A Year of Wii : The Simpsons Game (May)
This week we rented the fun “The Simpsons Game” for the Wii. (I say “we”, but really I rented it. Sarah never had anything to do with this one, either in the renting or the playing.) You get to play with the four main Simpsons family members, who each have their own fun special […]
A Year of Wii : Marble Saga Kororinpa (April)
Our Wii game this month was Marble Saga Kororinpa, which Sarah thought would be an interesting puzzle game. The gameplay is like one of those old wooden games where you’re trying to get a marble to a specific point without letting it fall into the holes along the way. Here, you’re trying to guide […]
A Year of Wii : Toy Story Mania! (March)
Our game rental this month was Toy Story Mania! — a carnival-derived bunch of mini-games where you throw darts, shoot wooden animals, and roll marbles along with Woody, Buzz and other fun Toy Story characters. The kids liked watching me play, and Audrey was even able to do some of the games in multi-player mode. […]
A Year of Wii : Lego Rock Band (February)
Our Wii rental for this month is Lego Rock Band, a fun entry in the never-ending parade of Guitar Hero and Rock Band clones. This one had enough humor and cool songs to differentiate it from many of those games, but in the end, it’s still pretty derivative. The story mode was pretty cool. […]
A Year of Wii : New Super Mario Bros Wii (January)
Last year, we bought a set of 12 Hollywood Video rental coupons on eBay — one rental per month for about $1.50 apiece. While some games were better than others, we really enjoyed being able to go out and get a new Wii game every month without breaking the bank. I kept meaning to write […]
Bust-A-Move Bash is way more bust than bash
So last night was a ward/stake Valentine’s dinner and dance. After a minor babysitter-related trauma (“I don’t like Emily!” repeated about 500 times), we had fun at an adult dinner party at our neighbors’ house, then went over to the Stake Center for the dance. They were playing some really lame songs, and […]
Why Can’t Wii Be Friends?
We bought ourselves a Nintendo Wii for Christmas, but because Sarah’s brother and sister have been in town for Thanksgiving, we opened it early so the whole family could enjoy it. And enjoy it we did. The first game that comes with the system is Wii Sports, which we used a lot the first […]