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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|platforms=[[Nintendo 3DS]]

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''WarioWare Gold'' is the final Nintendo 3DS game to be developed by [[Nintendo]], as well as the final game on the system to be published by Nintendo and not be a [[Reissue|remake or port]]. It is notable as the first game in the ''WarioWare'' series to feature fully voiced cutscenes; [[Charles Martinet]] reprises his role as [[Wario]] in the English version while other languages have new voice actors for him, and other characters all receive new voice actors. Every language the game was released in has its own voice acting, with separate dubs for the Latin American Spanish and European Spanish versions.

''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]]]]

|"''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]]

|colspan=3|'''A Hero's Journey'''<br>Lulu returns to Luxeville using a balloon tied to the Pot of Luxeville, with Ruffington hanging onto the pot as well. After the two land, Lulu announces her return, to which [[Pops]], the village's mayor, guesses that her absence was due to her sneaking off to use their new "high-tech toilet", which he speaks highly of. Lulu falls down in frustration.

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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.

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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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|"''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==

==Reception==

''WarioWare Gold'' has received positive reviews from critics, being hailed as a return to form for the series after the poor reception to ''[[Game & Wario]]''. Reviews praised the return to the microgame formula, the amount of content, the humor of the cutscenes, and the quality of the voice acting. Common points of criticisms were that due to the game's nature as a compilation, ''WarioWare Gold'' lacks much of the sense of surprise found in previous titles, as well as the game's large number of "filler" unlockables such as alarm clocks and phone calls.  

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|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>

==References to other games==

*''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'': Several microgames return. [[Drifting Away]] and [[Four Seasons]] reappear as unlockable souvenir records. There is an elevator door with a pig face in the Diamond City Stadium which resembles the door from the [[Variety Towers|Variety Tower]].

*''[[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]].

==References in later games==

*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'': ''WarioWare Gold''{{'}}s artwork for Wario, 5-Volt, 9-Volt & 18-Volt, Ashley, Dr. Crygor, Dribble & Spitz, Fronk, Jimmy T, Kat & Ana, Orbulon, Mona, and Young Cricket is reused for their [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]]s in this game.

==Names in other languages==