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Buying a Wii, no idea what games to get. Help?
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So my wife convinced me to work a Wii + Wii Fit into our budget so she can use it as part of her exercise routine, like her friends do.
After she's given up and the balance board is collecting dust in the closet, I'll have a perfectly good game console connected to my TV, and I have no idea what sort of games I should get for it.
I'm a PC gamer, and most of what I do now are racing games and RPG's. That said, I'm pretty open to anything that's good regardless of genre.
I do own a DS (phat) that my 5 year old son has mostly taken over in the last month or so, but beyond that I don't have much experience with Nintendo products as the only console I ever owned before was an Atari 2600. New Super Mario Bros. and Mario Kart are probably the most-played on the DS.
So...suggestions? What games should I get in order to get the most value out of this system?
(apologies if there are existing wii recommendation threads - I didn't have a lot of luck searching the forum)
After she's given up and the balance board is collecting dust in the closet, I'll have a perfectly good game console connected to my TV, and I have no idea what sort of games I should get for it.
I'm a PC gamer, and most of what I do now are racing games and RPG's. That said, I'm pretty open to anything that's good regardless of genre.
I do own a DS (phat) that my 5 year old son has mostly taken over in the last month or so, but beyond that I don't have much experience with Nintendo products as the only console I ever owned before was an Atari 2600. New Super Mario Bros. and Mario Kart are probably the most-played on the DS.
So...suggestions? What games should I get in order to get the most value out of this system?
(apologies if there are existing wii recommendation threads - I didn't have a lot of luck searching the forum)
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Don't discount the virtual console. There are tons of excellent past generation games on there, such as Paper Mario.
Twighlight Princess
Super Mario Galaxy
New Super Mario Bros Wii
Metroid Prime Trilogy
Super Smash Bros Brawl
Mario Kart Wii
Wii Sports Resort
Some that personally enjoy:
Geometry Wars Galaxies
Tatsunoko vs Capcom
NPC Pikmin
Excitebots
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Yeah, which is why I came here. I looked at the available racing titles and other than maybe Mario Kart there isn't anything else that I'd consider, just based on what I've seen.
But I want to get some use out of this thing, which is why I'm open to just about anything.
Appreciate the suggestions so far - forgot Geometry Wars was on the Wii as well, I have Galaxies on my DS and it took up a fair chunk of time back when I got it.
For multi go with Smash Brothers Brawl or Warioware Smooth Moves is fun.
No more Heroes if you like over the top action.
Metroid Prime Trilogy sounds like it might be a good option for you, but it's out of print so expect to pay more than retail for it. Maybe give it a rental (or just prime 3) before you drop that kind of cash without knowing if you'll like it. If you do try it, be sure that before you even start you go in and set the pointer sensitivity to Advanced, it's kind of sluggish otherwise.
It makes me sad Excitebots never made it over here.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii is also pretty great, and a fantastic party game.
Zelda's nice, but it was already last gen when it came out -- so, only if you're a fan.
/edit: oh, and Wii Ski and Snowboard is almost a must have if you already have a balance board. Ain't nothing like it on any of the other systems, and it's weirdly fun for friends who come over. It's probably 20$ by now.
Or get the New Play Control version of Pikmin for the Wii.
Ditto ExciteTruck for a racer. It's the only one on the Wii I've played, and really the only one I've played in a long time, but it is a lot of fun. Yeah, the multiplayer options are a bit disappointing, but the single player is fantastic. The game should be cheap these days, especially if you buy used, so it's not like you're wasting a lot of money on it.
Also look into the ExciteBike WiiWare remake. I've not played it personally, but I hear it's pretty good.
All the major Nintendo titles are pretty much a given, though I personally didn't care much for Super Paper Mario.
I've heard great things about Muramasa. I keep meaning to pick it up but just haven't yet for whatever reason.
I always recommend MadWorld, but admittedly it's not for everyone. You run around good sized arenas shoving as many things as possible into people and kill them in creative ways for big points. The boss battles are great (Frank's a pain in the ass) and have great final blow cutscenes. The commentary provided by Greg Proops (Who's Line) and John DiMaggio (Bender, Marcus Fenix) is hilarious. Actually the whole game is rather funny given how over the top it is.
Also, Resident Evil 4...I owned this previously for the gamecube but the new wii controls made this a whole different ball of fun.
And Castle of Shikigami 3 is my favorite Wii game($9.99 at most!), but it's not for everyone, and involves rampant bullet hell.
I would second Zack and Wiki if you can find it. Great old school adventure style game.
Monster Hunter Tri will be out in a couple of months as well and could be pretty good.
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Muramasa
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Also, Shiren is coming to the Wii soon, right?
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Two games that should have been mentioned already:
Little King Story - Delightfully quirky and wicked little action/strategy/difficult-to-categorize game
De Blob - A platformer where you literally paint the town (with your butt!). Very fun, and has an amazing soundtrack
People have covered most of the other things I'd recommend, Smash Bros, No More Heroes, Geometry Wars. I haven't played the Wii Fire Emblem, but the gamecube one is pretty fun.
As far as WiiWare, Lost Winds is also damn good, at 4-5 hours or so is just long enough to be enjoyable without overstaying its welcome, and bit.trip is hard as crap but also fun as hell, and very rewarding when you get better at it.
And there's lots of virtual console stuff to choose from as well, I won't even get into all that, since I don't know what consoles you've owned in the past.
I like Super Mario Galaxy but it's pretty toned down/casual friendly.
Silent Hill Shattered Memories is somewhat novel and a pretty decent game overall.
Shiren the Wanderer is all right if you are into roguelikes. I like the idea of randomly generated things more in platformers (Spelunky) than in RPGs but it's a pretty cool experiment. It's something every Wii owner should check out, I think. It might be harder to enjoy if you look to video games more for entertainment than challenges, though.
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For shame, thread.
By far the best (and most substantial) third-party release on the system. Basically Pikmin and Zelda rolled into one. Get it.
But sadly, the Virtual Console is still missing most of the good SNES RPGs. You can currently get FF4, BoF2, SMRPG, Secret of Mana, and Zelda and that's pretty much it.
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It makes up for it with all of the Genesis era Phantasy Star games. I may be biased though...
The amusing thing is that some of those games can't be bought anymore. Twilight Princess and the Metroid Prime Trilogy can't be found in stores. It's laughable how few good games there are for the Wii.
They are both right down the street from me.
Last I checked there were more than 80 good games for the Wii. But I guess if you're one of the people who wouldn't buy games like A Boy and his Blob or Muramasa: The Demon Blade, then yeah, I can see where you might be the type to only buy Nintendo's titles without even attempting to look elsewhere.
Trauma Center was possibly the best Wii game at launch - a fun Action/Puzzle medical game that really uses the Wii controls well - and Trauma Team is coming out in a few weeks so I'd recommend picking up Trauma Center used for dirt cheap and if you like it, pick up Trauma Team when it comes out.
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