Tag: Wario
Guide Best Wario Games Of All Time
Every Wario platformer, ranked
Ahh, Wario, everyone's favourite garlic-loving, chaos-breeding antihero. A mirror to Mario — whom he frequently competes against — Wario has been gracing the Mario franchise since 1992 when he was the main villain in the game Boy classic Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Since then, Wario has gone from strength...
Review Wario Land 4 (GBA) - A Boisterous But Impeccably Designed Platformer
Quality over quantity
This review was originally published in May 2014. We're updating and republishing it to mark the game's arrival in the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack GBA library. Although Wario's core platforming series has been overshadowed for years by the surrealist microgames of WarioWare, his excellent platformers have the sort...
News Nintendo Expands Switch Online's GBA Library With Wario Land 4
The perfect Valentine's Day gift
Nintendo's been pretty consistent so far this year with the Switch Online game updates, and joining the service next week is the Game Boy Advance title Wario Land 4. This game originally made its debut on the handheld platform in 2001 and follows on from the first three games as well as the Virtual Boy entry. You...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Wario Land 3
Who's-a gonna win?
WAH! Welcome to this week's edition of Box Art Brawl! Last time, we matched up a duo of designs for Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on the 3DS, with Europe and North America facing off against Japan. After a week of voting, it was the former that walked away with a commanding win, with the Western design taking 63%of the vote and the...
Gallery Feast Your Eyes On This Massive Wario Collection
Out of this WAAHld
Wario, the flatulent, garlic-loving counterpart to Mario's non-gassy, casual garlic admirer, first appeared in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins and has since gone on to appear in not one, but two separate series of his own: Land and Ware. Everyone loves a bit of the plumber in yellow, but can any of our good readers claim to...
Random Danny DeVito Open To Voicing Wario In Mario Movie Sequel
"You never know what happens in the world"
Wario hasn't been introduced to Mario's cinematic universe (at least yet), but one Hollywood movie star who is apparently "up for" the role on the big screen is Danny DeVito. When asked about the possibility of voicing Mario's archrival in the sequel, DeVito mentioned how he was "ready to do a lot of...
Random Nintendo's WarioWare Website Contains A Dedicated Fart Button
Bum note
Nintendo is widely known for its wholesome, family-friendly content, but it often likes to push certain boundaries when it comes to its WarioWare franchise, injecting a bit of crude (but still rather tame) humour into its marketing material to reflect Wario's more 'off-colour' personality. To demonstrate this, Nintendo has launched a new...
News My Nintendo Store Adds Some New WarioWare Goodies (North America)
Fancy some stylish magnets?
To celebrate the release of WarioWare: Move It! last November, Nintendo has released some new themed goodies on the My Nintendo Store in North America. This time we've got some "fun and stylish magnets" that will give you the motivation to "move it" whenever you look at them. Here's the full description: "This...
Guide Best WarioWare Games Of All Time
RANK!
Remember, this ranking is based on the games' User Ratings in our database and is subject to real-time change even now. If you haven't rated your WarioWare collection, feel free to add your scores and potentially influence the order below. Enjoy! The original GBA title in this anarchic series, WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! launched on...
News Wario's New Voice Actor Confirms Role On Social Media
Unsurprisingly he's also the new voice of Mario & Luigi
Well, if you weren't already convinced, the new Mario and Luigi actor Kevin Afghani has now confirmed he's also the voice of Wario. In a brief update on social media, he did a little bit of Wario roleplay while mentioning how he was "going back to play the game" he's in, WarioWare: Move It! on...
Poll WarioWare: Move It! Is Out Today, Will You Be Getting It?
It's Wario time!
WarioWare: Move It! is finally available on the Nintendo Switch today and we've seemingly got a confirmation on the voice actor (it appears to be Kevin Afghani). In addition to this, Nintendo has also released some new themed Switch Online icons for the game. All of this has left us wondering if our community here will be diving...
Video Wario Side-By-Side Voice Comparison (New VA & Charles Martinet)
Go on, have a listen
In case you missed it, Charles Martinet will also be replaced in the upcoming WarioWare: Move It! Switch release. Nintendo World Report got a direct response from Nintendo at the time, confirming Charles would "not" be involved in this game or Super Mario Bros. Wonder. While we know Kevin Afghani is now the voice of Mario and...
News Mario VA Charles Martinet Also "Not Involved" With WarioWare: Move It!
But his voice will be in the Luigi's Mansion 2 re-release
In case you missed it, Nintendo has announced Charles Martinet - the legendary voice of Mario - is "stepping back from recording" and will instead take up the new role of Mario Ambassador. Following this news, it was confirmed Martinet would not be voicing the iconic video game mascot in...
Feature Best WarioWare Microgames Ever
Our Top 25, but what's at number WAAAAH-n?
To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the sublime WarioWare Gold's US launch, we're republishing this celebration of the anarchic series' very best microgames. Here's hoping the upcoming Smooth Moves sequel, WarioWare: Move It!, will have some of its own all-timers to add to this selection come November...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel - WarioWare Gold
VOTE!
Welcome back to another edition of Box Art Brawl. Before we dive into the competitors, let's take a look at what went down last time. Last week, we asked you to choose between a whopping three regional covers for Puyo Pop Fever and it ended up really rather close. It was the Japanese cover that walked away with the win on that occasion,...
News Yep, WarioWare: Move It! Is A Direct Follow-Up To Smooth Moves
Japanese title confirms
A brand new WarioWare title — WarioWare: Move It! — was announced at yesterday's Nintendo Direct with an aptly-amusing trailer and some perfect wiggling by Yoshiaki Koizumi. The latest entry in the microgame series looks to be returning to the series' roots, and that's made even more clear by the game's title in Japan...
News Super Mario Bros. Movie Stars Discuss Who Should Play Wario In Possible Sequel
"Pedro Pascal is Wario"
With a sequel to the Mario Movie looking likely, a lot of fan discussion has now turned to who could be cast in other roles. Mario's arch-rival Wario, who started out as the villain in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins and has gone on to star in the WarioWare series, has come up quite a bit in conversation, and now even the...
Soapbox Wario Land 4 Deserves More Love, And Indie Devs Are Doing What Nintendon't
Wario wary? HURRY UP! and play
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Scott ponders how Mario's nemesis number 2 deserves more respect... In the conversation of all-time great video games you have many Nintendo faces who show up near...
News Pizza Tower Is Giving Us Serious Wario Land Vibes On PC And Now We Knead It On Switch
Let's-a dough
For many, the Wario Land games can feel like something of a fever dream today. It's been almost 15 years since the last title in the series, Wario Land: Shake It!, came to the Wii and now the thought of Nintendo's treasure-obsessed anti-hero getting another platformer of his own seems about as likely as us getting any news on Metroid...
Feature From Hypnosis To Farts, What Happened To The Wario We Met 30 Years Ago?
Three decades since his Super Mario Land 2 debut
30 years ago, we clutched our Game Boys in our sweaty palms and gasped in collective awe at the majesty we were faced with when Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins dropped on the scene. Not only did we have an absolute banger in our hands — completely outdoing the first Mario Land in every respect...
Random Wario Is Your Unlikely Safety Advisor In This Nintendo Employee Video
Waaaah stay safe!
We've been thinking about this a lot, but we're not sure there are many Nintendo characters we'd trust our lives, or even basic safety, with. Look at Mario jumping around over huge gaps and wielding fire without protective gear. Luigi isn't much better! Kirby eats everything and we're not sure that's a good idea. And The kind of...
Random Waluigi And Wario Get A Much Deserved Celebrity Endorsement
They are beautiful
As you're no doubt aware, Christina Aguilera has been giving Nintendo a bit of publicity recently, starring in a commercial with her family and talking about the topic in an interview with Elle (which admittedly got ignored in gaming circles for a good while). We learned that being famous can get you an early look at Pokémon...
News Nintendo Shares Unreleased WarioWare: Get It Together! Song That Didn't Make It Into The Game
A welcome surprise
In a pretty surprising move, Nintendo has uploaded a couple of songs from WarioWare: Get It Together! on YouTube, including one that's technically unreleased. Nintendo? Officially releasing its music for fans to enjoy legitimately? What's going on? Yes, one of the catchy little ditties you'll no doubt have been humming along to...
Random Nintendo Keeps (Jokingly) Tricking Fans Into Watching WarioWare Adverts
The old bait-and-switch
WarioWare: Get It Together! has already been out for almost two months now (seriously, where does the time go?) but Nintendo's still busy plugging the game with the occasional social media post. And for good reason – it's excellent and deserves your time. We can't help but notice that there's a bit of a dastardly theme...
Japanese Charts WarioWare: Get It Together! Misses Out On A Debut Number One
But it leads the way for Nintendo
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for the week ending 12th September, revealing that WarioWare: Get It Together! achieved a second-place finish in its opening week at retail. The game sold an estimated 72,277 copies in its debut week, leading the way for Switch but being outperformed by Tales of Arise...
UK Charts WarioWare Outsells Multiplatform Newcomers To Earn Debut Number One
Wario-a-numba-one!
UK physical chart data is now in for the week ending 11th September, revealing that WarioWare: Get It Together! has gone straight to number one. Nintendo's whacky microgame collection managed to outsell a number of new and popular multiplatform releases to get there, including the likes of Tales of Arise, NBA 2K22 and the new...
Random Graphic Designer Recreates Marvel's 'What If...?' Series With Wario
Wah If...?
Wario's latest game is out this week, and as you might have previously seen, he's let the whole world know about it. Fans have also been celebrating the arrival of WarioWare: Get It Together! on social media with fan art and more. While there are all sorts of creations, one of the standouts of the lot is a recreation of Marvel's new...
News Wario Took Over Nintendo's Twitter And It Was Horrible
Peeee-yeww.
Does anyone else remember that trend of "hacking" into your friend's social media whenever they left it unattended, and posting things like "ha ha my bum smells"? We certainly do, and we were glad those days are long behind us... Except they're not, because Wario just "hacked" into the Nintendo Twitter account. And by "hacked", we mean...
Poll WarioWare: Get It Together! Is Out Today On Switch, Are You Getting It?
Have your say...
It's not every day that you get a new WarioWare game to enjoy, but today sees the series' Switch debut with WarioWare: Get It Together!. The first WarioWare game since Gold on 3DS, Get It Together! takes the series in a slightly new direction by letting two players enjoy its microgames together for the first time. We really enjoyed...
Round Up The WarioWare: Get It Together! Reviews Are In
Is it any good?
Only two days remain until WarioWare: Get It Together! launches on Switch, giving us our latest crazy taste of the series' microgame madness, but is it worth your valuable time and money? Reviews have started flooding in today – including our own, of course – so we've gone ahead and rounded up a selection of quotes and review...
News Footage Of WarioWare: Get It Together! Has Leaked Online Ahead Of Release
Wario won't be happy
Uh-oh, gamplay footage of the Nintendo Switch release WarioWare: Get It Together! appears to have leaked online ahead of the official release later this week. While it might not seem like a big deal - especially after Nintendo made a free demo available, if you want to go into the experience completely fresh, you might want to...
Video Get A Closer Look At WarioWare: Get It Together's Co-Op Gameplay
Teamwork makes the dream work
WarioWare: Get It Together! launches on Nintendo Switch next week, offering fans of Wario's whacky, fast-paced series of utter mayhem a brand new collection of microgames to enjoy. Of course, one of Get It Together's biggest selling points is its new approach to multiplayer, with two players now able to tackle the...
News New WarioWare: Get It Together! Trailer Shows More Gameplay Ahead Of Next Month's Launch
Narrated by Wario himself
We only have a couple of weeks left until WarioWare: Get It Together! launches on Nintendo Switch, so what better time to take another look at the game? Nintendo has dropped a brand new overview trailer for Wario's latest outing, starring the man himself as the clip's narrator. Wario – voiced by the wonderful Charles...
Deals Pre-Order WarioWare: Get It Together! From Nintendo's UK Store To Snag Free Extras
Including a Wario nose-picking keyring!
WarioWare: Get It Together! is somehow less than a month away from launch already, and if you're looking forward to jumping right in, the My Nintendo Store has a nice pre-order bundle that'll help you make the most of the game's release day. All pre-orders will receive a free cotton bag and keyring, the...
News Nintendo Teases Microgame Mayhem In Wario's Upcoming Switch Release
"Who said tweezing couldn’t be fun?"
The fan favourite Nintendo series WarioWare is returning this September in a brand new outing for the Switch. WarioWare: Get It Together! is a bit different to past entries. This time around the player controls the cast of the series to interact with a vast array of quick microgames. Each character comes with...
News Nintendo Wants To Know If You Would Fork Out $50 For A New WarioWare Game
In the words of Wario, "this money's mine!"
One series many Nintendo fans would love to see the return of during the Switch generation is WarioWare. The microgames would arguably be perfect with the system's touch controls and Joy-Con controllers, so when is it going to happen? While we've unfortunately got nothing to share about a new WarioWare...
Random Elon Musk Appears On Saturday Night Live As Wario
"The defense calls Wario"
On the American comedy show Saturday Night Live this weekend, the billionaire Elon Musk - known for SpaceX and his car company Tesla - appeared as the show's host. If it wasn't already a big enough talking point, he also featured in a courtroom skit on the show as Mario's arch-rival Wario. And even his girlfriend Grimes...
Video WarioWare Could Have So Much Potential On Switch
So why hasn't it happened yet?
When you hear the words 'irreverent rapid fire microgames played in quick succession', you hopefully think of WarioWare because we're not sure there's much else that fits that description. These games have always taken advantage of the hardware available to the consoles they're on, from the Wii Remote to the DSi...
Random Game Show Contestant Thinks Nintendo Of America Is Run By Wario
Hmm, close enough
If you've watched a game show before, you'll know contestants are under a lot of pressure and often give some funny answers. On the US adaptation of The Chase, one contestant was asked what name the president of Nintendo of America and Mario's arch-nemesis share. While this might be an easy one for Nintendo fans, obviously Mario...
Random Someone's Made A Cover Of Hyrule Warriors' Main Theme Inside WarioWare D.I.Y.
And it's surprisingly great
The internet has always loved a good cover song or two, but it's not every day that you stumble across a brand new Zelda arrangement inside a ten-year-old Nintendo DS game, is it? As it happens, that's exactly what we have here. YouTube user Squishy Pixelz has recreated the 'Champions Unite' main theme from Hyrule...
Random Charles Martinet Adds To Decades-Old Confusion Over Wario 'D'oh, I Missed' Dialogue
Update: Have we found a solution?
Update: It appears that Dr. Lava and DidYouKnowGaming? have provided an answer to the debate once and for all and – as it happens – both Martinet and Spindler are correct. As you'll hear in the video below (from the 5:04 mark), Spindler voiced Wario in Japan, saying the line 'So ein Mist!', while Martinet took...
Random We've Now Seen Wario Topless, And We Have All Kinds Of Questions
2019's version of Nipplegate?
Remember when Mario went topless and the entire internet seemed to grind to a halt in order to discuss his nipples? What a ride that was. Well, 2019 has its own version of 'nipplegate', although this time around, it's the lack of nipple that is causing consternation. Recent footage from Switch exclusive
News Wario's Latest Microgame Collection On 3DS Wasn't Just A Quick Money Grab
There was a serious selection process
WarioWare Gold on the 3DS is arguably the definitive Warioware collection with the inclusion of the best 300 microgames covering every title in the series from the original 2003 Game Boy Advance release to the slightly more recent 2013 Wii U game. As fantastic as the new microgame collection is, there are...
News Poor Old Wario Had Just Two Days To Top The NPD Game Charts In July
Now who's laughing?
The new 3DS game WarioWare Gold had just two days to make an impact in NPD's video game sales charts for the month of July. In the end, Wario wasn't even able to make it into the top 20 best-selling games of the month, and on the 3DS chart, placed third behind Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. Like Switch sales, digital...
News Dataminer Uncovers Early Cutscene Frames Within WarioWare Gold Game Files
"Wahahahaha!"
Wario's hijacked the eShop, Nintendo's Twitter account and even issued his own press release in celebration of WarioWare Gold arriving on the 3DS. Overall, it's been an effective way of reminding everyone games are still actually being released on the system. Now, website Gaming Reinvented reports an equally as naughty...
Random Football Fans Recreate Some Wario Magic
Well, Wario playing like Mario...
Nintendo may be in the process of attempting to up its game in order to keep its characters and franchises at the forefront of the public's consciousness, but its iconic mascots and classic games are never far away in popular culture. From extravagant half time shows at American Football matches to cosplay at every...
Video Learn a Little More About Nintendo's Funniest Anti-Hero, Wario
Began as a symbol of independence
We're pretty sure that a number of Nintendo fans have a soft spot for Wario. The overweight, gold-loving and wacky trouble maker began life as a villain, but has gradually become the face of his own quality platformers and some wacky minigame collections. As a character his history is rather interesting, as he's...
Feature The Wild And Wacky World Of WarioWare
Minigame madness
Being an arch-rival to the iconic red-and-blue plumber and hunting for treasure on the side all have their perks, but what better way to get rich quick than to develop video games? Ever since he dropped the yellow overalls and snagged the stylish biker gear, Wario's name was cemented as the immature, garlic-chomping greedy pig who...
Review Wario: Master of Disguise (Wii U eShop / DS)
Master of Mediocrity
After WarioWare took off, it seemed like that was all everybody's favourite antihero was up to, save for a Wii instalment of the Wario Land series. In truth, there was also an attempt at a Wario platformer on the DS, though it is quite easy to see why not many seem to remember this outing. Developed by Suzak, the company...
Weirdness Mario, Luigi and Wario Cheer On Tour de France Riders
Ooh la la
The Tour de France is well underway, and this great cycling event wouldn't be complete without some colourful characters to cheer on the riders. It's commonplace to see spectators such as El Diablo running on the roadside alongside their heroes, even if it is potentially quite dangerous and frowned upon by the event organisers. This year...
