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Best Wii games of 2011
The 17 best Wii games released in 2011, ranked from 4,384 critic and player ratings.
The best Wii game of 2011 is The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, with a critic score of 93/100 — updated August 2026.
01
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is the first Zelda game created specifically with the Wii in mind. The game makes use of the Wii MotionPlus peripheral for sword fighting, with a revised Wii Remote pointing system used for targeting. Skyward Sword is structured very similar to previous Zelda games, as you travel through an overworld in search of temples to visit and once in you solve a series of puzzles before fighting a boss at the end and receive the next bit of plot. The biggest change is that the overworld is more focused on puzzles with only a handful of action.
93
/100
02
Rayman Origins
Bubble Dreamer, Rayman, his best friend Globox, and some Teensy friends are chilling out at the Bubble Dreamer's resting grounds, the Snoring Tree. However, their snoring disturbs an old granny from the Land of the Livid Dead, who retaliates by sending an evil army of horrendous creatures and the Darktoons across the world, capturing the Electoons that inhabit the world, imprisoning Betilla the Nymph and her sisters, and plunging the Glade into chaos. As a result, the ensuing disaster causes the Bubble Dreamer to go crazy and have nightmares. Although they are captured, Rayman and his friends are able to escape the Darktoons. They are then tasked by the Magician to gather enough Electoons to cure the Bubble Dreamer and restore the Glade of Dreams. Their efforts to locate the Electoons allow them to gain access to the various lands of the Glade, rescuing the Nymphs along the way.
89
/100
03
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is a first-person shooter video game, developed by Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games (Treyarch for the Wii version), with Raven Software having assisted in development and published by Activision.
85
/100
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is the first Zelda game created specifically with the Wii in mind. The game makes use of the Wii MotionPlus peripheral for sword fighting, with a revised Wii Remote pointing system used for targeting. Skyward Sword is structured very similar to previous Zelda games, as you travel through an overworld in search of temples to visit and once in you solve a series of puzzles before fighting a boss at the end and receive the next bit of plot. The biggest change is that the overworld is more focused on puzzles with only a handful of action.
93
/100
02
Rayman Origins
Bubble Dreamer, Rayman, his best friend Globox, and some Teensy friends are chilling out at the Bubble Dreamer's resting grounds, the Snoring Tree. However, their snoring disturbs an old granny from the Land of the Livid Dead, who retaliates by sending an evil army of horrendous creatures and the Darktoons across the world, capturing the Electoons that inhabit the world, imprisoning Betilla the Nymph and her sisters, and plunging the Glade into chaos. As a result, the ensuing disaster causes the Bubble Dreamer to go crazy and have nightmares. Although they are captured, Rayman and his friends are able to escape the Darktoons. They are then tasked by the Magician to gather enough Electoons to cure the Bubble Dreamer and restore the Glade of Dreams. Their efforts to locate the Electoons allow them to gain access to the various lands of the Glade, rescuing the Nymphs along the way.
89
/100
03
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is a first-person shooter video game, developed by Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games (Treyarch for the Wii version), with Raven Software having assisted in development and published by Activision.
85
/100
04
NBA 2K12
84
/100
05
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure is the first video game in the Skylanders series. It is a video game that is played along with toy figures that interact with it through a "Portal of Power", that reads their tag through NFC and features the voices of Josh Keaton, Dave Wittenberg, Darin De Paul, Joey Camen, Audrey Wasilewski, Keythe Farley and Kevin Michael Richardson.
82
/100
06
Driver San Francisco
80
/100
07
Skylanders Spyro's Adventure
79
/100
08
Kirby's Return to Dream Land
77
/100
09
B
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
The game will whisk you away to familiar locations from books 5-7 Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince and The Deathly Hallows, including Grimmauld Place, the Ministry of Magic and Godric's Hollow.
76
/100
10
LEGO Star Wars III - The Clone Wars
76
/100
11
Madden NFL 12
76
/100
12
de Blob 2
74
/100
13
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
73
/100
14
B
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
71
/100
15
Need for Speed: The Run
66
/100
16
Spider-Man: Edge of Time
55
/100
17
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
43
/100
NBA 2K12
84
/100
05
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure is the first video game in the Skylanders series. It is a video game that is played along with toy figures that interact with it through a "Portal of Power", that reads their tag through NFC and features the voices of Josh Keaton, Dave Wittenberg, Darin De Paul, Joey Camen, Audrey Wasilewski, Keythe Farley and Kevin Michael Richardson.
82
/100
06
Driver San Francisco
80
/100
07
Skylanders Spyro's Adventure
79
/100
08
Kirby's Return to Dream Land
77
/100
09
B
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
The game will whisk you away to familiar locations from books 5-7 Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince and The Deathly Hallows, including Grimmauld Place, the Ministry of Magic and Godric's Hollow.
76
/100
10
LEGO Star Wars III - The Clone Wars
76
/100
11
Madden NFL 12
76
/100
12
de Blob 2
74
/100
13
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
73
/100
14
B
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
71
/100
15
Need for Speed: The Run
66
/100
16
Spider-Man: Edge of Time
55
/100
17
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
43
/100
FAQ
What is the best Wii game of 2011?
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword currently tops the ranking with a score of 93/100 across 390 ratings. Ranking updated August 2026.
How is this ranking built?
Games are ranked on their aggregated critic score out of 100, with a minimum vote threshold so a single glowing review never outranks a proven classic; the Tier community's own F-to-S grades are shown alongside each game.