New to the Wii “insert-fun-noun-here” games is Wii Party, bringing more minigames and flailing fun to the entire family. Think of it as Mario Party, only missing Mario and replacing him with Miis. With 13 different game modes and over 70 minigames, I’m sure you can find something to enjoy, such as Board Game Island (essentially Mario Party).

Some of the minigames seem like your standard tag, balancing and running around the screen types, while others take advantage of the audio speaker in the Wii Remote. One of these involves placing all of the Wii Remotes on a table, and an animal appearing on the screen. The winner is the person who grabs the controller that is making that animals sound. Another type of game that brings Wii Party off of the screen and into the room is a hide and seek game, where all but one player leaves the room. The one remaining player hides all of the controllers and then everyone comes back to find them. Hm.

Sound like fun? If so, you can play it this fall.