Wii Sports Resort Deserved Better

Oh okay, from 2006 to 2008, the Nintendo Wii had a gorilla hold on gamers internationally and two of those gamers were these young people here and for these gamers, the Nintendo Wii was their dream console, not just their Motion controls seemed like something out of the ordinary. future, but it also offered something that no games console had before: it was welcoming and accessible to non-gamers in the past, if you had handed a PlayStation or GameCube controller to your parents, they would walk around a couple of times confused and then They would give it back. Yeah, that looks like a lot of fun Bud, oh actually there's a lot more, yeah, that looks like a lot of fun, so Nintendo created the Wii to address that exact problem.

Let me start with a couple of questions for you. Do you know someone who has never watched television and never seen a movie? I've never read a book, of course not, so let me ask you one more question. Do you know someone, maybe even in your own family, who has never played a video game? I bet so, how can this be if we want to consider ourselves a real media outlet? We want to grow as an industry, this has to change for the first time, everyone in the family wanted to try a video game, but it wasn't just any video game, it was none other than Wii Sports, the new Wii motion controls and The Simplicity of Wii Sports was a perfect store that made us the most popular gift of the year for several years in a row, but for many players, including these little scoundrels, we had a longevity problem.

Don't get us wrong, Nintendo always delivers great. games like Super Mario Galaxy, that game saved my marriage, which is weird because I was 10 years old. It was a strange year, yes it was, but years into the whistling life cycle, major video game franchises were skipping the Wii and choosing the PS3 and Xbox 360. And that was happening for two reasons: First, the Wii was built around motion controls; It turns out that when you get home from work and want to relax and play a video game, you don't want to always be waving your arms and throwing a controller across your TV. and secondly, it was a less powerful machine: the PS3 and Xbox 360 could run games with

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graphics and processing needs after the wow factor of the Wii and Wii Sports faded and nunchucks began to collect dust on their backs. basements of the Nintendo Christmas parties. had one last chance to capture that magic with a sequel to its most popular game.

Let me introduce you to Wii Sports Resort, which is literally a day at the beach, and as you may have heard, we're about to redefine the Wii Remote thanks to this. It's called Wii Motion Plus Wii Sports Resort wasn't just a simple sequel, it required you to have an additional accessory connected to your controller. Now you'll notice that as Cami subtly rotates her wrist, the precise action is reflected on the screen and as she moves her hand in front of her in space, she knows exactly where her hand is at the moment The revelation of this revolutionary technology made us wonder, wasn't that what the Wii was supposed to do in the first place?

Wii Remote Control Ringtone. at launch was to use motion controls to simulate real-life

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fights, aiming and more, and Motion Plus was exactly the same instead of making Motion Plus look like advanced technology, it seemed like Nintendo was admitting that the Wii controller needed to be repaired. For twenty dollars per controller, I can tell you that there will be a Wii Motion Plus accessory and an extended jacket with each Wii Sports Resort and of course others will be available separately, so although the game includes a Motion Plus, it is obviously the sequel to the most popular couch co-op game of all time wouldn't be played with a single controller, so for Nintendo to ask us to go back to the Wii for the low price of seventy dollars was crazy.

Nintendo, do you want me to hand you a controller? that constantly requires me to adjust and remove a wrist brace. I'd rather commit suicide too. You're right, too far, yes, no, I went too far. I noticed immediately when I opened Wii Sports Resort for the first time, it becomes evident. that this has a little more depth than Wii Sports begins with you waiting calmly on a plane while a rendition of Wii Sports Resort plays on the radio Roger wait, wait Tony just texted me while he was sitting next to me and told me Tony said it's me.

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You can tell that Nintendo made this introduction more theatrical, as if to say yes, we made a sequel to the game that made your grandmother try foreign video games. This is an amazing opening for the game because any child who plays it feels like they are entering a new place full of adventures and fun schoolwork, eating up everything other stupid kids have to do doesn't exist here, no, You still have to eat, sure, but I'm having it. Best time of my life with golf, bowling, table tennis, golf, Tony, I'm really worried about you having to eat more.

Okay, wakeboarding, Frisbee, archery, basketball, motor cruising, canoeing, cycling, air

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, and swordplay, okay, don't ignore me, you know you can hear. I'm talking to you and you know I'm saying something and you're just making a list like I'm not here. You know you have ears and it's pissing me off, man. I'm sorry. There's the best way to see how much Motion Plus has. The controller change is looking at the Legacy sports that are still here from the original Wii sports, for example bowling allows you to be much more precise with how you throw the ball, the rotation and spin definitely feel more precise , but in general it is the same sport. and in golf you now need to keep your wrist perfectly straight during the swing or your shot will drift away from where you originally intended.

Your wrist rotation didn't matter at all, but now it has a little more depth to keep your shot straight. and make a realistic golf swing motion, but that's really the only change. Beyond these adjustments, these games are largely unchanged. You know, bowling is still bowling. Golf is still golf. They even have half the fields, just a copy paste of Wii Sports' first table tennis. It's even just a smaller version of tennis with a little more spin on the ball, but all of those games were originally created without Motion Plus in mind. Wii Sports offers a variety of new games to play in addition to the old ones and at the same time, many of these sports are fun, we want to focus on one first that we believe holds all of the Wii sports together like glue, that sport is a step elevated island, a foreign

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, it's that woohoo island and yes that's what it's called, it's not just a plot of land. that the game takes place in it has its own story and the flyover of Life to it Island shows that the controls are perfectly simple and intuitive, you simply hold the Wii remote like an airplane in your hand and when you tilt or turn the controller, makes the plane after a few minutes of practice it is extremely easy to learn the basics nothing completely sums up the

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countryside More than this mode while you fly freely around the island they direct you to points of interest they give you data about the people Resort the Activities and history of the island itself is not just a dead map with points of interest, although they also fill the island with life.

As you navigate, you see that there are planes in the sky of other Resort attendees having fun, people partying. the beach watching the sunset hanging out on the city boats, fishing and whale watching, cars cruising the island and most importantly, Mis in the sports locations that appear in the game because as you start to Accumulating these points, you notice that many of the reference points are active ones. Look at the locations of all the other sports. Each sport does not have its own thematic map disconnected from the others. They are actually located in a specific place on the island.

Table tennis takes place next to the tennis courts and swimming pool at the hotel. the Colosseum on the edge of the island Golf is on the Wedge Islands and has its own golf hotel. Cycle races cross long stretches of the island and archery even has its final goal inside the volcano. I can't even explain the specific feeling but it's just nice to feel like you are in a specific part of the resort when you play any sport and the world is full of interests that give you little facts about the island and its landmarks once you gather enough information.

With them you unlock more features for the island flyover mode, for example flying through 10 locations unlocks balloons across the map, you can pop another 10 and now you can fly over the island at sunset. Fly enough and you'll eventually unlock the nighttime fireworks lighting. above the city and a two-seater plane, the island is full of little details like the Morse code that players can hear when they fly near the lighthouse and when you translate it, there are a couple of fun conversations that joke about how it is written in Morse code Currently, our personal favorite is this beautiful rendition of the Wii sports theme that is exclusive to the Cabana Lagoon location on the map.

We love it so much we just want to take a moment and let you listen to it abroad. How crazy Advanced game no no we are talking about exploding balloons yes but we like it it's relaxing let us enjoy flying the plane how many iframes are there when you dodge let me enjoy the plane for once buddy good thing about the pass elevation of the island is that it really adds to the feeling of personally vacationing on an island. Before playing this mode, the game felt really disconnected. The menu screens take you straight to the sports, and unless you play something like Island Flyover or cycling, you can't tell.

That all of this takes place in specific locations on Woohoo Island, it's just a very simple, relaxing and joyful mode. I just like it, so if the island flyover is the glue that holds Wii Sports Resort together, then Sword Play is the glue you eat because it tastes good. Wait, I really don't understand the analogy Tony. I'm trying to say that Sword Play is a lot of fun. The sword game is made up of three separate games. The first is Speed ​​Slice, which is a training mode to teach you how to swing. be with another self to see who can cut objects the fastest, the first to score 10 points wins and the sword game is a kind of spiritual successor to boxing and Wii sports that is cemented by the fact that the Speed ​​trainer slice is none other than Matt the Self, famous for boxing training and the final championship fight on Wii Sports, in addition to Speed ​​Slice, there is the fan-favorite Sword Play Showdown, a gauntlet where You have to fight waves of me as you make your way through different areas of the island.

The Showdown sword game is a marvel, the experience of waiting patiently and still with your motion control sword while another you runs across a bridge is surprisingly cinematic once you've had fun and played with the sword and been Trained by the best trainer and man you have ever met. You can demonstrate your skills in sword duels. What's special about duels is how intimate the fights are, instead of trying to take down as many me as possible, your goal is to block the counterattack and take down a single me until it falls over the edge and enters.

WaterIt seems easy enough at first, you just work your way towards each enemy until they fall off the edge, but once you get to a higher level, they become so frustratingly quick to block and attack. On several occasions I had to go look. Go back to the footage just to see how I locked my swing after training and dueling almost every me in the game. You will finally become a professional and fight at a professional level. The crowds grow in the stands and the fights feel more official. Okay, Matt. I'm very proud of the work we did and I've risen through the ranks, I've turned pro, it's finally championship time and I couldn't have done it without you, who am I?

Did you ever see how I cut the egg? great job, look at me, look at me, swing Matt, I'm so proud to have done it. I would like you to do your best and I would like you to wait. This one is for you. Matt. I did it. I can not believe it. I did it honestly. I don't think I could have done this without the hard work and training of my coach. Hey, can't you hear what's going on? Matt fell into the water badly, he died. Yes, the police are coming. They want to talk to you.

I think they have something. questions about what happened basketball basketball is fun a casual basketball game is perfect for a motion controller swiping to shoot the ball and dunk feels like the natural movements you would make during a real basketball game and interestingly enough i can specifically imagining how this game would be an absolute blast on a Saturday morning when I was a kid. Nintendo was so good with Wii sports games at making you think that a sport has no depth, making it easier for beginners to learn, but then when you play alone they slowly start showing you that the game has deeper mechanics.

When you face harder knees, sword, basketball game, they both show this by forcing you to learn

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software-like timing. Games like Dark Souls or Elden Ring now, what's harder at the end of the day is trying to beat both phases of Millennia or trying to dunk Tommy in Wii Sports Resort when you're 11. They both made me cry, so who cares about the frisbee? the dog has a flipping dog, you throw a frisbee with the goal of trying to land in the center of a target and when you do, the dog catches it and flips it over.

It's a good game because a normal dog would just catch the frisbee but the frisbee dog does a little flip and that's good if you had a normal dog he wouldn't do it well that's what I do but the frisbee dog flips , flip, flip and that's good, but not all the games are as fun as the sword game, some are pretty average. motor boating or wakeboarding, while canoeing is just annoying, motion tracking for canoeing misses out or switches the paddle to the other side of the boat and for a sport with only two important aspects, how fast you are paddling or in What direction are you? rowing, these are the worst things that could happen.

The crazy thing about this game is that it achieves the tropical feeling of being on vacation while sitting on your couch so well, the graphics are not realistic, it's not a vast open world with a dynamic weather system, I mean, hell, people don't even It doesn't even have fingers, the best way to put it is that Wii Sports Resort just has the right vibe, man, the game is fun in the sun and besides, it's with me you know, or maybe the monsters you create in the creator of me , either way, they're familiar faces scattered around a comforting and welcoming island, even when you open the game it updates you on what other players have been up to recently.

I can see Eddie just breaking his cycling record while I was gone, it's rare that a game celebrates the fact that you can share your Wii with friends and family, so yeah, Wii Sports Resort wasn't as popular or culturally impactful as the Wii Sports, but that doesn't do it. The Lesser game, in fact we think is a much better game than Wii Sports, just didn't have the cultural impact that its predecessor had because the original Wii Sports came free in the same box as the Wii Resort wasn't available late in the day. the night. shows or local news simply because it would be impossible to replicate The Craze of the Nintendo Wii at launch and the great thing about Resort is that it didn't try, the game almost seems tailor-made for kids who stuck with the Wii at launch. on June 25, 2009 when it was released during the first month of summer vacation for children at school and what new game they got during the summer vacation an invitation to an island resort full of life and activities the main attractions of the game are things like fun and relaxing friends and my family and I'm a little sad that we missed this game, we would have loved it when we were kids but I think what's even sadder is that this was the last major entry in the era where everyone cared about the Wii. something really special about sitting in front of the TV with friends and family destroying your grandmother and us tennis watching her Mees appear even when you play alone and eliminating your father's self when your parents divorce Tony, your parents divorced when we were 18 years.

I'm just spitting out ideas like the ones you talked about yesterday with dad, Jesus Christ, while we're very happy with a lot of modern games, there's nothing like this anymore, there's no Hub or characters on a console that feels welcoming to everyone on your. home here's what it looks like the home page of the Nintendo Switch is isolated to serve one person because it's a handheld, so while Motion Plus wasn't crazy new technology, Sports Resort is the epitome of what the Wii was trying to achieve, right? make one, maybe even on your own, who has never played a video game.

I bet you do. The Wii not only got the general public excited about gaming, but it encouraged and inspired families to gather around the TV, laugh, compete, and spend time together after games like Wii Sports and Resort I don't think there is anyone in our family I haven't tried a video game and that's directly because of the Wii, so while something like this doesn't exist anymore, the Wii and the legacy of Wii Sports have had a lasting influence. impact inspiring people to enjoy games together and that's what we found was the best part of Wii Sports and the dogs frisbee dog frisbee dog foot frisbee he does a flip he's going to catch the frisbee and he's going to flip he's going to do a somersault is going to do a somersault the right generation game the generation game the best game ever