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