Franchises

82 Franchises: Grid; Compact

Wagyan Land

Wagyan Land is a series of Japan-only platforming game starring Wagyan, a mechanical-like dinosaur.

Contains 5 games

First appeared in Wagyan Land
Wai Wai World

A series of action platformers (and other genres!) starring characters from various Konami titles.

Contains 2 games
Wallace & Gromit

Games based around the British claymation show of the same name, following the adventures of an inventor and his dog.

Contains 8 games

First appeared in Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo
Wally Week

A series of games starring Oop Norther Wally Week.

Contains 5 games

First appeared in Pyjamarama
Wangan Midnight

Wangan Midnight is a succesful racing manga which spawned a number of console and arcade games.

Contains 4 games

First appeared in Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune
War of the Dead

A small Survival Horror franchise that was mainly on the MSX and PC88.

Contains 2 games

First appeared in War of the Dead
War Wind

War Wind

Contains 2 games

First appeared in War Wind
Warcraft

Originally debuting as a popular real-time strategy series, the Warcraft franchise is now the home to the world's most popular online RPG.

Contains 14 games

First appeared in Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
Wargame

A Cold War based RTS series from French Developer Eugen Systems.

Contains 2 games

First appeared in Wargame: European Escalation
Warhammer

A dark fantasy universe created in 1983 that spawned and inspired numerous tabletop and video games.

Contains 14 games

First appeared in Hero Quest
Warhammer 40,000

The Warhammer 40,000 universe is a science fantasy tabletop game created by Games Workshop. The most successful transition to video games has been the Dawn of War real-time strategy series, from Relic Entertainment.

Contains 23 games

First appeared in Space Crusade
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War

A PC RTS franchise set within in the Warhammer 40k universe. Known for its over-the-top brutality, bleak atmosphere, and action oriented gameplay.

Contains 9 games

First appeared in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
Warhawk

Warhawk franchise page

Contains 4 games

First appeared in Warhawk
Wario

A series of games revolving around core Nintendo villain, Wario. These originally took the form of two-dimensional platformers, but WarioWare mini-game compilations have since become more prevalent.

Contains 20 games

First appeared in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
Wario Land

The Wario Land franchise is the franchise Wario was introduced in. Originally a spin off from Super Mario Land series for the Game Boy, this franchise features Wario out to try and get as much money as he can.

Contains 6 games

First appeared in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
WarioWare

The WarioWare franchise uses the game mechanic of "micro-games", in which a series of ultra-short games, some as short as 1 second, are played one after another. Each game in the franchise features a different gimmick, for example the DS touch screen or the Wii Remote.

Contains 11 games

First appeared in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
Warlords

Turn-based strategy franchise begun in the late 80's. This franchise later expanded to spin-offs in the RTS and RPG genres.

Contains 9 games

First appeared in Warlords
Warrior Kings

Is a Franchise created by black cactus,

Contains 2 games

First appeared in Warrior Kings
Warriors Orochi

Games in this franchise consist of characters and scenarios from both Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors.

Contains 4 games

First appeared in Warriors Orochi
Wasteland

A post-apocalyptic CRPG series by Brian Fargo of Interplay and inXile. The original Wasteland served as the inspiration behind the Fallout series.

Contains 2 games

First appeared in Wasteland
Watchmen

Watchmen is a comic book taking place in an alternate history in which superheroes emerged in the United States. It is the subject of an episodic video game series.

Contains 2 games

First appeared in Watchmen: The End is Nigh
Wave Race

A Jet Ski racing series created by Nintendo. More recent games in the series are noted for their water physics.

Contains 3 games

First appeared in Wave Race
Way of the Samurai

The Way of the Samurai is a series of highly open-ended sandbox action-adventures set in feudal Japan.

Contains 6 games

First appeared in Way of the Samurai
Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey

Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey is a brief series of NBA Jam-influenced hockey games that were developed by Midway and that came out on N64 and PS1. It features 5 on 5 teams and over-the-top action including power shots, power checks, and "wall" goalies.

Contains 3 games

First appeared in Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey
WCW

The WCW series was a pro wrestling series based off of the company of the same name.

Contains 10 games

First appeared in WCW: World Championship Wrestling
We Cheer

A series of rhythm/dance games with a cheerleader theme.

Contains 2 games

First appeared in We Cheer
We Sing

The We Sing franchise is a series of karaoke games.

Contains 7 games

First appeared in We Sing Robbie Williams
We Ski

Tailor made skiing and snowboarding games made for the Nintendo Wii with the balance board in mind by Namco Bandai.

Contains 2 games

First appeared in We Ski
Wedding Peach

A series of games based on the magical girl anime/manga Wedding Peach.

Contains 3 games
WET

Contains 2 games

First appeared in WET
What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord!?

A series of tongue-in-cheek games that task the player with crafting dungeons to defeat heroes and protect Badman.

Contains 3 games

First appeared in What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord?
Wheel of Fortune

Series of games based on the popular Wheel of Fortune game show.

Contains 18 games

First appeared in Wheel of Fortune: New Third Edition
Where's My Water?

Where's My Water? is a series of water-based physics puzzle games.

Contains 2 games

First appeared in Where's My Water?
Where's Waldo

The Where's Waldo franchise is mostly known for its books, but a few games have surfaced.

Contains 5 games

First appeared in Where's Waldo?
White Album

Eroge franchise created by Leaf

Contains 4 games

First appeared in White Album 2: Introductory Chapter
White Knight Chronicles

A Level-5 RPG franchise.

Contains 3 games

First appeared in White Knight Chronicles: International Edition
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire

A series of trivia games based on the hit TV show.

Contains 12 games

First appeared in Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
Wii

A series of first party Nintendo games released under the "Wii" title.

Contains 9 games

First appeared in Wii Sports
Wii Fit

The popular fitness exercise games that use the Wii Balance Board

Contains 3 games

First appeared in Wii Fit
Wii Play

Wii games.

Contains 2 games

First appeared in Wii Play
Wii Sports

Wii Sports franchise will soon include Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort!

Contains 2 games

First appeared in Wii Sports
Wild Arms

Wild ARMs is a series of Western-themed turn-based Japanese roleplaying games.

Contains 7 games

First appeared in Wild Arms
WinBack

Tactical action shooter franchise.

Contains 2 games

First appeared in WinBack: Covert Operations
Wing Commander

The Wing Commander franchise is a long running series of classic space combat sims.

Contains 13 games

First appeared in Wing Commander

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