List of Virtual Console games for Wii U (North America)
Available titles -- Game Boy Advance
Table:
Title[2]

Publisher[2]

Developer(s)[2]

Release Date[2]

ESRB[2]

Advance Wars

Nintendo

Intelligent Systems

April 3, 2014

E

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

Nintendo

AlphaDream

April 3, 2014

E

Metroid Fusion

Nintendo

Nintendo

April 3, 2014

E

Kirby & the Amazing Mirror

Nintendo

Nintendo

April 10, 2014

E

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames!

Nintendo

Nintendo

April 10, 2014

E

F-Zero Maximum Velocity

Nintendo

Nintendo

April 17, 2014

E

Golden Sun

Nintendo

Camelot Software Planning

April 17, 2014

E

Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

Nintendo

Nintendo EAD

April 24, 2014

E

Wario Land 4

Nintendo

Nintendo

May 8, 2014

E

Klonoa: Empire of Dreams

Bandai Namco Entertainment

Bandai Namco Entertainment

May 29, 2014

E

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

Nintendo

Nintendo

June 5, 2014

E

Pac-Man Collection

Bandai Namco Entertainment

Mass Media Games

June 10, 2014

E

Mario Tennis: Power Tour

Nintendo

Camelot Software Planning

July 3, 2014

E

Mr. Driller 2

Bandai Namco Entertainment

Bandai Namco Entertainment

July 17, 2014

E

Mega Man Battle Network

Capcom

Capcom

July 31, 2014

E

Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge

Capcom

Inti Creates, Capcom Production Studio 2

August 14, 2014

E

Mario Golf: Advance Tour

Nintendo

Camelot Software Planning

September 25, 2014

E

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon

Konami

Konami

October 9, 2014

T

Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance

Konami

Konami

October 16, 2014

T

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

Konami

Konami

October 23, 2014

T

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The Entertainment Software Rating Board ( ESRB ) is an American self-regulatory organization that assigns age and content ratings to consumer video games . The ESRB was established in 1994 by the Entertainment Software Association ( ESA , formerly the Interactive Digital Software Association ( IDSA ) ) , in response to criticism of controversial video games with excessively violent or sexual content , particularly after the 1993 congressional hearings following the releases of Mortal Kombat and Night Trap for home consoles . The industry , pressured with potential government oversight of video game ratings from these hearings , established both the IDSA and the ESRB within it to create a voluntary ratings system based on the Motion Picture Association of America film rating system with additional considerations for video game interactivity . The board assigns ratings to games based on their content , using judgment similar to the motion picture rating systems used in many countries , using a combination of six age-based levels intended to aid consumers in determining a game 's content and suitability , along with a system of content descriptors which detail specific types of content present in a particular game . More recently , the ratings also include descriptors for games with online interactivity or in-game monetization . The ratings are determined by a combination of material provided by the game 's publisher in both questionnaires and video footage of the game , and a review of this material by a panel of reviewers who assign it a rating . The ratings are designed towards parents so they can make informed decisions about purchasing games for their children . Once a game is rated , the ESRB maintains a code of ethics for the advertising and promotion of video games - ensuring that marketing materials for games are targeted to appropriate audiences . The ESRB ratings system is enforced via the voluntary leverage of the North American video game and retail industries for physical releases ; most stores require customers to present photo identification when purchasing games carrying the ESRB 's highest age ratings , and do not stock games which have not been rated . Additionally , major console manufacturers will not license games for their systems unless they carry ESRB ratings , while console manufacturers and most stores will refuse to stock games that the ESRB has rated as being appropriate for adults only . More recently , the ESRB began offering a system to automatically assign ratings for digitally-distributed games and mobile apps , which utilizes a survey answered by the product 's publisher as opposed to a manual assessment by ESRB staff , allowing online storefronts to filter and restrict titles based on the ESRB . Through the International Age Rating Coalition ( IARC ) , this method can generate equivalent ratings for other territories .
Advance Wars [ a ] 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 with a later release date in Japan and Europe , but the game release was put on hold in both Japanese and European regions due to the following day 's September 11 attacks in the United States . Although the game was released in Europe in January 2002 , neither GBA game was released in Japan until the Game Boy Wars Advance 1+2 compilation on November 25 , 2004 . Advance Wars has been released for the Wii U Virtual Console simultaneously in Europe and North America on April 3 , 2014 . Advance Wars is the first game in the Advance Wars series of video games , followed by Advance Wars 2 : Black Hole Rising ( also for the Game Boy Advance ) , and then by Advance Wars : Dual Strike and Advance Wars : Days of Ruin for the Nintendo DS . These games form a sub-series of the Wars series set of games . The game was originally intended to remain exclusive to Japan , like the previous entries in the series , which were kept in Japan due to Nintendo feeling that consumers would not be interested in turn-based games , or in such complicated games . In order to alleviate this , the developers made the mechanics easy to understand , adding in an in-depth tutorial that did n't require players to read the manual . Designer Kentaro Nishimura commented that Advance Wars ' success shifted Nintendos attitude over western tastes . The story involves Orange Star Army 's efforts in battling the other countries ' armies , where Orange Star commanding officer Andy is accused of attacking the other countries ' troops for no reason . The game was released to critical acclaim and has been listed among the greatest video games of all time .
Nintendo Co. , Ltd. [ a ] is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics and video game company headquartered in Kyoto . Nintendo is one of the world 's largest video game companies by market capitalization , creating some of the best-known and top-selling video game franchises of all-time , such as Mario , The Legend of Zelda , Animal Crossing , and Pokémon . Nintendo was founded in 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produced handmade hanafuda playing cards . By 1963 , the company had tried several small niche businesses , such as cab services and love hotels , without major success . Abandoning previous ventures in favor of toys in the 1960s , Nintendo developed into a video game company in the 1970s . Supplemented since the 1980s by its major divisions Nintendo of America and Nintendo of Europe , it ultimately became one of the most influential in the video game industry and one of Japan 's most-valuable companies with a market value of over $ 37 billion in 2018 .
Intelligent Systems Co. , Ltd. is a Japanese video game developer closely affiliated with Nintendo and best known for developing the Fire Emblem , Paper Mario , WarioWare , and Wars series . Originally , the company was headquartered at the Nintendo Kyoto Research Center in Higashiyama-ku , Kyoto , but later moved to a building near Nintendo 's main headquarters in October 2013 .
Mario & Luigi : Superstar Saga [ a ] is a role-playing video game developed by AlphaDream and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance in 2003 . The game is the first in the Mario & Luigi RPG series . The game was later re-released for the Wii U Virtual Console on the Nintendo eShop in 2014 , and remade for the Nintendo 3DS as Mario & Luigi : Superstar Saga + Bowser 's Minions [ b ] in 2017 . The setting of the game begins in the Mushroom Kingdom , but progresses to the Beanbean Kingdom for the majority of the game . In the game , Mario and Luigi combat Cackletta , the primary antagonist . The quest begins when Cackletta , with the aid of her assistant Fawful , steals Princess Peach 's voice after adopting the guise of an ambassador from the Beanbean Kingdom . A role-playing game , it centers on a battle system different from that of traditional games of the genre , with emphasis on timing and more elaborate attacks . The game is whimsical in tone , with various in-game jokes and comical references to the heritage of the Mario series . Superstar Saga was critically acclaimed , and IGN named it the twelfth best Game Boy Advance game of all time in their feature reflecting on the Game Boy Advance 's lifespan .
AlphaDream Corporation , Ltd. [ a ] ( formerly known as AlphaStar [ b ] ) was a video game development company founded in 2000 by Tetsuo Mizuno in Tokyo , Japan . In partnership with Nintendo , it produced software for the Game Boy Color , Game Boy Advance , Nintendo DS , Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch , including the Mario & Luigi series . The company 's staff included prominent former developers from Square , such as Chihiro Fujioka . On October 1 , 2019 , AlphaDream was shut down after declaring bankruptcy .
Metroid Fusion [ a ] [ b ] is an action-adventure game video game published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance handheld game console in 2002 . The fourth installment in the Metroid series , it was developed by Nintendo Research & Development 1 , which previously developed the 1994 game Super Metroid . Players control bounty hunter Samus Aran , who investigates a space station swarming with organisms infected with virions known as X parasites . Like previous Metroid games , Fusion is a side-scrolling game with platform jumping , shooting , and puzzle elements . It introduces mission-based gameplay that guides the player through areas . Fusion was released simultaneously with the GameCube game Metroid Prime in North America . The bonus features in Prime can be unlocked by linking between the game and Fusion via the Nintendo GameCube - Game Boy Advance link cable . Metroid Fusion was praised by critics for its action-oriented gameplay . It received several awards , including Handheld Game of the Year at the 2002 Interactive Achievement Awards , Best Game Boy Advance Adventure Game from IGN , and Best Action Game on Game Boy Advance from GameSpot . It was released on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console in December 2011 for select customers as part of the 3DS ambassador program , and the Wii U Virtual Console in April 2014 .
Kirby & the Amazing Mirror [ a ] is a Kirby platform video game released in 2004 for the Game Boy Advance . Unlike most Kirby games , King Dedede does not appear in this game . Kirby and the Rainbow Curse for the Wii U is the only other time ( currently ) that King Dedede doesnt appear in a Kirby game .
WarioWare , Inc. : Mega Microgames ! , [ a ] stylized as WarioWare , Inc. : Mega Microgame $ ! and known in the PAL region as WarioWare , Inc. : Minigame Mania , is a minigame compilation party video game for the Game Boy Advance . The debut title in the WarioWare series , the game is about rapid completion of microgames , short minigames given to the player consecutively and with increasing speed per each game complete . Developed by Nintendo R & D1 and published by Nintendo , the game was inspired by the Sound Bomber mode of Mario Artist : Polygon Studio for the Nintendo 64DD . The music and sound effects were recycled from Wario Land 4 . The game was produced by Takehiro Izushi and directed by Hirofumi Matsuoka . Matsuoka was also the director of Polygon Studio . Mega Microgames ! was released in 2003 ; in Japan in March , in North America and Europe in May and in Australia in June . Upon its release , WarioWare , Inc. : Mega Microgames ! received critical acclaim , winning GameSpot 's Editor 's Choice Award and Most Innovative Game Award of 2003 , among other awards . The game went on to receive a multiplayer-focused remake called WarioWare , Inc. : Mega Party Games !
F-Zero : Maximum Velocity [ b ] is a futuristic racing video game developed by NDcube and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance . The game was released in Japan , North America and Europe in 2001 . It is the first F-Zero game to be released on a handheld game console . Maximum Velocity takes place twenty-five years after F-Zero , in another F-Zero Grand Prix . The past generations of F-Zero had piloted their way to fame , so it is the only F-Zero game without Captain Falcon , Samurai Goroh , Pico , or Dr. Stewart . Players control fast hovering crafts and use their speed-boosting abilities to navigate through the courses as quickly as possible .
Golden Sun [ a ] is a series of fantasy role-playing video games developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo . Golden Sun follows the story of a group of magically-attuned adepts who are charged with preventing the potentially destructive power of alchemy from being released as it was in the past . Players navigate these characters through the game 's fictional world by defeating enemies , solving puzzles and completing assigned missions to complete a pre-ordained storyline . The original two games , Golden Sun and Golden Sun : The Lost Age , were released in 2001 and 2002 , respectively , for the Game Boy Advance platform . A third game , Golden Sun : Dark Dawn , was released for the Nintendo DS platform in 2010 . In Golden Sun , the player plays as protagonist Isaac and his companions as they set off into the world of Weyard to prevent a group of anti-heroes from releasing a mysterious power called Alchemy to the world . Golden Sun : The Lost Age follows the plight of the surviving members from the previous game 's antagonists as they continue to pursue the release of Alchemy by means of lighting four elemental lighthouses . Golden Sun : Dark Dawn takes place thirty years later and follows the path of the descendants of the previous two games ' heroes as they navigate a world adapting to the presence of Alchemy . The series has received a generally favorable reception by critics . The first Golden Sun game has been widely lauded as among the best games for the Game Boy Advance , with the first game receiving Nintendo Power 's Best GBA Game of 2001 and ranking in IGN 's Readers Choice Top 100 games ever , as number 94 . The Lost Age performed even better than its predecessor , ranking 78 on IGN 's Readers Choice Top 100 games ever . Dark Dawn , while still scoring highly on Metacritic 's aggregation of critic scores , was less well received .
Camelot Co. Ltd. [ a ] ( doing business as Camelot Software Planning ) is a Japanese video game developer established in 1990 under the name Sega CD4 , but quickly renamed to Sonic ! Software Planning . Named after Sonic the Hedgehog , they were closely involved with Sega and responsible for initial development of the Shining series . In 1995 , there was a brief period where they worked for Sony Computer Entertainment in addition to creating Shining products . By 2001 , now known as Camelot , they had partnered with Nintendo and created the Mario Tennis and Mario Golf series of sports games , as well as the role-playing video game series Golden Sun .
Super Mario World 2 : Yoshi 's Island [ a ] is a 1995 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System . To reunite baby Mario with his brother Luigi , who has been kidnapped by Kamek , the player controls Yoshi , a friendly dinosaur , through 48 levels while carrying Baby Mario . As a Super Mario series platformer , Yoshi runs and jumps to reach the end of the level while solving puzzles and collecting items . In a style new to the series , the game has a hand-drawn aesthetic and is the first to have Yoshi as its main character . The game introduces his signature abilities to flutter jump and produce eggs from swallowed enemies . The game is well-known for its unique artstyle , which heavily contrasted with the pre-rendered artstyle of contemporary games popularized by Donkey Kong Country . After four years of development , Yoshi 's Island released in Japan in August 1995 , and worldwide two months later . Some of its special effects were powered by a new Super FX2 microchip . The game was rereleased for the Game Boy Advance with few changes in 2002 . This version was ported to the Nintendo 3DS in 2011 and the Wii U Virtual Console in 2014 . Yoshi 's Island received instant and universal acclaim , according to IGN and review aggregator Metacritic , and sold over four million copies . Reviewers praised the art , sound , level design , and gameplay , and posited Yoshi 's Island as a masterpiece and one of the greatest video games of all time .
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development Division [ e ] , commonly abbreviated as Nintendo EAD , formerly Nintendo Research & Development 4 Department , [ f ] was formerly the largest software development division inside of Nintendo . It was preceded by the Creative Department , a team of designers with backgrounds in art responsible for many different tasks , to which Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka originally belonged . Both served as managers of the EAD studios and were credited in every game developed by the division , with varying degrees of involvement . Nintendo EAD was best known for its work on games in the Donkey Kong , Mario , The Legend of Zelda , F-Zero , Star Fox , Animal Crossing , Pikmin and Wii series . Following a large company restructure following the death of company president Satoru Iwata , the division merged with Nintendo 's Software Planning & Development division in September 2015 , becoming Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development .
Wario Land 4 [ a ] is a 2001 platformer video game developed by Nintendo and released for their Game Boy Advance . Wario has to gather four treasures to unlock a pyramid and save Princess Shokora from the Golden Diva . It features 2D graphics with linear transformations ( similar to Super Mario World and Yoshi 's Island ) .
Klonoa : Empire of Dreams ( Japanese : 風のクロノア 夢見る帝国 , Kaze no Kuronoa Yumemiru Teikoku , Klonoa of the Wind : Dreaming Empire ) is a video game published by Namco for the Game Boy Advance and released in Japan and North America in 2001 and Europe the following year . Falling somewhere between Klonoa : Door to Phantomile and Klonoa 2 : Lunatea 's Veil , Empire of Dreams is a two-dimensional adventure game with puzzle elements that takes place in the new realm in the Klonoa series , the Kingdom of Jillius .
Bandai Namco Entertainment , Inc. [ a ] is a Japanese multinational video game developer and publisher , headquartered in Minato-ku , Tokyo . Its international branches , Bandai Namco Entertainment America and Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe , are respectively headquartered in Santa Clara , California and Lyon , France . It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings . Bandai Namco Entertainment was formed on March 31 , 2006 , following a corporate merge between Namco and Bandai on September 29 of the previous year . Originally known as Namco Bandai Games , they merged both Bandai Games and Namco Networks in January to create a North America division , Namco Bandai Games America . Namco Bandai Games absorbed Banpresto 's video game division in 2008 , and dissolving Bandai Networks in 2009 . Development operations were spun-off into a new company in 2012 , Namco Bandai Studios , to help create faster development time and tighter cohesion between development teams . The company was renamed to Bandai Namco Games in 2014 and Bandai Namco Entertainment , their current name , in 2015 . Bandai Namco Entertainment produces several multi-million-selling video game franchises , including Pac-Man , Galaxian , Gundam , Tales , Tekken , Soulcalibur , Ace Combat and Taiko no Tatsujin , and is the third largest video game publisher in Japan by revenue and the seventh in the world . The company also owns the licenses to several Japanese media franchises such as Dragon Ball , One Piece and Naruto . It is the core development area of the Bandai Namco Group 's Content Strategic Business Unit ( Content SBU ) , and the main video game branch of Bandai Namco Holdings .
The Legend of Zelda : The Minish Cap [ a ] is an action-adventure game and the twelfth entry in The Legend of Zelda series . Developed by Capcom and Flagship , with Nintendo overseeing the development process , it was released for the Game Boy Advance handheld game console in Japan and Europe in 2004 and in North America and Australia the following year . In June 2014 , it was made available on the Wii U Virtual Console . The Minish Cap is the third Zelda game that involves the legend of the Four Sword , expanding on the story of Four Swords and Four Swords Adventures . A magical talking cap named Ezlo can shrink series protagonist Link to the size of the Minish , a bug-sized race that live in Hyrule ( and is essentially the game 's version of the hat Link wears as part of his usual outfit ) . The game retains some common elements from previous Zelda installments , such as the presence of Gorons , while introducing Kinstones and other new gameplay features , most notably the ability for Link to shrink in size . The Minish Cap was generally well received among critics . It was named the 20th best Game Boy Advance game in an IGN feature , and was selected as the 2005 Game Boy Advance Game of the Year by GameSpot .
Pac-Man Collection [ a ] is a 2001 video game compilation published by Namco for the Game Boy Advance . It includes four titles in the Pac-Man series - the original Pac-Man ( 1980 ) , Pac-Mania ( 1987 ) , Pac-Attack ( 1993 ) , and Pac-Man Arrangement ( 1996 ) , the last of which was originally exclusive to the arcade game Namco Classic Collection Vol . 2 . Each game includes customizable features such as the ability to alter the number of starting lives or difficulty , with all being stripped of multiplayer features . Pac-Man , Pac-Mania and Arrangement were originally released for arcades , while Pac-Attack was first released for both the SNES and Sega Genesis . Development of the game was headed by California-based studio Mass Media , who previously worked on several Namco Museum collections for other platforms . It was first announced on April 24 , 2001 under the name Pac-Man Fever , before being presented at the 2001 Electronic Entertainment Expo ( E3 ) tradeshow . Pac-Man Collection was a commercial success - by 2007 it sold over 2.9 million copies worldwide , making it the ninth best-selling Game Boy Advance game of all time . Critics reacted positively to the title 's selection of games and customizable features , although some criticized the exclusion of games such as Ms. Pac-Man and inability to save high-scores . It was re-released as a budget title in Japan in 2006 , and later digitally on the Wii U Virtual Console in 2014 .
Mass Media , Inc. is an American video game developer based in Moorpark , California . The current focus of the company is to develop original material for Sony platforms .
Mario Tennis : Power Tour , [ a ] known as Mario Power Tennis in Europe , is a 2005 sports game developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance . It is the sequel to the Game Boy Color version of Mario Tennis . Unlike Mario Tennis , players can not connect their game to the respective Nintendo GameCube version . It was re-released on the Wii U 's Virtual Console in 2014 .
Mr. Driller [ a ] is a puzzle video game franchise developed and published by Namco , now owned by their successor company Bandai Namco Entertainment . The series began in arcades in 1999 with Mr. Driller , running on the Namco System 12 arcade hardware , and would see several ports and sequels for arcades and home video game systems , the latest being the 2015 game Mr. Driller for Kakeo , released exclusively for mobile phones in South Korea . Early games in the series were developed by Project Driller , an internal development team at Namco in the 2000 's . The series stars Susumu Hori , the son of Dig Dug protagonist Taizo Hori and Baraduke protagonist Masuyo Tobi . Gameplay revolves around the player destroying colorful blocks in an attempt to reach the bottom of each stage . Blocks will disappear when four of a color are connected , which can cause large chain reactions . The player has an oxygen meter that will constantly drain as the game progresses - collecting air capsules will replenish a fraction of the meter . Brown-colored X Blocks take five hits to destroy , which will deplete a small portion of the player 's oxygen meter . The original Mr. Driller was originally intended as a third entry in Namco 's own Dig Dug series , aptly titled Dig Dug 3 . Technical restrains caused the project to be shelved , however Namco executives expressed interest in the project , causing the game to be revived as an official project . The series has received mostly mixed reviews from critics , who praised its addictive gameplay and characters , although some would criticize some entries for a poor presentation or lack of variety compared to other games .
Mega Man Battle Network [ a ] is a video game developed by Capcom for the Game Boy Advance ( GBA ) handheld console . It is the first title of the Mega Man Battle Network series of games . It was originally released in Japan as a GBA launch game on March 21 , 2001 and was released later that year in North America and Europe . It was also released via the Wii U Virtual Console in Japan on July 9 , 2014 , in Europe on July 24 , 2014 , and in North America on July 31 , 2014 . Battle Network takes place during the 21st century in a world where society and everyday life is driven by the internet . Users are able to interact with and virtually explore nearly any electronic device using highly advanced , online avatars called NetNavis . The game follows a young boy named Lan Hikari and his NetNavi MegaMan.EXE as they solve a series of crimes instigated by the WWW ( World Three ) organization . Rather than share the platform gameplay of its predecessors , Battle Network is a tactical role-playing game ( RPG ) in which the player respectively controls Lan in the game 's outside world and MegaMan.EXE in its virtual world . Battles take place in real-time ; special abilities called Battle Chips can be accessed to fight off the numerous computer viruses present in the game 's cyberspace environments . Battle Network was created amidst the rise of collectible card games , as shown by its collectible Battle Chips that are used to create Folders ( like card decks ) . According to producer Keiji Inafune , the development team wanted Battle Network to identify specifically with younger gamers by creating a setting resembling the real world and a gameplay model that mixes traditional action and RPG elements . Battle Network received positive reviews from critics .
Capcom Co. , Ltd. ( Japanese : 株式会社カプコン , Hepburn : Kabushiki-gaisha Kapukon ) is a Japanese video game developer and publisher known for creating numerous multi-million selling game franchises , including Mega Man , Street Fighter , Resident Evil , Devil May Cry , Onimusha , Dino Crisis , Dead Rising , Sengoku Basara , Ghosts ' n Goblins , Monster Hunter , Breath of Fire , and Ace Attorney as well as games based on Disney animated properties . Established in 1979 , it has become an international enterprise with subsidiaries in North America , Europe , and Japan .
Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge , known in Japan as Rockman EXE Battle Chip GP ( ロックマンエグゼ バトルチップGP ) , is a video game developed by Inti Creates and published by Capcom for the Game Boy Advance ( GBA ) handheld game console . It is a spin-off title in the Mega Man Battle Network series . The game saw a simultaneous August 8 , 2003 release in Japan on the WonderSwan Color and Swan Crystal titled Rockman EXE N1 Battle ( ロックマンエグゼ N1バトル ) . The GBA version was localized in North America and Europe the following March . It was released on the Wii U 's Virtual Console on July 30 , 2014 in Japan , with both the North American and PAL region release occurring in August 2014 . Taking place within the timeline of the Battle Network series , Battle Chip Challenge involves a battling tournament called the Battle Chip GP among various pairs of online avatars called NetNavis and their human operators . Rather than directly control the player character through the traditional real-time tactical role-playing battles of the other Battle Network games , Battle Chip Challenge tasks the player with creating a Program Deck made up of abilities called Battle Chips . The game randomly selects chips for the player and executes them in a duel with a computer-controlled opponent . Battle Chip Challenge suffered a relatively negative critical reception .
Inti Creates Co. , Ltd. is a Japanese video game development company . Formed by ex-Capcom staff in May 1996 , they are best known for developing games in the Mega Man series , namely the Mega Man Zero and Mega Man ZX series , and their flagship Azure Striker Gunvolt and Gal*Gun franchises .
Mario Golf : Advance Tour [ a ] is a role-playing video game-styled sports game developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance in 2004 . The game is the sequel to the Game Boy Color version of Mario Golf and the Game Boy Advance counterpart of Mario Golf : Toadstool Tour .
Castlevania : Circle of the Moon , [ a ] known in the PAL region as simply Castlevania , is a platform video game created by Konami for the Game Boy Advance . Published as a launch title in 2001 , Circle of the Moon belongs to Konami 's Castlevania video game series , the premise of which centers on the eternal conflict between the vampire hunters of the Belmont clan and the vampire Dracula . Upon release , the game sold one million copies worldwide and was acclaimed by critics . It received criticism by series producer Koji Igarashi .
Konami Holdings Corporation [ nb 1 ] [ nb 2 ] is a Japanese entertainment and gambling conglomerate . It operates as a product distributor ( which produces and distributes trading cards , anime , tokusatsu , slot machines , pachinko machines and arcade cabinets ) , video game developer and publisher company . Konami has casinos around the world and operates health and physical fitness clubs across Japan . Konami 's video game franchisee include Metal Gear , Silent Hill , Castlevania , Contra , Frogger , Gradius , Yu-Gi-Oh ! , Suikoden and Pro Evolution Soccer . Additionally , Konami owns Bemani , known for Dance Dance Revolution and Beatmania , as well as the assets of former game developer Hudson Soft , known for Bomberman , Adventure Island , Bonk , Bloody Roar and Star Soldier . Konami is the twentieth-largest game company in the world by revenue . The company originated in 1969 as a jukebox rental and repair business in Toyonaka , Osaka , Japan , by Kagemasa Kōzuki , who remains the company 's chairman . The name Konami is a portmanteau of the names Kagemasa Kozuki , Yoshinobu Nakama , and Tatsuo Miyasako . Konami is headquartered in Tokyo . In the United States , Konami manages its video game business from offices in El Segundo , California and its casino gaming business from offices in Paradise , Nevada . Its Australian gaming operations are located in Sydney . As of March 2019 , it owns 22 consolidated subsidiaries around the world .
Castlevania : Harmony of Dissonance [ a ] is a platform-adventure video game developed and published by Konami for the Game Boy Advance . Belonging to Konami 's Castlevania video game series , it is the second installment of the series on the Game Boy Advance . It was released in Japan in June 2002 , in North America in September 2002 , and in Europe in October 2002 . It was the first Castlevania game to be called Castlevania in Japan instead of Akumajō Dracula . Harmony of Dissonance occurs in the fictional universe of the Castlevania series ; the premise of the series centers on the eternal conflict between the vampire hunters of the Belmont clan and the immortal vampire Dracula . Set fifty years after Simon Belmont vanquished Dracula 's curse , Harmony of Dissonance focuses on his grandson Juste Belmont and his quest to rescue a kidnapped childhood friend . Koji Igarashi produced Harmony of Dissonance with the intent of creat [ ing ] a game that was similar to Castlevania : Symphony of the Night , the critically acclaimed PlayStation game that he had worked on . Harmony of Dissonance sold 126,000 units in the United States and did not become a huge hit in Japan . Critics praised it as an entertaining game with improved graphics as compared to its predecessor Castlevania : Circle of the Moon , but criticized its soundtrack . In January 2006 , Harmony of Dissonance was re-released in North America and later Europe , along with Castlevania : Aria of Sorrow , as part of the Castlevania Double Pack .
Castlevania : Aria of Sorrow [ a ] is a 2003 side-scrolling platforming video game developed and published by Konami . It is the third and final installment of the Castlevania series on the Game Boy Advance and Producer Koji Igarashi , who had led the production teams for previous Castlevania titles , led Aria of Sorrow 's development as well . Michiru Yamane also returned to compose the music for the game alongside Takashi Yoshida and Soshiro Hokkai . Director Junichi Murakami was new to the Castlevania series . Aria of Sorrow is set in the year 2035 , when Dracula has long been sealed away after a battle in 1999 . The plot follows the journey of Soma Cruz , a teenager granted occult power as a result of being a potential vessel of Dracula 's reincarnation , as he battles dark figures that wish to inherit the undead lord 's power . The game incorporates the same combination of elements from platform games and role-playing video games as in the previous game Castlevania : Symphony of the Night . Aria of Sorrow introduces several new features to the series , such as the Tactical Soul system and employs a futuristic storyline in contrast to the medieval setting of many other Castlevania games . It was released in May 2003 for the Game Boy Advance . Although Aria of Sorrow sold poorly in Japan , selling only 27,000 units nearly one month after its release , it was commercially successful in the United States , with more than 158,000 units sold in the three months following its release . Aria of Sorrow received praise from several video game publications , with some considering it one of the best games in the Castlevania series since Symphony of the Night . Konami released a sequel to Aria of Sorrow , titled Castlevania : Dawn of Sorrow , on August 25 , 2005 in Japan .