Wii question + Holiday Gift Vids

[heidi]

If you were getting three games for a brand new Wii that will be played by kids ranging from 3 to 9 (well, for now; they're getting older each day) what would you get?

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I also want to make some holiday gifts in the form of vids, but much as I would love to make one for everyone on my flist, they just take too long. So I'll borrow (with a tweak) a concept from something chinawolf posted last year.

Everyone gets to suggest three songs that they think I have - or should have - in my iTunes collection (pretty much anything pop, acoustic or alt from 1980 onward) and choose any character or pairing from the fandoms listed below, or just say "ensemble".

I'll choose the ten that give me the best bunnies, and open it up to a vote next week. The three that win that vote will be the ones I seek to finish by December 31.

Fandoms include: Star Wars (Eps 4, 5, 6), Buffy, Doctor Who (New Series), Torchwood, Chuck, Tomorrow People, Heroes, Supernatural (including preseries for both because I now have enough GG and DA dvds), Harry Potter films, Studio 60, West Wing and Disney (Princess-stuff and Pixar only).

So, what should I do?

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Gathered from around the flist this morning - things you can do that are In The Holiday Spirit:
Send Pencils to Media Company Moguls in support of the Writers' Strike

Donate to Children in Need or if the form doesn't work, Paypal to paypalpudsey@bbc.co.uk .

Download this small text file to help Erin reach five million downloads so she can qualify for a monetary payout of MegaUploads Rewards program to help her pay for medical treatment.

Comments

[phoenixsong]

We got Rayman's Raving Rabbids, and weren't very impressed with it -- we got stuck on one or two of the games on the very first round, and after a day of fighting with the controller it didn't seem worth keeping. We have no plans to get RRR2 at this point.

Wii Play with the second Wiimote, and Wii Sports, I think are both pretty good. lite isn't as impressed with them.

lite is highly recommending Super Mario Party 8, which I would not argue with. It's good for kids and adults, and it changes a bit each time you play.

Elebits would be good for kids, though I'd be hesitant about replay value depending on whether they'd be more focused on the storyline or just zapping the Elebits.

HP:OotP would probably be very good for Harry. It's single player, but it mimics the movie fairly well and visuals are pretty neat. The question would be if he's got the attention span to finish the whole game, since it is very storyline driven, and there are points where you can't proceed unless you complete specific tasks. On the other hand, as someone else pointed out, you can't really "lose" either.

Don't get Zelda: Twilight Princess, unless Harry or Jon really gets into the adventure/task-oriented aspects of OotP.

We also have MySims and Sims 2: Castaway. lite says the same rule would apply to these as to Zelda. MySims could be good for hand/eye coordination, as it mostly involves building and painting houses and furniture to complete specific tasks. I would almost say either Sim game over Zelda, actually, especially with respect to violence. Depending on her coordination, I think Cate might even get into MySims if she likes dollhouses, but it might be a bit old for her just yet.

If they have any rock star aspirations, certainly look into Guitar Hero 3. s:)