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** In one Website/{{Vine}}, a home video of a little girl rolling off a swing is edited over a clip of ''Wii Sports'' bowling. She scores a strike.

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** In one Website/{{Vine}}, Platform/{{Vine}}, a home video of a little girl rolling off a swing is edited over a clip of ''Wii Sports'' bowling. She scores a strike.
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* FollowTheLeader: Plenty of third party games tried to cash in on this. ''Sports Champions'' for the [[Platform/PlayStation3 PlayStation Move]] and ''Kinect Sports'' for the [[UsefulNotes/Xbox360 Kinect]] were just the first-party tip of the iceberg.

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* FollowTheLeader: Plenty of third party games tried to cash in on this. ''Sports Champions'' for the [[Platform/PlayStation3 PlayStation Move]] and ''Kinect Sports'' for the [[UsefulNotes/Xbox360 [[Platform/Xbox360 Kinect]] were just the first-party tip of the iceberg.
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* FollowTheLeader: Plenty of third party games tried to cash in on this. ''Sports Champions'' for the [[UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation 3}} PlayStation Move]], ''Kinect Sports'' for the [[UsefulNotes/{{Xbox 360}} Kinect]]...

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* FollowTheLeader: Plenty of third party games tried to cash in on this. ''Sports Champions'' for the [[UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation 3}} [[Platform/PlayStation3 PlayStation Move]], Move]] and ''Kinect Sports'' for the [[UsefulNotes/{{Xbox 360}} Kinect]]...[[UsefulNotes/Xbox360 Kinect]] were just the first-party tip of the iceberg.



** Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto was against bundling the game with the Wii, stating that Nintendo "doesn't give away software."[[note]]Even though Nintendo had bundled games with consoles in the past[[/note]] Reggie Fils-Amie, the Nintendo of America president at the time, had to push hard to get him to relent.

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** Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto was against bundling the game with the Wii, stating that Nintendo "doesn't give away software."[[note]]Even though Nintendo had bundled games with consoles in the past[[/note]] Reggie Fils-Amie, Fils-Aimé, the Nintendo of America president at the time, had to push hard to get him to relent.
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** Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto was against bundling the game with the Wii, stating that Nintendo "doesn't give away software."[[note]]Even though Nintendo had bundled games with consoles in the past[[/note]] Reggie Fils-Amie, the Nintendo of America president at the time, had to fight to get him to relent.

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** Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto was against bundling the game with the Wii, stating that Nintendo "doesn't give away software."[[note]]Even though Nintendo had bundled games with consoles in the past[[/note]] Reggie Fils-Amie, the Nintendo of America president at the time, had to fight push hard to get him to relent.
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** Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto was against bundling the game with the Wii, stating that Nintendo "doesn't give away software."[[note]]Even though Nintendo had bundled games with consoles in the past[[/note]] Former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Amie had to fight to get him to relent.

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** Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto was against bundling the game with the Wii, stating that Nintendo "doesn't give away software."[[note]]Even though Nintendo had bundled games with consoles in the past[[/note]] Former Reggie Fils-Amie, the Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Amie president at the time, had to fight to get him to relent.

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* ReferencedBy: In the ''Series/DoctorWho'' story [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E4ThePowerOfThree "The Power of Three"]], the Doctor plays ''Wii Sports'' during his year on Earth.

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In the ''Series/DoctorWho'' story [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E4ThePowerOfThree "The Power of Three"]], the Doctor plays ''Wii Sports'' during his year on Earth.Earth.
** In one Website/{{Vine}}, a home video of a little girl rolling off a swing is edited over a clip of ''Wii Sports'' bowling. She scores a strike.
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* ReferencedBy: In the ''Series/DoctorWho'' story [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E4ThePowerOfThree "The Power of Three"]], the Doctor plays ''Wii Sports'' during his year on Earth.
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Friday Night Funkin has never given a Colbert Bump to anything. Don't even pretend like it has, especially not to one of the bestselling videogames of all fucking time.


* ColbertBump: Rather strangely, 14 years later, the game briefly came back into the spotlight after a Videogame/FridayNightFunkin {{Crossover}} GameMod known as ''Videogame/WiiFunkin'' was created, squaring off the protagonist against the MemeticBadass boxing champion, Matt.
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** Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto was against bundling the game with the Wii, stating that Nintendo "doesn't give away software." Former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Amie had to fight to get him to relent.

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** Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto was against bundling the game with the Wii, stating that Nintendo "doesn't give away software." "[[note]]Even though Nintendo had bundled games with consoles in the past[[/note]] Former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Amie had to fight to get him to relent.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Early gameplay footage showcases Misaki as a Boxing opponent, suggesting that all of the female [=CPU=] Miis were intended to be opponents.

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Early gameplay footage showcases Misaki as a Boxing opponent, suggesting that all of the female [=CPU=] Miis were intended to be opponents. opponents.
** Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto was against bundling the game with the Wii, stating that Nintendo "doesn't give away software." Former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Amie had to fight to get him to relent.
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* ColbertBump: Rather strangely, 14 years later, the game briefly came back into the spotlight after a Videogame/FridayNightFunkin {{Crossover}} GameMod known as ''Videogame/VSMatt'' was created, squaring off the protagonist against the MemeticBadass boxing champion, Matt.

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* ColbertBump: Rather strangely, 14 years later, the game briefly came back into the spotlight after a Videogame/FridayNightFunkin {{Crossover}} GameMod known as ''Videogame/VSMatt'' ''Videogame/WiiFunkin'' was created, squaring off the protagonist against the MemeticBadass boxing champion, Matt.
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* ColbertBump: Rather strangely, 14 years later, the game briefly came back into the spotlight after a Videogame/FridayNightFunkin {{Crossover}} GameMod known as ''Videogame/VSMatt'' was created, squaring off the protagonist against the MemeticBadass boxing champion, Matt.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Early gameplay footage showcases Misaki as a Boxing opponent, suggesting that all of the female [=CPU=] Miis were intended to be opponents.

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* KillerApp: For those who think the game just sold due to bundling, it was never bundled in Japan, and still sold numbers akin to the mega popular ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' games. People were buying Wii systems for this game.

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* KillerApp: For those who think ''Wii Sports'' was a major force in pushing the game just sold due Wii thanks to bundling, being [[TechDemoGame the perfect way to show off the console's motion control capabilities]] to casual gamers. Even in Japan it was never bundled in Japan, and still sold managed numbers akin to the mega popular ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' games. games. People were buying Wii systems for this game.game.
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* FollowTheLeader: Plenty of third party games tried to cash in on this. ''Sports Champions'' for the [[UsefulNotes/{{Playstation 3}} Playstation Move]], ''Kinect Sports'' for the [[UsefulNotes/XBox360 Kinect]]...
* KillerApp: For those who think the game just sold due to bundling, it was never bundled in Japan, and still sold numbers akin to the mega popular ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' games. People were buying Wiis for this game.

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* FollowTheLeader: Plenty of third party games tried to cash in on this. ''Sports Champions'' for the [[UsefulNotes/{{Playstation [[UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation 3}} Playstation PlayStation Move]], ''Kinect Sports'' for the [[UsefulNotes/XBox360 [[UsefulNotes/{{Xbox 360}} Kinect]]...
* KillerApp: For those who think the game just sold due to bundling, it was never bundled in Japan, and still sold numbers akin to the mega popular ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' games. People were buying Wiis Wii systems for this game.
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* FollowTheLeader: Plenty of third party games tried to cash in on this. Now we have ''Sports Champions'' for the [[UsefulNotes/{{Playstation 3}} Playstation Move]], and ''Kinect Sports'' for the [[UsefulNotes/XBox360 Kinect]].

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* FollowTheLeader: Plenty of third party games tried to cash in on this. Now we have ''Sports Champions'' for the [[UsefulNotes/{{Playstation 3}} Playstation Move]], and ''Kinect Sports'' for the [[UsefulNotes/XBox360 Kinect]].Kinect]]...
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* KillerApp: For those who think the game just sold due to bundling, it was never bundled in Japan, and still sold numbers akin to the mega popular ''Franchise/DragonQuest'' games. People were buying Wiis for this game.

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* KillerApp: For those who think the game just sold due to bundling, it was never bundled in Japan, and still sold numbers akin to the mega popular ''Franchise/DragonQuest'' ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' games. People were buying Wiis for this game.
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* FollowTheLeader: Plenty of third party games tried to cash in on this. Now we have ''Sports Champions'' for the [[UsefulNotes/{{Playstation 3}} Playstation Move]], and ''Kinect Sports'' for the [[{{Xbox 360}} Kinect]].

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* FollowTheLeader: Plenty of third party games tried to cash in on this. Now we have ''Sports Champions'' for the [[UsefulNotes/{{Playstation 3}} Playstation Move]], and ''Kinect Sports'' for the [[{{Xbox 360}} [[UsefulNotes/XBox360 Kinect]].
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* DivorcedInstallment: There were plans to make this a ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]'' sports game, but players took a liking to their Miis, so it became what we have today.
** And then a [[VideoGame/MarioSportsMix Mario-themed sports compilation game]] was made anyway.

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* DivorcedInstallment: There were plans to make this a ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]'' sports game, but players took a liking to their Miis, so it became what we have today.
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today. Eventually, a [[VideoGame/MarioSportsMix Mario-themed sports compilation game]] was made anyway.anyway.
* FollowTheLeader: Plenty of third party games tried to cash in on this. Now we have ''Sports Champions'' for the [[UsefulNotes/{{Playstation 3}} Playstation Move]], and ''Kinect Sports'' for the [[{{Xbox 360}} Kinect]].
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* KillerAppKillerApp: For those who think the game just sold due to bundling, it was never bundled in Japan, and still sold numbers akin to the mega popular ''Franchise/DragonQuest'' games. People were buying Wiis for this game.
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** And then a [[MarioSportsMix Mario-themed sports compilation game]] was made anyway.

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** And then a [[MarioSportsMix [[VideoGame/MarioSportsMix Mario-themed sports compilation game]] was made anyway.
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** And then a [[MarioSportsMix Mario-themed sports compilation game]] was made anyway.

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** And then a [[MarioSportsMix Mario-themed sports compilation game]] was made anyway.anyway.
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* DivorcedInstallment: There were plans to make this a ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]'' sports game, but players took a liking to their Miis, so it became what we have today.
** And then a [[MarioSportsMix Mario-themed sports compilation game]] was made anyway.

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