Disclosure: I am one of the blogging moms who is part of the Nintendo Ambassador program, and have enjoyed receiving review copies of their games for the Wii and the DS.
I would write about the games more often, but for one thing: the minute my daughter sees that a new one has arrived, she pounces on it -- and I'm lucky to ever see it again.
I've been trying to convince her that SHE should start writing game reviews for me, but so far, that sounds too much like homework to her. So you will just have to wait for my somewhat late reviews of the ones I eventually get to play with.
But if Megan and I are often found fighting over who is going to play with what game, my husband manages to stay out of it. He's just not that into it. Sure, he enjoys challenging himself to downhill skiing on our Wii Fit (a thorough review to be published here later)... and he has been known to actually beg the rest of us to play Wii Tennis with him (when he remembers we own a Wii). But game playing just isn't first on his list of fun things to do with the family...
...so I chuckled to myself when my friends at Nintendo asked if my husband would enjoy opening a Mario Kart Wii on Father's Day.
"I don't know," I told him. "But I do know my daughter would enjoy it."
So when the new toy arrived last week, I did not hold it for Father's Day. Sure enough, the kid glommed onto it immediately, and pronounced it "way cool." Then she began nagging the two of us to play it with her.
And now, my husband is a Mario Kart Maniac.
WHAT WE LIKE ABOUT MARIO KART WII:
* It's a classic.Who doesn't like playing Mario Kart? (I realized after seeing the game that it had many of the same tracks as the old Mario Kart for the GameCube, which my husband has played many times with our nephews in the UK. He loved it several years ago; of course he's loving it now that we have our own updated version for the Wii.)
* It's got several cool new tracks. All your old Mario Kart favorites are there (with updated graphics) plus several new ones.
* The Wii Wheel adds a new dimension to the game. This is a wonderful innovation. Of COURSE a driving game should be driven with a steering wheel. Duh.
* You don't actually need the Wii Wheel. Additional wheels may be purchased separately, but you can use the Wii remotes and nunchuks you already own to enjoy multi-player local games of up to four people.
* You don't actually have to be in the same home to play against your friends. You can connect with up to 12 friends over the Internet.
WHAT WE DON'T LIKE ABOUT MARIO KART WII:
So far, I've got nothing to report here! I think we're going to have to play it a lot more... Let me get back to you AFTER Father's Day.
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