a fighting game released for the DSiWare service, in which players can create a fighter by taking pictures of themselves or other people.

Starship Defense

Starship Defense (universe)
Starship Patrol (universe)
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Developer(s) Q-Games
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Tower defense
Console/platform of origin DS (DSiWare)
First installment Starship Defense (2009)
Latest installment Starship Defense (2009)

Starship Defense (スターシップディフェンダー, Starship Defender) is a tower defense game developed by Q-Games released for the DSiWare service, in which the player must protect starships against an onslaught of enemy craft.

Face Raiders

Face Raiders (universe)
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Developer(s) HAL Laboratory
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Shooter
Console/platform of origin 3DS (Pre-loaded app)
First installment Face Raiders (2011)
Latest installment Face Raiders (2011)

Face Raiders (顔シューティング, Face Shooting) is an augmented reality shooting game available as a pre-loaded app for the Nintendo 3DS, which involves the player taking a picture of either their or someone else's face and shooting enemies with said faces.

Hana to Ikimono Rittai Zukan

Hana to Ikimono Rittai Zukan (universe)
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Developer(s) Nintendo
Paon
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Reference
Console/platform of origin 3DS
First installment Hana to Ikimono Rittai Zukan (2011) Japan
Latest installment Hana to Ikimono Rittai Zukan (2011) Japan

Hana to Ikimono Rittai Zukan (花といきもの立体図鑑, The 3D Illustrated Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna) is a nature encyclopedia released for the Nintendo 3DS containing information of several different species of flowers, insects, and bird.

Sing Party

Sing Party (universe)
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Developer(s) FreeStyleGames
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Music
Console/platform of origin Wii U
First installment Sing Party (2012)
Latest installment Sing Party (2012)

Sing Party is a singing game released for the Wii U featuring a wide variety of songs by various artists.

Devil's Third

Devil's Third (universe)
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Developer(s) Valhalla Game Studios
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Nexon
Genre(s) Action-adventure
Hack and slash
Shooter
Console/platform of origin Wii U
First installment Devil's Third (2015)
Latest installment Devil's Third Online (2016) Japan

Devil's Third (デビルズサード, Devil's Third) is an action-adventure hack and slash shooter game by Valhalla Game Studios released for the Wii U and Microsoft Windows.

1-2-Switch

1-2-Switch (universe)
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Developer(s) Nintendo
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Party
Console/platform of origin Switch
First installment 1-2-Switch (2017)
Latest installment 1-2-Switch (2017)

1-2-Switch (ワンツースイッチ, 1-2-Switch) is a party game for the Nintendo Switch containing several minigames that utilizes the Joy-Con controller's capabilities, with most of them being multiplayer-exclusive.

Ring Fit Adventure

Ring Fit Adventure (universe)
Ring Fit Adventure.png
Developer(s) Nintendo
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Role-playing
Exergame
Console/platform of origin Switch
First installment Ring Fit Adventure (2019)
Latest installment Ring Fit Adventure (2019)

Ring Fit Adventure (リングフィット アドベンチャー, Ring Fit Adventure) is an role-playing exergame for the Nintendo Switch, in which a young athlete must save their world from a bodybuilding dragon with the help of a sentient ring named "Ring", who is based on the accessory bundled with the game, the Ring-Con.

Rare universes

Slalom

Slalom (universe)
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Developer(s) Rare
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Sports
Console/platform of origin Arcade
First installment VS. Slalom (1986)
Latest installment Slalom (NES) (1987)

Slalom is a skiing video game by Rare that debuted on the Nintendo Vs. System series of arcade systems as VS. Slalom, then later ported to the NES. It is notable for being the first video game to be developed by Rare, as well as the first NES game to be developed by a western developer.

R.C. Pro-Am

R.C. Pro-Am (universe)
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Developer(s) Rare
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Tradewest
Genre(s) Racing
Console/platform of origin NES
First installment R.C. Pro-Am (1988)
Latest installment R.C. Pro-Am II (1992)

R.C. Pro-Am is a series of racing games by Rare released for the NES, Game Boy, and Sega Genesis.

Anticipation

Anticipation (universe)
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Developer(s) Rare
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Board game
Console/platform of origin NES
First installment Anticipation (1988)
Latest installment Anticipation (1988)

Anticipation is a board video game by Rare for the NES, in which up to four players must move their pieces around a board and solve an incomplete picture while it is being drawn.

Cobra Triangle

Cobra Triangle (universe)
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Developer(s) Rare
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Racing
Vehicular combat
Console/platform of origin NES
First installment Cobra Triangle (1989)
Latest installment Cobra Triangle (1989)

Cobra Triangle is a vehicular combat game by Rare for the NES, in which the player drives a cannon-equipped speedboat during various objectives such as participating in races, saving swimmers, and defusing bombs, with some levels ending in boss fights.

Snake Rattle 'n' Roll

Snake Rattle 'n' Roll (universe)
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Developer(s) Rare
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Tradewest
Sega
Genre(s) Platformer
Console/platform of origin NES
First installment Snake Rattle 'n' Roll (1990)
Latest installment Snake Rattle 'n' Roll (Mega Drive) (1993) Europe

Snake Rattle 'n' Roll is a platformer game by Rare that stars two titular snakes, in which they must make their way through 11 isometric levels and eat enough of a small round creature called "Nibbley Pibbley" to gain enough weight to ring a bell on top of a weighing machine located at the end of the level and open the door to the next level. The game was originally released on the NES and was later ported to the Sega Mega Drive exclusively in Europe. A successor to the game, Sneaky Snakes, was also released for the Game Boy.

Killer Instinct

Killer Instinct (universe)
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Developer(s) Rare
Double Helix Games
Iron Galaxy
Publisher(s) Midway
Nintendo
Microsoft
Genre(s) Fighting
Console/platform of origin Arcade
First installment Killer Instinct (arcade) (1994) North America
Latest installment Killer Instinct (2013)

Killer Instinct (キラーインスティンクト, Killer Instinct) is a series of fighting games by Rare. The first two games were published by Midway and distributed by Nintendo for arcades, while all ports for Nintendo systems were published by Nintendo. The series was later revived for the Xbox One and Microsoft Windows in 2013 with the title Killer Instinct.

Blast Corps

Blast Corps (universe)
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Developer(s) Rare
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Action
Puzzle
Console/platform of origin Nintendo 64
First installment Blast Corps (1997)
Latest installment Blast Corps (1997)

Blast Corps (ブラストドーザー, Blast Dozer) is an action-puzzle game by Rare released for the Nintendo 64 in which the player uses vehicles to destroy buildings in the path of a runaway nuclear missile carrier and solves puzzles by transferring between vehicles to move objects and bridge gaps.

Jet Force Gemini

Jet Force Gemini (universe)
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Developer(s) Rare
Publisher(s) Rare
Distributor(s) Nintendo
Genre(s) Third-person shooter
Action-adventure
Console/platform of origin Nintendo 64
First installment Jet Force Gemini (1999)
Latest installment Jet Force Gemini (1999)

Jet Force Gemini (スターツインズ, Star Twins) is a third-person action-shooter game by Rare released for the Nintendo 64. The game follows three members of the Jet Force Gemini team, Juno, Vela, and Lupus, who must stop the advances of the dark insectoid tyrant Mizar and his army of drones.

Conker

Conker (universe)
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Developer(s) Rare
Publisher(s) Rare
THQ
Microsoft
Genre(s) Action-adventure
Platformer
Console/platform of origin Game Boy Color
First installment Conker's Pocket Tales (1999)
Latest installment Young Conker (2016)

Conker (コンカー, Conker) is a series of platformer games by Rare that stars an eponymous red squirrel. First appearing in Diddy Kong Racing and making his solo debut in Conker's Pocket Tales, Conker was intended to star in a platformer game titled Twelve Tales: Conker 64, before the game was retooled into Conker's Bad Fur Day, which was notable for its raunchy humor and strong bloody violence. The game received a remake for the Xbox titled Conker: Live and Reloaded.

Third-Party Series

Ping Pong

Konami's Ping Pong (universe)
Smash Ping Pong (universe)
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Developer(s) Konami
Publisher(s) Konami
Nintendo (Smash Ping Pong)
Genre(s) Sports
Console/platform of origin MSX
First installment Konami's Ping Pong (1985)
Latest installment Smash Ping Pong (1987) Japan

Ping Pong (ピンポン, Ping Pong) is a ping pong video game released by Konami for various home computers in Japan and Europe. It later received a port for the Famicom Disk System, which was published by Nintendo.

The Earth Fighter Rayieza

The Earth Fighter Rayieza (universe)
Ginga no Sannin (universe)
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Developer(s) Enix
Publisher(s) Enix
Nintendo (Ginga no Sannin)
Genre(s) Role-playing
Console/platform of origin NEC PC-8801
FM-7
Sharp X1
MSX
First installment The Earth Fighter Rayieza (1985) Japan
Latest installment Ginga no Sannin (1987) Japan

The Earth Fighter Rayieza (地球戦士ライーザ, The Earth Fighter Rayieza) is a science fiction role-playing game by Enix that was released for various home computers. The game also received a port for the Famicom titled Ginga no Sannin, which was published by Nintendo. The game is notable for being one of the earliest examples of a role-playing game with a setting outside of the standard medieval fantasy setting, taking place in a science fiction world instead.

Qix

Qix (universe)
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Developer(s) Taito
Publisher(s) Taito
Nintendo (Game Boy version)
Genre(s) Action
Puzzle
Console/platform of origin Arcade
First installment Qix (1981) North America
Latest installment Qix++ (2009)

Qix (クイックス, Qix) is a series of action-puzzle games, in which the player controls a cursor that can trace lines across the play area, where drawing a line that joins with the edges of the play area or another line results in the space filling in as a block. The goal is to fill in a percentage of the play area. Originally a North American-exclusive arcade game by Taito, a Game Boy version published by Nintendo was released in 1990, which prominently featured Mario.

Vegas

Vegas (universe)
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Developer(s) HAL Laboratory
Publisher(s) Epic/Sony Records
Nintendo (Vegas Stakes western releases)
Imagineer
Genre(s) Casino
Console/platform of origin NES
First installment Vegas Dream (1988)
Latest installment Vegas Stakes (Game Boy) (1995) North America

Vegas (ラスベガス, Las Vegas) is a series of casino games by HAL Laboratory in which the player travels to Las Vegas to participate in several gambling games. The series originally got its start for the NES with Vegas Dream, which was published by Epic/Sony Records in Japan and HAL Laboratory in North America. The game later received a sequel for the Super NES and Game Boy titled Vegas Stakes, which was published by Nintendo in the West; only the Super NES version was released outside of North America, and was published by Imagineer in Japan.

International Cricket

International Cricket (universe)
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Developer(s) Beam Software
Publisher(s) Laser Beam Software
Nintendo (Super International Cricket)
Genre(s) Sports
Console/platform of origin NES
First installment International Cricket (1992) Australia
Latest installment Super International Cricket (1994)

International Cricket is a series of cricket games developed by Beam Software. While the first game, International Cricket, was published by Beam Software (under the Laser Beam Software name) for the NES exclusively in Australia, the sequel, Super International Cricket, was published by Nintendo for the Super NES and also released in Europe.

Derby Stallion

Derby Stallion (universe)
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Developer(s) ASCII Entertainment
Paritybit
Publisher(s) ASCII Entertainment
Nintendo (Derby Stallion '98)
Various
Genre(s) Racing
Business simulation
Console/platform of origin Famicom
First installment Derby Stallion: Best Race (1991) Japan
Latest installment Derby Stallion Masters (2016) Japan

Derby Stallion (ダービースタリオン, Derby Stallion) is a series of horse racing/business simulator hybrid video games. In 1998, an installment published by Nintendo, titled Derby Stallion '98, was released for the Super Famicom exclusively via the Nintendo Power service.

Lode Runner

Lode Runner (universe)
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Developer(s) Various
Publisher(s) Brøderbund
Nintendo (Power Lode Runner)
Various
Genre(s) Platformer
Puzzle
Console/platform of origin Apple II
Atari 8-bit
Commodore 64
VIC-20
First installment Lode Runner (1983)
Latest installment Lode Runner Legacy (2017)

Lode Runner (ロードランナー, Lode Runner) is a series of platformer games originally by Brøderbund, in which the player must collect all the gold in a level and must reach the top of the screen to reach the next level, all the while avoiding guards who try to catch the player. The NES port by Hudson Soft is notable for being the debut of the modern design for Bomberman. In 1999, an installment published by Nintendo and developed by T&E Soft, titled Power Lode Runner, was released for the Super Famicom exclusively via the Nintendo Power service. This version's protagonist is a vaguely mammalian creature named Mugurukun, while the guards are replaced with monkeys.

Sōkoban

Sōkoban (universe)
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Developer(s) Thinking Rabbit
Various
Publisher(s) Thinking Rabbit
Nintendo (Power Sōkoban)
Various
Genre(s) Puzzle
Console/platform of origin PC-6001
PC-6001 mkII
PC-8001 mkII
PC-8801
FM-7
FM-8
X1
MZ-2000
MZ-2200
First installment Sokoban (1982) Japan
Latest installment Minna no Sōkoban (2019) Japan

Sōkoban (倉庫番, Warehouse Keeper) is a series of puzzle games in which the player pushes crates or boxes around in a warehouse, trying to get them to storage locations. In 1999, an installment published by Nintendo and developed by Atelier Double, titled Power Sōkoban, was released for the Super Famicom via the Nintendo Power service and physical release. This version features elements from several mythology stories from around the world, with the main characters being that of Japanese mythology.

Ogre Battle

Ogre Battle (universe)
Tactics Ogre (universe)
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Developer(s) Quest
Square Enix
Publisher(s) Quest
Nintendo
Atlus
Square Enix
Genre(s) Tactical role-playing
Console/platform of origin SNES
First installment Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen (1993)
Latest installment Tactics Ogre: Wheel of Fate (2010)

Ogre Battle (オウガバトル, Ogre Battle) is a series of tactical role-playing games created by Quest Corporation and owned by Square Enix. Two installments, Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber for the Nintendo 64 and Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis for the Game Boy Advance, were both published by Nintendo in Japan.

Bionic Commando

Bionic Commando (universe)
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Developer(s) Capcom
Nintendo
Publisher(s) Capcom
Nintendo (Bionic Commando: Elite Forces)
Genre(s) Action platformer
Console/platform of origin Arcade
First installment Bionic Commando (arcade) (1987)
Latest installment Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 (2011)

Bionic Commando (バイオニックコマンドー, Bionic Commando) is a series of action-platformer games by Capcom starring a bionics-enhanced soldier named Rad Spencer, who fights several evil organizations and can use his mechanical arm as a grappling hook. An installment developed and published by Nintendo of America was also released for the Game Boy Color in 2000 called Bionic Commando: Elite Forces.

Ridge Racer

Ridge Racer (universe)
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Developer(s) Namco
Nintendo
Publisher(s) Namco
Nintendo
Genre(s) Racing
Console/platform of origin Arcade
First installment Ridge Racer (arcade) (1993)
Latest installment Ridge Racer Draw & Drift (2016)

Ridge Racer (リッジレーサー, Ridge Racer) is a series of racing games by Namco. An installment for the Nintendo 64 in 2000, Ridge Racer 64, was developed and published by Nintendo of America, which would later receive a remake for the Nintendo DS called Ridge Racer DS.

Crystalis

Crystalis (universe)
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Developer(s) SNK
Nintendo
Publisher(s) SNK
Nintendo (Game Boy Color version)
Genre(s) Action role-playing
Console/platform of origin NES
First installment Crystalis (NES) (1990)
Latest installment Crystalis (Game Boy Color) (2000) North America

Crystalis (ゴッド・スレイヤー はるか天空のソナタ, God Slayer: Sonata of the Far Away Sky) is an action role-playing game by SNK released for the NES. The game would later receive a drastically different version for the Game Boy Color in 2000, developed and published by Nintendo of America.

Shiren the Wanderer

Shiren the Wanderer (universe)
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Developer(s) Chunsoft
Publisher(s) Spike Chunsoft
Nintendo (Shiren the Wanderer 2)
Genre(s) Roguelike role-playing
Console/platform of origin Super Famicom
First installment Fushigi no Dungeon 2: Fūrai no Shiren (1995) Japan
Latest installment Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate (2015)

Shiren the Wanderer (風来のシレン, Shiren the Wanderer) is a series of roguelike role-playing games by Spike Chunsoft starring the titular character and is a sub-series of the larger Mystery Dungeon series. The second installment, Shiren the Wanderer 2 for the Nintendo 64, was published by Nintendo.

Metal Slader Glory

Metal Slader Glory (universe)
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Developer(s) HAL Laboratory
Publisher(s) HAL Laboratory
Nintendo (Metal Slader Glory: Director's Cut)
Genre(s) Adventure
Console/platform of origin Famicom
First installment Metal Slader Glory (1991) Japan
Latest installment Metal Slader Glory: Director's Cut (2000) Japan

Metal Slader Glory (メタルスレイダーグローリー, Metal Slader Glory) is a text-based adventure game released for the Famicom. The game is notable for its advanced graphics that pushed the Famicom's limitations. In 2000, a remake published by Nintendo titled Metal Slader Glory: Director's Cut was released for the Super Famicom exclusively via the Nintendo Power service. It was the last official release for the Super Famicom console.

Far East of Eden

Far East of Eden (universe)
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Developer(s) Red Company
Hudson Soft
Publisher(s) Hudson Soft
Nintendo (Oriental Blue)
Genre(s) Role-playing
Console/platform of origin PC Engine (CD-ROM²)
First installment Tengai Makyou: Ziria (1989) Japan
Latest installment Tenkai Makai for GREE (2011) Japan

Far East of Eden (天外魔境, The Devil's Cave Outside Heaven) is a series of role-playing games by Red Company and Hudson Soft based on the Japanese folk tale of Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari. With the exception of Far East of Eden: Kabuki Klash, none of the installments were ever released outside of Japan. A Nintendo-published side game titled Oriental Blue: Ao no Tengai was released for the Game Boy Advance in 2003.

Puzz Loop

Puzz Loop (universe)
Magnetica (universe)
Tokyo Crash Mobs (universe)
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Developer(s) Mitchell
Publisher(s) Mitchell
Capcom
Nintendo
Genre(s) Puzzle
Console/platform of origin Arcade
First installment Puzz Loop (1998)
Latest installment Tokyo Crash Mobs (2012)

Puzz Loop (パズループ, Puzz Loop) is a series of puzzle games by Mitchell Corporation, in which the player must stop entities of different colors from reaching a goal by matching three or more marbles of the same color. A sub-series for the Nintendo DS and WiiWare, titled Magnetica, as well as a 3DS eShop installment titled Tokyo Crash Mobs, were published by Nintendo.

Mystery Case Files

Mystery Case Files (universe)
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Developer(s) Big Fish Studios
Elephant Games
Eipix Entertainment
Publisher(s) Big Fish Games
Nintendo
Genre(s) Adventure
Hidden object
Console/platform of origin Microsoft Windows
First installment Mystery Case Files: Huntsville (2005)
Latest installment Mystery Case Files: Black Crown (2019)

Mystery Case Files is a series of detective games by Big Fish Games released primarily for PC and mobile devices, although some games have released on Nintendo consoles. Two spin-off installments were published by Nintendo: MillionHeir for the Nintendo DS and The Malgrave Incident for the Wii.

Just Dance

Just Dance (universe)
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Developer(s) Ubisoft
Publisher(s) Ubisoft
Nintendo
Level-5
Genre(s) Music
Console/platform of origin Wii
First installment Just Dance (2009)
Latest installment Just Dance 2020 (2019)

Just Dance (ジャストダンス, Just Dance) is a series of annually-released dancing video games by Ubisoft, featuring a wide variety of songs ranging from singles released by various artists to songs from TV shows, movies, commercials, or video games to viral songs straight from the Internet. From 2011 to 2014, Nintendo held the publishing rights to the franchise in Japan, starting with Just Dance Wii for the Wii, followed by Just Dance Wii 2 (also for the Wii), and finishing with Just Dance Wii U for the Wii U.

Momotaro Dentetsu

Momotaro Dentetsu (universe)
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Developer(s) Hudson Soft
Valhalla Game Studios
Publisher(s) Hudson Soft
Konami
Nintendo (Momotaro Dentetsu 2017)
Genre(s) Board game
Console/platform of origin Famicom
First installment Momotaro Dentetsu (1988) Japan
Latest installment Momotaro Dentetsu 2017: Tachiagare Nippon!! (2016) Japan

Momotaro Dentetsu (桃太郎電鉄, Momotaro Electric Railway) is a series of board games based on the Japanese folktale of Momotaro. An installment published by Nintendo was released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2016, titled Momotaro Dentetsu 2017: Tachiagare Nippon!!.