Summer Sports: Paradise Island for the Nintendo Wii

Are you tired of winter? Do you want to escape to paradise? Why not Paradise Island. With the options to play volleyball, basketball, horseshoes, lawn darts, badminton, or croquet. There can be up to four players at one time. The game projects an image of a beautiful island in the Caribbean. The graphics are crisp and clean. To play the games you must interact using the Wii remotes. Below is a video of badminton game play.

The Wii's Aquarium: Endless Ocean

Endless Ocean was released on January 21st in North America. But Nintendo dated launches in places like Japan and Europe months ahead of North America.

After playing this game, which was able to swallow up a week of my free time, I've come to realize that I would like to be a professional Scuba diver.
The game itself has a variety of things to do while submerging to the depths of a shallow tropical ocean that is filled with aquatic life. The game begins in a humble lagoon and are given a chance to get a handle on the controls and you get to look at the first of many different species of fish.
After you're released into the larger areas of the environment you're given control of your boat and can explore different areas of interest which feature deep chasms and maze like caves where you should familiarize yourself with the different kinds of wildlife that inhabit the areas. This familiarization should help you give exciting tours to other in-game personalities that come to you for underwater tours. Tourists often show up with the goal of finding a certain kind of fish. You are given a ranking on how well you perform in catering to these tourists and giving them a look at what they came for often is the five star clincher.
Travel and tourism is not the only feature. A companion on your humble sea craft is also doing research on an ancient fish, you assist her in locating this illusive fish by setting up tracking equipment underwater.
Another great part of the game is the ability to recruit dolphins in your scuba activities. Different kinds of dolphins patrol the waters waiting to be befriended. Once this is done you can take them on travels underwater and even train them to do tricks while on the deck of your boat.
The game features a custom soundtrack ability that allows you to import your favourite songs and swim along with them. However, only one track can be loaded per swim, so your favourite songs can get quite annoying if you've been below sea level for too long.
Nintendo has offered a different kind of game to their roster. This one in particular is a great way to relax and is quite informative in the process as you learn about different types of tropical fish, some of which only appear at different times of day, month or year. A great way to keep people swimming.

Emergency Heros for the Nintendo Wii

In May 2008 Ubisoft will release Emergency Heros for the Nintendo Wii system. This is a first person driving game. Players drive around the city and rescue citizens in emergency situations. Ubisoft will be developing futuristic models of emergency vehicles. This game will also allow for coorperative play between two players. This will be a great game for children.

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Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon

Another Final Fantasy release is coming, but this time covered in yellow feathers. Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon is coming to the Wii July 8, boasting a price tag of only $39.99. Take on the role of Chocobo to explore a town and dungeons created from citizens' memories.

The game will let the player choose from one of three classes for Chocobo: knight, black mage, and white mage. It is also going to tout a Wi-Fi card battle game. It will be interesting to see how well these cute and fuzzy titles do in North America as the trend in gaming seems to gravitate towards shooters. I'll probably fall into the cute and cuddly trap and grab myself a copy.

Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword

Ninja Gaiden is back, but this time for the Nintendo DS. Once again the players can take the role of Ryu Hayabusa or the new role Momiji and fight legions of demons, ninjas, and dragons. While it may not look like the Ninja Gaiden everyone is used to seeing, it works well on the DS.

Combat is controlled mainly with the stylus in that the direction you swing while touching is where your character slashes and can be used to create some very nice combos if you carefully aim. While easier than previous games, you can unlock a harder difficulty by beating it once and that mode is more inline with previous games.

The game is in stores now so pick up a copy if you're interested.

Bully: Scholarship Edition for the Nintendo Wii

You are Jimmy Hawkins, a stout adolescent with nothing to lose. Your mom has just departed for her fifth honeymoon and has dumped you at Bullworth Academy. You get to decide what type of person Jimmy will be. He could be a bully, a hero, a romancer, etc.

Its like reliving high school through another student. A large part of the game consists of conversing with characters in the game and completing tasks for them. This game is not meant for children hence the "Teen" rating. There is violence, offensive language, and some sexual content.

This game was developed by Rockstar games in Toronto.

Mario Kart for the Nintendo Wii

With both classic and brand new race courses Mario Kart for the Wii will be speeding onto shelves on April 27, 2008. If you plan on using the new Wii remotes during game play, you can buy specially designed steering wheels, known as Wii Wheels for this game.

When playing at home with others as many as four players can enter the game. If you are playing online up to 12 players can participate. A new feature of this game is the addition of motorbikes bikes into the vehicle selection.

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