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*''[[Wii Sports]]'' (76.76 million)<ref name="nintendo_dec11">{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2012/120127e.pdf#page=7|title=Financial Results Briefing for the Nine-Month Period Ended December 2011|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|date=2012-01-27|format=pdf|accessdate=2012-02-08|page=6}}</ref>**
*''[[Wii Sports]]'' (79.6 million)<ref name="mar12">{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2012/120427e.pdf#page=7|title=Financial Results Briefing for the Fiscal Year Ended March 2012|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|date=2012-04-27|format=PDF|accessdate=2012-05-14|page=6}}</ref><ref name="nintendo_dec11">{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2012/120127e.pdf#page=7|title=Financial Results Briefing for the Nine-Month Period Ended December 2011|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|date=2012-01-27|format=pdf|accessdate=2012-02-08|page=6}}</ref>**
*''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' (31.91 million)<ref name="nintendo_dec11"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2011/110729e.pdf|title=Supplementary Information about Earnings Release|date=2011-07-29|accessdate=2011-07-29|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|page=7}}</ref>*
*''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' (32.44 million)<ref name="mar12"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2011/110729e.pdf|title=Supplementary Information about Earnings Release|date=2011-07-29|accessdate=2011-07-29|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|page=7}}</ref>*
*''[[Wii Sports Resort]]'' (29.87 million)<ref name="nintendo_dec11"/>*
*''[[Wii Sports Resort]]'' (30.14 million)<ref name="mar12"/>*
*''[[Wii Play]]'' (27.38 million)<ref name=100507e>{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2010/100507e.pdf#page=6|title=Supplementary Information about Earnings Release|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|date=2010-05-07|format=PDF|accessdate=2010-05-07|page=6}}</ref>*
*''[[Wii Play]]'' (28.02 million)<ref name="nintendotop_wii">{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/software/wii.html|title=Nintendo Top Selling Software Sales Units: Wii|date=2012-03-31|accessdate=2012-05-20|publisher=[[Nintendo]]}}</ref><ref name=100507e>{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2010/100507e.pdf#page=6|title=Supplementary Information about Earnings Release|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|date=2010-05-07|format=PDF|accessdate=2010-05-07|page=6}}</ref>*
*''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' (25.47 million)<ref name="nintendo_dec11"/>
*''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' (26.26 million)<ref name="mar12"/>
*''[[Wii Fit]]'' (22.61 million)<ref name=100507e/>*
*''[[Wii Fit]]'' (22.67 million)<ref name="nintendotop_wii"/>*
*''[[Wii Fit Plus]]'' (20.24 million)<ref name="nintendo_dec11"/>
*''[[Wii Fit Plus]]'' (20.48 million)<ref name="mar12"/>
*''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' (10.4 million)<ref name="nintendo_dec11"/>
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' (10.79 million)<ref name="nintendotop_wii"/>
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' (9.48 million)<ref name=100507e/>
*''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' (10.68 million)<ref name="mar12"/>
*''[[Wii Party]]'' (7.68 million)<ref name="nintendo_dec11"/>
*''[[Wii Party]]'' (7.94 million)<ref name="mar12"/>
*''[[Mario Party 8]]'' (7.6 million)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/07/wii-party-revealed-by-nintendo-iwata/|title='Wii Party' revealed by Iwata|publisher=Joystiq|date=2010-05-07|accessdate=2010-05-07}}</ref>
*''[[Mario Party 8]]'' (7.6 million)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/07/wii-party-revealed-by-nintendo-iwata/|title='Wii Party' revealed by Iwata|publisher=Joystiq|date=2010-05-07|accessdate=2010-05-07}}</ref>
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' (7.09 million)<ref>{{cite web|url= http://gamersblog.guinnessworldrecords.com/_The-Godfather-of-Gaming-is-Back/BLOG/2348305/4121.html|title=The 'Godfather' of Gaming is Back!|accessdate=2010-05-31|date=May 2010|publisher=''[[Guinness World Records]]''|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5q9EO6YBt|archivedate=2010-05-31}}</ref>
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' (7.09 million)<ref>{{cite web|url= http://gamersblog.guinnessworldrecords.com/_The-Godfather-of-Gaming-is-Back/BLOG/2348305/4121.html|title=The 'Godfather' of Gaming is Back!|accessdate=2010-05-31|date=May 2010|publisher=''[[Guinness World Records]]''|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5q9EO6YBt|archivedate=2010-05-31}}</ref>
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*''[[Link's Crossbow Training]]'' (4.80 million)<ref name=100507e/>*
*''[[Link's Crossbow Training]]'' (4.80 million)<ref name=100507e/>*
*''[[Just Dance (video game)|Just Dance]]'' (4.3 million)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/30814/Ubisoft_Just_Dance_Passes_4_Million_Katy_Perry_Joining_The_Party.php|title=Ubisoft: Just Dance Passes 4 Million, Katy Perry Joining The Party|publisher=[[Gamasutra]]|date=2010-10-06|accessdate=2010-10-24}}</ref>
*''[[Just Dance (video game)|Just Dance]]'' (4.3 million)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/30814/Ubisoft_Just_Dance_Passes_4_Million_Katy_Perry_Joining_The_Party.php|title=Ubisoft: Just Dance Passes 4 Million, Katy Perry Joining The Party|publisher=[[Gamasutra]]|date=2010-10-06|accessdate=2010-10-24}}</ref>
*''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword]]'' (3.42 million)<ref name="nintendo_dec11"/>
*''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword]]'' (3.52 million)<ref name="mar12"/>
*''[[Animal Crossing: City Folk]]'' (3.38 million)<ref name=081031e>{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2009/090508e.pdf#page=6|title=Financial Results Briefing for the Fiscal Year Ended March 2009: Supplementary Information|accessdate=2009-05-08|date=2009-05-08|work=Financial Results Briefing for the 69th Fiscal Term Ended March 2009|publisher=Nintendo|page=6}}</ref>*
*''[[Animal Crossing: City Folk]]'' (3.38 million)<ref name=081031e>{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2009/090508e.pdf#page=6|title=Financial Results Briefing for the Fiscal Year Ended March 2009: Supplementary Information|accessdate=2009-05-08|date=2009-05-08|work=Financial Results Briefing for the 69th Fiscal Term Ended March 2009|publisher=Nintendo|page=6}}</ref>*
*''[[Wii Music]]'' (2.65 million)<ref name=081031e/>
*''[[Wii Music]]'' (2.65 million)<ref name=081031e/>
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*''[[Epic Mickey]]'' (1.3 million)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/01/disneys-epic-mickey-video game-sells-13-million-copies-in-first-month.html|title=Disney's Epic Mickey video game sells 1.3 million copies in first month|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|first=Dawn C.|last=Chmielewski|date=2011-01-14|accessdate=2011-02-18}}</ref>
*''[[Epic Mickey]]'' (1.3 million)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/01/disneys-epic-mickey-video game-sells-13-million-copies-in-first-month.html|title=Disney's Epic Mickey video game sells 1.3 million copies in first month|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|first=Dawn C.|last=Chmielewski|date=2011-01-14|accessdate=2011-02-18}}</ref>
*''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' (1.26 million)<ref name=081031e/>
*''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' (1.26 million)<ref name=081031e/>
*''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'' (1.21 million)<ref name="nintendo_dec11"/>
*''[[Wii Play: Motion]]'' (1.26 million)<ref name="mar12"/>
*''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'' (1.31 million)<ref name="mar12"/>
*''[[Pokémon Battle Revolution]]'' (1.202 million approximately; 850,000 in North America and Western Europe,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.next-gen.biz/features/top-100-selling-games-last-12-months?page=0%252C4|title=The Top 100 Selling Games of the Last 12 Months|work=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]|date=2008-04-10|accessdate=2009-07-24}}</ref> 352,123 in Japan)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japan-gamecharts.com/wii.php|title=Nintendo Wii Japanese Ranking|work=[[Famitsu]]|publisher=Japan Game Charts|accessdate=2009-07-24}}</ref>
*''[[Pokémon Battle Revolution]]'' (1.202 million approximately; 850,000 in North America and Western Europe,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.next-gen.biz/features/top-100-selling-games-last-12-months?page=0%252C4|title=The Top 100 Selling Games of the Last 12 Months|work=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]|date=2008-04-10|accessdate=2009-07-24}}</ref> 352,123 in Japan)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japan-gamecharts.com/wii.php|title=Nintendo Wii Japanese Ranking|work=[[Famitsu]]|publisher=Japan Game Charts|accessdate=2009-07-24}}</ref>
*''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]'' (1.2 million)<ref name=3rdPartyWii>{{cite web|url=http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2008/03/21/the-3rd-party-wii-games-that-sold-a-million/|title=3rd party Wii games that sold a million|publisher=That Videogames Blog|first=Ashutosh|last=Chhibbar|date=2008-03-21|accessdate=2008-03-21}}</ref>
*''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]'' (1.2 million)<ref name=3rdPartyWii>{{cite web|url=http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2008/03/21/the-3rd-party-wii-games-that-sold-a-million/|title=3rd party Wii games that sold a million|publisher=That Videogames Blog|first=Ashutosh|last=Chhibbar|date=2008-03-21|accessdate=2008-03-21}}</ref>
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*''[[We Ski]]'' (1.2 million)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/17460|title=We Ski Coasts to a Million Units Sold|accessdate=2008-12-30|last=Red|first=Carmine|date=2008-12-29|publisher=[[Nintendo World Report]]}}</ref>
*''[[We Ski]]'' (1.2 million)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/17460|title=We Ski Coasts to a Million Units Sold|accessdate=2008-12-30|last=Red|first=Carmine|date=2008-12-29|publisher=[[Nintendo World Report]]}}</ref>
*''[[Big Beach Sports]]'' (1.2 million shipped)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=22176|title=THQ's Farrell: Focus On Fewer, Better Core Titles|first=Chris|last=Remo|date=2009-02-04|accessdate=2009-02-05|publisher=[[Gamasutra]]}}</ref>
*''[[Big Beach Sports]]'' (1.2 million shipped)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=22176|title=THQ's Farrell: Focus On Fewer, Better Core Titles|first=Chris|last=Remo|date=2009-02-04|accessdate=2009-02-05|publisher=[[Gamasutra]]}}</ref>
*''[[Wii Play: Motion]]'' (1.12 million)<ref name="nintendo_dec11"/>
*''[[Active Life: Outdoor Challenge]]'' (1.03 million)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bandainamco.co.jp/en/ir/financial/pdf_bnh/en_20090520_1.pdf|title=Financial Highlights for theFiscal Year Ended March 2009|publisher=[[Namco Bandai Holdings]]|format=PDF|page=4|date=2009-05-18|accessdate=2009-12-18}}</ref>
*''[[Active Life: Outdoor Challenge]]'' (1.03 million)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bandainamco.co.jp/en/ir/financial/pdf_bnh/en_20090520_1.pdf|title=Financial Highlights for theFiscal Year Ended March 2009|publisher=[[Namco Bandai Holdings]]|format=PDF|page=4|date=2009-05-18|accessdate=2009-12-18}}</ref>
*''[[Call of Duty: World at War]]'' (over 1 million)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5405667/reggie-wii-2-theories-miss-key-point|title=Reggie: Wii 2 Theories Miss Key Point|publisher=Kotaku|date=2009-11-16|accessdate=2009-11-16|first=Stephen|last= Totilo}}</ref>
*''[[Call of Duty: World at War]]'' (over 1 million)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5405667/reggie-wii-2-theories-miss-key-point|title=Reggie: Wii 2 Theories Miss Key Point|publisher=Kotaku|date=2009-11-16|accessdate=2009-11-16|first=Stephen|last= Totilo}}</ref>

Revision as of 14:11, 20 May 2012

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 103 Wii video games that have sold over 1 million units.[1]

List

Wii

Total Wii games sold as of March 31, 2011: 716.09 million.[1]

Total Virtual Console games sold as of December 31, 2007: over 10 million[34]

*Bundled with an accessory.
**Bundled with a console.

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