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|developer=[[Game Freak]]
|developer=[[Game Freak]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|designer=[[Nintendo]]
|designer=Nintendo
|release={{release|Japan|August 27, 1993}}
|release={{release|Japan|August 27, 1993}}
|genre=[[Genre#Puzzle|Puzzle]], [[Genre#Platform|Platformer]]
|genre=[[Genre#Puzzle games|Puzzle]], [[Genre#Platform games|platformer]]
|modes=Single-player
|modes=Single player
|ratings={{ratings|cero=A}}
|ratings={{ratings|cero=A}}
|platforms=[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System#Super Famicom|Super Famicom]]
|platforms=[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System#Super Famicom|Super Famicom]]
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'''''Mario & Wario''''' is a [[Genre#Puzzle|puzzle]]-[[Genre#Platform|platformer]] game released for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System#Super Famicom|Super Famicom]] in 1993. It was designed by Satoshi Tajiri and developed by [[Game Freak]]. It is one of the few [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'']] games to utilize the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System#Super NES Mouse|Super Famicom Mouse]] accessory.  
'''''Mario & Wario''''' is a [[Genre#Puzzle games|puzzle]]-[[Genre#Platform games|platform]] game released for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System#Super Famicom|Super Famicom]] in 1993. It was designed by Satoshi Tajiri and developed by [[Game Freak]]. It is one of the few games of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] to utilize the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System#Super NES Mouse|Super Famicom Mouse]] accessory.  


The game was initially planned to be localized for the North American market (as shown by it being previewed in the September 1993 issue of ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' and a Canadian ad for a {{wp|Kellogg's}} contest,<ref>[http://www.snescentral.com/article.php?id=0921 SNES Central: Mario & Wario]</ref> which [[:File:Mario&Wario Western Boxart.jpg|featured a tentative box art]]), but ended up being a Japan-exclusive title. Despite this, the game itself contains no written Japanese whatsoever; it is entirely in English. ''Mario & Wario'' had also been featured in magazines from the UK, Germany, and Brazil. Most prominently, it was featured on the front cover of the November 1993 issue of VideoGame Magazine in Brazil with a full feature, which indicated that a release was near.<ref>[https://www.sm128c.com/mario-and-wario-western-release-0176 Super Mario 128 Central: Mario & Wario: Nearly released in Americas and Europe]</ref>
The game was initially planned to be localized for the North American market (as shown by it being previewed in the September 1993 issue of ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' and a Canadian ad for a {{wp|Kellogg's}} contest,<ref>[http://www.snescentral.com/article.php?id=0921 SNES Central: Mario & Wario]</ref> which [[:File:Mario&Wario Western Boxart.jpg|featured a tentative box art]]), but ended up being a Japan-exclusive title. Despite this, the game itself contains no written Japanese whatsoever; it is entirely in English. ''Mario & Wario'' had also been featured in magazines from the UK, Germany, and Brazil. Most prominently, it was featured on the front cover of the November 1993 issue of VideoGame Magazine in Brazil with a full feature, which indicated that a release was near.<ref>[https://www.sm128c.com/mario-and-wario-western-release-0176 Super Mario 128 Central: Mario & Wario: Nearly released in Americas and Europe]</ref>
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==References in other media==
==References in other media==
*''[[bulbapedia:Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Pokémon Red and Blue]]'': In one character's house, the protagonist can interact with a Super Nintendo Entertainment System connected to a TV, which is described as displaying "a game with Mario wearing a bucket on his head." Both ''Mario & Wario'' and ''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'' were developed by Game Freak.
*''[[bulbapedia:Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Pokémon Red and Blue]]'': In Copycat's house, the protagonist can interact with a Super Nintendo Entertainment System connected to a TV, which is described as displaying "a game with Mario wearing a bucket on his head." Both ''Mario & Wario'' and ''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'' were developed by Game Freak. Route 24 and Route 25's theme sounds somewhat similar to the sky theme from ''Mario & Wario''.
*''[[wikirby:Kirby Super Star|Kirby Super Star]]'' and ''[[wikirby:Kirby Super Star Ultra|Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'': One of the [[wikirby:Treasure|treasure]]s that can be obtained in the [[wikirby:Crystal (area)|Crystal]] area of the [[wikirby:The Great Cave Offensive|The Great Cave Offensive]] main game is a Bucket almost identical to the one in ''Mario & Wario''. However, the "M" in the Bucket is orange instead of purple.
*''[[wikirby:Kirby Super Star|Kirby Super Star]]'' and ''[[wikirby:Kirby Super Star Ultra|Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'': One of the [[wikirby:Treasure|treasure]]s that can be obtained in the [[wikirby:Crystal (area)|Crystal]] area of the [[wikirby:The Great Cave Offensive|The Great Cave Offensive]] main game is a Bucket almost identical to the one in ''Mario & Wario''. However, the "M" in the Bucket is orange instead of purple.
*''[[Mario and the Incredible Rescue]]'': In chapter 8, Wario attacks with buckets.
*''[[Mario and the Incredible Rescue]]'': In chapter 8, Wario attacks with buckets.
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{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=マリオとワリオ<br>''Mario to Wario''<br>マウス専用マリオとワリオ<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/shvc/we/index.html マウス専用マリオとワリオ] ''Nintendo''. Retrieved October 17, 2020.</ref><br>''Mausu-sen'yō Mario to Wario''
|Jap=マリオとワリオ<br>''Mario to Wario''<br>マウス専用マリオとワリオ<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/shvc/we/index.html マウス専用マリオとワリオ] ''Nintendo''. Retrieved October 17, 2020.</ref><br>''Mausu-sen'yō Mario to Wario''
|JapM='''''Mario & Wario''''' or '''''Mouse-Exclusive Mario & Wario'''''; used in packaging and promotional materials.
|JapM=Mario & Wario<br><br>Mouse-Exclusive Mario & Wario; used in packaging and promotional materials.
}}
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