Wii presents for my girlfriend

[MikeyW]

My girlfriend just won a hardly used Wii off ebay for £85 with 3 games.

It's her birthday this weekend and I said I'd go buy a stack of cheap games, a new wii-motey thing, maybe I'll buy her a Wii-points card thing.

Thing is, I've never followed the Wii, and I honestly don't know much about it.

I'm looking to spend about £40 on this stuff, and I need your guys help to make sure I get her some fab little games.

She's a simple gamer that likes platformers, cutesy RPG's and puzzle games. We've got far too many FPS's and gore-related games on the Xbox.

And another thing, are second hand wii-motes okay to buy or is it best to just get a brand new one?

Help me racketboy.com, you're my only hope!

[yomomma1]

Boom blox.

[emwearz]

I will second Boom Blox, I play it with my girlfriend from time it time, other than Wii Sports (Tennis) and Tetris (GB) I have never known her to touch any other video game.

[lisalover1]

Definitely Boom Blox. She'll like it because of the cutesy characters, and you'll like the chance to blow stuff up.

Also, the Harvest Moon games are always a safe bet. Even though the series peaked with Harvest Moon DS, in my opinion.

And, finally, if you're looking for a hilarious point-and-click adventure game for the Wii, try Sam & Max Season 1. Although I suggest getting it on another platform. The Wii port is absolutely atrocious, with constant slowdown, and te game freezes constantly; there's a point where I'm at right now in the FIRST CHAPTER where I can't progress, because it freezes up on the same location every time!

[emwearz]

Sorry, I also forgot Animal Crossing.

Softmod her Wii for her, hook her up.

[gtmtnbiker]

New Super Mario Bros Wii is a must-buy in my opinion. My daughters love playing that game.

[Incognito D]

A Boy and His Blob and Wario Land are both really nice looking 2D platformers, with the former particularly also being puzzle based.

[CRTGAMER]

Stereotyping. Take a chance and get House of the Dead. She might love it!

[Ack]

Anybody else try Little King's Story? It's an awesome game, similar to Pikmin in some ways, but definitely sounds like a fit.

[sevin0seven]

And another thing, are second hand wii-motes okay to buy or is it best to just get a brand new one?

if their fully working yes, but if you want to buy a new "third party" brand (more cheaper), get her a nyko wii remote. the new version has a built in wii motion plus.

If you don't have a wii classic remote controller. that will also be a good idea.