Wii game for a six-year-old

ThunderSaid

I need to buy a birthday present for a (soon to be) six-year-old boy. His parents bought him a used Nintendo Wii (original, not Wii U), and he loves it, so I thought it might be nice to buy him a game for his birthday. Does anyone have a recommendation? Some details:

He enjoys Mario Party 8, Wii Sports, and Mario Kart.
Outside of video games, he plays (and apparently enjoys) T-ball
He likes trains, cars, and most things that would be stereotypically "for boys"
He has a three-year old brother who isn't quite able to play videogames for real, but likes to "play" with help from Mom and Dad, so major bonus points to multiplayer games.

Gnizmo

De Blob, Rayman Raving Rabbids (any of them or the three in one version), Wario Ware Smooth Moves, Boom Blox, and Wii Party are all fun light games. All but de Blob are party games with some form of multi player. De Blob is a giant interactive coloring book.

bowen

Would Zelda be out of the question? Always a classic.

ThunderSaid

Gnizmo wrote: »

De Blob, Rayman Raving Rabbids (any of them or the three in one version), Wario Ware Smooth Moves, Boom Blox, and Wii Party are all fun light games. All but de Blob are party games with some form of multi player. De Blob is a giant interactive coloring book.

Thank you. I hadn't heard of De Blob. I'll check it out. I own Boom Blox, and I've been thinking of it as a possibility.

bowen wrote: »

Would Zelda be out of the question? Always a classic.

Thank you. I don't know that he'd enjoy Zelda. I think the controls might be just a little too complicated. If he were a year older, I think it would be a good choice.

Tofystedeth

Kirby's Epic Yarn is fun, all age appropriate, allows 2 people to play simultaneously, cooperatively, and has an awesome art style and soundtrack.

bowen

Could also buy some Wii points for the virtual console and go classic and get games like the original zelda/mario/kirby/donkey kong games.

WiseManTobes

wasn't there a Katamari for the original Wii?

Pure Din

Here's a link to an older thread where I mentioned some Wii games for a 7-year old girl.

I would look for a game that has a good game guide available, and give the game and the guide together as a gift. If there's a part that he's stuck on, then his parents can help him read the guide, and that's a good opportunity to work on reading skills.

Mulletude

Since he likes tball, Mario baseball would be a great choice

ThunderSaid

Thank you all for the suggestions. I'm going to take them and do a little research to see which one(s) I think he'd like best.

mts

yea i was going to recommend deBlob, there is a sequel for it too that is better

hsu

I'm late to the party, but my nephews love Club Penguin Game Day published by Disney.