Wario Land: Shake It! cover

Wario Land: Shake It!

Critic score6 critics
First release
Jul 24, 2008
Developer
Good-Feel
Publisher
Nintendo
Genres
Adventure, Platform, Simulator · Action, Comedy
Platforms
Wii, Wii U

Wario, Nintendo's greedy, uncouth and rude anti-hero, returns to his roots. The Wario Land series is where Wario first appeared, and it's back in all its side-scrolling, platform-jumping glory.

Also known as Wario Land Shake, Wario Land Shaking, 壞莉歐樂園SHAKE, Walio Laendeu Syeiking
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Storyline
Wario Land: Shake It! is a side-scrolling platformer starring the greedy antihero Wario. The adventure begins when the treasure hunter Captain Syrup breaks into a museum and examines an ancient globe that holds a hidden realm known as the Shake Dimension. Peering inside, she witnesses a crisis unfolding: the tyrannical Shake King has seized power, imprisoning the benevolent Queen Merelda and her tiny Merfle subjects, and claiming the legendary Bottomless Coin Sack, a magical pouch that pours out an endless stream of coins when shaken. Scheming to profit, Syrup steals the globe and mails it to Wario, insisting the real treasure lies within. When one of the escaped Merfles emerges and pleads for help, Wario shows no interest until he hears of the Bottomless Coin Sack. Lured by the promise of infinite riches, the money-obsessed Wario follows the Merfle into the Shake Dimension to seize the prize and, almost incidentally, confront the Shake King's reign.Read more

Wario Land: Shake It! is a side-scrolling platformer starring the greedy antihero Wario. The adventure begins when the treasure hunter Captain Syrup breaks into a museum and examines an ancient globe that holds a hidden realm known as the Shake Dimension. Peering inside, she witnesses a crisis unfolding: the tyrannical Shake King has seized power, imprisoning the benevolent Queen Merelda and her tiny Merfle subjects, and claiming the legendary Bottomless Coin Sack, a magical pouch that pours out an endless stream of coins when shaken. Scheming to profit, Syrup steals the globe and mails it to Wario, insisting the real treasure lies within. When one of the escaped Merfles emerges and pleads for help, Wario shows no interest until he hears of the Bottomless Coin Sack. Lured by the promise of infinite riches, the money-obsessed Wario follows the Merfle into the Shake Dimension to seize the prize and, almost incidentally, confront the Shake King's reign.

Release dates
Wii
Jul 24, 2008
Wii
Sep 26, 2008
Wii
Sep 29, 2008
All 6 release dates
Wii U
Apr 07, 2016
Wii U
Aug 24, 2016
Wii U
Nov 17, 2016
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Where to buy
Keywords
pirates, minigames, side-scrolling, backtracking, time limit
… All 46, blocks, sequel, high score, climbing, swimming, boss fight, block puzzle, bonus stage, countdown timer, train level, world map, protagonist's name in the title, shopping, damsel in distress, motion control, deliberately retro, collectibles, puzzle platformer, cartoon cutscene, ice stage, unstable platforms, royalty, auto-saving, female antagonist, violent plants, floating island, moving platforms, conveyor belt, anti-hero, water level, auto-scrolling levels, submarine, rivalry, overweight character, gesture-based controls, optional objective, hidden room, gibberish, bully mode, pax 2008, male protagonist

At a Glance

Critic Score
79

How it plays

Languages

  • Englishinterface
  • Deutschinterface
IGDB · recorded 6 Oct 2026
Also in 4 other languages

Language data: IGDB · recorded 6 Oct 2026