List of Wii Wi-Fi Connection games

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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.

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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 .


Released games

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Wii

TitleGenreDeveloperPublisherAvailableTypeFirst ReleasedSource
007: Quantum of Solace First-person shooter Beenox Activision AUS, EU, NAO(4)2008-10-31
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City (AUS/EU)
Social Simulation Nintendo EAD Nintendo AUS, EU, JP, KO, NAO(4), D, WC24, DS2008-11-16
Battalion Wars 2 Third-person shooter Kuju Entertainment Nintendo AUS, EU, JP, NAO(2)2007-10-29
The Beatles: Rock Band Music game Pi Studios Electronic Arts AUS, EU, NAO(4), P&P, S2009-09-09
Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy Side scroller Budcat Creations Majesco Entertainment AUS, EU, NAS2008-7-10
Bleach: Versus Crusade Fighting game Treasure Co. Ltd Sega JPO(2)2008-12-18
Bomberman Blast Action Hudson Soft Hudson Soft JPO(8), S2008-09-25
Boom Blox Bash Party Physics-based puzzle game EA Los Angeles Electronic Arts AUS, EU, NAD2009-05-19 [ permanent dead link ]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 First-person Shooter Treyarch Activision AUS, EU, NAO(12), S2011-11-08
Call of Duty: Black Ops First-person Shooter Treyarch Activision AUS, EU, NAO(12), S2010-11-09
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – Reflex Edition First-person Shooter Treyarch Activision AUS, EU, NAO(10), S2009-11-10
Call of Duty: World at War First-person Shooter Treyarch Activision AUS, EU, NAO(8), S2008-11-11
Castlevania Judgment Fighting game Eighting Konami AUS, EU, JP, NAO(2), DS2008-11-18
The Conduit First-person shooter High Voltage Software Sega AUS, EU, NAO(12)2009-06-23
The Conduit 2 First-person shooter High Voltage Software Sega AUS, EU, NAO(12)2011-04-19
DJ Hero Music game FreeStyleGames, Exient Entertainment Activision AUS, EU, NAO(2),S,P&P2009-10-27
DJ Hero 2 Music game FreeStyleGames Activision AUS, EU, NAO(3),S,P&P2010-10-19
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 Fighting Spike Namco Bandai (EU/JP)
Atari (AUS/NA)
AUS, EU, JP, NAO(2), S2007-10-28
Endless Ocean Adventure Arika Nintendo AUS, EU, JP, NAO(2)2007-08-02
Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep Adventure Arika Nintendo AUS, EU, JP, NAO(2)2009-09-17
Excitebots: Trick Racing Racing Monster Games, Nintendo SPD Group No.3 Nintendo JP, NAO(6)2009-04-20
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time Action RPG Square Enix Square Enix AUS, EU, JP, NAO(4), DS2009-03-24
Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon Role-playing video game h.a.n.d. Square Enix AUS, EU, JP, NAO(2)2007-12-13
FIFA 08 Sports(Soccer) EA Canada EA Sports AUS, EU, JP, NAO(2)2007-9-27
FIFA 09 All-Play Sports(Soccer) Sumo Digital EA Sports AUS, EU, JP, NAO(4), S2008-10-02
FIFA 10 Sports(Soccer) Sumo Digital EA Sports AUS, EU, JP, NAO(4), S2009-10-02
FIFA 11 Sports(Soccer) EA Canada EA Sports AUS, EU, JP, NAO(4), S2010-9-28
Fortune Street Board game Marvelous Nintendo AUS, EU, JP, NAO(4), S2011-12-01
Geometry Wars: Galaxies Multidirectional shooter Kuju/Bizarre Sierra NAS2007-23-11
Ghost Squad Rail shooter Polygon Magic Sega AUS, EU, JP, NAS2007-10-23
Grand Slam Tennis Sports (Tennis) EA Canada EA Sports AUS, EU, NAO(2), S2009-06-08
GoldenEye 007 First-person shooter Eurocom Activision AUS, EU, JP, NA?2010-11-2
GTI Club Supermini Festa! Racing game Konami Konami EU, NAO(4)2010-03-16
Guinness World Records: The Videogame Party game TT Fusion Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment AUS, EU, NAS2008-11-07
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Music game Vicarious Visions Activision AUS, EU, NAO(2), S2008-06-29
Guitar Hero: Metallica Music game Budcat Creations Activision AUS, EU, NAO(4), S, +2009-03-29
Guitar Hero: Smash Hits Music game Beenox Activision/RedOctane AUS, EU, NAO(4), S2009-06-16
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Music game Vicarious Visions Activision AUS, EU, NAO(2), S2007-10-28
Guitar Hero World Tour Music game Vicarious Visions Activision AUS, EU, NAO(8), P&P, S, +2008-10-26
Guitar Hero 5 Music game Vicarious Visions Activision AUS, EU, NAO(8), P&P, S, DS, +2009-08-14
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock Music game Vicarious Visions Activision AUS, EU, NAO(8), P&P, S, DS, +2010-09-28
Hooked! Real Motion Fishing Fishing SIMS Arc System Works (Japan)
Aksys Games, Inc (U.S)
JP, NAO(4)2007-09-27
Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Wii Ketteiban Sports (Baseball) Konami Konami JP??
Jissen Pachi-Slot Pachinko Hisshôhô! Hokuto no Ken Pachinko Sammy SEGA JP?2007-05-24
Just Dance 2 Rhythm game Ubisoft subsidiaries (Paris, Milan) Ubisoft AUS, EU, NAP&P2010-10-12
Just Dance 3 Rhythm game Ubisoft subsidiaries (Paris) Ubisoft AUS, EU, NAP&P2011-10-07
Just Dance 4 Rhythm game Ubisoft subsidiaries (Milan, Paris, Reflections, Bucharest, Pune) Ubisoft AUS, EU, NAP&P2012-10-02
Just Dance 2014 Rhythm game Ubisoft subsidiaries (Paris, Milan, Reflections, Bucharest, Pune, Montpellier, Barcelona) Ubisoft AUS, EU, NAP&P, O, S2013-10-01
Just Dance 2015 Rhythm game Ubisoft subsidiaries (Paris, Milan, Reflections, Pune, Bucharest) Ubisoft AUS, EU, NAP&P, O, S2014-10-21
Just Dance 2016 Rhythm game Ubisoft subsidiaries (Paris, Milan, Pune) Ubisoft AUS, EU, NAO, S2015-10-20
Just Dance 2017 Rhythm game Ubisoft subsidiaries (Paris, Pune) Ubisoft AUS, EU, NAO, S2016-10-25
Just Dance 2018 Rhythm game Ubisoft subsidiaries (Paris, Pune, Shanghai, Bucharest, Montreal) Ubisoft AUS, EU, NAO, S2017-10-24
Karaoke Joysound Wii Music Hudson Hudson JPO, D, S, +2008-12-18
Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Kindan no Yami no Delta Fighting Marvelous Entertainment Nintendo JPO(2)2008-11-20
The Last Story Action RPG Mistwalker, AQ Interactive Nintendo
Xseed Games (NA)
AUS, EU, JP, NAO(6)2011-01-27
Madden NFL 08 Sports (American football) EA Tiburon EA Sports AUS, EU, NAO(2), S2007-08-14
Madden NFL 09 All-Play Sports (American football) EA Tiburon EA Sports AUS, EU, NAO(2), S2008-08-12
Madden NFL 10 Sports (American Football) EA Tiburon EA Sports AUS, EU, NAO(2), S2009-09-01
Mario Kart Wii Racing Nintendo EAD Nintendo AUS, EU, JP, KO, NAO(12), D, S2008-04-10
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games Sports Sega Sports R&D, Racjin Nintendo, (JP) Sega AUS, EU, JP, NAS, WC242011-11-15[]
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Sports Sega Japan, Sega Sports Nintendo, (JP) Sega AUS, EU, JP, NAS2007-11-06
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Sports Sonic Team, Racjin Nintendo, (JP) Sega AUS, EU, JP, NAS, WC242009-10-13
Mario Strikers Charged Sports (football) Next Level Games Nintendo AUS, EU, JP, KO, NAO(4), S2007-05-25
Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 First-person shooter EA Canada Electronic Arts AUS, EU, JP, NAO(32), S2007-11-13
Momotarou Dentetsu 16 Board game Hudson Soft Hudson Soft JP??
Monster Hunter Tri Action RPG Capcom Production Studio 1 Capcom AUS, EU, JP, NAO(4)2009-08-01
Monster Lab Action RPG Backbone Entertainment Eidos Interactive EU, NAO2008-11-04
MX vs. ATV: Untamed Racing Incinerator Studios THQ AUS, EU, NAO(6)2008-02-18 (Wii version)
Naruto Shippuden Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 Fighting game Eighting Tomy EU, NAO(2)2009-11-17
NBA Live 08 Sports (Basketball) HB Studios Electronic Arts AUS, EU, NAO(2), S2007-10-02
NBA Live 09 All-Play Sports (Basketball) HB Studios Electronic Arts AUS, EU, NAO(8), S2008-10-07
NHL 2K10 Sports (Hockey) Visual Concepts 2K Sports EU, NAO(4)2009-09-15
NHL 2K11 Sports (Hockey) Visual Concepts 2K Sports EU, NAO(4)2010-08-24
Nights: Journey of Dreams Action-adventure Sonic Team, Sega Studios USA Sega AUS, EU, JP, NAO(2), +2007-12-13
Nitrobike Racing Left Field Productions Ubisoft AUS, EU, JP, NAO(6)2008-01-15
Octomania Puzzle Compile Heart Conspiracy Entertainment JP, NAO(4)2007-08-23
Pokémon Battle Revolution Role-playing video game Genius Sonority Nintendo/The Pokémon Company AUS, EU, JP, NAO(2), DS2006-12-14
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 Sports(Soccer) Konami Konami AUS, EU, JP, NAO(2)2008-03-18
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 Sports(Soccer) Konami Konami AUS, EU, JP, NAO(2)2009-03-17
Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 Sports(Soccer) Konami Konami AUS, EU, JP, NAO(2)2009-10-23
Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 Sports(Soccer) Konami Konami AUS, EU, JP, NAO(2)2010-09-30
Rabbids Go Home Action-adventure Ubisoft Montpellier Ubisoft AUS, EU, JP, NAS,+2009-11-01
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 Party Ubisoft Paris Ubisoft AUS, EU, JP, NAS2007-11-13
Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party Party Ubisoft Paris Ubisoft AUS, EU, JP, KO, NAS,+2008-11-13
Rock Band 2 Music game Pi Studios Electronic Arts NAO(4), P&P, S2008-12-18
Rock Band 3 Music game Backbone Entertainment MTV Games/Electronic Arts AUS, EU, NAP&P2010-10-26
Samba De Amigo Music game Gearbox Software Sega AUS, EU, JP, NAO(2), P&P, S2008-09-23
Sega Arcade Hits Pack: Gunblade NY & LA Machineguns Rail shooter Sega Sega AU, EU, NAS2010-08-26
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor Rail Shooter Treasure Nintendo AUS, EU, JP, NAS2010-07-27
SimCity Creator City-building/Simulation Maxis EA AUS, EU, NAS, +2008-09-19
Simple Wii series Vol. 1: The Minna de Kaato Reesu Racing D3 Publisher D3 Publisher JP??
Simple Wii series Vol. 2: The Minna de Basu Duri Taikai Fishing D3 Publisher D3 Publisher JP??
Simple Wii series Vol. 3: The Casino Party Casino D3 Publisher D3 Publisher JP??
Simple Wii series Vol. 4: The Shooting Action Shooter D3 Publisher D3 Publisher JP??
Simple Wii series Vol. 5: The Burokku Kuzushi Puzzle / Music D3 Publisher D3 Publisher JP??
Simple Wii series Vol. 6: Waiwai Konbatto Action D3 Publisher D3 Publisher JP??
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Racing Sumo Digital Sega AUS, EU, NAO (12), +2010-02-23
Sonic Colors Platforming Sonic Team Sega AUS, EU, JP, NAO(4), +2010-11-11 [ permanent dead link ]
Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity Racing Sonic Team Sega AUS, EU, JP, NAS2008-01-08
Sonic and the Black Knight Platform Sonic Team Sega AUS, EU, JP, NAS, +2009-03-03
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Fighting Sora Ltd. Nintendo AUS, EU, JP, KO, NAO(4), +2008-01-31 Archived 2007-09-20 at the Wayback Machine
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars Fighting game Eighting Capcom AUS, EU, JP, NAO(2)2010-01-26
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up Fighting game Game Arts Ubisoft AUS, EU, NAO(4)2009-09-22 Archived 2012-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
Tetris Party Deluxe Puzzle game Blue Planet Software Tetris Online Inc. AUS, EU, JP, NAO(4), S2010-07-01
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 All-Play Sports(Golf) EA Tiburon EA Sports AUS, EU, NAO(4), S, +2008-08-26
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 Sports (Golf) EA Tiburon EA Sports AUS, EU, NAO(4), S, +2009-06-08
Trauma Center: New Blood Medical simulation Atlus Atlus
Nintendo (AUS/EU)
AUS, EU, JP, NAS2007-11-20
Trackmania Wii Racing Firebrand Games Ubisoft ???
Ultimate Band Music video game Fall Line Studios Disney Interactive Studios AUS, EU, NAO(2)2008-11-25
Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga Action RPG K2 Xseed Games/Marvelous EU, JP, NAO(2)2009-09-29
Virtua Tennis 2009 Sports Sumo Digital Sega AUS, EU, NAO2009-05-19
We Love Golf! Sports (Golf) Camelot Software Planning Capcom AUS, EU, NAO(2)2008-07-04
Wi-Fi Taiou: Gensen Table Game Wii Board game Hudson Hudson JPO(2)2008-05-22
Wii Chess Board game Nintendo SPD Nintendo EUO(2)2008-01-18
Wii Music Music game Nintendo EAD Nintendo AUS, EU, JP, NA+2008-10-16
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 Professional wrestling Yuke's THQ AUS, EU, NAO, D2008-11-06
Zangeki no Reginleiv Action-adventure game / Third-person shooter Sandlot Nintendo JPO(4)2010-02-10

WiiWare

TitleGenreDeveloperAvailableTypeFirst ReleasedSource
Alien Crush Returns Pinball Hudson EU, JP, NAO(4), S2008-08-26
Bomberman Blast (WiiWare version) Puzzle Hudson AUS, EU, JP, NAO(8)2008-09-12
Bubble Bobble Plus! Arcade Taito EU, JPD2009-04-10
Chess Challenge!! Traditional game Digital Leisure EU, NAO(5)2010-05-10
Crystal Defenders R1/R2 Tower defense Square Enix EU, JP, NAS2009-01-27
Diner Dash Strategy PlayFirst AUS, EU, JP, NAO(4)2010-02-16
Dr. Mario Online Rx Puzzle Nintendo AUS, EU, JP, NAO(2), S2008-03-25
Evasive Space Action game High Voltage Software NAO(4), S2009-02-16
Excitebike: World Rally Racing game Nintendo EU, NAO, S, +Nov 9, 2009
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King City-building / RPG Square Enix AUS, EU, JP, NAP&P2008-03-25
Gradius ReBirth Shoot 'em up Konami JP, NAS2009-03-09
High Voltage Hot Rod Show Racing game High Voltage Software NAS2009-01-19
Karaoke Joysound Wii Music Hudson JPO, D, S, +2009-07-28
Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan Puzzle Namco JPO, D2008-03-25
Lonpos Puzzle Genki EU, JP, NAP&P2008-03-25
Major League Eating: The Game Other Mastiff JP, NAO, S2008-07-14
Mart Racer Racing game Joju GamesNAO2009-09-14
Mega Man 9 Action / Platform Capcom AUS, EU, JP, NAP&P, S2008-09-22
Mega Man 10 Action / Platform Capcom AUS, EU, JP, NAP&P, S2010-03-01
Military Madness: Nectaris Turn-based strategy Hudson Soft JP, NA, EUO(4)2010-02-09
Oekaki Logic Puzzle G-Mode JPD2008-05-27
Onslaught First-person shooter Hudson EU, JP, NAO2009-2-13
Overturn Action Studio ZanEU, JPO(4)2008-12-08
Pool Revolution: Cue Sports Cue sports Hudson Soft AUS, EU, JP, NAO(4)2008-11-18
Pop Puzzle Nnooo AUS, EU, JP, NAS2008-05-12
Pit Crew Panic! Puzzle Hudson Soft EU, JPS2008-12-01
Robocalypse: Beaver Defense Tower defense Vogster EntertainmentEU, NAO(4)2010-05-31
Snowboard Riot Shoot 'em up Hudson Soft EU, JP, NAO(2)2009-02-09
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I Platform game Sonic Team, Dimps AUS, EU, JP, NAD2010-10-11 Archived 2010-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
Space Invaders Get Even Shoot 'em up Taito EU, JP, NAS2008-08-26
SPOGS Racing Racing Pronto GamesEU, NAD2008-07-07 [ permanent dead link ]
Star Soldier R Shooter Hudson Soft AUS, EU, JP, NAS2008-05-12
Tetris Party Puzzle Blue Planet Software AUS, EU, JP, NAO(6), S2008-10-14
Texas Hold'em Poker Card game Gameloft US, UKO(2-4), S, D2009-09-14
Texas Hold'em Tournament Card game Digital Leisure AUS, EU, NAO(5)2009-03-27
Tomena Sanner Action Konami AUS, EU, JP, NAS
TV Show King 2 Party Gameloft AUS, EU, NAO(4), S, D
Uno Card game Gameloft US, UKO(4-6), S
Tsuushin Taikyoku: World Chess Board game Nintendo JPO(2)2008-09-30
Water Warfare First-person Shooter Hudson AUS, EU, JP, NAO(8)2009-06-23
Yakuman Wii Party Nintendo JPD2008-05-20

Unreleased games

Wii

TitleGenreDeveloperPublisherTypeExpected ReleaseSource
The Grinder First-person Shooter High Voltage Software TBAO(4)Halloween 2011

Legend

Type CodeExplanation
DFree Downloadable Content (DLC)
DSInteracts with the Nintendo DS version of the game.
O(n) Online play for n players total.
SScore 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.
AvailabilityExplanation
AUS Australasia
EUFlag of Europe.svg  European Union
JPFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
KOFlag of South Korea.svg  Republic of Korea
NA North America

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