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If You Buy Only One Game This Holiday Season…

If you’re looking for a great video game to buy loved ones this holiday season but you’re overwhelmed by the myriad choices, then I have the perfect game for you – Super Mario Galaxy! Well, that’s if the person for whom you’re buying owns a Nintendo Wii (or will be getting one soon). I know that they’re often ridiculously difficult to buy (and I’m pretty disgusted by that fact–why can’t Nintendo be more reasonable about meeting the demand?). So if you’re not looking for a Wii game, then look at my earlier post about top video games or go with a gift card. Better yet, give the child some cash and tell him that it’s a donation toward his Wii fund…no, just kidding.

Since he was first introduced (way back in the early ’80s), I’ve been playing video games that feature Mario and I can tell you this one is the absolute best.

He’s gone from this:

to this:

I’m so excited about this game. When we were kids, the best video game we had was Pong. My hubby and I actually bought an Atari Flashback system (which plays Pong) in part, for its nostalgic value, but also to show the kids how far these video games have come. I mean, sure, you probably know that video games are nothing like Pong. Maybe you’ve even played a few. I’m telling you this one is not simply better than Pong, it’s better than anything out there.

Here’s the deal: he flies from planet to planet in various galaxies (each level is a different galaxy). His mission? To defeat his evil nemesis, Bowser, and rescue his true love, Princess Peach. That’s always been his objective, but it’s the way he does it that’s different…well, significantly different…in this title.

I think Nintendo put together the best of all its previous Mario games then vastly improved upon them, thanks to the breakthrough technology of the Wii system.

You really have to see it (or better yet play it) to understand (you can try it out at Target or Gamestop). If you’ve never played video games, or you haven’t played since Pong in 1979, and just don’t see what all the fuss is about, try this one and you’ll see. It’s just that good.

If you’ve seen the Nintendo Wii at the stores but (honestly) were too intimidated to try using the controller contraption, here’s a brief primer on how to do it: the wireless controller (with the nunchuck attached) makes you feel like you’re really part of the action. Sometimes you gently shake the controller, other times you click it or just point it at the screen (actually the sensor bar above the television is what’s receiving the signal from the controller). In your left hand, you hold the nunchuck (which has the control stick). Your left thumb moves the control stick around and that moves your character around the screen. As with all the older controllers, the right hand still has the “A” button which makes him jump. But when he jumps now it’s not like that ’80s Donkey Kong jump, rather, if you learn how to make him jump well, he can do a little cartwheel high in the air, spin around and so much more. You’ll also be using the controllers to make him fly in a bee costume, transform into a Boo and more. Oh, if you’ve never seen a Boo in Mario, watch this:

That’s enough information for you to go into a store and see for yourself how much fun this game provides! Or maybe you’ve seen enough here to convince you!

Girls like it, boys like it, moms and dads love it.
Go get it! You won’t be sorry.*

*Actual results may vary.