TouchMaster is a video game created by Midway Games for the Nintendo DS. It supports Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and was released on June 25, 2007 in North America. A sequel, Touchmaster 2 (known as More Touchmaster in Europe), was released on November 3, 2008. A second sequel called TouchMaster 3 was released on October 27, 2009. The fourth and final sequel, Touchmaster: Connect (known as Touchmaster 4: Connect in Europe), which used to allow players to post high scores to Facebook and Twitter, was released in 2010. Touchmaster tests the player's skills on the Nintendo DS with a variety of games and challenges.

TouchMaster
North American cover art for TouchMaster
Developer(s)Midway Games
Publisher(s)Midway Games
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (TouchMaster 3)
Platform(s)Nintendo DS
ReleaseTouchMaster
  • NA: June 25, 2007
  • EU: July 5, 2007
  • AU: July 6, 2007
TouchMaster 2
  • NA: October 21, 2008
  • EU: October 31, 2008
  • AU: November 6, 2008
TouchMaster 3
  • NA: October 23, 2009
  • AU: December 2, 2009
  • EU: December 4, 2009
TouchMaster 4
  • EU: December 3, 2010
  • NA: December 7, 2010
Genre(s)Minigame Set
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

The games share the TouchMaster name with Midway's previous series of coin-operated touchscreen games.[1]

Included games

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Gem Slide, Crystal Balls, Hot Hoops, Mahki, Mah Jong Pairs, Pond Kings, Pairs, Target 21, 3 Peak Deluxe, Phoenix 13, Power Cell, Solitaire Classic, Artifact, 5 Star Generals, Double Take, Go Wild, Uplift, Times Square, Word Search, Triple Elevens, Pick Up 6, Wordz, Trivia

Reception

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TouchMaster received a "Platinum" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA),[2] indicating sales of at least 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Webb, Marcus (January 1997). "Second Coin-Op Network Launched December 1". Next Generation. No. 25. Imagine Media. p. 24.
  2. ^ "ELSPA Sales Awards: Platinum". Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009.
  3. ^ Caoili, Eric (November 26, 2008). "ELSPA: Wii Fit, Mario Kart Reach Diamond Status In UK". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017.
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