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Nintendo not reviving Wii Sports is them leaving money on the table

KAL2006

Banned
Wii Sports came out over 10 years ago. We are at a stage now there is nostalgia for this IP. Obviously they released Wii Sports on Wii U but as all games on that system it didn't sell well. With Switch being a massive success I think Wii Sports would have dominated the sales chart once again. We have had Ring Fit Adventure which was a decent seller especially in a time of this pandemic. Wii Sports would have filled that hole of not being to go out and play sports due to lockdown. The Joycons are accurate enough to mimick the same motion controls the Wii Remote Plus had. They could have added way more features such as decent online play, workout routines and etc. Combine all the sports from both Resort and Wii Sports as well as add a few more.
 

Iced Arcade

Member
It got stale, hard to keep something like that fresh without completely change.

Smart business: don't keep doing the that thing expecting different results.

Nintendo isn't hurting by any means so they don't need to rehash the same thing every gen. (Not talking about actually games like pokemon, smash etc lol)
 
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DonkeyPunchJr

World’s Biggest Weeb
I have a better idea. They should release a “Wii HD”. It’ll run original Wii discs and have full backwards compatibility with Wii games. It can use the same Joycons and nunchuck controller. PLUS it’ll have a controller with a screen on it so it can have dual screens like the 3DS. And you can carry the controller with you around the house and stream games to it. And for those who just want a traditional gaming experience, they can use the Pro Controller.

It has something for everybody! Just imagine how much this “Wii HD” will sell!
 

nush

Gold Member
I think Wii Sports would have dominated the sales chart once again.

Those numbers were pack-in boosted, it was a bundled tech demo for the Wii. I don't think the nostalgia is there for another sports mini game collection.
 
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nush

Gold Member
I have a better idea. They should release a “Wii HD”. It’ll run original Wii discs and have full backwards compatibility with Wii games. It can use the same Joycons and nunchuck controller. PLUS it’ll have a controller with a screen on it so it can have dual screens like the 3DS. And you can carry the controller with you around the house and stream games to it. And for those who just want a traditional gaming experience, they can use the Pro Controller.

It has something for everybody! Just imagine how much this “Wii HD” will sell!

Holy shit, that sounds like my dream console!
 

fart town usa

Gold Member
I have a group of friends, every time we get together for a weekend bash we end up playing golf and bowling. It's actually a lot of fun, a lot more than I remembered.

So much so that I actually went and bought golf within Wii Sports Club (WiiU Sports) the other week. I think it'd be a smart addition to the Switch library as a downloadable title.
 

FStubbs

Member
Those numbers were pack-in boosted, it was a bundled tech demo for the Wii. I don't think the nostalgia is there for another sports mini game collection.
I'd argue the opposite, the "tech demo" boosted the Wii. Like it or not, Wii Sports was one of the greatest games and system sellers of all time.
 

fart town usa

Gold Member
I have a better idea. They should release a “Wii HD”. It’ll run original Wii discs and have full backwards compatibility with Wii games. It can use the same Joycons and nunchuck controller. PLUS it’ll have a controller with a screen on it so it can have dual screens like the 3DS. And you can carry the controller with you around the house and stream games to it. And for those who just want a traditional gaming experience, they can use the Pro Controller.

It has something for everybody! Just imagine how much this “Wii HD” will sell!

Holy shit, that sounds like my dream console!
This is the WiiU.
 

ChoosableOne

ChoosableAll
Wii sports resort was better. It was even better than real table tennis lol. I bought a Wii recently just for that game. It is the definition of the killer app. I don't know why they abandoned that game, lack of new ideas i guess. They should sell it to EA:/
 

ThatGamingDude

I am a virgin
It got stale, hard to keep something like that fresh without completely change.

Smart business: don't keep doing the that thing expecting different results.

Nintendo isn't hurting by any means so they don't need to rehash the same thing every gen.
Ya'll ever heard of Pokemon?
 

Zannegan

Member
Agreed. Re-release the first two under the moniker of "Mii Sports Classic" and "Mii Sports Resort." If they do well, start putting out other themed collections like medieval, extreme sports, winter sports, etc. etc. They wouldn't sell gangbusters, but they'd bring a decent return. *shrug*
 

KAL2006

Banned
It got stale, hard to keep something like that fresh without completely change.

Smart business: don't keep doing the that thing expecting different results.

Nintendo isn't hurting by any means so they don't need to rehash the same thing every gen.

Exactly Nintendo isn't the type of company that keeps releasing Pokémon, Animal Crossing, Smash Bros etc. They never rehash.
 

EverydayBeast

thinks Halo Infinite is a new graphical benchmark
A lot of great memories with Wii sports put the exact same thing on the switch you can’t deny it’s the best selling game of all time.
 

Zeroing

Banned
"why put Wii games on the Switch when, the Switch is selling so well?" - Minimal effort with great results.
Am I exagerating, yes. But people get the point. Wii sports was ported because they needed more sales on the Wii U
I came to the conclusion that Nintendo works on a different dimension that ours. They just do whatever they want.
 

Elysion

Banned
I agree. I‘m actually surprised how few of these kinds of Wii-style casual games Nintendo has made for the Switch; I would‘ve thought they‘d try to recapture that magic.

Btw, how exactly does the motion tracking for the joycons actually work? I only have a Switch Lite, so I‘ve never tried it. Does it use a sensor bar like the Wii, or a camera like the PS Move controllers? How accurate is it generally?
 
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I once went to go buy the rerelease of Wii Sports on the WiiU and it was stupidly expensive last I checked. Crazy how they thought charging $50 for a game that was a pack-in with the Wii was a good idea.
 
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Zog

Banned
I still have both Wii Sports games and haven't played them in years. I do have a Wii hooked up to play Gamecube games.
 

Owari

Member
Nintendogs is similarly ignored.
Only a company as stupid as Nintendo would leave their highest selling IPs on the cutting room floor for no reason like this.
 

sainraja

Member
People actually want to see Wii Sports return? lol They can't call it that if they do release on the Switch. I guess it'd have to be Switch Sports or something.
 

Aldric

Member
I doubt they could recreate the success of Wii Sports with a similar game on Switch, the two audiences are different. Ring Fit Adventure isn't a good example because they completely reworked the fitness game concept, it's a much more involved game than Wii Fit ever was with an actual art direction, great OST, good level design, clever game mechanics, a progression system and boss battles etc. Overall I think the Switch appeals far more to traditional players than the Wii that was all about the blue ocean nongamer audience and these people are on smartphones now.
 

Bluecondor

Member
Create a new IP that is similar but offers deeper gameplay, like Ring Fit Adventure.
Speaking of Ring Fit Adventure, the game sold 8.68 million copies between October of 2019 when it was released and December of 2020. This means that there are likely 9 million+ Ring Fit controllers out there. You would have to think that either Ring Fit Adventure 2 is on its way and/or some third party developer is making a game that uses the Ring Fit controller.
 

Woopah

Member
Speaking of Ring Fit Adventure, the game sold 8.68 million copies between October of 2019 when it was released and December of 2020. This means that there are likely 9 million+ Ring Fit controllers out there. You would have to think that either Ring Fit Adventure 2 is on its way and/or some third party developer is making a game that uses the Ring Fit controller.
The game has had strong legs so I hope they try a new IP. But a sequel is also likely.
 

Meesh

Member
In the realm of money on the table I'd also like to add that they would get way, waaaaay more online subs with a "mild" pay bump in exchange for saaaay.... N64, GC, GBA games, Themes for fav Switch Games and a more robust online UI.

And why not partner with Sega and some other big names??? Have fun with it, every category could have a console bio and history note.

Everyone is either thinking it or saying it, but a Netflix style service would be a welcome change if they could eliminate the anemic drip feed they seem to so casually force us to endure.
 

Desudzer10

Member
Whether you like sports or not, i don't know any game ever made that brought friends and families more together than Wii Sports. Re-hashing the game isn't the problem, it's hoping you can recreate the magic which i don't think would happen.
 

DonkeyPunchJr

World’s Biggest Weeb
Whether you like sports or not, i don't know any game ever made that brought friends and families more together than Wii Sports. Re-hashing the game isn't the problem, it's hoping you can recreate the magic which i don't think would happen.
Yeah that is my feeling as well. That was a different time when casual gaming was sort of a new thing. You’d see people of all ages at the airport or on the bus playing brain training/sudoku on their DS. There was no iPhone or Android yet. Social media was a pretty new thing still. No video streaming services yet.

Wii was a fresh, exciting concept that came out at exactly the right time to be successful. Almost seems kind of quaint and old fashioned now.
 

Rat Rage

Member
Sorry to bump this old thread, but Nintendo is really stupid to not have a Switch Sports game a la Wii Sports Resort in their library of games. Add to this fact that millions of people have been or are still trapped at home/limited in their freedom due to the pandemic, it's even more stupid.

What the fuck is Nintendo preventing from releasing "Switch Sports Resort"? It would be really easy to develop (relatively speaking) and sell millions.
 
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BlackTron

Member
I agree. I‘m actually surprised how few of these kinds of Wii-style casual games Nintendo has made for the Switch; I would‘ve thought they‘d try to recapture that magic.

Btw, how exactly does the motion tracking for the joycons actually work? I only have a Switch Lite, so I‘ve never tried it. Does it use a sensor bar like the Wii, or a camera like the PS Move controllers? How accurate is it generally?

Nintendo intentionally moved as far away from Wii as possible. They didn't even really want much association with the brand. They not only dropped it, they actively avoided it as a tactic.

Joycon use the same tech as Wii Motion Plus. There is no camera or outside tracking system. Think how Skyward Sword handled motion and aiming on Wii with motion plus, it's all tilt. I don't think it's as good as the wiimote IR for aiming, so this is one aspect Wii is still king on and why Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition will always be the definitive version even if they did bother to add motion aim to the Switch version.

Now, the right joycon does have an IR camera like the wiimote, but it's on the bottom and Switch has no sensor bar. I'm not even sure it's been used for anything yet...maybe Labo?
 

Bluecondor

Member
Sorry to bump this old thread, but Nintendo is really stupid to not have a Switch Sports game a la Wii Sports Resort in their library of games. Add to this fact that millions of people have been or are still trapped at home/limited in their freedom due to the pandemic, it's even more stupid.

What the fuck is Nintendo preventing from releasing "Switch Sports Resort"? It would be really easy to develop (relatively speaking) and sell millions.

Ya - we were talking back in March about how Ring Fit Adventure was a huge hit during the pandemic and sold nearly 10 million copies (along with the controller), but there has been no talk whatsoever about a sequel (or another Nintendo branded fitness game).

It's almost hard to believe that Nintendo is not going to release another fitness-oriented game for the winter of 2022. But, unless there is a huge surprise coming, it doesn't look like anything is on the horizon.
 
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