Editing List of WarioWare: D.I.Y. contests

{{italic title|List of ''WarioWare: D.I.Y.'' contests}}
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== Design challenges ==
Periodically, Nintendo held design challenges, also known as contests, where ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]'' owners could send in their game creations that complied with certain conditions depending on the challenge. Players who wanted to take part in the challenge needed to access [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]]. A person could enter a contest one time each. Games of the challenge winners were made available under the category Theme Games for download over the Wi-Fi Connection by Nintendo for a limited time. 

The first design challenge was started by Nintendo with the Japanese release of ''WarioWare: D.I.Y.'' The challenges differed between regions.

==List of contests==
===Japan===
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!#
!Theme<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/uorj/shop/index.html</ref>
!Description
!Submission Period
!Distribution Period
|-
|1
|School
|align=left|The player has to make a school-related game.
|April 29 - May 11, 2009
|May 27 - June 23, 2009
|-
|2
|''{{wp|Omakase}}'' (Auto-name)
|align=left|The phrase ''Omakase'' translates to "It's up to you." Entries to this contest were to be titled using the built in "Omakase" feature, which creates a random title.
|May 13 - 25, 2009 
|June 10 - July 14, 2009
|-
|3
|Aru-aru Neta (A Story in Life)
|align=left|This roughly means that the microgame has to be about common situations in everyday life in a humorous way.
|May 27 - June 8, 2009
|June 24 - August 4, 2009
|-
|4
|Doki Doki (Heart Pounding)
|align=left|A situation in the microgame needs to make the player nervous and the heart pound fast, so to speak.
|June 10 - 22, 2009
|July 15 - August 25, 2009
|-
|5
|Summer
|align=left|The game needs to be summer-themed.
|June 24 - July 13, 2009
|August 5 - September 15, 2009
|-
|6
|Japan
|align=left|The game needs to feature things related to Japan.
|July 15 - August 3, 2009
|August 26 - October 6, 2009
|-
|7
|Nagasa ga Futsuu (Length is Normal)
|align=left|The game needs to be simple to understand and "quickly enjoyable."
|August 5 - 24, 2009
|September 16 - October 27, 2009
|-
|8
|Body
|align=left|The game has to be related to body parts, such as the face, hands, feet, and the mouth.
|August 26 - September 14, 2009
|October 7 - November 17, 2009
|-
|9
|Autumn
|align=left|The game needs to be autumn-themed.
|September 16 - October 5, 2009
|October 28 - December 8, 2009
|-
|10
|Living Things
|align=left|The game has to involve living things, flora and fauna, much like [[Kat & Ana|Kat and Ana's]] genre of Nature.
|October 7 - October 26, 2009
|November 18 - December 29, 2009
|-
|11
|Cute
|align=left|The game needs to focus on something cute.
|October 28 - November 16, 2009
|December 9, 2009 - January 19, 2010
|-
|12
|Winter
|align=left|The game needs to be winter-themed.
|November 18 - December 7, 2009
|December 30, 2009 - February 9, 2010
|-
|13
|Self-made
|align=left|There are no special requirements.
|December 9 - December 28, 2009
|January 20 - March 2, 2010
|-
|14
|Whiteness
|align=left|Things that relate with the color white. Using colors besides white is OK.
|December 30, 2009 - January 18, 2010
|February 10 - March 23, 2010
|-
|15
|Illustration Stamps
|align=left|The player has to make use of the game's stamp feature.
|January 20 - February 8, 2010
|March 3 - April 13, 2010
|-
|16
|Monochrome
|align=left|Only black, white and gray colors are allowed for the game's graphics.
|February 10 - March 1, 2010
|March 24 - May 11, 2010
|-
|17
|Spring
|align=left|The game needs to be spring-themed.
|March 3 - March 22, 2010
|April 14 - June 8, 2010
|-
|18
|Working People
|align=left|The game has to focus on people at work.
|March 24 - April 12, 2010
|May 12 - July 6, 2010
|-
|19
|Playing
|align=left|The game has to be based on something one plays with in daily life, other than video games.
|April 14 - May 10, 2010
|June 9 - August 3, 2010
|-
|20
|Long Ago
|align=left|The game needs to be set in the distant past.
|May 12 - June 7, 2010
|July 7 - August 31, 2010
|-
|21
|Food
|align=left|The game needs to involve food.
|June 9 - July 5, 2010
|August 4 - September 28, 2010
|-
|22
|Speed
|align=left|A thrilling game that involves speed has to be created.
|July 7 - August 2, 2010
|September 1 - October 26, 2010
|-
|23
|Refreshed
|align=left|A game that has to do with something refreshing.
|August 4 - August 30, 2010
|September 29 - November 23, 2010
|-
|24
|Fly
|align=left|A game that has to do with flight or the air.
|September 1, 2010 - September 27, 2010
|October 27, 2010 - December 21, 2010
|-
|25
|Sports
|align=left|A game that has to show about many kinds of sports.
|September 28 - October 25, 2010
|November 24, 2010 - January 18, 2011
|-
|26
|The Future
|align=left|A game that has to do with the future.
|October 27, 2010 - November 22, 2010
|December 22, 2010 - February 15, 2011
|-
|27
|Competition
|align=left|A game that contains some sort of competition.
|November 24, 2010 - December 20, 2010
|January 19, 2011 - March 15, 2011
|-
|28
|Circle
|align=left|A game that involves something circular. 
|December 22, 2010 - January 17, 2011
|February 16, 2011 - April 12, 2011
|-
|29
|Long Game Length
|align=left|A game that has long to take time to play.
|January 19, 2011 - February 14, 2011
|March 16, 2011 - May 10, 2011
|-
|30
|{{wp|Fukuwarai}}
|align=left|A game involving the assembly of a face.
|February 16, 2011 - March 14, 2011
|April 13, 2011 - June 7, 2011
|-
|31
|Green
|align=left|A game focusing around the color green.
|April 4, 2011 - TBA
|May 11, 2011 - TBA
|-
|32
|Nandemoari (Anything Goes)
|align=left|As the name implies, the contest has no particular theme and the games can be focused around anything.
|May 5, 2011 - May 9, 2011
|June 8, 2011 - TBA
|-
|33
|Selection 1~16
|align=left|The contest picks 48 microgames from the 1st through 16th contests (3 from each).
|TBA
|September 1, 2011 - TBA
|-
|34
|Selection 17~32
|align=left|The contest picks 48 microgames from the 17th through 32nd contests (3 from each).
|TBA
|September 1, 2011 - TBA
|-
|}

===America===
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!Theme
!Description
!Submission Period
!Distribution Period
|-
|1
|Machines
|align=left|The game has to involve machines.
|March 28, 2010 - April 12, 2010
|May 3, 2010 - June 9, 2010
|-
|2
|Sports
|align=left|The game has to involve sports of any kind.
|April 14, 2010 - April 29, 2010
|May 18, 2010 - July 2, 2010
|-
|3
|Creatures
|align=left|The game has to involve animals, realistic or fictitious.
|May 1, 2010 - May 16, 2010
|June 9, 2010 - July 23, 2010
|-
|4
|Auto-name
|align=left|The game needs to involve the player using the game's random name and create a microgame with it.
|May 18, 2010 - June 8, 2010
|July 2, 2010 - August 17, 2010
|-
|5
|Summer
|align=left|The game needs to involve anything to do with summer such as beaches, picnics, and no school.
|June 10, 2010 - July 1, 2010
|July 23, 2010 - September 9, 2010
|-
|6
|U.S.A.
|align=left|The game has involve the U.S.A or patriotic spirit.
|July 3, 2010 - July 22, 2010
|August 19, 2010 - October 1, 2010
|-
|7
|Normal ''(Game Length)''
|align=left|The microgame's game length has to be short (not long).
|July 24, 2010 - August 16, 2010
|September 14, 2010 - October 25, 2010
|-
|8
|Cool Jobs
|align=left|The game has to be focused on a job that can be cool.
|August 18, 2010 - September 8, 2010
|October 5, 2010 - November 17, 2010
|-
|9
|Genre
|align=left|The game has to be in a Classic Video Game to use RPG, Shooter, Platform, and Puzzle.
|September 8, 2010 - September 30, 2010
|November 2, 2010 - December 10, 2010
|-
|10
|Autumn
|align=left|The game has to be showing about Autumn with falling leaves, back-to-school, and/or a cooler weather.
|October 2, 2010 - October 24, 2010
|November 30, 2010 - December 4, 2010
|-
|11
|Cute
|align=left|The game has to be have anything with cute stuff, like babies, rabbits, or more cute stuff....
|October 26, 2010 - November 16, 2010
|December 22, 2010 - January 27, 2011
|-
|12
|Winter
|align=left|The game needs to involve anything to do with winter such as snow, snowball fight, hot chocolate, snowman, Christmas, sledding, and no school.
|November 18, 2010 - December 9, 2010
|January 10, 2011 - February 9, 2011
|-
|13
|Masterpiece
|align=left|You can upload where you create a game and simit to the previous contest challenges that did not made to win and can be a perfect microgame to win this time.
|December 11, 2010 - January 3, 2011
|January 31, 2011 - March 15, 2011
|-
|14
|Black & White
|align=left|The game needs to involve anything to do with the colors of black and white.
|January 5, 2011 - January 27, 2011
|February 27, 2011 - April 7, 2011
|-
|15
|Sound
|align=left|The game needs to involve with any music and/or sound effects that are most important part of the themes!
|January 29, 2011 - February 18, 2011
|March 16, 2011 - April 30, 2011
|-
|16
|TBA
|align=left|TBA
|February 20, 2011 - TBA 2011
|TBA 2011
|-
|17
|Spring
|align=left|The game needs to involve anything to do with spring like new blossoms, warmer weather, and/or Hay Fever.
|TBA 2011 - April 6, 2011
|May 2, 2011 - TBA 2011
|-
|}

===Europe===
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!#
!Theme
!Description
!Submission Period
!Distribution Period
|-
|1
|Mario
|align=left|The game has to involve [[Mario]].
|April 30, 2010 - May 14, 2010
|June 11, 2010 - October 1, 2010
|-
|2
|Dinos vs. Sharks
|align=left|The game has to focus on a fight between dinos and sharks.
|May 14, 2010 - May 27, 2010
|TBA
|-
|3
|Sports
|align=left|The game has to involve sports of any kind.
|May 27, 2010 - June 11, 2010
|TBA
|-
|4
|Auto-name only
|align=left|The game needs to involve the player using the game's random name and create a microgame with it.
|June 11, 2010 - June 2010
|TBA
|-
|5
|RPG-Game
|align=left|The game needs to be ''"an epic RPG"''.
|May 18, 2010 - June 8, 2010
|TBA
|-
|6
|Blue
|align=left|The game needs use the color blue.
| - July 22, 2010
|TBA
|-
|TBA
|School Days
|align=left|The game needs use the colour blue.
|August 20, 2010 - September 2, 2010
|October 1, 2010 - TBA
|-
|TBA
|Stamps
|align=left|The player has to make use of the game's stamp feature.
|August 3, 2010 - September 16, 2010
|October 15, 2010 - TBA
|-
|TBA
|Sci-Fi
|align=left|The player has to make a Science Fiction based game like Space, Aliens, Lasers, Retro, or Futuristic. This is much like [[Dribble & Spitz]] genre.
|September 17, 2010 - September 30, 2010
|October 29, 2010 - TBA
|-
|13
|Monochrome
|align=left|Only black, white and gray colors are allowed for the game's graphics.
|TBA
|November 25, 2010-December 24, 2010
|-
|14
|Superpowers
|align=left|The player has to include a superpower in the game.
|TBA
|December 10, 2010-January 6, 2011
|-
|15
|The Body
|align=left|The game has to include something about the human body.
|TBA-December 23, 2010
|TBA
|-
|}

==References==
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{{WWDIY microgames}}
{{WWDIYS microgames}}
[[Category:Lists|WarioWare: D.I.Y. contests]]
[[Category:WarioWare: D.I.Y. microgames|*]]
[[Category:WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase|*]]