Nintendo Wii/GC suggestions

[substantial_snake]

I skipped out on the gamecube last console generation generation due to a general lack of titles that really interested me and largely the same with the Wii. I have a policy of not buying consoles only for a handful of games but I figure with the backlog of gamecube and wii titles should be more then enough to justify the purchase of the console.

I'm looking for suggestions of any games weather popular or not from both consoles. My tastes are pretty diverse so throw out anything you had a good time with from either console just let me know what you liked about it or what stood out about the particular game.

I'm not a huge fan of the wii-mote so ill use the gamecube pad whenever possible so curious if there is any advantage to the classic controller over the gamecube controller.

[kupomogli]

Wii. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!

...except for playing Gamecube games. Phantasy Star Online 1 and 2, Resident Evil, Resident Evil Zero, Skies of Arcadia Legends, Wind Waker, and Zelda Collector's Edition are my favorites.

[Tupin]

Both have great games.

GCN:
F-Zero GX
The Legend of Zelda: The Windwaker
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventure
Super Mario Sunshine
Luigi's Mansion
Wave Race: Blue Storm
Super Monkey Ball 2
Sonic Adventure DX
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle
Animal Crossing
Chibi-Robo
Odama
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Cubivore
Tube Slider
Ikaruga (good luck finding it)
Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (or get it on Wii)
Sonic Gems Collection
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Donkey Konga
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime 2
Super Smash Bros. Melee

Wii:
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Super Paper Mario
No More Heroes
No More Heroes 2
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Kirby's Epic Yarn
Metroid Prime 3
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Sonic Colors
Opoona (obscure RPG, it's fun)
Muramasa: The Demon Blade
WarioWare: Smooth Moves
Mario Kart Wii
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom
Monster Hunter Tri


There are a lot of bad games on Wii. When in doubt, stick to games either made by Nintendo themselves or major Japanese developers like Capcom, Konami, and Sega. They tend to know how to make Wii games the best, those companies. There are a few exceptions, but not many.

The Wii has a bunch of Japan-only games, too. Some are worth importing. You chose a good time to get into Wii. Only one game worth looking forward to left before Nintendo releases the Wii U, barring that they actually release Xenoblade, The Last Story, and Pandora's Tower in North America. If not, there's always homebrew...

[Colorado Rockies]

Here are some recommendations.

Gamecube:
Animal Crossing
Tales of Symphonia
Skies of Arcadia Legends
Windwaker
Twilight Princess
Eternal Darkness
MGS Twin Snakes
Mario Kart Double Dash
Mario Strikers
Mario Golf
Gladius
Resident Evil
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 0
Viewtiful Joe
Paper Mario
Mario Sunshine
Luigi's Mansion
Ikaruga
Soul Calibur 2
NBA Street V3
Pikmin 2
Fire Emblem
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Star Wars Rogue Squadron
Smash Bros Melee

Wii:
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Mario Galaxy 1 & 2
Smash Bros Brawl
Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn
Kirby's Epic Yarn
Murmassa
Little King's Story
Sonic Colors

[Swamperon]

I can do better than draw from my own collection! Depending on your tastes, any of these are good:

GC:

Billy Hatcher
Eternal Darkness (A must!)
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Phantasy Star Online: Episode I & II
Phantasy Star Online Episode III: Card Revolution
Skies of Arcadia Legends
Sonic Mega/Gems Collection
Sonic Adventure DX
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle
Sonic Heroes
Super Monkey Ball
Super Smash Bros Melee
TimeSplitters 2
Zelda: Wind Waker
Zelda: Collector's Edition
Zelda: Twilight Princess

Wii:

Baroque
Boom Blox
De Blob
Little King's Story
Super Mario Galaxy 1&2
Metal Slug Anthology (GC compat)
Monster Hunter Tri (Classic compat)
MySims
Nights: Journey of Dreams (GC Compat)
No More Heroes 1 & 2
Sonic Unleashed
Sonic Colours
Sonic & the Secret Rings
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
Trauma Center: Second Opinion
Wii Sports
Zack & Wiki

As for the controllers, there classic has no real advantages over the GC as far I as can think of. I prefer the GC controller for comfort.

[E-Man03]

There are some nice titles for Wii.

Wii:
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Punch-Out!!
Metroid: Other M
Metroid Prime Trilogy
Wario Ware: Smooth Moves
Mario Kart Wii
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Ghost Squad
House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return
House of the Dead: Overkill
Resident Evil: Umberlla Chronicles
Red Steel 2
Epic Mickey
Truma Center: Second Opinon
Sonic Colors
Wii Sports

WiiWare:
Mega Man 9
Mega Man 10
Dr. Mario Online RX
Contra: Rebirth
Castlevania The Adventure: Rebirth

[Leo_A]

As for the controllers, there classic has no real advantages over the GC as far I as can think of. I prefer the GC controller for comfort.

Except that sometimes only the Classic Controller will be the only one of the two supported, with no GCN option. So it's best to have both.

And the Classic Controller is ideal to own if someone wants to play any of the Super Nintendo games off the Wii's Virtual Console (Or has the Homebrew Channel with a SuperNes emulator installed).