Magnetica

Magnetica
Developer(s)Mitchell Corporation
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Director(s)Satoru Tsujita
Composer(s)Toshiyuki Sudo
Platform(s)Nintendo DS, Wii (WiiWare)
Release
March 2, 2006
  • Nintendo DS
    • JP: March 2, 2006
    • NA: June 5, 2006
    • PAL: January 6, 2007
    WiiWare
    • JP: April 22, 2008
    • PAL: June 6, 2008
    • NA: June 30, 2008
Genre(s)Puzzle
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Magnetica (known in Japan as Shunkan Puzzloop (瞬感パズループ, Shunkan Pazurūpu) and in Europe as Actionloop) is a puzzle video game for the Nintendo DS, released as part of the Touch! Generations series. The game was developed by Mitchell Corporation and published by Nintendo, and is based on Mitchell's 1998 arcade game Puzz Loop.[1]

The game was first revealed at Nintendo Japan's 2006 Conference. The European version came packaged with the Nintendo DS Rumble Pak.

A version for WiiWare, titled Minna de Puzzloop (みんなでパズループ, Minna de Pazurūpu) in Japan, Magnetica Twist in North America and Actionloop Twist in PAL regions, was released in Japan on April 22, 2008,[2] June 6, 2008 in Europe,[3] and on June 30, 2008 in North America.[4]

  1. ^ Lou Kesten (June 21, 2006). "Review: Brainteasers Find Niche in Games". The Washington Post. Associated Press. Archived from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  2. ^ John Tanaka (April 16, 2008). "Puzzloop Dated in Japan". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on September 25, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  3. ^ Damien McFerran (June 5, 2008). "EU WiiWare Update: Actionloop Twist". Nintendo Life. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  4. ^ "One WiiWare Game and One Virtual Console Game Added to Wii Shop Channel". Nintendo. June 30, 2008. Archived from the original on July 2, 2008. Retrieved July 7, 2008.