Wario Ware Twisted rarity?

[eggwolio]

So I recently won this auction on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8233627196&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

I wanted to replace my original wario ware that i lost in a move, and the twisted with no motion pak caught my eye. I figured I'd go ahead and win the auction, and the worst case scenario would be that I'd end up paying a little too much just for the original game.

But now that I've gotten it, I'm pretty sure the other cart is legit. It seems like an official Nintendo GBA cartridge, with the full version of Wario Ware Twisted, just with no motion pak, you use the D-Pad.

I haven't made it very far because using the D-Pad is weird, so I can't 100% confirm that it's the exact same game, but it seems like it's pretty close to the same one. It's fun, and a really weird experience without the pak.

Has anyone else seen one of these?

[Animerforever05]

bwahahaha! its a bootlegg! wario ware twisted always has a sensor! X_x LOL x_x

[Mr.FoodMonster]

Look at the back.

I'm sure it says 'Nintondo'

You've been hosed.

[eggwolio]

i just took pictures that i can post if you'd like.

as i said, i needed the other game anyways, so i'm not terribly concerned if it's fake or not...but it seems legit to me.

[mikeetler]

i just took pictures that i can post if you'd like.

as i said, i needed the other game anyways, so i'm not terribly concerned if it's fake or not...but it seems legit to me.

It's definitely a bootleg but since it's different from the real release it's at least a nice novelty item.

From the picture in the auction, two things stuck out. One was the color of the cart. It's darker then the real cart in the same photo. Second was the rounded corners on the label. Other things to look for that you can't tell from the picture would be differences in the cart mold including intentional mis-spellings (ie Nintondo instead of Nintendo) and changes to the text on the top front of the cart (where it normally says Game Boy Advance). Finally, if you look at the circuit board and don't see "Nintendo" printed above the pins, you have a bootleg.

[eggwolio]

I wondered about the rounded edges, but i'm relatively positive the cartridge is at least from a real game, all the stuff on it's spelled right...


oh well, it's neat, i guess.

[eggwolio]

yep, definitely no "nintendo" on the board.

oh well. it will still be interesting.

[eggwolio]

also, the screw is stripped

oh well.