Editing WarioWare: Twisted!

{{about|the game|the souvenir featured in the game|[[WarioWare: Twisted! (souvenir)]]|the [[microgame]] featured in ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'' and ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]''|[[WarioWare: Twisted! (microgame)]]}}

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|release={{flag list|Japan|October 14, 2004|Australia|May 19, 2005|USA|May 23, 2005}}

|languages={{languages|en_us=y|jp=y}}

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'''''WarioWare: Twisted!''''' is the third game in the [[WarioWare (series)|''WarioWare'' series]]. It was released for the [[Game Boy Advance]] in Japan on October 14, 2004 and in North America on May 23, 2005. Unlike other ''WarioWare'' games, it uses a tilt sensor for the bulk of its gameplay, which allows for the console to be tilted in order to create input instead of pressing buttons (though buttons are occasionally used). The game features a story that revolves around [[Wario]] and his employees going on self-contained adventures throughout [[Diamond City]], with the microgames being played as the characters attempt to solve whatever problem they have.

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|align="center"|[[File:Wario Title.png|170px]]

|align="center"|[[File:Wario Sprite WWT.png|link=Wario]]<br>'''[[Wario]]'''<br>Smorgasbord Sampler<br>[[File:Wario Icon WWT.png|link=Wario]]

|"''You want the Wario, so here I am! This is my smorgasbord sampler! I got rid of the time limit to make things easier on you lazy crumb bums!''"

|align="center"|[[File:WWT Wario Story.png|170px]]

|colspan=3|'''Wario's Story:'''<br>Wario is exercising in his [[Wario's House|house]] when a mouse trips him. Angered, he chases after it with a broom and, in the process, knocks a giant watch up his chimney. He catches the mouse, but the watch then lands on him, transporting him into the watch and giving it Wario's mustache. Soon, four small Warios exit the watch, and the mouse chases them. The Warios are chased back into the watch and exit as one normal-sized Wario, and the angry Wario kicks away the watch. It bounces around and lands on the mouse, giving the watch mouse ears and a tail.

|align="center"|[[File:Mona Title.png|170px]]

|align="center"|[[File:Mona Sprite Large WWTw.png|link=Mona]]<br>'''[[Mona]]'''<br>[[List of WarioWare: Twisted! microgames#Mini Spin|Mini Spin]]<br>[[File:Mona Icon WWT.png|link=Mona]]

|"''Ciao! Mona here! My games require perfect precision and petite spins! The controls are simple, but you'll need just the right touch if you want to win!''"

|align="center"|[[File:WWT Mona Story.png|170px]]

|colspan=3|'''Mona's Story:'''<br>[[Mona Pizza]] and [[Pizza Dinosaur]], two rival pizza restaurants, get a call to deliver some pizza. However, Pizza Dinosaur's caller has intended to order from Mona Pizza, which angers Pizza Dinosaur's [[The Dinosaurs|employees]]. The player can tilt the Game Boy to add toppings on to the pizza. Mona drives off on her [[Mona's scooter|scooter]] to deliver her customer's pizza, but The Dinosaurs chase her, one of whom brings along a T-rex. Mona calls her manager, [[Joe|Joe]], to summon [[Mona's Pets|the Yum Yums]], and together she gets rid of one of her pursuers and the T-rex. However, the other then jumps into a giant mechanical dinosaur. Mona's Piggy and Elephant cannot defeat it, but her Chimp throws a banana peel, slipping it. With her pursuers gone, Mona successfully delivers her pizza to the customers.

|align="center"|[[File:Jimmy Title.png|170px]]

|align="center"|[[File:Jimmy T Sprite WWT.png|link=Jimmy T]]<br>'''[[Jimmy T|Jimmy]]'''<br>[[List of WarioWare: Twisted! microgames#Big Tipper|Big Tipper]]<br>[[File:Jimmy T Icon WWT.png|link=Jimmy T]]

|"''Aw, yeah... This here is Jimmy T.'s stage. My games are larger than life, and you'll need to spin big to win big! Hold on tight to your Game Boy Advance!''"

|align="center"|[[File:WWT Jimmy Story.png|170px]]

|colspan=3|'''Jimmy T.'s Story:'''<br>At [[Club Sugar]], Jimmy is the highlight of the night. Various people are dancing on the dance floor when Jimmy, alongside [[Jimmy's Folks|his parents]], enter center-stage. The player can tilt the Game Boy to shine the spotlight between them before they proceed to dance and show off [[Jimmy's Cell|their cell phones]]. While they are on their cell phones, dinner starts to be served. They are so focused on taking pictures, however, that they ignore their food. Eventually, their food gets cold and the bartender expels them at closing time.

|align="center"|[[File:Kat and Ana Title.png|170px]]

|align="center"|[[File:Kat and Ana Sprite WWT.png|link=Kat & Ana]]<br>'''[[Kat & Ana]]'''<br>[[List of WarioWare: Twisted! microgames#Tap Out|Tap Out]]<br>[[File:Kat Icon WWT.png|link=Kat & Ana]]

|"''Hi! It's me, Kat, the cutest ninja in kindergarten! Our games use just {{Button|gba|A}}! But don't think that makes 'em easy! You'll have to be fast on your fingers to beat 'em!''"

|align="center"|[[File:WWT Kat and Ana Story.png|170px]]

|colspan=3|'''Kat & Ana's Story:'''<br>Kat & Ana's [[Diamond City Kindergarten|class]] take a field trip to the [[Diamond Knoll]], and they begin exploring with their pets, [[Shadow the Dog]] and [[Shuriken the Falcon]]. While Ana is distracted by some flowers, Kat pokes a beehive with a stick, provoking the bees inside and causing them to chase Kat & Ana. Here, the player can tap the {{Button|gba|A}} button to make them run (not doing so will result in Ana being stung by the swarm of bees). The two escape into a cabin where they are confronted by the [[Diamond Troll]]. They start to fight each other, and eventually, Kat & Ana start to charge their blades. Before they can unleash their power, Shadow and Shuriken crash through the roof and land on the Troll, defeating it. The group then goes to leave the cabin, but the bees are still there, chasing as Kat & Ana flee.

|align="center"|[[File:Dribble and Spitz Title.png|170px]]

|align="center"|[[File:Dribble and Spitz Sprite WWT.png|link=Dribble & Spitz]]<br>'''[[Dribble & Spitz]]'''<br>[[List of WarioWare: Twisted! microgames#Steer Clear|Steer Clear]]<br>[[File:Dribble Icon WWT.png|link=Dribble & Spitz]]

|"''Howdy! Dribble here. Me an' Spitz gots loads of games all about spinning and pressing {{Button|gba|A}}. We listen to three stations on my cab's radio. You should check 'em out.''"

|align="center"|[[File:WWT Dribble and Spitz Story.png|170px]]

|colspan=3|'''Dribble & Spitz's Story:'''<br>Dribble & Spitz are driving down [[Interstate 310]] with [[Dribble's taxi|their taxi]] when Spitz starts to mess with the radio. The player can cycle between various music by tilting the Game Boy Advance and pressing {{Button|gba|A}} to select it (the selected music will play during the entire stage). Suddenly, their taxi malfunctions in the middle of the road, prompting Dribble & Spitz to look under their car hood to find the problem. After repairing their taxi, they continue driving. Dribble decides to "mix up" his route and sets his car to be rocket-powered, blasting them into space. They pick up [[Ocktor|an alien customer]] who asks to go to [[Club Sugar]], and they speed toward their destination.

|align="center"|[[File:Dr. Crygor Title.png|170px]]

|align="center"|[[File:Dr Crygor Sprite WWT.png|link=Dr. Crygor]]<br>'''[[Dr. Crygor]]'''<br>[[List of WarioWare: Twisted! microgames#Gravitator|Gravitator]]<br>[[File:Dr Crygor Icon WWT.png|link=Dr. Crygor]]

|"''Hello. Crygor here. DOCTOR Crygor. In my games, I've found a way to manipulate the very power of GRAVITY ITSELF!!! It...sounds more complicated than it is. Just try it, and you'll see. Oh, yes... You'll ALL see... Moohahaha!!!''"

|align="center"|[[File:WWT Crygor Story.png|170px]]

|colspan=3|'''Dr. Crygor's Story:'''<br>Dr. Crygor, working in his [[Dr. Crygor's Lab|lab]], completes a new invention he calls the [[Gravitator]]. He celebrates by performing a dance and activating it. The Gravitator, shaped as a washing machine, releases a bunch of bubbles into the room, capturing Dr. Crygor and a slew of other items. The machine also causes the room's gravity to be distorted and the player can alter the gravity by tilting the Game Boy. Soon, the bubbles pop, and Dr. Crygor, ecstatic, tosses more items into the Gravitator. Soon after activating it, the Gravitator creates a giant mecha, which Dr. Crygor proceeds to enter and fly around with. He then crashes into Shuriken, destroying the entire mecha, but Shuriken saves him.

|align="center"|[[File:Orbulon Title.png|170px]]

|align="center"|[[File:Orbulon Sprite WWT.png|link=Orbulon]]<br>'''[[Orbulon]]'''<br>[[List of WarioWare: Twisted! microgames#Time Warp|Time Warp]]<br>[[File:Orbulon Icon WWT.png|link=Orbulon]]

|"''Greetings. I am Orbulon. My stage demands patience. I've given you more time to think about your actions. My games are a break from the hectic hurly-burly of your modern human existences.''"

|align="center"|[[File:WWT Orbulon Story.png|170px]]

|colspan=3|'''Orbulon's Story:'''<br>Orbulon, while floating through space on [[Oinker|his UFO]], feels tired from commanding the ship and decides to take a nap. The player can tilt the Game Boy to give Orbulon a massage. His sunglasses slip each time the player massages him eventually exposing his right eye. Shortly afterwards, his [[Alien Bunny]] crew fall asleep alongside him. A few hours later, an alarm wakes them, and they realize that they are entering a black hole. Orbulon tries to initiate the warp drive, but the system prompts a password. He soon remembers the password and the ship flies away. [[Space Monster Gabriel]], however, eats and spits it toward Diamond City, with the Alien Bunnies having ditched the UFO moments after it was spat towards Diamond City.

|align="center"|[[File:9-Volt Title.png|170px]]

|align="center"|[[File:9-Volt Sprite WWT.png|link=9-Volt]][[File:18-Volt WWT.png|link=18-Volt]]<br>'''[[9-Volt]]'''<br>[[List of WarioWare: Twisted! microgames#Spintendo Classics|Spintendo Classics]]<br>[[File:9-Volt Icon WWT.png|link=9-Volt]]

|"''Heya! 9-Volt here! You know me... I'm a huge fan of Nintendo games, so that's what my stage is all about! I've mixed all my favorite games to give 'em a new spin! Even games you thought you know are gonna look totally twisted!''"

|align="center"|[[File:WWT 9-Volt Story.png|170px]]

|colspan=3|'''9-Volt's Story:'''<br>In 9-Volt's class at [[Diamond City Elementary]], a new student, [[18-Volt]], is introduced. He starts to play some of his music, but the teacher advises him to turn his music off. 18-Volt leaves the class dejected, but 9-Volt, who likes his music, invites him to his [[9-Volt's House|house]], and soon, 9-Volt & 18-Volt are hanging out. The player can tilt the Game Boy to spin the vinyl record (the same turntable used when listening to the record souvenirs). While checking out 9-Volt's games, 18-Volt finds a [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], and he enthusiastically asks if they can play with it, and 9-Volt agrees. They play until late at night, at which point [[5-Volt]] storms in and scolds them that it is time for 9-Volt to be asleep. After 18-Volt goes home and 9-Volt goes to bed, he still plays his games, at which point 5-Volt storms in and tells him to put the game away.

|align="center"|[[File:Wario-Man Title.png|170px]]

|align="center"|[[File:Wario-Man Sprite WWT.png|link=Wario-Man]]<br>'''[[Wario-Man]]'''<br>[[List of WarioWare: Twisted! microgames#Spandex Challenge|Spandex Challenge]]<br>[[File:Wario-Man Icon WWT.png|link=Wario-Man]]

|"''My new look is pretty super, huh! It's only a matter of time before Bollywood comes knocking down my door! I'd better get an agent! But if he thinks he's getting 10%, he's... Oh, you wanted an explanation of my stage? Tough luck!''"

|align="center"|[[File:WWT Wario-Man Story.png|170px]]

|colspan=3|'''Wario-Man's Story:'''<br>At Dr. Crygor's lab, Dr. Crygor is continuing to create Wario's new game using the Gravitator. Wario is on the conveyor belt being used to transport objects, however, and gets chucked into the Gravitator. He exits as Wario-Man and feels an immense surge of power, promptly jumping back into the Gravitator to gain more power. The Gravitator then flies into space and transforms into a giant robot, with Wario-Man as the pilot. He waves excitedly to a passing UFO piloted by Orbulon and carrying some of his friends. The UFO detects Wario's robot as foreign, though, and blasts him back to Diamond City. He lands in the water outside Dr. Crygor's lab and shouts that he is going to jokingly fire everyone working for him.

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|image1=[[File:Jimmy's Folks Title.png|170px]]

|name1=[[File:Jimmy's Folks Icon WWT.png|link=Jimmy's Folks]]<br>'''[[Jimmy's Folks]]'''

|description1=Mama T. and Papa T., Jimmy T.'s parents, host a collection of microgames from Mona, Jimmy T., and Kat & Ana (which are unlocked before replaying their stages). All of the microgames are at the second level of difficulty. It is the only Thang remix in this game. Beating the boss microgame (which is always Mona's) unlocks Dribble & Spitz's stage. When replaying this stage, the microgames will become faster after the second boss microgame.

|image2=[[File:WarioWatch Title.png|170px]]

|name2=[[File:WarioWare Twisted WarioWatch icon.png]]<br>'''WarioWatch'''

|description2=WarioWatch is unlocked after completing Dr. Crygor's stage. Unlike Family Scramble it features microgames in their first level. It includes its own collection of microgames, along with the six microgames of Wario and its own rules; the WarioWatch ticks down during microgames, and the normal timer only shows up after fourteen seconds have passed. Completing a microgame increases the time and letting it reach zero loses. After completing the boss microgame Orbulon's stage is unlocked. When replaying this stage, getting at least fifty points unlocks the WarioWatch 2 stage.

|image3=[[File:WarioWatch 2 Title.png|170px]]

|name3=[[File:WarioWare Twisted WarioWatch 2 icon.png]]<br>'''WarioWatch 2'''

|description3=WarioWatch 2 has the same rules as the first WarioWatch, but the timer is restricted to a maximum of five seconds per microgame. In addition to this, all of the microgames are on any difficulty. Nine microgames of WarioWatch do not appear in this microgame set.

|image4=[[File:WWT Skyscraper.png|170px]]

|name4=[[File:WarioWare Twisted Skyscraper icon.png]]<br>'''Skyscraper'''

|description4=Represented by a blue monkey, Skyscraper hosts a collection of microgames from everyone else, excluding WarioWatch and boss microgames. The microgames' speed gradually increases as they're completed, and it continues until all four lives are lost. Scoring at least twenty-five points unlocks the Tower stage.

|image5=[[File:WWT Tower.png|170px]]

|name5=[[File:WarioWare Twisted Tower icon.png]]<br>'''Tower'''

|description5=Represented by a red monkey, Tower uses the same set of rules from Skyscraper, except that the microgames start off much more quickly and they gradually continue to become faster until they reach the maximum speed. Getting at least twenty-five points will unlock the Mansion stage.

|image6=[[File:WWT Mansion.png|170px]]

|name6=[[File:WarioWare Twisted Mansion icon.png]]<br>'''Mansion'''

|description6=Represented by a green monkey, Mansion uses the same set of rules from Skyscraper, except that only one life is available and the microgames start off on the highest difficulty. However, the speed never increases beyond the minimum.

}}

The core gameplay of ''Twisted!'', like the other installments in the series, revolves around completing small, simple minigames called [[microgame]]s that increase in speed and difficulty as they are completed. Most only last for about four seconds, with the exceptions being Fronk (whose microgames last around two seconds) and Orbulon (whose microgames last around eight seconds). They also only provide a short instruction, usually only a couple of words or a single word, at the very beginning. Unlike the other installments where the player's score increases by one regardless if the microgame is cleared or not, the score stays the same if the player fails to clear a microgame, but it does not delay "[[Speed Up!|Faster!]]" or boss stage arrivals. The microgames are sorted by the various hosts of the story's stages, which each host having a recognizable distinction between their microgames. Stages are unlocked linearly; after beating one character's stage, which involves completing a certain number of microgames before facing a "boss" microgame, another stage is unlocked, and this continues until every stage is unlocked. The game uses a gyroscopic sensor built into the cartridge that allows the player to physically move the console to control the game. While the buttons are still frequently used, most of the emphasis is placed onto the tilt sensor.

It is one of four games to use such a sensor, alongside ''[[Yoshi Topsy-Turvy]]'', ''[[wikirby:Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble|Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble]]'', and ''{{wp|Koro Koro Puzzle Happy Panechu!}}'' It is also one of only two Game Boy Advance games to use a Rumble Feature, the other being ''{{wp|Drill Dozer}}''.

With 223 microgames, ''Twisted!'' has the second most microgames out of the entire ''WarioWare'' franchise, surpassed only by ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'', and would be tied later by ''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'' Each microgame has three levels of difficulty, with their speed increasing after the third level is complete. The microgames are sorted via character, with only their own microgames appearing in each of their stages. The exceptions to this are [[Fronk]], who has nine microgames that can appear at any point, and the various microgame sets, who use a collection of microgames from other characters rather than unique microgames.

{{main|List of souvenirs in WarioWare: Twisted!}}

Wario WW Twisted artwork.jpg|[[Wario]]

Jimmy T WarioWare Twisted artwork.jpg|[[Jimmy T|Jimmy T.]]

Kat WarioWare Twisted artwork.jpg|[[Kat & Ana|Kat]]

Ana WarioWare Twisted artwork.jpg|[[Kat & Ana|Ana]]

Dribble WarioWare Twisted artwork.jpg|[[Dribble & Spitz|Dribble]]

Spitz WarioWare Twisted artwork.jpg|[[Dribble & Spitz|Spitz]]

Dr Crygor WarioWare Twisted artwork.jpg|[[Dr. Crygor]]

Orbulon WarioWare Twisted artwork.jpg|[[Orbulon]]

9-Volt WW Twisted artwork.jpg|[[9-Volt]]

18-Volt WW Twisted artwork.jpg|[[18-Volt]]

WWT Thang Parents.png|[[Jimmy's Folks|Mama T. and Papa T.]]

WWT Mona's Elephant.png|[[The Yum Yums]]

Diamond Kindergarten WWTw.png|[[Diamond City Kindergarten|Diamond Kindergarten]]

WWT Dribble and Spitz's taxi.png|[[Dribble's taxi]]

WWT Jimmy T's cell phone.png|[[Jimmy's Cell|Jimmy's cell phone]]

WWT Orbulon's Oinker.png|[[Oinker|Orbulon's UFO]]

*On top of Mona's Mona Pizza, a parody of the {{wp|Mona Lisa}} with Mona in her place was placed on the roof, and the pizza boxes also reflect this change.

*[[Handy Man]] originally featured an egg, a cicada, and a {{wp|Rice ball|rice ball}}; the rice ball is kept out of the English release.

*[[Safecracker]] features a golden pile of poop during the third difficulty in the Japanese version, while the English version features a pile of gold coins and a money bag. Similarly, [[Inch, Worm!]] changes the prize in the third difficulty from some dung to a bag of money. In ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'', the poop was left unchanged in all versions.

==Staff==

{{main|List of WarioWare: Twisted! staff}}

''Twisted'' was developed as a co-production between [[Intelligent Systems]] and [[Nintendo SPD Group No.1]]. As with most of the series' games, [[Yoshio Sakamoto]] acts as a producer alongside Ryoichi Kitanishi, who first joined the series in this entry and continued as a producer for the following two installments, and [[Goro Abe]] acts as the chief director, with Osamu Yamauchi and Teruyuki Hirosawa as other directors.

Development on ''Twisted'' started after it was suggested that a second ''WarioWare'' game be made for the Game Boy Advance, even though the previous GBA installment, ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'', was still selling units.<ref name="Iwata Asks Smooth Moves">{{cite|url=iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wii/warioware_smooth_moves/0/0|title=Iwata Asks: ''WarioWare Smooth Moves''|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|accessdate=June 28, 2024}}</ref> The project was soon underway, with the team amassing a collection of potential microgames, but they were not able to find something that would make it unique from the rest of the series.<ref name="Iwata Asks Smooth Moves"/> Around this time, the team was presented with the [[Nintendo DS]], and they thought that the stylus would be perfect for a ''WarioWare'' game, developing it as a launch title even though there was already progress being put into ''Twisted''.<ref name="Iwata Asks Smooth Moves"/> Development of this game, which would become ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'', briefly overlapped with that of ''Twisted''.<ref name="Kikizo"/><ref name="Iwata Asks Other M">{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Metroid-Other-M/Keynote-from-Metroid-creator-Yoshio-Sakamoto/Page-2/Page-2-203801.html|title=Iwata Asks: ''Metroid Other M''|publisher=Nintendo of UK|language=en-gb|accessdate=June 28, 2024}}</ref> As the series' core staff was already busy with ''Twisted'', ''Touched'' was primarily developed by people new to the series.<ref name="Iwata Asks Other M"/> Following its completion, ''Twisted'''s staff was immediately moved to ''Touched'' to ensure the game was ready for the [[Nintendo DS]]'s launch.<ref name="Kikizo"/>

When the team was still looking for the game's key element, one of the staff, Kazuyoshi Osawa (who went on to conceptualize and become the chief director of the ''[[rhythmheaven:Rhythm Heaven (series)|Rhythm Heaven]]'' series), presented an experimental motion sensor he was working on set up to work with microgame-like demos.<ref name="Iwata Asks Smooth Moves"/> The rest of the team loved the idea and soon sent it to [[Satoru Iwata]] for approval.<ref name="Iwata Asks Smooth Moves"/> Iwata spent a long time with a record player (which became the basis for the Record souvenirs), setting the console on a swivel chair, spinning it around, and enjoying as the game's music matched the chair's rotation.<ref name="Iwata Asks Smooth Moves"/><ref name="Iwata Asks Other M"/> Sakamoto knew that he had a success on his hands when Iwata spun around in his chair and called the demo "idiotic".<ref name="Iwata Asks Other M"/> The game was finished in August 2004.<ref name="Kikizo">{{cite|date=April 7, 2006|url=games.kikizo.com/features/ncl_nintendo_wwiv_apr06_p3.asp|title=Nintendo R&D1 Interview|publisher=Kikizo|language=en|accessdate=June 28, 2024}}</ref>

''Twisted'' received generally positive reception from critics. It was praised heavily for using the tilt controls in a unique and fun fashion<ref>{{cite|author=Beveridge, Phil|date=January 25, 2006|url=www.cubed3.com/review/310/1/wario-ware-twisted-nintendo-game-boy-advance.html|title=''Wario Ware Twisted!'' (Game Boy Advance) Review|publisher=Cubed3|accessdate=September 9, 2015|language=en}}</ref> as well as its charming and quirky visuals,<ref>{{cite|author=Ross, Patrick|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20150501085604/http://www.nintendojo.com/archives/reviews/GBA/view_item.php?1122450603|title=''WarioWare Twisted!''|publisher=Nintendojo|accessdate=September 9, 2015}}</ref> though many wished for increased multiplayer options.<ref>{{cite|author="jkdmedia"|date=June 23, 2005|url=www.gamezone.com/reviews/2005/06/23/warioware_twisted_gba_review|title=''WarioWare Twisted!'' - GBA - Review|publisher=GameZone|language=en|accessdate=September 9, 2015}}</ref> 1UP's Jeremy Parish, in his review of ''[[Yoshi Topsy-Turvy]]'' (which also uses a tilt sensor), commented that ''Twisted!'' felt like the tilt sensor was built for it, rather than the other way around.<ref>{{cite|author=Parish, Jeremy|date=June 10, 2015|url=www.1up.com/reviews/yoshi-topsy-turvy|title=''Yoshi Topsy Turvy''|publisher=1UP|accessdate=September 9, 2015|language=en}}</ref> IGN editor-in-chief Craig Harris (who gave the game a 9.5 out of 10 in his review) listed it as number 1 on IGN's "Top 25 [[Game Boy Advance]] Games of All-Time".<ref>{{cite|author=Harris, Craig|date=March 16, 2007|url=www.ign.com/articles/best-game-boy-advance-games|title=Top 25 GBA Games of All-Time|publisher=IGN|accessdate=September 9, 2015}}</ref>

The game won the grand prize in the 8th Japan Media Arts Festival's entertainment division for its aesthetic appeal and its innovative controls.<ref>{{cite|url=archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2004/entertainment/works/08e_Wario_Ware|title=8th Grand Prize - ''Wario Ware: Twisted''|publisher=Japan Media Arts Festival Archive|language=en|accessdate=September 9, 2015}}</ref> Director [[Goro Abe]] was nominated alongside the game and came to pick up the award at the ceremony.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20071019031625/http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/english/festival/2004/entertainment/000435/index.php|title=Grand Prize Wario Ware:Twisted Game|publisher=Japan Media Arts Plaza|language=en|accessdate=September 11, 2015}}.</ref>

{|class="wikitable reviews"

!colspan="4"style="font-size:120%;text-align:center;background-color:silver"|Reviews

|"''WarioWare Twisted is not only incredibly innovative, it's an insanely successful design that really shows off the potential of the Game Boy Advance platform.''"

|"''The spin sensor feels less like a gimmick and more like a tightly integrated feature that makes the entire game feel inventive and unique. Owners of any of Nintendo's GBA-compatible handheld systems are sure to have a great time with WarioWare: Twisted!.''"

|Jeremy Parish, [https://web.archive.org/web/20060215081227/http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3140409&did=1 1UP]

|"''The brilliant minigames and whimsical atmosphere turn the gravity sensor into something more than a gimmick, while the sensor in turn adds a vital touch of originality to a game format in danger of becoming stale.''"

|"''It may not be the longest lasting game ever, you might rip through the main story modes and roll your eyes at the silly unlockables that are among the most pointless items ever seen in a videogame, but it's a game you'll always remember with a smile - and that's all you can ask from a game.''"

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In Japan, ''WarioWare: Twisted'' sold around 108,000 copies on its opening week and had lifetime sales of 463,938 according to Famitsu sales data.<ref>{{cite|language=fr|date=January 25, 2014|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20140219050520/http://www.gamescharts.fr/2014/01/retrospective-jap-wario|title=Ventes des jeux Wario au Japon|publisher=GamesCharts|accessdate=September 5, 2014}}</ref>

 

 

In 2005, after the game was released in Australia and North America, [[Nintendo]] scheduled the game for release in Europe on June 24;<ref>{{cite|author=Games Press|date=May 4, 2005|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20071016182438/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=8435|title=PRESS RELEASE: Wario Becomes Even More Twisted Than Ever Before!|publisher=GamesIndustry.biz|language=en|accessdate=September 9, 2015}}</ref> however, this was delayed to September due to localization issues in Europe.<ref>{{cite|author=Reed, Kristan|date=June 1, 2005|language=en|url=www.eurogamer.net/news010605warioware|title=WarioWare Twists to Sept|publisher=Eurogamer|accessdate=June 28, 2024}}</ref> It was later delayed again to 2006 on February 24, and then again to December 8.<ref>{{cite|author="rawmeatcowboy|date=October 9, 2006|url=www.gonintendo.com/s/6379-wario-ware-twisted-finally-makes-it-to-europe|title=WARIO WARE TWISTED FINALLY MAKES IT TO EUROPE|publisher=GoNintendo|accessdate=September 9, 2015}}</ref> Two years later, in 2008, with still no release in the region, the Game Boy Advance was discontinued, with the page for ''WarioWare: Twisted!'' on the Nintendo of Europe website being removed as well.<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Search/Search-299117.html?f=147393|title=Search|publisher=Nintendo of UK|language=en-gb|accessdate=September 9, 2015}}</ref> In the European version of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', when it is mentioned on the Chronicle, the game is marked as "Not Released".

 

According to a popular rumor, ''WarioWare: Twisted!'' was never released in Europe because it was believed that the Game Boy Advance's gyroscope contains {{wp|Mercury (element)|mercury}}. However, it uses a {{wp|Piezoelectric sensor|piezoelectric}} gyroscope instead that does not contain mercury at all.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20161118055548/http://www.nec-tokin.com/english/product/piezodevice2/ceramicgyro.html|title=Product > Speciality Products > Piezoelectric Devices2 > Piezoelectric Devices >ceramic gyro|publisher=NEC/TOKIN|accessdate=June 28, 2024}}</ref>

 

 

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==References to other games==

*''[[Wario Land 3]]'': The [[music box (world)|music box]] from this game makes a small cameo on Wario's desk.

*''[[Wario Land 4]]'': A picture of the [[Golden Pyramid]] from this game appears on a wall beside Wario's desk. Wario's voice clips and some sound effects are recycled from this game.

*''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'': All characters' voice clips except Wario were reused from this game.

==References in later games==

[[File:WWGIT MatchyMatryoshka.jpg|thumb|The girl originally from Home Haircut in Matchy Matryoshka]]

*''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'': A [[Mona Pizza (souvenir)|music video]] of the Mona Pizza song can be unlocked if the player has a ''WarioWare Twisted!'' cartridge inserted into the GBA cartridge slot.

*''[[Donkey Konga 3 JP]]'': Mona Pizza is part of the track list.

*''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'': Various microgames are revisited in the [[WarioWare: Twisted! (microgame)|WarioWare: Twisted! microgame]].

*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'': Mona Pizza is one of the available tracks for the [[WarioWare, Inc. (stage)|WarioWare, Inc.]] stage.

*''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'': A record titled "Mona ★ Pizza" is available in [[18-Volt]]'s set.

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