The microgames vary in how they are completed. These include the Game Boy Advance original, Twisted!, Touched!, Smooth Moves, D.I.Y., and Game & Wario, in addition to some new ones for a total of over 300 microgames. Īs a collection game, most microgames that appear have once existed in a previous title in the WarioWare series. After which, the minigames can be replayed and will begin to speed up the time allotted. When a section of microgames is completed, the player will complete a boss microgame. If they run out of lives, the game ends and the high score is displayed, which is determined by how many microgames were passed. If a microgame is completed incorrectly, or the time runs out, the player loses one of four lives. When one is complete, a point is given, and the game moves on to the next. Wario shutting the door on a solicitor in a microgame by tapping the A button.Īs is tradition for a WarioWare game, the player is tasked with completing "microgames"-various minigames with very short time limits-in rapid succession. A follow up for the Nintendo Switch, WarioWare: Get It Together!, released in 2021. The game sold poorly at first but later spiked in 2020 in the United Kingdom. Reception of its various collectibles was split, with some finding them worthwhile while others on the contrary. Gold received generally positive reviews, being praised for its graphics, additional modes, and the introduction of voice acting. Intelligent Systems focused less on collectible items and more on core programming after deeming them not as important. Gold also featured voice acting, a first for the series.
The game's creative director, Goro Abe, put careful planning in determining which 300 of the 1,100 microgames across the series would be featured.
After completing the story mode, additional modes such as the challenge mode are unlocked.
Gold features both microgames from past entries in the series and some new ones for a total of over 300 microgames, the most featured in the series to date. Similar to previous entries, in WarioWare Gold, the player is tasked with completing consecutive "microgames" at increasing paces. Meanwhile, various other WarioWare characters deal with other problems which play out in the form of short stories. The game's plot follows the greedy Wario who has organized a gaming tournament for a large cash prize, with the ultimate goal of claiming the money for himself. The ninth installment in the WarioWare series, it was released in PAL regions in July 2018, and in North America and Japan the following month. Poke,Poke,Poke or slide it across.WarioWare Gold is a minigame compilation co-developed by Nintendo EPD and Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS family of video game consoles. The Touch League involves touch the 3DS with a stylus. The Twist League involves rotating the 3DS left or right and occasionally having to press the A button. The Mash League is a series of levels in which you use the D-Pad or Circle Pad and A buttons respectively to beat the microgames. Each league has five stages each with a character and theme.
In WarioWare Gold the are three leagues: Mash, Twist, and Touch. Acknowledging the money that could be made in the booming industry, Wario again sets out to capitalize on the video game craze. Using his laptop and a recording device, Wario streams his latest scheme to the residents of Diamond City a gaming competition with a steep entry fee, but a ten million coin reward to the victor. True to form, Wario calls up his closest friends to do most of the work for him and again, they agree. With his fortune on the line, Wario sets out to begin Diamond City's first " Wario Bowl" games. Unbeknownst to Wario however, a small girl named Lulu is pursuing him in attempt to retrieve the golden pot that was stolen. After stealing a golden pot from a temple at Luxeville, Wario comes to the realization that he is completely out of money. While reflecting on this in his house in Diamond City, Wario sees a report on television about Super Pyoro a new entry in the Pyoro video game franchise that fans are eager to get their hands on.