Author Topic: Best of the Wii: Our Top 10 Third-Party Wii Games (Read 17756 times)

NWR_Neal · « **on:** September 05, 2012, 10:25:17 AM »

We sorted through the array of quality third-party Wii games to hash out our personal top 10.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/31528

When people think Nintendo systems, they usually think Nintendo games. Fortunately, that's not the entire story. Third-party support has sadly been a rarity at times in Nintendo's last decade, but even still, a good number of third parties brought their A game to the Wii.

We took it upon ourselves to find out what ones were our favorites, and while our list might not add up to your exact numbering, it's still a gathering of quality video games that you might have missed. If you did, well, you've still got some time before Wii U comes out.

We'll be posting two of these bad boys a week, from now until October, so get pumped.

Killer_Man_Jaro · « **Reply #1 on:** September 05, 2012, 10:43:47 AM »

If only Monster Hunter Tri's online play hadn't been region-locked - I would most likely have played that game to death if I were able to join in with the avid MH3 community that resides on these forums.

ejamer · « **Reply #2 on:** September 05, 2012, 11:07:06 AM »

One of my favorite and most-played Wii games! Also largely the reason I bought a 3DS, because after hearing that the series is going to be a 3DS exclusive (at least up to this point) in Japan I'm trusting that a Monster Hunter will eventually be released on that console over here too... if not, it would be a huge disappointment.

Quote from: Killer_Man_Jaro on September 05, 2012, 10:43:47 AM

If only Monster Hunter Tri's online play hadn't been region-locked - I would most likely have played that game to death if I were able to join in with the avid MH3 community that resides on these forums.

Speaking of the MH3 community, I need to give a huge shout out to people like Maxi, GK, Kytim89, and Mop it up who extended my play time by hundreds of hours as they offered a group of fun people to meet online and game with. They also taught me a lot and helped to cover up my noobness (most of the time). To all of you, thanks very much!

GK · « **Reply #3 on:** September 05, 2012, 11:50:49 AM »

Hehe one of the main reasons I want a 3DS & MH 4 is to revive our club.

But yeah, region freedom & headset support would have brought the online experience of Monster Hunter Tri a lot further.

Ceric · « **Reply #4 on:** September 05, 2012, 02:21:51 PM »

I enjoyed playing with Everyone as well. My biggest problem started becoming them not allowing more than just a party into a room even though they supported multiple hunts... Maybe they'll fix that for the new version.

ejamer · « **Reply #5 on:** September 05, 2012, 03:08:52 PM »

That would be a nice addition, and would make group hunt nights a lot more enjoyable.

Seacor · « **Reply #6 on:** September 08, 2012, 01:04:27 AM »

I had an awesome time playing Monster Hunter Tri with many of the NWR forum members and staff (until my Wii crashed). I had dedicated many hours to the game and reached the mid to high level 20s and my Wii crashed. Nintendo was unable to recover any of my save data and I therefore I had lost all MH data (you can't backup MH data to SD card). Unfortunately, I never played the game again as I did not want to start over from scratch and risk another hardware crash and data loss.

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #7 on:** September 08, 2012, 08:18:02 AM »

I had the same thing happen Seacor but I was considerably farther along when I lost the data. My main character was pretty much done as far as sets go but I was just looking for certain talis.I was HR480 at that point but I got back playing and I am up to HR 110 now.That was back in April. If you kept playing I think you would have been higher then my current character and likely more well equipped then my current one. I have no problem playing on Monday,Tuesday and Wednesday nights.

ejamer · « **Reply #8 on:** September 08, 2012, 08:56:11 AM »

Quote from: Maxi on September 08, 2012, 08:18:02 AM

I had the same thing happen Seacor but I was considerably farther along when I lost the data. My main character was pretty much done as far as sets go but I was just looking for certain talis.I was HR480 at that point but I got back playing and I am up to HR 110 now.That was back in April. If you kept playing I think you would have been higher then my current character and likely more well equipped then my current one. I have no problem playing on Monday,Tuesday and Wednesday nights.

I'm in a crunch at work for the next week, but would also be happy to play online with Seacor (and others) if it helps him quickly get to higher HR levels. Once you start getting better equipment, the single player campaign goes really quickly since you can burn through hunt quests. You'd be back up to your old HR level in no time!

Evan_B · « **Reply #9 on:** September 12, 2012, 04:05:16 PM »

Monster Hunter Tri is number ten, Silent Hill is nine, and Muramasa and Trauma Team rank above it? Maybe it's because I'm a Horror/RPG fan, but I seriously don't see those games outranking them. It's probably because I'm a Horror/RPG fan...

My top-ten list goes as such.

10 ) Goldeneye
9 ) Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers
8 ) Tatsunoko vs. Capcom
7 ) A Boy and his Blob
6 ) No More Heroes
5 ) Muramasa
4 ) Sonic Colors
3 ) Little King's Story
2 ) Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
1 ) Monster Hunter Tri

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #10 on:** September 12, 2012, 04:16:45 PM »

Remember, this was voted on by the staff, so the order depends a lot on who played what. I have no doubt Monster Hunter is a quality product, but it's a pretty niche experience and thus fewer people had played it, causing it to only be 10th on our list (and having been there when we finalized things, I'll tell you that it only barely made it on the list at all).

Evan_B · « **Reply #11 on:** September 12, 2012, 06:59:05 PM »

I understand that, certainly, and I didn't mean offense, or anything. Everyone's going to have their own top ten list, which is why I mentioned mine and why I'm not raging at yours. I just think it's a shame if a niche experience is hitting giant dinosaurs with weapons...

I'm an RPG Horror fan, as I stated prior.

Seacor · « **Reply #12 on:** September 14, 2012, 06:41:58 PM »

Quote from: ejamer on September 08, 2012, 08:56:11 AM

Quote from: Maxi on September 08, 2012, 08:18:02 AM
I had the same thing happen Seacor but I was considerably farther along when I lost the data. My main character was pretty much done as far as sets go but I was just looking for certain talis.I was HR480 at that point but I got back playing and I am up to HR 110 now.That was back in April. If you kept playing I think you would have been higher then my current character and likely more well equipped then my current one. I have no problem playing on Monday,Tuesday and Wednesday nights.

I'm in a crunch at work for the next week, but would also be happy to play online with Seacor (and others) if it helps him quickly get to higher HR levels. Once you start getting better equipment, the single player campaign goes really quickly since you can burn through hunt quests. You'd be back up to your old HR level in no time!

Thanks all, but I think I am going to wait until 3G or 4 arrives before I start playing MH again. Perhaps, with the new console they will allow you to actually backup the game save file or even better, auto backup to a cloud service.

GK · « **Reply #13 on:** September 15, 2012, 07:41:08 AM »

Don't know about you guys but I found the list useful. Found Muramasa: The Demon Blade for under $15 on amazon & threw in Sin & Punishment: Star Successor along with it to help with the free shipping.

Soren · « **Reply #14 on:** September 21, 2012, 10:31:28 AM »

Goldeneye #5?? Ehhh it's a good game, don't get me wrong. But top 5 Wii third party good?

Pixelated Pixies · « **Reply #15 on:** September 21, 2012, 04:40:43 PM »

Quote from: Soren on September 21, 2012, 10:31:28 AM

Goldeneye #5?? Ehhh it's a good game, don't get me wrong. But top 5 Wii third party good?

I'm with you. Fun game and great online, but be that as it may it still wouldn't grace my top 5 third party Wii games.

AV · « **Reply #16 on:** September 25, 2012, 10:45:44 PM »

I really enjoyed NMH but the sequel really is a much better game in every aspect, streamlined gameplay and better boss's.

I am also surprised no mention of motion controls, I so love slashing in that game. So satisfying

Pixelated Pixies · « **Reply #17 on:** October 01, 2012, 12:39:41 PM »

Zack & Wiki was a revelation. It was one of the few early Wii games that understood what the Wii remote was capable of and, working within those constraints, was able to utilise motion controls in service of the gameplay rather than just for the sake of it. It also didn't hurt that the puzzles were awesome and that it was one of the best looking (if not sounding) third party efforts on Wii.

Great choice!

NWR_Neal · « **Reply #18 on:** October 01, 2012, 02:07:19 PM »

So, any guesses for #1? You'll find out Wednesday.

Pixelated Pixies · « **Reply #19 on:** October 01, 2012, 02:53:05 PM »

Quote from: NWR_Neal on October 01, 2012, 02:07:19 PM

So, any guesses for #1? You'll find out Wednesday.

House of the Dead: Overkill?

MrPhishfood · « **Reply #20 on:** October 01, 2012, 05:00:10 PM »

Ah Zack and Wiki. I don't think Capcom made a lot of money from this which is such a shame because its such a great game. It was like Capcom's very own Professor Layton.

its a shame where wasn't enough people to appreciate it on the Wii.

pazuzu17 · « **Reply #21 on:** October 01, 2012, 05:05:20 PM »

Isn't Retro "3rd Party"? or am I missing something obvious. If so, could somebody please point out what makes a title 3rd party...
Since Retro is likely "1st Party" my guess for the no.1 spot would be Red Steal 2. Not my particular fave in the list even though a very good game, NMH2 or Little Kings Story would be my joint faves.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #22 on:** October 01, 2012, 05:09:24 PM »

Quote from: pazuzu17 on October 01, 2012, 05:05:20 PM

Isn't Retro "3rd Party"? or am I missing something obvious. If so, could somebody please point out what makes a title 3rd party...
Since Retro is likely "1st Party" my guess for the no.1 spot would be Red Steal 2. Not my particular fave in the list even though a very good game, NMH2 or Little Kings Story would be my joint faves.

Retro Studios is 100% owned by Nintendo, so they are first party.

Third party means they are not owned by the console manufacturer. However, a first party game could be made by a third party developer (i.e. Excite Trucks is a first party game but was made by Monster Games. Essentially any game not listed here can be considered third party: http://nintendo.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Nintendo_games#Wii

pazuzu17 · « **Reply #23 on:** October 01, 2012, 05:12:08 PM »

Quote from: MrPhishfood on October 01, 2012, 05:00:10 PM

Ah Zack and Wiki. I don't think Capcom made a lot of money from this which is such a shame because its such a great game. It was like Capcom's very own Professor Layton.

its a shame where wasn't enough people to appreciate it on the Wii.

It's funny, my favorite part of owning the Wii and its collection of gems has been the exclusivity. Playing games such as No More Heroes, A Boy and His Blob, Xenoblade and Little Kings Story - just to name a few - has been amazing, innovative and more importantly, fun! Yes I own a PS3 on the side, but honestly, most retail games have felt - while engrossing - trite, mindless and a chore. The Wii has been my saving grace this gen!

pazuzu17 · « **Reply #24 on:** October 01, 2012, 05:13:10 PM »

Quote from: TJ Spyke on October 01, 2012, 05:09:24 PM

Quote from: pazuzu17 on October 01, 2012, 05:05:20 PM
Isn't Retro "3rd Party"? or am I missing something obvious. If so, could somebody please point out what makes a title 3rd party...
Since Retro is likely "1st Party" my guess for the no.1 spot would be Red Steal 2. Not my particular fave in the list even though a very good game, NMH2 or Little Kings Story would be my joint faves.

Retro Studios is 100% owned by Nintendo, so they are first party.

Third party means they are not owned by the console manufacturer. However, a first party game could be made by a third party developer (i.e. Excite Trucks is a first party game but was made by Monster Games. Essentially any game not listed here can be considered third party: http://nintendo.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Nintendo_games#Wii

Thanks genuinlly for the heads up.

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Author Topic: Best of the Wii: Our Top 10 Third-Party Wii Games (Read 17756 times)