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[MP] specifies the Wii MotionPlus accessory
(4:3) is not meant for anamorphic widescreen
W indicates widescreen-only Wii Game
Wii "bricking": Hold +/- on Wiimote during Health & Safety
(4:3) is not meant for anamorphic widescreen
W indicates widescreen-only Wii Game
Wii "bricking": Hold +/- on Wiimote during Health & Safety
| Boom Blox |  |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - Reflex Edition |  |
| Call of Duty: World at War | |
| Data East Arcade Classics (4:3) |  |
| de Blob | |
| Dead Space Extraction | |
| Deadly Creatures | |
| Def Jam Rapstar (4:3) |  |
| Dewy's Adventure |  |
| Donkey Kong Country Returns W | |
| Dragon's Lair Trilogy | |
| EA Sports Active optionally uses the Wii Balance Board |
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| Elebits | |
| Ghost Squad (4:3) | |
| Ghostbusters: The Video Game | |
| GoldenEye 007 also supports Wii Classic Controller |
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| Grand Slam Tennis [MP] may attach Nunchuk for advanced controls |
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| Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock |  |
| Guitar Hero: Aerosmith does not support full band (drums & microphone) |
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| Guitar Hero IV: World Tour |  |
| House of the Dead: Overkill, The | |
| House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return, The (4:3) | |
| Just Dance | |
| Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition | |
| Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword W [MP] |
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| Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii U) | |
| Link's Crossbow Training |  |
| Mad Dog McCree: Gunslinger Pack (4:3) | |
| Madden NFL 12 also has Wii Remote horizontal (2-button) option |
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| MadWorld (4:3) | |
| Manhunt 2 | |
| Mario Kart Wii also supports GCN controller |
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| Mario Party 8 (4:3) | |
| Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games ('08) | |
| Mario & Sonic at Olympic Winter Games ('10) | |
| Mercury Meltdown Revolution | |
| NBA Jam | |
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii W | |
| NHL Slapshot add Hockey Stick for motion controls; NO Classic |
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| NHL 2K11 optional Wii MotionPlus support |
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| NiGHTS: Journey into Dreams also supports GCN controller |
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| Pictionary (uDraw) |
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| Punch-Out!! or Wiimote and Nunchuk for motion controls |
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| Rayman Raving Rabbids (4:3) | |
| Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (4:3) | |
| Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party (#3) | optionally uses the Wii Balance Board | |
| Rayman Raving Rabbids: Travel in Time (#5) | optional Wii MotionPlus support | |
| Real Heroes: Firefighter | |
| Red Steel 2 [MP] |
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| Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition W also supports GCN controller |
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| Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles (2nd) | Nunchuk is optional | |
| Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles (1st) | Nunchuk is optional | |
| Rock Band 2 | |
| Rock Band 3 | |
| Sonic and the Secret Rings | |
| Sonic Colors also supports GCN controller |
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| Super Mario Galaxy (NS) | |
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |
| Super Paper Mario | |
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl also supports GCN controller |
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| Table Tennis (Rockstar Presents) | |
| Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 [MP] |
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| Tomb Raider: Anniversary | |
| uDraw Studio (uDraw) |
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| We Ski optionally uses the Wii Balance Board |
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| Wii Fit requires the Wii Balance Board |
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| Wii Sports (Wii U Bowling and Tennis) | |
| Wii Sports Resort [MP] |
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| Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure add'l players can point out things w/ Wiimote |
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[MP] specifies the Wii MotionPlus accessory
(4:3) is not meant for anamorphic widescreen
W indicates widescreen-only Wii Game
Wii "bricking": Hold +/- on Wiimote during Health & Safety
Framemeister for Wii and
mClassic •= Scaling On •= Retro (4:3)
plus Rhythm Heaven Fever on Wii U VC, the HD re-release of Klonoa on Switch, and Pac 'n Roll Remix and Pac-Motos on the Pac-Man Museum+ collection for Switch
(4:3) is not meant for anamorphic widescreen
W indicates widescreen-only Wii Game
Wii "bricking": Hold +/- on Wiimote during Health & Safety
Framemeister for Wii and
mClassic •= Scaling On •= Retro (4:3)
plus Rhythm Heaven Fever on Wii U VC, the HD re-release of Klonoa on Switch, and Pac 'n Roll Remix and Pac-Motos on the Pac-Man Museum+ collection for Switch
WiiWare (11 games)
| Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth | |
| Contra Rebirth | |
| Dart Rage | |
| Dr. Mario Online Rx | |
| Excitebike: World Rally | |
| Family Mini Golf | |
| Mega Man 9 (4:3) | |
| Midnight Pool | |
| Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I | |
| Target Toss Pro: Bags | |
| TV Show King | |
Wii Virtual Console Breakdown (65 games)
Nintendo (NES) = 13
Sega Master System (SMS) = 8
TurboGrafx-16 (TG-16) = 6
TurboGrafx-CD (T-CD) = 3
Super Nintendo (SNES) = 6
Sega Genesis (GEN) = 17
Neo Geo (NG) = 3
Nintendo 64 (N64) = 1
Arcade (ARC) = 6
Commodore 64 (C-64) = 2
Sega Master System (SMS) = 8
TurboGrafx-16 (TG-16) = 6
TurboGrafx-CD (T-CD) = 3
Super Nintendo (SNES) = 6
Sega Genesis (GEN) = 17
Neo Geo (NG) = 3
Nintendo 64 (N64) = 1
Arcade (ARC) = 6
Commodore 64 (C-64) = 2
* indicates game I also own on cartridge
Reminder: Use Classic Controller with VC games
Virtual Console (65 games)
- 1942 (NS) (ARC) 480i
- Adventure Island (NES) 240p
- Alex Kidd in Miracle World #1 (SMS) 240p
- Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars #2 (SMS) 240p
- Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle #4 (GEN) 240p
- Alex Kidd in Shinobi World #5 (SMS) 240p
- Altered Beast (ARC) 240p
- Black Tiger (NS) (ARC) 480i
- Blades of Steel (NES) 240p
- Blaster Master * (NES) 240p + Zero on (NS)
- Bomberman '93 (TG-16) 480i (5p)
- Bonk's Adventure (TG-16) 480i
- Bonk's Revenge (TG-16) 480i
- California Games (C-64) 480i
- Castlevania (NS)* (NES) 240p
- Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (NS)*
(NES) 240p - Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (NS)*
(NES) 240p - Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (T-CD | Jap) 240p
- Chrono Trigger (SNES) 240p
- Darius Twin (SNES) 240p
- Devil's Crush (TG-16) 480i
- Double Dribble (NES) 240p
- Dungeon Explorer (TG-16) 480i (5p)
- Ecco the Dolphin (GEN) 240p
- Final Fight (SNES) 240p + ARC on (NS)
- Forgotten Worlds (GEN) 240p
- Gate of Thunder (T-CD) 480i
- Ghouls 'n Ghosts (GEN) 240p
- Golden Axe (GEN) 240p
- Gunstar Heroes (GEN) 240p
- Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures
(SNES) 240p - Kid Icarus * (NES) 240p
- King of the Monsters (NG) 240p
- Magician Lord (NG) 240p
- Mario Bros. (NES) 240p
- Metal Slug 3 (NG) 240p
- Milon's Secret Castle (NES) 240p
- Monster World IV (Wonder Boy #6) (GEN) 240p
- Phantasy Star (SMS) 240p
- Phantasy Star II (GEN) 240p
- Prince of Persia (SNES) 240p
- Revenge of Shinobi (GEN) 240p
- River City Ransom * (NES) 240p
- Shinobi (ARC) 240p
- Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (GEN) 240p
- Sin & Punishment (N64) 480i
- Sonic Chaos (SMS) 240p
- Space Harrier (ARC) 240p
- Space Harrier II (GEN) 240p
- Space Invaders: The Original Game (SNES) 240p
- Splatterhouse (TG-16) 480i
- Strider (GEN) 240p
- Summer Games II (C-64) 480i
- Super Dodge Ball * (NES) 240p
- Super Fantasy Zone (GEN) 240p
- Super Hang-On (ARC) 240p
- Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels (Wii U) (NES) 240p
- Super Thunder Blade (GEN) 240p
- Toejam & Earl (GEN) 240p
- Wonder Boy #1 (SMS) 240p
- Wonder Boy in Monster Land #2 (SMS) 240p
- Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair #3 (GEN) 240p
- Wonder Boy III: Dragon's Trap #4 (SMS) 240p
- Wonder Boy in Monster World #5 (GEN) 240p
- Y's Book I and II (T-CD) 240p
240p supports native 240p progressive resolution
480i indicates non-interlaced mode support only
Framemeister for Wii Virtual Console
480i indicates non-interlaced mode support only
Framemeister for Wii Virtual Console
1. Rock Band 3
2. Rock Band 2
3. Wii Sports
4. New Super Mario Bros. Wii
5. Super Mario Galaxy
6. Guitar Hero III
7. Mario Kart Wii
8. Boom Blox
9. Rayman Raving Rabbids
10. House of the Dead: Overkill
11. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
12. Wii Sports Resort
13. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
14. Ghost Squad
15. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Honorable Mention: Def Jam Rapstar,
NBA Jam, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith,
Super Mario Galaxy 2, Just Dance
NBA Jam, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith,
Super Mario Galaxy 2, Just Dance
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