Wii series

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This article is about the unofficially considered franchise video game series, and should not be confused with the console of the same name.

The Wii series is a term used to talk about the various video games series released initially on the Nintendo console bearing the same name, as well as its its successor, such as but not limited to the Wii Sports series, the Wii Play series and the Wii Fit series, as well as their follow-ups, spin-offs and so on.

Successors of the Wii continued to receive games part of series in the Wii series despite sometimes not bearing the "Wii" title, such as the Wii U with games such as Wii Party U and Wii Fit U and Nintendo Switch with Nintendo Switch Sports respectively, the "Wii" not being a part of the console's name not stopping a game from being counted as a part of the Wii series.

The Wii series has been used multiple times as a way to market all sorts of Wii accessories, such as but not limited to : Wii Remotes, Wii Motion Plus, and Wii Balance Boards.

Series description

Despite every series counted as parts of the "Wii" series technically not being the same series, most of the games of can linked together via multiples factors appart of the name having Wii in the title; such as Miis being used as the playable characters, as well as the other NPCs seen in-game, and the artstyle of the series being somewhat simplistic.

In addition to those factor, some of the series in the Wii series were developed during the same time and make references to one another, such as the location Wuhu Island being in both the Wii Sports series and Wii Fit series or Sebastian Tute and Party Phil from the Wii Music game and Wii Party series respectively pretty obviously being part of the same species.

Genre(s)

Due to every series composing the Wii series being made of games with multiple genres, such as sports simulations for the Wii Sports series, fitness for the Wii Fit series, rhythm for the game Wii Music, party for the Wii Play and Wii Party series, karaoke for the game Wii Karaoke U by JOYSOUND, and so on; making it impossible to point a precise genre in which the Wii series could be placed and instead being a mix of genres.

Gameplay

There is no set gameplay throughout the series comprizing the Wii series, as each series is set in vastly different genres.

The main similarities between the games is that the player plays as a Mii, the game mainly consist of other games inside of it, and the game is usually made with the intent to showcase something new.

Artstyle

Example of 3 Wii games using the same artstyle, with from top left to bottom, Wii Sports, Wii Play and Wii Fit.

The artstyle is somewhat simplistic, being made of vivid color and rough bold shapes, being choose to fit well with another factor linking these games together, an almost entirely Mii-based cast, both for the player's avatar and the background characters.

Cast

In almost every game in the Wii series, an almost entirely Mii-based cast is used, with both the player's avatar and npcs being one, from a list of either player created and premade ones.

List of games

As of february 2024, the Wii series is composed of 4 majors series, two one-of game, and a crossover with a karaoke service games series.

With the first and last installment of the Wii Series being games from the Wii Sports series, with Wii Sports released in 2006 and Nintendo Switch Sports released in 2022, Wii Sports is often considered to be the "main" series, being the largest series of the Wii series with 3 "main" entries and is often considered to be the "main series" of the series.

The 3 other series, being the Wii Play series, the Wii Party series, and the especially the Wii Fit series, could however easily stand on their own with 2, 2, and 3 entries respectively.

Along with these series, two one-of game used the "Wii" name in their title, being Wii Music and Wii Chess, the latter one being exclusive to Europe.

Finally, the karaoke games series "karaoke JOYSOUND" utilizing the japanese music streaming services JOYSOUND, had a game titled Wii Karaoke U by JOYSOUND released on the Wii U, setting this game as a part of the Wii series. Its sequel however, being Karaoke JOYSOUND Switch, is not often considered to be part of the Wii series despite utilizing Miis just as much as Wii Karaoke U by JOYSOUND due to the game not having the word "Wii" in the title and due to the series karaoke JOYSOUNd not originally being part of the Wii series,the first game being Karaoke JOYSOUND on the Wii who did not utilize Miis in any way.

Due to the popularity of the series comprized in the Wii series, as well as simply being the name of their respective console, application such as Wii no Ma, Wii Panorama U and Wii Street U powered by Google used the Wii title while having very few links to the rest of the series, some not having Miis, some not having the typical artstyle of the Wii series and some not having both, leaving them in a grey area concerning their inclusion in this series.

Wii Sports series

Main article : Wii Sports (series)

The Wii Sports series is the largest and more well known series to be considered as a part of the Wii series, being composed of 3 main games, a remake, a compilation disc bundled with some Wiis, and a spin-off crossover with the Pilotwings series on the 3DS. Due to its size as well as having the first game of the series as a part of it, the Wii Sports series is very often considered to be the "main" part of the Wii series, even thought the other other series can easily stand on their own.

The main Wii Sports games are compilation of multiple minigames centered around sports, most of them having simplified rules and being entirely controlled via motion controls. The series used Miis as the player's avatar and opponent in every game until Nintendo Switch Sports which made the uses of Sportsmates as the primary characters, with the Miis still being a side option.

Main games

Main games in the Wii Sports series
Game(s) cover(s)	Console	Description
Wii Sports	Wii	The first ever game to be a part of the Wii series. This game served as a launch title for the Wii console and was included with the console as a bundled offering in all regions except Japan and South Korea.
Wii Sports Resort	Wii	The direct sequel to Wii Sports. This game was often bundled with the Wii Motion Plus accessory.
Nintendo Switch Sports	Nintendo Switch	The first new installment in the Wii series in nearly ten years and currently the only one on the Nintendo Switch. This game comes bundled with a Joy Con leg strap.

Spin-offs

Spin-offs of the Wii Sports series
Game(s) cover(s)	Console	Description
Wii Sports + Wii Sports Resort	Wii	A compilation disc included with some Wiis in 2012 in America.
Pilotwings Resort	Nintendo 3DS	A spin-off crossover between the Wii Sports series and the Pilotwings series on the 3DS, the game is an amateur flight simulation video game for the Nintendo 3DS, that takes place on the Wuhu island, linking it to the Wii Sports series.
Wii Sports Club	Wii U	A remake of Wii Sports. This game was only digitally available with the sports having to be bought separately for a time, before a physical version with every sport included was released.

Wii Play

Main article : Wii Play (series)

The Wii Play series is, similarely to the Wii Sports series, composed of games being compilation of multiple minigames, but as opposed to Wii Sports, most of them don't have a proper theme linking them together. The first game focused on pointing the Wii Remote whereas its sequel is focused on twisting it to serve as a showcase of the Wii Motion Plus accesories. The series uses Miis in almost every minigames. This series never made it past the Wii console and is only composed of 2 games; Wii Play and it's sequel Wii Play Motion, both serving as showcases for the Wii Remote, a normal one being included with the first game and an a more advanced one that had a Wii Motion Plus build-it with the sequel.

Games in the Wii Play series
Game(s) cover(s)	Console	Description
Wii Play	Wii	The second game to be a part of the Wii series. This game was often bundled with a Wii Remote.
Wii Play Motion	Wii	The direct sequel to Wii Play Motion. This game was often bundled with the Wii Motion Plus accessory.

Wii Fit

Main article : Wii Fit (series)

The Wii Fit series is the second largest series in the Wii series, being composed of 3 main games : Wii Fit, an expended version called Wii Fit Plus, and a proper sequel called Wii Fit U, as well as multiples Wii and Wii U channels available to be installed on the player's Wii once the channel's respective game counter part was launched, such as the Wii Fit Channel, the Wii Fit Plus Channel and the Wii Fit U Quick Check. The Wii Fit games were sold as exercising games, with multiple yoga lessons and fitness exercise being available next to minigames with Miis taking place on multiple location, most famously the Wuhu Island who was at the time called Wii Fit Island. The majority of the games have to be played with the Wii Balance Board.

Main games

Main games in the Wii Fit series
Game(s) cover(s)	Console	Description
Wii Fit	Wii	The third game to be a part of the Wii series. This game was often bundled with a Wii Balance Board.
Wii Fit Plus	Wii	An expansion of Wii Fit. This game was also often bundled with a Wii Balance Board.
Wii Fit U	Wii U	An expansion of Wii Fit Plus. This game just like its predecessor often came bundled with a Wii Balance Board, and some versions came bundles with a Fit Meter

Wii Fit channels

Spin-offs of the Wii Fit series
Game(s) cover(s)	Console	Description
Wii Fit Channel	Wii	A smaller version of Wii Fit that can be installed in the games settings. Allows users to do their daily body test and edit their profiles. Adding new profiles, using guest, accessing the settings s on the main menu, and training all require the player to insert the disc
Wii Fit Plus Channel	Wii	Exactly like the Wii Fit Channel, just with more things. Babies and Pets can do their measurements, and users can do their quick body test. Everything else requires the Wii Fit Plus disc to be in the console
Wii Fit U Quick Check	Wii U	Very similar to the Wii Fit U Channel, just with more things. Users can now add their Fit Meter data to the game, and use the Fit Meter data. Everything else requires the Wii Fit U disc to be in the console. If the player has the full Wii Fit U game installed on their console, the app will simply prompt the player to launch the game. As of March 27, 2023, this app is now unavailable to download.

Wii Party

Main article : Wii Party (series)

The Wii Party series is composed of 2 games, being Wii Party and its sequel Wii Party U. As their name would imply, The Wii Party games are party games focused on various multiplayer games, one being sold for the Wii and the other one for the Wii U. In this series, the Miis takes the roles of the player's avatar as well as background characters, being put in various area and costume based of the mini-game currently being played.

Games in the Wii Party series
Game(s) cover(s)	Console	Description
Wii Party	Wii	A party game released for the Wii with multiple gamemode, some being somewhat similar to Mario Party and other being created specifically for the game. Thought not always being the case, the game sometimes was bundled with a Wii Remote.
Wii Party U	Wii U	The direct sequel to Wii Party, with almost entirely new (mini)games. Just like Wii Party, it was sometimes bundled with a Wii Remote. Some bundles also had a stand to lift up the Wii U GamePad

Wii Music

Main article : Wii Music

Wii Music is a musical game released for the Wii focused primarily on arranging existing songs, most of which are in the public domain, by playing them as a Mii, with over 60 instruments being available to play by shaking the Wii Remote or pressing buttons.

Wii Music
Game(s) cover(s)	Console	Description
Wii Music	Wii	A music focused game for the Wii.

Wii Chess

Wii Chess
Game(s) cover(s)	Console	Description
File:Wii Chess Box Art.jpg Wii Chess	Wii	Wii Chess is a chess game developed by Nintendo released exclusively in Europe on January 18, 2008 for the Wii. While this game was exclusive to Europe, Japan later got it as a WiiWare title under the name "通信対局 ワールドチェス", Tsūshin Taikyoku: World Chess", roughly translating to "Communication Game: World Chess" and was not a part of the Wii franchise over there. This game is rather odd as it does not feature Miis anywhere, not even as the save file or player's icon. Due to not utilizing Miis, Wii Chess does not have an article on the MiiWiki.

Wii Karaoke U by JOYSOUND

Karaoke Joysound (カラオケJOYSOUND) is the name of an online song library from the Japanese karaoke service provider Xing. A series of games that directly used this service as a part of a series also bieng called Karaoke JOYSOUND were released, serving as Karaoke game to be played at home.

Amongst the game that are part this licensed Karaoke game series is Wii Karaoke U by JOYSOUND, which is a karaoke game utilizing Miis singing along the player and an artsyle similar to other series in the Wii series.

Another game of the series called Karaoke Joysound Switch was later released on the Nintendo Switch, also using Miis into the game yet is not often considered to be part of the Wii series due to dropping the name of the Wii series, in a similar way as Nintendo Switch Sports, with the different being that the karaoke JOYSOUND series was not originally a part of the Wii series, the first game being Karaoke JOYSOUND on the Wii who did not utilize Miis in any way.

Karaoke JOYSOUND crossover
Game(s) cover(s)	Console	Description
Wii Karaoke U by JOYSOUND	Wii U	A karaoke game for the Wii U depicting the player's Mii singing in front of a crowd made out of Miis.

Debatable inclusion

Due to the popularity of the Wii franchise, as well as being the name of the console in general, somes games and applications that have very little to do with the rest of the franchise, such as Wii Chess, Wii Panorama U and Wii Street U powered by Google, some only being linked to the Wii franchise by their name, leaving those games in a gray area concerning their inclusion in the Wii franchise.

Debatable inclusion
Game(s) cover(s)	Console	Description
Wii no Ma	Wii	Main article : Wii no Ma Wii no Ma (Wiiの間, Wii Room), was a japanese exclusive Wii channel available to be downloaded for free on the console bearing the same name that launched on the 1st May 2009. This channel was composed of multiple services such as a film rental service, a video-on-demand service, and a shopping service, all available via a japanese living room with Miis doing everyday things. Wii no Ma had its service ending on the 30th April 2012.
Wii Panorama U	Wii U	TBA
Wii Street U powered by Google	Wii U	TBA

Games linked to the Wii series

Games linked to the Wii series
Game(s) cover(s)	Console	Description
File:SSBBCover.jpg Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Wii	Super Smash Bros. Brawl, being a crossover between various Nintendo franchises, has two music tracks originally played in series comprized in the Wii series that can be heard while playing on the Stage "Pictochat", the two music tracks being "Charge!" from Wii Play and "Opening Theme" from Wii Sports.
Personal Trainer: Walking	Nintendo DS	The DS game Personal Trainer: Walking is closely linked to the Wii Fit series, as it is also an exercise game with Miis available. This game and Wii Fit Plus's game data could be sent to a real doctor. In one of the minigames called "Illuminate", multiple signs have the title "Mii Walk" written on them, either being a reference to an unspecified series (most likely [[Wii Fit (series)|Wii Fit]) series in the Wii series or an unconfirmed codename.
Mario Kart 7	Nintendo 3DS	The 3DS racing game Mario Kart 7 have two race tracks taking place Wuhu Island, the main setting of Wii Sports Resort : Wuhu Loop and Maka Wuhu. In addition to those two tracks, a battle course is also taking place on Wuhu Island, being Wuhu Town. Oddly enough, Wuhu Loop and Maka Wuhu are the only race tracks of Mario Kart 7 that never got ported to the mobile game Mario Kart Tour.
Karaoke Joysound Switch	Nintendo Switch	Another karaoke game for the Nintendo Switch released after Wii Karaoke U by JOYSOUND that could be considered as a sequel by also utilizing Miis.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U	Wii U / 3DS	Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, being crossovers between various Nintendo franchise, have represented several series comprized in the Wii series.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	Nintendo Switch	The Enhanced port of Mario Kart 8 released on the Nintendo Switch had amongst other changes, eight battle tracks added to the battle mode, as opposed to simply having race tracks like in the Wii U version of Mario Kart 8. Amongst those eight battle course is Wuhu Town from Mario Kart 7, now being set on daytime and having enhanced visual.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Nintendo Switch	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, being a crossover between various Nintendo franchises, has represented several series comprized in the Wii series.
Ring Fit Adventure	Nintendo Switch	The Nintendo Switch game Ring Fit Adventure could be considered a spiritual successor of the Wii Fit series, as it also is an exercise game with a target audience of people who don't play video games often. An update released in March of 2020 added a new mode called "Rhythm Mode", which has the player move in rhythm to the music. Amongst the list of music tracks available are soundtracks from of other games created by Nintendo, such as Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Splatoon 2, and a medley of Wii Fit music, with the lattermost being the only series without an installment released for the Nintendo Switch.

Reception

Most of the series comprized in the Wii series have achieved a remarkable commercial success, with almost every single well known games selling millions of copies. Notably, as of 2024, Wii Sports is currently the fourth best-selling video game in history and holds the distinction of being the top-selling video game exclusive to a single gaming console, helped by being a pack-in game at the launch of the Wii.

With the exception of a few games lesser known titles, all titles in the Wii series have been released worldwide, Wii Sports and Wii Play were the first two games of the seventh console generation to surpass 10 million units sold, Wii Sports having sold other 82 million sales, a significant portion of those coming from bundling.

Trivia

• Nintendo Switch Sports is the first main game in the franchise to:
  • Not have Miis as the only playable characters.
  • Not have "Wii" in the title.