Game & Wario

Game & Wario is a party game for the Wii U. This game is a spin-off from the WarioWare series. The game stars Wario and, like WarioWare, it takes place in Diamond City. The game can be played between one to five people. The title and logo are a reference to the Game & Watch series.

Story
Wario is watching television at his house. He changes channels, until noticing a reporting about a newly released console, featuring a controller with a screen (similarly to the Wii U GamePad). In order to win a lot of money, Wario decides to create games for that console and starts working on his computer. His friends in Diamond City also have news about the console, and are interested in it.

Arrow
Wario is at home, eating strawberries and watching TV. A mouse comes from behind his head and steals the last strawberry before running away. Wario grabs arch and arrows from a passer-by archer and shoot them at the mouse. He hits the strawberry and gets it back, but the mouse keeps running. Later, Wario is sleeping in his house. The animal comes back and throws pepper at his nose, making him sneeze. The mouse bounces in the room until it hits Wario's dusty laptop. From this, Wario has the idea of creating the Arrow minigame.

Shutter
Joe gets a phone call from Mona and tells her that he has the latest scoop for their next newspaper. He asks her to go out to the crime scene to take pictures for evidence. She says "OK" and zooms out on her scooter to the crime scene. Once she gets to the crime scene, she sneaks up on the criminals and takes a picture of them and as a result, the get arrested.

Ski
Jimmy skis pass a girl and suddenly she and some other girls join in a line to ski with him. They then jump off from a slope.

Gameplay
The game makes full use of the Wii U GamePad controller, as it includes minigames that require players to use the controller's touch screen. Players must play a variety of minigames to earn medals and bonus items.

Single-player

 * Arrow
 * Ski
 * Shutter: In this minigame, players must search the buildings and streets to look for hidden criminals. It is played by holding the Wii U GamePad in front of the television like a camera. Once players take a picture of a criminal, they must tilt the Wii U GamePad down to send it to the newspaper editor. The newspaper editor will then give the player feedback on the picture and tell the player if they need to improve on the picture they took. The player can take multiple pictures for a better score but they have a limit on how many they can take.
 * Patchwork: A minigame that involves cracking a code by solving a puzzle. Gameplay consists of placing patches onto a cloth to eventually create the shape of an object.
 * Design: A microgame hosted by Dr. Crygor, where the 1 or 2 players must memorize outlines and shapes to redraw them into specfied lengths as accurately as possible to build a robot. It resembles the E3 2011 Wii U demo "Measure Up".
 * Pirates: A microgame involving the player avoiding Wario's attacks, with a pirate theme. It resembles the E3 2011 Wii U demo "Shield Pose". Gameplay consists of Wario giving commands to pirates on his ship and other ships to shoot arrows at the player. These commands can vary between him saying left, right, center or over. The player must move their gamepad in the corresponding directions in rhythm with the music to dodge the attacks.
 * Gamer: A game with a similar gameplay to the WarioWare games, playing microgames in the Wii U GamePad. Gameplay consists of pausing the game with the ZL or ZR buttons whenever 9-Volt's mother is about to come into his room. If the player fails to do this or loses all their lives, it will result in a game over. There is also a mode where players can play as 18-Volt, this mode does not have 5-Volt in it.
 * Kung Fu : In this minigame, Young Cricket automatically jumps off each platform after he lands on one. The player must tilt the Wii U Gamepad to move Young Cricket above platforms while he's in midair. The player can also press the ZL or ZR buttons to make him ground pound and quickly land on a platform. The player can also collect scrolls for extra time.
 * Taxi: In this minigame, load a customer in the taxi and take them to their destination route, while shooting the UFOs, which are trying to kidnap them, with a bazooka. The TV displays an overall map, while the Gamepad is used to aim and shoot.

Multiplayer

 * Fruit: This minigame requires 2-5 players to play. In the minigame that takes place in a small town filled with lots of people, one player must use the Wii U GamePad to control a character on-screen and steal fruit that are found all over town without the other players knowing. Afterwards, the other players must take the Wii U GamePad and try to identify the thief.
 * Sketch: Similar to pictionary, this minigame consists of one player using the Wii U Gamepad to draw an object that the game has given the name of while the others guess what object they think it is but, this one has a few gimmicks that make it unique.
 * Disco: This minigame requires 2 players to play. Gameplay consists of each player taking turns making a rhythm with three beats available while the other player tries to repeat that rhythm.
 * Island: This minigame requires 2-5 players. The objective is to catapult a certain amount of fronks onto an island divided into different sections which display how many is required. The Gamepad is used to aim and catapult the fronks onto the island. In multiplayer, players must knock their opponents' Fronk off to lower their score and increase their own.

Toys (Prizes)

 * Eraser debris: This prize requires the player blow into the microphone to blow used pieces of eraser onto a person's head as if it is hair.

References to Other Games

 * Super Mario Bros.: The third stage of the Sole Man-esque microgame in Gamer features a Super Mario Bros. background, with its Brick Blocks, "!? Blocks", bushes and clouds, while a boy in a Goomba costume must avoid Mario's feet.
 * Game & Watch: As aforementioned, the title and the logo are references to this series. Additionally, Game & Wario features minigames with simple titles (e.g. Arrow, Kung Fu) and so does the Game & Watch series. A microgame based on Ball appears in Gamer.
 * WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!: Gold Digger and Sole Man are remade for the Gamer minigame. Another microgame makes full reference to Nighttime Allergies, with similar background, and the same woman with running nose.
 * WarioWare: Twisted!: Sal Out from Mona 's stage in WarioWare: Twisted! makes a brief appearance in the opening cinematic of Game & Wario.
 * WarioWare: Smooth Moves: Two of the Legendary Cat Dancers appear calongside Jimmy in the introduction of the game.
 * WarioWare: D.I.Y.: The "Sumo Wrestler", who makes regular appearances in WarioWare: D.I.Y., returns in a minigame from Gamer.
 * Rhythm Heaven series. : The Chorus Kids from the Rhythm Heaven series appear together with Sal Out in the opening cinematic of Game & Wario. The interviewer and wrestler from Rhythm Heaven Fever appear on the sidewalk in the intro to the Pirate minigame.