Wario (franchise)

The Wario series is a spin-off of the Mario series that features Wario as the main character. The plot of the stories often involve riches and treasures and Wario's selfishness and greed. It is the first series that Nintendo created to feature a villain/antihero as the main protagonist.

WarioWare, Inc. is the popular spin-off of the Wario games. WarioWare games are a series of short mini-games (called microgames) which are made by Wario and his friends; they work in WarioWare, Inc. a video game producing company.