Nintendo Wii 2008 Gift Guide

Part of: 2008 Gaming Gift Guides

The revolutionary Nintendo Wii console expands its motion filled game catalog along with Lost in Blue: Shipwrecked, LEGO Batman, Wario Land: Shake It!, Mario Kart Wii, Wii Fit, Active Life Outdoor Challenge and SimCity Creator, which features a special helicopter or airplane tour where players can check out their unique creations.

Wii Music (Oct. 20) gives players more than 60 instruments with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers plus a tone text and playback option lets players watch their recordings. The outstanding music lineup also includes Rock Revolution (Oct. 14), Rock Band: Track Pack Vol. 2 (Nov. 18), AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack (Nov. 16), Guitar Hero World Tour (Oct. 26), Rock Band 2 (Nov. 16), PopStar Guitar (Nov. 4), Ultimate Band (Nov. 11), Dancing With the Stars: Get Your Dance On (Oct. 21) and High School Musical 3: Senior Year (Oct. 21). Singers can enjoy Karaoke Revolution Presents American Idol Encore 2 on November 18.

Wii exclusive games include Cake Mania: In the Mix (Nov. 18) and Penny Racers Party: Turbo (Oct. 14), featuring more than 50 customizable vehicles, including Nissan, Toyota, Honda. Other console exclusives include the affordable Sonic Unleashed (Nov. 18), Candy Factory (Oct. 21), Boogie Superstar (Oct. 14), Circus Games (Oct. 21), Monkey Mischief (Oct. 28), Skate City Heroes (Oct. 28), Deadly Creatures (Dec. 22), Ultimate I Spy (Oct. 28), Family Fun Fest Presents Movie Games (Nov. 4) and Cooking Mama: World Kitchen (Oct. 28) and which has new recipes and an animation album.

The customizable MySims Kingdom (Oct. 28) expands the series while considerably reducing the load times. Guinness World Records: The Videogame (Nov. 11) can actually get in the book with a worldwide high score while Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine (Oct. 28) features face offs against Mario Batali, Cat Cora and Masahuru Marimoto.

Games for the kids include several titles from the series of Bratz (Girlz Really Rock – Oct. 13, Slumber Party Game - Nov. 4), Petz (Rescue: Wildlife Vet – Oct. 21, Horsez Club – Oct. 28, Sports: Dog Playground and Petz Crazy – Nov. 18) Imagine (Fashion Party (Dec. 9) and Party Babz (Oct. 28) and even M&Ms (Beach Party – Nov. 11 and Adventure – Nov. 18).

A new set of affordable children’s learning games adapted from the computer versions include Pajama Sam in Don’t Fear the Dark, Freddi Fish: Kelp See Mystery and Spy Fox in Dry Cereal. Players can also grow a fishing company in the very affordable Offshore Tycoon (Oct. 17).

Neopets Puzzle Adventure (Nov. 25), Littlest Pet Shop (Oct. 14), Kitty Luv (Nov. 6) make great options for pet lovers while horse riding titles include Gallop and Ride (Dec. 19) and Barbie Horse Adventures: Riding Camps (Oct. 21).

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    When it comes to music and rhythm games, Wii Music stands in a class of its own. Unlike other music games, which penalize players if they don't play perfectly, Wii Music is a musical playground where ...

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