When Barack Obama takes office on January 20th, he’ll not only be the most powerful man in the world, but also the most powerful gamer. (Nintendo did give outgoing President Bush a DS and Brain Age some years ago; it’s up to you to decide if he ever played it.)

The New York Times reports that the President elect — who even took his campaign to the streets of Burnout Paradise — gifted his daughters, Sasha and Malia, with a Nintendo Wii for Christmas … but the head of the First Family has been playing with it, too. Apparently, Obama has been working on his bowling skills by playing Wii Sports. The President-in-waiting bowled a lowly 37 in the real-life sport while on the campaign trail, but tells the paper that he “performs better in the video game.”

Being the leader of the free world probably won’t leave President Obama with much time for gaming, but we’d like to hear your suggestions for Wii games he should play, given the chance. (Oh, and Mr. Obama, if you’re reading this, we’d like to talk about that Video Game Czar position … )