Recommendations for Video Games in the Public Library

We had an assignment to recommend video games that we believe would be good for patrons to borrow.  I chose the following games:

New Super Mario Bros for the Wii U: This game, which my four year old plays well, teaches teamwork in my opinion. When you play multiple players, you have the option on the Wii U for one person to use the Wii U tablet, which lets that player give the other player “helpers.” They can stun the “bad guys” and add blocks for the other play to step on. Using the tablet requires the player to assist another player and anticipate what the other play may and what may happen. This requires critical thinking skills.

Just Dance (any of them) for the Wii or Wii U: This game may not be educational, but I recommend it because the player doesn’t sit or stay stationary while playing this game. It promotes fun exercise, which is a good thing to encourage all ages to do.

Jeopardy for the Wii U: This game is educational for obvious reasons. It requires the player to answer question and of course when you don’t know they answer is shown to you.

Zumba for the Wii or Wii U: This game is another game that isn’t necessarily educational, but I recommend it because of the exercise aspect of it. It encourages the player to be active instead of staying stationary all day. They have for kids and adults which is awesome and obviously can be purchased for the XBOX 360 or the Wii.