I got Rayman and Monkey Ball for my birthday, and Red Steel may be making an appearance later on. I managed to locate a copy of Wii Play two days ago as well.

Rayman is stupidly fun so far. I love the games which involve shooting rabbids with plungers Brilliant. The dancing mini games are better than I expected; rhythm games aren't my cup of tea, yet vaporising rabbids in time to music is quite addictive. The toilet door one is a pain; I can't last more than 20 seconds in it. For some reason it doesn't seem to pick up the hand being placed over the doors, so no matter how quickly I shake the nunchuck the doors always open and I get a face full of plungers. That's the one, single solitary control issue I've encountered; the rest of the game plays to perfection. I can't imagine playing it on one of the other consoles.

Monkey Ball is a very mixed bag. Most of the mini games I've tried are a bit crap, and too many have fiddly and/or unreliable controls. Some are reasonable. Snowboarding is alright, and the space invader rip off one is decent enough. The bird flying one is far and away the best so far; the controls work beautifully, and it's quite relaxing. But I was never a fan of Monkey ball's mini games; the original monkey flight is the only one I've liked.

The main SP game is about as good as Monkey Ball 2's, though the controls are going to take a bit of getting used to. Presently they don't feel as accurate as my old analogue stick. Given time I expect I'll gain fine control.

Monkey Ball’s bird mini game has gotten me thinking about how good a Wii katamari game would be …

I shall try Wii Play when my arms stop hurting. Spraying oncoming hordes of rabbids with carrot juice is hard work. My puny little arms are in danger of getting muscles