A Look At Every "Wii" Game 

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Jeez. No comments? Really? (also, this comment was supposed to show up YESTERDAY, but after writing 90% of it I acidentally REFRESHED the page AGAIN. pain) Wii was... interesting. It was, basically, a better marketed, stronger GameCube (I like GameCube, but more as a curio than the console itself) with motion controls... and its success was well earned (and we lucked out with it, because I'm PRETTY sure that it could be quite dire for Nintendo if they've failed TWO times in a row). I really liked the comparison to PS2 - both consoles were really influential, popular, had AMAZING libraries featuring both original games AND great remakes and had copious amounts of shovelware. ...I still believe that the original PlayStation was the most important MODERN console (as in 1990+). I liked Wii (my family got it for Christmas 2010 from my aunt). I PROBABLY spent a lot less time with it than I should (mostly playing Wii Sports, Sports Resorts, NMH1+2 and Xenoblade), but I liked it and had a lot of fun. The ability to just show a game to somebody and them instantly being able to play the game was pretty cool. I still remember when we took the console to a family gathering and we did a large Wii Sports Archery competition. Nintendo did something really powerful, they also repeated it with Switch: they've made a "side console" that wasn't supposed to DIRECTLY rival with Playstation, Xbox or PC... it offered a different, more casual experience that the "main platforms" lacked. They created their own... niche (even if its not really a NICHE seing how many people have bought a Switch). Now! To the video and what's it about! First thing: I love the format. One theme - multiple games bound by it. And Wii games it's quite an interesting one. They were videos like this, but I think I enjoyed this one the most. It's simple, to the point, with enough personal flavor. Wii Sports was and is amazing. A perfect tech showcase for the motion controls. I was quite surprised when you've said that Japanese Wiis weren't packed with them. Then again... Japanese were really weird about packed-in games (probably because they didn't need an incentive to buy a console). To be honest... every sport in Wii Sports is solid and fun. Sure, there are clear winners (Boxing) and losers (Golf), but... hear me out. Baseball in this game is actually really fun (if REALLY simplified and quite RNG). Though, I might be biased as after spending so much time devouring both western and japanese media I actually got interested in the game itself. ...and in Poland we have a bootleg version of Baseball called "palant" which every kid was forced to play in elementary school, so it was a bit easier to "get it". And hey! It was fun to see different Miis in both teams and made "stories" inside your head about the games. Golf... mmm... golf is golf. Wii version is really solid though! I think that if you would spend some more time playing golf games you would change your mind a bit. It's just about "getting" the mechanics and then abusing them to do awesome shots. If I can suggest a GREAT golf series - Everybody's Golf. Especially the PS4 version (once you finally get PS4 or 5). The special VR version even features Kat from Gravity Rush (...which TOTALLY wasn't the reason WHY I bought that darned peripheral)! Wii Sports Resort is perhaps my second favorite Wii game (the first place is obvious). EVERY game is great if gimmicky (and bowling is even better than in the original Wii). Table Tennis, Archery and Sword Fighting (especially sword fighting) are obvious standouts, but others were still really enjoyable - yes, even Frisbee (also, "disc golf" irl is really relaxing and fun! I really suggest you to try it!) and golf (though tbh I prefer the original "simpler" version). And it's perhaps the only game (ok, not counting Soul Calibur where we create weird-ass characters and fight against each other) that is played during "nerd parties" I attend - let me tell you, there's nothing better than watching (or playing yourself) two really drunk people playing swordfighting. I've managed to get every possible stamp in resorts and it's something that I'm really proud of (...yeah, probably played the game a lot more than XC). Wii Play and Wii Play plus were... just okay minigame compilations. As a bonus to the Wiimote they worked well, I suppose? WiiParty IS THE party game. I don't think there's better console board game than it. ...well, okay, maybe Fortune Street. Still, I'm really surprised how GOOD it was. I like WiiChess for how bizarre and out of place it is. Like... Chessmaster (3000 is my prefered version of playing chess) had a lot more personality! ...still... it's a really interesting piece of Ninendo's history and a nice addition to every collection (and it was PAL exclusive if I'm remember correctly?). WiiMusic is the meme. I just... pity everyone who got it. And also to a lesser degree I pity its developers. WiiFit was meh... upgraded balance board was interesting, but the whole "game" felt... undercooked. And if you want to hear this in real life then ok: "Good job"