WarioWare, Inc.: Rival$!

WarioWare, Inc.: Rival$!, known in Japan as Rival Made in Wario (ライバルメイド イン ワリオ Raibaru Meido in Wario), is the 8th entry in the WarioWare Inc. series.
It was released on the Nintendo Switch May 26, 2018, in celebration of the 15 year anniversary of the series. The game uses the Joy-Con's HD Rumble, accelerometers, and gyroscopes.
== Story ==
Wario is sitting on his couch, channel-surfing, when he sees a news report of Mario starting up a game development company named Mario Mania Software.
Enraged by Mario taking his mojo, Wario goes to Dr. Crygor, in need of a new doohickey to make millions. Dr. Crygor, seeing his friend in need, unveils the Split Sticks 3000, allowing 2 player play among other things. Wario gladly takes the device, and talks to his friends to develop competitive microgames for it.
=== Wario's Story ===
Wario invites Mario to play some games with him, but they are all developed in Wario's favor. Mario somehow wins all of them, leaving Wario confused, sad, and angry. He promptly throws the device in the trash.
=== Waluigi's Story ===
W.I.P.
=== Jimmy T's Story ===
Jimmy T. goes to Club Sugar, as usual, and notices Jimmy P. taking the stage. Jimmy T. decides to do a dance-off competition with him. Jimmy T. wins, and Jimmy P., saddened over his loss, decides to dance else-where, and goes to Club Spice.
=== Kat and Ana's Story ===
W.I.P.
=== Mona's Story ===
W.I.P.
=== Ashley's Story (Written By Eli) ===
In Ashley's Mansion, Ashley Was Sitting In A Chair Doing Nothing, Until Red Comes And Tells Ashley About Brianna, Another Witch, Then Ashley Said "Not A Big Deal." But Red Decided To Go To Brianna's House, Brianna Saw Red On The Door, And Red Decides To Make A Magic Spell Contest, And It Ends In A Tie, Ashley In The Meanwhile, Was Doing A Spell That All It Did Was Make Everything Shake. 
=== Dribble and Spitz's Story ===
W.I.P.
=== Orbulon's Story ===
W.I.P.
=== 9-Volt's Story ===
W.I.P.
=== Dr. Crygor's Story ===
W.I.P.
=== Young Cricket's Story ===
W.I.P.
=== Penny's Story ===
W.I.P.
=== Mike's Story ===
W.I.P.
=== 18-Volt's Story ===
W.I.P.
=== Red's Story ===
W.I.P.
=== 5-Volt's Story ===
W.I.P.
=== Lulu's Story ===
W.I.P.
=== Wario-Man's Story ===
W.I.P.
== Gameplay ==
As with previous WarioWare titles, the game mainly focuses on separate, short games (dubbed "microgames") with 
different controls and styles. 
The further you play, it speeds up. After you complete a special "Boss Stage", the current story ends with a cutscene, and you move on to the next one. 
The microgames vary, depending on the story you pick.
=== Modes ===
There are 3 modes, Single, Rival, and Free Play.
==== Single ====
The single player mode. You go through multiple character's stories, and play their microgames. Playing the stories also unlocks the themes and microgames for Free Play.
==== Rival ====
The multiplayer mode. It includes multiple minigames, mostly focusing on competitive play. This time around there's a minigame titled "Microgame Mania", which includes 50 microgames you can play with a friend, exclusive to this mode.
==== Free Play ====
Free Play allows you to play and practice microgames, and create your own stories.
The story creation allows you to select microgames from several stories, and make your own set. You can also set the theme, comprising of Grass, Beach, Lava, Temple, and Space. You only have Grass at the start, the rest needs to be unlocked. Each of them includes their own songs, but no cutscenes. Replacing the cutscenes for this mode are text which can be changed.
=== Joy-Con Forms ===
Returning from Smooth Moves is "Forms", showing up between microgames telling you which position to put the Switch Joy-Con.
== Reception ==
Metacritic gave it an 78 out of 100, with a user rating of 7.1.
IGN gave it a 6.8/10, stating "the emphasis on rivalry was an interesting theme, but the actual rival mode didn't satisfy the amount of attention it got," and also saying the inclusion of Mario felt out of place.
Gamespot gave it an 8.9, saying "while it wasn't as good as Smooth Moves, the story creation and various new microgames were a welcome addition."
== Trivia ==
* In Jimmy T's story, the ending sequence has a DJ playing music. This DJ is from Rhythm Heaven (DS). This is because the developers of the game, Nintendo SPD, also worked on the Rhythm Heaven series, With Its Newest Game: Rhythm Heaven: Precise Mania!
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