List of contests in WarioWare: D.I.Y.

Design Challenges

Periodically, Nintendo holds design challenges, also known as contests, where WarioWare: D.I.Y. owners can send in their game creations that have to c |May 27 - June 23, 2009 |- |2 |Omakase |align=left|The phrase Omakase translates to "It's up to you." Entries to this contest were to be titled using the built in "Omakase" feature, which creates a random title. |May 13 - 25, 2009 |June 10 - July 14, 2009 |- |3 |Aru-aru Neta in Life |align=left|This roughly means that the microgame has to be about common situations in everyday life in a humorous way. |May 27 - June 8, 2009 |June 24 - August 4, 2009 |- |4 |Heart Pounding
(Doki Doki) |align=left|A situation in the microgame needs to make the player nervous and the heart pound fast, so to speak. |June 10 - 22, 2009 |July 15 - August 25, 2009 |- |5 |Summer |align=left|The game needs to be summer-themed. |June 24 - July 13, 2009 |August 5 - September 15, 2009 |- |6 |Japan |align=left|The game needs to feature things related to Japan. |July 15 - August 3, 2009 |August 26 - October 6, 2009 |- |7 |Longness is futsuu |align=left|The game needs to be simple to understand and "quickly enjoyable." |August 5 - 24, 2009 |September 16 - October 27, 2009 |- |8 |Body |align=left|The game has to be related to body parts, such as the face, hands, feet, and the mouth. |August 26 - September 14, 2009 |October 7 - November 17, 2009 |- |9 |Autumn |align=left|The game needs to be autumn-themed. |September 16 - October 5, 2009 |October 28 - December 8, 2009 |- |10 |Living Things |align=left|The game has to involve living things, flora and fauna, much like Kat and Ana's genre of Nature. |October 7 - October 26, 2009 |November 18 - December 29, 2009 |- |11 |Cute (Kawaii) |align=left|The game needs to focus on something cute. |October 28 - November 16, 2009 |December 9, 2009 - January 19, 2010 |- |12 |Winter |align=left|The game needs to be winter-themed. |November 18 - December 7, 2009 |December 30, 2009 - February 9, 2010 |- |13 |Self-made |align=left|There are no special requirements. |December 9 - December 28, 2009 |January 20 - March 2, 2010 |- |14 |Whiteness |align=left|Things that relate with the color white. Using colors besides white is OK. |December 30, 2009 - January 18, 2010 |February 10 - March 23, 2010 |- |15 |Illust. Stamps |align=left|The player has to make use of the game's stamp feature. |January 20 - February 8, 2010 |March 3 - April 13, 2010 |- |16 |Monochrome |align=left|Only black, white and gray colors are allowed for the game's graphics. |February 10 - March 1, 2010 |March 24 - May 11, 2010 |- |17 |Spring |align=left|The game needs to be spring-themed. |March 3 - March 22, 2010 |April 14 - June 8, 2010 |- |18 |Working People |align=left|The game has to focus on people at work. |March 24 - April 12, 2010 |May 12 - July 6, 2010 |- |19 |Playing |align=left|The game has to be based on something one plays with in daily life, other than video games. |April 14 - May 10, 2010 |June 9 - August 3, 2010 |- |20 |Long Ago |align=left|The game needs to be set in the distant past. |May 12 - June 7, 2010 |July 7 - August 31, 2010 |- |21 |Food |align=left|The game needs to involve food. |June 9 - July 5, 2010 |August 4 - September 28, 2010 |- |22 |Speed |align=left|A thrilling game that involves speed has to be created. |July 7 - August 2, 2010 |September 1 - October 26, 2010 |- |23 |Chubby |align=left|A game that has to make a guy that is lazy, tired, & fat. |August 4 - August 30, 2010 |September 29 - November 23, 2010 |- |24 |Skip |align=left|A game that has one reason empty or jumping on the air. |September 1, 2010 - September 27, 2010 |October 27, 2010 - December 21, 2010 |- |25 |Sports |align=left|A game that has to shown about many kinds of sports. |September 28 - October 25, 2010 |November 24, 2010 - January 18, 2011 |- |26 |Mirai |align=left|A game that has pigs in it to make it snapped. |October 27, 2010 - November 22, 2010 |December 22, 2010 - February 15, 2011 |- |27 |Shōbu! |align=left|A game that has that doesn't only fights shōbu? Try making a various shōbu games. |November 24, 2010 - December 20, 2010 |January 19, 2011 - March 15, 2011 |- |28 |MAL |align=left|A game that has move, shape, and mostly a game with an image. |December 22, 2010 - January 17, 2011 |February 16, 2011 - April 12, 2011 |- |29 |Long Game Length |align=left|A game that has long to take time to play. |January 19, 2011 - February 14, 2011 |March 16, 2011 - May 10, 2011 |- |30 |Fukuwarai |align=left|A game that has to make who is descend with laughingly spontaneously. |February 16, 2011 - March 14, 2011 |April 13, 2011 - June 7, 2011 |- |31 |TBA |align=left|TBA |April 4, 2011 - TBA |May 11, 2011 - TBA |- |32 |TBA |align=left|TBA (Read here in Japanese) |May 5, 2011 - TBA |June 8, 2011 - TBA |- |}

America

#	Theme	Description	Submission Period	Distribution Period
1	Machines	The game has to involve machines.	March 28, 2010 - April 12, 2010	May 3, 2010 - June 9, 2010
2	Sports	The game has to involve sports of any kind.	April 14, 2010 - April 29, 2010	May 18, 2010 - July 2, 2010
3	Creatures	The game has to involve animals, realistic or fictitiuous.	May 1, 2010 - May 16, 2010	June 9, 2010 - July 23, 2010
4	Auto-name	The game needs to involve the player using the game's random name and create a microgame with it.	May 18, 2010 - June 8, 2010	July 2, 2010 - August 17, 2010
5	Summer	The game needs to involve anything to do with summer such as beaches, picnics, and no school.	June 10, 2010 - July 1, 2010	July 23, 2010 - September 9, 2010
6	U.S.A	The game has involve the U.S.A or patriotic spirit.	July 3, 2010 - July 22, 2010	August 19, 2010 - October 1, 2010
7	Normal (Game Length)	The microgame's game length has to be short (not long).	July 24, 2010 - August 16, 2010	September 14, 2010 - October 25, 2010
8	Cool Jobs	The game has to be focused on a job that can be cool.	August 18, 2010 - September 8, 2010	October 5, 2010 - November 17, 2010
9	Genre	The game has to be in a Classic Video Game to use RPG, Shooter, Platform, and Puzzle. See More on Video Game Genre	September 8, 2010 - September 30, 2010	November 2, 2010 - December 10, 2010
10	Autumn	The game has to be showing about Autumn with falling leaves, back-to-school, and/or a cooler weather.	October 2, 2010 - October 24, 2010	November 30, 2010 - December 4, 2010
11	Cute	The game has to be have anything with cute stuff, like babies, rabbits, or more cute stuff....	October 26, 2010 - November 16, 2010	December 22, 2010 - January 27, 2011
12	Winter	The game needs to involve anything to do with winter such as snow, snowball fight, hot chocolate, snow man, Christmas, sleding, and no school.	November 18, 2010 - December 9, 2010	January 10, 2011 - Febuary 9, 2011
13	Masterpiece	You can upload where you create a game and simit to the previous contest challenges that did not maded to win and can be a perfect microgame to win this time.	December 11, 2010 - January 3, 2011	January 31, 2011 - March 15, 2011
14	Black & White	The game needs to involve anything to do with the colors of black and white.	January 5, 2011 - January 27, 2011	Febuary 27, 2011 - April 7, 2011
15	Sound	The game needs to involve with any Music and/or sound effects that are most important part of the themes!	January 29, 2011 - Febuary 18, 2011	March 16, 2011 - April 30, 2011
16	TBA	TBA	Febuary 20, 2011 - TBA 2011	TBA 2011
17	Spring	The game needs to involve anything to do with spring like new blossoms, Warmer Weather, and/or Hay Fever.	TBA 2011 - April 6, 2011	May 2, 2011 - TBA 2011

Europe

#	Theme	Description	Submission Period	Distribution Period
1	Mario	The game has to involve Mario.	April 30, 2010 - May 14, 2010	June 11, 2010 - October 1, 2010
2	Dinos vs. Sharks	The game has to focus on a fight between dinos and sharks.	May 14, 2010 - May 27, 2010	TBA
3	Sports	The game has to involve sports of any kind.	May 27, 2010 - June 11, 2010	TBA
4	Auto-name only	The game needs to involve the player using the game's random name and create a microgame with it.	June 11, 2010 - June 2010	TBA
5	RPG-Game	The game needs to be "an epic RPG".	May 18, 2010 - June 8, 2010	TBA
6	Blue	The game needs use the colour blue.	- July 22, 2010	TBA
TBA	School Days	TBA	August 20, 2010 - September 2, 2010	October 1, 2010 - TBA
TBA	Stamps	The player has to make use of the games's stamp feature.	August 3, 2010 - September 16, 2010	October 15, 2010 - TBA
TBA	Sci-Fi	The player has to make a Science Fiction based game like Space, Aliens, Lasers, Retro, or Futuristic. This is much like Dribble & Spitz gerne.	September 17, 2010 - September 30, 2010	October 29, 2010 - TBA
13	Monochrome	Only black, white and gray colors are allowed for the game's graphics.	TBA	November 25, 2010-December 24, 2010
14	Superpowers	The player has to include a superpower in the game.	TBA	December 10, 2010-January 6, 2011
15	The Body	The game has to include something about the human body.	TBA-December 23, 2010	TBA