{"id":12161,"date":"2014-07-25T00:01:27","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T00:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=12161"},"modified":"2014-07-17T12:04:07","modified_gmt":"2014-07-17T12:04:07","slug":"games-for-u-and-mii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/25\/games-for-u-and-mii\/","title":{"rendered":"Games for U and Mii"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TOMODACHI\"<\/a>So recently I was wrapping up playing Tomodachi Life on my 3DS.\u00a0 It\u2019s a life sim game that lets you use your Mii characters. \u00a0I started thinking about other Mii character specific games, and thought I\u2019d write a blog that features them.\u00a0 Most of these Mii games are geared toward casual gamers, and while Nintendo has gotten quite a bit of criticism on that, I still think they\u2019re fun.\u00a0 Now, there are many games that let you use Mii characters in titles like Mario Kart and Sonic & All-Stars Racing, but I\u2019m focusing on just the games that only have Mii characters and nothing else.\u00a0 So let\u2019s get started.<\/p>\n

Wii Sports\/Wii Sports Resort\/Wii Sports Club<\/strong><\/p>\n

It really all started with Wii Sports, the pack-in game for the Wii that showed off the motion controller capabilities with events like tennis and bowling.\u00a0 At first I didn\u2019t think I would like Wii Sports, but it ended up being my favorite sports video game of all time, even beating out NES Super Dodge Ball.\u00a0 So that\u2019s a big accomplishment.\u00a0 I was able to get even non-gamers to enjoy Wii Sports, and many others did, too.\u00a0 That\u2019s why the Wii was so successful, I think.<\/p>\n

Later, when Nintendo made their improved one-to-one Wii Motion Plus controller, they released a new Wii Sports game called Wii Sports Resort.\u00a0 Popular events returned like bowling, along with new sports like fencing and table tennis.\u00a0 Me and my brother Jeff and his friends had a lot of fun playing this one.\u00a0 The Resort game was set on Wuhu Island.\u00a0 I think it\u2019s pretty neat that they\u2019ve reused the same island in two other games: Pilotwings Resort and Mario Kart 7!<\/p>\n

Finally, Nintendo has Wii Sports Club for Wii U.\u00a0 I haven\u2019t downloaded it yet, though.\u00a0 One reason is because with downloadable games, I never feel like I truly \u2018own\u2019 them.\u00a0 Don\u2019t get me wrong, I\u2019m not opposed to downloadable games or anything (if it weren\u2019t for them, I wouldn\u2019t be reviewing so many games now).\u00a0 But also, soon Nintendo will release a disc version of Wii Sports Club, and I plan to get that.\u00a0 When I do get it (I already have it reserved so it\u2019ll be soon), I\u2019ll write a blog about just Wii Sports Club, too.<\/p>\n

I know I was only going to talk about Mii only specific games, but I have to give a shoutout to a series of Wii sports games from Namco that were incredibly fun.\u00a0 One bad thing about Wii Sports is that it caused a glut of motion controlled sports mini-game collections to flood the Wii market.\u00a0 But Namco had a few that stood out: We Ski, We Ski & Snowboard, and Go Vacation.\u00a0 The first two games simulated what it would be like to visit a ski resort, and Go Vacation let you explore a whole vacation island to do more than just winter sports.\u00a0 You could use your Mii in the games, but you could also design your own in-game character, which I recommend doing because that allowed you to use special clothes and accessories not available to Mii characters.\u00a0 And who wouldn\u2019t want to outfit their player with Klonoa skis and a Galaga jacket?\u00a0 At any rate, these were really fun games and I highly recommend them if you\u2019re looking for something to play when you dust off your Wii or Wii U.<\/p>\n

Wii Play\/Wii Play Motion Plus<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shortly after Wii Sports, Nintendo released Wii Play, a collection of mini-games designed to get new users acquainted with the new Wii remote.\u00a0 Of course, this also prompted other companies to release a glut of mini-game collections on the Wii.\u00a0 Some were good, most were bad.\u00a0 Later, when Nintendo released the Wii Motion Plus remote, they made another Wii Play game that utilized the features of the new controller.\u00a0 Even though they weren\u2019t as fun as Wii Sports, I still liked them.\u00a0 They didn\u2019t use the Mii characters as much, but they were still there.<\/p>\n

Wii Music<\/strong><\/p>\n

This game got bashed by many reviewers because it wasn\u2019t really a game.\u00a0 It felt more like a music toy that you could play with.\u00a0 Of course, the game had the unfortunate timing to be released at the height of music game popularity with titles like Rock Band and Guitar Hero selling like hotcakes.\u00a0 Even I jumped on the bandwagon with titles like Taiko Drum Master and LEGO Rock Band.\u00a0 But Wii Music wasn\u2019t like those games.\u00a0 You could play songs using many different instruments and you used the Wii remote to simulate playing them. You could even make music videos with your Mii characters and send them to friends.\u00a0 Me and Jeff and his friends had so many laughs playing this and making silly videos.\u00a0 Now that the music game craze has kind of died down a bit, I wish Nintendo would revisit this idea on Wii U.<\/p>\n

Wii Party\/Wii Party U<\/strong><\/p>\n

At first glance, Wii Party looks like Mario Party with Mii characters.\u00a0 And in many ways, it is.\u00a0 But I also think it\u2019s a bit more creative and supportive of smaller groups.\u00a0 Some of the game modes are ingenious, like a hide and seek game where one person hides the Wii remote and others have to find it by listening to sounds from the remote speaker.\u00a0 And there are modes for single players and smaller groups, too.\u00a0 And you can choose games depending on how long you have to play.\u00a0 Jeff and his friends liked Wii Party so much, that when it came time to choose the free game when I bought Mario Kart 8, I chose Wii Party U (also I already have the other games except Pikmin 3, because I don\u2019t like Pikmin).\u00a0 We haven\u2019t played Wii Party U as much, but I do like the single player games that use the Wii U gamepad like a tabletop game and lets you play classics like Foosball and such.<\/p>\n

Nintendo Land<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m not sure if it still is now, but when I got my Wii U at launch, this was the game that was packed in with it.\u00a0 Similar to Wii Play, Nintendo Land was a bunch of mini-games that demonstrated the uses of the new touch screen gamepad.\u00a0 While it didn\u2019t have the impact of Wii Sports, me, my brother Jeff, and his friends all had fun playing this for a very long time.\u00a0 I think we even unlocked everything there was in the game!\u00a0 The unique thing about Nintendo Land is that it was like visiting an interactive Nintendo-themed amusement park, and the mini-games were based on Nintendo properties like Mario, Metroid, Animal Crossing, etc.\u00a0 A good portion of the mini-games were based on the Pac-Man Vs. formula, but were still fun.\u00a0 Even though you used your Miis in the game, they didn\u2019t feel as prominent here because in most games you dressed as the characters from the various Nintendo games featured.\u00a0 I wish there was a REAL Nintendo Land theme park!\u00a0 I\u2019d go to it, wouldn\u2019t you?<\/p>\n

Mii Plaza<\/strong><\/p>\n

The last three games on here are on 3DS.\u00a0 Mii Plaza actually comes included with every 3DS, and lets you StreetPass other nearby 3DS owners to interact with and play games with their Mii characters.\u00a0 By playing the games, you can earn hats to outfit your Mii.\u00a0 You can collect puzzle pieces and recruit Miis to play a light RPG game called Find Mii (and Find Mii II).\u00a0 For just a few bucks each, you can also buy some extra Mii Plaza mini-games.\u00a0 Mii Force is a 2-D space shooter where your StreetPass Miis act as power-ups.\u00a0 Flower Town lets you invite StreetPass guests to water and breed plants.\u00a0 Warrior\u2019s Way lets you fight armies by recruiting other Miis forces.\u00a0 And you can explore a Haunted House with Mii characters, too.\u00a0 While the four priced games lose their luster after a while, I still felt like I got my money\u2019s worth out of them and still play them from time to time.\u00a0 Surprisingly, the flower game has the most meat to it!<\/p>\n

Pilotwings Resort<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the most fun things to do in Wii Sports Resort is fly the airplane around Wuhu Island, exploring every nook and cranny to find secrets.\u00a0 I guess Nintendo realized that and made a whole game out of flying around Wuhu Island with your Miis.\u00a0 But for some reason, I didn\u2019t really get into Pilotwings Resort as much.\u00a0 I have very good memories playing the original Pilotwings on SNES.\u00a0 When I first got my SNES, I took it to Alabama with me that Christmas to visit family.\u00a0 My dad and his two brothers would stay up till five in the morning playing that game every night we were there!\u00a0 I never got Pilotwings 64, though; as I was just a poor college student at the time and could barely afford a N64 and Mario 64 at launch anyway.\u00a0 Maybe I should go back and give Pilotwings Resort another chance?<\/p>\n

Tomodachi Life<\/strong><\/p>\n

And finally, this weird game came out of nowhere a couple of months ago.\u00a0 It\u2019s a really quirky game that\u2019s kind of like The Sims with Mii characters.\u00a0 A lot of folks, even Nintendo, are comparing it to Animal Crossing but it\u2019s really not like that game at all.\u00a0 While you can decorate your Miis rooms and dress them up, you don\u2019t really have much control over who they make friends with and what they do.\u00a0 You just kind of watch them.\u00a0 Plus this game won\u2019t hold my interest as long as Animal Crossing games usually do, but I\u2019ve still enjoyed it over the past month and a half, so that\u2019s pretty good.<\/p>\n

I actually got to play a demo version of the game via Club Nintendo a few weeks before the game was actually released because I had Platinum status and registered Animal Crossing already.\u00a0 So I moved in Miis of me and my brother to the apartments on Pac Island (I named it that), and we quickly became fast friends.\u00a0 Then I used a QR code and scanned a Mii of Reiko Nagase from Ridge Racer.\u00a0 When I got the full game, I moved in more Miis of friends and family, like my mom and other brothers.\u00a0 Then I started scanning QR codes of Miis based on other video game characters.\u00a0 So we had an apartment full of crazies like Chun-Li and Princess Zelda, too!<\/p>\n

The full game came with codes to give out to others that had the demo version on it, so I gave them to my friend and one of my other brothers.\u00a0 Both of them instantly bought the game after that!\u00a0 I should be getting commission checks from Nintendo for that!\u00a0 Ha ha!\u00a0 Anyway, the funny thing about Tomodachi Life is that your Mii characters can date each other and get married and have kids.\u00a0 Princess Zelda herself proposed to my Mii and we got married and had a baby boy.\u00a0 I named him Zelda Jr.\u00a0 I know that\u2019s a silly name, but it\u2019s just as silly as Zelda marrying me in the first place!\u00a0 Pretty soon I\u2019ll probably stop playing Tomodachi Life, because what else is there to do after you marry Princess Zelda?\u00a0 Tomodachi Life isn\u2019t a game for everyone, and you\u2019ll either really like it or hate it.\u00a0 But if it sounds interesting to you, check it out; you\u2019ll probably enjoy it for a while anyway.<\/p>\n

Conclusions<\/strong><\/p>\n

And that\u2019s all for now!\u00a0 I don\u2019t think I forgot any Mii games. But if I did, let me know in the comments section and tell me your favorite Mii games, too!\u00a0 Later!\u00a0 –Cary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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