This page explains in detail the interactions between the Animal Crossing series and the Wario series.
Dobutsu no Mori+[]
December 14, 2001
Wario's Woods in Animal Crossing.
Animal Crossing
Wario
In Dobutsu no Mori+ and its revisions (Animal Crossing and Dobutsu no Mori e+), the complete Famicom/NES game Baseball is featured as a playable mini-game, though it's only obtainable on "the Island", accessed by connecting the Game Boy Advance to the GameCube.
See here for other NES games included in the game.
WarioWare: Smooth Moves[]
December 02, 2006
Animal Crossing
Wario
One of 9-Volt & 18-Volt's microgames is based on Animal Crossing: Wild World. Starting with the "Remote Control" form, the player pull the Wii Remote at the right time to catch the fish.
Despite being mainly based on Wild World, the background music is "12 PM" from the original Animal Crossing, and also the presence of lilies in the pond is based on that game.
WarioWare Gold[]
July 27, 2018
Metroid
Wario
This game is a compilation of microgames from the entire series, and one of 18-Volt's microgames is the "Animal Crossing: Wild World" microgame from WarioWare: Smooth Moves, which returns with the graphics slightly altered. Also the background music is now the "3 PM" theme from Animal Crossing: Wild World and Animal Crossing: City Folk. Being part of the "Twist League", the microgame is now controlled by tilting the console.
The game also features compatibility with many different amiibo. Scanning a compatible one will make Wario draw a sketch of the character, which can be exchanged for in-game coins.
This includes all the Animal Crossing amiibo, though both Isabelle variations will produce the same sketch; also amiibo cards are not compatible.
Sketches made from Animal Crossing amiibo are: (Note that while the main subject is always the same, the background and the style of the painting are randomized each time)
Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Update 1.3.0[]
July 03, 2020
Animal Crossing
Wario
A new character added with this update is Captain Gullivarrr, and when accepting one of his requests he says:
- "Really?! Why, you're even sweeter than the famous Captain Syrup - but without her double-crossin', I hope!"
This is a reference to Captain Syrup, the main recurring villain from the Wario Land series, and specifically the mention of her double-crossing seems to reference Wario Land: Shake It!.
While the line itself may be seen as ambiguous, this can be treated as an in-universe link considering that Gullivarrr also mentions places and characters from other games in his dialogue.
For instance, refusing his requests results in a reference to Linebeck from the Zelda series.
WarioWare: Get It Together![]
September 10, 2021
Animal Crossing
Wario
One of 9-Volt's microgames is based on Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Two villagers are shown standing near a gap in the ground with a balloon present floating between them; the player must pop the balloon so that the present falls near one of the villagers and not into the gap. The present moves faster and on a wavy motion depending on the level, and two balloons must be popped instead of one in a two-player game. Villagers that may appear are Fauna, Goldie, and Marshal, and they react accordingly depending if they receive the present, if the other villager receives it, or if it falls into the gap.
Note that the plot of Get It Together! involves the protagonists being sucked into the games and they then directly interact with them, so in this case the microgames create an in-universe link.
License[]
Copyrights for both series are held by Nintendo.