A new addition has come to Nintendo Switch Online for Switch 2 owners: it’s Warioworld, the 2003 3D platformer from those days when Wario was about more than just microgames.
Also, this was back when he had his own castle. The continuity goes like this: he took over Mario’s castle in Super Mario Land 2, after failing to keep it for long he found the financial means to build his own castle in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 by swiping treasure from pirates. Those pirates stole the treasure back from him in Wario Land II…but he kept the castle. Now in Warioworld, Wario has acquired a cursed jewel that plagued his castle with monsters and took his treasure AGAIN. After all that, Wario must have decided castle life wasn’t for him because we haven’t seen the place since. (Mario doesn’t have a castle anymore either.)
Warioworld is one of two times Nintendo collaborated with famed Japanese studio Treasure; the other time was for the shooter Sin & Punishment (which is also on NSO). In fact a lot of Treasure’s finest games, like Gunstar Heroes and Dynamite Headdy, are on NSO already so you can find out rather easily what the hype is about.
“Go on a garlic-fueled rampage in this action title released for the Nintendo GameCube™ system in 2003! Wario’s journey begins with a promise of vengeance against a powerful and cursed black jewel that’s warped his castle and nabbed his treasure. Defeat enemies, collect coins and treasures, and rescue Spritelings trapped in boxes as you progress through four stages. Wario’s got some mighty powerful moves, like Wild Swing-Ding and Piledriver, that aren’t just good for attacking, they’re also slick at clearing path-blocking traps.”
Another update is due for Nintendo Switch Online in four days; more on that when the time comes.




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