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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Year |
Genre |
Region |
Compatibility
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3-2-1, Rattle Battle!
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2009
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Minigames
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JP/NA/PAL
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5-in-1 Solitaire
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2010
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*****
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NA
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5 Arcade Gems
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2010
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*****
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NA
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5 Spots Party
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2009
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Puzzle
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NA/PAL
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A Monsteca Corral: Monsters vs. Robots
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2010
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Action, Strategy, Puzzle
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NA/PAL
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Adventure Island: The Beginning
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2010
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2.5D Platform
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JP/NA/PAL
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Adventure on Lost Island: Hidden Object Game
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2010
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Hidden Object
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JP/NA/PAL
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"Aha! I Found It!" Hidden Object Game
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2010
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*****
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NA
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"Aha! I Got It!" Escape Game
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2009
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*****
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NA
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Alien Crush Returns
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2008
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Pinball
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NA
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And Yet It Moves
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2009
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Platform/Puzzle
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NA/PAL
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Ant Nation
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2009
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Real time strategy
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NA/PAL
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AquaSpace
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2010
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*****
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NA
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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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Arkanoid Plus!
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2009
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Puzzle, Arcade
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JP/NA/PAL
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Art of Balance
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2010
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Puzzle
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NA/PAL
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Art Style: CUBELLO
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2008
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Puzzle, Shooter
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JP/NA/PAL
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Art Style: light trax
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2010
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Racing
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NA/PAL
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Art Style: ORBIENT
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2008
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Action, Puzzle
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JP/NA/PAL
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Art Style: ROTOHEX
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2010
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Puzzle
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JP/NA/PAL
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Art Style: Rotozoa
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2010
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Action
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NA/PAL
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Astro Bugz Revenge
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2010
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Puzzle
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NA
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Balloon Pop Festival
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2010
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Puzzle
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NA
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Bang Attack
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2010
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Puzzle
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NA/PAL
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Battle Poker
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2009
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Board Game
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NA/PAL
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Bejeweled 2
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2010
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Puzzle
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NA
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Ben 10 Alien Force: The Rise of Hex
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2010
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Action-Adventure
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NA
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Big Kahuna Party
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2008
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Puzzle
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NA
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Bit Boy!!
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2009
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Arcade
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JP/NA/PAL
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Bit.Trip Beat
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2009
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Action, Music
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JP/NA/PAL
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Bit.Trip Core
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2009
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Action, Music
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JP/NA/PAL
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Bit.Trip Fate
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2010
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Action, Music
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JP/NA/PAL
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Bit.Trip Runner
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2010
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Action, Music
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JP/NA/PAL
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Bit.Trip Void
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2009
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Action, Music
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JP/NA/PAL
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Blaster Master: Overdrive
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2010
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Platformer
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NA/PAL
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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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Boingz
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2008
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Action
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NA
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Bomberman Blast
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2008
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Action
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JP/NA/PAL
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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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Eduardo the Samurai Toaster
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2009
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Run n' Gun
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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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JP/NA/PAL
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Family Tennis
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2009
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Sports
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JP/NA/PAL
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Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
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2009
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RPG
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JP/NA/PAL
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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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GhostSlayer
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2010
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Action, Fighting
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Gyrostarr
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2008
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Arcade, Shooter
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NA
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Heracles Chariot Racing
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2009
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Racing
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NA/PAL
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High Voltage Hot Rod Show
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2009
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Racing
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NA
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Jett Rocket
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2010
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Action-adventure
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NA/PAL
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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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Platform, Adventure
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NA
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LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias
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2008
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Platform, Adventure
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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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Muscle March
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2009
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Action
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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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Neves Plus
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2009
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Puzzle
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JP/NA/PAL
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NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits
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2009
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Platformer
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NA/PAL
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
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2009
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Visual Novel
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JP/NA/PAL
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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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Please have the brains to Shikaku Maru
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2009
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Trivia
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JP
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Pokémon Rumble
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2009
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Action
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JP/NA/PAL
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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, Shooter
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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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Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I
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2010
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Platform, Adventure
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JP/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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Star Soldier R
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2008
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Shooter
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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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Stunt Cars
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2009
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Racer
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Swords & Soldiers
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2009
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Real-time Strategy
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NA/PAL
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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 King
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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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Wild West Guns
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2008
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Shooter
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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