The 15 best Nintendo Wii games, ranked

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The Wii was a breath of fresh air when Nintendo launched it in 2006. The video game giant’s commitment to bucking the trend had been clear for years, but its previous console, the GameCube, hadn’t paid off. Despite its cute design and emphasis on fun, its unique game discs and lack of online multiplayer meant that it struggled against Microsoft and Sony. With Wii, Nintendo’s creative instinct returned, and it got the contrary bit right.

Wii’s motion controls and emphasis on varied gameplay appealed to all types of gamers and caught rivals by surprise. Its name was odd but straightforward. The inclusion of Miis from the start predicted social moves and it served up gaming moments that were far more varied and fun than many high-performance battles on PlayStation or Xbox. That helped Nintendo’s console storm ahead, beating PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 with 101 million units sold and setting the agenda for consoles to come.

So, what were the best games on Nintendo’s innovative console? If you’re dusting off the console and ensuring your remote wrist strap is attached, we’ve ranked the 15 best games released on Nintendo Wii.

15. Trauma Team (2010)

Developers had mixed results crowbarring existing genres onto motion controls, but when a game was developed with them in mind it could be an experience like no other. 2010’s Trauma Team was the final entry in the Trauma Centre series, which had entries on Nintendo DS and Wii. It’s effectively a visual novel with motion-controlled medical sequences, and succeeding in a fiddly operation or procedure is extremely satisfying. In addition, this final entry plays down the supernatural elements seen elsewhere in the series and the more grounded narrative is surprisingly gripping. It didn’t sell well, but now has a reputation as a serious cult classic.

14. Sin & Punishment: Star Successor (2009)

The excellent Sin & Punishment was quietly one of the best Nintendo 64 games, though didn’t officially make it outside Japan until it was