For detailed information about this series, see: Wii series on Wikipedia
Wii games, also simply known as Wii, and sometimes improerly as the Mii series, is a series of simple video games developed by Nintendo mostly for the Wii and Wii U consoles, most of them starring the customizeable player's avatar called Mii. A recurring location in the series is Wuhu Island, a place first shown in Wii Fit jogging modes, called "Wiifity Island", where the player's Mii can walk around it, and later better defined and renamed in Wii Sports Resort. It also returns in jogging and cycling modes in Wii Fit Plus.
Wii games[]
- Wii Sports (November 19th, 2006), a launch game for the console, was boundled with it in many regions, and is one of the best-selling video games of all time.
- Wii Play (December 2nd, 2006), a game including nine minigames.
- Wii Fit (December 1st, 2007), a fitness game boundled with the Wii Balance Board peripheral.
- Wii Chess (January 18th, 2008), only released in Europe and in Japan as a WiiWare game called Tsushin Taikyoku: World Chess. Not featuring Miis or other fictional characters, it may not be considered a fictional work.
- Wii Music (October 16th, 2008).
- Wii Sports Resort (June 25th, 2009), sequel to Wii Sports.
- Wii Fit Plus (October 1st, 2009), sequel to Wii Fit.
- Wii Party (July 8th, 2010).
- Wii Play: Motion (June 13th, 2011), sequel to Wii Play, boundled with the Wii Motion Plus. It includes twelve minigames.
Wii U games[]
- Wii Karaoke U (December 8th, 2012), pre-installed on every Japanese Wii U, it was later also released in Europe. Fully titled Wii Karaoke U by Joysound, it's often not considered part of the Wii game series.
- Wii Street U (February 7th, 2013), an application based on Google Street View. Not being an actual game, it might be ignored in the series.
- Wii U Panorama View (April 26th, 2013), an application showing video tours from around the world, with the ability to turn the camera around 360°.
- Wii Party U (October 25th, 2013), Wii U version of Wii Party.
- Wii Sports Club (October 30th, 2013), compilation of remakes of the six sports from the original Wii Sports, purchasable or rentable singularily as digital download. A retail version was released on July 14, 2014.
- Wii Fit U (October 31st, 2013), Wii U version of Wii Fit, still using the Wii Balance Board.
Nintendo Switch games[]
- Nintendo Switch Sports (April 29th, 2022), a new reiteration of Wii Sports featuring four sports from the original Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort, plus three new sports. The game also includes avatars who aren’t Miis.
Links to Other Series[]
Mascot link: Miis are the main characters in most games in the series.
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Golf (Nintendo) | November 19, 2006 | Nine courses from the NES game Golf are featured in Wii Sports and, along with nine additional courses from Golf Japan Course, in Wii Sports Resort. |
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Duck Hunt | December 02, 2006 | The ducks from Duck Hunt make an appearance in Wii Play. | 1a |
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Metroid | August 27, 2007 | Metroid Prime 3: Corruption features unlockable stickers based on Wii Sports and Wii Play. | 2 |
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Donkey Kong | December 01, 2007 | The moving beartraps in Wii Fit may be based on Snapjaws from Donkey Kong Jr. |
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The Big Bang Theory | May 5, 2008 | Leonard and Howard play Wii Sports boxing in the Big Bang Theory episode "The Porkchop Indeterminancy". | 2 |
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Zelda | October 16, 2008 | The Legend of Zelda theme is playable in Wii Music, while there are minor Zelda references in Wii Sports Resort and Wii Party. |
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F-Zero | October 16, 2008 | The Mute City theme from F-Zero is playable in Wii Music. | 2 |
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Animal Crossing | October 16, 2008 | The title theme from Animal Crossing: Wild World and The K.K. Slider song K.K. Blues are playable in Wii Music. | 2 |
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Tomodachi Collection | June 18, 2009 | If a Mii is given a Wii in Tomodachi Collection, the Wii will sometimes make sounds similar to those in Wii Sports, and the Miis will make movements resembling the Tennis, Bowling, and Boxing sports from that game. | 3 |
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Pilotwings | March 25, 2011 | Pilotwings Resort is set in Wuhu Island, a location originally from Wii Sports Resort. | 1 |
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Mario | December 01, 2011 | Mario Kart 7 features three courses set in Wuhu Island, a location originally from the Wii games; there also are minor references to the Mario series in the Wii game series. |
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Smosh | November 09, 2012 | A parody of Wii Sports appears in Wii U Sports is Awesome!. | 3 |
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Karaoke Joysound | December 08, 2012 | Wii Karaoke U is a crossover between the two series. | 1 |
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Boyhood | July 11, 2014 | Mason and Lee play Wii Sports in Boyhood. | 2 |
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Super Smash Bros. | September 13, 2014 | The Wii Fit Trainer is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and for Wii U, with the latter also including a stage based on Wii Fit; Sebastian Tute from Wii Music and Party Phil from Wii Party also appear as spirits in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. |
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Scott the Woz | October 21, 2018 | Scott the Woz did reviews on multiple games in the Wii series of games. | 2 |
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Ring Fit Adventure | March 26, 2020 | A music track from Wii Fit appears in the Rhythm Game mode of Ring Fit Adventure. | 2 |
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Clubhouse Games | June 5, 2020 | The Golf minigame in Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics features the same nine courses as Wii Sports. | 1a |
