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[A Black Falcon]

(list reposted with a few additions/notes added below)

I added the not yet released and single-region notes to the above post, because I do think that matters. The game Wii Chess also was added to the list.

Wii Sports
Excite Truck
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
WarioWare: Smooth Moves
Wii Play
Super Paper Mario
Mario Party 8
Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree
Pokémon Battle Revolution
Mario Strikers Charged
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
Battalion Wars 2
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Super Mario Galaxy
Link's Crossbow Training
Endless Ocean
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Wii Chess (EU only on disc, JP only on WiiWare, no US release)
Mario Kart Wii
Wii Fit
Wario Land: The Shake Dimension
Wii Music
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Disaster: Day of Crisis (JP/EU only)
Mario Super Sluggers (US/JP only)
Captain Rainbow (JP only)
New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis
New Play Control! Pikmin
New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
Punch-Out!!
Wii Sports Resort
Metroid Prime: Trilogy (US/EU only)
Wii Fit Plus
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
New Play Control! Pikmin 2 (JP only)
Another Code: R – A Journey into Lost Memories (JP/EU only)
Excitebots: Trick Racing (US only)
New Play Control! Metroid Prime (JP only, in US/EU as part of Metroid Prime Trilogy)
New Play Control! Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (JP only, in US/EU as part of Metroid Prime Trilogy)
New Play Control! Chibi Robo (JP only)
Tact of Magic (JP only)
NHK Kōhaku Quiz Gassen (JP only)
Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep
Sin and Punishment: Star Successor
Super Mario Galaxy 2
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure
Metroid: Other M
Wii Party
Kirby's Epic Yarn
FlingSmash
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary Edition
Dynamic Slash (JP only)
And-Kensaku (JP only)
Mario Sports Mix
Wii Play Motion
The Last Story (JP only so far)
Pandora's Tower (JP only so far)
Mystery Case Files: The Malgrave Incident (US/EU only)
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Xenoblade Chronicles (JP/EU only)
Kirby's Return to Dream Land (not yet released)
Rhythm Heaven (not yet released outside Japan)
Mario Party 9 (not yet released)
Fortune Street (not yet released)

That's 65 games, but two are duplicates of sorts (NPC Metroid Prime games versus the Trilogy version). Three aren't out yet, and three more aren't out yet outside of Japan though releases have been promised (two EU only, one US/EU). Three games are JP/EU only releases. One is US/EU only (two, counting the Metroid Prime Trilogy, if you do). One is US only. Seven are JP only, not counting the three with overseas releases promised.

Am I missing anything, as far as regional releases go? I might be, I'm not certain that I caught them all.

But, shouldn't the WiiWare games from Nintendo count some? I think they probably should, really...

Nintendo-published or developed WiiWare games, in no particular order: World of Goo, Lonpos, Line Attack Heroes (JP only), ThruSpace: High Velocity 3D Puzzle, Excitebike World Rally, Fluidity (US/EU only), PictureBook Games: Pop-Up Pursuit, Snowpack Park (JP/US only), Tsushin Taikyoku: Hayazashi Shogi Sandan (JP only), Tsushin Taikyoku: Igo Dojo 2700-mon (JP only), Tsushin Taiyoku: World Chess (JP only on WiiWare, EU only on disc (note: the disc version came first)), My Pokemon Ranch, Pokemon Rumble, Dr. Mario Online Rx, Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon: Ikuzo! Arashi no Bōkendan (JP only), Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon: Mezase! Hikari no Bōkendan (JP only), Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon: Susume! Honō no Bōkendan (JP only), You, Me, and the Cubes, Eco Shooter: Plant 530, WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase, Maboshi's Arcade, Magnetica Twist, AquaSpace, Art Style: CUBELLO, Art Style: light trax, Art Style: ORBIENT, Art Style: ROTOHEX, Art Style: ROTOZOA (US/EU only), Yakuman Wii: Ide Yosuke no Kenkou Mahjong (JP only).



How about a similar list for the N64... you're counting anything published by Nintendo in any region, I guess? Like that list, it's pretty much in chronological order.

Super Mario 64
Pilotwings 64
Killer Instinct Gold (US/EU only release)
Wave Race 64
Cruis'n USA (US/EU only release)
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (title also on PC)
Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey (EU publisher, others published in US/JP)
Blast Corps
Star Fox 64
Tetrisphere (US/EU only release)
Goldeneye 007
Bomberman 64 (US/EU publisher, other publisher in Japan)
Mischief Makers (US/EU publisher, other publisher in Japan)
Diddy Kong Racing
Yoshi's Story
1080: Ten Eighty Snowboarding
Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside (US/EU only release)
Major League Baseball Featuring Ken Griffey Jr. (US only release)
F-Zero X
Waialae Country Club: True Golf Classics (US/EU only release)
Pocket Monsters Stadium (JP only release)
Cruis'n World (US/EU only release)
Bomberman Hero (US/EU publisher, other publisher in Japan)
Glover (EU publisher, other publisher in US; not released in JP) (title also on PC and PSX)
Banjo-Kazooie
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Hey You, Pikachu! (US/JP only release) (1998 JP release, 2000 US)
F-1 World Grand Prix (Published by Video System, "Distributed Exclusively by Nintendo") (also on DC, PC, PSX)
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (Published by Lucasarts, but "Distributed exclusively by Nintendo") (also on PC)
Mario Party
Pokemon Snap
Pokemon Stadium (Pocket Monsters Stadium 2 in JP)
Ken Griffey Jr.'s Slugfest (US only release)
Command & Conquer (US/EU only release)
Ogre Battle 64 (JP publisher only, other publisher in US, no EU release)
Star Wars: Episode I Racer ((Published by Lucasarts, but "Distributed exclusively by Nintendo") (also on PC, DC)
The New Tetris (US/EU only release)
Mario Golf
NBA Courtside 2 Featuring Kobe Bryant (US only release)
Super Smash Bros.
F-1 World Grand Prix II (EU only release) ("Distributed exclusively by Nintendo" but published by Video System) (also on DC, also only in Europe)
Jet Force Gemini
Custom Robo (JP only release)
Donkey Kong 64
Mario Party 2
Mario Artist: Paint Studio (64DD, for the 64DD addon) (JP only release)
Kyojin no Doshin 1 (64DD, for the 64DD addon) (JP only release) (Doshin the Giant)
Randnet Disk (64DD, for the 64DD addon) (JP only release) (not a game, this is for 64DD internet access)
Mario Artist: Talent Studio (64DD, for the 64DD addon) (JP only release)
SimCity 64 (64DD, for the 64DD addon) (JP only release)
Itoi Shigesato no Bass Tsuri No. 1 Ketteihan! (JP only release)
F-Zero X Expansion Kit (64DD, for the 64DD addon) (JP only release)
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Kyojin no Doshin: Kaihou Sensen Chibikko Chikko Daishuugou (64DD, for the 64DD addon) (JP only release) (Doshin the Giant addon)
Japan Pro Golf Tour 64 (64DD, for the 64DD addon) (JP only release)
Starcraft 64 (US/EU only release)
Mario Artist: Communication Kit (64DD, for the 64DD addon) (JP only release) (not a game, this is for sharing creations in the other Mario Artist titles online and a few other features)
Excitebike 64
Mario Tennis
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Paper Mario
Perfect Dark
Mario Artist: Polygon Studio (64DD, for the 64DD addon) (JP only release)
Pokemon Puzzle League (US/EU only release)
Custom Robo V2 (JP only release)
Tsumi to Batsu: Hoshi no Keishousha (JP only release) (Sin and Punishment: Successor to the Earth)
Banjo-Tooie
Mickey's Speedway USA
Mario Party 3
Pokemon Stadium 2
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Dr. Mario 64 (US only release)
Doubutsu no Mori (JP only release) (Animal Crossing)

Because of differences between release dates in different regions, Mario Party 3 (May '01) was actually the last US first party release. Animal Crossing was the last Japanese release.

Also, all nine 64DD games (plus the Randnet disk) are here because Randnet, Nintendo's partnership company for the 64DD, published all of them.

I count 71 total games, 61 if you remove the 64DD stuff. But, two of those 61 are games from other JP or EU publishers that Nintendo published in Europe only. One is a US publisher's game that Nintendo published in Japan and Europe. Three are Japanese publishers' games that Nintendo published in the US and Europe. And then there are those "Distributed exclusively by Nintendo" titles, some of which I probably missed. Not sure exactly how you should count those.

As for regional exclusives, four games, plus the ten 64DD disks, are Japan-only releases. Four games are US only releases. One was EU only (distributed by Nintendo only). Ten games were US/EU only releases. One was US/JP only. None were JP/EU only.

Overall, I'd say choosing between those two libraries is pretty hard, but 64DD excluded the Wii's library is a little bit larger. As for which one's better, though, that's definitely going to be a matter of opinion. Plus, that Wii list doesn't include Nintendo's WiiWare titles, which should count for something too. But on the other hand, I really love Nintendo's N64 games... so yeah, it is tough.

 

[Agent Unknown]

I gotta say, the fact that someone would have the audacity to argue that NCL, NST and Rare during the N64 days were some sort of amazing trifecta of consistent AAA output mind blowingly rediculous. It's the console that defined the term system drought. For the most part, the N64 era is one of my worst memories as a gamer. The Gamecube had better output but it still lacked the amount of quality content we've gotten with Wii and overall return to form (as one example, the difference of quality, level design and replay value between Mario Sunshine and SMG is stunning). Nintendo's lineup for the Wii has been like therapy for me. So, I thoroughly agree with the other posters who say that first party wise, it's got the best output of quality titles since the SNES.

But the N64, where NCL could barely produce one title a year and leaned on Rare and NST for everything else, is a better lineup than SMG 1,2, a new 2D Mario platformer (as said before hoping to get a 2D Mario game on the N64 or GC was laughable, I remember Matt and other IGN reps asking Miyamoto both in the n64 and Cube days 'When will we get a new 2D Mario' game and it was almost like they might as well have asked "When are we getting an Earthbound sequel?"), two Kirby 2D platformers, a new DKC (heck, the Wii has helped bring BACK 2D platformers!) two Metroid adventures, a Metroid collection, two Zeldas, and many other titles previously listed by other folks? Seriously. Shaking. My. Head.

 

[marc^o^]

"From the end of this year through to next year we have assembled an extensive software line-up for which there is probably no precedent in the history of video games,"

"We will make a strenuous effort to increase the popularity of the 3DS and make it a worthy successor to the DS."

All guns blazing Iwata

 

[mclem]

I'd love to know which Wii games you believe are for non-players.

If he dares mention Rhythm Heaven, I'm getting a pitchfork.