#Wii games on switch software#
#Wii games on switch series#

Well at least it would have if anyone bought it! Bringing the cult-classic over to the Switch (complete with new puzzles that use the IR sensor and HD rumble maybe?) would feel like a bit of a redemption tour for a game that absolutely deserved a better fate than it got. When you think of the early Wii-era you likely think of gameвЂ™s like Wii Sports, WarioWare: Smooth Moves and so, so much shovelware but one of the consoleвЂ™s most underrated and best games is CapcomвЂ™s Zack & Wiki: Quest for BarbarosвЂ™ Treasure, a charming adventure game that showed us all what the potential of the Wii Remote. 6 вЂ“ Zack & Wiki: Quest for BarbarosвЂ™ Treasure U Deluxe on the Switch, I wouldnвЂ™t worry about Wii Sports being there too. And hey, if youвЂ™re worried about the name they put something called New Super Mario Bros. Whether thatвЂ™s in the form of its enhanced remake on Wii U, Wii Sports: Club, its pseudo sequel Wii Sports: Resort or just people clamoring to find Wii consoles for a chance to own their grand kids at bowling вЂ“ Wii Sports is an important part of NintendoвЂ™s legacy and absolutely belongs on the Switch. For one, the game has never really stopped selling since its release back in 2006. Not only is Wii Sports one of the most important games Nintendo has ever published but it might just be one of the most influential games of all time ( at least I think so) so bringing it over to the Switch should be a no brainer. ItвЂ™s still no Thousand Year Door though but might as well start somewhere.

#Wii games on switch series#

This could be the perfect time to begin mending bridges with fans of the series and bringing them a game that skirts the line between RPG and platformer could be a good place to start. Enter Super Paper Mario, a game that always felt more like a spin-off to me but a fantastic one all the same. And while Nintendo doesnвЂ™t seem too interested in correcting course and giving the people what they want in a traditional Paper Mario RPG we do think thereвЂ™s some value in the series experimenting a bit. While the last two games were warmly received by fans and critics the the complaints that have dogged the series since Sticker StarвЂs release are still very valid. The Paper Mario series has sadly fallen on hard times. Epic Mickey 2 on the other handвЂ¦ 8 вЂ“ Super Paper Mario So while I think thereвЂ™s too much legal mumbo-jumbo and branding concerns for Disney to go back to this inkwell, I absolutely would love to see the original Epic Mickey come to Switch. But it wasnвЂ™t just itвЂ™s unique, grungy setting that set it apart but the game is a really good 3D platformer, the kind that was king back in the Nintendo 64 days and that we are sorely missing today. DisneyвЂ™s Epic MickeyвЂs dark (like, really dark!) take on the world of Mickey Mouse was unlike anything we had seen at the time and still to this day. I really donвЂ™t think this one has any chance of happening but I wanted to highlight what I believe is one of the WiiвЂ™s most underappreciated games. And plus, Tropical Freeze is already on the Switch, so give Returns a Funky mode and that should be enough! 9 вЂ“ DisneyвЂ™s Epic Mickey And while I donвЂ™t think that Returns quite lives up to those games in sheer brilliance, itвЂ™s a really solid 2D platformer in its own right, one that deserves more exposure on a system like the Switch. After all the Donkey Kong Country trilogy on the Super NES are among my favorite games of all time and some of the most finely crafted platformers ever made, so for a whole new game to be coming was great news. When it was announced that Retro Studios was going to be developing an all new 2D Donkey Kong platformer my little heart skipped a bit faster that day. HereвЂ™s just 10 of the Wii games that need Switch ports.

#Wii games on switch software#

So where does Nintendo look to for ports next? Well letвЂ™s look a bit further back in time at the original Wii console вЂ“ a system that, while controversial at the time due to its reliance on motion controls still manged to build up a stellar software library. Sure thereвЂ™s a couple of titles that still need to make the jump ( Super Mario 3D World and Xenoblade Chronicles X) but for all intents and purposes the Wii U well as finally run dry. The announcement that Pikmin 3 is finally coming over to the Switch signals the end of something that has bolstered the Switch in its first few years on the market вЂ“ Wii U ports.