Saturday, January 30, 2010

Winter Fun with Wii! (Giveaway)

Skiing, snowboarding, skating and more...all in your own living room? Wii makes it all possible with the new Family Party: 30 Great Games Winter Fun, releasing in just a couple of days (February 2).



The game is the latest in the top-selling Family Party franchise. Winter Fun delivers hours of family entertainment on Wii where players can choose from over a dozen cute characters dressed head-to-toe in customizable winter outfits, and can participate in up to four player action including multiplayer co-op. Players can get in the spirit of playing all-time favorite winter games and competing and unlocking games and challenges to achieve high scores and win medals. You can also play solo if you prefer.

The colorful, eye-catching graphics alone will pull you into the game, and the fun, action-packed sports will keep you there. Have a look at some of the gorgeous, pre-release stills:









KEY FEATURES:

30 Fun, Addictive Games Optimized for Wii - Players will exercise while playing their favorite winter snow competitions and playground snow games without leaving home.
  • Winter Sport Competitions: cross-country ski, figure skate, ice canoe, bobsled, and even snow plow!

  • Playground Snow Games: compete against friends in a snowball fight, snow tube race, and more!

  • Brain Freezing Challenges: test your wit at memory games, help Santa deliver presents and create beautiful star constellations!

Play With Up to 4 Friends – Players do not have to be professional athletes to compete in this game! Winter Fun is entertaining for the whole family with support for up to 4 players in Challenge or Battle Mode and now features multiplayer co-op team events for the first time.

Choose Your Own Friendly Character to Play – Players can play as any family member with over a dozen cute characters dressed from head-to-toe in customizable winter outfits. Even Grandpa and Grandma can play!

Achieve the Highest Score and Win Medals – Players can mix and match games to create their own unique challenges against friends and family to be the best all-around and win gold or establish the highest scores on the leaderboards.

Publisher: D3Publisher

Developer: Tamsoft Corporation

Release Date: February 2, 2010

Platform: Nintendo Wii™

Suggested Retail Price: $19.95

ESRB Rating: “E” for Everyone


As of today, January 31, Winter Fun is available for pre-order on Amazon.com for $19.99. But thanks to Wii and fortyseven communications, one lucky reader of So a Blonde Walks Into a Review will win a copy of the game just as it's hitting the shelves!

To enter, simply leave a comment on this post letting us know what your favorite family winter activity is. Be sure that there is an email address for you that I can find, or your entry will have to be disqualified.

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Deadline to enter is 11:59 EST, Saturday, February 6, 2009. Winner will be selected at random using Random.org. Good luck and enjoy the show!

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Cheryl said...

Looks like fun! My favorite winter activity is snowshoeing!

Tracy said...

My family loves skating. Conveniently there is a pond right across the street from our house! :D

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Anonymous said...

We like to stay warm and rent movies for family night.

MOMFOREVERANDEVER said...

sledding

Unknown said...

We live in Southern California so we don't do a lot of typical "winter" activities because we don't have much of a winter. We do travel to the mountains to play in the snow--snow ball fights, mostly, since our kids are small.

abfantom said...

We like to go sledding and ice skating,

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Chip said...

My kids love to go sledding. Not quite my favorite thing to do, but love listening to the laughs.

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Donna C. said...

my favorite activity with my son was sledding and building snowmen

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Darlene said...

We are not much of an outdoor family so we stay indoors, watch TV or movies or play Wii.

Darlene said...

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sweepmom said...

I am not a big fan of winter. We do enjoy building snowmen together, then heading back in to enjoy a cup of hot chocolate.

agordon10 said...

we love sledding.

Tracey said...

We spend winter doing indoor activities like watching DVDs or playing Rock Band on the Wii.
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Unknown said...

when I was little I loved skiing!

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deb c said...

Our favorite winter activity is skiing. This game looks like soooo much fun. Thanks for the chance to own.

sallyanne03 said...

Our favorite family activity is sledding....any activity in Wisconsin winter is fun! Thanks for the chance to win! sallyanne03@gmail.com

samarcy said...

as a child living in connecticut, we ice skated, and we had a nice hill in our back yard for sledding!!!

Elena said...

My favorite winter activity is staying inside and drinking hot cocoa--glad I can do that while I play this game. :)

bayctygrl said...

my fave family activity is making snow forts with the kid!

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409cope said...

My favorite winter family activity is ice skating. cardshark42(at)hotmail(dot)com

AStarrA said...

We don't get snow just cold and ice so don't usually do the fun outdoors things (which is why this would be great to win!) We usually play board games, Wii games and watch movies.


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ky2here said...

I've tried and tried and tried to make a game out of 'let's shovel all the snow' but they're not going for it.

So we settle for snow angels and snowball fights.

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Mary said...

Our family favorite for winter is snowboarding. We all are hooked on it.

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charlotte said...

my son and myself dont really have any sports in winter but we like making snow angels and snow men, thanks for the contest, taintedtears102@yahoo.com

debsweeps4 said...

Our favorite winter activity is playing in the snow. debsweeps4@yahoo.com

Unknown said...

We love going ice skating, thanks.

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Brandi said...

We don't have much of a winter in Texas, but we enjoy indoor ice skating!

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Anonymous said...

Sledding

Unknown said...

sledding

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Linda said...

We love to build forts in the snow and sled riding!
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cowboyswife said...

Believe it or not it is Camping

Stephanie said...

No snow where we live but we love to find places that do have snow and sled
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EDRing said...

We love to go up to the hills for sledding. We'll pack a picnic & small BBQ then make a day out of it. great fun !

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Tracy said...

Having just moved from California to Montana, our favorite winter sport is sledding! Thanks!

Tracy said...

I am now a follower of your blog. :-)

Molly C. said...

We love going to the park, when it is not raining.

Molly C. said...

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Mary Preston said...

Playing games in front of the fire. A great family time.

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Jessica said...

We love sledding
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Michelle M said...

Our favorite winter activity is sledding! Thanks for the chance!

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Michelle Frame said...

Our favorite winter activity is snow skiing.
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clc408 said...

When my kids were small they enjoyed sled riding.

sweetpea18 said...

my daughter is still young so her favorite winter activity is a walk in the snow and eating it! i look forward to teaching her to ski in another few years! heatheranya at hotmail dot com

Jen lleras said...

my husband and i build a themed snow family every year when it snows, last year it was star wars and this year was monsters!!!
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Birdson said...

We LOVE 2 snowboard.......weeeeeee!!!!!! birdson@roadrunner.com

Anonymous said...

my family loves slot of the winetr games but mine i think is snow ball fights

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littlelatina said...

I'd love this for my son and me

Brian D. said...

Outside would be sledding when there's enough snow and inside would be the wii, especially new games (wink, wink).

Katie said...

Our favorite is always building a spaceship out of blankets in the living room and exploring outer space!
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Bebemiqui said...

We have a great hill behind our house, so sledding is a favorite activity of ours.
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Danielle said...

My family's favorite winter activity is going over to my Mom and Dad's and riding the snowmobiles through trails and sledding, then heading in for some hot chocolate with lots of marshmallows while sitting in front of the fireplace. Love it!

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Sue said...

We ski and snowboard together every weekend!
Thanks for the giveaway.

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Mommy 2 Bears said...

We are a southern family so the "winter" activities never include snow. We love to get bundled up and play in the park and come home to warm cocoa.

Stacey said...

This looks fun....especially with the winter olympics coming up here!

~Stacey
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mogrill said...

Ours is snowboarding. Thanks for the chance.
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Tiffany @ Lattes And Life said...

That looks like so much fun! We just got a Wii, and we only have two games....so I'd love to win :) Our favorite winter activity is just being outdoors! We live in Southeast Georgia, so winter is the only time we don't have horrid humidity and a gazillion swarming bugs in the air!!!

Tiffany @ Lattes And Life said...

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cstironkat said...

We have two alaskan malamutes so we go dog sledding. Everyone including the dogs love it.

msrodeobrat said...

snowboarding!

Miranda Allen said...

We love to sled when it snows

Katrina said...

I live in florida and winter is the best time to hit up the theme parks....that way it is not too hot

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aktedd said...

Our favorite winter activity is sleding at the locale hill! Lottsa fun for all.

Ken said...

Our favorite winter activity is a morning of snow shoveling, sledding, snowman making and hot chocolate. Please accept my entry. Thank you.

sksweeps said...

My daughter and I both love downhill skiing!

Jill Myrick (jsc123) said...

Our favorite winter activity to do as a family is snow skiing and sledding.
Thank you so much for the chance to win.

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calvad said...

My favorite thing to do in the winter is to go skiing.

Unknown said...

My family loves to go sledding! Thanks for the great giveaway!

Susan said...

My family loves to ski! It is great!

K. Rock said...

We loce go for walks since it doesn't get very cold where I live.

Kim said...

we love to sled!!

megret7 said...

We don't get snow around here, but we do enjoy walking and hiking in cold weather...
Megret
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luckycat1818 said...

We don't get snow where I live, but I do love sipping hot cocoa and snuggling up next to a fire.

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AEKZ2 said...

We live in the Phoenix area, so our weather is nice in the winter. We like to go hiking.

Michele said...

Thank you for the giveaway. We love playing board games, the wii, watching movies and much more.

Nicole D. said...

We like to go sledding, or if its too cold, to curl up and watch a movie.

hbokor said...

As a family, we love to play the Super Mario Brothers on Wii, take turns on my daughter's DS, play board games, like Trouble, Chutes and Ladders, Twister, and more, and every once in a while we get outside in the snow and slide down some steep hills together! So much fun. Thanks for this giveaway. Looks like fun!

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Lisa Garner said...

We love to take our little snowboards out on the hill behind our home when it snows and when it's just cold we watch family movies together and play on our Wii as a family.
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Dave said...

Our favorite family winter activity is staying in our cozy warm house, making popcorn, and playing a board game or perhaps some Wii. Thank you for the fun give-away.

Unknown said...

Playing the Wii makes for many fun cold winter afternoons for me and the kids!

Venus Montoya said...

No snow at home so up to Big Bear we go for snowboarding and snow angels.

mickeyfan said...

Our favorite winter activity is hanging out in front of the fireplace with some popcorn and a good movie (or Wii game!).

Lala77 said...

It would definitely have to be sledding.
Thanks.
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Unknown said...

Our fave winter activity is feeding the birds and squirrels outside so my cats are entertained.

erma said...

We love to go sleding.
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Steph said...

We like to build snowmen and snow animals in the back yard.

jodene said...

My family loves skiing! My 7 year old things it's the greatest thing ever!

Anonymous said...

My kids would love this game!

Thanks for the chance to win!

And my family's 'favorite' winter activity is skiing!

Good Luck to all!

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Nickolay said...

Our favorite winter activity is Ice Fishing and Snowmobiling! We love Winter

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Faither said...

Favorite winter activity is reading

pauline15 said...

Though my family spends time with our Wii and computer during the week, on the weekends, its' skiing at our local resort.
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Hotsnotty2 said...

I love Skiing, thanks for the chance!

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Andria said...

I love sledding

Erica C. said...

We have a good time going ice skating.

Brooke said...

Do snowball fights count? LOL
Normally it's just snowball fights or tube-sleding in the backyard..

Ellie Wright said...

My favorite winter activity is to curl up with a good book and a cup of hot chocolate.

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Karrie said...

I live in Florida so I would say walking along the beach and swimming. skiing if only there was snow

denyse said...

We love to go sled riding.

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Heather Y said...

Thanks for hosting a great giveaway! My favorite activity is snowmobiling... a little hard now that we've moved down to San Diego! :)

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Anonymous said...

Our favorite winter activity for the family is sled riding!

Unknown said...

We like to play in the snow. We especially like snowmen. Unfortunately, we don't get much snow here.

Mommy 2 Monkeys said...

I love ice skating.

rbailey1958 said...

Snow sledding, when we have snow
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Karen said...

Thanks for the contest. Our favorite winter family activity is either sledding or snowmobiling.

Unknown said...

Our favorite winter activity is snuggling up to the fire. :P

snytar said...

Staying warm and playing board games. snytar@netscape.net

SolDucky said...

Sledding for sure!

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Anonymous said...

My favorite winter activity would have to be having snow ball fights! Snow is a big deal where I'm from, and when it snows everyone has huge snow ball fights! :)
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Lance said...

Anything with the kids ... snowmen, snowball fights, sledding ... lot's of fun

Deb K said...

Sledding is or favorite here!

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Julie Donahue said...

Movie night in front of the fireplace

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Lisa said...

Our favorite winter time activity is sitting by a fireplace, drinking hot chocolate and watching a family movie together. Being disabled, you don't go skiing or ice skating much! LOL

Anonymous said...

We love to go snow skiing together.

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Oneangel said...

Sledding and hot chocolate

Anonymous said...

Our favorite winter activity is ice skating. My son would love this game.
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Valancia said...

... Playing 'Clue'!
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Unknown said...

Our winters is mostly rain. Thats what we get for moving south I reckon. But when it does snow we LOVE throwing snowballs and sleding.

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chlorinebrain said...

our favorite family winter activity is making snow forts and then having snowball fights!

Jenny said...

Our favorite winter activity is going to the ski resort; some of us ski, some of us swim, and I love to soak in the hot tub.

Robin T said...

Our favorite winter family activity is going sledding

Jayfr said...

Our favorite winter family activity is shopping. Hey, so is our favorite summer family activity!

Sarah G. said...

Building snow forts/snowmen/sledding are our favorite winter activities. Just got our wii yesterday. Would love to add this game to our collection.

susan1215 said...

We like to build smowmen

lorides said...

Snowball fights and ice skating
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lezanac said...

Well we can't do many winter activities where we currently live because it NEVER snows but when we lived in Indiana we loved to build snowmen and make snow angels lezanac@yahoo.com

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Sarah Z said...

We love sledding!
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Trina said...

Our favorite winter family activity is skiing. Although we have not done a lot of it this winter because of our new Little Love.
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Angela said...

No snow here, so not a lot of "winter" activities. We have done ice skating at the rink.

Valeen said...

Well, since we live in a very warm climate, our favorite winter activity is hiking! Though when we travel up to the mountains to play in the snow, we love making a snowman!

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Jinxy and Me said...

I like sledding!

ShesAnAngel said...

My fave winter activity is sledding when we get the chance!

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Amy delong said...

our favorite is playing in the snow!

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tina reynolds said...

We love ice skating thanks for the chance to win eaglesforjack@gmail.com

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chromiumman said...

skiing

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Unknown said...

Building Snowmen!

Anonymous said...

Our fav winter activity is playing board games like monopoly

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Tammy said...

downhill skiing

rlgrady said...

We like to ski. Thanks!

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Kathy P said...

we like sledding down the hill in our backyard :)

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Colleen said...

I love to go sled riding and build snowmen with my children.
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mail4rosey said...

Sledding is our favorite activity, and the teens snowboard too (at the same time). It's a blast.

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Anonymous said...

Skiing is my favorite winter activity. garrettsambo@aol.com

Angie said...

Making snow angels is the best!!

Sue said...

Ice skating! Thanks for the giveaway!

barblong said...

Our favorite family winter activity is sledding.

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Sand said...

I'm in Texas so we don't have much of a winter but I love going on long walks with my dog and it's hard on cold days but we continue on.

Emmy T said...

Snow fights, and hot chocolate!

Donna said...

My kids like ice skating.
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cman said...

Sledding :)

disneyfanheather said...

Love ice skating!

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lilyk said...

I like to make snow angels.

Dawn Reid said...

Snowboarding of course.

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