Wii Sports Resort

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Wii Sports Resort
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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
Platforms 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 was 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 September 2015, the game is the third best-selling game on the Wii, after its predecessor Wii Sports and Mario Kart Wii, with 32.87 million copies sold worldwide.[10]

        Gameplay

        File:Wii Sports Resort Table Tennis.png
        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

        Some of these sports are one player, and some of them have a different version of the sport that is 2 player, for example, basketball has the pickup game (1 player) and then it has the 3 point contest (2 player)

        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
        Aggregator Score
        GameRankings 82.94% (52 reviews)[8]
        Metacritic 80% (66 reviews)[9]
        Review scores
        Publication Score
        1UP.com A-
        Edge 6/10
        GameSpot 8.0/10
        GameTrailers 8.6/10
        IGN 7.7/10
        Nintendo Power 8.5/10
        X-Play 5/5
        SPOnG 90/100[15]

        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.[16] GameTrailers gave an 8.6 out of 10.[citation needed] GameSpot gave it an 8.0 out of 10.[17] Edge magazine gave it a 6 out of 10.[18] On 1UP.com, the average score between the editors reviews and users was an 'A-.'[19] GamesRelay gave the game a score of 8.2, citing it to be a fun loving game for family and friends.[20] 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".[15] 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 September 2015, Wii Sports Resort has sold 32.87 million copies worldwide.[10]

        See also

        References

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        External links

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