After an incredible & unprecedented run, Nintendo has ceased production of Wii hardware in Japan - the console is no longer being manufactured. But that doesn't erase the collection of great games available for the system, nor does it negate the worst shovelware this side of a sensor bar.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

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Super Mario Galaxy 2

Super Mario Galaxy

World of Goo

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Rayman Origins

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The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Metroid Prime Trilogy

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Guitar Hero 5

Xenoblade Chronicles

Let's cap off the end of the Wii's 100 million unit run with a look back at the 10 best and worst games IGN had the privilege (or grim duty) to review over the console's six-year run. The Wii, if nothing else, was undoubtedly a console with incredibly high highs and almost unfathomably low lows.Note: We're only including games we reviewed on IGN. Excellent Virtual Console games like Chrono Trigger or Mega Man 3 have also been excluded.“The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword will be remembered for revitalizing a franchise that had, for a time, seemingly settled for being merely great instead of revolutionary. Once again, Nintendo is demonstrating its unparalleled ability to craft some of the greatest gameplay this industry has ever seen.”Read the IGN review here “Yes, Super Mario Galaxy 2 is more of what made the original so amazingly good: brilliant gravity platforming. Incredibly tight and responsive controls. Fantastic musical score. But it’s not a “me too” experience -- a significant majority of this sequel is brand new. New level challenges, new gameplay mechanics, new (and incredible) orchestral pieces. All done up in a package that streamlines the classic Mario experience…”Read the IGN review here "Super Mario Galaxy is one of the greatest platformers I have ever played, Wii's best game, and an absolute must-own experience. And to me, this odd trek through space really does feel like the true sequel to Mario 64. It harkens back to the N64 classic with nostalgic faces and places from the Mushroom Kingdom, but it also re-invents the franchise with new space-themed mechanics and fresh Wii-enhanced controls. It is, as I have said since I first played it, a near-perfect combination of old platforming values and new design."Read the IGN review here “World of Goo is an amazing downloadable PC game that you simply must buy. It's packed full of brilliant, challenging levels. It's gorgeous. It's got beautiful music. And it controls really well.”Read the IGN review here “You will play the game to death when you get it. But unlike so many single-player hits, Metroid and Mario included, you will still be playing and consequently loving Super Smash Bros. Brawl in the months and years to come. It is one of the great multiplayer titles of the generation and simply not to be missed.”Read the IGN review here "In a blockbuster holiday season of M-rated war games, it’s refreshing to see something so different and special as Rayman Origins. It’s downright gorgeous and a total blast to play alone or with friends. A truly realized vision at the top of its genre, Rayman Origins is an extravaganza with plenty of action to keep it fresh from start to finish and beyond."Read the IGN review here “The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is, in my opinion, the greatest Zelda game ever created and one of the best launch titles in the history of launch titles -- second only, perhaps, to the at-the-time ground-breaking Super Mario 64. It is also one of the finest games I have ever played.”Read the IGN review here “If, by some lucky twist of fate, you fall into the category of Wii owners who have never played any of the Metroid Prime games before, Nintendo has with Trilogy delivered you a box set of holy proportions. For a bargain price, you will receive 80-plus hours of the best adventuring found on any home consoles in a decade.”Read the IGN review here Guitar Hero 5 on Wii isn’t a must-own game because of one standout feature or option; it’s the total package through and through. True, some gamers – myself included, to a certain extent – are getting tired of the GH formula after three years and an astounding nine games, but if you’re still down to rock on Wii there’s no better game on the system than Guitar Hero 5.Read the IGN review here “Xenoblade Chronicles is the best Japanese RPG of this generation. The fact that it looks like it's from the last generation is its only drawback, but its technical limitations are offset by imaginative artistic direction, innovative and compelling combat, and thoughtful design. It's a throwback to the glory days of the genre, proof that there are always new ways to tell a story. If you've ever felt neglected by the lack of in-depth gaming epics on the Wii, you owe it to yourself to buy this.”Read the IGN review here You've seen the best. Now prepare for the worst.