Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars (Wii)

Wii missed out on many of the 'big' fighting games of the era, but Tatsunoko vs. Capcom is a glorious Wii console-exclusive that blended impressive depth with accessibility for players attracted by the fatastic visuals of this crossover fighter. The Tatsunoko Production fighters might not have had the cache of Marvel in the West, but they had more than enough character and likely served as an introduction to a whole new world of anime for many western players. Great game, this — assuming the licences could be sorted out, we'd love to see it again.

The Last Story (Wii)

Along with Xenoblade Chronicles and Pandora's Tower, The Last Story is notable as one of the 'Project Rainfall' titles North American players campaigned to see released in that territory — Nintendo, who published that game elsewhere, eventually granted Xseed publishing rights and it released six months after PAL regions.

Coming from Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of Final Fantasy, this is an impressive RPG and one of the last big releases for the system. While it struggled from a technical perspective at times, it's an ambitious title that's we'd love to revisit on Switch.

Boom Blox (Wii)

Steven Spielberg's making a game, everybody! Legendary Hollywood director Steven Spielberg! The moment we heard that, we started imagining Indiana Jones-style derring-do, or something with aliens or dinosaurs. We didn't start thinking about a physics-based block puzzler/party game in the Jenga mould.

However, it turned out the Boom Blox was an absolute blast to play, and a game that deserves to be revisited. Publisher EA doesn't have great form on Switch, but this would be an easy win for everyone involved.

Klonoa (Wii)

This Wii remake of Paon's PlayStation original added a lick of paint, some Wii controls and a handful of other welcome features to the 2.5D platformer. Klonoa remains an excellent addition to the console's colourful catalogue and a pleasant little game that we'd love to return to — we haven't heard from the character since 2008, so it's about time.

Wario Land: Shake It! (Wii)

A cracking 2D platformer from the folks at Good-Feel, Wario Land: Shake It! (or Wario Land: The Shake Dimension if you prefer the European flavour) brought the antihero's antics to Wii in fine fashion. It's hardly the longest 2D platformer you'll ever play, but its gorgeous art style and Wario's adorably greedy antics give us the warm fuzzies when we think back to 2008.

Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (Wii)

The Wii might not be the first system that springs to mind when asked to think of classic horror games, but Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is up there with the greatest titles in the genre — all the better for really making use of its host console's features, whether it's the speaker in the controller or intelligent use of motion controls to draw you into this reimagining of the Silent Hill series' first entry. Obviously, a Switch port couldn't replicate the speaker functionality, but otherwise it could be a great platform to job our memories of this reimagined version of the 1999 PlayStation original.

MadWorld (Wii)

PlatinumGames' MadWorld presented an inky black-and-white aesthetic that served to highlight the ultra-violence of the action whenever red blood sprayed across the screen, which was a lot. Tapping into the visual style of Frank Miller's dark graphic novel Sin City, Madworld is another example that the Wii's reputation as a family-friendly console, though warranted, is only partially correct. In fact, it had an incredibly varied catalogue and this Sega-published hack-and-slack brawler was a fine example.

Seeing all that stylised carnage in high definition? Imagine how it would pop on Switch OLED! Yep, sign us up.


Which of the games above would you most like to be able to play on Switch?

(You can select up to 3 answers)


Which Wii games would you like to see return on Switch? Let us know in the usual place.