Poll: Box Art Brawl: Wario Land: Shake It!

Tough one but I went with Europe because it has the “globe” effect like a lot of the other Mario games (upright above the logo and upside-down below the logo).

NA is kind of boring, it's between Europe and Japan. I went with Europe because it shows off a bunch of different settings.

Japan really likes their static images on white backgrounds don't they?

Well... I like PAL one more than the JP one. While NA one is... Bland. So, PAL one for me this week.

The NA one looks like the kind of motion control nightmare that would keep me away from a Wii game. The European cover makes me want to play that game.

I think Japan wins this one by a mile personally. I can't stop looking at the lefthand Wario on the European one, due to how he's just kind of standing there it looks less like, "Here's Wario in a bunch of situations," and, "Here are two Warios posing next to each other and one's really big."

NA's Wario looks so manic, I loved it the instant I saw it. The other two are great, but the first one gave me an immediate physical reaction.

Europe, hands down.

The European cover is the best with the Japanese one close second.

@Lizuka Now you say it, it could be taken as 'Rise of the Mini Warios' indeed!

Honestly, I like them all. I went NA just because I love the illustration of Wario shaking that enemy so violently.

Japan for sure. I think the Europe one has too much going on, while the NA boxart, while slightly more appealing, iis also quite empty

Im going with NA for a couple of reasons:

1. It's funny and quite literal
2. It's simple yet effective
3. It captures Wario's personality perfectly.

Here's one where for once Europe looks the best. The other two aren't bad either, but the EU one just looks the most fun with how it depicts the various areas and Wario doing things in them.

What an interesting result. I thought the European design is way too subdued with its weaker color scheme, and not very original either. For once the US design is way more decided and punchy, almost like a panel from a comic. In the end I went for Japan (again) though, because I just have a soft spot for their abstract and graphic and un-aggressive approach.

I went with NA because I like the title better.

"Wario Land: Shake it!", just rolls off the tongue better than "Wario Land: the Shake dimension".

The US one looks just bad, way too busy. And the Japan one looks a bit too boring. The EU one is just right.

I have to go with Europe's art because of how meticulous it looks, but both the others look great as well. Wario Land Shake It is just a beautiful game overall

I miss this game, should pick it up for my Wii U to play again.

It really took me a while because they’re all unappealing to me. Nonetheless, I liked the variety of locales offered by the European one, even if I think “The Shake Dimension” isn’t a good subtitle.

I dunno, Japan's is super washed out and Europe looks like so many other covers.

@Daniel36 That's why I like it too. Nothing against EU, but NA and Japan just do a better job at depicting Wario.

EU's is nice, but it makes Wario appear as if he's going on a fun adventure.

The other two show who Wario is as a character. Selfish, rude, greedy, and doesn't lift a finger unless gold is involved.

In the game he tunes out hearing the plight of innocent creatures, but is at full attention when money is mentioned.

So, to me I think NA, and Japan just did a better job showing the selfish nature of the character, why EU depicts him in a more softer light.

@FantasiaWHT That might just be the scan quality. A quick trip to google showed a much more colourful variety, so never judge it by the coloring. They chose a washed out scan.

@GooseLoose1 My thoughts exactly!

America with this one.
He's just all over the place in the European art, the more I see "just a whole bunch of random stuff" in the Japanese art, the less I'm amused by it.

Box Art Brawls Current Total:

Europe: 66

Japan: 67

North America: 70

Australia and New Zealand: 1

For once I'll actually say EU, and that's a rarity for me (unless they're sharing another region's art).

I think every variant has something going for it though.

The Japanese cover you chose is washed out, here's a better one.

This time, I'd say every cover is doing a proper job at promoting the title of each region.
In NA is Wario Land: Shake It! and it shows Wario shaking a Bandinero (an it, if you will).
In EU is Wario Land: The Shake Dimension and it shows Wario in The Shake Dimension.
In Japan and South Korea is Wario Land Shake/Wario Land Shaking and it shows Wario shaking a bag and lots of things and characters have come out of it.
Korean cover (the same as the Japanese):

Only the Australian one is where the rule is broken, as it is called Wario Land: The Shake Dimension and has the American cover. Although it still shows the concept of shaking.

1. Europe
2. NA
3. Japan

They are all really good cover artworks.

@IceEarthGuard There can only be one. Remember, the fate of the world, no...The universe, depends on the choice you make.

I don't envy this burden place upon your shoulders, but it's a weight you must bear alone. Choose what future you will lead us in.

@HammerGalladeBro I had a hard time choosing between the Europe and Japan covers. Seeing the properly-coloured version you’ve posted would’ve made that decision even harder. I forgot that NintendoLife doesn’t always pick the best quality scans for these brawls, and to judge the covers by their composition, and not their colourization or resolution.

It still makes me sad this was the last Wario platformer we got, and more likely than not considering how long it has been now, the last one we'll ever get.

I’d quite like a HD port to Switch.

@ALazyUsername128 Tell me about it. The first game I played in the series was Wario Land. One of my best childhood moments.

I enjoyed the series so much, I played every title. Even the lackluster "Wario: Master of Disguise".

It doesn't happen often, especially when there are three main choices, but I like them all. Japan's lags behind the others for me, though. The concept is the weakest one just shaping random things in the game into an egg. Some elements of that egg are reused too. The Euro and NA covers are both really strong. First, I love the art for the title itself(Japan's too). The Euro cover has a strong pose for the main Wario with interesting and detailed background art. Everything is well executed. NA is also extremely well executed. The art is strong and it succeeds in how dynamic it was intended to be. Some would say it's not as fitting for a cover image, but I think it works in this instance. So I voted for NA, though Europe's cover is very good and a close second for me.

The Japanese cover so much cooler. Another milquetoast win and proof democracy was a failed experiment. /s

As has already been pointed out, in Australia, we got the European title, but the U.S. artwork.

I like that the NA/Australian cover is a touch unorthodox (the European cover is very safe and conventional), but I overwhelmingly prefer the cooler European subtitle.

The Japanese art is really nice too though, and is arguably the best overall, but... I do harbour nostalgia for the cover that I have and that's what I've ultimately voted for.

All of these are really good- I chose NA just because I think it does the best job of showing what the game is about, but you can’t go wrong.

North American is a little too generic and Japanese just looks like a collage of the key art; European actually is more reminiscent of the previous Wario Land box art.

I'm in the minority this time with Japan. Europe is a close second, but there's no real bad cover here like some on some these battles.

Cool that every region got a different cover. I went with Europe this time. Wario looks the most "normal" on this one and I also love the globe aesthetic. A great cover.

@HammerGalladeBro That wash out probably got Japan Votes too, because after seeing that Europe is far and away the best. Though none are terrible.

I went Europe because the NA one looks like Wario trying to use a skateboard and the Japanese one looks like my kids have been let loose with a sticker book.

Ah another Nostalgic pick this week with Wario Land. But surprising possibly to some of y’all it is not the NA one that I grew up with that I’m picking. No no this one I’m picking Japanese I love the way it shows all the characters and the colorful Style and wario shaking the money bag. Honestly can we get this ported I love this game and find it so flipping charming.

I'm going for Europe, looks so adventurous!

Totally love the land/world IP….so much better than the trashy warioware IP.
But I never been a fan of the euro art due to the fact he’s holding up 3 fingers like it’s the 3rd entry in the land franchise. When it’s actually the 5th.

@Lord He's not holding up a three. It's a "W". As in Wario his name.

Oh man I absolutely loved this game. Would have loved a remaster on the Switch or another iteration.

The European one wins it for me

I had to go with the European artwork this week.

NA. Japan's isn't great to me, and while I love the European artwork, and alllllmost picked that one...I've seen this game. The NA one is high-energy and condenses down what you WILL be doing this game - it's all shakin' and gold.

I just don't agree with others about the EU version. The main draw of the game is shaking the wiimote like a maniac. The Box art is just busy, and only in a small corner do you see the action which will be done in the game.

NA's version meanwhile is simple. It gets the point across without having so many things going on in the background. It conveys the very action you will be doing in the main game.

The picture of a mad man shaking a bad guy just looks more exciting. Meanwhile EU's looks plain.

gosh they are all three so beautiful. would love to get a port of this on switch

I like all three this time. But NA edges them out.

Honestly, this one was kind of tough to choose. I did end up voting for the North American variant, but the European name was more interesting to me. This one was kind of a toss-up for me.

When I was a kid I didn’t bought it because the NA version made it look like wii shake shovelware

Wario has always gone a bit over my head, his games were always a bit slow and janky for the impatient child that I was.

I may be crazy, but I really like The Shake Dimension over Shake It!, it actually sounds like some sort of adventure game to me, rather then a Mario Party spin-off.

For what it’s worth, I think the image in the Box Art Brawl thumbnail should probably be a bit less blurry. It rarely attracts my attention on the main page.

Japan’s art is insane!!

All three covers are fantastic, but I ultimately went with the NA cover. Now I just wish the series would come back..