<s>
WarioWare	B-Application
:	I-Application
Smooth	I-Application
Moves	I-Application
is	O
a	O
party	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
SPD	O
and	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
its	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
video	I-Operating_System
game	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
December	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
in	O
January	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
WarioWare	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
physically	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
(	O
excluding	O
WarioWare	O
D.I.Y.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
WarioWare	B-Application
:	I-Application
Smooth	I-Application
Moves	I-Application
is	O
built	O
around	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
microgames	O
that	O
last	O
about	O
five	O
seconds	O
each	O
,	O
and	O
which	O
require	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
hold	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
in	O
specific	O
positions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
offers	O
the	O
microgames	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
rapid	O
succession	O
,	O
by	O
first	O
instructing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
hold	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
in	O
a	O
specific	O
manner	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
showing	O
them	O
the	O
microgame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
spin-off	O
Mario	B-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smooth	B-Application
Moves	I-Application
was	O
given	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
receiving	O
aggregated	O
scores	O
of	O
83%	O
from	O
Metacritic	O
and	O
81.82	O
%	O
from	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WarioWare	B-Application
:	I-Application
Smooth	I-Application
Moves	I-Application
received	O
a	O
ToyAward	O
in	O
the	O
Trend	O
and	O
Lifestyle	O
category	O
from	O
the	O
2007	O
Nuremberg	O
International	O
Toy	O
Fair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
given	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
at	O
IGN	O
's	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Best	O
of	O
E3	O
2006	O
Awards	O
;	O
the	O
website	O
later	O
named	O
it	O
their	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
for	O
January	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WarioWare	B-Application
:	I-Application
Smooth	I-Application
Moves	I-Application
was	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
 '	O
4th	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
debut	O
month	O
of	O
January	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
sold	O
63,954	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
of	O
November	O
27	O
–	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
4th	O
best-selling	O
launch	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
after	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Play	I-Application
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Twilight	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
WarioWare	O
series	O
,	O
WarioWare	B-Application
:	I-Application
Smooth	I-Application
Moves	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
focusing	O
on	O
microgames	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
short	O
games	O
that	O
last	O
for	O
about	O
five	O
seconds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
microgame	O
requires	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
position	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
in	O
a	O
specific	O
way	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
holding	O
it	O
vertically	O
,	O
or	O
placing	O
the	O
bottom	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
against	O
the	O
nose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
attachment	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
in	O
certain	O
microgames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
each	O
microgame	O
begins	O
,	O
the	O
required	O
position	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
is	O
shown	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
to	O
allow	O
them	O
time	O
to	O
position	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
player	O
completes	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
single-player	O
stages	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
unlocks	O
a	O
hotseat	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
only	O
one	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
is	O
used	O
and	O
shared	O
by	O
up	O
to	O
12	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
a	O
player	O
plays	O
a	O
microgame	O
in	O
this	O
mode	O
,	O
other	O
players	O
watch	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
the	O
microgame	O
is	O
completed	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
passes	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
person	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
long	O
time	O
ago	O
,	O
a	O
stone	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
called	O
the	O
Form	B-Device
Baton	I-Device
was	O
found	O
by	O
humans	O
and	O
a	O
race	O
of	O
creatures	O
called	O
the	O
Splunks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
it	O
,	O
they	O
could	O
to	O
many	O
things	O
with	O
its	O
forms	O
and	O
the	O
Splunks	O
became	O
their	O
loyal	O
companions	O
with	O
it	O
,	O
As	O
years	O
passed	O
,	O
the	O
Splunks	O
preserve	O
the	O
Form	B-Device
Baton	I-Device
in	O
the	O
Temple	O
of	O
Form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
chases	O
it	O
all	O
the	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
Temple	O
of	O
Form	O
where	O
he	O
finds	O
the	O
Form	B-Device
Baton	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
escaping	O
a	O
boulder	O
,	O
Wario	O
gloats	O
about	O
his	O
newly	O
discovered	O
"	O
treasure	O
"	O
(	O
Mysterious	O
Form	B-Device
Baton	I-Device
Found	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
9-Volt	O
gets	O
upset	O
with	O
18-Volt	O
for	O
breaking	O
his	O
new	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
and	O
he	O
tries	O
to	O
get	O
another	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
two	O
reconcile	O
soon	O
after	O
(	O
The	O
Multiplayer	O
Test	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
final	O
level	O
,	O
Forever	O
Form	B-Device
Baton	I-Device
,	O
Wario	O
receives	O
the	O
motorbike	O
that	O
Penny	O
made	O
at	O
the	O
Invent-Off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
he	O
comes	O
back	O
together	O
,	O
the	O
Splunks	O
demand	O
that	O
he	O
returns	O
the	O
Form	B-Device
Baton	I-Device
to	O
the	O
temple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orbulon	O
attempts	O
to	O
turn	O
the	O
temple	O
into	O
a	O
ship	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
Form	B-Device
Baton	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Balance	O
Stone	O
together	O
,	O
but	O
ends	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
results	O
as	O
Wario	O
after	O
the	O
Splunks	O
,	O
still	O
inside	O
the	O
temple	O
,	O
forcibly	O
beat	O
him	O
up	O
into	O
giving	O
them	O
back	O
before	O
they	O
toss	O
him	O
and	O
his	O
ship	O
back	O
to	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
first	O
revealed	O
WarioWare	B-Application
:	I-Application
Smooth	I-Application
Moves	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
at	O
the	O
2006	O
E3	O
convention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abe	O
first	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
when	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
WarioWare	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
subtitle	O
,	O
"	O
Smooth	B-Application
Moves	I-Application
"	O
,	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
represent	O
the	O
basic	O
movement	O
that	O
players	O
perform	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
wanted	O
players	O
to	O
move	O
as	O
if	O
they	O
were	O
dancing	O
when	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
decided	O
that	O
Smooth	B-Application
Moves	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best	O
phrase	O
to	O
use	O
to	O
describe	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
about	O
200	O
minigames	O
included	O
in	O
WarioWare	B-Application
:	I-Application
Smooth	I-Application
Moves	I-Application
,	O
an	O
amount	O
similar	O
to	O
previous	O
WarioWare	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
's	O
speaker	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
"	O
add	O
a	O
greater	O
sense	O
of	O
feel	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
ball	O
touches	O
the	O
racquet	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
's	O
speaker	O
emits	O
a	O
bouncing	O
sound	O
and	O
a	O
rumble	O
to	O
"	O
add	O
a	O
very	O
strong	O
reality	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
mostly	O
forgoes	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
nunchuk	O
attachment	O
and	O
functions	O
strictly	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
,	O
and	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
run	O
in	O
widescreen	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smooth	B-Application
Moves	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
January	O
2007	O
for	O
other	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WarioWare	B-Application
:	I-Application
Smooth	I-Application
Moves	I-Application
received	O
a	O
ToyAward	O
in	O
the	O
Trend	O
and	O
Lifestyle	O
category	O
from	O
the	O
2007	O
Nuremberg	O
International	O
Toy	O
Fair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
given	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
at	O
IGN	O
's	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Best	O
of	O
E3	O
2006	O
Awards	O
;	O
the	O
website	O
later	O
named	O
the	O
game	O
their	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
for	O
January	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WarioWare	B-Application
:	I-Application
Smooth	I-Application
Moves	I-Application
was	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
 '	O
4th	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
debut	O
month	O
of	O
January	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
WarioWare	B-Application
:	I-Application
Smooth	I-Application
Moves	I-Application
sold	O
63,954	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
of	O
November	O
27	O
–	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
4th	O
best-selling	O
launch	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
after	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Play	I-Application
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Twilight	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
reviews	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
best	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
said	O
that	O
Wario	O
should	O
"	O
now	O
take	O
his	O
place	O
alongside	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Link	O
as	O
a	O
true	O
Nintendo	O
great	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Appreciating	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
terrific	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
unique	O
control	O
features	O
"	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
had	O
"	O
amazing	O
"	O
graphics	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
it	O
belongs	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
libraries	O
of	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
owners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
sentiment	O
was	O
shared	O
by	O
GameTrailers	O
,	O
which	O
said	O
that	O
WarioWare	B-Application
:	I-Application
Smooth	I-Application
Moves	I-Application
was	O
"	O
without	O
a	O
doubt	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
collection	O
of	O
minigames	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
"	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
value	O
"	O
,	O
especially	O
for	O
people	O
who	O
host	O
parties	O
or	O
have	O
groups	O
of	O
friends	O
or	O
family	O
who	O
already	O
enjoy	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
or	O
Rayman	B-Device
Raving	I-Device
Rabbids	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naming	O
WarioWare	B-Application
:	I-Application
Smooth	I-Application
Moves	I-Application
the	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Week	O
from	O
January	O
28	O
–	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
The	O
Observer	O
gave	O
particular	O
praise	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
are	O
nicely	O
colourful	O
cartoon	O
intros	O
to	O
each	O
level	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
microgames	O
utilise	O
a	O
plethora	O
of	O
visual	O
styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
'll	O
notice	O
snippets	O
of	O
favourites	O
from	O
yesteryear	O
,	O
whether	O
it	O
be	O
pulling	O
the	O
Master	O
Sword	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
stone	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ocarina	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
or	O
jumping	O
to	O
collect	O
coins	O
as	O
NES-era	O
Mario	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sunday	O
Age	O
newspaper	O
predicted	O
that	O
WarioWare	B-Application
:	I-Application
Smooth	I-Application
Moves	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
"	O
totally	O
unlike	O
anything	O
else	O
out	O
there	O
"	O
,	O
could	O
convert	O
non-gamers	O
into	O
fans	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
video	O
game	O
review	O
website	O
IGN	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
the	O
Wario	O
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
they	O
still	O
considered	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
essential	O
piece	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
collection	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
slick	O
and	O
intuitive	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
nearly	O
inexplicable	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
sound	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
totally	O
off	O
the	O
wall	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Courier-Mail	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
motion-sensitive	O
controllers	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
best	O
features	O
,	O
which	O
helps	O
push	O
it	O
"	O
over-the-top	O
"	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
inventive	O
games	O
designed	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
interactive	O
controls	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Canada	O
's	O
Toronto	O
Sun	O
also	O
appreciated	O
its	O
"	O
novel	O
use	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
Wiimote	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
lack	O
of	O
"	O
eye-popping	O
unpredictability	O
 [ like ] 	O
its	O
predecessors	O
"	O
and	O
difficult	O
controller	O
positions	O
disappointed	O
1UP.com,	O
but	O
the	O
website	O
still	O
called	O
WarioWare	B-Application
:	I-Application
Smooth	I-Application
Moves	I-Application
a	O
"	O
welcome	O
addition	O
to	O
any	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
library	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
certifiably	O
insane	O
party	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
a	O
must	O
buy	O
for	O
any	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
owner	O
"	O
,	O
GamePro	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
further	O
proves	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
"	O
must-have	O
"	O
console	O
when	O
playing	O
with	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
shared	O
this	O
sentiment	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
although	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
single-player	O
mode	O
is	O
only	O
several	O
hours	O
long	O
,	O
its	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
definite	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
party	O
experience	O
"	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
12	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
felt	O
excited	O
,	O
surprised	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
little	O
stupid	O
"	O
when	O
waving	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
remote	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
make	O
"	O
friends	O
laugh	O
pretty	O
much	O
non-stop	O
for	O
an	O
hour	O
or	O
two	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
may	O
very	O
well	O
be	O
worth	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
admission	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
writing	O
positively	O
about	O
how	O
the	O
game	O
utilizes	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
remote	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
was	O
disappointed	O
with	O
its	O
weak	O
long-term	O
appeal	O
because	O
"	O
it	O
never	O
really	O
dares	O
to	O
test	O
players	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
