WarioWare Snapped! and our inability to play it [update]

Update: Nintendo got back to us and had the following to say: "Facial recognition works best when the camera can properly see your face." We tried to drill them for more, but that's all we could get. So, try to play in an area with a lot of light, we suppose.

Have you tried to play WarioWare Snapped! yet? We have, and we couldn't get past the camera calibration tool. The game says that our skin tone too closely resembles the color of the background. Considering our skin is a light peach and the walls are completely white, we're wondering what the problem is. Also, trying to use the game against, say, a dark blue background has been no help either. Have any of you had trouble playing the game, or has it all been smooth sailing?

We've put word in to Nintendo and will be sure to update you as soon as we receive a response.

WarioWare Snapped!

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Reader Comments (78)

Maybe they can patch it.

that sucks, thats like buying an unreturnable game and finding out the disc is scratched, so you cant get past the intro video.

Do they give refunds?

Works fine for me.

Make sure you've got decent light - the DSi camera goes into "crap" mode if it's dim.

I played in a kitchen with a south-facing window in the middle of the day, no artificial light.

It works if you have a lamp or other bright light directly behind you.

It worked fine for me at home, but would not work in an office building. I think the fluorescent overhead lighting makes it difficult for the DSi to differentiate between the subject and the background. Does it work better for anyone else, when you are in a room where there is more light shining on your face than on the walls/ceiling behind you?

Knowing Nintendo, they'll have the patch ready by the end of the day. They work quick on those PR face saving things.

Also, maybe the game is self aware. If it's telling you to kill yourself, put it down right away!

I managed to play it after trying every room in my house and finding that the kitchen worked best. Weird.

Anyway, they call this a WarioWare game? There's only 20 microgames! You play through them in groups of 5 in the same order every time. This is nothing but a tech demo and should be free.

yeah i feel the same way, it shouldve been given for free like wii sports, wii sports was a demo to show what the the wiimote can do. the sucky part is ive done all the games except the two player mode, none of my friends want to play it.....

This reminds me of the troubles that I had with the original eyetoy for PS2. I would have to turn the lights on even if I had the windows open in the daytime to get enough light to disinguish me from the background.

A good test of this on the DSi is to go to the camera and take a picture, then go to the color editing tool. When you tap, say for instance your shirt, anything in the picture that's the color of your shirt changes color with your shirt.

I've also noticed that the brightness in the pics that come out on the DSi remind me of what my image looked like on the PS2 via the eye toy.

I don't have the Wario Wario Snapped game, but it may be as simple (and as annoying) to just turn a bunch of lights on.

It is, you are correct, sir. You just need an insane amount of light to play it. I even found that wearing a dark shirt helps to differentiate between your skin, clothes, and background.

I had no problem at all. I played at white background and at blue background that looks like the background of joystiq.

I dont think the European version has any deferences from the US.

Try it with the lights off, but with an ambient light source in the room, maybe?

I'm shocked people are wasting money on this garbage game.

DSi is a bust.

Yeah dude, because Wario Ware doesn't work. Douche.

I have a dream, in which future DSi camera games will not judge people by the color of their skin but by the content of their gaming skills!

Nah, it will judge people based on how fat their wallets are.

It works HESITANTLY, but not well. Give 'em hell, Joystiq!

It's all about the amount of light you have on your face. In an ideal environment, the person should stand out from ALL of the background, not just what is directly behind them. I find that if I turn on a light behind or above or right next to the DSi on the table I have no problems. Perhaps it's my work background--lighting video, but I've had precious few problems getting it to register my silhouette, only when there is a ton of light washing out the picture behind me.

Smooth sailing bitchaz!

I can only get it to work reliably when there is a good ceiling light and there is lots of stuff (bookcases, etc.) in the background. I guess I'm also too pasty to distinguish from a white wall.

Hmm. Have you tried playing it in the morning? Last night I bought it, trying it out with no success, but today, I have had a lot of fun with it. :)

I also had difficulties playing it at first, then I went and sat by the window where the system said I had good light. Even then it said I didn't have enough contrast (there was a white wall behind me and I have a very fair complexion. I ended up having to push my dsi away from me on the table and finally it let me play. While it was frustrating to get going-- once you figure out a place/lighting area to play it is really fun! I find the game to be hysterical now that I've cracked the code to the lighting/contrast issue.

Mine works great, thanks!

I downloaded it day one with a chunk of my free points and played it in a well lit room like it asked had no issue what so ever. Some of the games seem to have issues like the one where you have to bite the food, but overall its very funny.

Dear Nintendo:

Give me back my 500 points please.

jerks. Does not work in any room, with any background, with any light!

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