Besides the games previous posters have already listed:

Endless Ocean 1 and 2--LOL, I think the slogan for these games should be: "The Closest Thing Your Broke Ass Is Going To Get For a Vacation."

Eh, the only thing Endless Ocean did for me was make me appreciate HD gaming more. lol

I think most are just listing "great games on the Wii" not true 'gems,' IMO. It's a fine line, but I'd define that as games that are just a pure delight to play where you just have a shit-eating grin on your face the whole time. So yeah, there are great games(Metroid, Boom Blox, Z&W, Pikmin, WiiSports, RE4, etc), but a few rise above that. Here are my 'gems:'

Okami - Sorry I missed this on PS2, but I think the vibe of the game is better suited to the vibrant "refresh" on the Wii and once you got the painting down with the

Kirby's Epic Yarn - if you can't enjoy this game you need to see the wizard about getting yourself a heart.

Excite Truck - Enjoyed this more than Burnout Paradise & Motorstorm and prefer it over the more gimmicky ExciteBots. The custom soundtrack also give it an edge over 'bots.'

Super Mario Galaxy - I think 2 is a better, more polished game with more variety, but it's hard to shake the "been-there-done-that" feeling. The first was just a unique experience that a Mario game hadn't provided since Mario 64. I also preferred the overworld in the first to the generic 2D map design of the second.

Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Never played the first, but the second was the perfect 3D platformer.

Kirby's Epic Yarn - Ungodly cute and fun game even tho it was quite easy. Had some good times with my son with this game.

Okami - Liked it so much, I bought the art book

Zach & Wiki - Underappreciated puzzle game

Muramasa: The Demon Blade - very pretty side scroller (What? No one mentioned it yet?)

Tatsunoko vs Capcom - A shocker that it came out here and a pretty good fighter to boot.

Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands - The Wii version took advantage of the motion controls quite well for its unique story.

Games that I haven't played enough of to judge yet:

Metroid Prime Trilogy
Metroid Other M
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
No More Heroes 2
Little King's Story

I haven't gotten a ton of miles out of the Wii, but the one game we all love to play is Mario Kart.

booking marking this thread in case i ever want more wii games!

Epic Mickey, although I'd have preferred it on 360.

Last year I sold every Wii game I had except one:

-House of the Dead: Overkill

It's a great party game and has a lot of replay value since you have to play through it multiple times to unlock weapons.

I just re-bought Super Mario Galaxy to give it a 2nd chance. I tried it when it first came out and found it too difficult to judge where I was jumping resulting in constant frustration.

I also re-bought Super Paper Mario which I loved the 1st time I played it and wanted to add back to my collection.

Originally Posted by pjarvi Last year I sold every Wii game I had except one: -House of the Dead: Overkill It's a great party game and has a lot of replay value since you have to play through it multiple times to unlock weapons. I just re-bought Super Mario Galaxy to give it a 2nd chance. I tried it when it first came out and found it too difficult to judge where I was jumping resulting in constant frustration. I also re-bought Super Paper Mario which I loved the 1st time I played it and wanted to add back to my collection.

if u like overkill, then u will like resident evil UC and DC. Im stilling looking for darkside..........

fatal frame 4

I really enjoyed Warioland Shake it. Very entertaining, easy going kind of game that I got a lot of value out of. I also really enjoyed Metroid Other M until what I think is the last boss, which I couldn't seem to beat. Loved it up to that point, though, and that was a pretty good amount of entertainment. I know most people seemed to not like that game, but I really liked it (yes, the story was dumb, but I've yet to encounter a video game that didn't have an incredibly stupid story, so it didn't bother me. It was amusing in it's own stupid sort of way).

My library rents Wii games for free so I have been playing quite a few titles lately

Endless ocean 2 is ridiculously good, everyone needs to try that one.

Opoona

Wario Smooth Moves

Okami

The prices on Wii games seem to be coming down especially on the used market and with the release of Nintendo Selects, now is a great time to pick up all the games you missed.

I say all the Nintendo Selects released so far. A particular game I consider as gems would be Ghost Squad, Geometry Wars: Galaxies, and Sin & Punishment 2.

Originally Posted by anotherpoorgamer I say all the Nintendo Selects released so far. A particular game I consider as gems would be Ghost Squad, Geometry Wars: Galaxies, and Sin & Punishment 2.

I got sin and punishment 2. great game!
How is ghost squad?

I have resident evil UC, but no DC yet...

WarioWare Smooth Moves
Mario Galaxy 1,2
No More Heroes 1,2
Xenoblade Chronicles

I just bought Monster Hunter Tri on Monday, in the backlog for now .

I agree the Nintendo selects are the gems not that there aren't others, now if they would only get SSB and Mario Kart in that lineup. The only one I wouldn't call a gem is Animal Crossing, unless you have never played it before. If you have played it, expect it to be nearly the same game.

Add me to the list of those who love Wario: Shake it!

I would consider this game a diamond in the rough. I love platformers, and this one had lots of depth and replay value (100% is tough but not impossible). Sure you can breeze through the game to the final boss, but finding all the treasure and completing all the missions takes time and never seems tedious. Most of the puzzles are straight forward but some are difficult and take serious thought.

Its also a graphically beautiful game with a relaxing musical score.

If you play platform games Wario is a must-own on the Wii

Also not obscure but I really enjoyed completing Excite Truck 100% another must-own

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Castle of Shikigami 3

Manic shooting action with so-bad-it's-awesome voice acting.