Zack and Wiki is a really neat adventure/puzzle game that’s often overlooked, but it’s definitely worthwhile if you like that type of game. If you enjoy on-rail shooter games Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles is really well done. And I think Elebits is worth a rental at least.
Mario Party is a fun game in groups, but make sure you don’t play with people who are going to get upset when their commanding lead disappears due to a random event in the game. It’s very much luck based and that seems to frustrate some people I’ve played with, but most of us play just to have fun and not to win and we always have a blast.
And though it’s been mentioned, I want to say it again, use the wrist straps for any games that require flailing around. It’s better than a hole in the wall or a busted tv.
The previous ones were wicked fun but MP8 pales in comparison to them. It’s not bad, and if you’ve never played MP before you’ll still enjoy it. It just feels hastily converted to Wii. And it’s letterboxed from 16:9 to 4:3 - there’s plaid bars on the sides of the widescreen picture during gameplay that makes you feel like they cheaped out.
In addition to what others have said, I also recommend Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition. Playing it on Wii versus the PS2 really highlighted the superiority of the Wii controls for shooting games.
And I know everyone else loves it, but I didn’t really care for Super Mario Galaxy. It’s an interesting evolution of platformers, but I don’t much care for platformers and it was too kiddy for my tastes.
Stop in at any of the big retail stores (Best Buy, Target, Circuit City, Toys R Us) on a Sunday morning right when they open. You’ll be assured to get a Wii for $250 with no crazy bundles.
Lego Star Wars is really fun, re-packaged and some stuff re-written. It fits the wiimote perfectly and if you haven’t played any of those before, you’re gonna have a lot of fun a realize that some Lego guys act better than humans. Han shoots first, btw.
Resident Evil 4 is great, essentially thesame type of gameplay as Zelda, but with zombie gore. I’m just rounding up Zack and Wiki, after reading the guys over at IGN raving about it. It’s a bit cutesy, but the gameplay is great.
One would think that a classic title like Prince of Persia would be great for the Wiimote. One would be wrong. It’s actually terrible.
I’m of course agreeing on the big titles: Zelda, SMG, Metroid.
Does Nintendo have a title planned for Donkey Kong? So far, he seems to be the only classic missing from the line-up. Maybe for next christmas. And then a Wii-HD?
I like MP8 even more than the previous ones. With them, I quickly got bored if I felt like playing when nobody else did. I’ve been known to waste an entire Saturday playing MP8 by myself.
It was only once and there were other people around hanging out, they just didn’t feel like playing. I’m not a total dork. Really, I’m not.