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{{about|the restaurant|the song|[[Mona Pizza (song)]]}}
{{location infobox
|image=[[File:MonaPizzaTwisted.png|256px]]
|owner=[[Joe|Pizza Joe]]
|greater_location=[[Diamond City]]
|first_appearance=''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'' (2004)
}}
{{quote|Thanks for calling Mona Pizza!|Mona|WarioWare: Twisted!}}
'''Mona Pizza''' is a restaurant located next to [[WarioWare, Inc.]]<ref>WarioWare, Inc. map on the [https://www.nintendo.com/jp/character/wario/en/about/index.html Company Profile]. WarioWare, Inc. Official Site (nintendo.com, English). Retrieved December 19, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20231218123220/https://www.nintendo.com/jp/character/wario/en/about/index.html Archived] December 18, 2023, 12:32:20 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> in [[Diamond City]], the main setting of the ''[[WarioWare (series)|WarioWare]]'' series. It is the rival business of [[Pizza Dinosaur]]. [[Mona]] works here part-time under the manager [[Joe|Pizza Joe]], who also owned her past place of employment, the [[Gelateria]].


'''Mona Pizza''' is a restaurant in [[Diamond City]], rivals of [[Dinosaur Pizza]]. [[Mona]] works here, and they of course sell pizza here.
==History==
===''WarioWare: Twisted''===
Mona Pizza debuts in ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'', and sells pizza, the only known variety of which is the Mona Special. Mona Pizza's name and logo are both based on the famous ''{{wp|Mona Lisa}}'' painting by {{wp|Leonardo da Vinci}}.


[[Category:Places]]
Mona's level in ''WarioWare: Twisted!'' features a commercial for Mona Pizza, complete with a [[Mona Pizza (song)|long advertising jingle]] sung predominantly by [[Sal Out]]. The song reappears in later games in the ''WarioWare'' series as well as the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series as an arrangement.
 
===''WarioWare: Touched!''===
Mona Pizza also appears in Mona's level in ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'', where she is seen rehearsing a musical performance with her band, consisting of herself, [[Art and Deco]].
 
===''WarioWare: Get It Together!''===
While the restaurant itself does not appear in ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'', the description for the Pizza [[Prezzy]] conjectures that it is from Mona Pizza.
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=モナピザ
|JapR=Mona Piza
|JapM=Mona Pizza
|Chi=莫娜比萨<ref>From the opening scene of Mona in [[iQue]]'s localization of ''WarioWare: Touched!''</ref>
|ChiR=Mònà Bǐsà
|ChiM=Mona Pizza
|Ita=Mona Pizza
|Kor=모나 피자
|KorR=Mona Pija
|KorM=Mona Pizza
|SpaA=Mona Pizza
}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
WW Inc site map.png|Crudely-drawn map of the location of Mona Pizza in Diamond City
WW Inc site map JA.png|The same map as previously, with Japanese text
</gallery>
 
==Trivia==
*The Mona Pizza logo (the picture depicting Mona as a parody of ''Mona Lisa'') is not present in the Japanese version of ''WarioWare: Twisted!'' and did not appear until the Japanese release of ''WarioWare: Touched!'' It was presumably added to the English version of ''Twisted!'' due to the later release and since ''Touched!'' was released prior to ''Twisted!'' outside of Japan.
*The Mona Pizza delivery box's design is completely different in the Japanese version of ''WarioWare: Twisted!'' The characters on the box are [[the Pork Loins]], the band from the [[Garage Rock]] microgame from ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' and Mona's intro in ''WarioWare: Touched!''
 
==References==
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{{WarioWare: Touched!}}
[[Category:Restaurants]]
[[Category:WarioWare: Touched! locations]]
[[Category:WarioWare: Twisted! locations]]
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Latest revision as of 23:53, April 22, 2024

This article is about the restaurant. For the song, see Mona Pizza (song).
Mona Pizza
Mona Pizza
First appearance WarioWare: Twisted! (2004)
Latest appearance WarioWare: Touched! (2004)
Greater location Diamond City
Owner Pizza Joe
“Thanks for calling Mona Pizza!”
Mona, WarioWare: Twisted!

Mona Pizza is a restaurant located next to WarioWare, Inc.[1] in Diamond City, the main setting of the WarioWare series. It is the rival business of Pizza Dinosaur. Mona works here part-time under the manager Pizza Joe, who also owned her past place of employment, the Gelateria.

History[edit]

WarioWare: Twisted[edit]

Mona Pizza debuts in WarioWare: Twisted!, and sells pizza, the only known variety of which is the Mona Special. Mona Pizza's name and logo are both based on the famous Mona Lisa painting by Leonardo da Vinci.

Mona's level in WarioWare: Twisted! features a commercial for Mona Pizza, complete with a long advertising jingle sung predominantly by Sal Out. The song reappears in later games in the WarioWare series as well as the Super Smash Bros. series as an arrangement.

WarioWare: Touched![edit]

Mona Pizza also appears in Mona's level in WarioWare: Touched!, where she is seen rehearsing a musical performance with her band, consisting of herself, Art and Deco.

WarioWare: Get It Together![edit]

While the restaurant itself does not appear in WarioWare: Get It Together!, the description for the Pizza Prezzy conjectures that it is from Mona Pizza.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese モナピザ[?]
Mona Piza
Mona Pizza
Chinese 莫娜比萨[2]
Mònà Bǐsà
Mona Pizza
Italian Mona Pizza[?] -
Korean 모나 피자[?]
Mona Pija
Mona Pizza
Spanish (NOA) Mona Pizza[?] -

Gallery[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • The Mona Pizza logo (the picture depicting Mona as a parody of Mona Lisa) is not present in the Japanese version of WarioWare: Twisted! and did not appear until the Japanese release of WarioWare: Touched! It was presumably added to the English version of Twisted! due to the later release and since Touched! was released prior to Twisted! outside of Japan.
  • The Mona Pizza delivery box's design is completely different in the Japanese version of WarioWare: Twisted! The characters on the box are the Pork Loins, the band from the Garage Rock microgame from WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! and Mona's intro in WarioWare: Touched!

References[edit]

  1. ^ WarioWare, Inc. map on the Company Profile. WarioWare, Inc. Official Site (nintendo.com, English). Retrieved December 19, 2023. (Archived December 18, 2023, 12:32:20 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  2. ^ From the opening scene of Mona in iQue's localization of WarioWare: Touched!