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@Garrus Vakarian I enjoyed every game with that feature and was not painful at all, and I know a lot of people that loved it too. "Painful'' is such a big word and sometimes people just make a big deal from nothing. Did you know you can use the Wii Mote barely moving the thing, instead of doing the movement like if it were real? Yeah, I mean: you don't have to make a blade slash like if the Wii Mote were a real sword. That's just stupid and something only casual players would do or complain for. Just emulate the movement. Don't complicate yourself. I still play on the Wii and the games were Wii Mote is well implemented are the best.
The Wii, on the surface, seems like "that console with Mario Galaxy and a lot of shovelware" to a lot of outsiders, but the more you dig through, the more gems you keep finding
Exactly same with the Wii U even though it's classified as a failed system I definitely see it as a trial and error system were there was slew of games definitely worth playing
@@hajisaiku Yeah, definitely, Nintendo just went with it with the Wii U, they had to fill in the gap with a console while they were working on their better project (Switch), that's why I always thought that a Wii HD or New Wii would be perfect to extend the life of the console
@@BatataKarambas yeah I really like the wii u for what it is its just Nintendo messed up on their end for this console 😔 if they just allowed way more ppl to get the code for the pad and wasn't so strict the wii u could have been awesome....
john : (at sonic colors) Could be coming back sega : your prayer has been answered edit : man he just made a video about 100 games without researching . Imagine not appreciating this guy. even sega appreciates him they answered his prayers
John, you're a damn machinegun of TH-cam videos, and I love all of them, we have very similar tastes. You guys at NintendoLife are killing it right now, keep it up!
I got The Conduit for my little bro not knowing much about it. He really wanted a shooter but we only had a Wii. he ended loving that game and eventually they made a sequel. I got him the Deluxe version of Conduit 2. He was so excited and grateful.
For some of my favourites that weren't mentioned- Kororinpa 1 & 2/Marbles! Balance Challenge - A uniquely intricate take on a Marble Madness style game. Works beautifully with the Wii Remote's tilt controls, showing that even the base remote can do 1:1 gyro tracking. The levels get really challenging, and you might need to hold the controller upside-down in some sections to keep going. Really scratches an itch I'd had for decades beforehand. Go Vacation - There's a Switch port of this now, but I think it's still worth mentioning as a highlight of the Wii library. It simulates four kinds of holiday resort for you to roam around and discover hidden secrets at will. You can drive cars, skateboard and ride horses, alongside taking part in around 100 minigames that include simplified versions of Namco classics like Ridge Racer and Taiko no Tatsujin. The soundtrack's full of laid-back arrangements of deepcut Namco tracks too, for hardcore fans. Tomena Sanner - A chaotic WiiWare autorunner that carries a lot of the humour and energy of Project Rub, as well as resembling its art style. A fun little game that's easily worth a shout. Super Mario All Stars - This was met with a lot of cynicism at launch, but that shouldn't distract from the quality of the game, especially when you can regularly find it selling for pennies. Super Mario Bros 1, 2, 3 and "The Lost Levels" (The Japanese SMB2), all remade for the 16-BIT SNES, and featuring save functionality for the first time. There are more practical options for many people looking to play this, but if the Wii is your only Nintendo console, it's well worth picking up. If you have other platforms, it's still a fun novelty to have this on a Wii disc. Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo - Nowhere near as good as the GBA's Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure, but a similar 2.5D action platformer that carries a lot of the whimsy and energy of early Dragon Ball. The Red Ribbon and King Piccolo sagas translate well to this style of gameplay, and there's been a great deal of care taken to present the story faithfully, with voice overs from the Japanese cast of the anime. A bit niche, and not essential, but a treat for fans of early Dragon Ball.
Hearing Johm talk about games and calling each game "the best game ever made" gives me happiness and positivity vibes! Make me forget about the world problems for a while and reminds me how gaming is so awesome :)
This is perfect timing! I literally just got back into Wii collecting. So far I bought Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love and Resident Evil 4. I was already planning one getting Trauma Team next but this video just gave me even more ideas
So glad you mentioned Muramasa! It’s such an underrated game and is just simply stunning! I wish it came to Switch because I really would love to play it again.
Ok I know Jon probably wanted to challenge himself by fitting all of these into 20min but honestly I would love a video where he talks about these games, but more relaxed and for longer! haha
Great video. I was a guilty as the next person in deriding the Wii back in the day, I had one at launch and was so disappointed with it. But in recent times has rediscovered it and now realise it's an amazing console and up there with the best consoles ever made. It's brilliant
As impressive as this was, just, thank you for acknowledging punch out even if it wasn’t on the list. It really is one of the best on the platform in my opinion
I have to say, my favorite Wii game is probably Fishing Master, developed by Hudson Soft in 2007. The Wii has one of my favorite libraries of Nintendo games: Punch-Out, DKC Returns, Mario Galaxy 2, Pokemon Rumble, Pokepark, and so many more, but Fishing Master remains my favorite. It’s basically a fishing minigame expanded out: fish pokedex, so many real and fake fish to catch, a great soundtrack, simple and fun motion controls, and a touch of random humor makes it the top for me
Xenoblade is my favourite game of all time, and it was a Wii title that came out late in the console’s lifespan. I will always have a soft spot for this console, namely for how different it was to other consoles. The controller was designed to play in each hand so you could finally play games left handed. It was the first nintendo system to be fully backwards compatible, and have a virtual console which is how I experienced Ocarina for the first time.
Thank you so much for Arc Rise Fantasia!! It is so good they copied and pasted the story and characters into Tales of Zesteria. (Same people, team). The 2 main actors sound like they are new while the rest of the cast is great and those 2 characters get better by mid game.
If Jon keeps talking about the Wii, then we must do a movement asking for the Wii to have online connectivity again, as it was such an amazing console to play online and had incredible games
This style of video is AMAZING!! Can I ask (I don't know if you'll read this but fingers crossed for good luck) that everyone of you does this here and there when you have say: - 10 epic games for an old/new console - 10 Favourite games we might not know about etc etc. you kind of get the idea. I'm saying 10 because that would limit the video time to maybe 5 minutes or so, providing you guys more time to talk about these games and a bit more depth while also keeping it pretty honest and unscripted. That's just my thought on this video style but I have to say I love it!!!
100 Amazing Wii games minus Dead Rising Shop Till You Drop but plus Super Punch Out!!. The Wii did provide a lot of fun games, I enjoyed my time with it and even after it playing those games on Wii U.
Love the opoona recognition! A few games you missed are: pandoras tower, lost in shadow, lost winds winter of the melodias, earth seeker (Japan exclusive though but has been fan translated), Cod black ops and world at war, conduit 2, blast works build trade destroy, Medal of honor heroes 2, ssx Blur and probably more. So many great wii games!
For Donkey Kong Returns, Jon says Tropical Freeze is his favorite game of all time, then with RE4, he says that his favorite game of all time, never change Jon! (Btw I agree, I love both of those games too)
Very impressive stuff Jon. A few notable omissions: Rock Band 3 Tiger Woods 2010 (or 2011 or 2012, i.e. the ones that worked brilliantly with the Motion Plus) Wii Fit Tetris Party (shocked that you missed that one out being such a Tetris fan) Also Trauma Team never came out in Europe and the launch window Trauma Centre game was Trauma Centre: Second opinion.
Alot of people like to crap on the Wii because it wasn't HD and people thought it was made for casuals, but it has one of the best libraries of all time. It has the fun party games that it was known for, but it also has platformers, shooters, adventure games, and some of the best RPGs of all time (I'm looking at you, Xenoblade). This era of gaming (the Wii and DS) is something I think only the switch has come close to replicating, it was just pure fun.
13:31 wow finally someone who acknowledge Opoona. I really like this weird jrpg. Also the music is made by Hitoshi Sakimoto/Basiscape. It's really good. 😁
I was one who dismissed the Wii too easily despite owning a N64 and GameCube before it. I did own one but Without HD I wasn’t interested but have since come to appreciate my old Wii a lot. I’ve been collecting Wii games for a couple years now and have picked up several of these titles. I play them on my Wii U and am currently enjoying Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles. This video is awesome cheers.
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Watching this video in 480p to honor the Wii
You, sir are a hero
Hahah, John in 480p...
But the Wii is 480i
@@SilverShion the i in 480i stands for impeccable
@@SilverShion you could plug seperately-sold component cables and have 480p on your glorious EDTV :)
John and 20 minutes talking about the Wii. My day just got a lot better
23 minutes. Wahoo
@Garrus Vakarian Is not that bad. Is amazing when you get used to it.
@Garrus Vakarian I enjoyed every game with that feature and was not painful at all, and I know a lot of people that loved it too. "Painful'' is such a big word and sometimes people just make a big deal from nothing.
Did you know you can use the Wii Mote barely moving the thing, instead of doing the movement like if it were real? Yeah, I mean: you don't have to make a blade slash like if the Wii Mote were a real sword. That's just stupid and something only casual players would do or complain for. Just emulate the movement. Don't complicate yourself.
I still play on the Wii and the games were Wii Mote is well implemented are the best.
I like him constantly getting interrupted by himself
The Wii, on the surface, seems like "that console with Mario Galaxy and a lot of shovelware" to a lot of outsiders, but the more you dig through, the more gems you keep finding
Exactly same with the Wii U even though it's classified as a failed system I definitely see it as a trial and error system were there was slew of games definitely worth playing
@@hajisaiku Yeah, definitely, Nintendo just went with it with the Wii U, they had to fill in the gap with a console while they were working on their better project (Switch), that's why I always thought that a Wii HD or New Wii would be perfect to extend the life of the console
@@BatataKarambas yeah I really like the wii u for what it is its just Nintendo messed up on their end for this console 😔 if they just allowed way more ppl to get the code for the pad and wasn't so strict the wii u could have been awesome....
@@hajisaiku Yeah....oh well, it is what it is, we move, Nintendo's future seems bright, and hey! We'll see what the upcoming E3 has to offer! ;)
Like Punch-Out!
having all this on hand knowledge of the wii's library is impressive
As a virgin, i feel offended by the inclusion of Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
😎
Ah a fellow Scott the woz enjoyer
This is just Jon flexing how many games he’s played
Prerecorded Jon, Video Jon, and Editing Jon all in one video about 100 Wii games.....someone please go check if he is okay
john : (at sonic colors) Could be coming back
sega : your prayer has been answered
edit : man he just made a video about 100 games without researching . Imagine not appreciating this guy. even sega appreciates him they answered his prayers
It's annoying how little people actually know about the wii game library. Loads of great games.
“Any Game is Better with Bots!” Controversial Opinion, bold, I like it.
Last Story, Xenoblade Chronicles and Pandora's Tower.
The perfect trilogy. Just these 3 games worth the price of the system.
Finally, the greatness of the red Wii has been acknowledged!
Yep
It looks ugly lol.
@@Player-jh4ko WE HAVE A HERITIC, BANISH HIM
John, you're a damn machinegun of TH-cam videos, and I love all of them, we have very similar tastes. You guys at NintendoLife are killing it right now, keep it up!
F
Jon says “hey everyone!” enthusiastically at the start of the video and I can’t help but hit the like button. 😃
Meanwhile Alex: *hHHhhHHhHHHhhh...*
@@leighdappa I imagine him popping up from behind a bush to say it. It’s mildly creepy. 😂
It doesn’t take much to twist my arm in order to hang out with Jon for 20 minutes.
Now that Tsunku kicked cancer’s ass, I hope he can bring back Rhythm Heaven to the Switch. Also, can’t wait for Sonic Colors Ultimate.
Heck yes!! The switch NEEDS a rhythm heaven game and a wario ware title!!!
I got The Conduit for my little bro not knowing much about it. He really wanted a shooter but we only had a Wii. he ended loving that game and eventually they made a sequel. I got him the Deluxe version of Conduit 2. He was so excited and grateful.
This video should be called “Jon Snubs Flingsmash for the Nintendo Wii”
He better includes Pandora's Tower, that game is underated.
I guess it was forgotten like Punch Out Wii 😅
I'm so happy epic mickey was here, no one talks about that game
For some of my favourites that weren't mentioned-
Kororinpa 1 & 2/Marbles! Balance Challenge -
A uniquely intricate take on a Marble Madness style game. Works beautifully with the Wii Remote's tilt controls, showing that even the base remote can do 1:1 gyro tracking. The levels get really challenging, and you might need to hold the controller upside-down in some sections to keep going. Really scratches an itch I'd had for decades beforehand.
Go Vacation -
There's a Switch port of this now, but I think it's still worth mentioning as a highlight of the Wii library. It simulates four kinds of holiday resort for you to roam around and discover hidden secrets at will. You can drive cars, skateboard and ride horses, alongside taking part in around 100 minigames that include simplified versions of Namco classics like Ridge Racer and Taiko no Tatsujin. The soundtrack's full of laid-back arrangements of deepcut Namco tracks too, for hardcore fans.
Tomena Sanner -
A chaotic WiiWare autorunner that carries a lot of the humour and energy of Project Rub, as well as resembling its art style. A fun little game that's easily worth a shout.
Super Mario All Stars -
This was met with a lot of cynicism at launch, but that shouldn't distract from the quality of the game, especially when you can regularly find it selling for pennies. Super Mario Bros 1, 2, 3 and "The Lost Levels" (The Japanese SMB2), all remade for the 16-BIT SNES, and featuring save functionality for the first time. There are more practical options for many people looking to play this, but if the Wii is your only Nintendo console, it's well worth picking up. If you have other platforms, it's still a fun novelty to have this on a Wii disc.
Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo -
Nowhere near as good as the GBA's Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure, but a similar 2.5D action platformer that carries a lot of the whimsy and energy of early Dragon Ball. The Red Ribbon and King Piccolo sagas translate well to this style of gameplay, and there's been a great deal of care taken to present the story faithfully, with voice overs from the Japanese cast of the anime. A bit niche, and not essential, but a treat for fans of early Dragon Ball.
I'm with you Jon, the Wii was awesome, that was my go to console in high school and the first few years of community college.
Makes me wanna go play my wii now
Epic video. Best part is the squeal of “Klonoa!!”
I've been trying to remember the name of The Munchables for years so I could play it! Thank you for this list!
Great list! This was awesome!
My favorite is Pandora’s Tower!
FE: Radiant Dawn and Donkey Kong Country Returns are in here, I am satisfied. They’re absolutely my favorite Wii games.
I'm so impressed by Jon's depth of knowledge
Red Steel 2 was one of my favorite games and now it's summed up basically as a tech demo. Great job with getting through all these though.
Hearing Johm talk about games and calling each game "the best game ever made" gives me happiness and positivity vibes! Make me forget about the world problems for a while and reminds me how gaming is so awesome :)
Woah, I didn't realise how many games that Sega published for the Wii!
When Jon says 100 Wii games I knew I was gonna get some deadly creatures love in this video.
This was incredible, impressive, informative, and interesting.
14:05 The Poképark games are two of the best of all time, so it’s great seeing it adknowlaged for once.
This is perfect timing! I literally just got back into Wii collecting. So far I bought Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love and Resident Evil 4. I was already planning one getting Trauma Team next but this video just gave me even more ideas
Never realized there were so many quality games on the Wii. Time is looking back on the system much more favorably than it was viewed during its time.
What a great video, I'd love to see one with the best platformers
Very cool you mentioned Tatsunoko vs Capcom! One of the best fighting games on, and off, the Wii
So glad you mentioned Muramasa! It’s such an underrated game and is just simply stunning! I wish it came to Switch because I really would love to play it again.
I was so happy when a boy and his blob came up, I’m super nostalgic for that game and it was one of my first
Ok I know Jon probably wanted to challenge himself by fitting all of these into 20min but honestly I would love a video where he talks about these games, but more relaxed and for longer! haha
This really shows how much more retail games were willing to experiment in earlier generations
My favorite console. Glad someone's made a list to show it has great games.
Absolutely encyclopedic knowledge man. I was hooked when battalion wars was mentioned. Making a list of wii games i need to check out.
6:08 The change in tone completely caught me off-guard.
THANK YOU for including Mega Man 9 and Mega Man 10, two of my favorite Platformers ever :)
Bit.Trip Runner is so underrated! I have it on my Switch right now
Finally a video about my fav console
Yeah... i love 3DS too, but thats me.
Oh my gosh I literally just booted my PS3 and Wii this weekend and I see you and Spawn Wave post a video about these consoles 🙏🏻
Great video. I was a guilty as the next person in deriding the Wii back in the day, I had one at launch and was so disappointed with it. But in recent times has rediscovered it and now realise it's an amazing console and up there with the best consoles ever made. It's brilliant
Brilliant video John. Nice work man. Bravo.
Loving the deep cuts here!
I seriously love the direction Nintendo Life has taken
Every video with Jon is gold.
this was really fun to watch, hope its happens again
The Wii has such an interesting variety of games.
:3 so happy to see games like Epic Mickey, PokePark, and Rune Factory Frontier on here too.
The preview showed Jon talking about Boom Street.
I haven't even watched the video and I can confirm that the title didn't lie :D
As impressive as this was, just, thank you for acknowledging punch out even if it wasn’t on the list. It really is one of the best on the platform in my opinion
I have to say, my favorite Wii game is probably Fishing Master, developed by Hudson Soft in 2007. The Wii has one of my favorite libraries of Nintendo games: Punch-Out, DKC Returns, Mario Galaxy 2, Pokemon Rumble, Pokepark, and so many more, but Fishing Master remains my favorite. It’s basically a fishing minigame expanded out: fish pokedex, so many real and fake fish to catch, a great soundtrack, simple and fun motion controls, and a touch of random humor makes it the top for me
Kudos to the off the cuff presentation that was good
One game that wasn't mentioned here that I liked back then, Elebits.
Let the nostalgia begin!
"MarioKart Wii...Wa-hoo!"
Hallelujah jon 100 Wii game in 20 minute wow, that was incredible video i'm loved it!
Xenoblade is my favourite game of all time, and it was a Wii title that came out late in the console’s lifespan. I will always have a soft spot for this console, namely for how different it was to other consoles. The controller was designed to play in each hand so you could finally play games left handed. It was the first nintendo system to be fully backwards compatible, and have a virtual console which is how I experienced Ocarina for the first time.
Thank you so much for Arc Rise Fantasia!! It is so good they copied and pasted the story and characters into Tales of Zesteria. (Same people, team). The 2 main actors sound like they are new while the rest of the cast is great and those 2 characters get better by mid game.
More videos like this, this was fun
Jon: "You wanna see some real speed?"
If Jon keeps talking about the Wii, then we must do a movement asking for the Wii to have online connectivity again, as it was such an amazing console to play online and had incredible games
Your Zelda setup has me drooling
John is so wholesome... what a great list of games also
I like this style of video. Please do this style of video more!
I'm watching this to see if I'm missing anything, and it looks like I haven't explored the PAL region enough
I loved this vid - more like this!
John's brain when it cant think of anything to say: it's great, just play it, come on
Another Code R's music is wonderful indeed. The whole series (all two games) have a beautiful soundtrack that is unlike anything else I've ever heard.
This style of video is AMAZING!!
Can I ask (I don't know if you'll read this but fingers crossed for good luck) that everyone of you does this here and there when you have say:
- 10 epic games for an old/new console
- 10 Favourite games we might not know about
etc etc. you kind of get the idea.
I'm saying 10 because that would limit the video time to maybe 5 minutes or so, providing you guys more time to talk about these games and a bit more depth while also keeping it pretty honest and unscripted.
That's just my thought on this video style but I have to say I love it!!!
Damn I am impressed by how much you can keep up under pressure! Great work Jon! Keep it up!
100 Amazing Wii games minus Dead Rising Shop Till You Drop but plus Super Punch Out!!.
The Wii did provide a lot of fun games, I enjoyed my time with it and even after it playing those games on Wii U.
Love the opoona recognition! A few games you missed are:
pandoras tower, lost in shadow, lost winds winter of the melodias, earth seeker (Japan exclusive though but has been fan translated), Cod black ops and world at war, conduit 2, blast works build trade destroy, Medal of honor heroes 2, ssx Blur and probably more.
So many great wii games!
Jon seemed to forget about the amazing Wii Music. Memes aside, I did like the game as a kid and I still play music now
For Donkey Kong Returns, Jon says Tropical Freeze is his favorite game of all time, then with RE4, he says that his favorite game of all time, never change Jon! (Btw I agree, I love both of those games too)
Most people hate motion controls but I really enjoy them specially aiming
Jon: mentions Epic Mickey
Me: (Happy Spatter noises)
Sure, the majority of the more realistic games look natively muddy on HD TVs but the first party studios achieved visual magic.
Very impressive stuff Jon. A few notable omissions:
Rock Band 3
Tiger Woods 2010 (or 2011 or 2012, i.e. the ones that worked brilliantly with the Motion Plus)
Wii Fit
Tetris Party (shocked that you missed that one out being such a Tetris fan)
Also Trauma Team never came out in Europe and the launch window Trauma Centre game was Trauma Centre: Second opinion.
I'm so happy I kept my original wii because it's gamecube compatible I love it
We can talk once you’ve played Dood’s Big Adventure compatible with the UDraw
This was impressive! :D Good job!
no better man for the job of talking about niche wii games with a soothing voice
Alot of people like to crap on the Wii because it wasn't HD and people thought it was made for casuals, but it has one of the best libraries of all time. It has the fun party games that it was known for, but it also has platformers, shooters, adventure games, and some of the best RPGs of all time (I'm looking at you, Xenoblade). This era of gaming (the Wii and DS) is something I think only the switch has come close to replicating, it was just pure fun.
Deep Voice much!?! Wow! Great video!
13:31 wow finally someone who acknowledge Opoona. I really like this weird jrpg. Also the music is made by Hitoshi Sakimoto/Basiscape. It's really good. 😁
Good list. I'd just add "Rayman Raving Rabbids" to it since it was such a fun couch co-op/competitive game.
Damn, no Mario Super Sluggers. You didn’t have to hurt me like that
A legend.
I would just snap and talk about the fifth game for 19 min.
Nice video as always
I was one who dismissed the Wii too easily despite owning a N64 and GameCube before it. I did own one but Without HD I wasn’t interested but have since come to appreciate my old Wii a lot. I’ve been collecting Wii games for a couple years now and have picked up several of these titles. I play them on my Wii U and am currently enjoying Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles. This video is awesome cheers.
Little King's Story and Dokapon Kingdom were some of the best games of my childhood.
I'll throw Kororinpa, Marbles: Balance Challenge, Mercury Meltdown Revolution and The Kore Gang into the mix