Nintendo Land

As skeptical as I was, I am proven completely wrong. Nintendo Land is full of fun content and the presentation is complete with Nintendo magic we expect when trying out a new Nintendo system. When you first begin Nintendo Land and are first introduced to this virtual Nintendo theme park, you may get a tear in your eye or a wave of nostalgia. Seeing the different "attractions" as you walk around the park, you'll wonder why there isn't already a Nintendo Land (and Nintendo World, of course in the spirit of Disney World.)The various games are quite fun; I'm sure other reviews have already described each in detail, so I will give some highlights from my first couple weeks of playing:--Luigi's Ghost Mansion: the player with the Wii U gamepad is the ghost, and the other players can't see the ghost on the TV most of the time. The first time reactions to a player suddenly being caught by the unseen ghost player are priceless.--Mario Chase: the player running away has the gamepad advantage and can see the map, while the other players chasing him cannot see the map or the player unless they actually find him (no screen-watching!). An instant-replay on the top down map is as funny as playing, as you watch everyone's paths, near-misses, or hilarious take-downs.--Ninja Castle: awesome music and setting. It boils down to an arcade shooting gallery with cardboard bad guys, but you can control the strength of your (ninja blade) shot by the flick of your finger on the gamepad.--Legend of Zelda Battle Quest: the player with the gamepad gives cover to the swordsmen with arrows. Once the archer gets the hang of it, there are many "all-right!!!" moments. Encountering a new tune here and there from the Zelda repertoire is just great and I keep playing partly to hear the next one.--Yoshi's Fruit Adventure: a brand new addictive puzzle game great for hand, eye, brain coordination. Yoshi fans will love the cute setting, and I just can't get over how new yet obvious it feels.--Metroid: the players on foot will enjoy watching the pilot get used to the flight controls with the Wii U gamepad, but once they do...! Excellent mix of shooting action; players on foot use Wii remotes and nunchuks to walk around and aim, with several of Samus' abilities. Even the grapple beam--which can even attach to the gunship!Too many surprises and laugh out loud moments to list here. This is great fun with friends and family (and my wife and I have played with both!).

Fun game! My kids love it and I enjoy playing it with them as well. Fun family game!!

Mario party? Mario kart? Any other party game, yeah they are nice, but this is a must have for meetups and gatherings if you have a Wii U.The play style is amazing, and it offers something you can’t really find in other party games on the Wii U. Most definitely not a purchase I will ever regretAs for the physical product, the disk runs as smooth as possible, and the packaging came never before opened. No complaints there

Want to play alone? No problem! There are single player modes as well. First, I'll talk about the good. Don't expect a jaw dropping experience from playing this game. In a way, consider this the Wii Sports for the Wii U. It's fun and great to play whenever friends or family are over, not so fun when you play alone. The mini-games even have their own difficulty measures to help players gauge which games may be easiest for them to play. The coin mechanic adds an incentive to keep playing as coins help you unlock souvenirs and landmarks to help decorate your "land", the place where you spend most of your time. The minigames have more than one level so don't expect repetitiveness. For example, the Link minigame has you travel around Hyrule defeating enemies. Stages go from 1-10, with 10 being the hardest.The bad? Well, if you plan on not buying a nunchuck or wiimote you are out of luck for some minigames. For example, the Link game requires you to have a Wiimote with Wii motion plus in order to play as a swordsman. If you only have a gamepad, then you can only play as an archer. There are also games that require 2 players or more i n order to play. That can restrict your gaming experience if you don't have anyone to play this game with.Overall, this game is very fun, just heed the warnings I set forth and make the best judgement regarding your situation.

This is a must have if you have a Wii U and friends to play it with. There are about 12 mini games, but the ones I enjoy most are the multiplayer ones. I cannot convey just how awesome these games are to play with friends. The most fun one is the Luigi's Mansion-ish mini game, in which you have 1 ghost and 1-4 human players try to destroy the ghost with their lights. It is super fun playing as the Ghost and scheming how you're going to take down the other human players. To defeat the ghost also takes a lot of team work on the humans' part. It feels like a horror movie, but in a video game. Every time i get caught by a ghost I scream! It's that engrossing.There are other fun mini games, like a Mario game in which you play tag, pretty much, with 4 players attempting to catch one Mario player.Some of my friends enjoy this one most.These were the two main highlights for me out of all the mini games.Get this game, and you will have a BLAST with your friends.

This is a disk of mini games.Some are good, some are badSo farNo online multiplayerNo friendsequals. Only 2 or 3 games you can play soloThis is a party gameBuy fails at its worst due toNot having anyone to play withBad designNo ai characters to play with eitherGood:Pikmin.Its fun, challenging & fairNinja game.Decent. Could be betterHand swiping will get tiring after a bitLegend of zelda.Best played with friendsYou can be a archer or a swords manEnemies are cheapSpiders are the wostAnd the most bs enemiesSo better know some people.Worst:F-zeroWeirdest & bad controlsYou hold the wii mote upwardThe camera is on watching you fail as you steer like a idiot. With your small square steering box shaped wheel.Steering is god aweful & going over a jump will suck you to the far left to your doom falling into a pitTraps & a ghosts are added later