We have not tried ANY of the following, but here are new Wii options this fall. Please comment if you’ve tried any. I’d love to see the 007 series, but if it’s anything like the Daniel Craig-as-Bond movies, it will be way too dark and gritty for my kids.
Wii games available this fall and holiday season include:
Disney Epic Mickey for the Wii has amazing graphics and gameplay and allows you to draw and erase elements of the cartoon world known as ‘Wasteland.’
Get Moving Family Fitness is a new Wii game from Jumpstart. This series hosted by Brooke Burke starts off a little goofy with her introduction, but the games inside are all fun and games. They can be played by 2 players.
I am a big fan of the Wii. Think of it less as a video game, and more as a family fun center that can replace static board games as an activity the whole family can do, when it’s raining or you just don’t have time for a longer outing.
Now there are more and more Wii games that are good for getting a bit of exercise. Notice, I say a bit of exercise. Like a lot of things, you get what you put in, so don’t expect the console to burn off 500 calories for you.
Nintendo’s Mario Brothers, however, is a game that has always been available for multiple players (two), and the new Super Mario Brothers for Wii now allows four players on that the same time. That means dad and two kids can jump, run, swim, and fly in the unique Mario world with familiar characters like Bowser and Luigi. Dads who, almost a generation ago, were experts at the original Mario Brothers, can connect with kids with their own insider knowledge of cheats and tricks. While the peripatetic action in this game turned mom off, I like it because I can jump in and out of the action (literally and figuratively) and never feel like I have missed a key part of the story. … In these games, it’s less the destination than the journey unless you have spent enough time in Mario world to understand who these characters are and what they are fighting for or against (evil?
Here’s a title that we tried recently and all enjoyed because it kept us moving with music, if you call pop covers sung by chipmunks “music.” Alvin, the Squeakquel, for Wii delivers what it promises, a fun music game for kids that older players can enjoy, at least for a while. … Players just use their WiiMotes to match the required rhythm for Alvin and Chipmunks covers of hit songs like “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” and “Funky Town,” — titles dad knows — along with some more recent pop hits. … While Alvin, The Squeakquel can be played solo, it’s far more fun as a party game or played by dad and two kids (3 players max). … However, while the kids loved the music and played the songs several times, this game got tiresome quickly for older ears and its novelty value wore away after a few plays. … All in all, if you want to try out a music and rhythm Wii title that will work for little kids, that isn’t too complicated, and that does not require a $300 investment in a Rock Band set, this is an amusing title to start with.
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