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**The Official** Wii Sports Thread
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All Hail C-Webb
Hailing from the Chill-Web
OMG this sucks.
Wii Sports is not working, it gives me a disc read error.
I don't know if it's the system, or the game.
Rayman and Zelda take at least 10 seconds to show up, is this typical, or is my system ****ed?
Wii Sports was my most anticipated game and I can't even play it.
Amirox doesn't know how fortunate he is.
Wii Sports is not working, it gives me a disc read error.
I don't know if it's the system, or the game.
Rayman and Zelda take at least 10 seconds to show up, is this typical, or is my system ****ed?
Wii Sports was my most anticipated game and I can't even play it.
Amirox doesn't know how fortunate he is.
I'm really liking Boxing. Its mechanics are sort of the inverse of what someone might expect when they're told you can play a boxing game with motion sensitive controllers. To put it simply, instead of having analog Motion controlled hits, you have analog control over your body and your punches are digital, executed like moves in a fighting game (not exactly "natural" but they make sense).
It strikes an interesting balance thus far. When you Wiimote bob and Wiive (wahaha), while in motion the timing of your punches is slower (either that or you can't actually punch while in certain parts of dodging).
But the body movement isn't only for dodges but for aiming your attacks as well. So you're striking a balance between getting into the optimal position for both blocks and attacks which for me (as of now) I can't do. So getting out of the way of that incoming attack puts me in a terrible position to counter. I'm currently working on striking a nice balance.
I'm currently working on some custom punching combos. From what I can tell there is a rapid punch combo you can do by rappidly punching the Wiimote and Chuku in the air. In true fighting game fashion, it looks like I can time out the auto combo and get a personal attack in there.
Oh, and for all of you wondering why the reviews didn't mention any of this stuff its because these reviewers aren't worth spit. 1ups by the numbers, scratching the surface oops a broke a nail time to stop, review was about as terrible as it gets. The shot time they spent with their review is pretty indicative of their attitude towards the game from the beggining.
It strikes an interesting balance thus far. When you Wiimote bob and Wiive (wahaha), while in motion the timing of your punches is slower (either that or you can't actually punch while in certain parts of dodging).
But the body movement isn't only for dodges but for aiming your attacks as well. So you're striking a balance between getting into the optimal position for both blocks and attacks which for me (as of now) I can't do. So getting out of the way of that incoming attack puts me in a terrible position to counter. I'm currently working on striking a nice balance.
I'm currently working on some custom punching combos. From what I can tell there is a rapid punch combo you can do by rappidly punching the Wiimote and Chuku in the air. In true fighting game fashion, it looks like I can time out the auto combo and get a personal attack in there.
Oh, and for all of you wondering why the reviews didn't mention any of this stuff its because these reviewers aren't worth spit. 1ups by the numbers, scratching the surface oops a broke a nail time to stop, review was about as terrible as it gets. The shot time they spent with their review is pretty indicative of their attitude towards the game from the beggining.
EphemeralDream
Member
I can't say how much lasting value this game has but my god does it have tremendous initial appeal. I started playing the 2nd Boxing Training game (Trainer throws balls at you and player has to dodge) and I couldn't stop laughing. It was so over the top and I love how the trainer kind of fakes you out or starts going crazy on you sometimes. You can definitely feel the Nintendo charm in this game.
Lathentar said:
I got a bronze medal, what are your records and distances? ill give it a go once my tendonitis calms down
C-Webb: Make sure no smudges are on the disc, make sure its being inserted the right way and etc. if your other games are working its a problem with the disc
gutter_trash
Banned
i tried it today at the office for the 1st time, I doing like it, I'm not a fan of inacurate games and games of chance, it feels too loose and it's hard to get grip of reality when trying to believe you are controlling a bowling ball, boxing gloves or a tennis wrack
call me a pooper, i'm old fashionned
call me a pooper, i'm old fashionned
MrSardonic
The nerdiest nerd of all the nerds in nerdland
gutter_trash said:
if you were actually old fashioned, you'd how to spell and construct literate sentences, and you'd possess an imagination
EphemeralDream
Member
gutter_trash said:
Uhhh if you actually spend time with it, it won't feel like a "game of chance". My first round of home run derby, I hit 1 home run. After playing a game of baseball, I hit 6 home runs in HRD.
Also are you doing small gestures or full motions? If you're doing small gestures, then it will never feel like the real thing.
Dr.Hadji said:
I was reading some stuff on Boxing at gamefaqs (unfortunately, it's about the only place I've seen active discussions). It sounds as if it is better and more responsive than many review let on if you're familiar with how the Mii will respond to your movements. Much like you've described, if you try to actually box, it won't feel quite right, but if you understand the gestures that trigger different punches and movements, it's quite playable.
As an aside, Bowling and Tennis both rock and feel intuitive right from the start.
Mr. Lemming
Member
threeball said:
Just pulled a -3
3 3 4 3 4 5 5 2 4
Mr. Lemming said:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
4 3 5 3 5 4 4 3 5
2 4 5 4 5 5 4 5 2
Overall for a -4. That's right, I had an eagle and double eagle, both extremely awesome 100+ yard shots that went into the cup. The second one skipped into the cup, but the first one teetered on the edge of the cup before falling in.
I didn't get so lucky on hole 2. The ball sat on the edge of the cup but didn't go in so I got a bogey, and I shot the ball off the cliff on hole 8. I could have easily had a -6 had I not screwed up.
ThirstyFly
Member
Mr. TV Goggles said:
Hm. That just looks like an x-treme golf game with horrible looking anime characters. Not really what I'm hoping for. I'm hoping Nintendo steps up and makes a realistic mini-golf game that features the Miis.
All Hail C-Webb said:OMG this sucks.
Wii Sports is not working, it gives me a disc read error.
I don't know if it's the system, or the game.
Rayman and Zelda take at least 10 seconds to show up, is this typical, or is my system ****ed?
Wii Sports was my most anticipated game and I can't even play it.
Amirox doesn't know how fortunate he is.
I know this might be obvious, but it doesn't hurt to say it...are you sure you're inserting it right?
All Hail C-Webb
Hailing from the Chill-Web
TheOMan said:
The other games are working fine, and I've tried it at least 10 times, so I'm pretty sure that's not it.
I'm trying to determine if my Wii has a problem (how long after you insert a game does it usually take to acknowledge it?), or if my Wii Sports is broken.
digita1alchemy
Member
TheOMan said:
Yeah, I've never had one of my systems vertical before and I did this yesterday, lol.
Here's my story.....
So Monday evening a female friend of mine came over to do some laundry. I said "sure, no problem". She knew I had got the Wii on Sunday. She was on my futon watching TV and saw the Wiimote on the end table. She picked it up and asked about it. She hadn't tried it yet, didn't really know a whole lot about it (except for it's name and that it was out). I asked her if she wanted to try it out. She said "Sure". I popped in WiiSports and off we went.
This was at approximately 10:00pm on Monday evening.
We played 1 game of bowling and then she wanted to create her Mii, which she did...she had a blast with it, creating herself.
Fast forward to 2:45am (approximately 30 minutes ago)...we finally finish bowling.
Over 4 hours of straight bowling. None of it sitting down. We were standing up, going through the motions, just having one hell of a time. Lots of trash talking and just overall FUN. She had a GREAT TIME. She kept saying "Let's play again". "Let's play again". "Let's play again".
Incredible.
(and she got so into bowling, she kept forgetting about the laundry :lol )
So Monday evening a female friend of mine came over to do some laundry. I said "sure, no problem". She knew I had got the Wii on Sunday. She was on my futon watching TV and saw the Wiimote on the end table. She picked it up and asked about it. She hadn't tried it yet, didn't really know a whole lot about it (except for it's name and that it was out). I asked her if she wanted to try it out. She said "Sure". I popped in WiiSports and off we went.
This was at approximately 10:00pm on Monday evening.
We played 1 game of bowling and then she wanted to create her Mii, which she did...she had a blast with it, creating herself.
Fast forward to 2:45am (approximately 30 minutes ago)...we finally finish bowling.
Over 4 hours of straight bowling. None of it sitting down. We were standing up, going through the motions, just having one hell of a time. Lots of trash talking and just overall FUN. She had a GREAT TIME. She kept saying "Let's play again". "Let's play again". "Let's play again".
Incredible.
(and she got so into bowling, she kept forgetting about the laundry :lol )
Pureauthor
Member
You two played through the night? Whoa.
Okay... my Wii Sports impressions.
I expected to hate this game. Or at least be completely disinterested in it. With the exception of Camelot's sports-themed RPGs, I've never enjoyed or found any appeal in a sports game at all, and I especially didn't think I'd like one as limited as Wii Sports.
But, I figured I'd try it out for a bit, just to get a little bit of my money's worth on the game being forced on us, and to familiarize myself with some of the controls (seems to be a standard story here). A few minutes, tops. I'd try it, be bored with it / hate it, move on to Zelda or Trauma Center.
Instead, I ended up playing it for a good forty minutes or so, at least. I tried one sport, moved on to the next. I don't know why -- I really don't -- but I just had an incredible amount of fun playing these games. My favorites were tennis and boxing (despite its semi-randomness), though I also liked golf quite a bit. It's a really amazing, and extremely fun game. Not at all what I expected.
Baseball was my least favorite.
It's interesting how it seems like everyone who enjoys Wii Sports is liking different games out of it. And yeah, it definitely shows that there's a ton of potential here for full fledged versions of all of these games.
I expected to hate this game. Or at least be completely disinterested in it. With the exception of Camelot's sports-themed RPGs, I've never enjoyed or found any appeal in a sports game at all, and I especially didn't think I'd like one as limited as Wii Sports.
But, I figured I'd try it out for a bit, just to get a little bit of my money's worth on the game being forced on us, and to familiarize myself with some of the controls (seems to be a standard story here). A few minutes, tops. I'd try it, be bored with it / hate it, move on to Zelda or Trauma Center.
Instead, I ended up playing it for a good forty minutes or so, at least. I tried one sport, moved on to the next. I don't know why -- I really don't -- but I just had an incredible amount of fun playing these games. My favorites were tennis and boxing (despite its semi-randomness), though I also liked golf quite a bit. It's a really amazing, and extremely fun game. Not at all what I expected.
john tv said:
Baseball was my least favorite.
It's interesting how it seems like everyone who enjoys Wii Sports is liking different games out of it. And yeah, it definitely shows that there's a ton of potential here for full fledged versions of all of these games.
MrSardonic
The nerdiest nerd of all the nerds in nerdland
mj1108 said:
i hope you had sex with her during those 30 minutes.
threeball said:
the score you posted is messed up, adds up to even doesn't it? But damn, how'd you get a double eagle on the ninth? You knocked it in with a driver from the fairway?
Sp3eD said:
good question, I haven't figured that out either... in baseball I couldn't hit the ball out of the infield until I started holding the wiimote exactly as the picture tells you to.
levious said:
on the 9th hole, aim for that island on the left. you are going to have to overshoot, you don't have a choice. its a gamble, as you have to rely on a bit of luck to have the ball land on that island. if you get it(and i did) the green is an easy shot for your second shot. i happened to land mine in.
This game is great, much more fun than i though it would be. Ive been playing every night with my wife and daughter. My favorites are bowling and tennis.
Our highest bowling scores are:
Me : 174
Wife :175
Daughter : 175 and got the first turkey
Owned in bowling by my 6 yr old....ouch
This seems like the perfect pack-in game for the console, even my inlaws are asking me to bring it over for thanksgiving so they can try it. I guess nintendo was onto something.....
Our highest bowling scores are:
Me : 174
Wife :175
Daughter : 175 and got the first turkey
Owned in bowling by my 6 yr old....ouch
This seems like the perfect pack-in game for the console, even my inlaws are asking me to bring it over for thanksgiving so they can try it. I guess nintendo was onto something.....
Ive only got one also, ive been trying to get another with no luck. When i picked up my console on sunday morning at CC some a-hole who didnt get a console bought all 6 wiimotes, 6 classic controllers, and 6 nunchuks. I was 2 people behind him in line......i was pissed.Mashing said:I only got one controller though
Wildstar75
Member
Bowling is great! Feels just right! Tennis is decent, but man, I wish I had more space in front of my tv. Golf...um can someone explain to me how to putt?
levious said:
i can't track it down right now... but i believe in those "Iwata asks" interviews on the nintendo site they say there's no randomness at all in wii sports (they were talking about bowling at the time i think, but i think they were talking about the package as a whole wrt the randomness).
ah... here it is (they may be just talking about bowling here...):
from: http://ms.nintendo-europe.com/wii/?site=v4_04.html&expand=4&l=enGB
...of course... some people seem to think the controller isn't flawless, so it might be "random" in the sense that it isn't reading your movements properly every time...
It seems to me that most of the sports only rely on you moving the controller to recieve what we used to consider a "button press". For instance, I move my controller left and right and the pitcher still throws the ball straight. You actually have to use the d-pad and buttons to change the type of pitch and where it goes. Why couldn't I just twist the remote?
The exception being bowling and the batting part of baseball. You really have to follow through the motions in bowling, flicking your wrist doesn't give a good response. And in baseball you really have to aim the bat (but you can still just flick your wrist).
I actually expect more than this out of the games. Some may say it is a software issue and they just need more dedicated programmers to dealing with input response. But if this is the software that's supposed to show off the wii, you'd think they would of done it the best they could.
I feel like I'm playing with a gimmick that I will get tired of.
The exception being bowling and the batting part of baseball. You really have to follow through the motions in bowling, flicking your wrist doesn't give a good response. And in baseball you really have to aim the bat (but you can still just flick your wrist).
I actually expect more than this out of the games. Some may say it is a software issue and they just need more dedicated programmers to dealing with input response. But if this is the software that's supposed to show off the wii, you'd think they would of done it the best they could.
I feel like I'm playing with a gimmick that I will get tired of.
I think it does show it of very well except for if you make it a priority to find out every little flaw and how little you can get away with. Most people seem perfectly content with giving into the illusion.HaL64 said:
Besides, if you stand at an angle to your TV, would you want to have to pitch the ball orthogonal to your TV, thus, facing the wall next to it?
My very long impressions post - Warning, hot girl on wii action.
dammitmattt
Banned
212 in bowling!!!
My mom played today and bowled a 142 on her first try, and she curves the ball better than me!!!!
My mom played today and bowled a 142 on her first try, and she curves the ball better than me!!!!