The sun is beaming today. After enjoying low-double-digit temps with windchills in the single digits a mere two days ago, no one knows cabin fever better than GamerMommy.
And these recessionary times call for creative thinking when it comes to family entertainment.
While GamerMommy and the GeekBoy generally dig cold weather – think sledding and snowball fights – we do not dig high prices and freezing our tushies off. Nope.
That said we like entertainment that goes the distance and spans the seasons. And we like our entertainment diverse. One reason we love the Wii is that Nintendo gets it and the software developers get it too.
Recession-friendly, all-seasons fun is what we're all about.
Here's a list of the latest we tried:
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Nintendo re-invents the old GameCube standard mass action strategy fav – new Play Control! Pimkin. Rated E for everyone, help Capt. Olimar rally his newfound alien Pimkin friends to pick up the pieces of his crashed spaceship before he succumbs to deadly poison. We love PimKin!
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Get some powder with 7,000 vertical meters and two massive mountains to explore without the high cost of lift tickets. Bandai Namco updates its sports hit, Wii Ski, with snowboarding (Wii balance board optional). Wii Ski & Snowboard is in stores now. Rated E.
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Re-creating the insane multi-player action of the GameCube hit, Mario Power Tennis, join the stars of the Mushroom Kingdom – Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Peach and more - for Grand Slam action using new Play Control! Rated E for Everyone. Launches March 9.
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Outdoor Challenge with activity mat and jump rope gets the couch potatoes reaching for something other than the remote and a bag of chips. We like this outdoor sports game pack developed by Namco Bandai as an alternative to the madly popular Dance Dance Revolution (some of us do indeed have two left feet), although you should prepare yourself to be embarrassed by your kids.
