wario land

Wait… Nintendo Was Handing Out Wario Mustaches?

8:30AM Michael McWhertor | This weekend, Nintendo held Wario Land: Shake It! competitions at Six Flags near Los Angeles and St. Louis, letting players compete for a “bottomless coin sack” and something something something… hey, why was I not informed that Wario mustaches would be handed out? Was it because of my largely underwhelming review? No matter, we’re suckers for marketing (and Wario), something the game definitely gets an A out of 10 for. Strangely enough, James Montagna of Los Angeles, winner of one of those “bottomless coin sacks” also got an all expenses paid trip to the Nintendo World Store in New York. On top of the free mustache, if you can believe that. (If anyone at the park has an extra mustache, even if it was pulled from the trash, please let us know. We have things to trade!) More »

Wario Land: Shake It! Review: Shakin’ To The Core

6:30AM Michael McWhertor | For Wii owners bemoaning the lack of “core” targeted software coming from Nintendo, there’s Wario Land: Shake It!, an unapologetically old-school 2D platformer starring the anti-Mario on a hunt for treasure. The micron thin plot is a forgettable excuse to guide the gluttonous Wario through five worlds of no-frills running, jumping, coin-collecting and butt-slamming. It’s surprisingly pretty for a Wario game but its also amazingly brief. You asked for it, you got it. Is Wario Land: Shake It! the answer to your classic gaming prayers or is merely a 16-bit era relic with a pretty polish? More »

Wario Land Marketing Shakes Up YouTube

1:20AM Mike Fahey | It’s a YouTube video, but we can’t embed it. Well, I suppose we could, but it would lose most of it’s charm if we did. Nintendo has a nifty little piece of marketing up on the video sharing site for their new game Wario Land: Shake It!, which starts off demonstrating the finer parts of controlling the game and then gets a little weird. While the gas stunt yesterday might have been a bit stale, this video is a tiny slice of marketing genius. Well played, Nintendo. Well played indeed. Wario Land: Shake It – Amazing footage! [YouTube] More »

Nintendo Gives Away Free Gas In LA…Didn’t We Just Write This?

8:00AM Mike Fahey | We thought EA giving away free gasoline in Los Angeles was a pretty nifty way to promote Mercenaries 2. Apparently so did Nintendo, as they showed up at an LA-area Mobile station this morning to dole out courtesy life-giving automotive blood to thankful motorists in order to promote the release of Wario Land: Shake It! See, Wario tends to fart a great deal, and thus he has gas, therefor…free gas. I’ll pause while you ROFL in you preferred manner. Me? I’m all about ROFLcoptering myself. Done? Good. Nintendo has passed along some shots of the event, including one of a lucky 9-year-old who walked away with a Wii and a copy of the game. Despite being a little less original than it would have been a month ago, fully approve of giving away free gas as often as possible, even if the Brits don’t quite agree. Nintendo Free Gas Gallery More »