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Developer(s)Nintendo EAD
Publisher(s)Nintendo
SeriesWii
Platform(s)Wii

Wii Sports Resort (Wii スポーツ リゾート, Wii Supōtsu Risōto) is a collection of sports games for the Wii video game console and is the sequel to Wii Sports. Wii Sports Resort was released in Japan on June 25, 2009, and in Australia, Europe and North America in July 2009. The game is part of an ongoing series of games referred to as the Wii Series and requires the use of Wii MotionPlus.[5] The game comes bundled with a MotionPlus device and an extended Wii Remote Jacket, both of which are also sold separately.

Gameplay

Wii Sports Resort is set in a beach resort on an island called Wuhu Island[6], which is also featured in Wii Fit, where 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, in Wii Sports Tennis, the player's shots were all determined by which direction the Wii Remote is swung like a racket. Wii Sports Resort offers a new variation, Table Tennis (previously featured in Wii Play), where the player has greater control over adding spin to the ball by twisting the Wii Remote while swinging. Wii MotionPlus is required for all Wii Remotes being used with Wii Sports Resort.

List of Sports

Reception

Wii Sports Resort has received generally favorable reviews. It scored 94% in the Official Nintendo Magazine. IGN gave it a 7.7 out of 10.[11] GameTrailers gave an 8.6 out of 10.[12] Gamespot gave it an 8.0 out of 10.[13] On 1UP.com, the average score between the editors reviews and users was an 'A.'


Sales

In Japan, Wii Sports Resort sold over 514,000 units in two weeks.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Wii Sports Resort" (in Japanese). Nintendo. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  2. ^ "Wii Sports Resort and Wii MotionPlus - Release date announced". 2009-05-20.
  3. ^ "Official: Wii MotionPlus dated". 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  4. ^ "Nintendo to set Summer '09 Ablaze with Wii MotionPlus and Wii Sports Resort" (Press release). Nintendo Of America. 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2009-05-05. {{cite press release}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ DeVries, Jack (2008-07-15). "E3 2008: Wii Sports Gets a Sequel". IGN. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i "E3 2009 :: Wii Sports Resort". Nintendo. 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  7. ^ "Wii Sports Resort Hands On". Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  8. ^ "Official Japanese Wii Sports Resort page". Retrieved 2009-05-17.
  9. ^ "Wii Sports Resort for Wii". GameRankings. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  10. ^ "Wii Sports Resort reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  11. ^ Harris, Craig (July 16, 2009). "Wii Sports Resort Review". IGN.com. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
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  13. ^ Ramsay, Randolph (July 22, 2009). "Wii Sports Resort (w/ Wii MotionPlus) Review". GameSpot. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  14. ^ "Wii Sports Resort Sells 350,000 in First Week". Retrieved 2009-06-30.
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