The Nintendo
Wii, or as it's referred to in my house, the "Dr. Mario" Machine has just updated it's controls with "
Wii Motion Plus". Honestly, the
Wii is a box I place all the games I'm nostalgic for in. I've spent too much money over the past 3 years repurchasing some of the games I still have already in cartridges. Sure the nostalgia is one of the reasons I bought into the
Wii hype, but there was also the promise of motion control.
Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 both recently announced plans for their own motion controls at the past E3.
Wii has found mass market success with the easy to pick up an play style of the
Wii-motes dominating the top spot on monthly sales charts since it's launch. Now Nintendo is looking to stay ahead of their competitors with an update from "waggle" controls to a full 1-1 motion controls. The "
Wii Motion Plus" add-on was first bundled with
EA's "Tiger Woods 10" last month and has now been bundled with the released sequel to the mega hits "
Wii Sports" and "
Wii Play", "
Wii Sports Resort" yesterday.
"
Wii Sports Resort" comes with 12 different sports to choose from, and small variations on those sports to unlock. "
Wii Sports Resort" also comes with one annoying
unskipable 3 minute tutorial on how to plug in the "
Wii Motion Plus". So, as a pro-tip pop in "
Wii Sports Resort" before anyone come over to play. Back to the games: bowling and table tennis make a return with updated controls, and right away the difference can be felt. A simple twist of the wrist can change the behavior of a shot now, where as before hooking the ball in bowling or placing spin on the ball in table tennis seemed impossible. The only time I was disappointed in the control was in the archery section. Pulling back the
nunchuk in this part mimics pulling the string of a bow, but there is some pretty heavy lag in the movement to the action on-screen. This might be due to the
nunchuk not being designed with "Motion Plus" in mind.
Overall this game is going to be purchased and played by millions. Though, I'm not sure if it's enough to draw my friends into like the original "
Wii Sports" did. The "
Wii Sports Resort" competes for time against party games like "Guitar Hero", "Rock Band", "Boom Blocks" and a myriad of trivia games. "
Wii Play" never grabbed attention away from "
Wii Sports" and "
Wii Sports Resort" just doesn't have the newness to win over get-
togethers. However, played alone or by two people there is more then enough to entertain on a lazy day. That is the time for this game to shine. Played by two friends, fencing and basketball can kill many an hour. So when you purchase "
Wii Sports Resort" make sure to buy a second "
Wii Motion Plus". Keep the
competition fierce and there will be more reason to turn on the
Wii other then just nostalgia. Have fun.
"Wii Sports Resort" comes with 12 different sports to choose from, and small variations on those sports to unlock. "Wii Sports Resort" also comes with one annoying unskipable 3 minute tutorial on how to plug in the "Wii Motion Plus". So, as a pro-tip pop in "Wii Sports Resort" before anyone come over to play. Back to the games: bowling and table tennis make a return with updated controls, and right away the difference can be felt. A simple twist of the wrist can change the behavior of a shot now, where as before hooking the ball in bowling or placing spin on the ball in table tennis seemed impossible. The only time I was disappointed in the control was in the archery section. Pulling back the nunchuk in this part mimics pulling the string of a bow, but there is some pretty heavy lag in the movement to the action on-screen. This might be due to the nunchuk not being designed with "Motion Plus" in mind.
Overall this game is going to be purchased and played by millions. Though, I'm not sure if it's enough to draw my friends into like the original "Wii Sports" did. The "Wii Sports Resort" competes for time against party games like "Guitar Hero", "Rock Band", "Boom Blocks" and a myriad of trivia games. "Wii Play" never grabbed attention away from "Wii Sports" and "Wii Sports Resort" just doesn't have the newness to win over get-togethers. However, played alone or by two people there is more then enough to entertain on a lazy day. That is the time for this game to shine. Played by two friends, fencing and basketball can kill many an hour. So when you purchase "Wii Sports Resort" make sure to buy a second "Wii Motion Plus". Keep the competition fierce and there will be more reason to turn on the Wii other then just nostalgia. Have fun.
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