 warioware: touched!, known in japan as , is a video game for the nintendo ds. it has been regarded by game journalists as one of the games which best utilizes the features of the nintendo ds, alongside others such as kirby: canvas curse, nintendogs, and metroid prime hunters. ==gameplay== the gameplay is similar to that of warioware, inc.: mega microgame$!, but microgames are only played using the stylus, touch screen and microphone. examples of microgames include scratching wario's back, cutting a rope so a cage falls on a duck, and catching fish in a net. after successfully completing a number of microgames, smaller, mostly non-competitive "toys" are unlocked. these use the touch-screen to achieve tasks, such as playing with a yo-yo (in which one must hold the ds upside down), or building a snowman. the microgames are separated by certain characters, including 9-volt, mona, mike, dr.crygor, jimmy t., ashley, kat and ana, and wario himself. each character has their own theme, for example; mike's microgames are completed using the microphone on the ds, jimmy t.'s microgames include rubbing the screen, kat and ana are solved by drawing, and so forth. as you grow to higher levels, the speed of the game increases. but, if you beat the game already, you may level up, or gain another life, depending if you lost one or not. ==reception==  the game received generally positive reviews from critics. ===sales information=== as of july 25, 2007, warioware: touched! has sold 2.15 million copies worldwide. ===awards=== * ign: editors' choice award ==sequel== a new warioware title, warioware d.i.y. for the nintendo ds was announced at [[nin
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