Man, let me tell you what I did NOT want for Christmas is a collection of holiday themed minigames, but you know, you say "minigames" and there's someone just waiting to make a Wii game for you. I guess I should be more optimistic -- if I had a kid, we could play Destineer's new We Wish You A Merry Christmas with them and they could meet Santa Claus in the game, therefore taking away all his mystique and proving to them he is definitely not a real person.

The game features six minigames including Deck The Halls, Santa's Sleigh, Hot Chocolate and more. It'll be out on October 27th, so you can buy it early and keep it as a stocking stuffer. Don't be surprised if the person you give it to gives you a box of reindeer poop the following year, though.

Destineer Announces We Wish You a Merry Christmas for Wii™

Christmas Games & Activities for the Whole Season!

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – October 15, 2009 - Here’s the Christmas present you can open a month early! We Wish You a Merry Christmas for Wii™ includes a variety of holiday-themed games and activities that will provide hours of magical Christmas moments for the whole family throughout the holiday season.

We Wish You a Merry Christmas includes 13 holiday-themed activities, including games like Candy Cane Lanes, Present Catch, Elf Hunt and more. Unlock new activities and count down the days to Christmas in the included Advent Calendar, write letters to Santa and lead your family in beloved Christmas carols.  All of the games and activities support up to 4 players.

Six Christmas Games:

    * Santa’s Sleigh: Collect presents with the Wii Remote™ and help deliver them to houses.

    * Hot Chocolate: A memory game in which you keep the elves warm by quickly pouring and delivering mugs of hot chocolate.

    * Candy Cane Lanes: As Santa, you bowl down a lane towards funny elves.

    * Present Catch: Play as an elf, catching all the bouncing presents and avoiding obstacles with the Wii Remote™.
 
    * Reindeer Games: Santa’s reindeer hold a special flying contest to see who can lead Santa’s sleigh each year.

    * Deck The Halls: Match 3 and win!

Advent Calendar: Unlock a new door each day in December until Christmas to receive additional items such as new carols, ornaments for the tree, stickers and decorations for the living room.

We Wish You a Merry Christmas is scheduled for release on October 27, 2009 from Destineer and developer Panic Button, LLC.

About Panic Button, LLC.

Panic Button, LLC. is an independent game development studio founded in 2007 by games industry veterans Russell Byrd, Craig Galley, D. Michael Traub, and Aaron Smischney, creators of award winning games such as Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, Quarterback Club, The Hobbit, and Area 51. Located in Austin’s Arboretum area, Panic Button specializes in high-quality games for the mass market on the Nintendo WiiT and Nintendo DST. In June of 2009, Panic Button released their first title, Go Play Lumberjacks, an innovative action packed party game for Nintendo WiiT. Information about Panic Button can be found online at www.panicbuttongames.com.

About Destineer

Destineer publishes affordable family-friendly video games for home consoles, portable digital devices, and PC and Mac computers through our Destineer, Bold Games, and MacSoft brands. Destineer is a privately owned corporation based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. More information about Destineer is available at www.destineergames.com.