Mario Party 8 for the Nintendo Wii will be out late May. The game will make use of the Wii remote and have players tackling such tasks as shaking cola cans and lassoing barrels.

There are plenty new boards and puzzle games in Mario Party 8. Up to four people can play Mario Party 8 on the Nintendo Wii. More from Nintendo:

Play with motion control: Players row their way through a river race, punch a statue to pieces, steer race cars, mopeds and go-karts and handle a balancing pole while walking a tightrope.

Play using the Pointer: Shoot at Boos in a haunted house, rag and drop toppings in a cake-decorating competition, select the correct answers in game show challenges.

Play using the Wii Remote’s buttons: Players jump and pummel their way through a football brawl, hop and run across a field of spinning platforms

Mario Party 8 also includes dozens of new minigames, six new party boards and many new game modes. In a series first, players can transform their characters into many forms, such as player-smashing boulders and coin-sucking vampires. Mario Party 8 also includes “extra-large” minigames like Star Carnival Bowling and Table Menace. One to four players can play Mario Party 8, each with a Wii Remote.

Going on vacation is always fun. I love getting away from our everyday life and staying somewhere new. Planning the trip can be the most stressful part of the whole process. From viewing various vacation rentals to actually booking a place to stay, by the time I’m done researching a trip I need to getaway.

I’m not sure what our summer plans will be yet. We’ve talked about going back to Florida, which would be fun. The little one should really enjoy the beach this time. We’re still undecided. One thing is for sure and that’s we will be going somewhere. The time away from home is priceless.

You can play the casual game Fish Tycoon at Yahoo! games. In Fish Tycoon, you raise fish for profit. You will need to buy all of your supplies including fish eggs. Release your fish eggs into a tank, then wait to see what happens.

No fishing tackle is required to harvest the fish since all the action takes place inside an aquarium. Clicking on a fish will show you information like the health and species of the fish. You will need to feed and care for your fish to keep them well so you can sell them later.

The online version of Fish Tycoon is not as inclusive as one for download. Fish Tycoon at Yahoo! games gives a good idea as to what to expect from this casual game.

Fox has apparently canceled the show Drive already. Sigh. I’m not even sure why I bother to watch shows on this network in the first place. Fox is notorious for pulling the plug on good shows. The rating system is flawed in my opinion. I remember working at a local TV station and getting the ratings book data. Some ratings family actually watching a show on our network wrote down that they were watching another station. I’m not sure if they collect data the same way or not. Hopefully with the great technology today they have made great improvements.

There is a bit of good news. The two final episodes of Drive will air sometime this summer.