Super Mario Galaxy - Nintendo Selects (Wii)

This game has been a big hit with my 6-year old daughter and her dad. They play it constantly. It is great because you can have two players operating on the same screen. So my daughter is able to help dad in the quest to complete the screens handling the smaller tasks while he conquers the larger ones. They enjoy this for hours. I even find him playing long after she has put it down. Great buy for the money!

This game uses both the wiimote and the nunchuk together which can be too difficult for very small children. (I don't know if the classic controller can be used with it or not to simplify it for smaller children.) However, what I did was, when we first got our wii and this game, I played it while my 3 year old son watched & he loved it! It is bright, colorful, and has interesting enemies and worlds. By the time he was 6 he was a pro at using the wiimote and nunchuk together and plays it very well now with no problem. Don't get me wrong, just because my son was able to be successful with this game at 6 it is not a game that is too simplistic. He is just very good at games. While 2 people cannot play seperate characters at the same time, someone can use a 2nd wiimote to stun enemies for the first player to kill them or to do whatever else is needed or they can collect star bits and coins for the first player. In my opinion it is simple enough for a child to begin with and have fun but it is challenging enough for an adult to play and laugh at themselves which is why I give it such a high rating. As for price, when I bought this game it was $50. Compared to some of the other games available at that time I thought it was an OK price. Now, you can get it most places new for about $20. I think is an awesome game at this price and have even bought others to give as gifts because I definitely think it is a great game that is now a great value and an asset to any wii library.