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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.[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 82.79 million[2][b]
  • NA: November 19, 2006
  • JP: December 2, 2006
  • AUS: December 7, 2006
  • EU: December 8, 2006
Sports Nintendo EAD (Group 2) Nintendo
Mario Kart Wii 36.83 million[2][a][b]
  • EU: April 11, 2008
  • AUS: April 24, 2008
  • NA: April 27, 2008
  • SK: April 30, 2009
Racing Nintendo EAD (Group 1) Nintendo
Wii Sports Resort 32.99 million[2][a][b] Sports Nintendo EAD (Group 2) Nintendo
New Super Mario Bros. Wii 29.90 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 21.12 million[2] Fitness Nintendo EAD (Group 5) Nintendo
Super Smash Bros. Brawl 13.15 million[2]
  • JP: January 31, 2008
  • NA: March 9, 2008
  • AUS: June 26, 2008
Fighting, action, platform Ad hoc development team Nintendo
Super Mario Galaxy 12.72 million[2]
  • JP: November 1, 2007
  • NA: November 12, 2007
  • EU: November 16, 2007[21]
  • AUS: November 29, 2007
Platform Nintendo EAD (Group 1) Nintendo
Wii Party 9.24 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
  • JP: July 26, 2007
    Party Hudson Soft Nintendo
    Super Mario Galaxy 2 7.67 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
    • AUS: 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[24]
    • NA: November 21, 2010
    • AUS: December 2, 2010
    • EU: December 3, 2010
    • JP: December 9, 2010
    Platform Retro Studios, Nintendo Nintendo
    Link's Crossbow Training 5.79 million[31][a] Shooter Nintendo EAD (Group 3) Nintendo
    Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games 5.67 million[30]
    • NA: October 13, 2009
    • AUS / JP: November 5, 2009
    • EU: October 16, 2009
    Sports Sega Sports R&D
    Just Dance 2 5 million[36]
    • NA: October 12, 2010
    • EU: October 14, 2010
    Ubisoft Paris Ubisoft
    Animal Crossing: City Folk 4.32 million[37][a]
    • USA: November 16, 2008
    • CAN: November 17, 2008
    • JP: November 20, 2008
    • AUS: December 4, 2008
    • EU: December 5, 2008
    • SK: January 28, 2010
    Life simulation Nintendo EAD (Group 2) Nintendo
    Just Dance 4.3 million[38]
    • NA: November 17, 2009
    • EU: November 27, 2009
    Ubisoft Paris Ubisoft
    Super Paper Mario 4.23 million[39]
    • NA: 2007-04-09
    • JP: 2007-04-19
    • EU: 2007-09-14
    • AUS: 2007-09-20
    Action RPG Intelligent Systems Nintendo
    The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword 3.93 million[40][a] Action-adventure Nintendo EAD (Group 3) Nintendo
    Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree 3.79 million[39]
    • JP: April 26, 2007
    • NA: June 11, 2007
    • EU: July 20, 2007
    • AUS: November 8, 2007
    Puzzle, Educational Nintendo EAD (Group 4) Nintendo
    Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games 3.70 million[45]
    • JP: December 8, 2011
    • NA: November 15, 2011
    • EU: November 13, 2011
    • AUS: November 17, 2011
    Sports Sega Sports Japan
    Wii Music 3.24 million[37]
    • JP: October 16, 2008
    • NA: October 20, 2008
    • EU: November 14, 2008
    Nintendo
    Mario Party 9 3.11 million[46]
    • HKG: June 29, 2012
    • KOR: April 11, 2013
    Party Nd Cube Nintendo
    Super Mario All-Stars: 25th Anniversary Edition 2.55 million[24]
    • JP: October 21, 2010
    • AUS: December 2, 2010
    • EU: December 3, 2010
    • NA: December 12, 2010
    Platform Nintendo
    Sonic Colors 2.18 million[49]
    • NA: November 16, 2010
    • EU: November 12, 2010
    • AUS: November 11, 2010
    • JP: November 18, 2010
    Platform Sonic Team, Dimps Sega
    Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock 2 million[50][a]
    • NA: October 28, 2007[51]
    • AUS: November 7, 2007
    • EU: November 23, 2007
    • JP: May 22, 2008
    Music, Rhythm Vicarious Visions Activision
    Michael Jackson: The Experience 2 million[36]
    • 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
    • AUS: July 5, 2007
    Survival horror Capcom
    • JP / NA / EU: Capcom
    Deca Sports 2 million shipped[53]
    • NA: 13 May 2008
    • EU: 6 June 2008
    • AUS: 20 June 2008
    Sports Hudson Soft
    Epic Mickey 2 million shipped[55]
    • AUS: 2010-11-25
    • EU: 2010-11-26
    • NA: 2010-11-30
    • JP: 2011-08-04
    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[24] 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
    • AUS: 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[40] Platform HAL Laboratory Nintendo
    Mario Strikers Charged 1.77 million[39] Sports Next Level Games Nintendo
    Mario Sports Mix 1.54 million[24]
    • JP: November 25, 2010
    • AUS: January 27, 2011[74]
    • EU: January 28, 2011
    • UK: February 4, 2011
    • NA: February 7, 2011
    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[39]
    • NA: August 27, 2007
    • EU: October 26, 2007
    • AUS: 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
    • AUS: 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
    • AUS: December 13, 2007
    Rail shooter Capcom, Cavia
    • JP / NA / EU: Capcom
    • AUS: Nintendo Australia
    • AUS: Red Ant Enterprises
    • AUS: THQ Asia Pacific
    Mario Super Sluggers 1.26 million[37]
    • JP: June 19, 2008[77]
    • NA: August 25, 2008
    Sports Namco Bandai Games, Now Production Nintendo
    Wii Play: Motion 1.26 million[40]
    • 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
    • AUS: November 22, 2007
    • EU: December 7, 2007
    Fighting Genius Sonority Nintendo
    Rayman Raving Rabbids 1.2 million[80]
    • NA: November 19, 2006
    • AUS: 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

    Total Wii games sold as of March 31, 2014: 895.22 million.[91]

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

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