Wii Sports

Overview

Wii Sports is the pack-in for the Wii for all regions except for Japan. It includes five sports mini-games, corresponding challenges, and a daily trainer that gives the player a score similar to the Brain Age system. It utilizes Miis as the player's avatar.

Wii Tennis

The player swings the Wii Remote like a tennis racket, hitting a ball back and forth with a friend or a computer-controlled player. Players can shoot forehand and backhand shots, and also put spin on the ball, depending on the way they swing. Four player Vs. matches are available, and two players can play on each team.

Boxing

The player holds the Wii Remote and Nunchuk like they're extensions of their hands. The player must mimic the motions of blocking, punching, and jabbing. Two player Vs. matches are available.

Golf

The player mimics the swing of a golf club. The speed on the swing controls distance, as well as accuracy. It can be played with up to four players.

Baseball

In baseball, the player swings the Wii Remote as they would a bat. Players also pitch the baseball as they would in real life. The pitcher can choose different pitches to throw, as well as placement of the pitches. It can be played with two players.

Bowling

The bowling arm movement is mimicked with the Wii Remote. Players can put spin on the ball, by twisting the Wii Remote during the bowling motion. The player bowls by holding down the "B" button and pulling back their arm in a bowling motion, then letting go to throw the ball. One to four player games are supported.

Updated Version

Nintendo has silently updated the Wii Sports game with minor enhancements that were found in European regions at first. This includes NPC baseball players throwing to base, a replay of a knock outs in boxing, players lining up before baseball, etc. This seems to be because the game might have shipped while not being completely finished and Nintendo assumed these updates were not really necessary to delay the release of the game and or console. The game also started coming in a plastic cases instead of the cardboard "fold-up" ones that the first Wii consoles were shipped with.

Interesting Trivia

• Some of buttons in the game are shaped differently in other foreign copies of the game.
• This website tracks Wii Sports world records: Wii Sports World Records
• According to the NPD Wii Sports as surpassed Super Mario Bros. as the best selling game of all time.
• As of April 2012, Wii Sports has sold 79.60 million units worldwide, according official numbers released during one of Nintendo's investor meetings.