List of Wario games
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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 console
s 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.
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. The latest Wario platform game to be released is Wario Land: The Shake Dimension
(known as Wario Land: Shake It! in North America
and in Japan
) for the Wii
, and is a 2D
platform game like the previous Wario platform games. The WarioWare games are minigame compilation
s in which the player is required to perform a series of short activities at a quickening pace. The latest game in the WarioWare series is WarioWare D.I.Y. (known as in Japan) for the Nintendo DS
, which allows users to create their own minigames.
Wario (series)
The series is a series of video games created by Nintendo starring the character Wario. It started with Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, the first game with Wario as a playable character, and gained many sequels. The Wario series includes mostly platforming video games and minigame compilations,...
video game series is a franchise of platform games and other genres (including party and puzzle games) published and produced by Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
. The games have been developed by several companies, including Nintendo, Suzak
Suzak
Suzak is a city in Jalal-Abad Province, Kyrgyzstan. It is the capital of Suzak District. ....
, Good-Feel
Good-Feel
is a Japanese video game developer. Good-Feel began in Hyogo, Japan in 2005 and soon opened a production facility in Tokyo. Their main focus has been educational games for the Nintendo DS, which have solely been released in Japan...
, and Intelligent Systems
Intelligent Systems
is a Japanese first-party video game developer and internal team of Nintendo Co., Ltd. It has its headquarters in the Nintendo Kyoto Research Center in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture....
. All Wario video games have been developed exclusively for Nintendo video game console
Video game console
A video game console is an interactive entertainment computer or customized computer system that produces a video display signal which can be used with a display device to display a video game...
s and handhelds
Handheld game console
A handheld game console is a lightweight, portable electronic device with a built-in screen, game controls and speakers. Handheld game consoles are run on machines of small size allowing people to carry them and play them at any time or place...
dating from the Game Boy
Game Boy
The , is an 8-bit handheld video game device developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on , in North America in , and in Europe on...
to the current generation of video game consoles
History of video game consoles (seventh generation)
In the history of video games, the seventh generation of consoles is the current generation , and includes consoles released since late by Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony...
. The first game to feature Wario
Wario
is a fictional character in Nintendo's Mario series. The character was designed as another antagonist to Mario , and first appeared in the 1992 Game Boy title Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins as the main antagonist and final boss...
as a playable character
Player character
A player character or playable character is a character in a video game or role playing game who is controlled or controllable by a player, and is typically a protagonist of the story told in the course of the game. A player character is a persona of the player who controls it. Player characters...
was Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, known in Japan as , is a platforming video game developed by Nintendo on the Game Boy in 1994. It is the first video game to feature Wario as both a playable character and the main character, as well as the first appearance of Captain Syrup and her Brown Sugar...
for the Game Boy, although he had previously appeared as the antagonist in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
is a platforming video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. It was released in Japan on October 21, 1992, in North America on November 2, 1992, and in Europe on January 28, 1993...
and other games.
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
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
-style cut scenes and a greedy protagonist—make the games unique from other platformers in the genre. The latest Wario platform game to be released is Wario Land: The Shake Dimension
Wario Land: The Shake Dimension
Wario Land: The Shake Dimension, known as Wario Land: Shake It! in North America and as in Japan, is a video game for the Wii video game console. It is the sixth game to be released in the Wario Land series. It is also the first home console Wario Land game and the first new Wario Land game in...
(known as Wario Land: Shake It! in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
) for the Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
, and is a 2D
2D computer graphics
2D computer graphics is the computer-based generation of digital images—mostly from two-dimensional models and by techniques specific to them...
platform game like the previous Wario platform games. The WarioWare games are minigame compilation
Minigame
A minigame is a short video game often contained within another video game. A minigame is always smaller or more simplistic than the game in which it is contained. Minigames are sometimes also offered separately for free to promote the main game...
s in which the player is required to perform a series of short activities at a quickening pace. The latest game in the WarioWare series is WarioWare D.I.Y. (known as in Japan) for the Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
, which allows users to create their own minigames.