we have WII Play and we like it, never had to practice before play.
instead of buying tons of games, I've decided to rent. This weekend we rented Carnival games and it is a blast!! My arm is still sore! My son (7) and his friends went crazy with it. So, this is one I will buy. We've also rented Mario Party 8, but to us it just seems like a cheap version of Carnival games, didn't like at all.