[Arkham_c]

My family got a Wii recently. My wife got the basic system with Wii Sports and a second remote, and we added two Nunchucks and Wii Play, plus Lego Indiana Jones.

I am looking for more games that take advantage of the Wii remote (ideally more like Wii Sports than Indiana Jones, which is basically just a console game). It should be kid friendly (my oldest is 8, so no blood-and-guts). I'm sure there are some great games out there but I just don't know what to look at when I go.

Any recommendations are appreciated.

[mduell]

Mario Kart

[slugslugslug]

I didn't get what all the fuss was about when I finally played it, but Zack & Wiki got rave reviews...

[angelmb]

Boom Blox

[Paco500]

Kororinpa. Awesome game. And you will enjoy it as well.



http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/774/774220p1.html

[Arkham_c]

I picked up Boom Blox this week. So far the kids really like it. I'm still on the lookout for more good options though -- keep the suggestions coming!

[angelmb]

Well, based upon seeing what my youngest cousins like to play, I would add in this particular order: Mario Kart, Mario Galaxy, Wario Ware, Super Monkey Ball (kind of similar to Kororinpa so it would be a matter of choice one of both), Mario Party 8 and Rayman Raving Rabbids 2.

Then I got "Wario Land, The Shake Dimension" today, while I have not played it for hours, I guess kids would also like it, 2D and the cartoon look it sports would do it.

[Hawkeye_a]

Zach & Wiki, i heard was a 'core' game wrapped in cartooney graphics, which basically means its tough i guess. i havent played through it yet.

I have tried Wario Ware..... and to me it's not something i'd recommend. i had no idea what was going on (getting old i guess ), but im not sure if that sort of game is 'healthy' for kids imo. it looks like the kind of game that would probably give people seizures.

I guess i'd recommend Madden, cause you could get into it as well and i guess it's got multiplayer, unless your not a football fan.

deBlob looks nice although it seems more focused on the single player game (it does have some multiplayer).

"Lego Batman" is out as well i think.

"MLB Power Pros" seems like a good game, if your a baseball fan you might want to check it out.

"Endless Ocean" if you want an "edutainment" type title (and it's like $30-$40).

Hope that helped, just bear in mind that i havent played any of the above games except for Zach & Wiki and WarioWare.

Cheers

[Arkham_c]

All sorts of good ideas here.

So far I got Boom Blox, which is pretty fun.

Then I got Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure used from Gamestop. The chat bubbles are somewhat annoying, but the gameplay is great. My kids really like trying to figure out the puzzles, and the use of the wii controller to pull, push, grab, and shake is really excellent.

Finally, we got Avatar: Burning Earth because my son watches the show. The game play for the most part is fun, but the controls requiring you to use the Wii controller to use "bending" powers are extremely frustrating. It just doesn't work well, and you find yourself frustrated getting the moves to register with the game. It's getting better as we learn, but the actual movements are a lot different from what the on-screen help suggests they ought to be.

I'll try out some of the other suggestions too, but any new ideas are appreciated.