Jokes about one’s Wii collecting dust under one’s television might be true for many who don’t seem to have discovered the good games on it yet, but it doesn’t mean it’s true for everyone. In fact there are people out there who spend hours playing bad games on the Wii as is demonstrated by the list of the most played sports games on the Wii that was put together byKotaku. Using their scientific method of taking the stats from the Nintendo Channel they pulled together a list of sports games that get a lot of play
Kotaku uses a pretty generalized term of what a sports game is, but surprisingly it seems that mini-games (other thanWii Sports,which landed first)aren’t the most played.Madden 08and09come in third and fourth with 28 and 22 hours respectively andFifa 09charges into second with 29 hours. Since the channel only lists games played by a certain number of people it means that certain games aren’t up there yet or may never show up. I would also wager that as more people play games likeTiger Woods 10, will climb the list faster.
I don’t play sports games, but thelast one I read abouton the Wii didn’t sound that bad at all. Full list after the jump.
Wii Sports(November 2006) – 36 hours, 19 minutesFIFA Soccer 09All-Play (October 2008) – 29 hours, 44 minutesMadden NFL 08(August 2007) – 28 hours, 12 minutesMadden NFL 09 All-Play(August 2008) – 22 hours, 58 minutesMLB Power Pros 2008(July 2008) – 22 hours, 41 minutesTiger Woods PGA Tour 08(August 2007) 20 hours, 55 minutesWii Fit(May 2008) – 18 hours, 47 minutesMario Super Sluggers(August 2008) – 18 hours, 22 minutesTiger Woods PGA Tour 09 All-Play(August 2008) – 17 hours, 46 minutesNBA LIVE 09 All-Play(October 2008) – 16 hours, 52 minutesNCAA Football 09 All-Play(July 2008) – 16 hours, 45 minutesMario Strikers Charged(July 2007) – 16 hours, 23 minutesSkate It(November 2008) – 14 hours, 50 minutesFishing Master(September 2007) – 12 hours, 42 minutesNHL 2K9(September 2008) – 12 hours, 27 minutesTiger Woods PGA Tour 10(June 2009) – 12 hours, 17 minutesSuper Swing Golf: Season 2(December 2007) – 12 hours, 7 minutesMajor League Baseball 2K9(March 2009) – 11 hours, 59 minutesLittle League World Series 2008(August 2008) – 11 hours, 51 minutesMario & Sonic at the Olympic Games(November 2007) – 11 hours, 35 minutesWe Ski & Snowboard(March 2009) – 8 hours, 28 minutesCarnival Games Minigolf(October 2008) – 7 hours, 51 minutesHooked!(October 2007) – 6 hours, 20 minutesWe Ski(May 2008) – 6 hours, 4 minutesNASCAR Kart Racing(February 2009) – 6 hours, 3 minutesDECA Sports(May 2008) – 5 hours, 58 minutesEA SPORTS Active(May 2009) – 5 hours, 54 minutesMy Fitness Coach(December 2008) – 5 hours, 34 minutesSummer Sports: Paradise Island(April 2008) – 5 hours, 26 minutesActive Life: Outdoor Challenge(September 2008) – 5 hours, 25 minutesShaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip(November 2008) – 5 hours, 5 minutesTop Spin 3(June 2008) – 4 hours, 19 minutesAMF Bowling Pinbusters!(November 2007) – 2 hours, 40 minutes