I praise the Wii for being so versatile when it comes to its audiences. You've got your titles that grownups will enjoy, you've got your titles in the middle that appeal to everybody, and then you have a nice selection of titles for the youngsters - and one of those titles that falls nicely into the latter category is Ice Age 2 The Meltdown. Released just in time for the holidays, Ice Age 2 The Meltdown is set to take full advantage of the Wii's unique control scheme.

The Wii needs games like these to really appeal to the younger audience - and clearly that audience loved the film; Ice Age 2 The Meltdown took a gross of $646 million worldwide. Not bad.

Perhaps the most exiting part of this news byte is that Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary and Jay Leno are lending their phenomenal voice talent to the game, to add to that authentic experience when fans of the film are playing Ice Age 2 The Meltdown on the Wii this holiday.

"We are excited to bring such an entertaining game to such an innovative platform," said Cindy Cook, chief strategy and marketing officer, Vivendi Games. "Ice Age fans and gamers of all ages will without a doubt enjoy embarking on this new adventure, within the game itself and as part of the truly unique Wii experience Nintendo is bringing to consumers."

Ice Age 2 The Meltdown should be available to buy on the 5th of December in the US, and will hopefully make European launch on the 8th of December. Featuring 8 more minutes of film footage and Wii-exclusive mini-games such as Whack-A-Possum where you use the Wii controller to, well, whack Possums, what young gamer could turn their whiskers up at this game?

Ah - I do love a happy ending.