In 2006, Nintendo released the Wii, a console with a motion-sensing controller that managed to bring in multiple generations of players, from toddlers to the elderly. A big part of the console's success was due to its pack-in game, Wii Sports.
Wii Sports is the perfect game to showcase the ability of the Wii. It contains five sports, baseball, bowling, boxing, golfing, and tennis. Four of these require just the Wii Remote itself, while boxing requires the included Nunchuk accessory.
They all control well and promote motion while playing. Because of this, they became popular in assisted living facilities and nursing homes. The low-cardio sports are the ones that are likely to keep you coming back. Tennis and boxing are also fun, but they are strenuous and, unless you are in excellent health, it is likely they will be too much. Of the remaining three, bowling is the most fun. Golf and baseball have their strengths, but bowling is just a fun time, especially playing with friends. Because it is a low-impact sport by design, bowling is also the sport out of the five that feels most like playing the real thing.
A cute aspect of this game is the inclusion of Miis, the Nintendo player avatars that originated with the Wii. It's fun to design an avatar that resembles yourself and then play Wii Sports with that Mii. I have Miis for each of my family members, and it is a lot of fun to see them on the screen when I'm playing with my family.
Wii Sports was a bonafide system seller that is even fun to play years later. I still occasionally boot up my Wii with Wii Sports to get some cardio in when the weather outside prevents walking or if my chronic conditions flare up. For the latter, Wii Sports is a godsend. The five included games, baseball, bowling, boxing, golfing, and tennis are all fun games that are done well. Motion-sensing games sometimes get maligned by long-time gamers, but when it comes to Wii Sports it is unfounded. The game is a bonafide Nintendo classic.
Final Verdict:
4½ out of 5
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