WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames!

2003 video game

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, released in Japan as Made in Wario and in European regions as WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania, is an action video game for the Game Boy Advance. It was developed and published by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2003, in Europe on May 23, 2003, in North America on May 26, 2003, and in Australia on June 6, 2003. It is the first game in the WarioWare series.

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames!
Developer(s)Nintendo R&D1
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Director(s)Hirofumi Matsuoka
Producer(s)Takehiro Izushi
Designer(s)Ko Takeuchi
Goro Abe
Ryutaro Takahashi
Artist(s)Ko Takeuchi
Composer(s)Ryoji Yoshitomi
Kyoko Miyamoto
SeriesWarioWare
Platform(s)Game Boy Advance, iQue Player, Virtual Console (Nintendo 3DS, Wii U)
ReleaseGame Boy Advance:
  • JP: March 21, 2003
  • EU: May 23, 2003
  • NA: May 26, 2003
  • AU: June 6, 2003
iQue Player:
  • CHN: July 4, 2005
Virtual Console (3DS) (Ambassador Program Release):
  • AU: December 15, 2011
  • JP: December 16, 2011
  • EU: December 16, 2011
  • NA: December 16, 2011
Virtual Console (Wii U):
  • JP: April 3, 2014
  • NA: April 10, 2014
  • EU: April 10, 2014
  • AU: April 10, 2014
Genre(s)Action, rhythm
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

In this game, players play "microgames", small minigames that last for only a few seconds. In these games, the player has to figure out what to do to complete them. They are helped by a word or phrase that appears at the beginning of the game. Games can be things such as shooting targets, selecting a multiple choice answer, or surviving until the end. Players are given four lives. If the player runs out of lives, the game ends.

A remake, WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!, was released for the Nintendo GameCube in 2003.

Story change

  • Wario (Introduction)
  • Jimmy T. (Sports)
  • Mona (Strange)
  • Dribble & Spitz (Sci-fi)
  • 9-Volt (Nintendo)
  • Yellow Jimmy (Remix)
  • Dr. Crygor (Reality)
  • Kat & Ana (Nature)
  • Orbulon (IQ)
  • Red Jimmy (Remix 2)
  • Wario (Anything Goes)

References change