This is a list of games on the Wii video game console that use the console's Wi-Fi connection, over external (i.e. Nintendo's) servers. Additionally, the now-defunct WiiConnect24 connection had provided a method for some Wii games to interact online, but rather in a passive method from console to console.
After Nintendo's termination of the free Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service on May 20, 2014, the majority of the game titles remain virtually playable, but their online connectivity and functionality are rendered defunct, even after some of them were re-released digitally. However, some online games which ran on non-Nintendo servers are still playable online.
Pay & Play is a service by Nintendo that allowed gamers to download new content for already purchased games. To get the updates, however, you'll have to pay for it as the name suggests. Games that feature a Pay & Play service will feature a logo on the boxart, similar to the Nintendo Wifi Connection. The first game to include a Pay & Play service was the WiiWare video game Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King.
Title | Genre | Developer | Available | Type | First Released | Source |
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Alien Crush Returns | Pinball | Hudson | EU, JP, NA | O(4), S | 2008-08-26 | [106] |
Bomberman Blast (WiiWare version) | Puzzle | Hudson | AUS, EU, JP, NA | O(8) | 2008-09-12 | [107] |
Bubble Bobble Plus! | Arcade | Taito | EU, JP | D | 2009-04-10 | [108] |
Chess Challenge!! | Traditional game | Digital Leisure | EU, NA | O(5) | 2010-05-10 | [109] |
Crystal Defenders R1/R2 | Tower defense | Square Enix | EU, JP, NA | S | 2009-01-27 | [110] |
Diner Dash | Strategy | PlayFirst | AUS, EU, JP, NA | O(4) | 2010-02-16 | [111] |
Dr. Mario Online Rx | Puzzle | Nintendo | AUS, EU, JP, NA | O(2), S | 2008-03-25 | [112] |
Evasive Space | Action game | High Voltage Software | NA | O(4), S | 2009-02-16 | [113] |
Excitebike: World Rally | Racing game | Nintendo | EU, NA | O, S, + | Nov 9, 2009 | [114] |
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King | City-building / RPG | Square Enix | AUS, EU, JP, NA | P&P | 2008-03-25 | [115] |
Gradius ReBirth | Shoot 'em up | Konami | JP, NA | S | 2009-03-09 | [116] |
High Voltage Hot Rod Show | Racing game | High Voltage Software | NA | S | 2009-01-19 | [117] |
Karaoke Joysound Wii | Music | Hudson | JP | O, D, S, + | 2009-07-28 | [118] |
Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan | Puzzle | Namco | JP | O, D | 2008-03-25 | [119] |
Lonpos | Puzzle | Genki | EU, JP, NA | P&P | 2008-03-25 | [120] |
Major League Eating: The Game | Other | Mastiff | JP, NA | O, S | 2008-07-14 | [121] |
Mart Racer | Racing game | Joju Games | NA | O | 2009-09-14 | [122] |
Mega Man 9 | Action / Platform | Capcom | AUS, EU, JP, NA | P&P, S | 2008-09-22 | [123] |
Mega Man 10 | Action / Platform | Capcom | AUS, EU, JP, NA | P&P, S | 2010-03-01 | [124] |
Military Madness: Nectaris | Turn-based strategy | Hudson Soft | JP, NA, EU | O(4) | 2010-02-09 | [125] |
Oekaki Logic | Puzzle | G-Mode | JP | D | 2008-05-27 | [126] |
Onslaught | First-person shooter | Hudson | EU, JP, NA | O | 2009-2-13 | [127] |
Overturn | Action | Studio Zan | EU, JP | O(4) | 2008-12-08 | [128] |
Pool Revolution: Cue Sports | Cue sports | Hudson Soft | AUS, EU, JP, NA | O(4) | 2008-11-18 | [129] |
Pop | Puzzle | Nnooo | AUS, EU, JP, NA | S | 2008-05-12 | [130] |
Pit Crew Panic! | Puzzle | Hudson Soft | EU, JP | S | 2008-12-01 | [131] |
Robocalypse: Beaver Defense | Tower defense | Vogster Entertainment | EU, NA | O(4) | 2010-05-31 | [132] |
Snowboard Riot | Shoot 'em up | Hudson Soft | EU, JP, NA | O(2) | 2009-02-09 | [133] |
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I | Platform game | Sonic Team, Dimps | AUS, EU, JP, NA | D | 2010-10-11 | [134] |
Space Invaders Get Even | Shoot 'em up | Taito | EU, JP, NA | S | 2008-08-26 | [135] |
SPOGS Racing | Racing | Pronto Games | EU, NA | D | 2008-07-07 | [136][permanent dead link] |
Star Soldier R | Shooter | Hudson Soft | AUS, EU, JP, NA | S | 2008-05-12 | [137] |
Tetris Party | Puzzle | Blue Planet Software | AUS, EU, JP, NA | O(6), S | 2008-10-14 | [138] |
Texas Hold'em Poker | Card game | Gameloft | US, UK | O(2-4), S, D | 2009-09-14 | [139] |
Texas Hold'em Tournament | Card game | Digital Leisure | AUS, EU, NA | O(5) | 2009-03-27 | [140] |
Tomena Sanner | Action | Konami | AUS, EU, JP, NA | S | ||
TV Show King 2 | Party | Gameloft | AUS, EU, NA | O(4), S, D | [141] | |
Uno | Card game | Gameloft | US, UK | O(4-6), S | [142] | |
Tsuushin Taikyoku: World Chess | Board game | Nintendo | JP | O(2) | 2008-09-30 | [143] |
Water Warfare | First-person Shooter | Hudson | AUS, EU, JP, NA | O(8) | 2009-06-23 | [144] |
Yakuman Wii | Party | Nintendo | JP | D | 2008-05-20 | [145] |
Title | Genre | Developer | Publisher | Type | Expected Release | Source |
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The Grinder | First-person Shooter | High Voltage Software | TBA | O(4) | Halloween 2011 | [146] |
Type Code | Explanation |
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D | Free Downloadable Content (DLC) |
DS | Interacts with the Nintendo DS version of the game. |
O(n) | Online play for n players total. |
S | Score sharing/Laddering. |
P&P | Pay & Play DLC |
WC24 | WiiConnect24 provides other functions, for ex. Weather Conditions in game from Forecast Channel, DLC (only in Animal Crossing for Wii) and sending data to other Wii via Wii Mail |
+ | Additional functionality available, check the game specific page for more information. |
Availability | Explanation |
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AUS | Australasia |
EU | European Union |
JP | Japan |
KO | Republic of Korea |
NA | North America |