This game includes one tutorial DVD. Super Mario Galaxy took the world of video games by storm. Now this first true Mario sequel in years re-energizes the franchise with new levels and new power-ups. Plus this time Mario gets to team up with his dinosaur buddy Yoshi who adds new possibilities to the gravity-defying game play. Its everything you love about the first game and more. Features: Maps of all the planets and areas that Mario can explore! Locations for every Power Star and Green Star in the game over 240 Stars! With Prima's guide you?ll be able to find all the Comet Medals to unlock new levels. Every new move and ability revealed including all the Egg locations so you can find Yoshi! A high-quality collectible page poster suitable for framing!... » read more
A New Country for Old Friends Controlled by a group of evil Tikis the animals in Donkey Kong Island have raided Donkey Kong?s Banana Hoard and stolen his stash of bananas ? and he understandably wants them back. Retro Studios brings Donkey Kong? back in a new side-scrolling adventure with familiar characters and new levels that reignite the passion players had for the Super NES? original. Donkey Kong Country Returns Features: Retro Studios faithfully restores everything that made the original series great from barrel cannons to mine carts and then builds on those elements with stunning graphics and new layers of depth to the world and game play. The game offers the traditional side-scrolling experience everyone loved but with levels created in fully rendered 3-D environments. Diddy Kong? joins the quest. With his trusty backpack he can produce a jet pack or Peanut Pop Guns to give Donkey Kong more abilities. For the first time ever the franchise features the ability for two people to play together at the same time ? one as Donkey Kong one as Diddy Kong. Players can navigate the levels separately or as one unit. Diddy Kong can ride on Donkey Kong?s back and hop off whenever he pleases allowing novice players to ride on Donkey Kong?s back through more challenging areas of the game.* Hidden items puzzle pieces and other surprises are found all through the jungle. Spell out K-O-N-G by the end of each level to earn an extra bonus. Motion controls give players a real feeling of control. Players move Donkey Kong using the Control Stick on the Nunchuk? controller and can shake the Wii Remote? controller to make Donkey Kong slap the ground. Vibrant colors beautiful graphics and fun characters draw players in. Even people who have never played a Donkey Kong game before can pick up a controller and start collecting loads of bananas. Every level offers new fun and new challenges. Sometimes Donkey Kong is running through the jungle sometimes his action takes place on a tropical beach and other times he must become a master of timing as he jumps chasms in a mine cart.... » read more
Mario Kart Wii comes bundled with a new and intuitive accessory - the Wii Wheel which makes it one of the most accessible Mario Kart games to date and allows complete novices to compete with ease and comfort ensuring no one is left in the dust. For those more familiar to Mario Kart and who are now afraid of getting smoked by their newcomer grandparents using the Wii Wheel rest assured Nintendo has you covered! Mario Kart Wii supports five different control options: Wii Wheel Wii Remote turned on its side Wii Remote and Nunchuk combination Classic Controller and even Nintendo GameCube controller. So there???s bound to be a configuration that fits everyone???s experience level and style. Mario and all his much loved pals are planning to make a spectacular return in this definitive version of Mario Kart providing the most action-packed adrenaline-filled racing fun ever seen in the series. Players will have to master a host of 16 exciting new tracks in addition to 16 classic tracks from previous Mario Kart games. For the first time ever players will have the option of racing with karts or a brand new mode of transport - Bikes. Using bikes as your chosen method will offer up some interesting and different gameplay possibilities such as carrying out a ???wheelie? which in turn will give you a small boost that could be crucial and make that all important difference at the finishing line. Players will also be able to hit the road as their own personalized Mii caricatures in addition to many classic and even some never-before seen characters in Mario Kart games. True to the series Mario Kart Wii will feature adrenaline pumping racing action a plethora of power-ups and masses of objects for players to use to slow down their rivals. Also with 10 battle arenas players are sure to be kept busy between trips around the circuit. In addition to all this a new Wii Channel the Mario Kart Channel will also be launched with Mario Kart Wii. Players will be able to monitor their ranking against others with data compiled from races completed online as well as also access and share Ghost Data to download. Why not see if your friends are playing by checking their status or even better still set up a room in which you can chat to them before a race starts- Players even have the possibility to join in on their friends races in progress as a spectator and jump into the race when the next course launches. Through this channel users will be exposed to a host of new online features allowing them to join a community of racing fans from all over the world as well as participate in special worldwide events organised by Nintendo.... » read more
Developers at Nintendo have dreamed of creating a simultaneous multiplayer Super Mario Bros. game for decades. The Wii console finally makes that dream come true for everyone this holiday season. Now players can navigate the side-scrolling worlds alone as before or invite up to three others to join them at the same time on the same level at any point in the game for competitive and cooperative multiplayer fun. With the multiplayer mode the newest installment of the most popular video game franchise is designed to bring yet another type of family entertainment into living rooms and engage groups of friends in fast-paced Super Mario Bros. fun. Extra Information: New Super Mario Bros. Wii offers a combination of cooperation and competition. Players can pick each other up to save them from danger or toss them into it. Mario Luigi and two Toads are all playable characters while many others from the Mushroom Kingdom make appearances throughout the game. Players can even ride different Yoshi characters and use their tongues to swallow enemies - or their fellow players. In some areas players use the motion abilities of the Wii Remote controller. The first player to reach a seesaw might make it tilt to help his or her character. reach a higher platform - and then tilt it incorrectly just to mess with other players. New items include the propeller suit which will shoot players high into the sky with just a shake of the Wii Remote and Mario???s new ability to transform into Penguin Mario. At the end of each stage during the simultaneous multiplayer mode players are ranked based on their score the coins collected and the number of enemies defeated.... » read more
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword marks a turning point for The Legend of Zelda franchise. The introduction of full motion control enabled by the Wii MotionPlus accessory synchronizes player movements with Link's actions while offering the most intuitive play control of any game in The Legend of Zelda franchise to date. Features: Thanks to the required Wii MotionPlus accessory every movement of Link's sword matches the player's motion with exact precision. If players motion left to right Link swings from left to right. The precision play control is applied to enemies as well as players must contemplate strategy when battling opponents that actively try to defend against attacks. Wii MotionPlus puts an arsenal of items at the player's disposal. It offers a multitude of actions with just simple intuitive motions. Players will try their hand at firing a bow tossing bombs and using a whip to battle enemies and solve puzzles. The game will also introduce a distinct new graphical style perfectly suited to the franchise's fantastical universe like a painting come to life. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword will offer a multitude of new game-play mechanics giving it a refreshingly different feel from all of the past titles in the series.... » read more
Mario and Luigi are enjoying a lazy afternoon at their house when they hear the terrible news: Princess Peach has been kidnapped! The two brothers head straight for Bowser's castle to get her back but Bowser is just as surprised about Peach's kidnapping as they are. At that moment a strange top-hatted villain warps in and abducts everyone but Mario. The mysterious villain then forces Peach and Bowser to get married creating a rift of dark energy that threatens to tear the universe apart. Only Mario can save the day ?but he can't do it alone. The newest chapter of the Paper Mario story isn't just out of this world ?it's out of this dimension. What at first glance appears to be a 2-D side-scroller ripped straight from the stylized pages of the Paper Mario universe soon turns into a hilarious dimension-shifting platformer possible only on Wii. Features: Players run through vibrant 2-D worlds stomping on enemies and breaking blocks ?then with the press of a button they flip into 3-D. In the third dimension they'll find hidden paths battle foes and uncover secrets as they explore the previously invisible depth of the 2-D landscapes. Hold the Wii Remote sideways and control the game in classic Super Mario Bros. style. Players can shake the Wii Remote to pull off stylish moves and break out of frigid ice and even point directly at the screen to get helpful hints from their sidekick. Not only that but they'll also play as Peach and Bowser both with their own sets of essential skills. When a mysterious villain kidnaps Peach and Bowser and forces them to get married their union creates a rift of dark energy that threatens to tear the universe apart. Hilarious characters laugh-out-loud plot twists and unforgettable dimensions await as Mario makes his way through eight chapters each more memorable than the last.... » read more