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Wario, as he appears in WarioWare: Smooth Moves
Wario is a series of video games made by Nintendo and starring Wario, a character originally from the Mario series.
Video games
A total of 21 games were released in the Wario series:
- Mario & Wario (August 27, 1993), Super Famicom. Part of both the Mario and Wario series.
- Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (January 21, 1994), Game Boy. Still part of both Mario and Wario series, re-released for 3DS Virtual Console in 2011.
- Wario's Woods (February 19, 1994), Famicom/NES, Super Famicom/SNES. Re-released in 2006 for Wii Virtual Console and in 2013 for 3DS Virtual Console and Wii U Virtual Console. Two remakes have been released in the 90s for the SNES via Satellaview: Wario's Woods Burst Of Laughter Version and Wario's Woods Again.
- Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! (November 1994), Game Boy. A crossover with the Bomberman series, it's a remake of the Japanese Bomberman GB.
- Virtual Boy Wario Land (November 1995), Virtual Boy.
- Wario Land II (March 1, 1998), Game Boy. Re-released for the Game Boy Color later that year and for 3DS Virtual Console in 2012.
- Wario Land 3 (March 21, 2000), Game Boy Color. Re-released in 2012 for 3DS Virtual Console.
- Wario Land 4 (August 21, 2001), Game Boy Advance. Re-released in 2011 in limited edition for 3DS Virtual Console and in 2014 for WiiU Virtual Console.
- WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (March 21, 2003), Game Boy Advance. Re-released in 2011 in limited edition for 3DS Virtual Console and in 2014 for WiiU Virtual Console.
- Wario World (June 20, 2003), GameCube.
- WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! (October 17, 2003), Nintendo GameCube. A multiplayer remake of WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!.
- WarioWare: Twisted! (October 14, 2004), Game Boy Advance.
- WarioWare: Touched! (December 2, 2004), Nintendo DS. Re-released for Wii U Virtual Console in 2015.
- WarioWare: Smooth Moves (December 2, 2006), Wii. Re-released for Wii U in 2016.
- Wario: Master of Disguise (january 18, 2007), Nintendo DS. Re-released for Wii U Virtual Console in 2015.
- Wario Land: Shake It! (July 24, 2008), Wii. Re-released in 2016 for Wii U.
- WarioWare: Snapped! (December 24, 2008), DSiWare.
- WarioWare: D.I.Y. (April 29, 2009), Nintendo DS.
- WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase (April 29, 2009), WiiWare.
- Game & Wario (March 28, 2013), Wii U.
- WarioWare Gold (July 27, 2018), Nintendo 3DS.
Publications
- Mario VS Wario a sequel to Nintendo Power's Mario comic Super Mario Adventures published in two episodes on issues 44 (january 1993) and 56 (january 1994) of Nintendo Power.
- Warios Weihnachtsmärchen published on June 1995 issue of the german Club Nintendo magazine, it's a parody of A Christmas Carol.
- Game Boy Advance - Wario Land 4 fourth and last book in the Game Boy series of "Choose Your Own Adventure" books, released in september 2002.
- Ore Dayo! Wario Dayo!! a spin-off of the Super Mario-Kun manga by CoroCoro Comics, with volume 1 (December 30, 2007) based on Wario World, volume 2 (June 2, 2008) based on Wario: Master of Disguise and volume 3 (July 28, 2010) based on Wario Land: Shake It!
Sub-series
- Wario Land: A series of 2D adventure games starring Wario.
- WarioWare: A video game series based on "microgames".
Links to other series
Note: here will only be listed cameos of Wario as hero of his own series, appearances of him as character from the Mario games will be listed in the Mario series' page.
Microgame versions of other Nintendo games in the WarioWare series create a sub-universe link with it, since microgames are supposed to be videogames within the Wario universe.
Waluigi mainly appears in Mario games, so he is considered a Mario character and not a Wario character.
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| Mario | August 27, 1993 | The Wario series is a spin-off of the Mario series. The games Mario & Wario and Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 are part of both series. | 1
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| Metroid | January 1994 | In a Mario VS Wario comic there's a Samus Doll; Various microgames in the WarioWare series are based on Metroid games and Wario can draw a sketch of a Metroid in WarioWare Gold by scanning the respective amiibo; Metroid Prime 3: Corruption features an unlockable sticker based on WarioWare: Smooth Moves. | 2
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| Bomberman | November 1994 | Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! is a crossover between the two series. | 1
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| Kid Klown | June 1995 | Wario meets Kid Klown in the comic Warios Weihnachtsmärchen. | 1
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| Kirby | June 1995 | Wario meets Kirby in the comic Warios Weihnachtsmärchen; the bucket from Mario & Wario is an obtainable item in Kirby Super Star. | 1
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| Donkey Kong | June 1995 | Wario meets Donkey and Diddy Kong in the comic Warios Weihnachtsmärchen; various microgames in the WarioWare series are based on Donkey Kong games; a music track from WarioWare Twisted! is featured in Donkey Konga 3. | 1
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| Pokémon | February 27, 1996 | Mario & Wario can be seen on a TV in Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue; a Pokémon Pikachu console is a treasure in Wario Land 3, while a Pokémon Mini console can be seen in WarioWare: Touched! | 2
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| Game & Watch Gallery | September 27, 1997 | The "Modern" versions of Ball in Game & Watch Gallery 2, of Donkey Kong Jr. in Game & Watch Gallery 3 and of Fire Attack in Game & Watch Gallery Advance feature elements from the Wario Land series. | 2
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| Ball (G&W) | September 27, 1997 | A microgame version of Ball is featured in WarioWare: Touched! and in Game & Wario; UNDIRECT: Modern Ball W Mode within Game & Watch Gallery 2 features elements from Wario Land. | 1
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| Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic | March 01, 1998 | Wario Land II features a treasure based on the Big Face item from Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic. | 3
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| Flagman | March 26, 1998 | A remake of Flagman is unlockable in Wario Land 2, while a microgame version of it is featured in WarioWare: Touched! | 2
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| N-Gang | April 1999 | Wario appears in "Jagdszenen aus der unteren Oberstufe" and other N-Gang episodes. | 1
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| Picross | February 01, 2000 | Picross NP Vol. 7 includes images from the Wario series. | 2
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| Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru | August 21, 2001 | Dr. Arewo Stein from Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru makes an appearance in Wario Land 4, and music from the game is unlockable in WarioWare: D.I.Y. | 1
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| Luigi | September 14, 2001 | The ending of Luigi's Mansion might be based on the ending of Wario Land. | 3
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| Animal Crossing | December 14, 2001 | The NES version of Wario's Woods is featured as an unlockable playable game in Dobutsu no Mori+ and its revisions; a microgame version of Animal Crossing: Wild World is featured in WarioWare: Smooth Moves; Wario can draw a sketch of Animal Crossing characters in WarioWare Gold by scanning the respective amiibo. | 2
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| Fire Attack | October 25, 2002 | UNDIRECT: Wario's Hen from Wario Land II makes an appearance in Modern Fire Attack within Game & Watch Gallery Advance. | 1
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| Parachute | March 21, 2003 | The helicopter from Parachute appears in a microgame in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!. | 2
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| Balloon Fight | March 21, 2003 | Microgame versions of Balloon Fight are featured in the WarioWare series. | 2
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| Duck Hunt | March 21, 2003 | Microgame versions of Duck Hunt are featured in the WarioWare series. | 2
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| F-Zero | March 21, 2003 | A microgame version of F-Zero is featured in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!. | 2
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| Hogan's Alley | March 21, 2003 | Microgame versions of Hogan's Alley are featured in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! and WarioWare: Touched! | 2
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| Ice Climber | March 21, 2003 | Microgame versions of Ice Climber are featured in the WarioWare series. | 2
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| Racing 112 | March 21, 2003 | A microgame version of Racing 112 is featured in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!. | 2
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| Zelda | March 21, 2003 | Microgame versions of Zelda games are featured in the WarioWare series; Wario canalso draw a sketch of Zelda characters in WarioWare Gold by scanning the respective amiibo. | 2
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| Helmet | March 21, 2003 | A microgame version of Helmet is featured in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!. | 2
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| Urban Champion | March 21, 2003 | Microgame versions of Urban Champion are featured in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! and WarioWare: D.I.Y. | 2
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| Famicom Robot | March 21, 2003 | R.O.B. appears in various microgames in the WarioWare series. | 2
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| Super Scope | March 21, 2003 | A microgame version of Super Scope 6's "LazerBlazer" mode is featured in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!. | 2
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| Wild Gunman | March 21, 2003 | Microgame versions of Wild Gunman are featured in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! and WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase. | 2
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| Vermin | March 21, 2003 | In the microgame "Vermin", featured in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, Wario finds himself within the Vermin game. | 1
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| Excite | March 21, 2003 | In the microgame "Unexcite Bike", featured in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, Wario meets the Excite Bikers; Microgame versions of Excitebike are featured in WarioWare: Twisted! and WarioWare: D.I.Y. | 1
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| Sheriff (Nintendo) | March 21, 2003 | The minigame Wario's Sheriff, featured in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, can be considered a crossover between the two series. | 1
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| Starfy | August 05, 2004 | Wario makes an appearance in Densetsu no Starfy 3. | 1
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| Tennis (Nintendo) | October 14, 2004 | A microgame version of Tennis is featured in WarioWare: Twisted! | 2
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| Wrecking Crew | October 14, 2004 | Microgame versions of Wrecking Crew are featured in WarioWare: Twisted!, WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase and WarioWare Gold. | 2
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| Pinball (Nintendo) | October 14, 2004 | Microgame versions of Pinball are featured in WarioWare: Twisted! and WarioWare Gold. | 2
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| Golf (Nintendo) | October 14, 2004 | Microgame versions of Golf and NES Open Tournament Golf are featured in WarioWare: Twisted! | 2
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| Clu Clu Land | October 14, 2004 | Microgame versions of Clu Clu Land are featured in the WarioWare series. | 2
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| Baseball (Nintendo) | October 14, 2004 | A microgame version of Baseball is featured in WarioWare: Twisted! | 2
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| Mach Rider | October 14, 2004 | A microgame version of Mach Rider is featured in WarioWare: Twisted! | 2
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| Kid Icarus | October 14, 2004 | Microgame versions of Kid Icarus are featured in WarioWare: Twisted!, WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase and WarioWare Gold. | 2
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| Ice Hockey (Nintendo) | October 14, 2004 | A microgame version of Ice Hockey is featured in WarioWare: Twisted! | 2
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| Famicom Tantei Club | December 02, 2004 | A microgame version of Famicom Tantei Club II is featured in the Japanese version of WarioWare: Touched! | 2
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| Galaxian | December 02, 2004 | A microgame in WarioWare: Touched! is inspired on the NES version of Galaga. | 2.5
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| Spartan X | December 02, 2004 | A microgame in WarioWare: Touched! is inspired on the NES game Kung Fu. | 2.5
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| Oil Panic | December 02, 2004 | A microgame version of Oil Panic is featured in WarioWare: Touched! | 2
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| Lion (G&W) | December 02, 2004 | A microgame version of Lion is featured in WarioWare: Touched! | 2
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| Where's Wally? | December 02, 2004 | The "Were's Wario" microgame in WarioWare: Touched! is a parody of Where's Waldo? | 2.5
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| Dance Dance Revolution | July 14, 2005 | Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix includes a track from Wario World. | 2
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| Rhythm Heaven | August 03, 2006 | The Alien Bunnies from WarioWare, inc.: Minigame Mania appear in the original Rhythm Tengoku and in Rhythm Tengoku Gold, while Rhythm Heaven Megamix features a challenge train called "Wario... Where?" including characters from the WarioWare series; characters from Rhythm Paradise appear in WarioWare: Smooth Moves and Game & Wario. | 1
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| Yoshi | November 13, 2006 | Baby Wario is playable in Yoshi's Island DS. | 1
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| Light Tennis | December 02, 2006 | A microgame version of Light Tennis is featured in WarioWare: Smooth Moves. | 2
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| Octopus | December 02, 2006 | A microgame version of Octopus is featured in WarioWare: Smooth Moves. | 2
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| Pikmin | December 02, 2006 | A microgame version of Pikmin 2 is featured in WarioWare: Smooth Moves, while a microgame version of Pikmin is featured in the international version of WarioWare: D.I.Y.; Wario can draw a sketch of Pikmin in WarioWare Gold by scanning the respective amiibo. | 2
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| Nintendogs | December 02, 2006 | Microgame versions of Nintendogs are featured in WarioWare: Smooth Moves and WarioWare Gold. | 2
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| Punch-Out!! | December 02, 2006 | Microgame versions of the NES Punch-Out!! are featured in WarioWare: Smooth Moves and WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase. | 2
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| Laser Clay Shooting | December 02, 2006 | A microgame version of Laser Clay Shooting is featured in WarioWare: Smooth Moves. | 2
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| Brain Training | December 02, 2006 | A microgame version of Brain Training is featured in WarioWare: Smooth Moves; additionally in the "Rude Awakening" microgame Wario's face is similar to Dr. Kawashima's. | 2
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| Star Fox | December 02, 2006 | Microgame versions of Star Fox are featured in WarioWare: Smooth Moves and WarioWare: D.I.Y. | 2
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| Tetris | December 02, 2006 | The "Opening Night" microgame in WarioWare: Smooth Moves may be based on the ending for the NES version of Tetris. | 3
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| Angry Video Game Nerd | February 19, 2008 | The Angry Video Game Nerd reviews Virtual Boy Wario Land in the episode "Virtual Boy". | 2
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| Super Smash Bros. | January 31, 2008 | Wario is a selectable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and its sequels, with stages and Assist Trophies from the series. | 1
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| Bird & Beans | December 24, 2008 | Pyoro was originally a videogame within the Wario series. | 1.5
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| Paper Plane | December 24, 2008 | Paper Plane was originally a videogame within the Wario series, and it features characters from the game. | 1
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| Nazo no Murasame Jo | April 29, 2009 | A microgame version of Nazo no Murasame Jo is featured in the Japanese version of WarioWare: D.I.Y. | 2
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| Wii Games | April 29, 2009 | Microgame versions of the "Shooting Range" event from Wii Play and the "Tightrope Walk" event from Wii Fit are featured in WarioWare: D.I.Y. | 2
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| Greenhouse | April 29, 2009 | A microgame version of Greenhouse is featured in WarioWare: D.I.Y. | 2
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| Big Brain Academy | April 29, 2009 | A microgame version of one of the minigames in Big Brain Academy is featured in WarioWare: D.I.Y. | 2
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| Turtle Bridge | April 29, 2009 | A microgame version of Turtle Bridge is featured in WarioWare: D.I.Y. | 2
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| Nintendo Wars | April 29, 2009 | A microgame version of Advance Wars is featured in WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase. | 2
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| Tingle | April 29, 2009 | A microgame version of Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland is featured in WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase. | 2
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| Shantae | April 19, 2010 | The DLC microgame "Shantae NAB!" from WarioWare D.I.Y is based on the Shantae series. | 2
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| SpongeBob | April 10, 2011 | SpongeBob SquigglePants is based on the WarioWare series. | 3
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| NES Remix | April 24, 2014 | NES Remix 2 includes challenges based on Wario's Woods. | 2
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| Nintendo Badge Arcade | May 2015 | Nintendo Badge Arcade features badges based on the WarioWare series. | 2
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| Fire Emblem | July 27, 2018 | A microgame version of Fire Emblem Awakening is featured in WarioWare Gold. | 2
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| Manhole | July 27, 2018 | A microgame version of Fire Emblem Awakening is featured in WarioWare Gold; additionally the "Bridge Work" microgame in WarioWare: Smooth Moves may be based on Manhole. | 2
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| Lefty RX | July 27, 2018 | WarioWare Gold includes a microgame where the player controls a Lefty RX toy car. | 2
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| Pushmo | July 27, 2018 | A microgame version of Pushmo is featured in WarioWare Gold. | 2
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| Tomodachi Collection | July 27, 2018 | A microgame version of Tomodachi Life is featured in WarioWare Gold. | 2
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| Splatoon | July 27, 2018 | Wario can draw a sketch of Splatoon characters in WarioWare Gold by scanning the respective amiibo. | 2 |
