Topic: What is your favorite 2D platformer on the Wii?

There has been many a all time great 2D platformer on the Wii. Is Wii the home for the genre? Maybe. Very difficult to choose my favourite. I think it'll probably be a dead heat between NSMB Wii and Rayman Origins. Very closely followed by Wario Land: Shake It and then DKCR. Not much in it at all, I could even say its a dead heat with all four - seriously! Would you consider Muramasa a 2D platformer? If yes, throw that in as the fifth fav of mine

Rayman Origins. I actually probably enjoyed DKCR more but RO was criminally overlooked.

Vonseux, every time I see you've posted I just want to tell you how much I love your avatar.

My favourite 2D platformer on Wii is NSMBWii — had an absolute blast playing it with my wife. We didn't take to KEY or DKCR in the same way, and I never really got into A Boy and His Blob. Guess I need to pick up Wario Land soon

Are you sure about the very successful part? According to VGchartz (not the best source, I know) it barely broke a million units across all 3 systems worldwide. I'd be thrilled if it actually did do well, but it doesn't look like it set the world on fire.

Donkey Kong Country Returns

That's not fair. I know Sonic Colors is 2.5D, but 95% of that game was 2D side-scroller.

...except it wasn't. Maybe a bit more than 50 percent at absolute most. And that's including the bonus levels.

75%, based on what I played of it. Forgot how awesome that game was. Also, Galaxy 2 was a much, much better 2D platformer than NSMB Wii and it wasn't even a 2D platformer. Lol.

Kirby's Epic Yarn. (>'-')>

Proof that HD graphics aren't always better or reason enough to have people drooling like maniacs.

This isn't 2D

How isn't it 2D? Its a side scrolling platformer and you can only move left or right.

Compared to say, actual 2D platformers like Kirby's Epic Yarn etc DKCR isn't 2D it's 3D.
Everything is displayed in 3D. Therefore, it's not 2D.

Since I don't want to be banned today, I will simply state that I disagree with what you have just said. Perhaps later I will be more inclined to state what is wrong with your statement.

But its clearly not a 3D platformer as you can't freely move in all directions in a 3D environment. If you're not calling it a 2D platformer, then what would you call it? A 2.5D platformer? If so, the those are still counted a 2D platformers.

Even 2.5D platformers have more freedom of movement than Donkey Kong Country Returns. It's clearly a 2D platformer, just with 3D models.

Some actual 2D platformers:
Wario Land Shake It - 2D platformer
Kirby's Epic Yarn - 2D platformer
Muramasa - 2D platformer
Rayman Origins - 2D platformer

If a game uses 3D character models and environments, then how is it in anyway a 2D game? Yes, DKCR handles like a 2D platformer but it it visually 3D and cannot be called a 2D platformer.

You make no sense. Go ahead and call it what you want and the rest of the world will call it what it actually is.

If you think a game that uses 3D models and 3D environments is a 2D game then that's just awesome!

There are genre definitions out there, you know, and any one of them will tell you that 2D platformers are about moving on a 2D plane - it has nothing to do with the graphics!

2D and Flat are different things.
Technically by your "definition", would Rayman Origins on 3DS be a 2D platformer?
Well, whatever you think, it is still a 2D platformer, as it takes place on a flat plane. Fleshed out models are still 2D if they remain on a two dimensional plane.