<s>
is	O
a	O
party	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
as	O
a	O
pack-in	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
in	O
2012	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2012	B-Application
during	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
press	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Land	I-Application
features	O
twelve	O
minigames	O
,	O
each	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
existing	O
Nintendo	O
game	O
franchise	O
such	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
depicted	O
as	O
attractions	O
in	O
the	O
eponymous	O
fictional	O
amusement	O
park	O
with	O
an	O
Attraction	O
Tour	O
train	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
tournament	O
that	O
utilizes	O
all	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
minigames	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
and	O
its	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	I-Device
controller	O
to	O
new	O
players	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
the	O
2006	O
game	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
demonstrated	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
its	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
,	O
utilizing	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
controller	O
's	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
its	O
touchscreen	B-Device
controls	O
and	O
motion-sensing	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
minigames	O
incorporate	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
Plus	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
controllers	O
for	O
alternate	O
control	O
schemes	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
support	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
helps	O
exhibit	O
"	O
asymmetric	O
gameplay	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
concept	O
in	O
which	O
certain	O
players	O
have	O
different	O
experiences	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
controller	O
they	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Land	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
sold	O
5.20	O
million	O
copies	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
2020	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
fifth	O
highest-selling	B-Device
Wii	I-Device
U	I-Device
game	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
download	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
re-added	O
in	O
August	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
robotic	O
character	O
named	O
Monita	O
guides	O
the	O
player	O
through	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Lands	I-Application
features	O
and	O
attractions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
twelve	O
minigames	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Land	I-Application
are	O
based	O
on	O
popular	O
Nintendo	O
franchises	O
:	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
attractions	O
(	O
Metroid	B-Device
Blast	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Chase	O
)	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
tech	O
demos	O
shown	O
at	O
E3	O
2011	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
modified	O
to	O
feature	O
Nintendo	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
minigames	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
incorporate	O
elements	O
which	O
utilize	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
GamePad	B-Device
,	O
often	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
using	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
and	O
Nunchucks	O
(	O
with	O
some	O
games	O
supporting	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
players	O
in	O
this	O
configuration	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combination	O
of	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePads	I-Device
allows	O
for	O
asymmetric	O
gameplay	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
have	O
different	O
experiences	O
depending	O
on	O
which	O
controller	O
scheme	O
they	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winning	O
pachinko	O
stages	O
will	O
earn	O
new	O
items	O
for	O
decorating	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Land	I-Application
hub	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
upon	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
three	O
players	O
(	O
respectively	O
dressed	O
in	O
red	O
,	O
blue	O
,	O
and	O
yellow	O
)	O
use	O
their	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
as	O
swords	O
to	O
fight	O
AI	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
more	O
player	O
(	O
in	O
green	O
)	O
uses	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
GamePad	B-Device
to	O
control	O
a	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
rear	O
of	O
the	O
pack	O
using	O
a	O
bow	O
and	O
arrow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
with	O
the	O
GamePad	B-Device
can	O
also	O
lift	O
their	O
controller	O
to	O
spy	O
for	O
sniping	O
AI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
reload	O
their	O
bow	O
and	O
arrow	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
aims	O
the	O
GamePad	B-Device
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
upon	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
series	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Battle	O
Mii	O
"	O
tech	O
demo	O
from	O
E3	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
GamePad	B-Device
controls	O
Samus	O
 '	O
Gunship	O
,	O
while	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
with	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
and	O
Nunchuks	O
control	O
Mii	O
characters	O
on	O
foot	O
,	O
wearing	O
Varia	O
Suits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
"	O
Surface-Air	O
Combat	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
players	O
with	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
and	O
Nunchuks	O
try	O
to	O
shoot	O
down	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
the	O
GamePad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
"	O
Ground	O
Battle	O
"	O
all	O
players	O
use	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
and	O
Nunchuks	O
in	O
a	O
battle	O
for	O
tokens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
Pikmin	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
player	O
controls	O
Captain	O
Olimar	O
who	O
can	O
command	O
tiny	O
Pikmin	B-Application
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
GamePad	B-Device
,	O
whilst	O
four	O
additional	O
players	O
(	O
as	O
red	O
,	O
blue	O
,	O
yellow	O
and	O
white	B-Application
Pikmin	I-Application
)	O
can	O
control	O
larger	O
Pikmin	B-Application
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remotes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Chase	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
tag-based	O
game	O
that	O
takes	O
place	O
inside	O
an	O
arena	O
consisting	O
of	O
large	O
obstacles	O
,	O
hills	O
,	O
and	O
slides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
player	O
using	O
the	O
GamePad	B-Device
,	O
whose	O
Mii	O
is	O
dressed	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
runs	O
away	O
from	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
,	O
whose	O
Mii	O
characters	O
are	O
dressed	O
in	O
Toad	O
costumes	O
,	O
whose	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
pursue	O
and	O
catch	O
the	O
single	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mario	B-Application
player	O
,	O
who	O
views	O
the	O
action	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
GamePad	B-Device
screen	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
,	O
has	O
a	O
map	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
arena	O
and	O
can	O
see	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
Toad	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Toad	O
players	O
view	O
the	O
action	O
on	O
the	O
television	O
in	O
split-screen	O
from	O
a	O
third	O
person	O
perspective	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
each	O
only	O
given	O
his	O
current	O
distance	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
in	O
yards	O
or	O
meters	O
(	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
region	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Toad	O
player(s )	O
win	O
if	O
one	O
of	O
them	O
catches	O
Mario	B-Application
before	O
the	O
time	O
limit	O
expires	O
,	O
otherwise	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
player	O
will	O
win	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luigi	O
's	O
Ghost	O
Mansion	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
2001	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
launch	O
title	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
and	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
2003	O
game	O
Pac-Man	O
Vs.	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
(	O
dressed	O
like	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Waluigi	O
and	O
Wario	O
)	O
assume	O
the	O
roles	O
of	O
"	O
ghost	O
trackers	O
"	O
and	O
explore	O
a	O
haunted	B-Application
house	I-Application
to	O
hunt	O
and	O
capture	O
a	O
ghost	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
ghost	O
being	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
using	O
the	O
GamePad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ghost	O
's	O
proximity	O
to	O
a	O
tracker	O
is	O
made	O
known	O
when	O
that	O
player	O
's	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
begins	O
to	O
vibrate	O
,	O
and	O
different	O
events	O
or	O
conditions	O
may	O
cause	O
the	O
ghost	O
to	O
temporarily	O
become	O
visible	O
to	O
all	O
trackers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
series	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
control	O
animals	O
trying	O
to	O
collect	O
candy	O
as	O
a	O
team	O
before	O
they	O
get	O
caught	O
3	O
times	O
by	O
the	O
two	O
guards	O
,	O
with	O
both	O
guards	O
being	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
using	O
the	O
GamePad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
1986	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
game	O
The	B-Application
Mysterious	I-Application
Murasame	I-Application
Castle	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
the	O
GamePad	B-Device
's	O
touchscreen	B-Device
to	O
launch	O
paper	O
shuriken	O
at	O
waves	O
of	O
enemy	O
ninjas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
uses	O
the	O
GamePad	B-Device
's	O
gyroscope	B-Application
abilities	O
to	O
tilt	O
a	O
trolley	O
through	O
a	O
platform-based	O
obstacle	O
course	O
,	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
original	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
tilt	O
input	O
to	O
move	O
the	O
trolley	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
GamePad	B-Device
's	O
two	O
analog	O
sticks	O
,	O
L	O
and	O
R	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
,	O
and	O
microphone	O
to	O
activate	O
various	O
levers	O
,	O
elevators	O
,	O
and	O
pathways	O
to	O
advance	O
themselves	O
throughout	O
the	O
course	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
single-player	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
futuristic	O
racing	O
series	O
F-Zero	B-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
race	O
down	O
a	O
track	O
while	O
avoiding	O
obstacles	O
in	O
12	O
different	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GamePad	B-Device
is	O
held	O
vertically	O
and	O
its	O
internal	O
gyroscope	B-Application
is	O
used	O
to	O
steer	O
the	O
vehicle	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
rotates	O
the	O
GamePad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GamePad	B-Device
provides	O
an	O
aerial	O
view	O
(	O
a	O
more	O
strategical	O
view	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
track	O
while	O
the	O
TV	O
provides	O
a	O
third-person	O
view	O
on	O
the	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
single-player	O
game	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Balloon	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
control	O
their	O
Mii	O
on	O
a	O
play-field	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Balloon	B-Application
Trip	I-Application
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
does	O
this	O
by	O
swiping	O
the	O
stylus	O
on	O
the	O
GamePad	B-Device
's	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
to	O
create	O
gusts	O
of	O
wind	O
that	O
will	O
move	O
the	O
Mii	O
around	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GamePad	B-Device
will	O
offer	O
a	O
zoomed-in	O
view	O
for	O
more	O
precise	O
input	O
whereas	O
the	O
TV	O
will	O
offer	O
a	O
zoomed-out	O
view	O
to	O
see	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
uses	O
the	O
stylus	O
on	O
the	O
GamePad	B-Device
touchscreen	B-Device
to	O
draw	O
a	O
trail	O
that	O
guides	O
Yoshi	O
to	O
the	O
finish	O
goal	O
of	O
each	O
level	O
while	O
collecting	O
all	O
the	O
fruit	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fruit	O
is	O
only	O
visible	O
on	O
the	O
TV	O
screen	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
use	O
reference	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
level	O
's	O
background	O
to	O
draw	O
the	O
path	O
on	O
the	O
GamePad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Octopus	O
Dance	O
is	O
a	O
rhythm	O
game	O
which	O
plays	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
GamePad	B-Device
's	O
Control	O
Sticks	O
and	O
Gyro	O
Sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
started	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
and	O
was	O
made	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
when	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
had	O
n't	O
been	O
finalized	O
yet	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
team	O
experimenting	O
with	O
different	O
prototypes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
said	O
prototypes	O
involved	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
gyroscope	B-Application
which	O
directly	O
led	O
to	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
incorporating	O
the	O
technology	O
into	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
problem	O
,	O
as	O
unlike	O
the	O
similar	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
,	O
the	O
games	O
were	O
not	O
inherently	O
related	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
most	O
attractions	O
were	O
easy	O
to	O
theme	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
struggled	O
with	O
some	O
:	O
Metroid	B-Device
Blast	O
was	O
initially	O
themed	O
around	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
,	O
while	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
it	O
was	O
considered	O
to	O
theme	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Crash	O
Course	O
around	O
either	O
ExciteBike	B-Application
or	O
1080°	B-Application
Snowboarding	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
video	O
games	O
critics	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
party	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
attractions	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
way	O
they	O
are	O
developed	O
and	O
built	O
up	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
being	O
critical	O
of	O
simply	O
showing	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	I-Device
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
showing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
capabilities	O
,	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
its	O
detailed	O
and	O
HD	O
graphics	O
and	O
claiming	O
that	O
"	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
has	O
met	O
its	O
match	O
"	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
an	O
8.7	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
