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Wii Sports

Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
19 November 2006
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Wii Sports consists of five separate sports games—tennis, baseball, bowling, golf, and boxing—accessed from the main menu.
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There is a lot of novelty involved with this game. I found tennis and baseball to be the most enduring, and only dipped into the other sports occasionally.
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Good but controls were dodge
Wii Sports Resort is just this but better. still good tho
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This is a game that’s tailor made for parties, as such it’s a game you should really play by yourself as it’s best played with a group of friends.

That said, there is some merit to playing this by yourself as the motion controls are really spot on during the minigames, said games consisting of activities such as tennis, bowling and boxing which makes this a good workout game similar to Wii fit which was also released around this time. The presentation is also very good for a Nintendo game as the character models are charming (if a bit simplistic) as are the environments you play in.

It's a fairly basic game that was clearly made to promote the motion controls of the system, however it’s a ton of fun with friends and a good workout option if you’re by yourself.
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Addictively simple, albeit inconsistent
I think my story with this game is significant enough to review, as this is one of the first memories I have with playing and falling in love with a video game, at a young age at least. I, like many others, got this in the little sleeve it came in with the Wii itself, and my family and I would spend almost every day playing the five categories of sports included. Unfortunately, I had lost that original disc at some point several years later, and in a spur of nostalgia, I had decided last Christmas that I needed the game back in my collection. So I found a used copy, bought it, and had to come to grips with the fact while I still think of this game very fondly, maybe Wii Sports isn't as perfect as I once had thought.

However, I will start with the positives, because I ultimately have more of those: the game's simplistic appeal is pulled off very well, and to this day, when the Wii has been left multiple console generations in the past, it's still a major pull, even for just five sports.

Tennis is really addicting. Each side is comprised of two players, which is great for a four player experience, but it also provides an extra challenge for a two player match, where you're in control of both Miis and can decide if you want to line up a shot from the backside of the court, or right up against the net. And depending on how the opposite player competes, this can really matter in the end for success, especially when going solo and working up through the ranks of the computer players (something I'll expand on in more detail later).

Bowling has also been a favorite of mine since as young as I can remember. Lining up the perfect shot and angling it just right for a strike is made so satisfying that it just screams replayability, but it's even more impressive when trying to pick up a spare from a split pair of pins. There's a lot of open ended quality to this one (can't forget to mention throwing the bowling ball backwards and frightening the captive crowd of Mii characters), but that can also be a downside to the game, as the well can run fairly dry if you're just playing this one by yourself. It's definitely a game that lends better to the multiplayer aspect, as there is no CPU rank to pit yourself up against.

Golf is a mixed bag. On one hand, the course design is well thought out and intricate, and it's well worth doing the full nine hole stretch. The amount of versatility you're given with lining up shots and the power of your swing is also done fairly, but beyond that, this game can also lose its charm pretty quickly. I think for golf in particular, along with the other sports, an unlockables system might've been a nice incentive to have for coming back. Maybe for golf, it could've been different golf clubs that you unlock. Or for bowling, maybe a different alleyway or extra spin techniques even.

The closest we get to that level of variety in the game is the training section, which is a subset of three mini games per each sport included. And most of these really aren't all that necessary. The only ones I find myself coming back to are the bowling power throws, which has you bowling a ten lane game with increasing amounts of pins, all the way up to 91, and the Golf target practice, which has a surprisingly solid amount of challenge. But aside from that, a lot of it is just really boring and mundane practice routines. Stuff like parrying tennis balls, hitting home runs, and boxing dojo routines.

Before I wrap up the positives, I of course have to give special mention to the sound design and music, because if anything, it's the crown jewel of this whole game. A lot of the satisfaction in sports like tennis and golf is due to the enthusiasm of the announcer and the sound of each hit and crowd noise. These are sounds that still play in my head to this day because of how memorable they are. And the music is genuinely great, whether that be the regular title theme, the subdued menu music, the smooth as hell guitar tune that plays during bowling games, or the little jingle that plays at the end of boxing.

But as for the negatives, I haven't mentioned two of these sports, because they have aged like milk in my opinion, those being baseball and boxing. Baseball is very one note, and a lot of times, I find myself beating the other team after the first inning due to mercy rule. It's extremely easy to get home runs and doubles and triples, all because the field teams move so slow and don't have any patterns as to how they operate. Sometimes they're right under the ball ready to catch a pop fly, and other times they're completely off to the side, and this would all be fine if there were any sense of control, but you only get to play as the pitcher and the batter. And pitching is also so deprived of anything fun. You just chop the Wii remote down several times and that's all the gameplay there is, other than pressing a button every now and then to throw a curveball or splitter, which don't really matter because the ball/strike system is basically irrelevant due to how easy it is to hit the ball.

And I'll be honest, I never liked boxing even when I was younger. The nunchuck and Wii remote combo is very inconsistent, the latter lining up shots just fine because it's a motion tool, but the nunchuck isn't really built for that, so the left hand shots are harder to line up in the process. And at the risk of sounding lazy, this game just gets way too tiring for me to want to keep coming back to it. After two rounds of me flailing my arms and bobbing and ducking, I'm already tired of it. This is a sport that works much better in a party sort of setting, but by yourself, it can be exhausting.

Overall, when it comes to Wii Sports, even for as simple and possibly unimpressive as it is, I have too much nostalgia baked into me from this game to call it below average. There really is just this timeless quality to it that, even when I feel I've played this game down to its most barebones qualities, I still find myself coming back to it, especially around the company of friends and family. And when a piece of media is able to do that over time in good jest, I couldn't possibly look down upon it.
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IceAJFish1 2023-08-12T18:41:46Z
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This game came paired with the Nintendo Wii, and is an absolute classic. Its one of the few games that you can get anyone to play, even people who never play video games.

Playing with friends and/or family is the best way to play, as it is the way it is intended. Playing by yourself, while fun, just doesn't compare.

There's a few sports to choose from:

-Tennis
-Baseball
-Ten-pin Bowling
-Golf
-Boxing

The most popular of these is easily bowling. Its the quickest and easiest mode and is honestly more fun than actual bowling. This is because I am shit at bowling in real life.

Apart from playing with friends and family, my favourite part of this game is just laughing at the various monstrous Miis that I love creating.
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Amazing game with one of the best replayability to date.
I'm completely surprised to see this game anywhere near below a 4.0. Seeing people say, "the game on the Wii people were forced to play" is downright crazy. This game was probably the most enjoyable game to play with friends, having a perfect competitive edge with each game, and great controls. Because of the great controls and self-explanatory games, just about anyone can pick up a controller and play. I find myself after 15 years of having this game, still consistently playing it with my friends, and family. Even to this day I still have loads of fun running up a 2v2 tennis match. And don't even get me started on the soundtrack, I bet I can walk to a random person my age and they could recognize many of the songs in the game because it's just THAT memorable. It just goes to show that even after all this time many people and myself included still have so much fun and the same memories of how great this game is.
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ellinoran58 Wii Sports 2024-03-27T21:48:44Z
2024-03-27T21:48:44Z
1.5
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jesseleefoster Wii Sports 2024-03-25T23:19:32Z
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NPLS Wii Sports 2024-03-23T12:17:14Z
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3.0
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Psychocow Wii Sports 2024-03-21T22:55:36Z
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2.5
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PopVulture Wii Sports 2024-03-20T22:55:16Z
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3.0
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GuySamstag Wii Sports 2024-03-19T03:35:19Z
2024-03-19T03:35:19Z
3.0
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undeadcomicsinc Wii Sports 2024-03-18T19:27:03Z
2024-03-18T19:27:03Z
5.0
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vc15 Wii Sports 2024-03-17T23:48:10Z
2024-03-17T23:48:10Z
3.5
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foxx Wii Sports 2024-03-17T09:46:40Z
2024-03-17T09:46:40Z
4.5
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Onirism0 Wii Sports 2024-03-13T09:42:09Z
Wii • ES / PT / IT
2024-03-13T09:42:09Z
5.0
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CLmcrfan Wii Sports 2024-03-12T23:54:50Z
2024-03-12T23:54:50Z
4.5
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SuzetteBlainePinkerton Wii Sports 2024-03-11T15:05:09Z
2024-03-11T15:05:09Z
3.5
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  • ethanjpinto 2023-10-23 00:15:52.473736+00
    Unquestionably the most universal video game ever. If you or a sibling/cousin/friend/loved one was born between 1998-2008 you know how to play this game.
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  • Diugo 2023-10-25 11:24:44.837117+00
    Might be the best product demo ever. If people still play your hardware showcase more than 10 years later. You outdid yourself ten fold.
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  • anderd0504 2023-12-05 17:34:35.61688+00
    wish the training area and all boxing + baseball came back for resort, but that game still beats this one just bc of wii motion plus incorporation and the addition of things like island flyover to give it a real sense of setting
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  • DrDickPhD 2023-12-29 10:21:06.534205+00
    Island Flyover is so goated
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  • Ilikemusicorsmth 2023-12-30 19:29:49.657684+00
    i love how people are totally overanalyzing this game lmao
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  • Letterhead_Colby 2024-02-28 18:09:37.618591+00
    Lol I have a WiiU (compatible with Wii games) in my common room and my college roommates love all playing this game. I dominate at tennis also. I suck at baseball tho
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  • foxx 2024-03-17 09:47:03.197231+00
    I dare a studio any studio try to make a better game than this LA LA LA LA you cant
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