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Nintendo Land

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75 18 November 2012

Nintendo Land is an adventure developed by Nintendo, released 18 November 2012 on Wii U. The main story takes about 9.5 hrs to finish.

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What Nintendo Land is

Nintendo Land is an adventure game developed by Nintendo and released in 2012. It is available on Wii U only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Nintendo Land is a 2012 party video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. The game was first announced at E3 2012 during Nintendo's press conference, and was released as a pack-in launch title for the system.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, party and science fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 5 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Mario series

Nintendo Land is the 485th of 668 entries we hold in the Mario series. The next entry was New Super Mario Bros. 2: Gold Classics Pack in 2012. Its critic score of 75 is almost exactly the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is Super Mario World at 100.

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How it was received

Nintendo Land holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 49% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 5 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 75, across 93 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 9.5 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 49.3 hrs, roughly 5.2 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

Nintendo Land launched on 18 November 2012, within three weeks of Far Cry 3, Assassin's Creed III, Halo 4 and Animal Crossing: New Leaf. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Far Cry 3, Assassin's Creed III, Halo 4, Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

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Quick answers

Nintendo Land — frequently asked questions

When did Nintendo Land come out?
Nintendo Land was released on 18 November 2012 for Wii U.
How long does it take to beat Nintendo Land?
The main story of Nintendo Land takes around 9.5 hrs, or 49.3 hrs for 100% completion.
Does Nintendo Land have multiplayer?
Yes. Nintendo Land supports multiplayer.

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