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Games

Rabbids Land

Title: Rabbids Land
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: Wii U
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/12/2012
Overview: Run wild in a day at the theme park where the crazy creatures take over more than 20 attractions, romp through souvenir shops, and dine at fancy restaurants. Anything can happen when the Rabbids hit the roller coaster, tunnel of love, haunted house, and other classic rides! The mayhem spills off-screen in multiplayer challenges where you’ll make your friends dance, shout at each other, and more. Use the GamePad and decide to play with or against the players using Wii Remotes. You can also hog the fun and play the game exclusively on the GamePad.

Scribblenauts Unlimited

Title: Scribblenauts Unlimited
Publisher: WB Games
Platform: Wii U
Genre: Arcade/Puzzle
Release Date: 11/12/2012
Overview: One imagination builds on another in Scribblenauts Unlimited, where you’ll bring creations to life, share them, and see how other players make them their own! Experience a new side-scrolling, puzzle-filled Scribblenauts world where you’ll solve challenges by drawing objects on the screen. Draw any object you can imagine and store it in your magic backpack to use later in the game. Other players can use the objects you create in their own quests or customize them in their own ways, leading to an endless cycle of imagination. Progress through 41 open-world levels or pick your favorite and stay as long as you like, using it as a playground for your imagination.

Just Dance 4

Title: Just Dance 4
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: Wii U
Genre: Music/Dance
Release Date: 11/12/2012
Overview: Make your mark on the dance party, even if you’re not on the dance floor, in this Wii U edition of Just Dance 4! The exclusive five-player Puppet Master Mode lets one player shape the action. Switch routines, line up set lists, create choreography, write messages on-screen, and take pictures of your friends’ performance to share online, all in real time. Groove to over 40 hits from top artists, including three Wii U-exclusive tracks: “Domino” by Jesse J, “Want You Back” by Cher Lloyd featuring Astro, and “Ain’t No Other Man” by The Girly Team. Challenge friends in Battle Mode, work out in Just Sweat Mode, and more.

FIFA Soccer 13

Title: FIFA Soccer 13
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Wii U
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 11/12/2012
Overview: Get a player’s-eye view of the action or guide it from above in FIFA 2013, revolutionized for Wii U! The Wii U GamePad gives you total control of the pitch. See the game through a player’s perspective as you line up free kicks. Tap any player you want to control, instantly activate touch screen shooting, change formations in real time, send players on runs, and more. Shape the match from the sidelines in Manage Match Mode, where you’ll direct players, rally your squad at halftime, and track stats, all from the touch screen. Four players can play while another manages in Co-Op Mode. The action unfolds with HD presentation, high-impact physics, and over 500 officially licensed clubs.

Madden NFL 13

Title: Madden NFL 13
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Wii U
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 11/12/2012
Overview: The NFL is a league dominated by quarterbacks. With a new pass-ready system, Madden NFL 13 lets the men under center – and the new read-and-react defenses that oppose them – take center stage. Experience ultra-realistic impact and player momentum with the all-new Infinity Engine. Jim Nance and Phil Simms call the action in a presentation that feels just like what you see on Sunday. Up to 32 friends can link their characters in one league in the new Connected Careers Mode. Compete as a player or coach in a story the crosses onto your other devices with 24/7 social integration. Use the GamePad as an interactive coach’s clipboard for streamlined play-calling and player/personnel management in an all-encompassing next-gen experience.

Deer Drive Legends

Title: Deer Drive Legends
Publisher: Maximum Family Games
Platform: Wii
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 12/11/2012
Overview: The world’s wildest animals are in your crosshairs in this hunting trek where you’ll track Earth’s most elusive beasts! Legendary beasts are pursued, hunting legends are made, and legendary trophies are brought home in Deer Drive Legends. Choose the weapon to suit your target from an arsenal of shotguns, crossbows, snipers, and more. Your hunting skills will be pushed to the limit in remote environments where your prey clearly has the home field advantage. Hunt over 30 kinds of animals, including Irish elk, white-tailed deer, woolly rhinos, and wolves. Once you’ve bagged one of those beasts, the challenge really heats up with huge boss battles against legendary creatures like saber-toothed cats and the mighty T-Rex!

American Mensa Academy

Title: American Mensa Academy
Publisher: Maximum Family Games
Platform: Wii
Genre: Strategy/Sim
Release Date: 12/11/2012
Overview: If you really want to sharpen your smarts, there’s no one better to turn to than the intelligence experts at Mensa! Raise your IQ with mini-games and puzzles endorsed by the American Mensa Academy. Challenge yourself in fun environments with wacky characters and exciting graphics designed to create an engrossing, immersive experience. Choose from Play, Test, and Coach modes, plus multiplayer battles and races for up to four players. Topics cover a range of subjects, including Logic, Memory, Literacy, Numeracy, and Visual and Spatial Skills. If you come up short, keep challenging yourself until you hit the score you’re looking for.

Monster High: Skultimate Roller Maze

Title: Monster High: Skultimate Roller Maze
Publisher: Majesco
Platform: Wii
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 11/28/2012
Overview: The monster madness goes underground in this roller-racing challenge where you’ll skate through the catacombs beneath Monster High! The Skultimate Roller Maze is packed with monstrous obstacles and treacherous hazards waiting to send your hopes of victory to an early grave. Compete as your favorite Monster High character and choose your team. Get help from your teammates, using each character’s special abilities and monstrous power-ups to flex your ghoul power and roll past your opponents. Multiple difficulty levels and a variety of gameplay options make sure each race is a scream!

Rise of the Guardians

Title: Rise of the Guardians
Publisher: D3P
Platform: Wii
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/20/2012
Overview: They are known for inspiring some of the wonders of childhood, creating memories that last a lifetime. Now, they’re joining forces and going into battle! Team up with North (Santa Claus), Tooth (the Tooth Fairy), Bunnymund (the Easter Bunny), Sandman, and Jack Frost as the legendary characters band together to protect children from an evil spirit. Explore the imaginative worlds of each Guardian in play inspired by the movie, using each character’s special combat moves to battle the nightmarish creatures of the evil Pitch. Unlock upgrades and new special moves that give you even more ways to battle. Four friends can experience the adventure together in drop-in/drop-out multiplayer.

Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two

Title: Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
Publisher: Disney Interactive
Platform: Wii
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/17/2012
Overview: Walt Disney’s most iconic character teams up with his first cartoon star in this magical, open-ended, musical journey made for co-op play. Return to the Wasteland, the alternate Disney reality filled with forgotten characters and out-of-use attractions. Play as Mickey Mouse and, for the first time, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Walt Disney’s first cartoon star, in a fully-voiced adventure. Explore levels based on Disney films, using your imagination to solve puzzles with Mickey’s magic paintbrush and Oswald’s electricity-controlling remote. How you choose to solve the puzzles affects how the story unfolds. A second player can drop in any time for co-op play and, in true Disney tradition, the characters will occasionally expand the story by singing songs.

LEGO Lord of the Rings

Title: LEGO Lord of the Rings
Publisher: WB Games
Platform: Wii
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/17/2012
Overview: Experience the incredible Lord of the Rings Trilogy as told by little LEGO figures in this saga that captures The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King in one epic journey. Join the fellowship and travel across Middle-earth with Frodo, Sam, Gandalf, Aragon, Merry, Pippin, Gimli, Legolas and other favorites, with 60 total playable characters in all! Use magical items, battle Orcs, and experience unforgettable scenes with dialog straight out of the films. Use the magic of the Seeing Stone to jump between multiple storylines in play where friends can drop in or out at any time.

Victorious: Taking the Lead

Title: Victorious: Taking the Lead
Publisher: D3P
Platform: Wii
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/15/2012
Overview: Win the starring role in a Hollywood Arts production in this game based on the Nickelodeon hit series! Play as Tori Vega and dance your way into the spotlight through a series of rhythm and dance challenges, all backed by songs from the Victorious soundtrack, including the hit “Take a Hint.” Join fellow cast members and compete against Jade to win the role of a lifetime. You’ll visit locations throughout Hollywood Arts High, including the Black Box Theater, Gorilla Club, and Sikowitz’s Improv Classroom. It’s an original Victorious adventure where you’ll prove you have what it takes to take the lead!

Ben 10 Omniverse

Title: Ben 10 Omniverse
Publisher: D3P
Platform: Wii
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/14/2012
Overview: The past is coming back to haunt the present in this action-packed time-twisting brawler based on the hit Ben 10 TV series! Use new powers and play as one of 16 total characters as you pound enemies and solve puzzles from the past to fix problems in the present (and the other way around!). Play as Teen Ben and Young Ben for the first time in a story that spans two time periods! Use the power of Ben’s new Omnitrix to summon 13 playable alien heroes, including classic forms like Heatblast and XLR8 and new additions Bloxx and Gravattack. Battle through a rough-and-tumble single-player story or have a friend play as Ben’s partner Rook (and use his high-tech Proto-Tool) in two-player co-op.

The Hip Hop Dance Experience

Title: The Hip Hop Dance Experience
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: Wii
Genre: Music/Dance
Release Date: 11/13/2012
Overview: Get the ultimate Hip Hop Dance Experience with this dance collection that spans the entire history of hip hop! Choose your favorite track from a set list that includes hits from pioneers like Rob Base and RUN-DMC, current chart-toppers like Rihanna and Nicki Minaj, and genre giants like Snoop, Lil’ Wayne, and ODB. Perform over 700 moves created by celebrity choreographers Dave Scott and Laurieann Gibson. Soak up that expert knowledge as you master the moves in Power Skooling Mode. Hop on the dance floor anytime, with or without a partner, in Dance Party Mode. Compete with friends in Dance Battle, or let the intelligent shuffle take over and see if you can complete a Dance Marathon.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2013

Title: Pro Evolution Soccer 2013
Publisher: Konami
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 11/8/2012
Overview: Dominate the pitch with total ball control in Pro Evolution Soccer 2013! Experience the game with mechanics designed to give you complete freedom to choose how players handle the initial touch and take shots on goal. New Player ID gives individual players signature moves and personalities that make them stand out. Master the moves of your best striker or win the crowd with the play of an eccentric keeper. New ProActive AI means action unfolds at a quicker pace, with improved balance between attacking players and defenders so your team moves with the skill of a championship side. Goalie mechanics have also been refined with help from soccer pros to make the responses of keepers more realistic than ever.

Nickelodeon Dance 2

Title: Nickelodeon Dance 2
Publisher: 2K Play
Platform: Wii
Genre: Music/Dance
Release Date: 11/5/2012
Overview: Littler dancers can break out some big moves in this dance party celebration where they’ll join their favorite Nickelodeon characters! The family-friendly network keeps the fun going with 30 new songs and dance routines. Kids can groove to fun routines created by a renowned children’s dance choreographer. Choose from songs sung by Dora, Diego, the Fresh Beat Band, characters from Umizoomi, Bubble Guppies, and more. Each routine is easy for kids to follow and supports co-op play for two dancers. You can even join the Nickelodeon crew for a workout in a fitness-based mode.

NASCAR the Game: Inside Line

Title: NASCAR the Game: Inside Line
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Wii
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 11/5/2012
Overview: Experience NASCAR racing any way you want in NASCAR the Game: Inside Line! From quick-hit challenges to the race for the checkered flag to the relentless pursuit of the Sprint Cup, it’s all here. Compete as your favorite driver in Season Mode. Create your own driver and compete over multiple years in Career Mode. You’ll not only jockey for position with other drivers on the track, you’ll compete to earn your team dollars from over 60 official NASCAR sponsors. Relive the most remarkable moments in racing history in Challenge Mode. Pick from over 120 customizable looks for your car in the Paint Booth, face off with friends in split-screen multiplayer, and more.

Karaoke Joysound

Title: Karaoke Joysound
Publisher: Konami
Platform: Wii
Genre: Music/Dance
Release Date: 11/1/2012
Overview: The karaoke party never has to end with this singing showcase that’s backed by a huge online music library! Karaoke Joysound lets you sing decades of favorite hits and challenge your friends in multiplayer karaoke competitions for up to eight singers. The game comes loaded with over 30 songs to get the party started. From there, the options are almost limitless. Use Wii Points to access over 1,000 more songs (and counting!) in the Karaoke Joysound online music library. Cash in your Wii Points to access tracks for one, three, or thirty days. The library is designed to offer variety for every music fan, with over 30 songs to pick from in every genre.