List of best-selling Wii video games
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This is a list of video games for the Wii video game console that have sold or shipped at least one million copies. The best-selling game on the Wii is Wii Sports. First released in North America on November 19, 2006, it was a launch title for the system and was bundled with the Wii console in all regions except Japan and South Korea. The game went on to sell nearly 83 million units worldwide making it the fourth-best-selling video game of all time and is also the best-selling game released on a single console.[1] Mario Kart Wii is the second-best-selling game on the platform with sales of 37.32 million units, it is also the best-selling iteration in the Mario Kart series. The third-best-selling game is Wii Sports Resort, a sequel to Wii Sports, with sales of 33.13 million units. The console's top five is rounded out by New Super Mario Bros. Wii, which sold 30.30 million units and Wii Play, which sold just over 28 million units worldwide.
There are a total of 63 Wii games on this list which are confirmed to have sold or shipped at least one million units. Of these, 21 were developed by internal Nintendo development divisions. Other developers with the most million-selling games include Ubisoft Paris with five games and Capcom and Sega Sports R&D, with three games each in the list of 63. Of the 63 games on this list, 42 were published in one or more regions by Nintendo. Other publishers with multiple million-selling games include Ubisoft with six games and Activision and Capcom with three games each. The most popular franchises on Wii include the Wii video game series (157.3 million combined units), Super Mario (53.75 million combined units), Wii Fit (43.8 million combined units), Mario Kart (37.32 million combined units), and Mario & Sonic (16.02 million combined units).
By March 31, 2021, over 921.85 million total copies of games had been sold for the Wii.[2] By December 31, 2007, sales of Virtual Console games had reached over 10 million copies.[3] As of March 31, 2019, there are a total of 103 Wii games that have sold at least one million units.[1]
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† | Game was bundled with Wii consoles during its lifetime |
No. | Game | Copies sold | Release date[a] | Genre(s) | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) |
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1 | Wii Sports † | 82.90 million[4] | November 19, 2006 | Sports | Nintendo EAD (Group 2) | Nintendo |
2 | Mario Kart Wii † | 37.38 million[4][b] | April 10, 2008 | Racing | Nintendo EAD (Group 1) | Nintendo |
3 | Wii Sports Resort † | 33.14 million[4][b] | June 25, 2009 | Sports | Nintendo EAD (Group 2) | Nintendo |
4 | New Super Mario Bros. Wii † | 30.32 million[4] | November 12, 2009 | Platform | Nintendo EAD (Group 4) | Nintendo |
5 | Wii Play | 28.02 million[4][b] | December 2, 2006 | Party | Nintendo EAD (Group 2) | Nintendo |
6 | Wii Fit | 22.67 million[4][b] | December 1, 2007 | Exergaming | Nintendo EAD (Group 5) | Nintendo |
7 | Wii Fit Plus | 21.13 million[4] | October 1, 2009 | Exergaming | Nintendo EAD (Group 5) | Nintendo |
8 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | 13.32 million[4] | January 31, 2008 | Fighting | [c] | Nintendo |
9 | Super Mario Galaxy | 12.80 million[4] | November 1, 2007 | Platform | Nintendo EAD (Group 1) | Nintendo |
10 | Just Dance 3 | 9.92 million[5] | October 7, 2011 | Rhythm | Ubisoft Paris | Ubisoft |
11 | Wii Party | 9.35 million[4] | July 8, 2010 | Party |
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12 | Mario Party 8 | 8.85 million[6] | May 29, 2007 | Party | Hudson Soft | Nintendo |
13 | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | 7.53 million[7] | November 19, 2006 | Action-adventure | Nintendo EAD (Group 3) | Nintendo |
14 | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | 7.41 million[6] | May 23, 2010 | Platform | Nintendo EAD (Group 1) | Nintendo |
15 | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games | 7.09 million[8] | November 6, 2007 | Sports | Sega Sports R&D |
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16 | Donkey Kong Country Returns | 6.53 million[9] | November 21, 2010 | Platform | Retro Studios | Nintendo |
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games | 6.53 million[10] | November 5, 2009 | Sports | Sega Sports R&D |
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18 | Link's Crossbow Training | 5.79 million[9] | November 19, 2007 | Shooter | Nintendo EAD (Group 3) | Nintendo |
19 | Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga | 5.51 million[11] | November 6, 2007 | Action-adventure | Traveller's Tales | LucasArts |
20 | Just Dance 2 | 5 million[12] | October 12, 2010 | Rhythm | Ubisoft Paris | Ubisoft |
21 | Animal Crossing: City Folk | 4.32 million[9] | November 16, 2008 | Life simulation | Nintendo EAD (Group 2) | Nintendo |
22 | Just Dance | 4.3 million[13] | November 17, 2009 | Rhythm | Ubisoft Paris | Ubisoft |
23 | Super Paper Mario | 4.32 million[9] | April 9, 2007 |
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Intelligent Systems | Nintendo |
24 | The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword | 3.67 million[9] | November 18, 2011 | Action-adventure | Nintendo EAD (Group 3) | Nintendo |
25 | Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree | 3.34 million[9] | April 26, 2007 |
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Nintendo EAD (Group 4) | Nintendo |
26 | Mario Party 9 | 3.11 million[9] | March 2, 2012 | Party | Nd Cube | Nintendo |
27 | Wii Music | 2.86 million[9] | October 16, 2008 | Music | Nintendo EAD (Group 2) | Nintendo |
28 | Mario Strikers Charged | 2.6 million[9] | May 25, 2007 | Sports | Next Level Games | Nintendo |
29 | Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games | 2.4 million[14] | November 13, 2011 | Sports | Sega Sports R&D |
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30 | WarioWare: Smooth Moves | 2.35 million[9] | December 2, 2006 |
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31 | Mario Super Sluggers | 2.32 million[9] | June 19, 2008 | Sports |
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32 | Super Mario All-Stars: 25th Anniversary Edition | 2.24 million[15] | October 21, 2010 | Platform | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo |
33 | Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock | 2 million[16][b] | October 28, 2007 |
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Vicarious Visions | Activision |
Michael Jackson: The Experience | 2 million[12] | November 6, 2010 |
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Ubisoft Paris | Ubisoft | |
Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition | 2 million[17] | May 31, 2007 | Survival horror | Capcom |
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36 | Deca Sports | 2 million shipped[18] | April 16, 2009 | Sports | Hudson Soft |
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Epic Mickey | 2 million shipped[19] | November 25, 2010 | Platform | Junction Point Studios | Disney Interactive Studios
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Game Party | 2 million shipped[20] | November 27, 2007 | Party | FarSight Studios | Midway Games | |
39 | Mario Sports Mix | 1.98 million[9] | November 25, 2010 | Sports |
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40 | Pokémon Battle Revolution | 1.95 million[9] | December 14, 2006 | Fighting | Genius Sonority | Nintendo |
41 | Monster Hunter Tri | 1.9 million[17] | August 1, 2009 | Action role-playing | Capcom Production Studio 1 | Capcom |
42 | Kirby's Epic Yarn | 1.85 million[9] | October 14, 2010 | Platform |
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43 | EA Sports Active | 1.8 million[21] | May 19, 2009 | Fitness | EA Canada | Electronic Arts |
44 | Kirby's Return to Dream Land | 1.79 million[9] | October 24, 2011 | Platform | HAL Laboratory | Nintendo |
New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis | 1.79 million[9] | January 15, 2009 | Sports | Camelot Software Planning | Nintendo | |
46 | Wii Play: Motion | 1.26 million[9] | June 13, 2011 | Minigame collection | Various[d] | Nintendo |
47 | Carnival Games | 1.5 million[22] | August 27, 2007 | Party | Cat Daddy Games | Global Star Software |
48 | Metroid Prime 3: Corruption | 1.41 million[9] | August 27, 2007 | First-person action-adventure |
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49 | Guitar Hero World Tour | 1.33 million[23][b] | October 26, 2008 |
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Vicarious Visions | Activision |
50 | Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles | 1.3 million[17] | November 13, 2007 | Rail shooter |
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51 | PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure | 1.25 million[9] | December 5, 2009 | Action-adventure | Creatures Inc. |
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52 | Rayman Raving Rabbids | 1.2 million[24] | November 19, 2006 | Party | Ubisoft Montpellier | Ubisoft |
We Ski | 1.2 million[25] | January 31, 2008 | Sports | Bandai Namco Games | Bandai Namco Games | |
54 | Big Beach Sports | 1.2 million shipped[26] | June 24, 2008 | Sports | HB Studios | THQ |
55 | Punch-Out!! | 1.14 million[9] | July 23, 2009 | Sports | Next Level Games | Nintendo |
56 | Wario Land: Shake It! | 1.06 million[9] | July 24, 2008 | Platform | Good-Feel | Nintendo |
57 | Active Life: Outdoor Challenge | 1.03 million[27] | May 29, 2008 | Exergaming | h.a.n.d. | Bandai Namco Games |
58 | Call of Duty: World at War | >1 million[28] | November 10, 2008 | First-person shooter | Treyarch | Activision |
59 | Red Steel | 1 million[24] | November 19, 2006 | First-person shooter | Ubisoft Paris | Ubisoft |
Rock Band | 1 million[29] | June 22, 2008 | Rhythm | Pi Studios |
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Zumba Fitness | 1 million[30] | November 18, 2010 | Fitness | Pipeworks Software |
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Super Mario Bros. 3[e] | 1 million[31][32] | November 5, 2007 | Platform | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | |
63 | Game Party 2 | 1 million shipped[20] | October 6, 2008 | Party | FarSight Studios | Midway Games |
Notes[]
- ^ Only the initial release date on this platform is listed.
- ^ a b c d e f Bundled with a popular accessory such as an additional Wii Remote, Wii MotionPlus, Wii Zapper, or Wii Wheel.
- ^ Development co-operation from Game Arts, Monolith Soft, Paon, Imageepoch, Intelligent Systems, and others.
- ^ Wii Play: Motion's twelve minigames were developed by several different developers alongside Nintendo: Arzest, Chunsoft, Good-Feel, Mitchell Corporation, NDcube, Nintendo, Prope, Skip Ltd., and Vanpool.
- ^ Virtual Console game
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