Top 5 Most Overlooked Nintendo Wii Exclusives

The Nintendo Wii may be doing well in terms of hardware sales but that doesn't always guarantee success to the exclusive games available on the system, especially when it comes to third-party titles.

[mjolliffe]

I need to take a better look at these in the future :)

[MisterNiwa]

Muramasa is an AAA Title for sure.
From its unique artistic style, its fast paced gameplay and well written story.

Once you started playing you are totally absorbed by it.

[Reibooi]

There was talk before it's release that perhaps they would port Muramasa to the PS3 or Xbox 360 and I think that the game really needs to have that done.

The visuals in the game are stunningly beautiful and having then in HD would only make them look that much better. As well as the fact that the game may sell a bit more on the other consoles.

[Seekerofthewind]

Marvelous flat-out said 'no' to Muramasa being ported. Just sayin'.

[The Great Melon]

@Seekerofthewind

Yeah I remember that. Its unfortunate that they weren't considering it as HD consoles can bring so much to 2D games. Hopefully someone out there realizes the potential that the the 360 and the ps3 possess to produce stunning visuals without 3D.

[Dsnyder]

Why is it that all "good wii game lists" look like this?

5.Unknown game
4.Unknown Game
3.Unknown Game
2.Unknown game
1.Smash Bros Brawl.

Just goes to show how poorly the games are advertised on the wii when you are first hearing about them from N4g. At least with ps3 and 360 the lesser known games are still...known. Advertise your games nintendo. Games are more important to sell then consoles.

[Trevorthenerd]

only one of those games on that list is published by nintendo. its up to the publisher to advertise the game properly...

[qface64]

LOL for so many reasons

[Tony P]

Because most gamers are can't see beyond the big name, big budget games.

If it's not backed by Capcom or Nintendo or SE or Bungie or whoever, *whoosh*. Right over their heads and under the radar.

[Redempteur]

unknow ??

unknow to you maybe some people just doesn't look

[ChickeyCantor]

"Advertise your games nintendo. Games are more important to sell then consoles."

Its not like Sony or MS are promoting their library, its the gaming community that hypes sh/t up for these companies.

This gaming community also talks sh/tloads of smack about the Wii and just focuses on the PETZZZZ, and carnival games. Its no wonder many games are unknown to them. They just go by pure ignorance.

[Shnazzyone]

Yeah, i'm pretty sure we would see alot more of these games selling if only they were advertised even a 1/4 as well as dante's Inferno... the trick is make a good tv commercial and then put it on tv when people are watching tv.

[tunaks1]

Muramasa is a game everyone should play, I had more "wow" moments with its visuals then any game I played on the PC or consoles. This game proves that art triumphs all, even technical shortcomings.
And the gameplay is stellar too, im loving this 2D renaissance happening in gaming!

[Midgard228]

i have a wii just for that game, never got it cuz its to expensive for my horrid budget after basically losing my job *sigh.

luved odin sphere, if u didnt play that yet play it, its on ps2, same creators

[ceiltsei]

I guess I was lucky. When I first got a Wii (this last Christmas), one of the reasons why I purchased it was to research the unique game development. Every game on this list was recommended to me, along with Boom Blox, Metroid Trilogy, Chocobo Dungeon, de Blob, and various first party games. So.. I found each one of these games in bargain bins, quite sad. They are excellent games.

Big difference in advertising - Microsoft has pride in releasing good games and hypes them up even more than some of their first party releases. Watching Nintendo these past two decades seem to really only care about themselves. I guess my prediction was somewhat right in the mid 90s - One day Nintendo will release a system that will only sell their own games.

[Black Mamba]

New super mario bros wii > muramasa

[SeriousHashBrown]

dont know why you feel you need to compare the two... both games are very different from each other. plus, no matter which is better over the other, they're both very much worth owning/playing

[ChickeyCantor]

They aren't that different.
Obviously NSMBWii has a real japanese artstyle to it, Mario uses a katana like all the time. I like it more than starpower so far.
O and Mario is better handdrawn.