16 Facts About Wii Sports

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Wii Sports is a 2006 sports simulation video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii video game console.

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Wii Sports is a collection of five sports simulations, which have been designed to demonstrate the motion-sensing capabilities of the Wii Remote.

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3.

Miis saved on the Wii Sports will appear in the crowd during bowling games and as members of human-controlled teams in baseball.

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Wii Sports was designed as a simple introductory line meant to offer something for both gamers and non-gamers.

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5.

Wii Sports were chosen as the theme because of the widespread familiarity with them.

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Satoru Iwata introduced this package as Wii Sports, and stated it would include tennis, golf, and baseball.

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Wii Sports received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic.

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GamePro commented that the free addition of the game with the Wii Sports was a positive.

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At the 2007 British Academy Video Games Awards, Wii Sports won six out of seven award nominations: Sports, Innovation, Gameplay, Multiplayer, Casual, and Strategy and Simulation.

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10.

The game, along with Wii Sports Fit, has been credited with attracting more casual, female, and elderly gamers.

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11.

Wii Sports has been used to aid in the physical therapy of a boxer at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital in Canada, stroke victims in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Raleigh, North Carolina, and injured soldiers in Prescott, Arizona; Washington, D C ; and Landstuhl, Germany.

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Wii Sports has become a popular means for social gatherings and competitions.

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13.

Wii Sports has been featured in mainstream movies such as Tropic Thunder, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel and in commercials for products such as Kellogg's Smart Start.

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Sequel, Wii Sports Resort, was first revealed at Nintendo's E3 2008 presentation.

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Development moved forward after the extent of the Wii Sports MotionPlus was realized, though the idea for a sequel existed sooner.

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The game features the five games of Wii Sports remade in high-definition graphics, with support for the Wii MotionPlus and online multiplayer.

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