WarioWare Gold: Difference between revisions

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|release={{release|Europe|July 27, 2018<ref>Nintendo UK. (March 8, 2018). [https://youtu.be/3UwKHEg-kEc Nintendo Direct - 08.03.2018]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 8, 2018.</ref>|Australia|July 28, 2018<ref>Nintendo Australia. (March 8, 2018). [http://www.nintendo.com.au/the-super-smash-bros-series-heads-to-nintendo-switch-in-2018 The Super Smash Bros. series heads to Nintendo Switch in 2018]. ''Nintendo.com.au''. Retrieved March 8, 2018.</ref>|Japan|August 2, 2018<ref name=DirectJP>Nintendo 公式チャンネル (March 8, 2018). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtLHzJ5t4lA メイド イン ワリオ ゴージャス [Nintendo Direct 2018.3.9<nowiki>]</nowiki>]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 8, 2018.</ref>|HK|August 2, 2018<ref>http://www.nintendo.com.hk/3ds_j/index.htm</ref>|ROC|August 2, 2018<ref>http://www.nintendo.tw/3ds_j/index.htm</ref>|USA|August 3, 2018<ref name=Direct>GameXplain (March 8, 2018). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79JWWl2h9RM Reveal trailer WarioWare Gold - Reveal Trailer (Nintendo Direct - 3DS)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 8, 2018.</ref>}}

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|modes=Single player

|platforms=[[Nintendo 3DS]]

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''WarioWare Gold'' succeeded ''[[Game & Wario]]'' from 2013, and was itself succeeded by ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' in 2021.

==Story==

[[File:WBG_Start_Cheering_Now.png|thumb|left|Wario on the jumbotron at the [[Diamond City Stadium]]]]

==Modes==

===Story===

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!Host Greeting

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|"''You made it to the third stage of the '''Mash League'''! My business partner, '''Spitz''', and I are about to take a detour into space to drop off a customer. We got a bunch of '''Fantasy''' games that'll keep you busy during the drive. You ain't afraid of lasers, are ya?''"

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|align="center"|[[File:5-Volt Pose Gold.png|70px]]

|"''This is the '''Twist League'''! I guess I, '''Ashley''', am in charge of amusing you now. How do you feel about demon summonings? It's not dangerous...usually. Come watch, or just play my '''Fantasy''' games. Either way, it's bound to be wicked.''"

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|align="center"|[[File:Dr. Crygor Pose Gold.png|55px]]

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|align="center"|[[File:Young Cricket Pose Gold.png|70px]][[File:Master Mantis Pose.png|70px]]

|"''Welcome to the third stage of the '''Touch League'''! My name is '''Cricket''', and I suggest you to pay close attention. My mentor, '''Master Mantis''', is about to introduce me to a state-of-the-art training center. I can only imagine what kinds of '''Sports'''-themed games we'll encounter while we're there. Let's go!''"

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|align="center"|[[File:Orbulon Pose Gold.png|70px]]

|"''Greetings. You've come upon the final stage of the '''Touch League'''. I am '''Orbulon'''. I am no Earth folk like you, but I still enjoy the savory delights of this planet. Mmm...delights. While they do not satiate hunger, my '''Fantasy'''-themed games will surely provide ample amusement.''"

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|colspan=3|'''Ultra!'''<br>In the stadium, Wario tries to perform a bungee jumping stunt to promote the Ultra League.

|"'''''Jimmy T''' is back and ready to par-TAY! Up next we got the '''Ultra League'''. Get excited, 'cause we're gonna '''mix up the controls''' from the '''Mash''', '''Twist''', and '''Touch Leagues'''! The '''Dancing Team''''s headin' over to Club Joe now with all their best '''Sports''' and '''That's Life''' games... '''Fronk''' and '''Mike''' are going to be there too, and they got a few surprises up their sleeves. Ooooh yeaaah!''"

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|"''Come join me, '''5-Volt''', for an extra-special second stage of the '''Ultra League'''! I'm throwing a barbecue, and everyone's going to bring their favorite food. '''9-Volt''' and '''Fronk''' have been drooling since yesterday! Join the '''Potluck Gang''' for some games too, including some from the '''Nintendo Classics''' and '''Fantasy''' genres.''"

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|align="center"|[[File:Wario Deluxe Sprite Gold.png|140px]]

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====Other characters====

These characters appear in Story mode as side characters. Mike and Fronk have their own sets of microgames, but they are exclusive to the remix stages in the Ultra League.

===Challenge===

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|[[File:allmixedup_gold.png|120px]]{{anchor|All Mixed Up}}

|"''It's one big mash-up of all the microgame genres! Brush up on your skills in the Story first, and then you can knock it out of the park here!''"

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|[[File:thrillride_gold.png|120px]]{{anchor|Thrill Ride}}

|"''Fail just once in this mode, and it’s game over for you! We’re not messing around with these games. They're super tough right from the start. How long do you think you can last?''"

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|[[File:superhard_gold.png|120px]]{{anchor|Super Hard}}

|"''Want a whole lot of games coming your way at top speed? You’re in the right place. It only gets faster from here on out. Try to keep up!''"

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|[[File:wariowatch_gold.png|120px]]{{anchor|Wario Watch}}

|"''A mode produced by the one and only Wario! Time will keep slipping away, so try to earn it back! How do you do that? Clear the microgames!''"

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|[[File:sneakygamer_gold.png|120px]]{{anchor|Sneaky Gamer}}

|"''Hey, you guys! 9-Volt here! I love to play games right before I go to bed. Too bad my mom doesn’t approve. Could you keep watch for me?''"

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|[[File:cruisecontrols_gold.png|120px]]{{anchor|Cruise Controls}}

|"''Remember your ol' pal Dribble? I'm keeping cool with my new mode that lets you adjust a game's speed by tilting your system. When you reach the finish line, we'll see how you did on time.''"

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|[[File:splitscreen_gold.png|120px]]{{anchor|Split Screen}}

|"''This is Kat and Ana! There's no time for rest in our mode! When the game on the top screen stops, another one'll start right away on the bottom screen. You're gonna need all your concentration skills here!''"

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|[[File:battletime_gold.png|120px]]{{anchor|Battle Time}}

|"''Hello, player. I, Young Cricket, have the honor of introducing an exciting new mode. Here, you challenge your friends who also have WarioWare Gold! Face-to-face competition is key to any training regimen, so don't hesitate. Let the battle begin!''"

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====Names in other languages====

;All Mixed Up

|SpaAM=Battle

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==Microgames==

Missions are certain milestones that can be achieved, similar to medals in ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]'' Once a mission is completed, the player is rewarded with a certain number of coins.

{{main|List of WarioWare Gold microgame changes}}

===General===

All returning microgames in ''WarioWare Gold'' were reprogrammed and redrawn from scratch.<ref name="Kotaku">Stephen Totilo (October 18, 2018). [https://kotaku.com/the-unusual-effort-that-went-into-creating-warioware-go-1829840289 The Unusual Effort That Went Into Creating WarioWare Gold]. ''Kotaku''. Retrieved October 20</ref> To select microgames for inclusion, [[Goro Abe]] polled the staff on their favorites and then ranked them according to other factors, such as how easily understood the microgame is or if it did not feel dated.<ref name="Kotaku"></ref> The team aimed to update the microgame with new scenarios, more gameplay variables and also created connections between them that did not exist in their original form, with Abe citing how the remade versions of [[Hookin' Up]], [[Love Tester (microgame)|Love Tester]], [[Rocky Reunion]], [[Tearful Reunion]], and [[Long Lost Love]] depict "a drama between a man and woman that spans several microgames." The Split Screen Challenge mode was an idea that the ''WarioWare'' development team had wanted to do since the days of the [[Nintendo DS]], but the concept had been too taxing on the hardware.<ref name="Kotaku">Stephen Totilo (October 18, 2018). [https://kotaku.com/the-unusual-effort-that-went-into-creating-warioware-go-1829840289 The Unusual Effort That Went Into Creating WarioWare Gold]. ''Kotaku''. Retrieved October 20</ref>

Speaking about the design of the unlockable souvenirs, Goro Abe explained that while ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'' and ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'' featured a large number of toys centered around the touch screen and gyro as both technologies were still fairly novel at the time, the team felt such unlockables were unnecessary for ''Gold'' due to how commonplace both forms of inputs had become and that with the end-of-development crunch, they preferred to focus on extras that did not require as much programming effort like Records.<ref name="Kotaku">Stephen Totilo (October 18, 2018). [https://kotaku.com/the-unusual-effort-that-went-into-creating-warioware-go-1829840289 The Unusual Effort That Went Into Creating WarioWare Gold]. ''Kotaku''. Retrieved October 20</ref>

==Reception==

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|Tristan Ogilvie, [https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/07/31/warioware-gold-review IGN]

|7/10

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|Nintendo 3DS

|align="left"|"''My main concern with WarioWare Gold, exacerbated by the lack of download play and only one real multiplayer gametype at that, is that it doesn't really have legs. Many of the extra modes are homogenized to the point where if you've played a few of them you've played them all, and it only took me a few days to unlock every game and peruse them individually. It's a step down from the Wii U's Game & Wario; a flawed but creative romp that I still play to this day.''"

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===Sales===

According to Japanese sales tracker Dengeki Online, ''WarioWare Gold'' sold 138,024 units by December 30, making it the best-selling new 3DS release of 2018.<ref>[http://dengekionline.com/elem/000/001/862/1862230/]. Retrieved January 17, 2019).</ref> In a Top 100 list of the best selling games of 2018 published by Famitsu, the game was ranked #38th.<ref>https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/games-by-year/2018-top-100</ref>

==Pre-release and unused content==

*The <tt>\Toy\Afreco\Texture\</tt> directory contains previews of each character cutscene, although with a black border and a resolution (180x108) beneath it. The image filenames are full file paths: for example, <tt>C:/Projects/Wax/share/Development/Resources/Toy/Afreco/Lyt/NoArc_tga/ThmAfreco_Ashley_Ep.tga</tt>.

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==References to other games==

*''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]'': [[Stealth Turtles]] reappears as an unlockable souvenir record.

*''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'': Several microgames return. Wario Watch reappears with different microgames. [[Mona Pizza]] reappears as an unlockable souvenir record.

*''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'': Several microgames return. [[Tomorrow Hill]] reappears as an unlockable souvenir record.

*''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]'': Several microgames return. [[Body Rock]] reappears as an unlockable souvenir record and is heard within [[Fine Tune]].

*''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'': Several microgames return.

*''[[Game & Wario]]'': [[Mole (microgame)|Mole]] reappears as a microgame. [[Gamer]] reappears with different microgames. [[Dancin' Pirates]] reappears as an unlockable souvenir record. [[Sal Out]]'s artwork from this game is used on the Mona Pizza record cases.

==References in later games==

==Names in other languages==