WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!

メイド イン ワリオ (Meido in Wario)Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Switch2003

  1. JP2003
  2. NA2003
  3. EU2003
  4. RU—

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! is the North American title; in Europe and Australia the game is WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania, and in Japan it is Made in Wario (メイド イン ワリオ). Today it is playable in the Game Boy Advance library of Nintendo Switch Online, added on 8 February 2023.

WarioWare, Inc. was developed by Nintendo R&D1 and released in Japan as Made in Wario on 21 March 2003, then reached the West in May 2003. Its idea grew out of Sound Bomber, a mode in Mario Artist: Polygon Studio for the Nintendo 64DD; director Hirofumi Matsuoka had directed that game too.

The game is built from microgames: there are over 210 of them across nine stages. In PAL regions it was renamed WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania. A GameCube remake, Mega Party Game$!, reuses the same microgames but is designed for two to four players.

The Game Boy Advance original came back on the Wii U Virtual Console in April 2014 and on Nintendo Switch Online in February 2023.1

Names and releases

RegionTitle on the boxPlatformDatePublisherSrc
NA WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! Game Boy Advance May 26, 2003 Nintendo 1
NA WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!Virtual Console; same day in Europe Wii U Apr 10, 2014 Nintendo 1
JP メイド イン ワリオMeido in Wario Game Boy Advance Mar 21, 2003 Nintendo 2
EU WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame ManiaEnglish Wikipedia; Japanese Wikipedia gives 6 June 2003 for Europe Game Boy Advance May 23, 2003 Nintendo 1
AU WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania Game Boy Advance Jun 6, 2003 Nintendo 1
JP メイド イン ワリオVirtual Console, Ambassador Program only Nintendo 3DS Dec 16, 2011 Nintendo 2
JP メイド イン ワリオVirtual Console Wii U Apr 3, 2014 Nintendo 2
WW WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, Game Boy Advance library; 9 February 2023 in Japan Switch Feb 8, 2023 Nintendo 3

Also known as: メイド イン ワリオ JP2Made in Wario JP1WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania EU1

Box art by region

  • WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! box art, North America release
    NA WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
  • WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania box art, Europe release
    EU WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania

Box art © its publishers, shown to identify each release. Scans: libretro-thumbnails.

Version differences

  • TitleGBA (EU)GBA (AU)

    In Europe and Australia the game was called WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania rather than Mega Microgame$!.1

  • CoverGBA (JP)GBA (NA)GBA (EU)

    Western boxes show the whole WarioWare cast, while the Japanese box shows part of Wario's face and the slogan "More! Shorter! Faster!", which Western packaging did not use.1

  • ContentGBA (NA)GBA (EU)

    Microgames judged too obscene or "too Japanese" were removed from the Western versions so that everyone could understand the game.1

Translations

  • English Official

    Nintendo2003Game Boy Advance · Japanese versionReleased · complete

    The English version came out in May 2003, as Mega Microgame$! in North America and Minigame Mania in Europe.1

Where to play legally today

  • Nintendo Switch Online Subscription

    WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!

    Game Boy Advance version

    Checked: 2026-10-133en.wikipedia.org

Reception

Metacritic lists a score of 89/100.1

In lists

Sources

  1. 1en.wikipedia.org
  2. 2ja.wikipedia.org
  3. 3en.wikipedia.org

Checked: 2026-10-13Text reviewed: 2026-10-13

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