Balloon Pop

The objective is to link at least 3 balloons in a row using the Wii Remote (Original game, Festival) or the stylus (DS, Remix, 2). The player can either point the Wii Remote at the balloon, hold A, then flick the remote in the desired direction, or hold the remote sideways for a conventional control style. The DS version is more simple, as the player can quickly move balloons by holding the stylus on the balloon and sliding in the desired direction. If the colors of the balloons match, a 3–5-second countdown will start (depending on the amount of combos made), allowing the player to combine any adjacent balloons of the same color or make additional combinations of other colors, if possible.

If the timer runs out, or the player presses the B button, the balloons will pop. There is an overflow line at the bottom of the screen that will end the game should too many balloons build up or the grid of balloons scroll past the line. In the 2007 version and Festival, the player starts at January and must get through all 12 months, ending at December, without getting a Game Over. Once the player reaches Level 100 or higher; overflowing the screen at this point will begin a credit sequence, showing a restored Earth.

The protagonist, a yellow and orange capped anthropomorphic mushroom, resides on a planet not unlike Earth. The life on this earth is peaceful, and the four seasons keep the earth inhabitable with life. One day, the infamous villain known as the Balloon Bandit attacks the earth, sealing the seasons away in magical balloons. Time eventually stops and the earth had become a lifeless, deserted wasteland.

The mushroom realizes that if enough balloons are popped throughout the months, the seasons will return and they will revive the earth. The mushroom cannot do this alone, however, and has the destiny of the earth in the player's hands.

IGN gave Balloon Pop on Wii an overall rating of 4.7 out of 10 ("bad"), calling it "a puzzle game that rips off many previous titles but forgot to borrow some challenge."

In a 3 out 5 star review, GamesRadar+ concluded "until the Wii's software library offers better options for the price, it's a decent choice for genre dabblers and those seeking a simple diversion."