WarioWare: Touched!: Difference between revisions

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|developer=[[Nintendo SPD|Nintendo SPD Group No.1]]<br>[[Intelligent Systems]]

|publisher=[[Nintendo]]

|genre=Action

|modes=Single player

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|platforms=[[Nintendo DS]], [[Virtual Console]] ([[Wii U]]), [[Nintendo 3DS]]

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==Story==

[[File:Sewerguru.png|thumb|left|200px|The Sewer Guru asks Wario what system he dropped.]]

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''WarioWare: Touched!'' plays very similarly to most games in the ''WarioWare'' series: players play a randomized grouping of very small, short minigames (called "microgames") within a small time limit and a very brief set of instructions. Periodically, the game speeds up the microgame, thus shortening the time and making it more challenging and pressuring to complete the microgames within the time limit. Players start with four tries every time they start a stage. If they lose a microgame, they lose a try; when players lose all four of their tries, the game ends and players must start over from the beginning. Players earn points for every microgame that comes (winning or losing the microgame does not factor into points gained); at the fifteenth point, players play a boss microgame, which is considerably longer and more challenging than a typical microgame.

A unique feature of ''WarioWare: Touched!'' compared to other ''WarioWare'' games is the touch screen and microphone feature of the Nintendo DS. ''WarioWare: Touched!'' does not make use of any of the face buttons (except to pause and a few souvenirs); as such, all inputs by the player are received via touch on the touchscreen or blowing into the microphone.

Characters from microgame sets do not introduce any new microgames or any specific touch control, but they mix up microgames from previous employees as described.

===Main stages===

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|Represented by Jimmy's sister, Jamie, this microgame set is unlocked after the player completes Wario's, Mona's, and Jimmy's stages. As the description states, it mixes Wario's, Mona's, and Jimmy's microgames. The microgames are in level two, but they start at normal speed. The boss microgames for the first three sets are [[You Break It, You Buy It]], [[Pro Bowling]] and [[Rainbow Juice]]. Afterwards, the boss microgame will always be random.

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|Represented by Jimmy's brother, James, this microgame set is unlocked after the player completes Kat & Ana's, Ashley's, and Dr. Crygor's stages. As the description states, it mixes Kat & Ana's, Ashley's, and Dr. Crygor's microgames. The microgames are in level two, but they start at normal speed. The boss microgames for the first three sets are [[Galaxy Bounce]], [[Global Warning]] and [[Living Room Rally]]. Afterwards, the boss microgame will always be random.

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|Represented by a pink bear, this microgame set is unlocked after beating Mike's, 9-Volt's, and Wario-Man's microgames. Monster Megamix mixes all minigames from all employees sans the boss microgames. The microgame speed increases over time without any indication and continues until all four lives are lost or maximum speed is reached. The game is over only when the player has no more lives. Scoring twenty-five points unlocks the Hardcore Mix set.

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|Represented by a white bear, Hardcore Mix uses the same set of rules from Monster Megamix, except that players have only one try. Microgames also start at the level two difficulty; unlike Monster Megamix, however, microgames do not speed up over time. The game is over only when the player has lost a microgame. Scoring fifteen points unlocks the Gnarly Mix set.

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|Represented by a yellow bear, Gnarly Mix uses the same set of rules from Monster Megamix, except minigames start very fast and gets faster until it reaches maximum speed or if the player loses. The game is over only when the player has no more lives. Scoring twenty points unlocks a souvenir.

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===Supporting characters===

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Bridget the Baker.png|[[Bridget the Baker]]

Dinosaurswariowaretouched.png|[[The Dinosaurs]]

WWT Fligby.png|[[Fligby]]

Garbage boy.png|[[Garbage Boy]]

Numchuck.png|[[Numchuck the Monkey]]

Ashley and Red story WWTo.png|[[Orbulon]]

The Pork Loins.png|[[The Pork Loins]]

Rocky the Reporter.png|[[Rocky the Reporter]]

==Locations==

Each of the character's stories takes place in various locations in [[Diamond City]].

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9-Volt's House2.png|[[9-Volt's House]]

Dr. Payne's Dental Clinic.png|[[Dr. Payne's Dental Clinic]]

The Hawt House.png|[[The Hawt House]]

Mona Pizza.png|[[Mona Pizza]]

The Sweet Spot.png|[[The Sweet Spot]]

==Objects==

These are objects that appear in the main story and/or play a role of some sort.

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Mona's Scooter.png|[[Mona's Scooter]]

NastyGarlic.png|[[Mandrake|Nasty Garlic]]

TUNA.png|[[Tri-phonic Undulating Nanobot Automaton]]

SK8 and 36 Volt-Man.png|[[SK8]] and [[36-Volt Man]]

==Microgames==

{{main|List of WarioWare: Touched! microgames}}

==Souvenirs==

In the European, Wii U Virtual Console, and 3DS versions, Mona Pizza cannot be unlocked, since players must have a copy of ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'', which was not released in Europe, and the game reads very specific data from said cartridge in the Game Boy Advance slot on the Nintendo DS to unlock it. However, it is still present in the game's data, and European players can still play the game if it is present in a copied save file of the game.

===Toy Room 1===

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===Toy Room 2===

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As with most ''WarioWare'' games, ''WarioWare: Touched!'' has undergone significant localization differences, which vary from different regional versions. Some changes are simple as a name change while others have complete graphical overhauls.

===Stages===

*The names in the skyscraper for Wario's stage is removed in the European version.

*In Mona's stage, whenever the player wins a microgame, the "HIT" is changed to a heart in the European and Simplified Chinese versions. Likewise, when players lose the microgame, "MISS" is changed to a broken heart.

*Dr. Crygor in his stage is silent in the American version for most of the intro after he states he wants to test the machine. In other regional versions, however, he talks more. The dialogue was added back in for the DSiWare download version.

*During Jimmy's intermission, the Japanese version has a jug of milk. It is replaced by a carton of milk in international versions.

*In the international versions, the touch screen guitar in Mona's stage is changed to match the sprite on the top screen.

===Microgames===

*In [[Big Bang (microgame)|Big Bang]], the Japanese version has 大 ("big") written on the mountain, which is a reference to a Kyoto festival known as Gozan no Okuribi. The character is removed in the international versions, alongside the mountains.

*In [[Washed Up]], the girl has black hair in the Japanese version. International versions change the color to red.

*In [[Steel Chef]], the Japanese and Korean versions displayed "OK!" when players complete the microgame. The American and European versions change the text to "SWEET!" and the Simplified Chinese version changes it to 不错 ("not bad").

*In [[On Strike]], all three matchboxes are changed in the international versions.

*In [[Sweet Nothings]], the person on the left is replaced by a cat in the Korean version.

*The Japanese version has a microgame called [[Famicom Tantei Club 2]] in 9-Volt's microgame set. It is replaced by [[Metroid (WarioWare: Touched!)|Metroid]] in the international versions.

*In [[Gunslinger]], the music is played differently in the international versions compared to the Japanese version. The American, European, and Korean versions also remove the tutorial on the top screen, though the Simplified Chinese version keeps the tutorial from the top screen and the same music effects as the Japanese version.

==Development==

==Reception==

===Critical reception===

''WarioWare: Touched!'' has received generally positive reviews from critics. Aggregate sites Metacritic and GameRankings has given a score of 81 based on reviews of 54 critics and a score of 81.83% from 63 critics respectively.<ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/game/ds/warioware-touched! Metacritic score for ''WarioWare: Touched!''] ''Metacritic''. Retrieved October 9, 2015.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160719114245/http://www.gamerankings.com/ds/920757-warioware-touched/index.html GameRankings score for ''WarioWare: Touched!''] ''GameRankings''. Retrieved October 9, 2015.</ref> As with most ''[[WarioWare (series)|WarioWare]]'' titles, it is praised for its addictive nature, its quirky and bizarre theme, the replayability and the intuitive use of the touchscreen and other features of the [[Nintendo DS]]. The most common criticism is that the game is very short, where it can be fully beaten within a few hours. IGN writer, Craig Harris, has mostly praised the game, who gave the game a score of 8.5 out of ten, but commented that ''WarioWare: Twisted!'' is a superior game to ''WarioWare: Touched!'' However, he ended by saying, "Wario Ware Touched!{{sic}} may be an incredibly brief experience, but it's still one of the top titles in the Nintendo DS library. At the very least it gives a great insight into gameplay ideas that the touchscreen and dual-screen handheld's capable of, even in these quick and extraordinarily brief five-second shots."<ref>Harris, Craig (February 11, 2005). [http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/02/11/wario-ware-touched Review of ''WarioWare: Touched!''.] ''IGN''. Retrieved October 9, 2015.</ref> Stuart Reddick, from Nintendo Life has given the game a 9/10, who greatly praised the game and commented on "how simplicity can still lead to stunning gameplay." and called it one of the best titles on the Nintendo DS.<ref>Reddick, Stuart. (June 14th, 2006). [http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/ds/warioware_touched Review of ''WarioWare: Touched!''.] ''Nintendo Life''. Retrieved October 9, 2015.</ref>

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|align="left"|"''Intelligent Systems has crafted a worthy addition to the WarioWare legacy, with microgames as crazy as ever and making excellent use of the Nintendo DS' functionality. If it were not for a little bit of staleness setting in at times this would be perfect. As it is WarioWare proves to be one of the best of the launch line-up.''"

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===Sales===

==Quotes==

{{main|List of WarioWare: Touched! quotes}}

==Pre-release and unused content==

At E3 2004, the game was titled ''WarioWare, Inc. DS''. To start the demo, the player would touch the bottom screen. In the demo, Wario would throw a 3D crate displaying the number of played microgames towards the screen which would open to start a microgame. When the player touched the bottom screen, a cursor would appear at that position. Successfully beating it would cause the crate to shatter and make Wario stomp in anger. In addition, the microgames lacked a time limit. Instead, there was a 20 second time limit that activated during microgames and displayed "TIME UP!" on the bottom screen once it finished. The crate would then fly back and hit Wario, causing a Game Over.<ref>unitedgamesvideos (May 20, 2010). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o40KpBeQ3A DS Warioware Inc review, Nintendo DS, E3 2004 Video, 14 of 24]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved February 12, 2021.</ref><ref>Lynch, Brad (May 24, 2012). [https://youtu.be/kWb0MoJ_bss?t=477 E3 2004 - Nintendo DS]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved February 12, 2021.</ref><ref>VinnCo Archive (June 28, 2016). [https://youtu.be/e29R1kZAq0E?t=54 Nintendo DS demo - E3 2004]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved February 12, 2021.</ref> In the demo, [[Steel Chef]] required players to cut 6 objects. [[Write On, Dude]]'s command was "Write that symbol!", [[Loose Change|Greedy Hands]]' command was "Gather!", and [[Quite Puzzled]] command was "Arrange!". In a promotional video of gameplay, the text was spaced out much further and the microgames shared the same music and sound effect.<ref>Internet Video Dump (March 24, 2016). [https://youtu.be/hDz9gVBzkxw Wario Ware Inc. DS - Gameplay E3 2004]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved February 12, 2021.</ref> In an early English translation, [[On the Mark|Chalk Full]]'s command was misspelled as "Earse it!", [[Pet Petter]]'s command was "Pet it!", [[Shakedown (WarioWare: Touched!)|Shakedown]]'s command was "Shake 'em!", [[Impressionism]]'s command was "Rub the paper!", and [[Oh, Snap!]]'s command was "Tickle the armpit!"<ref> IGN. (May 19, 2011). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9cGX7LXGMY Wario Ware Touched! Nintendo DS Gameplay - First US Footage]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 14, 2021.</ref>

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WWTouched Prerelease Title Screen.jpg|The E3 demo's title screen

WWTouched Prerelease Impressionism.jpg|A pre-release version of Impressionism

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==Glitches==

Wario WWTouched art 2.jpg|[[Wario]]

Mona WWTouched artwork.jpg|[[Mona]]

Dr. Crygor WWTouched artwork.svg|[[Dr. Crygor]]

WWTouched Mike.svg|[[Mike]]

==Media==

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==References to other games==

*''[[Mario Paint]]'': [[Wario Paint]] is a souvenir that is based on this game. The main theme is also playable music in the [[Turntable]] souvenir.

*''[[Wario Land 4]]'': Some of Wario's voice clips and other sound effects are recycled from this game.

*''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'': Souvenirs, which are introduced in this game, make a return. The souvenir [[Mona Pizza (souvenir)|Mona Pizza]] plays the same song in Mona's story microgames. Mona's main outfit from this game appear during her stage's break scene.

==References in later games==

*''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'': Dr. Crygor initially uses his design from this game rather than his original design.

*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'': [[Lose Your Marble]] and [[Blowin' Up]] appear as two of the random microgames in the [[WarioWare, Inc. (stage)|WarioWare, Inc.]] [[stage]]. Ashley's and Mike's songs also appear as separate music in My Music. Various character artwork also appears as [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|stickers]] in this game.

*''[[Game & Wario]]'': The minigame [[Ashley (minigame)|Ashley]] features a cover version of Ashley's original theme song. The boy and the girl from [[Hookin' Up]] occasionally appear after clearing a [[Patchwork]] puzzle.

*''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'': Ashley's song returns as a selectable song for the [[Gamer (stage)|Gamer]] stage.

*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'': Ashley's and Mike's songs return in My Music.

==Names in other languages==

|Jap=さわるメイド イン ワリオ<ref>Nintendo (2004). [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/azwj/index.html さわるメイドインワリオ]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved December 3, 2016.</ref>

|JapR=Sawaru Meido in Wario

|Kor=만져라 메이드 인 와리오<ref>Nintendo (2006). [http://www.nintendo.co.kr/DS/soft/wario/wario_main.php 만져라 메이드 인 와리오]. ''nintendo.co.kr''. Retrieved December 3, 2016.</ref>

|KorR=Manjyeora Meideu in Wario

|ChiS=摸摸瓦力欧制造 ([[wikipedia:iQue|iQue]])<ref>iQue (2005). [http://www.ique.com/games/WarioWare/index.html WarioWare Touched! for Nintendo DS]. Retrieved December 3, 2016.</ref>

|ChiSR=Mōmō Wǎlìōu Zhìzào

|ChiT=觸摸壞莉歐工作室<ref>Nintendo (2008). [https://www.nintendo.tw/ds/ds_software2006.htm DS Software]. Retrieved September 15, 2020.</ref>

|ChiTR=Chùmō Huàilìōu Gōngzuòshì

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==References==

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