I do like to talk about The Sims, my favorite PC game of all time. I was so excited when The Sims 2 was released but it was just awkward timing. With a newborn in the house, it made it very difficult to play. Plus when I did play, I felt guilty for playing a family when instead I could be spending time with mine!

I did buy a few expansions like University and Open for Business. Sadly I haven’t played either that much although I do look forward to playing more in the near future. I have some great business ideas that I’m sure other Sims will be wanting a franchise opportunity to start their own!

My favorite Sims 2 expansion is University just because I have played it more. My favorite The Sims expansion is Pets. I had this dalmatian named Jubilee who would run and greet me after work in the game. What unconditional love I tell ya.

What’s your favorite from The Sims, The Sims 2 or both?

Here’s how we start most of our evenings. We settle down to watch Wheel of Fortune. wishing we already had our LCD TV. Maybe one day we’ll have the TV but now we can watch Pat anytime by playing Pat Sajak’s Lucky Letters - TV Guide Edition.

This game combines Pat’s witty humor, the lucky letters game, and crossword puzzles from TV guide. Sounds like a lot to pack into one casual game! Pat Sajak as your host as you choose your favorite era to play. Place letters correctly to solve the puzzle.

First you will have to bet and then spin the slot machine for letters. Then you must place them in the right spot on the board. The clues will help you out, much like in a standard crossword puzzle.

And as with a lot of casual games, there is a free one hour demo of the game, so you can find try it before you buy it.

Jill’s grandparent’s bakery shop is on the verge of foreclosure and it’s up to you to help them out. Jill returns home from culinary school and quickly sets out on a mission to save her grandparent’s beloved bakery.

Cake Mania, the hit casual game for the PC, is now being developed for the Nintendo Wii. Cake Mania in the Mix is set to be released in early 2009. In the new version, there will be motion mini-games and a co-op level where Jill will have some extra help in the kitchen.

Players will use the Wiimote to guide Jill through nine different bakeries, making plenty of custom cakes along the way for an array of customers. Some demanding new customers will be pregnant moms and ninjas. There will also be a new phone system that will allow catering orders to be place by phone instead of just walk-ins.

Casual games are perfect for the Wii since the Wiimote makes it so easy to ‘point and click’ much like how you can on a PC. Other casual games such as Home Sweet Home are also being developed for the Wii.