WiiWare is a service that allows Wii users to download games and applications specifically designed and developed for the Wii video game console made by Nintendo. These games and applications can only be purchased and downloaded from the Wii Shop Channel under the WiiWare section. Once the user has downloaded the game or application, it will appear in their Wii Menu or SD Card Menu as a new channel. WiiWare is a companion to the Virtual Console, which specializes in emulated games originally developed for other systems instead of original titles.
WiiWare is being promoted as an avenue for developers with small budgets to release innovative, original, and smaller-scale games without the cost and risk of creating a title to be sold at retail (akin to Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Store). The development kit costs around US$2000 and developers need to be licensed with and approved by Nintendo. According to Nintendo, the "remarkable motion controls will give birth to fresh takes on established genres, as well as original ideas that currently exist only in developers' minds". Nintendo will handle all pricing options for the downloadable games.
Like Virtual Console games, WiiWare is purchased using Nintendo Points. However, unlike Virtual Console games, instruction manuals are stored on the Wii Shop Channel itself.
On November 4, 2009, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed in Q&A session that they are planning to test downloadable demos for a select few WiiWare titles, starting in Japan later in the month. On November 16, five WiiWare demos were released for the American Wii Shop Channel, with three demos being released in Europe. The demos were available to download until January 31, 2010.
WiiWare Compatibility List
Compatibility
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Description
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Perfect: No issues at all!
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Playable: Runs well, only minor graphical or audio glitches. Games can be played all the way through
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Starts: Starts, maybe even plays well, but crashes or major graphical/audio glitches
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Intro/Menu: Hangs/crashes somewhere between booting and starting
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Broken: Crashes when booting
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Unknown: Has not been tested yet
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Title |
Year |
Genre |
Region |
Compatibility
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Adventure Island: The Beginning
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2010
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2.5D Platformer
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JP/NA/PAL
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Arcade Sports
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2010
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Arcade, Sports
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NA
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Bejeweled 2
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2010
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Puzzles
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NA
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Block Breaker Deluxe
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2008
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Arcade
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NA
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Carnival King
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2009
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Shooter
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JP/NA/PAL
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Cave Story
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2010
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Action-adventure
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NA
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Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth
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2009
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2D Platformer
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NA
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Chronos Twins DX
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2010
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Platformer, Puzzle
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NA/PAL
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Cocoto Fishing Master
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2008
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Fishing
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NA
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Cocoto Platform Jumper (Wii)
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2009
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Platform
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NA/PAL
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Contra Rebirth
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2009
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Action-adventure
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NA
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Critter Round-Up
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2008
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Action, Puzzles
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NA
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Defend your Castle
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2008
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Action, Arcade, Strategy
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NA
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Doc Louis's Punch-Out‼
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2009
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Boxing
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JP/NA/PAL
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Dr. Mario Online RX
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2008
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Puzzles
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NA
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Excitebike: World Rally
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2010
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2.5D Racing
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JP/NA/PAL
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Family Table Tennis
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2008
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Sports
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NA
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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord
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2009
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Tower defense
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JP/NA/PAL
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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
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2008
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City-building game
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JP/NA/PAL
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Final Fantasy Crystal Defenders R1
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2009
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Tower defense
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JP/NA/PAL
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Final Fantasy Crystal Defenders R2
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2009
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Tower defense
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JP/NA/PAL
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Frogger Returns
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2009
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Arcade, Action
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JP/NA/PAL
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Furry Legends
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2010
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Platformer, Action-adventure
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NA
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Gyrostarr
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2008
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Arcade, Shotter
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NA
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Jungle Speed
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2009
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Card game
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JP/NA/PAL
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Lead the Meerkats
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2010
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Simulation, Adventure
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NA
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LIT
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2009
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Action, Adventure, Puzzles
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NA
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LostWinds
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2008
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Action, Puzzles
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NA
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Major League Eating: The Game
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2008
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Action
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NA
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Magnetica Twist
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2008
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Puzzles
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NA
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Mega Man 9
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2008
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Action 2D
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JP/NA/PAL
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Mega Man 10
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2010
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Action 2D
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JP/NA/PAL
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My Pokémon Ranch
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2008
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Pokémon Interaction
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NA
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Pirates: The Key of Dreams
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2008
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Action
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NA
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Pop
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2010
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Action, Puzzles
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NA
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Protothea
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2008
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Shotter
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NA
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Reel Fishing Challenge 2
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2008
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Puzzles, Shotter
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NA
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Rubik's Puzzle Galaxy: Rush
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2008
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Puzzle
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NA/PAL
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SPOGS Racing
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2008
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Racing
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NA
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Stop Stress: A Day Of Fury
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2009
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Action
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NA/PAL
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Super Mario Bros. 3
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2009
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Action 2D
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NA
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Star Soldiers R
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2008
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Shotter
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NA
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The Tales of Bearsworth Manor: Chaotic Conflits
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2010
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Action, Puzzles
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NA
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The Tales of Bearsworth Manor: Puzzling Pages
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2010
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Action, Puzzles
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NA
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Tetris Party
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2008
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Puzzle
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JP/NA/PAL
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Toki Tori
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2008
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Platformer, Puzzles
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NA
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TV Show Game
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2008
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Trivia
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NA
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V.I.P Casino: Blackjack
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2008
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Casino, Card Games
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NA
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Warioware D.I.Y. Showcase
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2010
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Other
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JP/NA/PAL
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World of Goo
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2008
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Puzzle
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JP/NA/PAL
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Yard Sale Hidden Treasures: Sunnyville
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2010
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Other
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NA
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You, Me & the Cubes
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2009
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Puzzle
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JP/NA/PAL
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Zombie Panic In Wonderland
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2010
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Shooter
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JP/NA/PAL
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Zoo Disc
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2010
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Action-adventure
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NA
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See also