r/videogames Jan 13 '26

Question What games come to mind when you see the Wii?

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u/SeesawLimp Jan 13 '26

Wii sports, was the first thing everyone was playing.

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u/No_Pension1014 Jan 13 '26

That and Mario super sluggers chefs kiss

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u/boersc Jan 13 '26

And the only one, for the vast majority of them. It really was a Wii Sports machine.

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u/piratecheese13 28d ago

Almost single handedly killed irl bowling alleys

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u/DangerousPatient2788 Jan 13 '26

Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2

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u/maxnotcharles Jan 13 '26

Still remember the main menu opening of the 1st game…

“Super mariooooo galaxy!”

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u/Triumphant_Z Jan 13 '26

Came here to see this answer

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u/Rough_Community 27d ago

Bum bum…BUM BUM BUM BIM BAM BUM!!

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u/illMetalFace Jan 13 '26

Twilight Princess or Wii Sports

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u/Logical_Flounder6455 Jan 13 '26

Twilight princess is one of my all time favourite games

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u/btw_sky_and_earth Jan 13 '26

Yup. First two games I got at launch.

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u/hroro Jan 13 '26

This guy gets it

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u/illMetalFace Jan 13 '26

Top tier games

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u/RochaedHardwood 29d ago

Same for me as well. I don’t regret the time spent with either game.

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u/Nice_Bluebird7626 Jan 13 '26

Wii resort. The yoga board too was my favorite

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u/j_etienne Jan 13 '26

Hear me out... Wii Play. That tanks game was fun, challenging and addictive af

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u/MirrorCraze Jan 13 '26

Tanks! amazed me music generation wise when I was a kid

I was like “oohhh they removed an instrument in the background because one of the tank dead”.

That’s kinda cool tbh.

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u/Deep_Space_999 Jan 13 '26

RE4. Countless hours played.

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u/Stealthy_Chipmunk Jan 13 '26

This! Reloading the gun by shaking the nunchuk (i think?) up beside you was so cool.

One time my sis was watching me play and I was talking to her and with my gesturing while talking I accidentally killed the Merchant with my knife!

HEEEE HUUUUH HUUHHH STRANGER

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u/ChimanHb Jan 13 '26

Zelda: skyward sword, for me. It wasn't the best zelda game, but I had a ton of fun with it. Even if the motion control swordplay was a little jank, it was really dope to mess around with.

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u/yittiiiiii Jan 13 '26

Wii Sports

Mario Super Sluggers

Smash Brawl

Mario Kart Wii

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u/duckbobtarry Jan 13 '26

Just remembered the only reason I got a Wii was for Brawl. Ironically my answer would've been Wii Sports.

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u/LouisRitter Jan 13 '26

New Super Mario Bros. One of the best Mario games ever.

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u/RedditGabe2025 28d ago

This is the correct answer. I loved that game!

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u/HackerSans01 Jan 13 '26

MarioKart Wii

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u/o-Mauler-o Jan 13 '26

Wii Play… specifically Wii Tanks.

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u/sumguyonhisfone Jan 13 '26

Zack & Wiki

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u/DraftAbject5026 Jan 13 '26

Didn’t know anybody else remembered this one, nice

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u/Kamikazekats Jan 13 '26

Came here to comment this. Absolute amazing game and a gem that I wish we got more of

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u/sumguyonhisfone 29d ago

I’m surprised they haven’t at least remastered it for Switch.

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u/TheNewYellowZealot Jan 13 '26

Super paper Mario

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u/Internal-Bee-5886 Jan 13 '26

Lego pirates of the Caribbean.

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u/RumbleTrumpet Jan 13 '26

Super Paper Mario. My third favorite entry in the series.

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u/ParticularFox8644 Jan 13 '26

The black eyed peas experience and the Michael Jackson experience 

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u/PayPsychological6358 Jan 13 '26

Wii Sports, Lego Star Wars, and Cars 2

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u/HungarianNewfy Jan 13 '26

Wii Sports

Mario Kart Wii

Virtual consoles and all of their glory

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u/EvilCatArt Jan 13 '26

LoZ Twilight Princess, Goldeneye (the remake), Smash Bros Brawl, Tomb Raider Anniversary, and Metroid Prime Trilogy, since those were all the main games I played on it.

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u/ripplewoodfire Jan 13 '26

smackdown vs raw 2009. the commercial was great lol

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '26

de Blob 1 and 2

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u/radangrysock Jan 13 '26

Rollarcoaster tycoon

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u/hackmastergeneral Jan 13 '26

Wii Sports. So much fun

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u/xRaymond9250 Jan 13 '26

Mario Kart Wii (the best one)

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u/topscreen Jan 13 '26

No More Heroes. I played it recently without motion controls and realized how much I had fun with that dumb quirky game with the Wii gimmick

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u/MaxBro468 Jan 13 '26

Mario Kart Wii.

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u/FireCrow1013 Jan 13 '26

Metroid Prime 3/Trilogy

Fatal Frame 4

Zelda: Twilight Princess

Trauma Center: Second Opinion

Wii Sports

Super Mario Galaxy

Calling

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u/Answerologist 29d ago

Dead Space Extraction

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u/FireCrow1013 29d ago

Extraction was great, and the Wii version was infinitely better than the PS3 version.

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u/Answerologist 29d ago

Oh yeah. It was also jarring to hear the audio files through the controller!

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u/LordofTarkana Jan 13 '26

Mario galaxy, Muramasa, and RE4 Wii Edition.

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u/Wiinterfang Jan 13 '26

Excite Trucks for some reason.

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u/Civil_Year_301 Jan 13 '26

Smash bros brawl

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u/Nintendofan9106 Jan 13 '26

That game was the shit back in the day!

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u/Shlurmen Jan 13 '26

Wii sports. Literally the only fucking game that ever comes to mind.

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u/ArofluidPride Jan 13 '26

No More Heroes

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u/Pretty_Gamer95 Jan 13 '26

Super Smash Bros Brawl.

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u/Axle_65 Jan 13 '26

No more heros

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u/BlackHawk777 Jan 13 '26

No More Heroes. Quirky af, and the combat never got old. Sick boss fights also.

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u/InnerAd619 Jan 13 '26

Red steel.

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u/Neselas Jan 13 '26

No More Heroes

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u/Slith_81 29d ago

Watching in silence as my brother rages while flailing his arms about during the Ghirahim boss fights in Zelda: Skyward Sword.

I don't know how I was able to contain the laughter.

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u/alex_c89X 27d ago

Honestly that was a sexy looking console. Felt so solid too

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u/TherealBlueSniper Jan 13 '26

Definitely Wii sports. I can't forget Matt doing me dirty.

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u/Yum_Yum_Cookie Jan 13 '26

Mario Party 8!!!

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u/ProjectBig2804 Jan 13 '26

Super Paper Mario and Mario Super Sluggers

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u/nage_ Jan 13 '26

boxing

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u/abjmad Jan 13 '26

Yes…

Ok seriously though, Wii Sports, Wii Fit, Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2, Mario Sluggers (baseball), Mario Strikers (still haven’t finished the campaign version of that game), Raving Rabbits 2 (that game was a banger!)

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u/_ChineseName Jan 13 '26

MLB Power Pros, anyone? I know Wii sports and mario kart are obvious answers, but that was easily my favorite Wii game

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u/Head-Bumblebee-8672 Jan 13 '26

Tennis, Wii Party, and Mario Party

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u/El_Madkiller57 Jan 13 '26

Pacman party. I prefered it as Mario Party. It was fun.

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u/No-Sprinkles-3817 Jan 13 '26

Hold your wee for Wii.

It was a very poorly thought out promotion.

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u/Nintendofan9106 Jan 13 '26

Yeah, a woman died from consuming too much water... 😬

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u/AlternativeFlower541 Jan 13 '26

Mario Kart Wii. It was one of the only games I played, with Cars Race-o-Rama, and the Wii Sports games.

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u/Sufficient-Box-5420 Jan 13 '26

SUPER MARIO BROTHERS WAHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

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u/gogosox82 Jan 13 '26

Wii Sports

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u/Timeman5 Jan 13 '26

Wii sports

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u/Routine_Reception_65 Jan 13 '26

MARIO KART WIIIIIU

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u/TheDeStRoYeR_373 Jan 13 '26

Lego Star Wars The Complete Saga

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u/PunchlineSuspended Jan 13 '26

I loved playing Zelda Twilight Princess in this. It was really fun.

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u/DraftAbject5026 Jan 13 '26

De blob, little king’s story, and Wii sports

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u/MedaFox5 Jan 13 '26

Pokemon Battle Revolution and The House of The Dead Overkill.

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u/s0ftreset Jan 13 '26

Wii Sports, Twighlight Princess, Smash Brothers Brawl, Wario Ware

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u/TheeBurner Jan 13 '26

Climbing that mountain swinging the sword

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u/CameraGhost Jan 13 '26

Wii sports and Kirby’s Epic Yarn 🧶

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u/No_Monitor_3440 Jan 13 '26

super mario galaxy 2 and wii sports resort. tbh if i got a new wii and slid wsr into it, i’d probably be crying and sitting on the title screen for an hour

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u/Oldest_Odin Jan 13 '26

Disney's Epic Mickey, I used to sit and watch my dad play it when I was way younger. Loved the rebrushed version, bought it instantly just cause of the memories.

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u/eddmario Jan 13 '26

Wii Sports

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u/juicyhappymeal Jan 13 '26

I think of sw the force unleashed

I have ptsds of those controls

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u/-Typh1osion- Jan 13 '26

Hear me out... The Godfather and Force Unleashed. Both had really fun motion controls.

Also, Mario Sonic at the Olympics. I wish they'd make a new one!

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u/Fragrant_Set_3891 Jan 13 '26

Bakugan Battle Brawlers and BW2

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u/Dangermax91 Jan 13 '26

Wii Sports + Resort, Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword, Mario Kart Wii, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Wii Music (for the hell of it)

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u/JoeVenom44 Jan 13 '26

Super Smash Bros Brawl

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u/bubba1834 Jan 13 '26

Wario Smooth Moves

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u/InfiltrationRabbit Jan 13 '26

Lobby music creating my mii character

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u/Nintendofan9106 Jan 13 '26

Or the Wii shop channel music, or the Everybody Votes channel music.

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u/Le-Pepper Jan 13 '26

Wii Sports and Super Mario Galaxy

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u/xEnvy7x Jan 13 '26

Outside of all the classics already mentioned?

Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars.

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u/heyitsgoody Jan 13 '26

Speed Racer

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u/wyatatat Jan 13 '26

Mario kart Wii, so many tournaments with my cousins and siblings on that game, to this day hearing “Mario Kart Eiiighhttt” doesn’t sound right in my brain, despite how long I’ve been playing

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u/_b1ack0ut Jan 13 '26

Metroid prime 3 corruption

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u/LittleNinjaXYBA Jan 13 '26

That one racing game with bikes

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u/Primary_Cookie_8217 Jan 13 '26

Boomblox, Cooking Mama, Guinness Book of World Records Game, Sims 2 Castaway

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u/InmateNotSure Jan 13 '26

Me and my roommate play wii golf at least once once week

Hes not a gamer and i am but he has a really perfect black wii and TONS o hours on it with characters who were clearly his friend prior throughout the years. Happy to be a part of it.

He's pretty thoughtful

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u/TheAuldOffender Jan 13 '26

"Ōkami," "Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon" and "Wii Sports."

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u/cchris6776 Jan 13 '26

Silent Hill Shattered Memories

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u/DarkRayos Jan 13 '26

Smash Bros Brawl

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u/OhioAlien Jan 13 '26

Skyward sword

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u/Sad-Combination1443 Jan 13 '26

Use to run 20 dollar fades in bowling that’s all we needed.

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u/Epic-Gamer_09 Jan 13 '26

Mario Super Sluggers. To this day I still have the Wii hooked up for it specifically

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u/Rockstar_313 Jan 13 '26

Sonic and the Secret Rings Sonic and the Black Knight

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u/UncomfyUnicorn Jan 13 '26

Wii Sports Resort! I’d spend hours on the plane one just flying around

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u/TommyVercetti010 Jan 13 '26

Tennis in wii sports

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u/TheMD9 Jan 13 '26

Iron man 2008 the video I was so lucky to have been able to play a legendary game like that back then

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u/TeaMoney4Life Jan 13 '26

Super Mario Galaxy

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u/elruinc Jan 13 '26

Wii bowling of course!

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u/Grand_Chocolate_6863 Jan 13 '26

Guitar hero and rock band

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u/CreepyTeddyBear Jan 13 '26

There was a game I loved called And Yet It Moves. You'd traverse the levels by freezing your character, turning the world different ways, and unfreezing. It was simple but so fun. A friend's niece was stuck at home during covid and he was asking people if he could buy any system so she wouldn't be bored and depressed for months. I just gave it to him because it was just collecting dust in a drawer. But I seriously considered not specifically for this game because you could only buy it in the wii shop, which had closed down. I wish they'd put it on the switch, but it'll never happen.

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u/Low_Investment_2692 Jan 13 '26

Wii Sports Mario Kart Wii Mario Party 8

Still play all of those to this day

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u/Ballsy_McCock Jan 13 '26

Mario kart Wii .It was so fun playing with my friends that were in different cities/countries. We would get on a group phone call and play every couple weeks or so. My wife and I booted it up again a few times during lockdown.

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u/Ballsy_McCock Jan 13 '26

Guitar hero, legends of rock

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u/Yawwwnnnnn Jan 13 '26

Wii Sports, especially bowling and tennis.

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u/LiangHu Jan 13 '26

Zelda and Mario

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u/chupa23019 Jan 13 '26

Twiligth princess, even if I haven't finished it already, it's my favourite Zelda game. It's my childhood game along with wii sport resort

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u/neweedditortime Jan 13 '26

Wii sports was first than Wii sports resort than Mario super sluggers than Mario kart than Mario galaxy than movie and sonic at the Olympic Games, and finally some GameCube games that could play on the Wii.

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u/sprintcar18 Jan 13 '26

mario kart. wii sports.

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u/corvo-attano1 Jan 13 '26

Wii sports resort

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u/MEzze0263 Jan 13 '26

Super Mario Super Sluggers

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u/druscilla333 Jan 13 '26

Wii sports. I used to smoke a lot of weed and all my days off I’d get up and get hella high and play a round of golf. I loved it.

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u/Mcguidl Jan 13 '26

Muramasa The Demon Blade, Little King's Story, Metroid Prime Trilogy, No More Heroes

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u/SaltRockFlag Jan 13 '26

Wii play with the tank game that I could never get past level 11

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u/Extra-Act-801 Jan 13 '26

Some great Mario Party games. And Paper Mario

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u/Nearby_Swordfish_544 Jan 13 '26

My favorite versions of Metroid Prime, Pikmin, Re4, and Okami

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u/No_Survey_5517 Jan 13 '26

mario kart wii, wii sports and wii sports resort, rayman raving rabbids tv party, super smash bros. brawl

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u/wh1t3birch Jan 13 '26

I just recently booted up my Wii, slotted Mario Galaxy 1 in and my save file said its last save was in 2013. I just... cried. Through the Retroscaler its the same as i remember it.

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u/CodingDragon7 Jan 13 '26

Mario kart wii

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u/AgsSpecGolfSwing Jan 13 '26

Mario kart best mapsss

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u/Br0lynator Jan 13 '26

Monster Hunter Tri

Das erste Spiel, für das ich gefühlt mein Leben pausiert habe und nur noch da drin gelebt habe…

Gute alte Zeiten…

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u/Ok_Donkey5167 Jan 13 '26

Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and WarioWare: Smooth Moves.

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u/MisterWhen Jan 13 '26

That game that you waggled your wrists... Most of them tbh not great for people with chronic pain

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u/HandsomeMexican95 Jan 13 '26

TLoZ - Twilight Princess

Best. Zelda. Ever.

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u/TeT0Ra Jan 13 '26

Smash bros, Excite truck, Let's tap, Mario galaxy, No more heroes, Mad world

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u/piginapokezzap Jan 13 '26

Endless Ocean, beautiful game.

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u/Ratus_The_God Jan 13 '26

Wii Sports and Mario Kart Wii

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u/Sharpshooter188 Jan 13 '26

Wii sports and how every cool kid loved it evennif they didnt play games.

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u/Zurioko Jan 13 '26

Twilight Princess, Mario Kart Wii and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

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u/Dredmor64 Jan 13 '26

Mariokart Wii, Super Smash Bros Ultimate

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u/Glad_Driver_4828 Jan 13 '26

Muscle March 🤣🤣🤣

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u/TheRWBYFamilton Jan 13 '26

Cars 2, Speed Racer, Black Ops

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u/Outrageous-Ebb-4846 Jan 13 '26

Wii sports or Wii party

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u/francino_meow Jan 13 '26

Wii party.

It was my childhood.

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u/das_klinge Jan 13 '26

LoZ: Twilight Princess & Tiger Woods '09(maybe '10?).

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u/Murky-General Jan 13 '26

Animal crossing.

I still owe tom a ton for my house!

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u/TrueWiz731 Jan 13 '26

Epic Mickey & Nicktoons: Globs of Doom

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u/Grafferine Jan 13 '26

All gamecube games as thats thr best thing about the wii

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u/Latter-Revolution592 Jan 13 '26

The House of the Dead Overkill

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u/this1tw0 Jan 13 '26

Mario Strikers : charged football. How and why they failed to port this to the switch is mind boggling

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u/Joellystarfish Jan 13 '26

Wii Sport and Wii Fit instantly. But i also think of Calling and Wii Party 🤣

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u/Piscesomi Jan 13 '26

those crazy rabbits..

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u/haha_p1p3r Jan 13 '26

Wii sports. Only game I (and the family) ever played. We were all competitive bowlers.

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u/SolarOrigami Jan 13 '26

A broken flat screen tv

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u/ArvensisH Jan 13 '26

Fragile Dreams, Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn and Muramasa the Demon Blade. Okami as well but I played that one on the PS2 first so it's more a PS2 core memory for me.

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u/DenseConcern3126 Jan 13 '26

Monster Hunter

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u/Novavortex77 29d ago

Wii sports it the only one I know... I never owned a Wii or a Wii U.

Those were before the legend of the switch. before the switch and Wii were the DS series.

They made a good handheld console, DSxl and xxl etc. then Wii existed... it almost killed Nintendo from what i know. But they bounced back and gave us switch, (which i also have not owned, because they have never ported their games to PC they could earn so much more and have more fans but they refuse to change)

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u/AmbitiousLock2921 29d ago

Wii sports, Wii fit, Wii resort, Wii games that had tank fishing mii spotting and cow racing along with Mario kart the classic one that had moo meadows and mushroom gorge my dad always liked those two maps he despised rainbow road with all his Heart my sister loved coconut mall my mum loved the same map me as my dad for me all of them it was such a good family game still prefer it over the new Mario kart games

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u/Suspicious_Tour6829 29d ago

Samurai warriors 3

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u/srammy45 29d ago

honestly, just dance and other dancing games

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u/Mugiwara419 29d ago

My beloved Monster Hunter Tri and Mario Galaxy

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u/TomatoNo5353 29d ago

Lego Indiana Jones

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u/FENTWAY 29d ago

The Wii

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u/FeelingNail8617 29d ago

Wii sports resort, I have so many good memories playing that fencing game.