Nintendo Wii 2010 Gift Guide

Part of: 2010 Gaming Gift Guides

Get some holiday cheer on the Nintendo Wii this season. Dance, workout, shoot, and escape into new worlds, familiar franchises, and engaging active environments. NOTE: All release dates subject to change.

Gamers can find the new red Wii hardware bundle on November 7 and try out the new uDraw GameTablet (Nov. 14), which includes a base studio game. The uDraw features interactive drawing/writing capabilities and games like Pictionary and Dood’s Big Adventure. Players can also pick up a Wii MotionPlus controller bundled with the FlingSmash game.

Metroid: Other M reveals more background about heroine Samus Aran with fluid movements and high-quality graphics. Super Mario Galaxy 2 has endless action as Mario navigate a huge starship to each playable world.

Players can also try PokePark Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure, Kirby’s Epic Yarn, Guilty Party, Kirby’s Epic Yarn, Donkey Kong Kountry Returns (Nov. 21), Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition (Dec. 12), and Disney Epic Mickey (Nov. 30).  This last title is also available in a collector’s edition.

The motion capture movements and the graphics impress on James Bond 007: GoldenEye which also features on and off-line multiplayer modes. The title is available in a classic edition with an exclusive gold colored Wii Classic Pro Controller.

Other adaptation games include Wipeout, Despicable Me, Dora’s Big Birthday Adventure, CSI Fatal Conspiracy, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole, Cars Toon: Mater's Tall Tales, Disney Tangled, Toy Story Mania!, TRON Evolution – Battle Grids (Dec. 7), Yogi Bear (Dec. 7), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 (Nov. 9), and Lord of the Rings - Aragorn’s Quest.  More movie adaptation games are also present with titles like Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, and Grease, which has classic sing-and-dance fun for as many as eight players.

Sports games include NHL Slapshot, Madden 11, Backyard Sports Football: Rookie Rush, Shawn Johnson Gymnastics (Nov. 16), DecaSports 3, and the worldwide phenomenon FIFA Soccer 11NBA Jam, Shaun White Skateboarding, and Tony Hawk: Shred are slamming while racing fans can speed up with Need for Speed Hot Pursuit (Nov. 16), Chevrolet Camaro: Wild Ride, FlatOut, and Honda ATV Fever.

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