Wii Sports Resort

Wii Sports Resort

North American box art
Developer(s) Nintendo EAD Group No. 2
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Director(s) Takayuki Shimamura
Yoshikazu Yamashita
Producer(s) Katsuya Eguchi
Composer(s) Ryo Nagamatsu
Series Wii
Platform(s) Wii
Release date(s)
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Wii Sports Resort (Wii スポーツ リゾート Wī Supōtsu Rizōto) is a sports video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii video game console, and is the successor to Wii Sports. It is one of the first titles to require the Wii MotionPlus accessory, which is bundled with the game.[6] Wii Sports Resort was first announced at E3 2008[6] and was released in Japan on June 25, 2009 and in nearly all other regions in the following month. While the game was originally released only as a stand-alone title, as of 2009 the game was bundled with newer Wii consoles, along with Wii Sports.[7]

Wii Sports Resort is a collection of twelve sports games, which includes enhanced games from Wii Sports along with completely new selections, designed to take advantage of the motion sensing capabilities of the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. Like Wii Sports, players mimic the actions performed in real life sports, but are controlled with greater accuracy due to the precision capabilities of the Wii MotionPlus in order to provide a more immersive experience.

The game was well received by game critics, gaining an aggregate score of 82.94% on GameRankings[8] and 80% on Metacritic.[9] As of March 2014, the game is the third best-selling game on the Wii, after its predecessor Wii Sports and Mario Kart Wii, with 32.58 million copies sold worldwide.[10]

Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot of the "table tennis" game, which shows the player playing against a computer-controlled player. The CPU, as well as the audience, consist of default Miis built into the game, returning from Wii Sports.

Wii Sports Resort is a sports game set in a beach resort on an archipelago called Wuhu Island.[11] The first time a player starts the game, several instructional videos will play, then the strap usage screen and the Wii MotionPlus test, and finally, the player will skydive to Wuhu Island. Twelve different sports are available to play; like the original, the sports are each played by holding the Wii Remote (and in some cases, the Nunchuk) in a manner similar to the actual sport being replicated. For example, in archery, the player holds the Wii Remote vertically to hold the bow, and pulls back the Nunchuk to pull back the bow's string. The new feature that Wii Sports Resort brings is Wii MotionPlus compatibility, which enables 1:1 control and allows the games to be played with greater accuracy. For example, the game's new variation, table tennis, gives the player greater control over adding spin to the ball by twisting the Wii Remote while swinging. In golf, you can spin the ball by twisting the Wii Remote while swinging. Most sports with up to three or four players will allow one Wii Remote to be shared among players while taking turns. The only sports in this game returning from the original Wii Sports are Bowling and Golf, while Table Tennis was originally a game in Wii Play. The other nine sports are completely new to the series.

List of sports

Development

Wii Sports Resort requires the use of the Wii MotionPlus (note the rectangular peripheral below the Wii logo).

The idea for a sequel to Wii Sports was considered well before the advent of the Wii MotionPlus peripheral, but development only moved forward when the new possibilities in control were realized.[12] The game was first revealed at Nintendo's 2008 E3 presentation.[13]

Fishing and a water slide were considered for inclusion in the game. A prototype kendama minigame was also created, but did not fit into the resort theme.[14]

Wuhu Island originally appeared in Wii Fit, but was slightly modified to fit the profile of a resort island in Wii Sports Resort. Hotels, sport arenas (bowling alley, tennis courts, and sword play arena), a castle, ruins of an older civilization, and some new rock formations were added. The island also appears in Wii Fit Plus and Pilotwings Resort with the changes from Wii Sports Resort. Also, two racetracks and a battle stage based on Wuhu Island appear in Mario Kart 7, and two fighting stages based on its appearance in Wii Sports Resort and Pilotwings Resort respectively appear in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings82.94% (52 reviews)[8]
Metacritic80% (66 reviews)[9]
Review scores
PublicationScore
1UP.comA-
Edge6/10
GameSpot8.0/10
GameTrailers8.6/10
IGN7.7/10
X-Play5/5

Wii Sports Resort has received generally favorable reviews, with an average score on Metacritic of 80%. IGN gave it a 7.7 out of 10, citing the impressive fidelity of the controls and how the graphics, as compared to the majority of Wii games, were superb.[15] GameTrailers gave an 8.6 out of 10. GameSpot gave it an 8.0 out of 10.[16] Edge magazine gave it a 6 out of 10.[17] On 1UP.com, the average score between the editors reviews and users was an 'A-.'[18] GamesRelay gave the game a score of 8.2, citing it to be a fun loving game for family and friends.[19] SPOnG.com's Tim Smith awarded the game 90%, calling Wii Sports Resort and the MotionPlus peripheral "simple but welcome additions to the Wii's line-up".[20] X-Play stated that "You'll have a good time playing solo, but the real fun begins when more people join in on the action" and that it applies to all the events.

In May 2010 the American Heart Association (AHA) endorsed the Wii to encourage sedentary people to take the first step toward fitness. The AHA heart icon covers the console itself along with two of its more active games, Wii Fit Plus and Wii Sports Resort.[21][22] Nintendo Power listed Wii Sports Resort along with its predecessor Wii Sports as being two of the greatest multi-player experiences in Nintendo history, stating that everyone can have fun with them, ranging from young children to grandparents. They also cite the wide range of sports available.[23]

Sales

In Japan, Wii Sports Resort sold over 514,000 copies in two weeks.[24] In North America it sold over 500,000 copies in its first week.[25] As of August 8, 2009, the game has sold over 600,000 copies in Europe. Nintendo announced on August 25, 2009 that they had sold over one million units of the game in the United States, Japan and Europe individually.[26] In September 2009, Wii Sports Resort sold 442,900 units.

In 2009, it sold 7.57 million copies, making it the world's second biggest selling game of that year.[27] As of March 2014, Wii Sports Resort has sold 32.58 million copies worldwide.[10]

See also


References

  1. ↑ "Wii Sports Resort" (in Japanese). Nintendo. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Wii Sports Resort and Wii MotionPlus – Release date announced". May 20, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Official: Wii MotionPlus dated". April 14, 2009. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Nintendo to set Summer '09 Ablaze with Wii MotionPlus and Wii Sports Resort". Nintendo Of America. April 14, 2009.
  5. ↑ "한국닌텐도, 두 개의 신작 발표: 위 스포츠 리조트 및 마리오와 루이지 RPG 정식 발매". Nintendo Korea. May 19, 2010.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 DeVries, Jack (July 15, 2008). "E3 2008: Wii Sports Gets a Sequel". IGN. Retrieved July 15, 2008.
  7. ↑ "Console at Nintendo :: Wii". Nintendo.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Wii Sports Resort for Wii". GameRankings. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Wii Sports Resort reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Top Selling Software Sales Units - Wii Software". Nintendo. 2014-03-31. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9 11.10 11.11 11.12 "Official Site of Wii Sports Resort by Nintendo". Nintendo. April 24, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Iwata Asks, Wii Sports Resort Speaks". Retrieved September 4, 2009.
  13. ↑ "E3 2008: Wii Sports Gets a Sequel". Retrieved September 4, 2009.
  14. ↑ John, Tracey. "Wii Sports Resort Games That Didn’t Make It". Wired. Retrieved August 4, 2009.
  15. ↑ Harris, Craig (July 16, 2009). "Wii Sports Resort Review". IGN.com. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
  16. ↑ Ramsay, Randolph (July 22, 2009). "Wii Sports Resort (w/ Wii MotionPlus) Review". GameSpot. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  17. ↑ Review: Wii Sports Resort | Edge Online. Next-gen.biz. Retrieved on 2013-08-23.
  18. ↑ "Wii Sports Resort Review". 1UP.com. Retrieved July 29, 2009.
  19. ↑ "Wii Sports Resort Review". GamesRelay. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
  20. ↑ Smith, Tim (July 16, 2009). "SPOnG Wii Sports Resort Review". SPOnG. Retrieved October 16, 2009.
  21. ↑ Joel Schectman (May 17, 2010). "Heart group backs Wii video game console in obesity campaign". San Jose Mercury News. . Associated Press. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
  22. ↑ "American Heart Association and Nintendo". American Heart Association.
  23. ↑ Nintendo Power 250th issue!. South San Francisco, California: Future US. 2010. p. 47.
  24. ↑ "Wii Sports Resort Sells 350,000 in First Week". Retrieved June 30, 2009.
  25. ↑ "Nintendo’s New Wii Sports Resort Sells More Than 500,000 Units". Retrieved August 5, 2009.
  26. ↑ "Wii Sports Resort Tops 1 Million in U.S. Sales". Nintendo of America. August 25, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
  27. ↑ Tabuchi, Hiroko (September 19, 2010). "To Regain Video Game Lead, Japan Looks to West". The New York Times.

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