Recommendations?

[omens]

We've just bought a wii u (child's birthday) along with Nintendoland and Lego City. Child is disappointed because the game we bought it for is only on the 3DS (Luigi's Haunted Mansion? I guess it MIGHT be on the wii u later? Or not?) and lolariously enough, the game I wanted (The new Animal Crossing) is not either. Hooray for researching those big purchases, team. /o\

Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone has any recs for wii or wii u games I might like? I am very much a beginner and like good stories, beautiful art, funny things and weirdness, puzzles.

Games I have liked/am enjoying:

-Glitch (so cute & funny!) - online
-The Cave (LOVED this one.) - Xbox
-Mini Ninjas (adorable!) -Xbox
-Keflings games (addictive) - Xbox
-Kingdom of Loathing (weird funny) - online
-Quidditch World Cup - ps2
-Harry Potter Lego - Xbox

Classics I loved: any kind of Tetris/Dr Mario, Rogue Squadron.

Platformers tend to stress me out but I'm trying to be less of a baby, so maybe ones meant for kids. I am shit at jumping, okay. //hopeful face//

Comments

[masu_trout]

You should give Pikmin 3 a try! 1 and 2 were my favorite games as a child. It's sort of a strategy game and sort of an adventure game where you create an army of tiny creatures called Pikmin and battle large and colorful monsters to find treasure on a mysterious planet known as 'Earth'. (Of course, large is a relative concept, considering the character you play is the size of a quarter, and the treasures are things like bottle caps, children's toys, and costume jewelry.) The gameplay is fun, it has a wonderful sense of adventure, suspense and wonder, and the monster and world design really make the thing.

[omens]

OK, Pikmin looks ADORABLE. Thank you for the rec! It sounds like I definitely need to try it. :D :D

[sugar_cookie]

I am shit at jumping, okay.

lol, me too! :)

[omens]

Heeee, so much jumping in games! I'm currently trying to play Portal and it is just.. SO PATHETIC. :P :P :P

[anissu]

Me too! I'm absolutely wretched with platformers. x.x I actually punched my keyboard trying to do some platforming while playing Maple Story a while back. Yeah, can't say that was the smartest thing to do.

Alas, I do not have a Wii U but would like to get one eventually! I haven't so much kept up on their game selection unfortunately.

[omens]

Sorry for the late reply!

Hahaha I KNOW RIGHT. Urge to punch is overwhelming sometimes :P ....I failed out of maple story ;)

The wii u game selection seems pretty sad so far (especially since we don't have the wii normal controller-things for regular wii games) but hopefully it will pick up - I really dig the gamepad.

[grammarwoman]

Have you tried the other Lego games? We really enjoyed the Star Wars entries and Batman (1 more than 2).

[omens]

Yes! We love the Lego games and are eagerly awaiting the Marvel one... we don't have Batman 2 or the Pirates one, I think? But definitely moving on to those when I'm done with HP. :D The only other one I've played was the orig Star Wars one.

Sorry for the late reply!

[lassarina]

I really enjoyed Muramasa: the Demon Blade for Wii - there is some jumping and a very minimal amount of platforming, but it is 100% possible to get through the game by screeching and mashing attack (I did.)

I love Super Smash Bros. Brawl (great for stress relief and also multiple-person playing, although I will say I learnt all my best swearing from friends who played it, which may not be ideal for your small one.)

And of course there is always the tried and true Mario Kart.

I believe Virtual Console has been grafted properly onto the Wii U, so you'd also be able to pick up classic Nintendo/Super Nintendo/etc. games like Tetris and Dr. Mario to play. :)

[omens]

Thanks for the recs! I'm so psyched about this virtual console thing - we have to get the reg controllers first, sigh, but yessss Dr Mario will be bought!

Sorry for the late reply!

[coprime]

Scribblenauts Unlimited might be right up your alley. You have a magic notebook that creates anything you write in it, and you use this to solve puzzles. (Like, you have to entertain someone or fix a car.) The game is also super adorable looking.

[omens]

Oh man, yeah! I've played Scribblenauts on the computer with my child - it's so cute & funny! Thanks for the thought (you're right - it's totally up my alley) :D and sorry for the late reply!