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 The Japanese ''[[wikipedia:Famitsu|Famitsu]]'' magazine rated the game a score of 35 out of 40.<ref>[http://www.gamekult.com/tout/jeux/fiches/J000025860_presse.html Ratings for ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' at Gamekult (French)]</ref> [[wikipedia:1UP.com|1UP.com]]'s Shane Bettenhausen rated the game 9.5/10 and enjoyed how fast-paced and frantic the game was. He also stated that playing the games was all it took to convince his friends of the game's value. Bettenhausen enjoyed the weirdness of the game, too.<ref>[http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3103603 ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' Review at 1UP.com]</ref> Jeff Gerstmannf of [[wikipedia:GameSpot|GameSpot]] stated that the combination of minigames and pacing of puzzle games such as ''[[wikipedia:Tetris|Tetris]]'' came together in a wonderful way. He rated the game a score of 9.1/10.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/gba/puzzle/warioware/review.html ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' Review at GameSpot]</ref> [[wikipedia:IGN|IGN]]'s Craig Harris loved ''WarioWare'' and awarded it a score of 9/10. He stated that it did not matter that the main quest only took one or two hours. The additional replay value made up for it. He also cited the game's "pick up and play" qualities as reasons for his high score.<ref>[http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/410/410028p1.html ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' Review at IGN]</ref>
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+!colspan="4" style="font-size:120%; text-align: center; background-color:silver"|Reviews
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+|Release
+|Reviewer, Publication
+|Score
+|Comment
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+|Game Boy Advance
+|Benjamin Turner, [https://web.archive.org/web/20031219114030/http://www.gamespy.com:80/reviews/may03/wariowaregba/index.shtml Gamespy]
+|91/100
+|align="left"|"''My first few hours with WarioWare were extremely fun, as I couldn't get enough of the game's distinct brand of inspired insanity. Once that initial novelty started to wear off, however, I lost a bit of the enjoyment. The core gameplay is still plenty strong, though, and I fully expect to be enjoying WarioWare for the foreseeable future. WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$ is the ultimate game for the attention span impaired; Luckily, it's a lot of fun for everyone else too. It's great to see such a bold, original product from the Nintendo of 2003; If it could just turn this into a trend, it'd go a long way toward restoring lost luster to Kyoto's number one video game company.''"
+|-
+|Game Boy Advance
+|Tom Bramwell, [https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_warioware_gba Eurogamer]
+|9/10
+|align="left"|"''Unlike a lot of GBA games, Wario Ware overcomes its potential brevity with a meaty selection of bonus games, and offers so much in one package that it's always going to happily occupy that slot should you feel like slipping the GBA into your pocket as you slide out the door. It may contradict the relaxing weather we're enjoying at the moment, but we'd happily sweat our way through a T-shirt drawer if it meant the difference between sunburn and playing Wario Ware. If variety is the spice of life, then Wario Ware is the digital equivalent of Phall curry, burning the inside of your face [it'll be more than your face that's burning after a Phall! - rueful Ed] with its charm and originality, and deservedly severing a few crisp bank notes from your wallet in the process - even if it does still plunder the crevices of yesteryear for a lot of its gaming content. Buy it or we'll smack ya.''"
+|-
+|Game Boy Advance
+|Jeff Gerstmann, [https://web.archive.org/web/20030608124649/https://www.gamespot.com/gba/puzzle/warioware/review.html/ GameSpot]
+|9.1/10
+|align="left"|"''While it can be said that the game isn't quite as exciting once you've seen every minigame it has to offer, the method that it brings the games to you stays fresh, and a bevy of unlockables--including full versions of Dr. Mario (renamed Dr. Wario here) and Nintendo's classic arcade game Sheriff--keep things moving along quite nicely. In the end, the game does have a lot of that Tetris-like appeal, making it something that you can play in short bursts and return to again and again, which is one of the most admirable qualities a portable game can have. Anyone looking for an exciting change of pace will have a fantastic time with WarioWare.''"
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+|colspan=2|Compiler
+|colspan=2|Platform / Score
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+|colspan=2|Metacritic
+|colspan=2 style="background-color:LimeGreen"|[https://www.metacritic.com/game/game-boy-advance/warioware-inc-mega-microgame! 89]
+|-
+|colspan=2|GameRankings
+|colspan=2|[https://www.gamerankings.com/gba/589714-warioware-inc-mega-microgame/index.html 88.83%]
+|}
+{{br}}
+===Awards===
 The game was awarded the Editor's Choice Award at both GameSpot and IGN.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/misc/editorschoice/index.html Editor's Choice Award at GameSpot]</ref><ref>[http://gameboy.ign.com/index/choice.html Editor's Choice Award at IGN]</reF> At the Edinburgh International Games Festival in 2004, ''WarioWare'' took the [[wikipedia:Edge (magazine)|Edge]] Award and was named the most innovative game of the year.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3559964.stm News "GameBoy mini-games take top prize" at BBC News]</ref> Furthermore, ''WarioWare, Inc.'' gained one of the three Innovation awards at the 4th annual Game Developers Choice Awards in 2004.<ref>[http://www.gamechoiceawards.com/archive/innovation.htm Archive of Innovation awards at Game Developers Choice Awards]</ref> In 2008, ''[[wikipedia:Game Informer|Game Informer]]'' named the game one of the top ten weirdest of all time.<ref>"The Top 10 Weirdest Games of All Time", Game Informer 180 (April 2008)</ref>