Grabbed Punch-Put for Wii!!

I got 2 more nunchuks for my Wii for Christmas as gifts, which totaled 4. I could not think of a good reason to keep all 4. The only thing I know that I could use 4 nunchuks for would be Wii Sports Resort Archery and you don't actually use them simultaneously, so I decided to exchange them for a game.

2 Nunchuks in Store Credit + $10 = Punch-Out as my newest game!

I played it a bit the first night, and tried with nunchucks and with turning the wii-mote sideways. Using just the remote seemed more intuitive because of the buttons one needed to push and leaning with the joystick on the nunchuck, much different then boxing on Wii Sports. I have not tried with balance board yet, I will do that soon.

I breezed through the minor cirucuit, and cruised pretty easily until I got to Great Tiger fight, it took me like 6 tries to beat him. So far a fun play, I look forward to trying the multi-player feature when some friends are over. More to come on this game.

Also, I decided that I really need a Call of Duty Game for Wii, so I am actively bidding on Wii titles on ebay to get a good deal on one.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

I knew it. I was just playing the New Super Mario Bros. Wii last night and kept dying in places trying to get those gold coins. Now dying for a reason makes more sense when going for these coins.

So far, only passing 2 worlds I give this game a 4.5 out of 5 star rating. It has the classic Super Mario Brothers game play, with new and updated multi-player aspects where you can play up to 4 players on the same screen at once, and new super powers you can get within the game that are cool too like Ice Power vs. Fire Power.

Also something to note, is that you can play with the remote sideways like the classic game, or you can attach your numchuck. I've only tried out the classic way, so I'm not quite sure of the benefits yet for using the numchuck.

Some of the new game play aspects are a little difficult at first to figure out, especially if you're playing multi-player. So I agree with Hellabass that you will definitely get a lot further playing on your own.

Definitely stay tuned for when we find the hidden treasures that are still placed at random points within each level. I think this game is a much needed homerun for Nintendo Wii.

Christmas Update

Jacon & I both got New Super Mario Bros. Wii for Christmas, so that will be the talk of the day for awhile on the blog. We both have dabbled a bit solo and played some multi-player. It's much easier and more productive to play by yourself, but it is still quite fun playing with others, just don't take it to seriously. ("That's what she said!") I would consider saving one of your save file blocks just for multi-player with your friends and family.

My biggest initial question was, what are the Special Gold Star Coins for?
Based on a little reasearch, you need to collect them all to open a secret 9th world when you finish the first 8 worlds, so if you are cruising through the game and not getting all the stars, at some point you will probably want to circle back and nab those coins!

As family, we also got the Wii Fit expansion pack, we have not opened it yet, but stay tuned for reports.