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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.: Minigame Mania'' 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$!'' Review at 1UP.com]</ref> Jeff Gerstmannf of [[wikipedia:GameSpot|GameSpot]] stated that the combination of mini-games and pacing of puzzle games such as ''[[wikipedia:Tetris|Tetris]]'' came together in a wonderful way. He rated the game a score of 9.1/10.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/gba/puzzle/warioware/review.html ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' 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 sighted 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$!'' Review at IGN]</ref>
The Japanese ''[[wikipedia:Famitsu|Famitsu]]'' magazine rated the game a score of 35 out of 40.<ref>[http://www.gamekult.com/tout/jeux/fiches/J000025860_presse.html Ratings for ''WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania'' at Gamekult (French)]</ref> [[wikipedia:1UP.com|1UP.com]]'s Shane Bettenhausen rated the game 9.5/10 and enjoyed how fast-paced and frantic the game was. He also stated that playing the games was all it took to convince his friends of the game's value. Bettenhausen enjoyed the weirdness of the game, too.<ref>[http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3103603 ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' Review at 1UP.com]</ref> Jeff Gerstmannf of [[wikipedia:GameSpot|GameSpot]] stated that the combination of mini-games 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$!'' Review at GameSpot]</ref> [[wikipedia:IGN|IGN]]'s Craig Harris loved ''WarioWare'' and awarded it a score of 9/10. He stated that it did not matter that the main quest only took one or two hours. The additional replay value made up for it. He also sighted the game's "pick up and play" qualities as reasons for his high score.<ref>[http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/410/410028p1.html ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' Review at IGN]</ref>


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://uk.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> 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>
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://uk.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 the Innovation award 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>


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