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 make 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, they get arrested.

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

Gamer
9-Volt is playing a game while 18-Volt watches as he beats his score. 5-Volt then enters the room and takes 9-Volt's game, telling the boys they should be doing their homework. After they finish, 9-Volt and 18-Volt discover 5-Volt achieved 100 points, beating both of their scores.

Pirates
Wario decides to take a ride on his bike out of boredom and stumbles across a pirate suit in a store window. He buys it and rides his bike on the beach in his new costume.

Taxi
Dribble and Spitz are driving their taxi through route 56, starting to fall asleep. Not long after, they encounter a hitchhiker waiting on the side of the road. A UFO suddenly appears overhead and abducts the person. Spitz then grabs a laser gun, opens the top of their taxi, and attempts to shoot at the UFO. He then tells Dribble to follow it and he cooperates, following the UFO over a hill leading to a farm.

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.

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 actually try to be stepped on by 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. All of the small icons used to represent the minigames are in black and white and feature simplistic designs that resemble characters or elements from the original Game & Watch games. Also, in the "Bird" minigame, the gamepad features Game & Watch like gameplay.
 * 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: Touched!: The minigame Ashley features a remix of Ashley's original theme song.
 * WarioWare: Smooth Moves: Two of the Legendary Cat Dancers appear calongside Jimmy in the introduction of the game. The song used in the minigame Ski is a remix of Jimmy T. 's theme song from this 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. In Gamer, the Wandering Samurai from the Rhythm Heaven series has his own rhythm-based microgame. A Monkey from Rhythm Heaven is hidden in the crowd during the report of the new console.