10 Greatest Nintendo Wii Games, Ranked
Nintendo’s Wii became a major success, helping popularise motion controls while also hosting acclaimed games across established and newer franchises. This ranking highlights ten of its greatest titles and notes that some remain unavailable on modern Nintendo consoles.
The article discusses games including Wii Sports Resort, praised for its MotionPlus sports and personality; Super Smash Bros. Brawl, valued for its campaign and first third-party fighters, Solid Snake and Sonic; and Super Paper Mario, later embraced for its writing and inventive gameplay. It contrasts Resort with the original Wii Sports, which is often excluded from such rankings, and describes Brawl as less celebrated by competitive fans but a strong source of casual and single-player content.
- The Wii helped bring motion controls to the mainstream.
- Its catalogue includes acclaimed Nintendo series entries and new ideas.
- Some of its standout games have not reached modern Nintendo consoles.
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The Wii was a home video game console released by Nintendo in 2006. Its motion-sensitive controller let players use gestures to control games, helping make the system popular with families and people who had not played many video games before.
Nintendo’s own series, such as Super Mario and Super Smash Bros., appeared alongside games from other companies. Super Smash Bros. Brawl brought characters including Sonic and Metal Gear’s Solid Snake into a Nintendo fighting game, while Super Paper Mario mixed platforming with story-focused humour.
Wii Sports came bundled with many consoles and introduced players to simple motion-controlled games; Wii Sports Resort later added more activities and finer controls. Some Wii games have not been rereleased for newer Nintendo systems, so rankings of the console’s best titles also raise questions about which games remain easy to play today.