History VideoGame / WiiSports

* '''Boxing''' uses both the remote and the Nunchuk attachment, which plugs into the remote, to simulate punching with both fists. You can dodge by moving the fists left or right. Can be played with one or two players. The Wii U version replaces the Nunchuk support with either a one-handed or two-handed approach, using two remotes.

* '''Baseball''' allows you to swing the remote like a bat to swing at the ball, or make a throwing motion of sorts to pitch. Fielding is controlled automatically. This is for one to two players.

* '''Golf''' is only a handful of holes. You hold a button while swinging the remote to swing the club and hit the ball. (If you swing the club without holding the button, you get a practice swing.) Supports one to four players, even with only one remote.
* '''Boxing''' uses both the remote and the nunchuck attachment, which plugs into the remote, to simulate punching with both fists. You can dodge by moving the fists left or right. Can be played with one or two players.

* LuckBasedMission: Baseball. When the opposing team hits the ball to one of your fielders, there is absolutely nothing you can do regarding whether he fields the ball cleanly or makes an error. And as is the case with real baseball, one poorly timed defensive mistake can change the entire course of a game.
* NostalgiaLevel: The golf courses are all modernized updates of the courses from ''Golf'' for the NES.

The game seems to have spawned a series of games that is typically referred to as the "Wii series", games that are all named Wii "(insert something here)", that focus primarily on using Miis to play games, such as ''WiiPlay'', ''VideoGame/WiiMusic'', ''VideoGame/WiiFit'', ''VideoGame/WiiParty'' and a true sequel, ''VideoGame/WiiSportsResort'' that uses the newly introduced Wii Motion Plus accessory for more advanced control. ''VideoGame/WiiFit'', ''VideoGame/WiiSportsResort'', and ''{{Pilotwings}} Resort'' all feature Wuhu Island as their main setting. ''Wii Sports'' also got its own UpdatedRerelease on WiiU under the title of ''Wii Sports Club'', which added online functionality and refined Wii Motion Plus control. It launched on November 7, 2013 as a downloadable game, then later on July 25, 2014 as a retail game. The downloadable version offers the ability to either permanently buy each sport separately, or buy the whole package at once for one day.

The game seems to have spawned a series of games that is typically referred to as the "Wii series", games that are all named Wii "(insert something here)", that focus primarily on using Miis to play games, such as ''WiiPlay'', ''VideoGame/WiiMusic'', ''VideoGame/WiiFit'', ''VideoGame/WiiParty'' and a true sequel, ''VideoGame/WiiSportsResort'' that uses the newly introduced Wii Motion Plus accessory for more advanced control. ''VideoGame/WiiFit'', ''VideoGame/WiiSportsResort'', and ''{{Pilotwings}} Resort'' all feature Wuhu Island as their main setting. ''Wii Sports'' also got its own UpdatedRerelease on WiiU under the title of ''Wii Sports Club'', which added online functionality and the ability to buy each sport separately rather than getting the whole package at once.

* UpdatedRerelease: ''Wii Sports Club'', a WiiU downloadable game with refined gameplay via Wii Motion Plus and an online multiplayer mode, as well as the option to purchase sports separately.

While ''Wii Sports'' is looked down upon by certain fanboys for its lack of depth ([[TropesAreTools but for something like this, you don't need a plot]]), but for the motion sensing features of the controller and what it has done for video games, it has caused a big ripple effect that's still being felt today. Its [[CasualVideoGame easy-to-understand, pick-up-and-play nature]] has allowed people who don't play video games to get into it. Retirement centers are buying Wiis for the elderly to use, and use them they do. It's become the one video game that can be easily demonstrated to someone else when they ask you "why do you play video games? What makes them so fun?" Of course, by demonstrating a simplistic sports game, you're failing to capture the appeal of more complicated games like ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda''. But, much like ''Manga/SailorMoon'' was the "[[GatewaySeries gateway drug]]" for anime fans, ''Wii Sports'' is the same for video games.

While ''Wii Sports'' is looked down upon by certain fanboys for its lack of depth ([[TropesAreTools but for something like this, you don't need a plot]]), but for the motion sensing features of the controller and what it has done for video games, it has caused a big ripple effect that's still being felt today. Its [[CasualVideoGame easy-to-understand, pick-up-and-play nature]] has allowed people who don't play video games to get into it. Retirement centers are buying Wiis for the elderly to use, and use them they do. It's become the one video game that can be easily demonstrated to someone else when they ask you "why do you play video games? What makes them so fun?" Of course, by demonstrating a simplistic sports game, you're failing to capture the appeal of more complicated games like ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda''. But, much like ''Manga/SailorMoon'' was the "[[GatewaySeries gateway drug]]" for anime fans, ''Wii Sports'' is the same for video games.

* VideoGameRemake: ''Wii Sports Club'', a WiiU downloadable game with refined gameplay via Wii Motion Plus and an online multiplayer mode.

But for those of you who haven't, here's a rundown. ''Wii Sports'' is a game that comes with the Wii itself in every region of the world except its native country of Japan. It's five simplified sports in one game, and it's dependent on the Wii's motion sensitive remote-shaped controller.

The game seems to have spawned a series of games that is typically referred to as the "Wii series", games that are all named Wii "(insert something here)", that focus primarily on using Miis to play games, such as ''WiiPlay'', ''VideoGame/WiiMusic'', ''VideoGame/WiiFit'', ''VideoGame/WiiParty'' and a true sequel, ''VideoGame/WiiSportsResort'' that uses the newly introduced Wii Motion Plus accessory for more advanced control. ''VideoGame/WiiFit'', ''VideoGame/WiiSportsResort'', and ''{{Pilotwings}} Resort'' all feature Wuhu Island as their main setting.

* Casual Video Game: One of the prime examples of this.

While ''Wii Sports'' is looked down upon by certain fanboys for its lack of depth ([[TropesAreNotBad but for something like this, you don't need a plot]]), but for the motion sensing features of the controller and what it has done for video games, it has caused a big ripple effect that's still being felt today. Its [[CasualGame easy-to-understand, pick-up-and-play nature]] has allowed people who don't play video games to get into it. Retirement centers are buying Wiis for the elderly to use, and use them they do. It's become the one video game that can be easily demonstrated to someone else when they ask you "why do you play video games? What makes them so fun?" Of course, by demonstrating a simplistic sports game, you're failing to capture the appeal of more complicated games like ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda''. But, much like ''Manga/SailorMoon'' was the "[[GatewaySeries gateway drug]]" for anime fans, ''Wii Sports'' is the same for video games.

* CasualVideogame: One of the prime examples of this.

* CasualVideogame: Arguably, one of the prime examples of this.

While ''Wii Sports'' is looked down upon by certain fanboys for its lack of depth ([[TropesAreNotBad but for something like this, you don't need a plot]]), but for the motion sensing features of the controller and what it has done for video games, it has caused a big ripple effect that's still being felt today. Its [[CasualGame easy-to-understand, pick-up-and-play nature]] has allowed people who don't play video games to get into it. Retirement centers are buying Wiis for the elderly to use, and use them they do. It's become the one video game that can be easily demonstrated to someone else when they ask you "why do you play video games? What makes them so fun?" Of course, by demonstrating a simplistic sports game, you're failing to capture the appeal of more complicated games like ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda''. But, much like ''Manga/SailorMoon'' was the "[[GatewaySeries gateway drug]]" for anime fans, ''Wii Sports'' is the same for video games.

Not surprisingly, ''Wii Sports'' also has the secondary effect of being associated with the Wii itself. Whenever elderly talk about "the Wii", they only mean "''Wii Sports''". They don't mean ''Excite Truck'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'', or even ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Brawl''. The Wii has become synonymous with ''Wii Sports'', and the general, non game-playing public won't bother to correct this mistake. Slightly more savvy players will likely simply refer to each game in the package as "''Wii (insert sport here)''".

The game seems to have spawned a series of games that is typically referred to as the "Wii series", games that are all named Wii "(insert something here)", that focus primarily on using Miis to play games, such as ''WiiPlay'', ''VideoGame/WiiMusic'', ''VideoGame/WiiFit'', ''VideoGame/WiiParty'' and a true sequel, ''VideoGame/WiiSportsResort'' that uses the newly introduced Wii Motion Plus accessory for more advanced control. ''VideoGame/WiiFit'', ''VideoGame/WiiSportsResort'', and ''{{Pilotwings}} Resort'' all feature Wuhu Island as their main setting.

It might also be worth noting that ''Wii Sports'' is the best selling video game. Ever. [[note]]Of course, despite being available as a stand-alone title on store shelves, this has a lot to do with it being bundled with almost every Wii (subsequent runs have been bundled with other games instead, such as ''[[VideoGame/MarioKart Mario Kart Wii]]''), so nearly every Wii owner gets the game anyway, whether they even play it or not.[[/note]]

* '''Tennis''' lets you swing the remote like a racket to hit the ball in a doubles match. You control the swings of your players as they automatically chase the ball. Supports one to four players. Single-player mode has you play both halves of the doubles team; two-player allows competitive or cooperative.

The game seems to have spawned a series of games that is typically referred to as the "Wii series", games that are all named Wii "(insert something here)", that focus primarily on using Miis to play games, such as ''WiiPlay'', ''WiiMusic'', ''WiiFit'', ''WiiParty'' and a true sequel, ''WiiSportsResort'' that uses the newly introduced Wii Motion Plus accessory for more advanced control. ''WiiFit'', ''WiiSportsResort'', and ''{{Pilotwings}} Resort'' all feature Wuhu Island as their main setting.

It might also be worth noting that ''Wii Sports'' is the best selling video game. Ever. [[hottip:*: Of course, despite being available as a stand-alone title on store shelves, this has a lot to do with it being bundled with almost every Wii (subsequent runs have been bundled with other games instead, such as ''[[MarioKart Mario Kart Wii]]''), so nearly every Wii owner gets the game anyway, whether they even play it or not.]]

!!'''Tropes''':

* DivorcedInstallment: There were plans to make this a ''[[SuperMario Mario]]'' sports game, but players took a liking to their Miis, so it became what we have today.

* Baseball allows you to swing the remote like a bat to swing at the ball, or make a throwing motion of sorts to pitch. Fielding is controlled automatically. This is for one to two players.
* Tennis lets you swing the remote like a racket to hit the ball in a doubles match. You control the swings of your players as they automatically chase the ball. Supports one to four players. Single-player mode has you play both halves of the doubles team; two-player allows competitive or cooperative.
* Bowling lets you bowl by making a throwing motion, even going so far as to simulate the tendency to let the ball slip left or right due to an imperfect or not-quite-straight throw. The slightest twist of your wrist affects ball movement. Supports one to four players, even if you only have one remote.
* Golf is only a handful of holes. You hold a button while swinging the remote to swing the club and hit the ball. (If you swing the club without holding the button, you get a practice swing.) Supports one to four players, even with only one remote.
* Boxing uses both the remote and the nunchuck attachment, which plugs into the remote, to simulate punching with both fists. You can dodge by moving the fists left or right. Can be played with one or two players.

* CasualVideogame
* DivorcedInstallment: There were plans to make this a ''[[SuperMario Mario]]'' [[DolledUpInstallment sports game]] but players took a liking to their Miis, so it became what we have today

* DivorcedInstallment: There were plans to make this a Mario sports game but players took a liking to their Miis, so it became what we have today

It might also be worth noting that ''Wii Sports'' is the best selling video game. Ever. [[hottip:*: Of course, despite being available as a stand-alone title on store shelves, this has a lot to do with it being bundled with almost every Wii (subsequent runs have been bundled with other games instead, such as [[MarioKart Mario Kart Wii]]), so nearly every Wii owner gets the game anyway, whether they even play it or not.]]

It might also be worth noting that ''Wii Sports'' is the best selling video game. Ever. [[hottip:*: Of course, this has a lot to do with it being bundled with every Wii, so every Wii owner gets the game anyway, whether they even play it or not.]]

While ''Wii Sports'' is looked down upon by [[strike:many]] fanboys for its lack of depth([[TropesAreNotBad but for something like this, you don't need a plot]]), but for the motion sensing features of the controller and what it has done for video games, it has caused a big ripple effect that's still being felt today. Its [[CasualGame easy-to-understand, pick-up-and-play nature]] has allowed people who don't play video games to get into it. Retirement centers are buying Wiis for the elderly to use, and use them they do. It's become the one video game that can be easily demonstrated to someone else when they ask you "why do you play video games? What makes them so fun?" Of course, by demonstrating a simplistic sports game, you're failing to capture the appeal of more complicated games like ''TheLegendOfZelda''. But, much like ''SailorMoon'' was the "[[GatewaySeries gateway drug]]" for anime fans, ''Wii Sports'' is the same for video games.

Not surprisingly, ''Wii Sports'' also has the secondary effect of being associated with the Wii itself. Whenever elderly talk about "the Wii", they only mean "''Wii Sports''". They don't mean ''Excite Truck'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'', or even ''SuperSmashBros Brawl''. The Wii has become synonymous with ''Wii Sports'', and the general, non game-playing public won't bother to correct this mistake. Slightly more savvy players will likely simply refer to each game in the package as "''Wii (insert sport here)''".

* OffTheChart: Getting a high enough ranking (easier in boxing with AI breakers) will result in this. To show it isn't intentional, keeping it up will put you off the TV.

While ''Wii Sports'' is looked down upon by [[strike:many]] fanboys for its [[ShallowGame lack of depth]] ([[TropesAreNotBad but for something like this, you don't need a plot]]), but for the motion sensing features of the controller and what it has done for video games, it has caused a big ripple effect that's still being felt today. Its [[CasualGame easy-to-understand, pick-up-and-play nature]] has allowed people who don't play video games to get into it. Retirement centers are buying Wiis for the elderly to use, and use them they do. It's become the one video game that can be easily demonstrated to someone else when they ask you "why do you play video games? What makes them so fun?" Of course, by demonstrating a simplistic sports game, you're failing to capture the appeal of more complicated games like ''TheLegendOfZelda''. But, much like ''SailorMoon'' was the "[[GatewaySeries gateway drug]]" for anime fans, ''Wii Sports'' is the same for video games.

* FollowTheLeader: Plenty of third party games tried to cash in on this. Now we have ''SportsChampions'' for the [[{{Playstation 3}} Playstation Move]], and ''KinectSports'' for the [[{{Xbox 360}} Kinect]].