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WarioWare Gold is a wonderful addition to the 3DS library at such a late point in the system’s life cycle. Its presentation is largely brilliant, with bright, bold, punchy animations and a seemingly endless variety of visual styles within the microgames themselves. Although some of the magic of the classic microgames is lost thanks to the needless graphical facelifts they’ve been given, overall the vast amounts of chaos and hilarity occurring on-screen is gorgeous. With a litany of modes and content to unlock, veteran and rookie players alike will be occupied for hours trying to see everything that the title has to offer.
WarioWare Gold brings together a handful of new microgames, and throws in plenty of the series' best ones. It might not reinvent the wheel, but you'll be too busy jumping from game to game to notice.
Boasting the largest amount of content to date, Wario's latest entry is a masterclass in reinvention, breathing life into old games and somehow making the same three-second long mini-games fans have been playing for years feel new exciting. Just as fresh for series fanatics as it is for those who haven't yet delved into WarioWare's absurdist world, Gold is far more than just a collection of the series' best moments; it's an entirely new game, and a great one at that.
8
Buddythelad
I was suprised that I loved this game even though the micro games were REALLY MICRO INDEED, and kind of repetitive unfortunately. However this is the only game where I actually wanted to unlock all the collectibles and the voice over recording is so funny
8
SuperTama2004
A great game that will sure make you laugh with over 300 bolty microgames that will test your reflexes.
10
Zareli
I instantly loved this game. This is a magnum opus in game mechanics, wrapped with very memorable characters and unbeatable charm. Creativity at it's highest.

WarioWare Gold

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Aug 3, 2018
Metascore
Generally Favorable
78
User score
Generally Favorable
8.3
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
78
73% Positive
33 Reviews
27% Mixed
12 Reviews
0% Negative
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Oct 26, 2018
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Nintendojo
WarioWare Gold is a wonderful addition to the 3DS library at such a late point in the system’s life cycle. Its presentation is largely brilliant, with bright, bold, punchy animations and a seemingly endless variety of visual styles within the microgames themselves. Although some of the magic of the classic microgames is lost thanks to the needless graphical facelifts they’ve been given, overall the vast amounts of chaos and hilarity occurring on-screen is gorgeous. With a litany of modes and content to unlock, veteran and rookie players alike will be occupied for hours trying to see everything that the title has to offer.
Aug 14, 2018
85
GamingTrend
WarioWare Gold is an off-the-wall title bursting with content and creativity. The 300+ microgames and myriad side modes will keep you coming back to this game time and time again, even with its lacking multiplayer and padded unlockables. WarioWare Gold is easily the best game Nintendo has released in 2018 so far, and a great addition to any 3DS owner’s library.
User score
Generally Favorable
8.3
83% Positive
105 Ratings
9% Mixed
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Aug 7, 2025
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Zareli
I instantly loved this game. This is a magnum opus in game mechanics, wrapped with very memorable characters and unbeatable charm. Creativity at it's highest.
Aug 13, 2024
10
Pokejay9595
WarioWare Gold is an excellent game in the series, taking past microgames and combining them with new and exciting features and game modes! The controls are simple, but fun to use, the story is hilarious and keeps you engaged, and the voice acting is incredible! There is still so much to do after beating the game, such as completing all of the missions, and filling out your Toy Room! I could find myself playing this game for hours and hours on end. One of my favorite games of all time!
Aug 22, 2018
83
Gaming Age
If you’re a fan of the series then this is another solid entry. Will it be your favorite? That probably depends on the person, but there’s definitely something here for everyone who has liked any version up to WarioWare Gold. If you missed the tilt controls or wish we had another stylus version, this is where you can enjoy an encore of series past with the largest collection of migrogames yet! Me personally, I’m not complaining about WarioWare being back in our lives.
Aug 6, 2018
80
Twinfinite
While I wish WarioWare Gold had more new than old, it’s definitely the ultimate package of microgames that will give any fan of WarioWare something to truly enjoy.
Jul 27, 2018
80
Game Informer
WarioWare has always been a fantastic oddity in Nintendo’s library and to gather much of what has made the franchise such a joy into one large collection is great. For anyone new to WarioWare, this is a great place to start. For veterans, it has more than enough new content to make playing it worthwhile, plus you get to have a greatest hits compilation of the best microgames.
Aug 2, 2018
70
Trusted Reviews
No amount of additional content could sweeten the deal here, though, as it’s simply the purposefully crude WarioWare format that’s to blame for it feeling out of its price depth. WarioWare Gold is the gold standard of WarioWare games, but it commands too high a price for what’s on offer.
Aug 15, 2018
50
Slant Magazine
WarioWare Gold slightly redeems itself only after you've suffered through the feeble punchlines of the Story mode and have unlocked Challenge mode.
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Feb 7, 2024
10
EvanGameReviews
The game is really addicting and the voice acting is superb! It’s Wario after all.
Nov 4, 2022
7
hector_bcn98
El remix de muchos de los minijuegos de WarioWare se queda corto, muy corto. Algo olvidable una vez acabado.
Dec 27, 2020
7
Ayt3
A fun main campaign, albeit with forced microphone games that they clearly ran out of ideas with. Index mode is fun when you’re playing the fun games, challenge mode is a good mix up, the missions are ok considering the premise of the game. The arcade is pretty cool, but some of the categories can be pretty bogus (studio mode anyone?). Also, why was this JUST a 3DS game in 2018? The switch was already out, and there was even a micro game where you slide joy-cons onto a switch. You will likely end up crushing the main campaign in the first 48 hours, and then occasionally pull it out on a car ride. If you’ve already played the previous games, then you should probably read a few more reviews before deciding on whether or not you should pick it up. If you haven’t, this is a good game for you.
Apr 24, 2021
4
4rtui
This game kinda disappointed me, i mean sure, it has everything a normal wario ware game has but what makes this game bad is that it's very easy and isn't much of a challenge and it isn't as fun compared to other wario ware games, not to mention, the game can be beaten in just 1 hour or less, however, some of it's good qualities is that it makes flashbacks to previous wario ware games and remasters the old games and has catchy music but that doesn't stop it from being a bad game
Sep 8, 2020
0
OmegaEvolution1
What a game. I spent hours upon hours playing this game and it has been a blast. My personal favorite games are the touch-based ones because I like using the touch screen. Extremely hot take here, but I think we are getting a port of this game to the switch rather than a whole new game. Dub it, "Warioware Gold Deluxe". Overall, pretty solid title and the game that introduced me to the series.
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SummaryThe infamous schemer, Wario, is back! Play his brand-new microgame collection, where you'll have seconds to complete 300 different microgames. Better think fast to succeed! You'll use the touchscreen, tilt the system, push buttons, and rock the mic as you laugh through fully voiced stories featuring new and classic characters!
Rated E +10for Everyone +10
  • 3DS
Aug 3, 2018
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