Wii Sports, the engaging party game bundled with every Wii that flies off store shelves, recently shouldered its way into the top spot as the best-selling game of all time. Wii owners around the world have enjoyed the game, but may not know where to turn when smacking virtual tennis and golf balls starts to feel stale. Here are ten party-friendly games that'll keep your Wii from gathering dust.
1. Wii Play
Wii Play picks up where Wii Sports left off, adding new game modes like table tennis, billiards, fishing, and skeet shooting. Smooth integration of the Wii Remote makes the action intuitive, and your customizable "Mii" avatars take center stage on the playing field.
2. Tetris Party
Putting a multiplayer twist on a timeless classic, Tetris Party expands on the traditional gameplay with numerous competitive and cooperative modes. In addition to the basic mode we all know and love, there are offbeat contests like "Field Climber," "Shadow," and "Stage Racer" -- taking those familiar colored blocks into strange new places.
3. Boom Blox
Steven Spielberg's foray into the Wii marketplace got less success than it deserved. The physics-intensive, tower-toppling gameplay lets players knock down elaborate structures and experience the sheer glee of destruction in a non-threatening, family-friendly environment.
4. Lego Batman/Star Wars/
Classic movie franchises turn terminally cute in these popular platform/puzzle titles. Whichever game you choose, you'll find engaging co-op gameplay interspersed with amusing cutscenes that reinterpret the source material, Lego-style.
5. Rock Band 2
If you haven't heard of the Rock Band games, we're wondering how you get Internet access in your cave. If you have heard of them, then what are you waiting for? The party-game phenomenon of the new millennium is just as much fun on the Wii as it is on its other platforms.
6. Wii Music
For a more free-form, kid-friendly music game, try Nintendo's own Wii Music. Though it initially met with a befuddled response from critics, this easy-going title -- which allows you to engage in open-ended jams while playing dozens of different instruments -- has started to catch on, to the point where you may even see it showing up in music classrooms.
7. Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party
This collection of 50 offbeat minigames -- from "beastie boarding" to zombie-hunting to weed-killing -- is tied together by zany, outrageously humorous presentation. Kids and adults alike will be rolling with laughter at the Rabbids' bizarre antics.
8. Guinness World Records
This game is about as fun as watching fingernails grow -- which, as it turns out, is more fun than you'd think. Guinness has you seeking fame and fortune (or at least a laudatory paragraph buried in a thick book) by the aforementioned fingernail-growing, or building the tallest skyscraper, or getting to the center of a Tootsie Pop in the fewest licks. If you want minigames whose sheer strangeness is a conversation-starter, Guinness is the way to go.
9. Mario Party 8
The parade of minigames continues with Mario Party 8, which features simple contests for up to four players -- Wii-remote-friendly tasks like shaking soda cans, hammering nails, and swinging at baseballs all feature. The game's simplicity and recognizable characters make it a natural choice for younger Wii fans.
10. Smarty Pants
Trivia is a natural choice for a party game, and the Wii has that base covered with the elegant and straightforward Smarty Pants. Not a lot of bells and whistles here -- just 20,000 multiple choice questions spread across multiple game modes, giving you and your friends plenty of opportunities to show off your fact-filled brains.
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