List: Best 30 Wii Games plus Ghost Squad (10 years from now)

[AppleQueso]

Retrun to Dreamland is really not getting much love. I suppose it's overshadowed by Triple Deluxe now though, even though I'd say it's still a wonderful game in its own right.

What is Triple Deluxe?

The recent 3DS Kirby Game. It's based on the same engine (at least it seems that way) and feels like a step up from Return to Dreamland.

[BoneSnapDeez]

Retrun to Dreamland is really not getting much love. I suppose it's overshadowed by Triple Deluxe now though, even though I'd say it's still a wonderful game in its own right.

Return to Dreamland seemed to fall out of print really quickly. I never got it and now it's out of my price range. Same goes for the Wii Fire Emblem, unfortunately. A shame because both games look awesome.

[foxhound1022]

Yeah, I rented Return to Dreamland initially, and had a blast with it. Figuring it would come down somewhat later on, I held off on buying it. Dumb move, apparently.

[Sload Soap]

Return to Dreamland is a good game and all but Epic Yarn is superior in almost every way. I wouldn't pay more than £30/$50 for it.

[mas]

The Wii has some really great games that are just fun to play for a retro fan. Its also a great system for a family

[ejamer]

It's a shame that we are 4 pages in and nobody has mentioned Trauma Team (or the earlier Trauma Center games).

My list of "best games" is outlined below. I'm generally not giving sequels a separate entry, but mention the ones that I consider worth owning.

1. Bit.Trip Complete
2. Boom Blox (and/or Boom Blox Bash Party)
3. A Boy and his Blob
4. de Blob (and/or de Blob 2)
5. Donkey Kong Country Returns
6. Endless Ocean (and/or Endless Ocean 2: Blue World)
7. Excitebots: Trick Racing
8. Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon
9. Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn
10. Ghost Squad
11. Kirby's Return to Dreamland
12. The Last Story
13. Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword
14. Little Kind's Story
15. MadWorld
16. Metroid Prime Trilogy
17. Muramasa The Demon Blade
18. No More Heroes (and/or No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle)
19. Okami
20. Punch-Out!!
21. Rabbids Go Home
22. Red Steel 2
23. Resident Evil 4: Wii Ediiton
24. Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles (and/or Darkside Chronicles)
25. Shaun White Snowboarding World Tour (Wii Balance Board makes the game for me)
26. Shiren the Wanderer
27. Shattered Hill: Silent Memories
28. Sin & Punishment Star Successor
29. Super Mario Galaxy (and/or Galaxy 2)
30. Tatsunoko vs Capcom
31. Trauma Team (and/or both Trauma Center games)
32. Wario Land Shake It!
33. Xenoblade Chronicles
34. Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure

Games that I'll be keeping but don't think others will be (either niche appeal or better versions elsewhere):

* BlastWorks: Build, Trade, Destroy
* Dawn of Discovery
* Dead Space Extraction
* Dokapon Kingdom
* Dragon Quest Swords
* Fishing Resort
* Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
* Geometry Wars: Galaxies
* House of the Dead 2 & 3 Returns, House of the Dead Overkill
* Klonoa
* Pandora's Tower
* Project Zero 2, Zero: Tsukihami no Kamen
* Rayman Origins
* The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces
* Sonic Colors
* Tenchu Shadow Assassins
* WordJong Party

[mjmjr25]

First list updated in the OP - please continue to argue for and against...

[Michi]

I think the list in the first post is pretty solid. Those are certainly all titles that I'd want to keep. The only thing that may be debatable is Mario Galaxy and Donkey Kong Country Returns. Not because either of them are bad, but because, as stated in the first post, their sequels Galaxy 2 and Tropical Freeze, improve upon their predecessors. My personal substitution for one of those would be No More Heroes.

Other than that, I would give the list two thumbs up.

[mjmjr25]

Personally I mostly tend to agree. Particularly on DCKR, but it does keep getting mentions. I'll likely keep all 3 myself - but if I had to widdle down to 25, DCKR wouldn't make the cut for me. Let's see as opinions continue to come in...

[Blu]

Here's my list, alphabetical order.

1. Dead Space Extraction - Excellent rails shooter.
2. Ivy the Kiwi - Lovely showing by Yuji Naka and very cool, did new games draw influence or was it Ivy the Kiwi that borrowed gameplay elements?
3. Kirby Epic Yarn
4. Last Story - Great voice acting.
5. Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword - Would have loved a bit more non-linear gameplay, but it was good.
6. Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess - Loved it.
7. Mario Kart Wii
8. Metroid Prime Trilogy - Can't be beat.
9. Monster Hunter Tri
10. New Super Mario Brothers Wii - 4 Player shenanigans, might be overshadowed by the Wii-U version or future titles, but I think it still is worth its salt.
11. Punch Out - Great homage to the original titles and is still all about that rhythm and pattern recognition.
12. Sin & Punishment: Star Successor - Treasure. What else needs to be said.
13. Sonic Colors - Best Wii Sonic title hands down. Great controller variety too.
14. Super Mario Galaxy - Lovely!
15. Super Mario Galaxy 2
16. Super Smash Brothers Brawl – I think it will still be good in terms of the evolution of the series. First with online (albeit friend codes).
17. Tatsunoko vs. Capcom
18. Xenoblade Chronicles - Cult following, was a great action RPG.
19. Wario Land Shake It
20. Wario Ware Smooth Moves - Such a fun little party game.
21. Wii Sports