It was released as a WiiWare title in Japan on June 6, 2009, on November 11, 2009, in North America and on August 11, 2010, in PAL territories at a cost of 500 Wii Points.

The player controls one out of four different family members: Mommy, Daddy, Billy and Sarah.

[2] The game has downloadable content which can be uploaded through Nintendo's Pay & Play-service.

The rich man then earns benefits in subsequent rounds, while the lower-placed players try to better their standing and draw themselves out of the hole.

Family Card Games released to generally unfavorable reviews.

Reviewers criticised the lack of depth, quality and quantity of the games.