Great yet cheap Wii titles?

[allyourbase]

Just got a Wii and I'm really excited to get into it. I'm kind of on a budget now and was wondering what games are worth picking up.
But I was looking to stay away from those $40+ titles for now- unless they're really worth it (bat wars 2, mario strikers charged, mario kart) So any good games in the library that won't cost so much? I'm already picking up RE4 (19.99), and one of the Trauma Centers (19.99 used). I'm looking to stay away from super gimmicky titles, but will try anything as long as it's fun. I've got about $130 to spend and want to get the most out of my money as far as diversity/genre/replayability is concerned. Thanks for the help!
PS- saw Dragon Quest game today (14.99 new) at best buy, anyone know whether it's good or not?

[Tupin]

Dragon Quest: Swords for $14?

It's worth it. I also recommend Zack and Wiki, Speed Racer, and Order Up!, as they all are just plain fun.

[allyourbase]

yeah, DQ: Swords. Is that a crazy price or is that just me? I saw it at walmart down the street from best buy at $39.94.

[RJ]

If you're online lots of WiiWare titles are quite decent despite what you may hear on this site. The ArtStyle games are awesome puzzlers only $6 each. I got 2 $20 Wii cards for Xmas & I bet most of it will be spent on WiiWare titles.

W/ $130 you'd never run out of stuff to play.

[Tupin]

yeah, DQ: Swords. Is that a crazy price or is that just me? I saw it at walmart down the street from best buy at $39.94.

Best Buy gets and sells a lot of games, any games that don't sell well and don't have a preset price to stick to are lowered within two or three months of release around here.

Basically, if it didn't have a huge, drawnout release or wasn't a first party release by Nintendo, Sony, or Microsoft, they cut the price.

[darkhades]

Blast Works
Opoona
Zack & Wiki
Blast Works
Blast Works
Pinball Hall of Fame: Williams Collection
Blast Works
Sam & Max Season One

[aclbandit]

Someone else mentioned it, I'm just going to second it: you would be amazed at how unnecessarily fun Speed Racer: The VideoGame is for Wii. From what I hear, the PS2 version isn't good at all, mainly due to the fact that the part that makes this game awesome is the motion controls.

Check it out-- 19.99 tops these days.

[Rob2600]

The best Wii games currently priced at $30 or less, new (in alphabetical order):

BlastWorks
Bully: Scholarship Edition
Dewy's Adventure
Dokapon Kingdom
Elebits (too expensive new, but $18 used at GameStop)
Endless Ocean
Excite Truck
Geometry Wars: Galaxies
Ghost Squad
The Godfather: Blackhand Edition
The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return
The King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga
- Kororinpa: Marble Mania (nevermind, it's too expensive now)
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Link's Crossbow Training
Madden NFL 07
Medal of Honor Heroes 2
Mercury Meltdown Revolution
MLB Power Pros
Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution
No More Heroes
Order Up!
Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection
Prince of Persia: Rival Swords
Rayman Raving Rabbids
Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition
Sam & Max: Season One
The Sims 2: Castaway
SNK Arcade Classics Volume 1
SSX Blur
Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz
Tomb Raider Anniversary
Trauma Center: New Blood
Trauma Center: Second Opinion
Zack & Wiki
(34 games)


WiiWare:

Alien Crush Returns
Art Style series
Bomberman Blast
Dr. Mario Online Rx
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
Groovin' Blocks
LostWinds
MaBoShi: The Three Shape Arcade
Mega Man 9
Strong Bad series
Tetris Party
Toki Tori
World of Goo
(at least 13 games)


Don't forget about the great catalog of GameCube games, too!

[bones11]

Mercury Meltdown and No More Heroes come to mind, both are under $20 new at many places, less if you can find used.

[joedick]

Rob2600's list is pretty solid, though you'll be lucky to find Kororinpa: Marble Mania for $20 these days.

[swlovinist]

Great thread! To me the Wii is all about getting the $20 and good budget title. There are a ton of stinkers on the system, but there are some great games on a budget. I had to mention Alien Syndrome as a very decent adventure/item hunt game. Sure it looks like crap, but you can score it for like under $10 at game crazy used. Also would like to mention Medal of Honor Heroes 2 is dang fun, and is a must buy. My fellow DP members are recommending some great budget gems

[Cobra Commander]

I don't how cheap it is or even if you can still find it, but I've really enjoyed Metal Slug Anthology.

[Rob2600]

Rob2600's list is pretty solid, though you'll be lucky to find Kororinpa: Marble Mania for $20 these days.

Wow, you're right! I just checked Amazon and people are selling Marble Mania for $59. I bought it from Konami's web site a while ago for $20.

Elebits is on Amazon for $59 as well. What the heck?

[swlovinist]

Amazon is crap sometimes for prices of "old new games".

[Rob2600]

Amazon is crap sometimes for prices of "old new games".

True. Elebits is $20 on Walmart.com, but it's out of stock...I imagine permanently.

EDIT: Elebits is $18 used on GameStop.com.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Sam & Max Season 1 is out?!?!?

When in the hell did that happen and how did I miss it?

[Rob2600]

Sam & Max Season 1 is out?!?!?

When in the hell did that happen and how did I miss it?

The Wii version was released on October 14, 2008. It's received pretty good reviews...7.4 overall.

Currently, Amazon and Walmart.com are selling it for $30. GameStop.com is selling it for $20, new.

[jb143]

Great thread. I was wondering this myself. I was just ushered into the modern gaming world when my dad sent me a Wii for Christmas. Someone mentioned Game Cube games. Which of those would be worth it that can be gotten for close to dirt cheap?

[j_factor]

You may be able to get Okami for $20 with a little digging; that's what I paid for it a while back. Castle of Shikigami III is a solid, old-school shooter. I still think Red Steel is well worth a play, and it's probably dirt cheap now. I also have to say that I actually like Line Rider 2. There's not that much to it, but it succeeds at what it sets out to do. Simple fun.

Beyond that pretty much everything's been mentioned, but I'd like to second/third a few:

Blast Works
Geometry Wars Galaxies
Ghost Squad
House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return
Medal of Honor Heroes 2
Mercury Meltdown Revolution
No More Heroes
Order Up!
Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection
Rayman Raving Rabbids (the first is actually the best one for single player)
RE Umbrella Chronicles ($20 at TRU)
Sam & Max: Season One
Tomb Raider Anniversary (very well-done remake and translates to the Wii very well)
Zack & Wiki (still my #1 recommendation for the system)

[Rob2600]

Someone mentioned Game Cube games. Which of those would be worth it that can be gotten for close to dirt cheap?

It depends on what you mean by "dirt cheap." $20 each? $10 each?