Key game industry figures pick their favorite unnoticed Wii games
There are a lot of great Wii games out there that didn’t garner much attention from consumers. This is something that applies to both retail games and WiiWare releases. We’re talking about titles such as Boom Blox, Excitebots: Trick Racing, and Trauma Team.
GamesBeat contacted a number of key game industry figures – including well-known Nintendo of America employees Bill Trinen (Miyamoto’s translator!) and Nate Bihldorff – for their thoughts on the best unnoticed Wii games.
Here are their selections:
Kyle Gabler – Co-founder, 2D Boy (World of Goo)
Pick: Cave Story
Bill Trinen – Director, Product Marketing, Nintendo of America
Picks: Boom Blox, ExciteBots, Rhythm Heaven Fever
Nic Watt – Creative Director, Nnooo Games (Pop, EscapeVektor)
Picks: Fire Emblem, Swords and Soldiers
Daisuke “Pixel” Amaya – Independent game developer, Studio Pixel (Cave Story)
Pick: Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Alex Neuse – Co-founder, Gaijin Games (Bit. Trip series)
Pick: Fluidity (a.k.a. Hydroventure)
Nathan Fouts – President, Mommy’s Best Games (Weapon of Choice)
Pick: ExciteBots: Trick Racing
Nate Bihldorff – Senior Manager, Localization, Nintendo of America
Picks: MotoHeroz, Wario Land: Shake It!, Monster Hunter Tri
Andrew Smith – Managing Director, Spilt Milk Studios (Hard Lines)
Pick: Link’s Crossbow Training
Joost van Dongen – Co-founder, Ronimo Games (Swords and Soldiers)
Pick: Excite Truck
Robert Boyd – Founder, Zeboyd Games (Cthulhu Saves the World)
Pick: Trauma Team
You can find a breakdown of each pick here.
