Back in February, I wrote about buying a Dance Dance Revolution game for Charlotte. All three of us actually had quite a good time playing with it for a while. In fact, as it turns out, I am pretty good (which surprised me as much as anybody) and hold the family high score record.
As with most toys, Charlotte’s interest in the game faded after a bit, but sometime back in the summer Bridget surprised us all one day when she brought home a Nintendo Wii. They’re still quite hard to come by, but she had found a Game Stop store that was a little out of the way, and got the manager to keep her posted on when he had some in stock. Well, it was a HUGE hit. The Wii Sports title is nothing short of totally brilliant, and if it were the only game that they ever made for the Wii, it would still be worth buying one. The three of us bowl, box and play baseball and tennis against each other all the time.
It will be interesting to see if over time any other killer games really do emerge for the Wii platform. I’ve looked at most of the titles that are available now, and I don’t see a single one that would be as much fun for the three of us as the sports game (well, okay, we also bought Wii Games, which is a similar title with things like pool and trap shooting, but it’s a weak sequel).
And I think this one will be the next killer game: DDR for Wii
I know that as soon as I read that it was available, it immediately went to the top of my list for Charlotte’s Christmas gifts. It’s going to be a Boogie Christmas at The (Real) Big Red House.
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