Beginning today, Wii gamers can waggle into the action in two new colors, pink and blue.

Awesome?

Wii Remotes, with the MotionPlus add-on, in the baby blue and girly pink flavors are available today at BestBuy and Amazon.

The Remotes aren’t available, in the new colors, without the MotionPlus accessory, and will cost your $49.99.

Before today you could only snag sketchy-looking skins for the Wii Remotes if you wanted a color other than white or black, but these are the real deal, released by Nintendo.

Happy gaming!

Blue (Amazon)

Pink (Amazon)

“I love you.” Is that something you plan on saying this Valentine’s Day? If so, and if your intimate friend plays Wii, Nintendo today announced a perfect gift to maybe help you score with the princess in your castle.

Revealed this morning alongside the heaping software announcement, were Blue and Pink Wii Remotes.

The new controllers, available February 14, come with that condom-like protective sleeve (getting the idea rolling already?) and a MotionPlus accessory, all for $49.99 or $54.99 if you plan on purchasing at GameStop.

Nintendo today announced that beginning November 16, Wii-Remotes colored black will go on sale.

A new bundle, also announced today, includes a MotionPlus accessory and the newly black Remote for $50, a savings of $10 if purchased separately.

“The Wii Remote revolutionized not only how people play games, but also who plays them,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “The new color lets people customize their setup, and the controllers make great stocking stuffers for players of any age.”

A black Nunchuck will also become available November 16 for $20.

Too bad I already have an entire set of controllers for my Wii, otherwise I’d be all over these new goods. Now, can we get a black Wii system already?

Nintendo ended August with a flurry of activity, announcing a North American release date (October 4) for Wii Fit Plus as well as a price ($19.99 in its non-bundled form). There is also going to be a black Wii Remote available this holiday season, along with a black Wii Motion Plus accessory and a (sold separately) black Nunchuk. Those three items are pretty sleek looking, as you can see in the screenshots provided; my cats broke one of my Remotes lately–apparently they can fall from high ground and survive just a few times before something goes amiss–so I’m tempted to snag one in a new color scheme when they are available.

The news is not all Wii specific though, as those of you that weren’t intrigued by the black or blue DSi’s can now take a look at the new pink and white options. These are $170, just like the other colors–the white one may be a better option this time around than it was with the DS or DS Lite, given the matte finish. The white DS sure got dirty looking when it had the glossier coat on it. You can pick up one of these new DSi’s very soon–in less than two weeks, in fact, as they release on September 13.

The time between the end-of-year holiday rush and the new slew of first quarter releases is normally a dark one, where gamers wait for their wallets to fatten once again in order to greedily attack the next wave of fun. That’s not the case this year though, as SouthPeak games released “Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars” in December, priming it for status as a sleeper hit.

A meteor has hit Earth, and the dust released from it has brought much of the plant life to a new level of living where they can now walk, talk and think. As the title implies, you are concerned mostly with mushrooms; those that are safe for humans to eat are the good guys, while the ones who are poisonous are your enemies.

You play as Pax, and your story begins with you training in a village of Bolete ‘shrooms. You accidentally absorb a piece of the meteor that hit, and go on a quest to find a piece of meteor that you will not absorb. Since collecting meteor pieces is an objective, it’s clear from the outset that you will not find a piece like that for a long time.

The gameplay in Spore Wars is simple, as it’s a 3D platformer with basic running and jumping. There are occasional puzzles that you need to solve, whether it’s clearing a room of enemies, dealing with the environment or fixing broken machinery, and much of your time will also be spent in battle. If you are not into flicking your Wii Remote, then you might not enjoy the combat that much, though the controls do work effectively.

The camera control could have been better, but it’s not a problem in battles-especially not boss battles, where the action is often zoomed out for a better view-and is instead the kind of thing that will make you fall off of a platform. Thankfully, the areas you traverse are not bottomless pits where lives are wasted, and if you do happen to die, you just respawn at the closest checkpoint. You may also get lost on occasion, as the game does not give you explicit directions on what your objectives are. Some players may not mind this, but for those who like a bit more structure in their missions, they may get annoyed.

You do get to build all of your weaponry based off of parts that you find strewn across the levels. Not all of these pieces are in broad daylight either, as many require exploration of every nook and cranny in a room. The rooms are huge too; remember, you’re a mushroom in a man’s world. The game lets you know when you have collected all of the parts for a weapon, and then you can use it. There are different weapon types, each with its own specialty and group of enemies that are weak to it. Some weapons also need ammunition, whether it’s something to keep your flamethrower going or batteries for your saw blades.

The weapons you find at first are weak, but you will build stronger ones as the game progresses, and you will need them. Boss fights in Mushroom Men are incredible, and may be the highlight of the gameplay. Though much of the running and jumping platforming elements won’t offer anything new that you haven’t played in old-school 3D games, the boss fights will make you pleased with your purchase. They require thought and some strategy, which is nice in an age where many boss fights take an uninspired “bigger = better” approach.

There’s a glue that holds Mushroom Men together outside of the gameplay, and it’s a strong one. The art style and presentation are on a level that beats out many games from this generation. Sure, as a Wii game, the graphics are not on par with something from the more powerful boxes, but that’s not what I’m talking about.

The concept art you unlock is amazing to look at, and captures the essence of what Mushroom Men is about. The levels are crafted with love and infused with the idea of Mushroom Men, the game universe. The little touches are everywhere, such as when Pax takes damage and his mushroom cap begins to fall off, revealing his sentient ‘shroom brain below. You have to play it to see what I’m going on about, but you will understand once you experience it yourself.

Les Claypool composed much of the game’s soundtrack, and if you are familiar with his work with Primus (or any number of side-projects) you know you’re in for something that’s both incredibly catchy and appropriately weird. In addition to that, the music and sound design group Gl33k developed a metronome based audio system that turns your environment into one giant instrument. This sound is much like Claypool’s work, and keeps the Mushroom Men mood going throughout the game whenever his tunes are missing.

Essentially, what you have is a standard 3D platformer with solid gameplay, great boss battles, incredible art direction, and sound that will pull you deeper into the experience. Those last three items are enough to lift this from an average platformer into the realm of something better; though not quite the best platformer on the system this year, it’s up there, and should be experienced by all Wii owners.