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I recently attended a 2K Play event showcasing the newest Nickelodeon video game titles. We were invited to bring kids along to give the games a try, but Olive was out with her grandparents that day. As I played through the new Wii titles, I knew she’d love the new Ni Hao, Kai-lan Super Game Day, a terrific collection of mini-games perfectly suited for preschoolers.

I was right. I received a review copy of the game, and Olive and I had our own super game day today. As with other 2K Play games, your Wii motions don’t have to be precise to be registered, which means your little one has an easy time making things happen on screen. We’re not Ni Hao, Kai-lan watchers, but you don’t need to be to enjoy this game. If you are a fan, though, this will be a blockbuster success in your house.

Olive’s favorite game was Bubble Pop, where you jump on a platform to make bubbles come out, and then you run around and pop them.

I’m a fan of the dancing game, where YeYe does a move and you have to follow the moves, all of which incorporate different movements of the Wii remote.

Many of these are fun as single player games, but I was really taken with how much fun Olive and I had playing together in the two-player versions. It was especially fun when we were in the same dragon boat working together to beat the computer boat. We totally left Kai-lan in our dust. Haha!

It only took an hour to get a sampling of each of the mini-games, but there was no shortage of games that Olive wanted to play over and over. I’m sure this game will bring a lot of super game days to our house.

Another new Wii title worth mentioning is Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom, the latest in a series of games that includes Dora Saves the Snow Princess and Diego Safari Rescue. Like its predecessors, this game is a perfect starter sidescroller. The controls are intuitive, and they don’t really increase in difficulty throughout gameplay.

Even though the games are very similar, Olive likes playing this new one for the variation. If you’ve never played any of them, all are winners.

On Amazon: Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: Super Game Day and Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom

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