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Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese first-party video game developer
Video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...

 and internal team of Nintendo Co., Ltd
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....

. It has its headquarters in the Nintendo Kyoto Research Center in Higashiyama-ku
Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
' is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It was created in 1929 when it was split off from Shimogyō-ku. During the years 1931 to 1976 it also covered the area of present-day Yamashina-ku, which was an independent town until its merger into the city in 1931...

, Kyoto
Kyoto
is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...

, Kyoto Prefecture
Kyoto Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Kyoto.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Kyoto prefecture was known as Yamashiro....

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Intelligent Systems entered the video game industry as a one-man team, named Toru Narihiro, who was hired by Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....

 to port over Famicom Disk
Famicom Disk System
The was released on February 21, 1986 by Nintendo as a peripheral for the Family Computer console in Japan. It was a unit that used proprietary floppy disks for data storage. It was announced, but never released, for the North American Nintendo Entertainment System...

 software into the standard ROM-cartridge format that was being used by the NES
Nes
-Localities:In Norway:* Nes, Akershus, a municipality in the county of Akershus in Norway* Nes, Buskerud, a municipality in the county of Buskerud in Norway* Nes, Hedmark, a former municipality in the county of Hedmark in Norway...

 outside Japan. The team soon became an auxiliary program unit for Nintendo (like HAL Laboratory
HAL Laboratory
is a Japanese video game developer that was founded on February 21, 1980. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. Its name comes from the HAL 9000 computer in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey. The company is most famous for its character Kirby, the protagonist of the eponymous game series, as well as...

 originally) that provided system tools and hired people to program, fix, or port Nintendo-developed software. Thus much of the team's original discography contains minuscule contributions to several big Nintendo R&D1 and Nintendo EAD titles.

Chief programmer Toru Narihiro programmed his first actual game software with Famicom Wars
Famicom Wars
is a turn-based tactics military game. Produced by Nintendo, it was released on August 12, 1988 for the Family Computer in Japan and later re-released on the Wii Virtual Console on May 19, 2009. It is the first game in the Wars series.-Gameplay:...

and Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi towards the end of the Famicom's life cycle, although the game design, graphic design, and music was provided by the Nintendo R&D1 team. But because of Narihiro's success, Intelligent Systems began to hire graphic designers, programmers, and even musicians to extend the company from an auxiliary–tool developer to an actual game development group. The company would continue to develop later entries in the Wars and Fire Emblem
Fire Emblem
is a fantasy tactical role-playing video game franchise developed by Intelligent Systems , the maker of Advance Wars , and published by Nintendo...

franchises.

Intelligent Systems currently focuses on DS and Wii development, and has developed games for all of Nintendo's previous handhelds and consoles.

Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...

 (Family Computer)

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| Japan only. The first in the Fire Emblem series. Co-developed with Nintendo R&D1.
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|Fire Emblem Gaiden
Fire Emblem Gaiden
is the second installment in the Fire Emblem Tactical role-playing game series developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. The game was released on March 14, 1992 in Japan. It is also the second Fire Emblem game to be released exclusively on the Family Computer...


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Devil World
Devil World
is a maze video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released in Japan on October 5, 1984 and in Europe on July 15, 1987. The game was also released on the Wii's Virtual Console in Japan on January 22, 2008 and in Europe and Australia on October 31,...

(assisted game program)
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Wild Gunman
Wild Gunman
is a light gun shooter game created by Nintendo.-Early version:The original version of Wild Gunman was one of Nintendo's electro-mechanical arcade games created by Gunpei Yokoi and released in 1974. It consisted of a light gun connected to a 16mm projection screen...

(assisted game program)
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Famicom Wars
Famicom Wars
is a turn-based tactics military game. Produced by Nintendo, it was released on August 12, 1988 for the Family Computer in Japan and later re-released on the Wii Virtual Console on May 19, 2009. It is the first game in the Wars series.-Gameplay:...


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|First in the Famicom Wars series. Contributed programming to Nintendo R&D1.
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Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...

 (Super Famicom)

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Super Famicom Wars
Super Famicom Wars
is a war simulator produced by Nintendo for the Super Famicom. It was released via the Nintendo Power game service on May 1, 1998 and on the Wii Virtual Console on February 16, 2010 in Japan only...


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Super Metroid
Super Metroid
, also known as Metroid 3, is an action-adventure video game and the third game in the Metroid series. It was designed by Nintendo Research & Development 1, programmed by Intelligent Systems, and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game console...


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|The third entry in the Metroid series
Metroid series
is a series of science fiction action-adventure video games by Nintendo. It chronicles the missions of bounty hunter Samus Aran who protects the galaxy from the depredations of the Space Pirates and their attempts to harness the power of the eponymous Metroids. It is noted for having one of the...

. (Design and Music by Nintendo R&D1, Program by Intelligent Systems)
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Panel de Pon
Panel de Pon
, also known as Panel de Pon: Action Puzzle Game, is a puzzle video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Super Famicom home video game console. It was released on October 27, 1995 in Japan, and was later ported to the North American and European markets as Tetris...


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|Japan only. A puzzle game starring a young fairy named Lip. It was released in the United States under the name
Tetris Attack
Tetris Attack
Tetris Attack is a puzzle video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System home video game console and Game Boy handheld game console...

, and re-released in the Japan only Nintendo Puzzle Collection
Nintendo Puzzle Collection
is a compilation of puzzle video games published and developed by Nintendo for the GameCube home video game console. It was released in Japan, and was intended to be released in North America and Europe until it was announced that it was cancelled in both regions. It contains three video games: Dr...

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Tetris Attack
Tetris Attack
Tetris Attack is a puzzle video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System home video game console and Game Boy handheld game console...


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Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, originally released as in Japan, is a platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the SNES console. Despite its title, this game serves as a prequel to all other games within the established Mario Bros timeline...

. Starred Yoshi and Little Yoshi in various quests against Bowser and his minions in order to save their friends, doing puzzle fights between them and the enemies (The Game Boy version was later released in Japan as "Yoshi no Panepon").
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Battle Clash
Battle Clash
Battle Clash, known in Japan as , is a mecha-themed light gun shooting game produced by Nintendo and Intelligent Systems and released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in...


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Space Bazooka in Japan. It uses the Super Scope
Super Scope
The Super Scope, or Nintendo Scope in Europe and Australia, is the official Super Nintendo light gun. It was released in the European and North American markets, with a limited release in Japan due to a lack of consumer demand...

 accessory. Co-developed with Nintendo R&D1.
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Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo
Fire Emblem: Monsho no Nazo
is a Japanese tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on January 21, 1994. It was the first Fire Emblem title for the Nintendo Super Famicom and the first twenty-four-megabit cartridge for the system. The game is divided into...


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|Japan only. Contains a remake of and sequel to the original
Fire Emblem game.
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Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu
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|Japan only. Spans two generations of characters.
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Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
is a Japanese tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo, and the fifth installment in the Fire Emblem series. It is also the third and final Fire Emblem series title to be released on the Super Famicom. It was originally released through Nintendo Power...


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|Japan only. The last
Fire Emblem game released for the Super Famicom/SNES. It takes place between chapters 5 and 6 of Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu.
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Metal Combat: Falcon's Revenge
Metal Combat: Falcon's Revenge
Metal Combat: Falcon's Revenge is a mecha-themed light gun shooting game released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in produced by Nintendo and Intelligent Systems...


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|The sequel to
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Virtual Boy
Virtual Boy
The was a video game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was the first video game console that was supposed to be capable of displaying "true 3D graphics" out of the box. Whereas most video games use monocular cues to achieve the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional...

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Galactic Pinball
Galactic Pinball
Galactic Pinball is a video game for the Virtual Boy. It is pinball game featuring several different boards, including a cameo appearance by Samus Aran-Gameplay:...


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Dragon Hopper
Dragon Hopper
Dragon Hopper, known as in Japan, is a cancelled Virtual Boy game. It is a platform-puzzle game, where the player could walk around various levels and jump up or down to reach new areas, as well as earn new skills along the way.- History :...


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Nintendo 64
Nintendo 64
The , often referred to as N64, was Nintendo′s third home video game console for the international market. Named for its 64-bit CPU, it was released in June 1996 in Japan, September 1996 in North America, March 1997 in Europe and Australia, September 1997 in France and December 1997 in Brazil...

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Paper Mario
Paper Mario
Paper Mario, known in Japan as , is a role-playing video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 game console. It was first released in Japan on August 11, 2000, in North America on February 5, 2001, and in Europe and Australia on October 5, 2001...


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| The quasi-sequel to Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, often shortened and officially known in Japan as , is an action role-playing game developed by Square and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System . It was originally released on March 9, 1996 in Japan and on May 13,...

, featuring a new Paper style of visuals, and new style of gameplay.
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Fire Emblem 64
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|Cancelled - The Nintendo 64 installment in the Fire Emblem series. No screenshots were released however early screenshots of Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi display a radical change in graphics and style from the game's final build, as well as include characters that were nowhere to be seen in the game. This, along with the game's original title, "Maiden in the Darkness," and the fact that at one point in Fuuin no Tsurugi one character is surreptitiously given that title, has caused speculation that perhaps much of the game's story and/or mechanics was transferred onto the Game Boy Advance.
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Nintendo GameCube
Nintendo GameCube
The , officially abbreviated to NGC in Japan and GCN in other regions, is a sixth generation video game console released by Nintendo on September 15, 2001 in Japan, November 18, 2001 in North America, May 3, 2002 in Europe, and May 17, 2002 in Australia...

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|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, or Paper Mario 2, released in Japan as , is a console role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube...


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|The sequel to
Paper Mario.
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Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, known in Japan as is a tactical role-playing video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube video game console. The game was released on April 20, 2005 in Japan, October 17, 2005 in North America, November 4, 2005 in...


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|The ninth game in the
Fire Emblem series.
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WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$
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| Contributed partial programming and partial design with Nintendo R&D1.
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Nintendo Puzzle Collection
Nintendo Puzzle Collection
is a compilation of puzzle video games published and developed by Nintendo for the GameCube home video game console. It was released in Japan, and was intended to be released in North America and Europe until it was announced that it was cancelled in both regions. It contains three video games: Dr...


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Panel de Pon
Panel de Pon
, also known as Panel de Pon: Action Puzzle Game, is a puzzle video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Super Famicom home video game console. It was released on October 27, 1995 in Japan, and was later ported to the North American and European markets as Tetris...

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Cubivore
Cubivore
Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest, known in Japan as is an action adventure video game developed by Saru Brunei and published by Nintendo in Japan on February 21, and by Atlus in North America on November 10, for the Nintendo GameCube video game console...


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Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...

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Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
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|The tenth game in the
Fire Emblem series.
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WarioWare: Smooth Moves
WarioWare: Smooth Moves
WarioWare: Smooth Moves, known in Japan as , is a party video game developed by Nintendo SPD and Intelligent Systems. The game was published by Nintendo for its Wii video game system in Japan in December 2006, and in Europe, North America, and Australia in January 2007...


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|The fifth game in the
WarioWare series.
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Super Paper Mario
Super Paper Mario
is a platform style console role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. Originally developed for the Nintendo GameCube, it was released for the Wii in 2007. The style of gameplay is a combination of the previous Paper Mario titles and Super Mario Bros. titles...


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|The third game in the
Paper Mario series.
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Asobu! Made in Ore
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Eco Shooter: Plant 530
Eco Shooter: Plant 530
Eco Shooter: Plant 530, known as 530 Eco Shooter in Japan and Europe, is a game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Wii's WiiWare service. It was first released in Japan on November 24, 2009, and later released in North America on December 21, 2009 and in Europe on...


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Game Boy
Game Boy
The , is an 8-bit handheld video game device developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on , in North America in , and in Europe on...

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Alleyway
Alleyway
is a video game developed by Nintendo and Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo as a global launch title for the Game Boy. It is a Breakout clone and one of the first four games developed and released for the system. The game was released first in Japan in 1989, in North America later that...


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| Game Boy Wars
Game Boy Wars
is a turn-based war simulator produced by Nintendo and Intelligent Systems that was released for the Game Boy in Japan only in . It is a portable follow-up to the Family Computer war simulator Famicom Wars, making it the second game in Nintendo's Wars series...


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| Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru
Kaeru No Tame Ni Kane Wa Naru
is an action role-playing video game developed by "Team Shikamaru" of Nintendo's Research and Development 1 division, in cooperation with the external company Intelligent Systems. It was published by Nintendo for the Game Boy and released in Japan on September 4, 1992. The title is a play on Ernest...


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| A Nintendo R&D1 game designed by Nintendo's Yoshio Sakamoto. Intelligent Systems supplemented the programming.
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|Yakuman
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Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance
The is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China...

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Advance Wars
Advance Wars, known in Japan as is a turn-based tactics video game developed for the Game Boy Advance by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. It was released in North America on September 10, 2001, but put on hold in Japan and Europe due to the following day's terrorist attacks in the USA...


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| Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising, known in Japan as is a turn-based tactics video game for the Game Boy Advance. It was developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo in 2003...


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| WarioWare: Twisted!
WarioWare: Twisted!
WarioWare: Twisted!, known in Japan as is a video game for Game Boy Advance by Nintendo. The game is of a variety and puzzle genre. It was released on October 14, 2004 in Japan, May 23, 2005 in North America, and May 19, 2005 in Australia. It was not released in Europe, despite having been...


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| Fire Emblem: Fūin no Tsurugi
Fire Emblem: Fuin no Tsurugi
is a tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. The game was released on March 29, 2002 in Japan, is the sixth game in the Fire Emblem series and the first of three games in the series that have appeared on Nintendo's Game Boy Advance handheld. Its...


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| Japan only, the sixth game of the Fire Emblem series.
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| Fire Emblem
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| The first of the Fire Emblem series to be released outside of Japan. It is the seventh title of the series.
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| Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, known in Japan as , is a tactical role-playing game for the Game Boy Advance published by Nintendo. It is the eighth game in the Fire Emblem series, the third and final game in the series to be released for the Game Boy Advance and the second game in the series to be...


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| The eighth title of the Fire Emblem series.
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| Mario Kart: Super Circuit
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Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...

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| Advance Wars: Dual Strike
Advance Wars: Dual Strike
Advance Wars: Dual Strike, known in Japan as , is a turn-based tactics video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld game console...


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| Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin is a turn-based tactics video game for the Nintendo DS handheld game console...


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| Known as Famicom Wars DS: Ushinwareta Hikari in Japanese and Advance Wars: Dark Conflict in Europe and Australia
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| Light Speed Card Battle: Card Hero
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| Designed by Nintendo's Software Planning & Development team. Programmed by Intelligent Systems.
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| Planet Puzzle League
Planet Puzzle League
Planet Puzzle League; known in Europe as Puzzle League DS, and in Japan as ; is a video game for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console in the Puzzle League/Panel de Pon visual matching puzzle game series...


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| Dragon Quest Wars
Dragon Quest Wars
is a turn-based strategy video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Square Enix for the Nintendo DSi and Nintendo 3DS's DSiWare download service. It is part of the Dragon Quest series and features monsters from the series. It supports up to four player multiplayer, both local and...


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| WarioWare: Touched!
WarioWare: Touched!
WarioWare: Touched!, known in Japan as , is a video game for the Nintendo DS. It has been regarded by game journalists as one of the games which best utilizes the features of the Nintendo DS, alongside others such as Kirby: Canvas Curse, Nintendogs, and Metroid Prime Hunters.-Gameplay:The gameplay...


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| WarioWare: Snapped!
WarioWare: Snapped!
WarioWare: Snapped!, known in Japan as is a mini-game compilation developed by Nintendo SPD Group No.1 and Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DSi's DSiWare digital distribution service, and is part of the WarioWare series of video games. It is the sixth game in the...


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| Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
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|Remake of Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Ken and the eleventh game of the series.
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| Fire Emblem: Shin Monshō no Nazo: Hikari to Kage no Eiyū
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|Japan only. Remake of Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo and the twelfth game in the series.
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Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo 3DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo. The autostereoscopic device is able to project stereoscopic 3D effects without the use of 3D glasses or any additional accessories. The Nintendo 3DS features backward compatibility with Nintendo DS series software, including Nintendo DSi software...

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|Fourth installment in the Paper Mario series.
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| Fire Emblem 3DS
Fire Emblem (3DS)
Fire Emblem is an upcoming tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the thirteenth entry to the Fire Emblem series and the first original entry since Radiant Dawn was released in 2007, the previous two games for the Nintendo...


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|Thirteenth installment in the Fire Emblem series.
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| Pushmo (Pullblox in Europe)
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