List of Wario video games

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

The "W" emblem appears on Wario's yellow hat and represents him in many games.

The Wario series consists of two separate gameplay-oriented parts: 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 Super Mario Land series of games for the Game Boy. The changes from the Mario Land series, both stylistically and storywise—with anime-style cutscenes 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: Shake It! (known as Wario Land: The Shake Dimension in Europe and Wario Land: Shake^[a] 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, with the player having four lives.^[6][7] The latest WarioWare game is WarioWare: Move It!, released on November 3, 2023.

Wario platforming games

Title	Details
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 Original release date(s):[8] JP: January 22, 1994 NA: March 14, 1994 PAL: May 14, 1994	Release years by system: 1994 – Game Boy[8] 2011 – Nintendo 3DS (VC)
	Notes: Developed by Nintendo's Nintendo R&D1 team.[3] First game to feature Wario as a playable character.[3] Third game in the Super Mario Land series and the first game in the Wario Land series.[3] Re-released in Europe under the Game Boy Nintendo Classics brand in 2001.[8] Re-released on the Nintendo 3DS's Virtual Console service in 2012 for Japan, Europe, and North America.
Virtual Boy Wario Land Original release date(s):[9] JP: December 1, 1995 NA: November 27, 1995	Release years by system: 1995 – Virtual Boy[9]
	Notes: Developed by Nintendo.[9] Features gameplay similar to the other Wario Land games.[10]
Wario Land II Original release date(s):[11] JP: October 21, 1998 NA: March 31, 1999 EU: April 25, 1999	Release years by system: 1998 – Game Boy[11] 1998 – Game Boy Color[12] 2012 – Nintendo 3DS (VC)
	Notes: Developed by Nintendo.[11] Includes support for the Super Game Boy peripheral.[13]
Wario Land 3 Original release date(s):[14] JP: March 21, 2000 NA: June 1, 2000 PAL: April 14, 2000	Release years by system: 2000 – Game Boy Color[14] 2012 – Nintendo 3DS (VC) 2023 – Nintendo Switch (NSO)
	Notes: Developed by Nintendo.[14] More non-linear in structure than previous games in the series.[15]
Wario Land 4 Original release date(s):[16] JP: August 21, 2001 NA: November 18, 2001 PAL: November 16, 2001	Release years by system: 2001 – Game Boy Advance[16] 2011 – Nintendo 3DS (VC, Ambassador Program exclusive) 2014 – Wii U (VC)
	Notes: Developed by Nintendo.[16]
Wario World Original release date(s):[17] JP: May 27, 2004 NA: June 23, 2003 PAL: June 20, 2003	Release years by system: 2003 – GameCube[17]
	Notes: Developed by Treasure.[17] First Wario platform game for a home console.[18]
Wario: Master of Disguise Original release date(s):[19] JP: January 18, 2007 NA: March 5, 2007 EU: June 1, 2007 AU: May 17, 2007	Release years by system: 2007 – Nintendo DS[19] 2015 – Wii U (VC)
	Notes: Developed by Suzak. Fuses puzzles into a Wario platforming setting.[20]
Wario Land: Shake It! Original release date(s):[21] JP: July 24, 2008 NA: September 22, 2008 EU: September 26, 2008 AU: September 25, 2008	Release years by system: 2008 – Wii[21] 2016 – Wii U
	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[b] in Japan.[21][22] Developed by Good-Feel.[21] Requires the player to shake the Wii Remote to perform certain actions.[5]

WarioWare games

Title	Details
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 (NSO)
	Notes: Known as Made in Wario[c] in Japan and WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania in Europe.[23][25] Developed by Nintendo.[23] First game in the WarioWare series.[26] Consists of a series of minigames presented in a hectic format.[7] Re-released for the GameCube as Warioware, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! with multiplayer support.[24][26]
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[d] 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: Known as Sawaru Made In Wario[e] in Japan.[30][31] Co-developed by Intelligent Systems.[30] Uses the Nintendo DS touch screen for most of the minigames.[32]
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[f] in Japan.[33][34] Co-developed by Intelligent Systems.[33] Players must hold the Wii Remote in different positions to play the minigames.[6]
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: Known as Utsusu Made in Wario[g] in Japan.[35][36] Co-developed by Intelligent Systems.[35] Uses the Nintendo DSi's camera to control the minigames.[37]
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, WiiWare
	Notes: Known as Made in Ore[h] in Japan. Co-developed by Intelligent Systems. Allows the user to create their own minigames. The minigames made in the DS game can be uploaded to Asobu Made in Ore (WarioWare D.I.Y. Showcase in North America), a game available through the WiiWare service.
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.

Individual microgames

Title	Details
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: Developed by Nintendo.[41] Known in Europe and Australasia as Pyoro. Originally found in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames!, Pyoro that was modified to use both of the Nintendo DS's screens.[41]
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]

Other games

Title	Details
Mario & Wario Original release date(s):[45] JP: August 27, 1993	Release years by system: 1993 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[45]
	Notes: Developed by Game Freak.[45] Released exclusively in Japan.[45] Uses the Super Famicom mouse.
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 (NSO)
	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] JP: 1995	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]

Notes

1. Japanese: ワリオランド シェイク
2. Japanese: ワリオランド シェイク
3. Japanese: メイド イン ワリオ
4. Japanese: まわるメイドインワリオ, lit. Turning Made in Wario
5. Japanese: さわる メイドインワリオ, lit. Touching Made in Wario
6. Japanese: おどるメイド イン ワリオ, lit. Dancing Made in Wario
7. Japanese: うつす メイド イン ワリオ, lit. Projecting Made in Wario
8. Japanese: メイド イン 俺, lit. Made in Me
9. Japanese: ゴージャス メイド イン ワリオ, Hepburn: lit. Gōjyasu Meido in Wario
10. Japanese: おすそわける　メイド イン ワリオ, lit. Share With Others: Made in Wario
11. Japanese: 超おどるメイド イン ワリオ, lit. Super Dancing Made in Wario

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