VOTE! Think fast, it’s time for another edition of Box Art Brawl.
Last time, to celebrate the arrival of Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, we took a look at where the solo series all began as we compared three covers for the NES’ Yoshi. The European Mario & Yoshi design walked away with the win in that one, receiving 48% of the vote and leaving North America and Japan with the remaining 41% and 11%, respectively.
Nintendo’s latest not-WarioWare project, Pictonico!, has got us in the mood for some microgames, so this week we’re throwing it back to the GameCube and the inexplicably hard to type WarioWare, Inc: Mega Party Game$! The first series entry to make the jump to home console, Mega Party Game$ might be missing some of the handheld charm of its predecessors, but it’s nonetheless packed with signature silliness and big laughs.
Once again, we have three covers to pick between this week, so go on, PICK!
North America
With Wario up top and all of his ‘Ware companions split off below, the North American design really is a beauty. We’re big fans of the blue backdrop here, and how the central logo holds everything together, with the dividing lines extending out of it. Good work, all round.
Europe
The European design takes the same Wario art as its NA companion, but subs out the bonus characters and blue backing for something more… yellow. It’s much simpler as a consequence, it’s true, but we always appreciated how the yellow extends up the design to the GameCube banner itself.
Japan
As ever, the Japanese design swings for something different. The Wario PNG is gone, replaced by his key facial features against a pink polka dot background. It’s a more abstract approach, but it’s certainly eye-catching.
Thank you for voting! We’ll see you next week for another edition of Box Art Brawl!