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Sometimes finding new games is a real challenge. There are so many to choose from. How can you tell which are the best Wii games for children? Is it possible to know the best Wii games for families? The entire game buying process is often hit or miss. Here are two tips to help make buying Wii games a little easier.

1. Pay attention to game ratings. There is an ESRB rating on all Nintendo Wii games. These are rated according to the recommended age groups. For example, a rating of EC means early childhood. Games with this rating are recommended for ages 3 and older. Games rated E are suitable for everyone, and games rated E+10 are for ages 10 and older.

The ratings also let you know which ones are not good for children. Games rated T are suitable for teens and adults only. Games rated A and M are for adults only. When shopping for the family, stick to games with an E or EC rating.

2. Read reviews. Websites with reviews of Nintendo Wii games for kids can be a great source of information. Reviews are often written by parents with first-hand knowledge of the games. What better way to find out about kids Wii games than from another parent?

You’ll have an easy time finding Wii games for families if you follow the tips in this article. Keep it in mind the next time you’re shopping for games. You will find what you’re looking for in a flash.

This month, I’ve been updating some of my pages that feature video games for kids. There are new games coming out all the time, and 2010 is no exception. The Nintendo Wii is the perfect games console for kids, because the controls are so easy to use, and everyone can play together.

First up is a new page showcasing some of the best Wii games for kids, while aimed predominantly at the 3 to 6 year old, many of these games will be great fun for older kids and even grown ups. Another, slightly broader list is top Wii games for children, which caters for older age groups as well.

Looking a some more specific types of games, there are the My Sims Games for the Wii and the very popular Wii LEGO Games (new page). The LEGO games are particularly fun for kids to play with a friends, or a parent.

For the older kids, there’s this freshly updated list of Teen Xbox 360 Games. The Xbox 360 is very popular with teenagers, so this page showcases the top rated games that are suitable for teens.

So if you’re looking for the next video game to buy for your kids, these guides will help you find one that is suitable.

With Christmas approaching all too fast, there’s still a little time here and there for me to update a few of the lenses about my favorite topic – games for the Wii:

• Top 10 Wii Games from 2009 – a list of the top rated games released this year, recently updated to include 2 new ones. I’m going to be very busy next year, as I’ll need to rewrite this for 2010.
• Best Wii RPG Games – featuring the best Role Playing Games for the Wii, yet still being shunned by Google. I submitted it to Digg this week, in the hope that send some more traffic.
• Top Wii Accessories – formerly a Group, this was built with content, products and lenses. This one gets a decent amount of traffic each week, which is nice.

During October I spent some time updating my Wii lenses, ready for the Christmas shopping season. I have 10 of them now, and half of them are showing some promising stats so far. Here’s an overview of some of the things I’ve been doing to improve them:

I took one of my older lenses from 2007, titled Nintendo Wii – Top Games, and completely rewrote it from scratch with fresh content. It features 10 top games that have been released this year, using aggregated ratings from Metracritic.com. I used an Amazon Spotlight for each of the games, and used color to bring out the reviews.

One of my newest creations, published at the beginning of October, was Top Wii Games for Children. This lens showcases over 40 games for kids, using mostly the Amazon module, categorised by age. Again, I’ve used colour to highlight the reviews of each of the games.

A more tightly focused niche is MySims Wii Games – there are now 5 different games based on this title, and this lens has a review, a video and customer comments for each of them. As the titles were released, I added them to the lens, so it has been growing with time.

Currently, I’m working on rewriting my Top Wii Games lens, replacing some of the Amazon feeds with static modules. While this means I will have to regularly update this lens myself, search engines will get to see this and will hopefully rank it higher. Still got a lot of work to do on this one.

What have you been doing to get ready for the Christmas shopping season?

Deciding on The Best Wii Game is perhaps an impossible one, but I’m sure you have a favorite in your collection. Come join the discussion on this new TwttrStrm, and share with everyone the #1 Wii game that you feel is the best of the bunch.

> www.squidoo.com/the-best-wii-game

So, you have a Wii and you’re thinking: “Ok, I got a Wii and I’m getting bored with Wii Sports, but I love playing the Wii… What are the best games I should own and am missing out on right now?”

Well here is the ultimate list of the 40 games for Wii that were made for Wii.

» Top 40 Games for the Wii

New Lens: Best Wii Games Ever!

If you own a Nintendo Wii, then there’s a good chance that you’ll be looking for the best games to buy for it. Here is are just a few of them, compiled by some keen gamers.

Featuring: 40 Best Wii Games, Best of the Best, Best Hardcore Games, Best Family Games and Best Sporting Games.

If you know of a game for the Wii that you think really is the best game ever, then submit it to the list at the bottom.

Also, check out My Top Wii Games - my own reviews of some of my favourite games.