Wii Sports Resort
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| Developer(s) | Nintendo EAD |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Platform(s) | Wii |
| Release date(s) | JP June 25, 2009[1] AUS July 23, 2009[2] EU July 24, 2009[3] NA July 26, 2009[4] |
| Rating(s) | CERO: A ESRB: E PEGI: 7+ USK: 6 |
| Input methods | Wii Remote Nunchuk Wii MotionPlus |
Wii Sports Resort (Wii スポーツ リゾート Wii Supōtsu Rizōto) is a sports game 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 is scheduled to be released in North America, Europe and Australia in July 2009. The game is part of an ongoing series of games referred to as the Wii Series and is compatible with Wii MotionPlus.[5] The game comes bundled with a MotionPlus device and an extended Wii Remote Jacket, both of which are also sold separately.
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[edit] Gameplay
The game is set in a beach resort on an island called Wuhu Island[6], which also featured in Wii Fit, where twelve different sports are available to play, with some sports being made up of multiple mini-games :
- Frisbee
- Power Cruising
- Swordplay[7]
- Table Tennis[6]
- Golf[8]
- Air Sports[6]
- Basketball[6]
- Archery[6]
- Cycling[6]
- Bowling[6]
- Canoeing[6]
- Wakeboarding[6]
[edit] Reception
Wii Sports Resort sold over 350,000 units in its first week in Japan.[9] Wii Sports Resort scored 94% in the Official Nintendo Magazine. IGN Australia issued it 6.5 out of 10, claiming that it's only for die-hard fans of the original.[10]
[edit] References
- ^ "Wii Sports Resort" (in Japanese). Nintendo. http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/rztj/index.html. Retrieved on 2009-06-04.
- ^ "Wii Sports Resort and Wii MotionPlus - Release date announced". 2009-05-20. http://news.nintendo.com.au/2009/05/wii-sports-resort-and-wii-motionplus-release-date-announced/.
- ^ "Official: Wii MotionPlus dated". 2009-04-14. http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=213028. Retrieved on 2009-06-04.
- ^ Nintendo Of America (2009-04-14). Nintendo to set Summer '09 Ablaze with Wii MotionPlus and Wii Sports Resort. Press release. http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/E6yRJ1_M9EA1zDpxcGszYx3haYyy7TGF. Retrieved on 2009-05-05.
- ^ DeVries, Jack (2008-07-15). "E3 2008: Wii Sports Gets a Sequel". IGN. http://wii.ign.com/articles/889/889659p1.html. Retrieved on 2008-07-15.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "E3 2009 :: Wii Sports Resort". Nintendo. 2009-06-02. http://e3.nintendo.com/wii/w11/index.html. Retrieved on 2009-06-02.
- ^ "Wii Sports Resort Hands On". http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=185843. Retrieved on 2009-06-04.
- ^ "Official Japanese Wii Sports Resort page". http://wii.com/jp/articles/wii-motion-plus/#tvcm. Retrieved on 2009-05-17.
- ^ "Wii Sports Resort Sells 350,000 in First Week". http://www.n4g.com/wii/News-353184.aspx. Retrieved on 2009-06-30.
- ^ Shea, Cam (July 7, 2009). "Wii Sports Resort AU Review". IGN.com. http://wii.ign.com/articles/100/1001497p3.html. Retrieved on July 7, 2009.
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- Wii Sports Resort at Nintendo.com
- Wii Sports Resort at Nintendo UK
- E3 2009 page
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