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The Official Wii Sports Resort Thread of Taking Over Japan

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Wii Will Rock U

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FOREWORD
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It's been about three years but finally, we have 1:1 motion control and what better way to demonstrate this new system of control than with a sequel to the best selling video game of all time?

Despite the fact that E3 has been over for a month now, I still can’t stop thinking about all of the awesome games I had the privilege of playing during the show. And, even though a majority of hardcore gamers (or, as Nintendo named labeled them during their press conference, “Active” gamers) still scoff at the mainstream Wii games, I can personally attest to the fact that these gamers need to at least try this Wii Sports iteration out if only for the amazing precision of control that its pack-in peripheral, the Wii Motion Plus, provides.

Oh and did I mention that the Pilotwings/ Air Sports tech demo we saw back at E3 2006 is finally arriving and is part of this package? It is, and it's AWESOME. There are dogfights and the little Miis fall out of the crashing planes and scream in little high-pitched voices. Nice.
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GENERAL INFO
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Release Dates:
Japan - Out Now
North America - July 26
Europe - July 24
Australia - July 23
Website: English, Japanese
Wii Sports Resort/ Motion Plus Creator Diaries: [1, 2] (In Japanese), [1] (In English)
BUY: Amazon @ 46.99
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?:

Wikipedia said:
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. The game comes bundled with a MotionPlus device and an extended Wii Remote Jacket, both of which are also sold separately.

The game is set in a beach resort on an island called Wuhu Island, which also featured in Wii Fit, where twelve games are available to play:
▪ Frisbee
▪ Power Cruising
▪ Swordplay
▪ Table Tennis
▪ Golf
▪ Air Sports
▪ Basketball
▪ Archery
▪ Cycling
▪ Bowling
▪ Canoeing
▪ Wakeboarding
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For those of you wondering why Baseball wasn't included this time around, here's your answer:

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MEDIA/REVIEWS
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MORE IMAGES: Lots More
VIDEOS: 1:1 Wii Motion Plus Demos Included, VS. Videos
IMPRESSIONS: IGN, GV
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CONCLUSION
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Long story short, this is the sequel to the game that sold a lot of us on the Wii in the first place and, with the implementation and inclusion of the Wii Motion Plus, this marks the next real step for Nintendo and motion control. Oh, and if you are looking forward to the next Zelda Wii, I suggest trying the archery and swordplay since Miyamoto even stated himself that the next Zelda will more than likely use their means of control.

But yeah, new Wii Sports. Get EXCITE. It's out in Japan, it's here in less than a month and it's fun as hell.
 
Pre-ordered, but the only thing I'm worried about is the lag from the remote to the TV. I've got it set on Game Mode, so it's running the quickest it can, but there's still a slight delay and I hope it doesn't interfere too much with the sports.
 
Awesome thread! Wii Sports Resort is going to be HUGE in America. I can see it doing so well that it'll out sell Madden in August.
 
I'm pretty excited for this. I tried Wii Motion Plus for the first time earlier this week with Tiger Woods and it was impressive stuff (not enough to buy Tiger Woods now, though).

btw, is Basketball more than what was shown at E3? it looks really dumb. They should have put shuffleboard in it's place. Cycling also seems like a weird fit.

BikoBiko said:
Hell yeah, my most anticipated game of the summer! 3 weeks left!

edit: here's some more videos I posted in the other thread yesterday:

3-on-3 basketball
Frisbee golf

And just taking over Japan? It'll take over the world!
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yeah, Basketball looks really stupid, but Frisbee golf looks awesome. There was also a link to the plane vs game that looks cool.
 
Milabrega said:
AirPlane Battle looks great and makes me want a new Star Fox badly. Can we get a list of all the variations on each mode in the OP?
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That was fucking sweet! It should have an unlockable Arwing, though.

Is there a 4 player mode?
 
Basketball is actually one of my favorite games on Resort. The 3-on-3 feels like Mario Hoops made with Wii controls. It's a blast.
 
abstract alien said:
Has there been any impressions for the bowling portion? Im curious as to how different it feels with the added sensitivity.

Also, is this still in?
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It feels a lot different. You no long need to let go of be to throw the ball. The curve on the ball is going to throw off a lot of people.

I will try that from the YouTube video after lunch.
 
Captain N said:
It feels a lot different. You no long need to let go of be to throw the ball. The curve on the ball is going to throw off a lot of people.

I will try that from the YouTube video after lunch.
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you can play old school style too
 
After importing the game an grabbing another wm , I set up Wii Sports 2 at my 4th party yesterday. Everyone absolutely loved it, including my actual gamer friends.

Seriously, the game is great, but wm is just phenomenal.
 
Captain N said:
It feels a lot different. You no long need to let go of be to throw the ball. The curve on the ball is going to throw off a lot of people.

I will try that from the YouTube video after lunch.
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Nice, thank for the info!
 
Milabrega said:
AirPlane Battle looks great and makes me want a new Star Fox badly. Can we get a list of all the variations on each mode in the OP?
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WOAH

That is great! A dogfight in my WSR? F-YEAH.

Well, I was going to get it anyway, but I really thought the plane thing was nerfed, so this is a nice things to know. Thanks!
 
Definitely getting this. Wii Sports along with Rock Band were the go to games when i had friends over for a kick back. This looks set to continue that.
 
Excited for this. Can't wait to check out Wii Motion+.
Can anyone with it confirm there are online leaderboards?
 
Can't wait.


AniHawk said:
People who don't buy this are not true gamers.
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Being doubly negative doesn't make it not right!


ivysaur12 said:
I can't wait to get this. Hopefully Nintendo ships enough and its not impossible to find.
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I'm sure you can just walk into a store day 1 and grab one.
 
lol the guy in the wii folder video got banned at ign for being a super fanboy spaz. still annoying years later but at least the demo videos show things off well.

i wonder why there's a month gap between jpn and the rest of the world. oh well cant wait.
 
big_z said:
lol the guy in the wii folder video got banned at ign for being a super fanboy spaz. still annoying years later but at least the demo videos show things off well.

i wonder why there's a month gap between jpn and the rest of the world. oh well cant wait.
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I wouldn't doubt that EA Sports made a deal with Nintendo. EA added Motion+ to Tiger and brought Grand Slam Tennis to Wii first. Now in return Nintendo gives them a month and a half before releasing Wii Sports Resort.
 
Shit, Frisbee Golf looks even more amazing than I imagined it to be. Honestly, I would probably buy WSR for that alone.

But it als has golf, bwoling, table tennis, sword fighting, that airplane game including dogfighting multiplayer an archery! and of course some other fun lookng games.

Man I really can't wait for this :)
 
Can someone give me a run down on which games are good and which suck? I want to get it, but I don't want to get it for one or two games. Thanks
 
Linkhero1 said:
Can someone give me a run down on which games are good and which suck? I want to get it, but I don't want to get it for one or two games. Thanks
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I played all of them a ton at E3. Here's a good run-down.

▪ Frisbee (Cool use of WMP but only a novelty play. Disc golf is awesome though)

▪ Power Cruising (Meh)

▪ Swordplay (AWESOME. All three modes are fantastic. One of the best in the package)

▪ Table Tennis (Also AWESOME. Really shows off the precision of WMP and just as fun as tennis from the original)

▪ Golf (AMAZING. Disc golf rocks and Golf has been made fantastic due to Motion Plus)

▪ Air Sports (Exploration mode is very fun. Dogfight is FANTASTIC)

▪ Basketball (Cool depending on your taste. Not mind-blowing)

▪ Archery (FANTASTIC. One of the top 3 games in the package)

▪ Cycling (Meh)

▪ Bowling (Still just as awesome as the original's. No buttons required anymore)

▪ Canoeing (Fun the first time. Will never play it again after that)

▪ Wakeboarding (Very fun but doesn't really show off Motion Plus)
 
Wii Will Rock U said:
I played all of them a ton at E3. Here's a good run-down.

▪ Frisbee (Cool use of WMP but only a novelty play. Disc golf is awesome though)
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▪ Golf (AMAZING. Disc golf rocks and Golf has been made fantastic due to Motion Plus)
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wait, so there's this Frisbee thing with the dog AND Disc Golf? that sounds good. How many holes are there, only 9 like in Wii Sports or at least a full 18 hole course?
 
My Ratings. And I've actually played the game a good 20 hours at least now. Not just seen it in passing at some trade show.

▪ Frisbee : C-

▪ Power Cruising: D

▪ Swordplay: B+

▪ Table Tennis: A+

▪ Golf: A+

▪ Air Sports: A

▪ Basketball: B

▪ Archery: D

▪ Cycling: C

▪ Bowling: B

▪ Canoeing: D

▪ Wakeboarding: D
 
Well so my dreams of waverace are going to be crushed? Good thing about Air Sports though (that's crazy, I thought it was going to be vice-versa).
 
alex1893 said:
wait, so there's this Frisbee thing with the dog AND Disc Golf? that sounds good. How many holes are there, only 9 like in Wii Sports or at least a full 18 hole course?
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Three modes: 3, 9 18
 
wackojackosnose said:
With Table Tennis, can you hold the racket penstyle like the orientals?
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As I said, I don't think the Wiimote is particularly easy to grip penholder style. :lol

Penholder's dying out anyway.
 
alex1893 said:
wait, so there's this Frisbee thing with the dog AND Disc Golf? that sounds good. How many holes are there, only 9 like in Wii Sports or at least a full 18 hole course?
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As far as I'm aware there are 18 holes. 9 from the original Wii Sports, and a new 9 for Sports Resort.
 
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