Review: WarioWare: Move It!

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After I finished downloading WarioWare: Move It, I booted it up in handheld mode and was met with a warning screen: yep, I completely forgot that it was a motion control-only game. My journey afterward was rife with peril, but the weirdness and general ingenuity of this series alleviated most of those frustrations.

WarioWare: Move It! (Switch)
Developer: Intelligent Systems
Publisher: Nintendo
Released: November 3, 2023
MSRP: $49.99

To be clear, yes, WarioWare: Move It (if you couldn’t tell from the name) is a motion control-only affair. For story mode, you’ll be using two Joy-Con in tandem for each player (to a maximum of two), and for the 2-4 player party mode, each person will be tied to one total Joy-Con. They’re referred to as “Form Stones” in the lore, and they fit like a glove.

As usual, WarioWare: Move It’s story mode begins with Wario being an asshole, and winning a trip to an island paradise for him and 20 of his friends (read: the entire cast and crew of the WarioWare series). After causing a ruckus he ends up being cursed by a shrine, with all of his other compatriots joining in on island adventures of their own (that occasionally cross paths with one another).

The setup and setting are a blast. Yes, it’s ridiculous, but the over-the-top voice acting, vibrant island visuals, and the typical unpredictable nature of the series all funnel into a constant sense of discovery. You never truly know what lies around the corner with this game, and I only hit a wall when certain poses are introduced. Let’s talk about poses in detail, because they’re the core pillar of the entire game.

While trying to complete microgames (the 10-second or less minigames that the series is known for), you’ll need to perform specific “poses”