The Wario video game series is a franchise of platform games and other genres (including party and puzzle games) published and produced by Nintendo. The games have been developed by several companies, including Nintendo, Suzak, Good-Feel, and Intelligent Systems. All Wario video games have been developed exclusively for Nintendo video game consoles and handhelds dating from the Game Boy to the current generation of video game consoles. The first game to feature Wario as a playable character was Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 for the Game Boy, although he had previously appeared as the antagonist in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins and other games.^[1][2]

The Wario series has effectively split into two directions: a series of traditional side-scrolling platform games, and a series of party games under the WarioWare moniker. The platform games are a spin-off from the Mario Land series of games for the Game Boy. The changes from the Mario Land series, both stylistically and storywise—with anime-style cut scenes and a greedy protagonist—make the games unique from other platformers in the genre.^[3][4] The latest Wario platform game to be released is Wario Land: The Shake Dimension (known as Wario Land: Shake It! in North America and Wario Land: Shake (ワリオランド シェイク^?) in Japan) for the Wii, and is a 2D platform game like the previous Wario platform games.^[5] The WarioWare games are minigame compilations in which the player is required to perform a series of short activities at a quickening pace.^[6][7] The latest game in the WarioWare series is WarioWare D.I.Y. (known as Made in Ore (メイド イン 俺^?) in Japan) for the Nintendo DS, which allows users to create their own minigames.^[8]

Contents 1 Wario platforming games 2 WarioWare games 2.1 Individual microgames 3 Other games 4 References

[edit] Wario platforming games

Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 Original release dates:[9] JP January 21, 1994 NA February 1994 PAL May 13, 1994	System release: 1994 – Game Boy[9]
	Notes: The game was developed by Nintendo's Nintendo R&D1 team.[3] Wario Land is the first game to feature Wario as a playable character.[3] It is the last game in the Super Mario Land series and the first game in the Wario Land series.[3] The title was re-released in Europe under the GameBoy Nintendo Classics brand in 2001.[9]

Virtual Boy Wario Land Original release dates:[10] JP December 1, 1995 NA November 1995	System release: 1995 – Virtual Boy[10]
	Notes: Nintendo developed the game.[10] It features gameplay similar to the other Wario Land games.[11]

Wario Land II Original release dates:[12] JP 1998 NA March 2, 1998	System release: 1998 – Game Boy[12] 1998 – Game Boy Color[13]
	Notes: The game was developed by Nintendo.[12] It includes support for the Super Game Boy peripheral.[14]

Wario Land 3 Original release dates:[15] JP March 21, 2000 NA June 1, 2000 PAL April 14, 2000	System release: 2000 – Game Boy Color[15]
	Notes: Nintendo developed the title.[15] It is more non-linear in structure than previous games in the series.[16]

Wario Land 4 Original release dates:[17] JP August 21, 2001 NA November 18, 2001 PAL November 16, 2001	System release: 2001 – Game Boy Advance[17]
	Notes: The game was developed by Nintendo.[17]

Wario World Original release dates:[18] JP May 27, 2004 NA June 24, 2003 PAL June 20, 2003	System release: 2003 – Nintendo GameCube[18]
	Notes: The title was developed by Treasure.[18] It is the first Wario platform game for a home console.[19]

Wario: Master of Disguise Original release dates:[20] JP January 18, 2007 NA March 5, 2007 EU June 1, 2007	System release: 2007 – Nintendo DS[20]
	Notes: SUZAK developed the game. It fuses puzzles into a Wario platforming setting.[21]

Wario Land: The Shake Dimension Original release dates:[22] JP January 24, 2008 NA September 22, 2008 EU September 26, 2008	System release: 2008 – Wii[22]
	Notes: The game is known as Wario Land: The Shake Dimension in Europe and Australia, Wario Land: Shake It! in North America, and Wario Land: Shake (ワリオランド シェイク?) in Japan.[22][23] It was developed by Good-Feel.[22] The game requires the player to shake the Wii remote to perform certain actions.[5]

[edit] WarioWare games

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! Original release dates:[24] JP March 21, 2003 NA May 21, 2003 EU May 23, 2003

System release: 2003 – Game Boy Advance[24] 2003 – Nintendo GameCube[25]

Notes: The game is known as Made in Wario (メイド イン ワリオ?) in Japan and WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania in Europe.[24][26] The title was developed by Nintendo.[24] It is the first game in the WarioWare series.[27] WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames! consists of a series of minigames presented in a hectic format.[7] It was re-released for the GameCube as Warioware, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! with multiplayer support.[25][27]

WarioWare: Twisted! Original release dates:[28] JP October 14, 2004 NA May 23, 2005	System release: 2004 – Game Boy Advance[28]
	Notes: The game is known as Mawaru Made in Wario (まわるメイドインワリオ?, lit. "Turning Made in Wario") in Japan.[28][29] It was developed by Nintendo.[28] The game uses a tilt sensor in the cartridge for variations in the minigames.[30]

WarioWare: Touched! Original release dates:[31] JP December 2, 2004 NA February 14, 2005 EU March 11, 2005	System release: 2004 – Nintendo DS[31]
	Notes: The title is known as Sawaru Made In Wario (さわる メイドインワリオ?, lit. "Touching Made in Wario") in Japan.[31][32] Intelligent Systems developed the game.[31] It uses the Nintendo DS touch screen for most of the minigames.[33]

WarioWare: Smooth Moves Original release dates:[34] JP December 2, 2006 NA January 15, 2007 EU January 12, 2007	System release: 2006 – Wii[34]
	Notes: The game is known as Odoru Made in Wario (おどるメイド イン ワリオ?, "Dancing Made in Wario") in Japan.[34][35] It was developed by Intelligent Systems.[34] Players must hold the Wii remote in different positions to play the minigames.[6]

WarioWare: Snapped! Original release dates:[36] JP December 24, 2008 NA April 5, 2009 EU April 3, 2009	System release: 2008 – DSiWare[36]
	Notes: The game is known as Utsusu Made in Wario (うつす メイド イン ワリオ?, lit. "Moving Made in Wario") in Japan.[36][37] Intelligent Systems developed the title.[36] The game uses the Nintendo DSi's camera to control the minigames.[38]

WarioWare D.I.Y. Original release dates:[39] JP April 29, 2009	System release: 2009 – Nintendo DS, WiiWare[8][39]
	Notes: The title is known as Made in Ore (メイド イン 俺?, lit. "Made in Me") in Japan.[35][39] The game was developed by Intelligent Systems.[39] It allows the user to create their own minigames.[8] The minigames made in the DS game can be uploaded to Asobu Made in Ore, a game available through the WiiWare service.[8]

[edit] Individual microgames

Bird & Beans Original release dates:[40] JP December 24, 2008 NA April 3, 2009 PAL April 6, 2009	System release: 2008 – DSiWare[40]
	Notes: Nintendo developed the game.[41] The title is a minigame originally found in Wario Ware, Inc: Mega Microgame$. It was modified from its original format to use both of the Nintendo DS's screens.[41]

Paper Airplane Chase Original release dates:[42][43] JP December 24, 2008 NA April 27, 2009 PAL April 3, 2009	System release: 2008 – DSiWare[42]
	Notes: Nintendo developed the game.[42] Known in Europe as Paper Plane.[43][44] The title is a single microgame with expanded modes that was released for the DSiWare download service.[42]

[edit] Other games

Mario & Wario Original release dates:[45] JP August 27, 1993	System release: 1993 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[45]
	Notes: The title was developed by Game Freak.[45] It was released exclusively in Japan.[45]

Wario's Woods Original release dates:[46] JP February 19, 1994 NA December 10, 1994 PAL 1995	System release: 1994 – Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System[46][47] 2006 – Wii Virtual Console[2]
	Notes: Nintendo developed the title.[2] Wario's Woods is the last game to be released for the Nintendo Entertainment System.[2] The game features Toad as the protagonist, and Wario as the villain.[2] It is a puzzle game in which the player's cursor is Toad.[2]

Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! Original release dates:[48] JP August 10, 1994 NA November 1994 PAL 1994	System release: 1994 – Game Boy[48]
	Notes: The game was developed by Hudson Soft.[48] In North America and Europe, the game was known as Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!. It was altered in North America in the hopes that the game would reach a higher audience.[49] In Japan, the game was known as Bomberman GB and did not feature Wario in any way.[49]

[edit] References

v • d • e Wario series List of all games Wario platforming games Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 • Virtual Boy Wario Land • Wario Land II • Wario Land 3 • Wario Land 4 • Wario World • Wario: Master of Disguise • Wario Land: The Shake Dimension WarioWare games Mega Microgames! • Mega Party Games! • Twisted! • Touched! • Smooth Moves • Snapped! • D.I.Y. Other games Mario & Wario • Wario's Woods • Wario Blast