Trivia / Wario Land

• Fandom Life Cycle: Along with its related series WarioWare and the other Wario games, the Wario Land series is probably one of the few Nintendo franchises to sell more than a million copies and yet, not go beyond phase 1 or 2 on the list, with the fandom being a disjointed cult following at best.
• Franchise Killer: Despite critical praise, the low sales of Wario Land: Shake It! has seemingly prevented the series from getting another game since then, with WarioWare quickly taking over as the prominent Wario franchise whenever Wario gets any series representation most of the time, such as Super Smash Bros. and Super Mario Maker.
• Marth Debuted in "Smash Bros.": Dr. Arewo Shitain from the Japan-exclusive Game Boy game For the Frog the Bell Tolls makes several appearances in Wario Land 3 (referred to as "Mad Scienstein") and 4.
• Serendipity Writes the Plot: The archaic CPU and blurry, low-resolution monochromatic screen of the Game Boy were ill-suited to the fast-paced precision platforming that made the Super Mario Bros. series famous. After two valiant attempts to rework the Mario formula for the Game Boy, Nintendo R&D1 gave the Wario Land a slower pace and gameplay based more on exploration than precision platforming to work within the Game Boy's limitations.
• Word of Dante: While it's never been mentioned in the games, Famitsu magazine referred to Captain Syrup as "Maple" in a Shake preview, implying that her full name is Maple Syrup.

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