The Best Wii Games Still Worth Playing in 2026 (From a Lapsed Gamer the Wii Won Back)

My gaming journey is probably a rare one. It gives me a different perspective than most people writing “best Wii games” lists.

I had abandoned gaming for years. Then a “family console” pulled me back in. Funny enough, it wasn’t a PlayStation or an Xbox. It was the Nintendo Wii. The machine the whole industry had filed away as a casual party game console is the one that slippery-sloped me back into the hobby.

What got me was the interactivity. The Wii Remote and Nunchuk turned games into something you physically did. That was true nowhere more than in first-person shooters. Slot the Wii Remote into a Wii Zapper or one of the countless third-party gun shells, and suddenly you weren’t nudging a crosshair with a stick. You were aiming. For a lapsed gamer, that was the hook.

What About the Usual Suspects?

Let’s get this out of the way. This is not the list you’ve already read a hundred times.

Every standard roundup of the best games for the Wii leads with the same names. Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2. Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword. Mario Kart Wii. Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort. Super Smash Bros. Brawl. New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Donkey Kong Country Returns. Xenoblade Chronicles. Kirby’s Epic Yarn. All excellent. All covered to death.

What follows instead are the Wii games that actually re-hooked a lapsed gamer. Heavy on motion controls, shooters, and glorious oddballs. Every one of them is still worth playing in 2026.

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

This one came at me completely from left field.

I had played the earlier Metroid Prime games. They weren’t bad. They just never held my attention. There was no real story feel to them. Just Samus, alone on a dead planet, scanning rocks.

Corruption changed that. Suddenly there’s a real universe to move through. A Galactic Federation of good guys you’re aligned with. A clearly defined set of villains in the Space Pirates and Dark Samus (the evil Samus, for those who forget her name like I did). And, crucially, actual characters. The rival bounty hunters Rundas, Ghor, and Gandrayda each have personalities and their own signature tech. So when the story eventually turns them into mini bosses, it actually means something. You’re no longer just blasting the same rotation of kaiju-like creatures to get to the credits.

The result feels almost Halo-like. An inhabited universe. Actual stakes. You’re as much a space private investigator as a mercenary hunting down bad guys.

The pointer-based aiming was so natural that Nintendo went back and retrofitted it onto the first two games for the Metroid Prime Trilogy release. That remains the definitive way to play all three, if you can stomach what physical copies fetch these days.

Red Steel 2

This is what the Wii console should have been from day one.

Red Steel 2 was built around the Wii MotionPlus attachment. That gave you far more direct control over both your sword and your firearms. Wide slashes, overhead chops, thrusts. Fanning the hammer on a revolver. All with your actual arm.

Was it a bit buggy? Admittedly. But for those of us starved for truly interactive games, the jank was forgivable. It almost felt like more feature than bug.

This was everything we had hoped the original Red Steel was going to be at launch, and were so disappointed to find out it wasn’t.

Graphically, it went cel-shaded. Comic-book look, very similar to the Borderlands games. That was a perfect call. It meant the Wii wasn’t straining to imitate its more powerful contemporaries, the PS3 and Xbox 360. And the setting is one of gaming’s great unsung mash-ups: a samurai and ninja clan atmosphere dropped into a Wild West desert town. As a lifelong consumer of Akira Kurosawa and spaghetti western films, this was manna from the gods.

Red Steel 2 released in March 2010, near the end of the Wii’s life cycle. That’s why it’s not commonly known. It deserves better. Track it down. Just make sure you have a MotionPlus.

The House of the Dead: Overkill

Yes. The one where the guy swears constantly. His name, for the record, is Agent Isaac Washington.

For older gamers like me, Overkill was perfect. I wanted a way to relive the classic arcade rail shooters. I also wanted a game I could pick up for thirty minutes, set down for two weeks, and come back to without feeling like I was onboarding for a part time job. Overkill hits both.

It’s a gloriously trashy grindhouse homage. Film grain and sleazy narrator included. And it’s built for two-player couch multiplayer. That’s exactly the kind of in-person social gaming the Wii did better than any console before or since.

Then there’s the swearing. Washington’s nonstop profanity is what made the game stand out. That wasn’t just my imagination. <cite index=”30-1″>Guinness World Records certified it in 2009 as the most profane video game in history, with 189 uses of the f-word making up roughly three percent of the entire script.</cite>

A word of caution. If foul language offends you, or you plan on playing in front of (or with) someone it would, especially a child, this is emphatically not that game.

The Conduit

I had been following The Conduit’s development for months and picked it up the day it released.

By this point, the Wii had officially re-hooked me on gaming. I was starving for a more modern FPS experience. The screenshots looked promising, especially for a Wii game. I was not disappointed. <cite index=”17-1″>High Voltage Software built a custom engine, Quantum3, specifically to make the Wii punch above its weight class</cite>, and it shows.

The storyline was top notch conspiracy thriller material. The voice cast was a genre TV fan’s dream. <cite index=”15-1″>Mark Sheppard voices your character, Secret Service agent Michael Ford. His real-life father, W. Morgan Sheppard, voices your shadowy handler John Adams. And Kevin Sorbo (Hercules himself) rounds out the cast as the terrorist Prometheus.</cite> Yes, the two Sheppards are father and son in real life, and the game leans into it.

The gameplay mix works. You fight aliens (the Drudge) and compromised humans. You use the All-Seeing Eye, a floating orb device you carry, to scan hidden objects and puzzle your way forward. Its fully customizable pointer controls were among the best on the system.

Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition

Before this, my only experience with the Resident Evil series was RE2 on both the PlayStation and the N64. I mostly remembered it as the game where opening a door took what felt like a geological epoch while you watched the door-creaking loading scene. I was also never a fan of the tank-style controls the genre inherited from Alone in the Dark on PC. I hadn’t hated RE2. It just was never a favorite.

The Wii Edition changed my relationship with the entire franchise.

Being able to use the Wii’s motion controls to aim independently of the stick you use to move Leon around gave RE4 a level of realism and fluidity not found in any other version. I would even later pick up RE4 on the 360, figuring I’d enjoy the better graphics. The stodgy controller mechanics were a genuine disappointment after having experienced it with the Wii Remote.

The soundtrack. The storyline. The uniquely realistic-for-the-time control mechanics. It all added up to an unforgettable gaming experience.

I truly feel sorry for my fellow Capcom nerds who weren’t experiencing this level of Resident Evil interactivity that early. For me, the circle didn’t close until Capcom released Resident Evil 4 VR on the Meta Quest. That’s where I could relive the experience in a truly immersive, first-person style. The Wii Edition walked so RE4 VR could run.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex

This one was a real barn burner.

Graphically, it felt almost impossible. Like this game should not exist on the Wii. How Treyarch crammed Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare into Nintendo’s little white box is still beyond me. It pushed the console’s graphics to the limit. I remain surprised at how close it came to the 360 version I would later own.

This is also, for better or worse, the game that kicked off a CoD addiction that lasted a solid decade. I mopped up every entry that came along.

What Reflex lacked in comparative horsepower, it more than compensated for in “realism.” That came from your ability to attach the Wii Remote to the Zapper, or any variety of firearm-shaped gadgets available for the Wii. The Russian cargo-ship raid that opens the game is a good example. That tense, close-quarters room-clearing sequence was on another level compared to the graphically superior versions, where you conduct the same insertion with the same stodgy sticks.

To make things even more interesting, a second player could jump in at any time via Squadmate Mode. They controlled their own on-screen reticle, like a gunner riding shotgun. That essentially turned the campaign into a part-time arcade rail shooter with a friend. <cite index=”4-1″>Treyarch introduced Squadmate Mode in the Wii version of World at War, then carried it straight into Reflex. Both games had it.</cite>

Reflex was also my introduction to online multiplayer FPS. I quickly came to understand how people get addicted. I was, I confess, one of those annoying noob-tubers. On both the Wii and 360 versions.

GoldenEye 007 (2010)

In 2010, we Nintendo nerds finally got a modernized version of the classic N64 game.

To keep the two straight, since people conflate them constantly:

• GoldenEye 007 (Nintendo 64, 1997): developed by Rare, published by Nintendo.
• GoldenEye 007 (Wii, 2010): developed by Eurocom, published by Activision. A full modern reimagining rather than a direct port, right down to replacing Pierce Brosnan’s Bond with Daniel Craig’s.

Once again, the Wii Zapper and other shell mods gave this game a level of realism you don’t get from versions where you aim and peek from cover using sticks. In the Wii version, you were physically doing so.

What’s more, this GoldenEye leaned into stealth mechanics over brute force run-and-gun. Here, you’re an agent inside an international mystery. Not a spec-ops operator with enough gear to act like a one-man fire team.

Punch-Out!! (Wii)

Finally, a true successor to the original Punch-Out!! from decades earlier. The one a whole generation grew up on and later replayed on the Virtual Console.

You could mirror actual punches with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. You could even stand on the Wii Balance Board to bob and weave with your whole body. Or you could just turn the remote sideways and play NES-style with traditional buttons. The music was beautifully reimagined too, with a different arrangement of the classic theme created for each opponent.

One hilarious thing stands out. Every fighter gets a cartoonishly national-stereotype intro.

• Glass Joe is French, so his intro shows him looking aristocratically Parisian. When you knock him around, French pastries go flying.
• Piston Hondo (quietly renamed from the NES’s “Piston Honda”) gets an intro that could not be more stereotypically Japanese.
• Bear Hugger, the Canadian, trains with a grizzly bear who holds focus mitts for him. He chugs maple syrup straight from the bottle. He even calls you a “hoser” mid-fight. (My ears heard that as “poser” all those years ago. Honestly, “hoser” makes the bit even more Canadian.)

How Was Punch-Out!! Received at Launch?

Some trivia for the curious. The game caused no real controversy. A few outlets in 2009 did note that the tropes felt like relics of 1980s pop culture. Glass Joe’s extreme cowardice. Great Tiger’s “mystical” teleportation. Fair critiques.

The developers actually softened things relative to the source material. Soda Popinski famously began life as “Vodka Drunkenski” in the 1984 arcade original before localization sobered him up. That change carried over to the Wii to avoid winking at alcoholism.

Next Level Games, the Canadian studio behind the remake, pointedly mocked themselves first. Bear Hugger’s maple-syrup-and-grizzly routine is their own culture on the roast. That goes a long way toward explaining why the whole thing lands as affectionate rather than mean.

More Wii Games Worth Your Time

The Last Story

This one bears mentioning because it is very much a simplified Final Fantasy in spirit. Which, given the name of this site, obviously carries some relevance for me.

Here’s a correction to my own memory. It wasn’t a Squaresoft game at all. The Last Story came from Mistwalker, the studio founded by Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of Final Fantasy. Right down to a title that deliberately echoes his most famous one. The mechanics are simple enough to pick up without much onboarding, but never so simple that you get bored.

And the music? With Sakaguchi involved, the score was handled by none other than the immortal Nobuo Uematsu. In my opinion, he belongs in the same conversation as the classical greats. He is to game music what Beethoven is to the symphony.

Bonus trivia: The Last Story only reached Western shores thanks to the Operation Rainfall fan campaign, alongside Xenoblade Chronicles. It was the late-era Wii JRPG renaissance nobody saw coming.

Brothers in Arms: Double Time

Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway on the Xbox 360 made a huge impression on me. I bought it once I had mopped through every Wii game that could hold my attention. That made me go looking for more. It turned out the earlier chapters were sitting right there on the Wii.

Double Time bundles Road to Hill 30 and Earned in Blood on a single disc. These games are, in my opinion, vastly underrated. You can fix and flank enemies. You can pop into the Situational Awareness view for a bird’s-eye tactical read of the terrain. That gave them a level of tactical realism you simply didn’t find in the contemporary run-and-gun Call of Duty entries.

And I’ll be honest. As a red-blooded American, I much prefer the WW2 “go fight Nazism” angle to the “which developing nation are we picking winners and losers in today?” format the modern military shooters evolved toward. No knock on Activision. I understand that making the thirtieth consecutive game about storming Normandy isn’t a viable business model.

Excite Truck

The game truly earns its namesake. It recreates that old Excitebike feeling, only this time in the form of monster trucks catching absurd air over terrain that morphs in real time.

Playing it by holding the Wii Remote sideways and tilting it like a steering wheel makes it even more exciting. Yes, the plastic Wii Wheel shell that later shipped with Mario Kart Wii slots right in. In true Wii fashion, it provides enough diversity to hold your attention without so much complexity that you’d need a refresher course. It’s the kind of game you can play for thirty minutes to an hour every week or two without ever having to re-onboard.

Samurai Warriors: Katana

The best way I can describe it: a rail shooter built around a sword.

As someone who appreciated Sengoku-era Japanese history (or was going through a weeb phase, both of which applied to me at the time), this game is not only enjoyable but practically a prerequisite in life. You are literally partaking in battles under Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Hideyoshi is the future unifier of Japan whom Nobunaga nicknamed “Monkey.” And yes, the game has Nobunaga call him exactly that. Just like the history books.

Why Do These Wii Games Still Hold Up in 2026?

Here’s the thing I keep coming back to. The “casual family console” was quietly running a fifteen-years-early beta test for VR.

Physically aiming a Zapper. Swinging a MotionPlus sword. Throwing real hooks at Piston Hondo. That’s the same design instinct that makes the Meta Quest feel magical today. It’s also exactly why Capcom’s RE4 VR lands as the spiritual sequel to the Wii Edition. Modern gaming finally caught up to what Nintendo’s weird little white box was doing back in 2007.

Practically speaking, everything on this list still plays great on original hardware or a backward-compatible Wii U. Dust off the sensor bar. Dig the Nunchuk out of the drawer. Remember that Red Steel 2 is the one that genuinely requires a MotionPlus.

The graphics have aged. The interactivity hasn’t. Turns out the party game machine was the most hardcore console I ever owned.

Best Wii Games FAQ: Upated for 2026

These answers combine all-time critical favorites with Wii games that still offer a distinct experience in 2026.

What Are the Best Wii Games of All Time?

The best Wii games combine strong design with controls that make good use of the Wii Remote, Nunchuk, or Wii MotionPlus. Personal taste matters, but these games represent the console’s strongest genres and most memorable ideas:

• Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2: Two imaginative platformers filled with gravity-based puzzles, creative worlds, and some of the best music in the Mario series.
• The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess: A large, traditional Zelda adventure with memorable dungeons and a darker atmosphere.
• Metroid Prime: Trilogy: Three excellent first-person adventures collected on one disc, with pointer aiming added to the earlier games.
• Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition: The Wii Remote makes aiming faster and more natural than in many controller-based versions.
• Mario Kart Wii: An accessible racing game with chaotic items, inventive tracks, and excellent local multiplayer.
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl: A content-rich fighting game with a huge character roster, local multiplayer, and the Subspace Emissary campaign.
• Xenoblade Chronicles: A massive JRPG known for its world design, real-time combat, music, and ambitious story.
• Wii Sports Resort: One of the clearest demonstrations of what Wii MotionPlus could add to motion-controlled games.
• Donkey Kong Country Returns: A demanding side-scrolling platformer with energetic level design and strong two-player support.
• The Last Story: A focused action JRPG directed by Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, with music by Nobuo Uematsu.

What Is the Best-Selling and Highest-Rated Wii Game?

Wii Sports is the best-selling Wii game. Nintendo’s archived sales data lists 82.79 million copies, although that total includes the many copies bundled with Wii consoles outside Japan and South Korea.

The highest-rated Wii game depends on the review database used. On Metacritic, Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2 are tied with Metascores of 97. Both are reasonable choices for the Wii’s most critically acclaimed game.

What Are the Best Multiplayer Wii Games for Two to Four Players?

The Wii was built for local multiplayer. Its best group games are easy to understand, quick to start, and entertaining even when players have different skill levels.

• Mario Kart Wii: Supports four-player split-screen racing and remains one of the easiest games to bring out for a mixed group.
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl: A four-player fighting game that works for casual item-filled matches or more competitive battles.
• New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Up to four people can cooperate, compete, or accidentally throw one another into danger.
• Wii Sports Resort: Swordplay, bowling, basketball, table tennis, and other events make it a strong all-purpose multiplayer game.
• Mario Party 8 or Mario Party 9: Both offer minigame collections designed for groups, although they use different board-game formats.
• WarioWare: Smooth Moves: Its rapid motion-controlled challenges are funny to play and nearly as funny to watch.
• Rayman Raving Rabbids: A collection of strange, energetic minigames that fits the Wii’s party-game identity.

What Are the Best Co-Op Wii Games for Couples or Friends?

The best Wii co-op games allow two people to work toward the same goal without requiring both players to be experts. Some are relaxed and forgiving, while others become enjoyably chaotic.

• Kirby’s Epic Yarn: A gentle two-player platformer with charming fabric-based visuals and little punishment for mistakes.
• New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Easy to begin but challenging in later worlds, especially when players start getting in one another’s way.
• Donkey Kong Country Returns: A tougher platforming choice for two players who enjoy learning levels and improving together.
• The House of the Dead: Overkill: A loud, violent, and profanity-heavy rail shooter that is excellent for short co-op sessions.
• Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles: A two-player light gun game that revisits events and characters from earlier Resident Evil titles.
• Kirby’s Return to Dream Land: Supports up to four players and offers a more traditional Kirby adventure than Epic Yarn.
• LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga: A relaxed co-op game with simple combat, puzzles, humor, and plenty of collectibles.

What Are the Best Wii Games for Families and Kids?

Family-friendly Wii games work best when the controls are simple enough for children but entertaining enough for adults. The strongest choices also allow people to join or leave without disrupting a long campaign.

• Wii Sports: Bowling and tennis are especially easy for new players to understand.
• Wii Sports Resort: Adds more activities and greater motion accuracy when used with Wii MotionPlus.
• Mario Kart Wii: Younger players can enjoy the items and colorful tracks even when they are not winning races.
• Kirby’s Epic Yarn: Its forgiving design and handmade visual style make it a good first platformer.
• New Super Mario Bros. Wii: A strong family choice, although four-player sessions can become more competitive than cooperative.
• Just Dance: Best for families that would rather move around together than sit with traditional controllers.
• Wii Play: Its short minigames introduce pointing, aiming, and other basic Wii Remote actions.
• Boom Blox Bash Party: A physics-based puzzle and party game built around throwing, pulling, and knocking down blocks.

What Are the Best Wii Party Games to Play With a Group?

Wii Sports Resort is probably the best single party game because it offers several activities without requiring lengthy explanations. Bowling, swordplay, basketball, archery, and table tennis can each support a different type of competition.

For a louder group, Mario Party 8, WarioWare: Smooth Moves, Rayman Raving Rabbids, Just Dance, and Mario Kart Wii are also excellent choices. The ideal game depends on whether the group prefers minigames, racing, dancing, or watching friends embarrass themselves with motion controls.

What Are the Best Wii Games for Adults?

The Wii had far more adult-oriented games than its family-friendly reputation suggests. Its library includes survival horror, violent action games, tactical shooters, and stories aimed at older players.

• Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition: A long survival-horror action game with excellent pointer aiming and memorable set pieces.
• The House of the Dead: Overkill: A grindhouse-style rail shooter filled with gore, sexual humor, and constant profanity.
• No More Heroes: A stylish and deliberately strange action game about an assassin climbing a professional ranking system.
• MadWorld: A brutally violent action game presented in a black, white, and red comic-book style.
• Silent Hill: Shattered Memories: A psychological horror reimagining that focuses on exploration, personality tests, and chase sequences.
• Dead Space: Extraction: A cinematic rail shooter that expands the story surrounding the original Dead Space.
• Metroid Prime: Trilogy: A strong choice for adults who prefer atmospheric science fiction, exploration, and environmental puzzles.
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex Edition: A surprisingly complete Wii adaptation of the influential military FPS.

What Are the Best Wii Racing and Driving Games?

Mario Kart Wii is the obvious starting point. It combines accessible controls, recognizable characters, strong track design, and excellent local multiplayer. The Wii Wheel shell adds to the fun, although experienced players may prefer the Nunchuk, Classic Controller, or GameCube controller.

• Excite Truck: Rewards jumps, destruction, tricks, and risky driving instead of focusing only on finishing first.
• Need for Speed: Nitro: Uses colorful arcade-style visuals and simplified racing mechanics designed around the Wii.
• TrackMania: Build to Race: Features short stunt tracks, time trials, and a track editor for players who enjoy chasing better times.
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing: A polished kart racer featuring characters and locations from several Sega series.
• Excitebots: Trick Racing: Builds on Excite Truck with bizarre robotic vehicles, minigames, and even more exaggerated stunts.

What Are the Best Wii Sports and Exercise Games?

Wii Sports remains the most accessible sports game on the console. It is easy to start, works well with groups, and turns basic movements into tennis, baseball, bowling, golf, and boxing.

• Wii Sports Resort: Expands the concept with Wii MotionPlus and activities such as swordplay, archery, basketball, and wakeboarding.
• Wii Fit Plus: Combines balance exercises, yoga, strength training, and light aerobic activities using the Wii Balance Board.
• Punch-Out!!: Offers traditional button controls, motion punching, and optional Balance Board support for dodging.
• EA Sports Active 2: Focuses more directly on guided workouts and fitness routines than most Wii minigame collections.
• Just Dance: Provides light exercise through choreographed routines and works especially well in a group.
• Grand Slam Tennis: A motion-controlled tennis game that offers more depth than the tennis event in Wii Sports.

What Are the Best Wii Shooting and Light Gun Games?

The Wii Remote’s pointer made the console unusually well suited to first-person shooters and arcade-style light gun games. A Wii Zapper or third-party firearm shell is optional, but it can make these games feel more like old arcade cabinets.

• Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition: One of the console’s best shooting experiences, even though it is a third-person action game rather than a rail shooter.
• The House of the Dead: Overkill: A fast, funny, and extremely adult two-player arcade shooter.
• Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles: Retells major events from the earlier Resident Evil games as a rail shooter.
• Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles: Adds smoother presentation and revisits Resident Evil 2 and Code: Veronica.
• Dead Space: Extraction: Combines light gun action with strong storytelling and the atmosphere of the main Dead Space series.
• Ghost Squad: A direct arcade-style experience with short missions, branching paths, and plenty of replay value.
• Sin & Punishment: Star Successor: A demanding action shooter filled with movement, giant bosses, and score-based challenges.
• Metroid Prime: Trilogy: Uses pointer aiming to give all three first-person adventures a faster and more responsive control system.
• The Conduit: A Wii-exclusive FPS with customizable controls, online multiplayer, and the All-Seeing Eye scanning device.
• GoldenEye 007: Mixes gunfights with stealth, gadgets, silent takedowns, and physical leaning from behind cover.

What Are the Best Wii Games to Emulate or Play on Steam Deck?

Wii games designed around traditional buttons are usually the easiest to adapt to Steam Deck. Xenoblade Chronicles, The Last Story, Muramasa: The Demon Blade, Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, Mario Kart Wii, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and New Super Mario Bros. Wii are strong candidates because their main actions can be mapped to a standard controller.

Dolphin emulates GameCube and Wii software, while EmuDeck provides SteamOS setup and integration for Dolphin. Compatibility varies by game, so Dolphin’s official compatibility database should be checked before beginning a long playthrough. Players should create their game files from copies they legally own rather than downloading commercial games from unlicensed sources.

Motion-heavy games are more complicated. Wii Sports Resort, Red Steel 2, WarioWare: Smooth Moves, and some light gun games lose part of their appeal when their movements are remapped to buttons or analog sticks. Those titles are often better on an original Wii with a sensor bar, Wii Remote, Nunchuk, and Wii MotionPlus.

Are Wii Games Still Worth Playing in 2026?

Yes. The best Wii games remain worth playing because their value was never based only on graphical power. Games such as Super Mario Galaxy 2, Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition, Metroid Prime: Trilogy, Red Steel 2, and Wii Sports Resort still have strong design and control ideas that newer systems do not always reproduce. Super Mario Galaxy 2 also continues to appear at or near the top of modern rankings of the Wii library.

Original hardware offers the most authentic experience for games built around pointing, swinging, or physical movement. Emulation is more convenient for controller-friendly games and can improve image quality, but it does not always recreate the feel of holding a Wii Remote or using a light gun shell.