Why Europe didn't get Wario Ware: Twisted

[Swedol]

I should have posted this in March but I'm lazy. In Sweden we Have since January 2007 Two Nintendo Magazine.
The official Club Nintendo Magazine(Which people says suck).
and The unofficial +N Which are good. Well now to the point.
In +N Nr2 released 6 March 2007 is very Wario Inspired. The Cover Is inspired by the movie Warriors and says The Warios.
There's a 9-page article about Wario that explains what he eats and the theory about Foreman Spike etc. and This:

Translated article:
Warioware: Twisted (GBA) was released in 2004 in Japan and in 2005 in america. In Europe we waited. And still does. But it's not a cruel conspiration from Nintendo. In the cartridge, That has built in Gyro sensor, there is a small amount of Mercury(Quicksilver). There is a EU-directive (2002/95/EG) that bannes some dangerous elements i electric and electronic products. Mercury is one of the banned elements. Electric and electronic products sold on the EU-Market can't contain any Mercury. The only exception is small amounts of Mercury in some Fluorescent lamps.
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And that's the reason Why Europe didn't get Wario Ware: Twisted

[Fryguy64]

I knew it was something to do with that, but I haven't been able to get the exact details (despite searching). So thanks

[kirbychu]

Ahh, so that's why... What about Drill Dozer, though? That didn't have any mercury in, did it?

[Blueberry_pie]

Drill Dozer doesn't use a tilt sensor, does it? There's probably another reason for its unfortunate lack of a PAL release. I guess Nintendo didn't expect it to sell very well here.

[Fryguy64]

No, but it did use a special rumble pak. Maybe that has similar issues.

[nocturnal YL]

Or maybe manufacturing a special Game Pak costs more than your usual Game Pak.

[Dances in Undergarments]

Europe don't deserve Twisted. They aren't able to cope with its awesomeness. That why you don't get it.

[kirbychu]

dancesinunderwear said:

Europe don't deserve Twisted. They aren't able to cope with its awesomeness. That why you don't get it.

[TV Eye]

He's right, YOU CAN'T HANDLE IT!!!!!!

I never played it though...I stuck with Touched.

[Dances in Undergarments]

tveye said:

He's right, YOU CAN'T HANDLE IT!!!!!!

I never played it though...I stuck with Touched.

Oh you poor poor man.

Touched is the ugly red headed step child of the handheld WarioWare games (haven't played Smooth Moves, so I wont say anything about that). Go buy the original. And go buy Twisted.

And then thank me later.

[nocturnal YL]

Do listen to DiU!

Touched is lame - it's still awesome, but the least good one in the series.

And I guess you should try Smooth Moves, DiU! Feel its awesomeness!

[TV Eye]

Well I also own the original, but I've stopped buying GBA games. So Twisted is something I'll play when...I don't know

[Flint]

Euros can´t complain, they are getting the awesome “Freshly picked Tingle Rosy Rupeland“ (who I am importing, you should do the same with Drill Dozer, havent played twisted, so I cant comment)

[Deleted]

Why exactley would Europe ban Mercury? It doesn't sound right to me.

[nocturnal YL]

starfoxroy said:

Why exactley would Europe ban Mercury? It doesn't sound right to me.

Because mercury is poisonous. And European countries love to ban dangerous material.