Nintendo Land

Nintendo Land is a launch title for the Wii U, which was first released in North America on November 18th 2012. The game's setting is based on a virtual theme park, containing twelve minigames built around various Nintendo franchises, including four based on Mario and its subseries. The minigames will be played using the Wii U GamePad alongside (up to four) Wii Remotes (with Nunchuks), and are intended to showcase the many features of the new system. The game's host is a feminine robot named Monita.

In the US, Europe and Australia, Nintendo Land comes packed in with the Wii U Deluxe Set, however, it also is sold at retail and digital stores.

Minigames
The minigames featured in Nintendo Land are divided by three distinct types:

Team Attractions
These minigames involve every player co-operating in some way. However, it is possible to play these minigames with single player only. These are the largest and most expansive attractions in the game. Number of player(s): 1-5

Competitive Attractions
These minigames involve the one player with the GamePad to pursue or be pursued by other players. Number of player(s): 2-5.

Solo Attractions
These minigames can only be played by a single player. Number of player(s): 1

Reception
The game currently has very positive reviews, GameXplain gave the single-player 4 stars out of 5 and the multi-player 4.5 stars out of 5 and referred to it as the best Nintendo multiplayer game since Super Smash Bros. Brawl. GamesMaster gave it and 86/100 (86%), describing it as "An essential purchase for party lovers that whets the Nintendo appetite. Bring friends." IGN gave it an 8.7 score out of 10, and Game Spot gave it a score of 8 out of 10.