Top 10 Wii Games

2008 has been quite a year for Wii video game lovers - and the games available now for Wii (and other types of game consoles) are better than ever!

Here are the top 10 Wii games - listed by a combination of best-selling games and customer ratings. If you're shopping online for games, I have provided a couple of places you can look for each game, so you can get them for great prices too!

Another Mario game takes the #1 position this year! (Last year the Super Mario Galaxy Wii Game was #1.) Mario Kart with Wii Wheel takes "1st prize" for the top Wii video game for 2008 and into 2009.

Race with Mario and his friends on the "Mushroom Kingdom" tracks - for this game, more tracks are available and enhanced graphics too. Single and multiplayer mode.

The Wii Wheel that is included with this game makes the driving seem more natural, and players will feel more in control of their racing.

Wooo Hooo!

The #2 position of the Top 10 Wii Games is Wii Music. 

Play and record your own music, play musical games, have fun!

There are more than 60 instruments to choose from, so playing music with the Wii will never get boring - play with the Nunchuk controller and the Wii Remote.

No pressure, no stress to "play it just right" - just have some real musical fun! 

#3 in our list of top Wii Games is Wii Fit.

There are a couple of major ways that Wii Fit can be used - playing sports-type games and also it can be used as a whole fitness system. There are more than 40 types of fitness activities so that this game can appeal to all types of people in the household.  All are focused on improving balance and fitness of the body. 

Included in the system is the Wii Balance Board, which is pressure-sensitive, and is the core of the system. Players concentrate on balance of the body for most (if not all) the activities.

This may be the most unique concept in Wii games yet!

**Wii Lego Star Wars - The Complete Saga was on the list of the Top 10 Wii games for last year (2007) too!  This year, it's position is higher on the list.  :)

With Wii Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga, all 6 episodes can be played in a single game!

Mix and match your favorite Star Wars characters throughout the Skywalker generations, use new Jedi moves that will blow your socks off!

Other features include:

• Puzzle solving to encourage creative thinking
• Build your own game from the beginning
• Over 160 characters
• Upgraded character customizer
• Enhanced force powers
• New power-ups
• New Challenge mode
• Improved levels
• More...

With this Wii version, inputs are motion-sensitive for great new ways to control the characters!

The Wii Guitar Hero: World Tour is an expansion on the Guitar Hero series of games.

Up to 8 players - 2 bands - can play together and compete online.  Play with advanced wireless instruments: improved guitar and drums, microphone - also a "Music Studio Music Creator" so players can play, record, edit and share their own rock anthems.

Players can also use their own tracks to play in the game or become actual songwriters and create their own digital rock and roll songs competely from scratch.

Excellent choice for one of the Top 10 Wii Games for 2008/09 - teenagers (adults too!) will love this one. 

Wii Active LIfe Outdoor Challenge is #6 in our Top 10 Wii Games for this year.

There are 12+ games that can be played solo or with friends that get people off the couch and get hearts pumping!  Games include fun activities such as water trampoline, river rafting, jumping rope and more.

A specially designed mat for the games is bundled with the package so that players can get started right off the bat. 

The Wii Active Life Outdoor Challenge is one of the simpler to control games, so is a good choice for those new to the Wii. 

#7 of the Top 10 Wii Games is Star Wars - The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels.

(Pssst - I predict that this one will rise higher on the "charts".)

In this game, the Wii remote is used as a lightsaber to fight the most memorable lightsaber duels in the Clone Wars movies and TV series.

You can play with your friends as various characters that can include both villain and Star Wars heroes.

Implement "environmental" strategies by using the virtual environment to battle your opponents, or directly fight and become a real master of the lightsaber.

Real Star Wars and Clone Wars fans can become completely immersed in these games as they realistically duel it out just like the real thing.

Star Wars - The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels is exclusively a Wii game.

OK, coming in #8 on our list is Wii Rock Band Special Edition.

With this particular version of the Rock Band Series - there are over 40 tracks to play, and they include several genres of rock music.

Instruments available to play include the guitar, drums and the microphone can even be used as a percussion instrument.

Multi-players can play together from around the world - amazing. :)

Several modes that range from beginner to master of the rock world - modes include tutorial mode, practice mode, quickplay mode, solo tour mode and band world tour mode.

A great game choice for aspiring rock stars.

Wii Animal Crossing - City Folk comes in a solid #9 on our list of Top 10 Wii Games.

This is a truly unique game - the characters are animals with various personalities. Life in this game is lived at a relaxed pace, but you can do whatever you want! Take a bus to a new city, go on a shopping spree, play with your friends. In actual fact, the possibilities are endless and offer limits of only the imagination.

Customize your own town, visit with your neighbors, even do Trick or Treating on Halloween! 

Wii Animal Crossing - City Folk can be a fun game for kids, tweens and adults too.  

Note: Release date is in November of 2008 - until then it is available for pre-order. 

Ski on 14 different courses with Wii We Ski! (10th on our list of Top Wii games).

Take your choice of beginner course or go all the way with the black diamonds! Ski in the day, ski at night with the fireworks showing the way.

There are other activiites to do with the Wii Ski too, including Ski School, Centipede races and Search and Rescue.

Then, when you're all worn out for the day, head to the ski lodge for a nice cup of hot chocolate. :)

Up to 4 players, can play in split-screen mode too. Games can be played with the Wii Balance Board, remote or Nunchuk. You can use a Wii Mii, or select a character from the game and customize it to your liking.

This is stated to be the most intuitive ski game out there, and the most lifelike too.