Editing Gold Digger

'''Gold Digger''' is a recurring [[microgame]] in the ''[[WarioWare (series)|WarioWare]]'' series. It appears in the [[Strange]] folder in ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'' and returns in ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'' in the [[Retro Action]] stage; ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]'', ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'', ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'', and ''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'' as one of [[Mona]]'s microgames; and ''[[Game & Wario]]'' in the [[Gamer]] mode. Nose-picking is a recurring theme in the ''WarioWare'' series, as it is one of [[Wario]]'s various unhygienic habits. With a total of seven appearances, this microgame has made the most appearances of any microgame in the ''WarioWare'' series.
==History==
===''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! & WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!''===
{{minigame infobox
|image=[[File:WWIMM_GoldDigger.png]]
|appears_in=''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]''<br>''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]''
|type=[[Strange]] 
|intro=''Pick!''
|info="''This one needs no introduction. Just pick me a winner!''"
|controls={{button|gba|A}}/{{button|gcn|A}} - Pick
|clear=10 
}}
At the top of the screen, there is a large nose. At the bottom of the screen, there is a hand with a finger sticking up moving back and forth. The player must press the {{button|gba|A}} button when the finger lines up with a nostril to "dig for gold". If the player does so, the game is won. However, if the player does not put the finger into the nostril, or if time runs out, the player will lose the microgame.
*'''1st level difficulty:''' The player must pick the nose with the pinky finger.
*'''2nd level difficulty:''' The player must pick the nose with the index finger.
*'''3rd level difficulty:''' The player must pick the nose with both the index and middle fingers.
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===''WarioWare: Touched!''===
{{minigame infobox
|image=[[File:Gold_Digger.png|250px]]
|appears_in=''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]''
|type=[[List of WarioWare: Touched! microgames#Retro Action|Retro Action]]
|intro=''Pick!''
|info=''"Push the button to dig for gold! Ooooh, that's a big one! 2003: WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! / Game Boy Advance"''
|controls={{button|ds|Stylus}} - Tap {{button|GBA|A}} button
|clear=15
}}
The ''WarioWare: Touched!'' version is based on the original microgame, and the level difficulties are the same. The objective is similar to the version in ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!''; this time using the stylus to tap the {{button|GBA|A}} button on the [[Game Boy Advance]] to pick the nose.
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===''WarioWare: D.I.Y.''===
{{minigame infobox
|image=[[File:Gold Digger WWDIY.png]]
|appears_in=''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]''
|intro=''Pick!''
|type=[[Mona]]
|info="''Get in there and pick a good one!''"
|controls={{button|ds|Stylus}} - Make the hand move
}}
To win this microgame, the player has to put the moving finger in one of the nose's nostrils. To do so, they must tap the finger at the right time. If the player does not put it in the nostril or when time is up, they will lose the game.

A variant of the microgame with the command "Pick wisely..." appears as the final step when deleting save data in this game.
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===''Game & Wario''===
{{minigame infobox
|image=[[File:G&W-Digger.png|250px]]
|appears_in=''[[Game & Wario]]
|intro=''Pick!''
|info="''Everyone's favorite tried-and-true finger-in-the-nose game is back! But these honkers have got flair and originality!''"
|controls={{button|wiiu|a}} &ndash; Pick
|time=8 beats
}}
A version appears in ''[[Game & Wario]]'' in the "[[Gamer]]" mode and can also be unlocked as a solo game in the "Cluck-A-Pop" machine. Like usual, the player must pick a nose to win the game.
*'''1st level difficulty''': The player has to pick one nostril of a nose with a pinky finger.
*'''2nd level difficulty''': The player has to pick one nostril of a nose with an index finger.
*'''3rd level difficulty''': The player has to either pick two nostrils of one nose or one nostril each on two noses with two fingers.
Sometimes, [[Fake Out|the nose is replaced with a mouth]]. In this case, attempting to pick the mouth results in a loss.
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===''WarioWare Gold''===
{{minigame infobox
|image=[[File:WWG Gold Digger.png|250px]]
|appears_in=''[[WarioWare Gold]]''
|type=[[Mona]] 
|intro=''Pick!'' / ''Don't pick!''
|info="''Noses are meant to be picked! Don't hesitate&ndash;stick those fingers right up those nostrils!''"
|controls={{button|3ds|A}} - Pick
|clear=20
|time=8 beats
}}
This microgame appears in ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'' as one of Mona's microgames, with the objective not changing from the original. This version has the same music and visuals as the ''Game & Wario'' version.
*'''1st level difficulty''': The player has to pick one nostril of a nose with a pinky finger.
*'''2nd level difficulty''': The player has to pick one nostril of a nose with an index finger.
*'''3rd level difficulty''': The player has to pick two nostrils of one nose with two fingers.
There is also a chance the nose that has to be picked is a camel's instead. Sometimes, the nose is replaced with either a pierced nose or an open mouth. In either case, picking it will result in a loss, as the spike on the pierced nose will hurt the hand while the open mouth will bite the hand.

The regular nose belongs to Mr. Schnozz, while the pierced nose belongs to his son, Son of Schnozz (or Schnozz Jr.).
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===''WarioWare: Get It Together!''===
{{minigame infobox
|title=Gold Digger
|image=[[File:WWGITGoldDigger.jpg|250px]]
|appears_in=''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]''
|type=That's Life
|intro=''Plug it!''
|info="''Every nose needs a finger to keep it company, don't you think? Tee-hee! Well, don't delay! Jump inside that lonely nostril! Oh, and empty nostrils are a good place for boomerangs and other projectiles too.''"
|clear=20
}}
This microgame appears in ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' as one of Mona's microgames. This time it does not involve fingers picking the nose, but rather characters either fly into a nostril or shoot it, which causes the music to stop. If a player is able to complete the game by shooting a nostril with an ammo-type projectile, nose hairs grow. If the player or a projectile collides into the nose itself, a man's moan can be heard, the music stops, and the game is lost.
*'''Level 1''': The nose is wide and stands perfectly still.
*'''Level 2''': The nose is narrower and blows air slowing down flying characters.
*'''Level 3''': The nose moves side to side.
If two players are utilized, only one of the players has to plug the nose to win. The player who plugs the nose receives a point for effort or, in the case of [[Rising Star]], a star, and the player who hits the nose loses an effort point or star.

====Mission====
*'''[[List of WarioWare: Get It Together! missions#Game|Pick Your Battles]]''' (one player only): Using all crew members, the player must plug the left and right nostrils nine times each without making a single mistake.

====Suitability====
{{WWGIT fit
|4.1=Mike|4.2=Ashley|4.3=5-Volt
|3.1=Wario|3.2=Young Cricket|3.3=18-Volt|3.4=Dribble and Spitz|3.5=Dr. Crygor|3.6=Orbulon|3.7=Red|3.8=Master Mantis
|2.1=Mona|2.2=9-Volt|2.3=Jimmy T|2.4=Lulu|2.5=Penny|2.6=Pyoro
|1.1=Kat and Ana
}}
*[[9-Volt]]'s constant movement requires him to time his attack, making him a slightly bad fit.
*[[Mona]] and her boomerang's constant movement as well as [[Jimmy T]], [[Lulu]], and [[Penny]]'s unusual movements make it difficult for them to enter a nostril, making them below-average fits.
*[[Pyoro]]'s tongue travels at a diagonal trajectory, which makes it more difficult to aim at a nostril, making him a below-average fit.
*As [[Kat & Ana]] constantly jump, they can potentially collide into the nose itself accidentally.

===''WarioWare: Move It!''===
{{minigame infobox
|image=[[File:GoldDiggerWWMoveIt.png|250px]]<br>1 player<br>[[File:WWMIGoldDiggerMultiplayer.jpg|250px]]<br>2 players
|appears_in=''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]''
|type=[[Mona]] 
|intro=''Clog!''
|info="''Adjust the angles of your hands, and plunge them into the giant nostrils! Watch the stripe designs in the background to help your aim. Why is this important? Uh... I'm not sure.''"
|controls={{button|switch|joy-con}}
|form="Sky Stretch"
}}
This microgame appears in ''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'' as one of Mona's microgames. This time, the player controls a full character who needs to angle their arms so that they align with the giant nose's nostrils when it drops down. If they player does not clog the nose properly, the man's moans are heard.
*'''Level 1''': The character must plug their arms into both of the nose's nostrils.
*'''Level 2''': There are two noses, each having a cork in one nostril while the character must plug their arms into the open nostrils, which are spaced further apart.
*'''Level 3''': Same as Level 2, but at least one nose is smaller, and the noses are at uneven heights.

In multiplayer, the players are side-by-side, with the first player controlling a blue character and the second character controlling a red character. An extra nose appears in each level, with the nose in the middle being smaller in Level 3.
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==Development==
{{quote|I figured the player’s eyes would focus on the moving finger, and the act of pressing the A Button to make the finger thrust forward would read naturally as syntax for a game. [...] I made the thickness of the finger the same size as the nostril, thinking how satisfying it would be to have the finger go into the nostril when you succeed, and I made the nose deform a little bit when you fail.|Goro Abe}}
"Gold Digger" was created by ''[[WarioWare (series)|WarioWare]]'' developer [[Goro Abe]], based on a whiteboard note made by the [[Hirofumi Matsuoka|game's director]] depicting a finger, a nose and the caption "Pick!"<ref name="Kotaku">Stephen Totilo (October 11, 2018), [https://kotaku.com/the-making-of-nintendo-s-best-nose-picking-game-1829686979 "The Making Of Nintendo’s Best Nose-Picking Game"]. ''Kotaku''. Retrieved August 18, 2019</ref> After seeing the note, Abe thought up the concept of the game and believed the nose-picking premise would be immediately and universally understood by players, a necessity for the nature of ''WarioWare'''s gameplay.<ref name="Kotaku"></ref> The first version of the game only featured the index finger; to make the game easier for beginners and make difficulty levels more interesting than simply increasing the speed at which the microgame is played, Abe created the smaller pinky finger for the first difficulty level and made the third difficulty level the insertion of two fingers into the nose.<ref name="Kotaku"></ref> After feedback from testers stating that the game was still too difficult, Abe tweaked the earlier difficulties to have the finger start closer to the nose.<ref name="Kotaku"></ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
ND WWIMPG 2004 Nengajo.jpg|2004 ''nengajō'' for ''Nintendo Dream'' based on ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]'', with a scene based on the microgame
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[You Can Pick Your Friends...]]
*[[Contact Lens Solution]]

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=はなのあな<br>メイドインワリオ <small>(''Touched!'')</small>
|JapR=Hana no ana<br>Meido In Wario
|JapM=Nostrils<br>WarioWare, Inc. Mega Microgame$! (lit. Made in Wario)
|Fre=Chercheur d'or
|FreM=Gold seeker
|Ita=Caccia all'oro<br>Cercatore d'oro <small>(''Gold'')</small>
|ItaM=Gold hunt<br>Gold seeker
|SpaE=Busca oro <small>(''Mega Microgame$!'')</small><br>Busca petróleo <small>(''Touched'')</small><br>Hurgador <small>(''Gold'')</small>
|SpaEM=Gold seeker<br>Oil seeker<br>Picker
|SpaA=Hurgador
|SpaAM=Picker
|Chi=戳鼻孔
|ChiR=Chuō bíkǒng
|ChiM=Poke the nose
|Kor=콧구멍<br>메이드 인 와리오 <small>(''Touched!'')</small>
|KorR=Kotgumeong<br>Meideu In Wario
|KorM=Nostrils<br>WarioWare, Inc. Mega Microgame$! (lit. Made in Wario)
|Ger=Bohrexperte <small>(''Get It Together!'')</small>
|GerM=Drilling Expert
|Rus=Соблазнительный нос
|RusR=Soblaznitel'nyy nos
|RusM=Seductive nose
|Dut=Neuspeuteren
|DutM=Nose picking
}}

==References==
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{{9-Volt & 18-Volt's microgames}}
{{Mona's microgames}}
{{WWIMM microgames}}
{{WarioWare: Touched! microgames}}
{{WWDIY microgames}}
{{WWG microgames}}
{{WWGIT microgames}}
{{WWMI microgames}}
[[Category:Game & Wario microgames]]
[[Category:WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]
[[Category:WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! microgames]]
[[Category:WarioWare: D.I.Y. microgames]]
[[Category:WarioWare: Touched! microgames]]
[[Category:WarioWare Gold microgames]]
[[Category:WarioWare: Get It Together! microgames]]
[[Category:WarioWare: Move It! microgames]]
[[it:Caccia all'oro]]