List of best-selling Wii video games

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This is a list of Wii video games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies, sorted in order of copies sold. As of March 2011, there are 104 Wii video games that have sold over 1 million units. The top game on the list Wii Sports became the 3rd best-selling video game of all time and remains the best-selling ever released on a single console.[1]

List

Nintendo Wii games which have sold or shipped at least one million copies
Title Total copies sold Release date Genre Developer Publisher
Wii Sports 82.85 million[2][b]
  • NA: November 19, 2006
  • JP: December 2, 2006
  • AU: December 7, 2006
  • EU: December 8, 2006
Sports Nintendo EAD (Group 2) Nintendo
Mario Kart Wii 37.10 million[2][a][b]
  • JP: April 10, 2008[3]
  • EU: April 11, 2008
  • AU: April 24, 2008
  • NA: April 27, 2008
  • KOR: April 30, 2009
Racing Nintendo EAD (Group 1) Nintendo
Wii Sports Resort 33.08 million[2][a][b]
Sports Nintendo EAD (Group 2) Nintendo
New Super Mario Bros. Wii 30.20 million[2][b]
Platform Nintendo EAD (Group 4) Nintendo
Wii Play 28.02 million[2][a]
  • JP: December 2, 2006
  • EU: December 8, 2006
  • NA: February 12, 2007
Nintendo EAD (Group 2) Nintendo
Wii Fit 22.67 million[2][a]
Fitness Nintendo EAD (Group 5) Nintendo
Wii Fit Plus 21.13 million[2]
Fitness Nintendo EAD (Group 5) Nintendo
Super Smash Bros. Brawl 13.27 million[2]
  • JP: January 31, 2008
  • NA: March 9, 2008
  • AU: June 26, 2008
  • EU: June 27, 2008[20]
Fighting, action, platform Ad hoc development team Nintendo
Super Mario Galaxy 12.77 million[2]
  • JP: November 1, 2007
  • NA: November 12, 2007
  • EU: November 16, 2007[21]
  • AU: November 29, 2007
Platform Nintendo EAD (Group 1) Nintendo
Wii Party 9.32 million[2]
  • JP: July 8, 2010
  • NA: October 3, 2010
  • EU: October 8, 2010
Nd Cube, Nintendo SPD (Group 4) Nintendo
Mario Party 8 8.85 million[22]
  • NA: May 29, 2007
  • EU: June 22, 2007
  • UK: July 13, 2007
  • AU: July 19, 2007[23]
  • JP: July 26, 2007
  • KOR: November 6, 2008
Party Hudson Soft Nintendo
Super Mario Galaxy 2 7.41 million[24]
Platform Nintendo EAD (Group 1) Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 7.26 million[29]
  • NA: November 19, 2006
  • JP: December 2, 2006
  • AU: December 7, 2006
  • EU: December 8, 2006
Action-adventure Nintendo EAD (Group 3) Nintendo
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games 7.09 million[30]
  • NA: November 6, 2007
  • AUS / JP: November 22, 2007
  • EU: November 23, 2007
Sports Sega Sports R&D
Donkey Kong Country Returns 6.53 million[31]
  • NA: November 21, 2010
  • AU: December 2, 2010
  • EU: December 3, 2010
  • JP: December 9, 2010
Platform Retro Studios, Nintendo Nintendo
Link's Crossbow Training 5.79 million[32][a]
Shooter Nintendo EAD (Group 3) Nintendo
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games 5.67 million[30]
  • JP: November 5, 2009
  • AU: December 25, 2009
  • NA: December 15, 2009
  • EU: November 16, 2009
Sports Sega Sports R&D
Just Dance 2 5 million[37]
  • NA: October 12, 2010
  • EU: October 14, 2010
Ubisoft Paris Ubisoft
Animal Crossing: City Folk 4.32 million[38][a]
  • USA: November 16, 2008
  • CAN: November 17, 2008
  • JP: November 20, 2008
  • AU: December 4, 2008
  • EU: December 5, 2008
  • KOR: January 28, 2010
Life simulation Nintendo EAD (Group 2) Nintendo
Just Dance 4.3 million[39]
  • NA: November 17, 2009
  • EU: November 27, 2009
Ubisoft Paris Ubisoft
Super Paper Mario 4.23 million[40]
  • NA: April 9, 2007
  • JP: April 19, 2007
  • EU: September 14, 2007
  • AU: September 20, 2007
Action RPG Intelligent Systems Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword 3.93 million[41][a]
Action-adventure Nintendo EAD (Group 3) Nintendo
Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree 3.79 million[40]
  • JP: April 26, 2007
  • NA: June 11, 2007
  • EU: July 20, 2007
  • AU: November 8, 2007
Puzzle, Educational Nintendo EAD (Group 4) Nintendo
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games 3.70 million[46]
  • EU: November 13, 2011
  • NA: November 15, 2011
  • AU: November 17, 2011
  • JP: December 8, 2011
Sports Sega Sports Japan
Wii Music 3.24 million[38]
  • JP: October 16, 2008
  • NA: October 20, 2008
  • EU: November 14, 2008
Nintendo
Mario Party 9 3.11 million[47]
Party Nd Cube Nintendo
Super Mario All-Stars: 25th Anniversary Edition 2.55 million[31]
  • JP: October 21, 2010
  • AU: December 2, 2010
  • EU: December 3, 2010
  • NA: December 12, 2010
Platform Nintendo
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock 2 million[50][a]
  • NA: October 28, 2007[51]
  • AU: November 7, 2007
  • EU: November 23, 2007
  • JP: May 22, 2008
Music, Rhythm Vicarious Visions Activision
Michael Jackson: The Experience 2 million[37]
  • NA: November 23, 2010
  • EU: November 26, 2010
  • JP: December 8, 2011
Ubisoft
Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition 2 million[52]
  • JP: May 31, 2007
  • NA: June 19, 2007
  • EU: June 29, 2007
  • AU: July 5, 2007
Survival horror Capcom
Deca Sports 2 million shipped[53]
  • JP: March 19, 2008[54]
  • NA: May 13, 2008
  • EU: June 6, 2008
  • AU: June 20, 2008
Sports Hudson Soft
Epic Mickey 2 million shipped[55]
  • AU: November 25, 2010
  • EU: November 26, 2010
  • NA: November 20, 2010
  • JP: August 4, 2011
Platform Junction Point Studios Disney Interactive Studios
  • JP: Nintendo
Game Party 2 million shipped[56]
  • NA: November 27, 2007
  • EU: February 14, 2008
Monster Hunter Tri 1.9 million[52]
Action RPG Capcom Production Studio 1 Capcom
Kirby's Epic Yarn 1.85 million[31]
Platform Good-Feel, HAL Laboratory Nintendo
WarioWare: Smooth Moves 1.82 million[64]
  • JP: December 2, 2006
  • EU: January 12, 2007
  • NA: January 15, 2007
  • AU: January 25, 2007
Party Nintendo SPD (Group 1), Intelligent Systems Nintendo
EA Sports Active 1.8 million[65]
  • NA: May 19, 2009
  • EU: May 22, 2009
  • JP: August 6, 2009
Electronic Arts
Kirby's Return to Dream Land 1.79 million[41]
Platform HAL Laboratory Nintendo
Mario Strikers Charged 1.77 million[40]
Sports Next Level Games Nintendo
Mario Sports Mix 1.54 million[31]
Sports Square Enix, Nintendo SPD (Group 4) Nintendo
Carnival Games 1.5 million[75]
  • NA: August 28, 2007
  • EU: October 26, 2007
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption 1.41 million[40]
  • NA: August 27, 2007
  • EU: October 26, 2007
  • AU: November 8, 2007
  • JP: March 6, 2008
First-person action-adventure Retro Studios, Nintendo Nintendo
Guitar Hero World Tour 1.334 million[76][a]
  • NA: October 26, 2008
  • EU: November 7, 2008
  • AU: November 12, 2008
Music, Rhythm Vicarious Visions Activision
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles 1.3 million[52]
  • NA: November 13, 2007
  • JP: November 15, 2007
  • EU: November 30, 2007
  • AU: December 13, 2007
Rail shooter Capcom, Cavia
  • JP / NA / EU: Capcom
  • AU: Nintendo Australia
  • AU: Red Ant Enterprises
  • AU: THQ Asia Pacific
Mario Super Sluggers 1.26 million[38]
  • JP: June 19, 2008[77]
  • NA: August 25, 2008
Sports Namco Bandai Games, Now Production Nintendo
Wii Play: Motion 1.26 million[41]
  • NA: June 13, 2011
  • EU: June 24, 2011
  • JP: July 7, 2011
Nintendo
Pokémon Battle Revolution 1.202 million
  • 850,000 in North America and Western Europe[78]
  • 352,123 in Japan[79]
  • JP: December 14, 2006
  • NA: June 25, 2007
  • AU: November 22, 2007
  • EU: December 7, 2007
Fighting Genius Sonority Nintendo
Rayman Raving Rabbids 1.2 million[80]
  • NA: November 19, 2006
  • AU: December 7, 2006
  • EU: December 8, 2006
  • JP: December 14, 2006
Party Ubisoft Montpellier Ubisoft
We Ski 1.2 million[81]
Sports Namco Bandai Games Namco Bandai Games
Big Beach Sports 1.2 million shipped[84]
  • NA: June 24, 2008
  • EU: June 27, 2008
Active Life: Outdoor Challenge 1.03 million[85]
  • JP: May 29, 2008
  • EU: August 9, 2008
  • NA: September 9, 2008
Call of Duty: World at War over 1 million[86]
  • NA: November 10, 2008
  • EU: November 14, 2008
Activision
Red Steel 1 million[80]
  • NA: November 19, 2006
  • JP: December 2, 2006
  • EU: December 8, 2006
Ubisoft
Rock Band 1 million[87]
Rhythm Pi Studios MTV Games, Electronic Arts
Game Party 2 1 million shipped[56]
  • NA: October 6, 2008
  • EU: October 31, 2008
  • ^ a: Bundled with a popular accessory (e.g. additional Wii-mote, MotionPlus, Wii Zapper, Wii Wheel).
  • ^ b: Bundled with a version of the console. The white console was commonly bundled with Wii Sports at launch; since the release of MotionPlus, the Wii Sports bundle with either the white or black console also includes Wii Sports Resort. In addition, since the launch of the corresponding games, the white console has been commonly bundled with Mario Kart Wii (and the Wii Wheel), and the black console has been commonly bundled with New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

Total Wii games sold as of March 31, 2018: 919.81 million.[91]

Total Virtual Console games sold as of December 31, 2007: over 10 million[92]

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