<s>
WarioWare	B-Device
:	I-Device
Touched	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
minigame	O
compilation	O
party	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
WarioWare	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
three	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
involves	O
rapidly	O
completing	O
"	O
microgames	O
"	O
—	O
simple	O
minigames	O
lasting	O
extremely	O
short	O
periods	O
of	O
time	O
—	O
as	O
quickly	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
microgames	O
are	O
exclusively	O
controlled	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
's	O
touchscreen	B-Device
and	O
microphone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
SPD	O
and	O
published	O
worldwide	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
WarioWare	B-Application
:	I-Application
Twisted	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
utilize	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
functions	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
WarioWare	B-Device
:	I-Device
Touched	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
Touched	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
Touched	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
introduced	O
recurring	O
character	O
Ashley	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
used	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
and	O
microphone	B-Application
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
microgames	O
in	O
Touched	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
reappeared	O
in	O
WarioWare	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
in	O
2015	O
and	O
briefly	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
opening	O
cutscene	O
,	O
Wario	O
finds	O
a	O
two-screened	B-Device
console	I-Device
and	O
decides	O
to	O
develop	O
games	O
for	O
it	O
to	O
make	O
money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
four	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
ends	O
in	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
three	O
previous	O
highest	O
scores	O
being	O
displayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touched	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
introduced	O
touchscreen	B-Device
and	O
microphone	B-Application
controls	O
to	O
the	O
WarioWare	O
series	O
;	O
all	O
microgames	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
controlled	O
with	O
either	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
input	O
styles	O
use	O
the	O
stylus	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
in	O
various	O
ways	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
poking	O
or	O
dragging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
microgames	O
use	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
microphone	B-Application
;	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
blowing	O
into	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
SPD	O
,	O
began	O
its	O
development	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
WarioWare	B-Application
:	I-Application
Twisted	I-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
the	O
other	O
to	O
begin	O
Touched	B-Device
!	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
inception	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
technology	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
the	O
next	O
iteration	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
like	O
how	O
Twisted	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
uses	O
game	O
cartridge	O
's	O
vibrating	O
structure	O
gyroscope	B-Application
as	O
a	O
key	O
game	O
mechanic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
alongside	O
the	O
first	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
public	O
demonstration	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
short	O
demo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touched	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
Published	O
worldwide	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
among	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
DS	I-Application
and	O
other	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
three	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
on	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
on	O
April	O
9	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
on	O
April	O
15	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
limited-time	O
reward	O
for	O
My	O
Nintendo	O
members	O
on	O
March	O
17	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
March	O
31	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WarioWare	B-Device
:	I-Device
Touched	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
Touched	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
'''	O
s	O
use	O
of	O
touchscreen	B-Device
mechanics	O
was	O
polarized	O
amongst	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ben	O
Kosmina	O
writing	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
stylus	O
and	O
microphone	B-Application
controlled	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
flawlessly	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
applauded	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
mode	O
for	O
left-handed	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
reviewers	O
also	O
applauded	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
touchscreen	B-Device
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
reviewing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
leans	O
way	O
too	O
heavily	O
on	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
for	O
its	O
own	O
good	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
that	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
methods	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
microgames	O
are	O
too	O
similar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
critics	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
 '	O
dual	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
common	O
point	O
of	O
praise	O
amongst	O
critics	O
was	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
references	O
to	O
past	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
and	O
systems	O
in	O
the	O
character	O
9-Volt	O
'	O
s	O
stage	O
"	O
Retro	O
Action	B-Application
"	O
in	O
its	O
microgames	O
and	O
its	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
references	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros.	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
Metroid	B-Device
and	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
series	I-Device
,	O
among	O
other	O
classic	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
microgame-based	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Touched	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
was	O
commended	O
for	O
its	O
unique	O
nature	O
,	O
but	O
many	O
reviewers	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
less	O
enjoyable	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
past	O
iterations	O
,	O
WarioWare	B-Application
,	I-Application
Inc.	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mega	I-Application
Microgames	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
WarioWare	B-Application
:	I-Application
Twisted	I-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Kosmina	O
expressed	O
concern	O
about	O
the	O
future	O
gameplay	O
possibilities	O
of	O
touchscreen	B-Device
controls	O
as	O
the	O
microgames	O
"	O
Pro	O
Bowling	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Galaxy	O
Bounce	O
"	O
were	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
other	O
minigames	O
in	O
Feel	B-Device
the	I-Device
Magic	I-Device
:	I-Device
XY/XX	I-Device
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
DS	I-Application
,	O
other	O
early	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
common	O
point	O
of	O
criticism	O
for	O
Touched	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
Kosmina	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
fairly	O
short	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
game	O
[	O
WarioWare	O
,	O
Inc.	O
:	O
Mega	O
Microgames ]	O
with	O
not	O
much	O
replay	O
value	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
re-release	O
was	O
applauded	O
for	O
its	O
variability	O
in	O
its	O
display	O
options	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
vertical	O
GamePad-only	O
display	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
choice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
James	O
Charlton	O
writing	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
touchscreen	B-Device
controls	O
had	O
aged	O
poorly	O
,	O
citing	O
that	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
era	O
of	O
capacitive	O
touch	B-Device
screens	I-Device
,	O
the	O
sluggishness	O
of	O
using	O
a	O
stylus	O
[	O
can	O
make ]	O
these	O
touch	O
microgames	O
frustrating	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
touchscreen	B-Device
and	O
microphone-based	O
gameplay	O
first	O
implemented	O
in	O
Touched	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
Many	O
microgames	O
featured	O
in	O
Touched	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
also	O
marks	O
the	O
first	O
appearance	O
of	O
the	O
recurring	O
WarioWare	O
character	O
Ashley	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
since	O
appeared	O
in	O
WarioWare	B-Application
:	I-Application
Smooth	I-Application
Moves	I-Application
,	O
WarioWare	B-Application
D.I.Y.	I-Application
,	O
Game	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wario	I-Application
and	O
WarioWare	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ashley	O
has	O
also	O
made	O
regular	O
appearances	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
;	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
as	O
a	O
sticker	O
and	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
and	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
as	O
an	O
assist	O
trophy	O
,	O
wearable	O
Mii	O
outfit	O
and	O
trophy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
has	O
also	O
made	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Badge	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Heaven	I-Application
Megamix	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
of	O
"	O
Ashley	O
's	O
Song	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
plays	O
during	O
Ashley	O
's	O
stage	O
in	O
Touched	O
!,	O
appear	O
in	O
Brawl	O
and	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
as	O
selectable	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
