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Wii Sports (Wii)

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Inclusive sports played a new way -- fun for all!


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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that everyone from 5-year-olds to grandparents will enjoy playing this game, which is bundled with every new Wii console. While the multiplayer mode is the most fun feature, parents should make sure that all players have enough room to move and swing their arms. The only violence occurs in the boxing game, which parents of younger kids can skip. It requires players to jab with the Wii controls, hitting an opponent's virtual head and body to try to knock the opponent out.

Educational value: Players learn about sports and practice physical coordination. Playing the games involves exercising.
Positive messages: Fosters cross-generational gameplay. However the gameplay in Wii Boxing involves beating opponents up for sport.
Violence & scariness: In Wii Boxing players simulate a punching motion by swinging their arms. These punches hit an opponent's face and body; there's wincing and a thudding sound, but no blood. You win a round by knocking an opponent out.
Language: Not applicable.
Consumerism: The baseball scoreboard says "Nintendo Wii," and there's a banner advertising Wii Sports in the tennis stadium. All other banners display innocuous, made-up slogans like "Big Bat," "Superstars," "Power Up!" and "Hit a home run!"

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Talk to your kids

Families can talk about what makes this game so much fun. Is it the ability to simulate real sports or is it that you can play with friends and family? Do you think Wii Sports can help you get better at real sports? When you play on a team -- like the doubles matches in Wii Tennis -- what constitutes good sportsmanship?

What's the story?

What's the story?

Bundled free with every Wii console, WII SPORTS is a collection of five Mini games that does a great job of introducing players to the Wii's fun motion-sensitive controller. You'll use the Wii remote (at times paired with the Nunchuk) to mimic the actions of swinging a golf club, baseball bat, and tennis racket. Up to four players can play Wii Sports, and there's also a single-player mode against computer opponents. Players are represented by their Miis (cartoon-like customized avatars), and any other Miis stored on the Wii will randomly appear as teammates and spectators.

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 

Are the games simplistic at times? Sure -- Wii Baseball, for example, is little more than a batting cage where you try to hit balls out of the park. But in Wii Tennis, your player moves around the court automatically, but you control the ball's direction, spin, and speed as you hit forehands, backhands, overheads, and lobs. The only game that might concern parents is Wii Boxing, where two boxers square off with the goal of knocking each other out.

Because of its simplicity and easy-to-learn controls, Wii Sports is the kind of game that everyone -- even non-gamers -- can participate in together, and that's what makes it so compelling. It fosters cross-generational interaction, making it great to bring out at family gatherings and parties. And the fun multiplayer mode means endless re-playability. This game ushers in a new way of playing video games, one that motivates players to move, stretch, bend, swing their arms, and be active.

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Available on: Nintendo Wii
Not available online
Genre: Sports
Developer: Nintendo
Released on: November 19, 2006
ESRB Rating: E for Mild Violence

This review was written by Erin Bell
 
 

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jdog200
kid, 12 years old
 
the game is the best, it's kinda educational cuz it teaches being a good sport lol

iNSPiRED
teen, 14 years old
 
Boxing, bowling, tennis, etc.!
This game is great! I don't know why anyone would dislike it, especially because it is easy to play, fun, and can be played as a small group activity. Wii Sports is very easy to like!

MordecaiRigby2001
kid, 10 years old
 
Its OK Fun You Learn About Sprots Violence: Boxing Language: None

dancing girl
kid, 12 years old
 
Bad
It's a poor game now, I used to play it now, Wii Sports Resort is way better.

CrazyBlu4Eva
kid, 10 years old
 
"Mii" Little Bro loves it!
Wii Sports.....it can even turn a couch potato to the most sport savvy child you've ever seen!

DPNorman
kid, 13 years old
 
A very good tech demo.
This game is a tech demo for the wii. It isnt really a game as its only really made to show off the wii's potential. You buy it with the wii and it has 5 games. Tennis, Bowling, Boxing, Baseball, and Golf. I will review each. Tennis is extremely simple and in that respect its just like the other games. You hit a ball with the waggle of the remote. The harder and faster your move, the harder your hit. But its more about the timing of your hit than the power. The scoring is like regular tennis. There are two players on your team and you control both of them. If one moves, they both move. You cannot control where your players move. The game controls that aspect. Now this is a fun game. However it lacks any sort of lasting appeal. Its not terribly fun, and although I liked it, it isnt something you will replay. Bowling is the game you will come back to play. You swing your remote back to wind up while holding B. As you move your remote forward you release B. There is a noticeable problem because the ball seems to roll to the left way more than to the right. However the game will register your throws differently depending on how you threw, so the controls aren't bad, but you will still need to align your mii to the right a bit to plan ahead for the left spin that will happen. Other than the left spin, the game is fun, and you will play this several times sometimes with your friends. This is probably the game you will come back to most. Boxing involves you boxing against other miis by using the motion sensors in the wii remote. However this game requires you to plug in the nunchuck as well, and you use both hands to simulate a punching movement. The controls register well for the most part, and the game is somewhat fun. But you won't come back to it. Don't worry parents, there is no blood or anything like that. The next game is baseball. You swing the remote to throw the ball, and you swing the remote to swing at the ball. It's that simple. You have zero control over the outfield, thus the game has been dumbed down quite a bit. Playing against the computer is fun early on, but the computer opponents will quickly ramp up their skill level to the point at which trying to defeat them is an excersise in futility. I really only play this game with friends, because I actually do want to have a shot at winning. The final game is golf. It's not much more complicated than that, and much like the other games, virtually all the controls revolve around motion controls. You swing the remote to swing the club. Simple as that, and fun as that too. I liked the game. However at times it got boring. I have to admit that I am not one to talk since I REALLY SUCK at this game.....I am awful. On the screen it will usually tell you how far you are away from the hole. The measurement is ridiculous. It will often say you are several yards away from your hole even if it LOOKS like its less than a foot away. This game also has training. What I mean is, you can do drills of all these games to increase your skill level at the game. The drills are fun but I did not notice any improvement in my skills. I feel that this is a good tech demo, but it will not keep your interest for too long. Still, it is fun and you will play it for the 3 or 4 days before you wise up and purchase Mini Ninjas, New Super Mario Brothers, and Wii Sports Resort.

Pit bull loverr
kid, 12 years old
 
Ok game
Im with jdog200. Its not bad

Justino4
teen, 14 years old
 
Fairly Violent
As this game is rated E, there is violence. There is a Boxing portion of the game and can get fairly violent. Due to Boxing, I think the game should be rated E10+

fredder
kid, 10 years old
 
ohio
my grandma and grandpa live in ohio.one time when i walked in the door,they said 'we got a wii!! sinse then,we played bowling ,baseball,and boxing witch can get iffy,when you punch people. if you are a wii starter,this is the game for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AlexGan8
kid, 13 years old
 
A sporty challenge!
Bundled in with every Wii console, Wii Sports is a sports game with simple controls but loads of fun packed in.

 
I hate this game.
I personally hate this game and would tell it to burn in an adult place, if it weren't for the fact that SOOO many kids love this game. So. Game On. I guess... But there are positives that I recognize. For example, its very accessible to casual gamers, which is a veteran gamer's way of saying "people who have probably never touched a video game or if they have it made them slightly carsick". This game is accessible to young kids and adults alike, it really has a very wide appeal for people who generally don't even like games. And they seem to really enjoy swinging the clumsy Wii mote wildly, trying to make it work properly when most of the time your swings in tennis seem to be completely random but hey, it gives your arm an exersize. Terrible controls...the Wii motes are the clumsiest and most impossible controller's I've ever had to reckon with. I hate this game with a passion...and I've had to play it so many times.....my whole family of non-gamers went through a Wii Sports faze and for some reason I was expected to love it and join in on the fun. Wonderful. No thank you, I'd rather go back up to my cave and be antisocial as I wait for my ticket to college, but thanks for offering me a chance to make myself look like an idiot with you guys, swinging a stick around my head and yelling every time a ball bounces past a line. To be fair, this game really caught its audience. The casual gamer is hooked, reeled in, and layed out to dry by the Wii. Yay.

DisneyChannelFan
kid, 10 years old
 
Wii Sports
Well DUH This Game Comes With The Wii.Wii Is Amazing.The Best Of The Best.But Everyone Says The Boxing Is Violent.No Blood.Best Reccomendation.

icematthew14
teen, 14 years old
 
Game on for all
Great game. Anyone can play. It teaches sportsmanship and encourages physical excercise. It is controlled very easily. It also teaches the rules and regulations of the game. Overall 6 stars :)

robot kid
kid, 12 years old
 
WHY HATE IT?
I like this game alot, heres the reveiw. violence...... The game has you boxing, but that is all, nothing graphic at all. sex..... none profanity......... none

Da_Boy2010
teen, 15 years old
 
Wii Sports
Its a sports game. Its fun when you play it with other people. ALWAYS remember to wear the wrist strap or else you can hit someone or something.

ZWolf
kid, 12 years old
 
a good game
a good game.

tvfreak101
kid, 12 years old
 
for ages 1 to 1,000,000,000
awesome.But it does have violence (boxing). and on one game i earned a platinum medal!

movie fan141999
kid, 12 years old
 
it has boxing and tenis, base ball,boling,golf and tranging for games a a test but boxing has lots of punching but no blood

emailsydney
teen, 13 years old
 
great game!!!
love this game, even though its a cheesy thing that comes with the wii...except i dont like how the baseball has only 2 players, and baseball is my fave sport! at least let 4 players play, so there can be fielders or something. other than that, great! :D

CN_Fan
kid, 10 years old
 
EPIC GAME
It helps you learn about sports and its really easy, but safety is an issue. I'm a pro at the boxing, but its safety is really an issue.

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