List of Wario video games

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Wario video games have been developed by several companies, including Nintendo, Suzak, Good-Feel, Treasure and Intelligent Systems, for Nintendo video game consoles and handhelds dating from the Game Boy. The first game to feature Wario was Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, as the antagonist; Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 was the first to feature Wario as a playable character.[1][2]

GenresPlatformer
Puzzle
Developers
PublisherNintendo
PlatformsGame Boy, Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Virtual Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Wii, Nintendo DSi, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch
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Wario
Wario's emblem on his hat and gloves is used to represent him in many games.
GenresPlatformer
Puzzle
Developers
PublisherNintendo
PlatformsGame Boy, Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Virtual Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Wii, Nintendo DSi, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch
First releaseWario Land: Super Mario Land 3
1994
Latest releaseWarioWare: Move It!
2023
Parent seriesMario
Spin-offsWario Land
WarioWare
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The Wario video game franchise consists largely of two separate components: a series of platform games primarily using the Wario Land branding, and a series of party games under the WarioWare moniker.[citation needed] The changes from the Super Mario Land series, both stylistically and storywise—make the Wario Land games unique from other platformers in the genre.[failed verification][3][4] The WarioWare games are minigame compilations in which the player is required to perform a series of short activities at a quickening pace, with the player having four lives.[5][6][needs update?] Wario games also include occasional games of other genres such as Wario's Woods and Mario & Wario.

Wario platforming games

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Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

Original release date(s):[7]
  • JP: January 22, 1994
  • NA: March 14, 1994
  • PAL: May 14, 1994
 Release years by system:
1994 – Game Boy[7]
2011 – Nintendo 3DS (VC)
Notes:
Virtual Boy Wario Land

Original release date(s):[8]
  • JP: December 1, 1995
  • NA: November 27, 1995
 Release years by system:
1995 – Virtual Boy[8]
2026 – Nintendo Switch (NC)
Notes:
  • Developed by Nintendo.[8]
  • Features gameplay similar to the other Wario Land games.[9]
Wario Land II

Original release date(s):[10]
  • JP: October 21, 1998
  • NA: March 31, 1999
  • EU: April 25, 1999
 Release years by system:
1998 – Game Boy[10]
1998 – Game Boy Color[11]
2012 – Nintendo 3DS (VC)
Notes:
Wario Land 3

Original release date(s):[13]
  • JP: March 21, 2000
  • NA: June 1, 2000
  • PAL: April 14, 2000
 Release years by system:
2000 – Game Boy Color[13]
2012 – Nintendo 3DS (VC)
2023 – Nintendo Switch (NC)
Notes:
  • Developed by Nintendo.[13]
  • More non-linear in structure than previous games in the series.[14]
Wario Land 4

Original release date(s):[15]
  • JP: August 21, 2001
  • NA: November 18, 2001
  • PAL: November 16, 2001
 Release years by system:
2001 – Game Boy Advance[15]
2011 – Nintendo 3DS (VC, Ambassador Program exclusive)
2014 – Wii U (VC)
2025 – Nintendo Switch (NC)
Notes:
  • Developed by Nintendo.[15]
Wario World

Original release date(s):[16]
  • JP: May 27, 2004
  • NA: June 23, 2003
  • PAL: June 20, 2003
 Release years by system:
2003 – GameCube[16]
Notes:
Wario: Master of Disguise

Original release date(s):[18]
  • JP: January 18, 2007
  • NA: March 5, 2007
  • EU: June 1, 2007
  • AU: May 17, 2007
 Release years by system:
2007 – Nintendo DS[18]
2015 – Wii U (VC)
Notes:
  • Developed by Suzak.
  • Fuses puzzles into a Wario platforming setting.[19]
Wario Land: Shake It!

Original release date(s):[20]
  • JP: July 24, 2008
  • NA: September 22, 2008
  • EU: September 26, 2008
  • AU: September 25, 2008
 Release years by system:
2008 – Wii[20]
2016 – Wii U
Notes:
  • Known as Wario Land: The Shake Dimension in Europe and Australia, Wario Land: Shake It! in North America, and Wario Land: Shake[a] in Japan.[20][21]
  • 2D platform game[22]
  • Developed by Good-Feel.[20]
  • Requires the player to shake the Wii Remote to perform certain actions.[22]
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WarioWare games

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WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames!

Original release date(s):[23]
  • JP: March 21, 2003
  • NA: May 26, 2003
  • EU: May 23, 2003
 Release years by system:
2003 – Game Boy Advance[23]
2003 – GameCube[24]
2011 – Nintendo 3DS (VC, Ambassador Program exclusive)
2014 – Wii U (VC)
2023 – Nintendo Switch (NC)
Notes:
WarioWare: Twisted!

Original release date(s):
  • JP: October 14, 2004
  • NA: May 23, 2005
  • AU: May 19, 2005
 Release years by system:
2004 – Game Boy Advance[27]
Notes:
  • Known as Mawaru Made in Wario[c] in Japan.[27][28] Not released in Europe.
  • Developed by Nintendo.[27]
  • Uses a rotation sensor in the cartridge to play most of the minigames.[29]
WarioWare: Touched!

Original release date(s):[30]
  • JP: December 2, 2004
  • NA: February 14, 2005
  • EU: March 11, 2005
 Release years by system:
2004 – Nintendo DS[30]
2015 – Wii U (VC)
2016 – Nintendo 3DS
Notes:
WarioWare: Smooth Moves

Original release date(s):[33]
  • JP: December 2, 2006
  • NA: January 15, 2007
  • EU: January 12, 2007
 Release years by system:
2006 – Wii[33]
2016 – Wii U
Notes:
  • Known as Odoru Made in Wario[e] in Japan.[33][34]
  • Co-developed by Intelligent Systems.[33]
  • Players must hold the Wii Remote in different positions to play the minigames.[5]
WarioWare: Snapped!

Original release date(s):[35]
  • JP: December 24, 2008
  • NA: April 5, 2009
  • EU: April 3, 2009
 Release years by system:
2008 – DSiWare[35]
2011 – Nintendo 3DS
Notes:
WarioWare D.I.Y.

Original release date(s):
  • JP: April 29, 2009
  • NA: March 28, 2010
  • EU: April 30, 2010
 Release years by system:
2009 – Nintendo DS
Notes:
  • Known as Made in Ore[g] in Japan.
  • Co-developed by Intelligent Systems.
  • Allows the user to create their own minigames, music, and comics.
WarioWare D.I.Y. Showcase

Original release date(s):
  • JP: April 29, 2009
  • NA: March 29, 2010
  • EU: April 30, 2010
 Release years by system:
2009 – WiiWare
Notes:
  • Known as Asobu Made in Ore[h] in Japan.
  • Co-developed by Intelligent Systems.
  • Allows the user to import games and content made in WarioWare D.I.Y. for TV play.
Game & Wario

Original release date(s):[38]
  • JP: March 28, 2013
  • NA: June 23, 2013
  • EU: June 28, 2013
 Release years by system:
2013 – Wii U
Notes:
  • Described as a spiritual successor to the WarioWare series.[39]
  • Features various games utilizing the Wii U GamePad, including its touchscreen, motion controls and camera.[38]
WarioWare Gold

Original release date(s):
  • EU: July 27, 2018
  • AU: July 28, 2018
  • JP: August 2, 2018
  • NA: August 3, 2018
 Release years by system:
2018 – Nintendo 3DS
Notes:
  • Known as Gorgeous Made in Wario[i] in Japan.
WarioWare: Get It Together!

Original release date(s):
September 10, 2021		 Release years by system:
2021 – Nintendo Switch
Notes:
  • Known as Osusowakeru Made in Wario[j] in Japan.
WarioWare: Move It!

Original release date(s):
November 3, 2023		 Release years by system:
2023 – Nintendo Switch
Notes:
  • Known as Chō Odoru Made in Wario[k] in Japan.
  • Direct sequel to WarioWare: Smooth Moves, as shown by its Japanese title and similar English title.
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Individual microgames

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Bird & Beans

Original release date(s):[40]
  • JP: December 24, 2008
  • PAL: April 6, 2009
  • NA: April 3, 2009
 Release years by system:
2008 – DSiWare[40]
Notes:
Paper Airplane Chase

Original release date(s):[42][43]
  • JP: December 24, 2008
  • PAL: April 3, 2009
  • NA: April 27, 2009
 Release years by system:
2008 – DSiWare[42]
Notes:
  • Developed by Nintendo.[42]
  • Known in Europe and Australasia as Paper Plane.[43][44]
  • Originally a single microgame with expanded modes that was released for the DSiWare download service.[42]
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Other games

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Mario & Wario

Original release date(s):[45]
  • JP: August 27, 1993
 Release years by system:
1993 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[45]
Notes:
Wario's Woods

Original release date(s):[46]
  • JP: February 19, 1994
  • NA: December 10, 1994
  • PAL: 1995
 Release years by system:
1994 – Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System[46][47]
1995 – Satellaview[48]
2006 – Wii (VC)[2]
2013 – Nintendo 3DS (VC)
2013 – Wii U (VC)
2018 – Nintendo Switch (NC)
Notes:
  • Developed by Nintendo.[2]
  • Last game to be released for the Nintendo Entertainment System.[2]
  • Features Toad as the protagonist, and Wario as the villain.[2]
  • Puzzle game in which the player's cursor is Toad.[2]
Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!

Original release date(s):[49]
  • JP: August 10, 1994
  • NA: November 1994
  • PAL: June 29, 1995
 Release years by system:
1994 – Game Boy[49]
Notes:
  • Developed by Hudson Soft.[49]
  • Originally released as Bomberman GB in Japan, and not featuring Wario in any way.[50] It was altered and re-released as Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! in North America and Europe in the hopes that the game would reach a larger audience.[50]
Wario's Woods: Bakushō Version

Original release date(s):[51]
 Release years by system:
1995 – Satellaview[51]
Notes:
  • Featuring a vocal track from the Japanese radio comedy show, Bakushō Mondai.[52]
  • Re-released in 1997 without the Bakushō Mondai vocal track as Wario no Mori: Futatabi in two different versions (time- and score-attack).[51]
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Japanese: ワリオランド シェイク
  2. [b]
    Japanese: メイド イン ワリオ
  3. [c]
    Japanese: まわるメイドインワリオ; lit. Turning Made in Wario
  4. [d]
    Japanese: さわる メイドインワリオ; lit. Touching Made in Wario
  5. [e]
    Japanese: おどるメイド イン ワリオ; lit. Dancing Made in Wario
  6. [f]
    Japanese: うつす メイド イン ワリオ; lit. Projecting Made in Wario
  7. [g]
    Japanese: メイド イン 俺; lit. Made in Me
  8. [h]
    Japanese: あそぶメイドイン俺; lit. Play Made in Me
  9. [i]
    Japanese: ゴージャス メイド イン ワリオ, Hepburn: lit. Gōjyasu Meido in Wario
  10. [j]
    Japanese: おすそわける メイド イン ワリオ; lit. Share With Others: Made in Wario
  11. [k]
    Japanese: 超おどるメイド イン ワリオ; lit. Super Dancing Made in Wario

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