25-in-25: A Fond Farewell to the Wii, 6.8 out of 10 based on 9 ratings

We have a tradition here at Blistered Thumbs. When one system is retired in favor of a shiny new successor we pay tribute to all of the great games made possible by that hardware. First, we eulogized the Nintendo DS. Then we gave all due respect to Sony’s PSP. Now we have set aside 25 days to talk about the best titles on gaming’s greatest underdog success story, the Wii.

Starting tomorrow and running up until the Wii U’s November 18th release, we will highlight one amazing entry in the Wii library every day. There really aren’t any hard and fast rules, but we’ll try to keep them exclusive and limit franchises to one representative. This means that you should check back with us at BT every day to see the new videos and articles we put together to form the next 25-in-25. And hey, the Wii U is backwards compatible, so you might even consider grabbing a few of these titles when Nintendo’s newest platform hits shelves.

This isn’t necessarily a list counting down the Top 25 Wii Games–rather, this is a collection of 25 games that defined Nintendo’s seventh-generation system. You might have your own personal favorites, and we thoroughly recommend you tell us about your own favorite titles and memories. We encourage our community to get involved in giving the Wii the proper send off it deserves!

The Blistered Thumbs 25-in-25:

1. Kirby’s Epic Yarn
2. Metroid Prime 3
3. Red Steel 1 & 2
4. Punch Out!!
5. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
6. Mario Kart Wii
7. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
8. Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
9. Donkey Kong Country Returns
10 MadWorld
11. No More Heroes 1 & 2
12. Monster Hunter Tri
13. Super Paper Mario
14. Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2
15. Epic Mickey
16. Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars
17. Zack & Wiki: The Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure
18. Little King’s Story
19. Muramasa: The Demon Blade
20. Rayman Raving Rabbids
21. A Boy and His Blob
22. Xenoblade Chronicles
23. Sonic Colors
24. The Last Story
25. Wii Sports/Fit

Austin Yorski

A student of Literature and Religion at Florida State University, Austin Yorski is a jack-of-all-trades around BT. He goes by Austin or Yorski (but not both), and spends all the time he isn’t reading or playing football on writing, editing, moderating, and gaming. He can also collect all 120 stars in Super Mario 64 blindfolded.

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