The 50 best Wii games

The Wii U is released in the UK today with a strong lineup of launch titles to choose from, and thanks to backward compatibility Wii U owners also have access to a back catalogue of over 1000 existing Wii games! We've raided the archives of Nintendo Gamer to being you a countdown of the top 50 Wii games, so you can pick up some classics and avoid the turkeys...

50. Madworld

Pub: Sega

No 'hardcore' or 'mature' games on Wii? Platinum's orgy of mayhem is bloody and brilliant. 84%

49. HOUSE OF THE DEAD: OVERKILL

Pub: Sega

The bestest lightgun game on Wii (and there's stiff competition). 85%

48. NEW SUPER MARIO BROS Wii

Pub: Nintendo

Tremendous 2D Mario action. Almost a new game when you sync extra remotes. 85%

47. TATSUNOKO VS CAPCOM: ULTIMATE ALL STARS

Pub: Capcom

It's Ryu vs Battle Of The Planets. 85%

46. Wii SPORTS RESORT

Pub: Nintendo

A fab intro to MotionPlus, and a great minigame compilation too. 85%

45. THE LAST STORY

Pub: Nintendo

This gorgeous RPG finally arrives in the UK. The plot's a little generic, but it's plenty of fun. 85%

44. RED STEEL 2

Pub: Ubisoft

MotionPlus fixes Red Steel 1's slight issues. Only Skyward Sword offers better swordplay. 85%

43. TRAUMA TEAM

Pub: Atlus [US Import]

Who knew being a surgeon / paramedic / forensics expert could be this difficult (and this enjoyable)? 86%

42. RABBIDS GO HOME

Pub: Ubisoft

The Rabbids ('Les Lapins Cre?tins' in France) hop into a shopping trolley for a collect-a-thon. 86%

41. DISNEY EPIC MICKEY

Pub: Disney

A real treat for Disney historians. A floaty nightmare for anyone else. 86%

40. SONIC COLOURS

Pub: Sega

Bright, breezy and very, very fast, this is easily the best 3D Sonic on Nintendo formats. 86%

39. LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4

Pub: Warner Bros

Addictive family gaming. Star Wars and Indiana Jones sets also available. 86%

38. DE BLOB 2

Pub: THQ

Painty-rolly sequel fixes the first game's wonky jumping. The result? Platforming heaven. 87%

37. FAMILY SKI & SNOWBOARD

Pub: Atari

Be honest, you'll never play Wii Fit again. So why not try this one instead? 87%

36. SIN & PUNISHMENT: STAR SUCCESSOR

Pub: Nintendo

Sequel to an obscure N64 classic sees Treasure back to their blasting best. 87%

35. KIRBY'S EPIC YARN

Pub: Nintendo

It might be a little woolly at times, but HAL have knitted together a fine platformer here. 87%

34. METROID: OTHER M

Pub: Nintendo

Team Ninja merge first-person and third-person space exploration. 87%

33. DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS

Pub: Nintendo

Retro platforming worth beating your chest about. 87%

32. DJ HERO 2

Pub: Activison

Plastic turntables make concrete DJs of us all. Cheaper than a flight to Ibiza and some DJ classes. 88%

31. SUPER PAPER MARIO

Pub: Nintendo

'2D Mario in a 3D world' has been bettered on 3DS, but still a funny RPG. 88%

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