Wario Land 4 Joins Nintendo Switch Online Next Week

Nintendo has decided to be a sweetheart and give the people what they’ve been demanding this Valentine’s Day. Wario Land 4 will be added to the Game Boy Advance section of Nintendo Switch Online February 14.

You would be forgiven for assuming this game was already there. Wario Land 4 was a staple of most GBA cart libraries back in the day, and out of the five Wario Land games, it’s the one Pizza Tower and Antonblast took the most inspiration from. But Nintendo has been as slow as humanly possible uploading this series: Wario Land 3 was part of the original Game Boy lineup when it launched several years ago. It took THIS long to get another Wario Land game. Maybe we’ll see Wario Land 2 or the original Wario Land before Switch 2 launches, maybe not.

Previous Wario Land games used the gimmick of making Wario invincible, but having enemy attacks cause various side effects to him that either helped or hindered his progress. In Wario Land 4 the transformations are still there, but now Wario can get hurt again. Even worse: once he completes a level, he now has to escape it the way he came in a limited amount of time. But he’s Wario — he’s got this.

Wario Land 4 is coming to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack on 2/14! Loot-loony Wario has discovered his biggest score yet! It’s a fabulous golden pyramid filled with riches! Trouble is, its denizens don’t want to give up the treasure easily, but that hasn’t stopped Wario before! In Wario Land 4, the greedy hero finds himself no longer invincible, as in his previous platform adventures. He can, however, undergo amazing transformations that aid him in his quest, like becoming Vampire Bat Wario, Bouncy Wario, and even Zombie Wario!

We guess there are six Wario Land games if you count the Virtual Boy version, but we’ll probably never see that one again. We WILL see Wario Land 4 at last, next week on NSO.