WarioWare Touched Gorgeous on 3DS, crazy microgames with Wario and friends using touch and gyroscope. Frantic rhythm and absurd humour typical of the franchise. Accessible and perfect for short sessions.
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Category
Party / Minigame4 players12+
Description
Wario gathers over 300 microgames from throughout the WarioWare saga in this ultimate 3DS best-of featuring all three control modes. Published by Nintendo, released in Europe in July 2018. Over 300 microgames across touch, button and gyroscope modes, full Wario voice acting, multiplayer tournaments. Multilingual version.
WarioWare Gold review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
Hundreds of micro-games lasting mere seconds, fired off at a frantic pace in an avalanche of absurd ideas: you can't anticipate, and that's the whole point. Tilting, tapping, blowing: every control surprises and makes you laugh. This compilation gathers the best of the series in a deluge of humour. Delirious, unpredictable and fiercely addictive.
WarioWare Gold PAL is the European version of the ultimate Wario microgame compilation, released at the end of the 3DS cycle. Collector value rests on its status as the closing piece of the Wario handheld series, with a specific PAL sleeve and a modest Nintendo Europe print that makes complete copies harder to track down.
Better with friends
An avalanche of absurd microgames firing off at breakneck speed, passing the console around to see who lasts longest in the madness. The fun is eminently social: the spectator laughs as much as the player, and improbable flubs trigger instant fits of laughter. The competition plays out in high scores and survival of the chaos, making it a perfect ice-breaker to liven up a table in seconds.
Is WarioWare Gold still worth playing in 2026?
Released in 2018 on 3DS and known in the West as WarioWare Gold, Intelligent Systems and Nintendo's project celebrates the microgame series by gathering hundreds of lightning challenges from all the previous entries. The principle is to understand and clear in a few seconds absurd and varied challenges, which use the buttons, the touch screen and the microphone. The offbeat humour, the flavourful voice acting and the joyful frenzy make for an irresistible party game. The short length of the main mode and the repetition divide. A joyful and inventive compilation, recommended for fans of short games and of delightful absurdity.
