How Much Would It Cost to Stay at the Wii Sports Resort IRL?

[@goombanna]

Anna's coffee/big floppy sun hat fund: patreon.com/goombanna

[@jolt3021]

Imagine trying to sleep at this resort and having to wake up night after night to the sound of fireworks because people just won’t stop doing 3-point contests.

[@DoMorrMusic]

Sorry

[@Ashadar_Resouley]

there are these two assholes where i live a man and a woman early to mid 20s (saw them for the first time last night) who have been setting off fireworks in the middle of the night for the past six to seven years usually between 7 pm and 2 am, not every night but very often

[@emanuelrojas2]

I would literally go insane

[@brandonstarstorm3289]

Imagine trying to sleep and a mii crashes a plane into the ground outside and wakes you up.

[@iamthepizzaeater7906]

@@brandonstarstorm3289 beef boss just climbs out of the plane mortally wounded and says “Sorry” before keeling over and turning to dust

[@blu3g]

You forgot to add the cost of the Wii and Nintendo branding of the resort, which would increase the total price by 30% or something

[@goombanna]

A good point 😩

[@Ashadar_Resouley]

really that would be nintendo paying for that stuff since it's marketing

[@noonespecial7730]

@@Ashadar_Resouley Not really, while it would be nice if that's how it worked, the resort would get more profit from being based off of Wii Sports than Nintendo would. It'd kinda be like if you opened up a fast food place, called it McDonald's, and had the exact same menu and look as the real Mcdonald's, and then when you inevitably get sued or whatever by McDonald's your only defense is "Well I was basically giving them free advertising so really they should be paying me." If that was how it worked everything would be named after all the big companies and said companies would go bankrupt from all the people they'd have to pay.

[@Ashadar_Resouley]

@@noonespecial7730 🤦‍♂ First off what type of world do you live in where someone makes a fast food joint calls it mcdonald's and has the exact same menu and mcdonald's doesn't sue them for everything they have. Second most people who go to these types of places don't really give a damn about video games like at all really so if nintendo isn't paying them to put up all the branding then even if they didn't pay nintendo to use their branding it still wouldn't be worth the time effort or money to put it all up, most of the guest likely wont even know what an wii is unless they have kids, the only way the resort makes money off having the branding is if nintendo paid them to put it up other wise they're just losing money by putting it up and there wouldn't be a reason to put it up.

[@noonespecial7730]

@@Ashadar_Resouley You're just repeating my point back to me? My point *is* that we are in the world where McDonalds would sue you. In your original comment, you said that they would/should be getting paid for "advertisement" when they were making a resort *specifically* based on the Nintendo game. (which would be the equivalent of saying the restaurant wouldn't get sued because they were "advertising" for McDonalds.) So either, 1: They wouldn't put any branding up, in which case this whole conversation is pointless. 2: They *do* put branding up and market it as a replica, in which case they would have to pay for the copyright from Nintendo, or 3: Nintendo builds it and therefore wouldn't have to pay for the copyright since they already own it, which would once again make this whole thing pointless. The original comment that sparked this discussion is based on the idea that it's option 2 and therefore they would be the ones paying for the copyright.

[@tacticaljunk1608]

This changes my enjoyment of Wii Sports Resort knowing my player character is the 'rich asshole throwing piles of money into a furnace' version of me.

[@goombanna]

If ya can't live out your rich asshole fantasy in video games, where CAN ya? 😁

[@medafan53]

Maybe your virtual self just won some ridiculous contest.

[@noonespecial7730]

To be fair, this is what it would cost IRL, but we don't know how much it would cost in the Miiverse because, if nothing else, there's a chance it's its own country, so the prices and laws would probably be different. So there might be some hope for your Mii

[@DatCartoonistGuy]

Would it help if I said you also paid everyone else’s ticket?

[@pancakeperson8905]

@@medafan53 Papa Louie's Gamerias

[@invisableumbrella]

All I learned from this video is that there is a class of planes I don’t need a license for. I can menace the skies as I was always destined to!

[@goombanna]

I've made a horrible mistake...

[@sweeneytodd1414]

GO TEAM SKY, our dream of flight is coming true boys!

[@SolarisMusic]

That was my only takeaway as well lol, excited to take to the skies...

[@QuantumMal]

​@@sweeneytodd1414 GO TEAM SKY

[@some-ones]

There are a few things which may slightly alter the cost of the resort if any 1. I always thought that Wuhu Island was its own country meaning they could potentially be using cheap labour, this seems unlikely that they would do that though. 2. Since they are likely not belonging to another country they don't _NEED_ to follow all the regulations that regard skydiving and being a pilot. The licences wouldn't be able to be used elsewhere though probably. 3. The dogs wander around and follow anyone who goes near them meaning they are free! I'm guessing they are owned by someone but they aren't ever put on leashes.

[@atypicalcowboy]

honestly, if i ever found myself just like unnecessarily wealthy, you could absolutely catch me taking a yearly trip the wii sports resort. hell, if i had enough money, id MAKE it irl. i think it’d be sick as heck. but now that i think about it…. the attorney fees from daily liability cases and lawsuits would eat through the budget pretty fast….

[@AirFriedChocobo]

rich people really have different lives than the rest of us

[@kirabarnes657]

What I wonder is what the cost of living is like for the residents of the island, and what career opportunities are available in the Wuhu Island community other than hospitality and tourism

[@gabrielappleton4342]

Well, someone has to keep all of the lights on, someone has to bring in supplies (do you see any farms?), someone has to take care of the planes...

[@zozzleberryfin1735]

What is the unemployment rate of wii sports resort?

[@Kaldrin]

Sounds like a job for Any Austin

[@hailthequeenFM]

I always assumed it was like Disney World.

[@blackwing1362]

Places like this don't have residents, they have live in employees. This is one giant private island after all.

[@icequeen52]

Hey y'all: there's a mod for the VR game Blade and Sorcery that lets you fully explore Wuhu Island in VR :P

[@TylerYoshi]

To be fair, I'm pretty sure Wuhu Island is its own country. They might just say "fuck it" and make it all cost the price of a Wii game, and then you get full access for life.

[@somdudewillson]

Countries still have to pay for things.

[@crablovetreasure]

hahahaha that hat is ridiculous! i had to look closely because i was convinced that was just a small rug u made hat-shaped

[@ChrisHendricks]

First of all, on the question of "where else should I stay?", my first thought waa Luigi's Mansion. It seems to have a lot of amenities, it might be interesting. But in regards to your video, while I loved it, I think you're underestimating the price on Speed Slice. While most of the objects being sliced are potentially cheap items that would have been thrown out anyway, one of the items is a fully working electronic scoreboard from the Jetski game. That's gotta be a few hundred dollars by itself.

[@ChrisHendricks]

Also, you got me with the backup hat. 😂 I need to stop underestimating your preparedness.

[@MaraZabbs]

i like this video because of its Eat the Rich undercurrent. prolly not what u intended, but that's how it made me feel

[@Kazman2007]

Jokes on you, I did the entire resort for $60 back on my Wii.

[@mysticdigital5936]

Really fun breakdown of the hypothetical cost. I'm afraid I would not be able to attend, but I've always loved Wii Sports Resort and Wuhu Island. The island is so charming and racing through it in Mario Kart was so fun! Super fun video

[@nim3787]

13:14 tbh the go vacation resort cause not only does it have way more games but they also just give you a whole azz villa

[@oswald2286]

^^ seconding bc i LOVE go vacation like u mean to tell me i can decorate my entire house?? and then just go rollerblading??

[@jenniferdavis907]

Pretty sure the private pilot license would not give you permssion to take on an active mid air dogfight with other planes. Unless were doing some "this is a private island nation and so were secretly adding you to our military for your stay here" sorr of thing. Sounds like a Jurrasic Park move

[@opheliarosewood7847]

Wuhu Island is an independent nation and thus does not fall under the jurisdiction of the geneva conventions. Civilian soldiers are a-okay!

[@goombanna]

I'm pretty sure something like that's in the waiver you sign when you go to Disney World, so I wouldn't be surprised 🙃😝

[@Hyperb2002]

@@opheliarosewood7847 I guess I know where I'm kickstarting my PMC.

[@Malowith]

Plus you're taking, like, a whole month of vacation off work so you can go through both skydiving and flight school as well as actually do all the activities.

[@MrJack8700]

Yeah but if you can afford this, you definitely have a job with paid time off.

[@realdragon]

@@MrJack8700 I think if you can afford this you don't have normal job but you're rather somewhat successful businessman

[@Twentydragon]

8:15 - I once rode a VR roller coaster for like $3. It was pretty neat, and the seat moving around helped, but the headset was clearly calibrated for someone not nearsighted and I couldn't use my glasses, so everything was blurry.

[@benamisai-kham5892]

I rode an even older version without VR years ago with just a CRT screen and a jostling mechanical coaster car, it was mild enjoyment for a couple minutes when I was 9 or 10 😂

[@ScrapHavilon]

w-why am i so stressed out after watching that? 😂

[@ReyMarMusic]

Goombanna Buffett 😂 Imagine getting a firework show every time you hit a 3 pointer haha now that’s lavi! Not sure if it counts as a video game resort but, I would love to vacation in Delfino Plaza from Mario Sunshine! I know there’s a hotel, I wonder how much that would cost.

[@goombanna]

If the Deflino Plaza theme isn't playing 24/7 over the loudspeakers, I don't want it

[@ReyMarMusic]

@@goombanna 😂 yes! Just like in the game

[@hoglacy]

I would love to stay at Kawawii Island from Go Vacation. The amount of activities is insane! All I could say is good luck trying to price that one. Would be a very interesting watch.

[@RyanHaney55]

It turns out the game with the bundled gadget to plug into the Wii Remote was a spectacular bargain.

[@homesteadhero]

I cannot tell you how quickly I RAN to this video as soon as I saw it in my Subscriptions box - this is catered specifically to me. You have no idea how desperately I wanted a life sim game set on Wuhu Island. If you ever decide to do this again, I'd honestly love a bit of a different spin: maybe Luigi's Mansion (or the hotel from the third one) for a Halloween special? 👀

[@thefourhorsemenofapocalypse]

and all this doesn't include the repairs and damages's that will incur due to the many plane and jetski crashes. not to mention the medical costs with all the bowling balls hitting the shins of the spectators, concussions during sword duels, biking off cliffs, stray arrows, etc.

[@BersH-m2p]

those costs are probably why they can afford to make all of it a bundle lol

[@realdragon]

I understand jetskis and planes, maybe biking. But bowling? And I imagine archery would be done in separate areas like inside of a volcano so nobody will get hit with arrow

[@Wolfiyeethegranddukecerberus17]

2:31 She's even calling Ocho Rios "Ochi", she definitely did her research 👁️

[@zozzleberryfin1735]

11:19 your expression, delivery, and the cut to night are all perfect 😂

[@Andyatl2002]

I imagine that this resort is for professional athletes and their only competing in that sport and most people are just guests at this resort which is a venue space with some exceptions

[@PrettyPinkPersephone]

The sword play is kendo stick fighting with the serial numbers filed off. You’re hitting your opponent with a bamboo stick (or more likely, a synthetic equivalent) you can hear it when they clack together

[@kirstenpalmbo3192]

I'll take the top of the line all the way package, please! And I'll pay for my imaginary vaca with my imaginary money! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the hats!!! 🥰😅👍

[@goombanna]

I like the way you think 😋

[@kirstenpalmbo3192]

@@goombanna Ditto! ❤

[@leonelcorado5624]

Such a fun question! Also, incredibly awesome details. Great work AV! I'd try out the 3 point contest at whatever resort would have me, guaranteed that they'll run out of fireworks lol

[@goombanna]

Ayeeeee 😎👉👉

[@somdudewillson]

8:27 It's because the fancy immersive experiences are a low-throughput attraction, that needs a significant amount of square footage, must be operated/maintained by a skilled engineer/IT person, and need a bespoke game for their specific setup.

[@mildlycornfield]

Why are The Dogs so ominous....

[@goombanna]

🐶🐶🐶

[@grimlock1337]

as an actual small time fireworks sales person you can get big stuff for 20.99 all the way up 99.99(canadian) depending on how many shots you want. that even includes multiple effects and multi shot finales

[@grimlock1337]

and if you're just looking for a single big shot we sell them at 7.99 canadian before taxes

[@milestone380]

If it wasn't haunted, I would stay at the hotel in Luigi's Mansion 3........if that counts as a resort

[@idontneedachannelthanksyou7292]

Good video! Man, that is Expensive. If this even counts (no worries if you can’t do it!) I’d like to know how much staying at the celestial resort (At it’s former glory. No dust.. hopefully no platforming) from Celeste would be.

[@Awesome-to4ez]

Love the video, you did a perfect job of calculating the price of Wuhu Island. The accurate details and fast-paced calculations throughout the video adds to the awesomeness, and I also love your hat too! Keep it up :)

[@shaniaduchene8063]

I live in SoCal, and a mall near where i grew up had a pet store that would let you walk a dog around the mall. I know my dad had to leave his ID so we wouldn’t steal the dog, but i don’t think it cost anything…? I was pretty young though so i should ask him lol

[@rocketboots8319]

This is PEAK KZbin content.

[@epicgaia9038]

The look is excellent. Tye effort to the video, superb

[@epicgaia9038]

I like when people other than me put lots of time into making something about a video game that I wouldn't have known I'd care about a few seconds ago

[@TheChiptide]

Worth it. Great video!

[@JustinWO-31]

Eggman Land from Sonic Unleashed and Dr. Eggman's interstellar amusement park from Sonic colors would be cool to stay at if they weren't built at the expense of the planet and it's inhabitants and weren't specifically built to kill a speedy blue hedgehog.

[@Sly88Frye]

I think I've missed several of your newer videos. Congrats by the way! I think the last time I watched your channel you had fewer subscribers to me but now you're on a huge rise. You're doing great!

[@SebasTian58323]

How about isle delphino? That was supposed to be a vacation for Mario, right?

[@kaydubsthekoifish]

I love the hats! Especially the first one. I seem to have developed a love for crazy-sized hats.

[@opcn18]

Well, that's a bit out of my budget, I'd better stick to playing the game.

[@goombanna]

Less bruises honestly! 😁

[@opcn18]

@@goombanna Maybe the way you play it!

[@svspect.9898]

13:13 Azure Coast Health Resort. If I find something of value there, the stay will basically pay itself

[@m_chupon5131]

That may be expensive, but at least you come home from vacation with a pilot's license!

[@BondforgedSky]

This was such a fun and fascinating video. Wuhu Island is one of my favorite fictional locations ever, so I enjoy any video about it and Wii Sports Resort, especially as someone who has always wanted to go there. Though it probably would be tricky after watching this, if it was real anyway.

[@CZsWorld]

I don't care how much it costs, I would do anything to go if it was real. If i remember correctly, there's also a small village of native Islanders who live there, which you can see during the island flyover. Those houses have got to be expensive.

[@laurenmendes9087]

I deeply appreciate the work you put into this

[@weago666]

Goombanna time!

[@monamagican]

That was fun! If you ever wanna do this, but worse, how about trying it out for Go Vacation? Island based activity game where you can also run around. Would love to see that

[@landler656]

I can't imagine a world where I would want to watch two people swordfight for hours at a resort...wait. I've been to Medieval Times, nevermind

[@kayleighlehrman9566]

If the resort already has a VR lounge for the sword fighting, then they could absolutely use the VR headsets for the island flyover as well. Would be much cheaper for them (not needing to worry about fuel or maintenance for the planes or runway) and for guests ($50/hr for the VR experience vs tens of thousands for a private pilot's license), not to mention the drastic reduction in insurance costs.

[@TheApoke]

I love videos like these that are about games but also sort of educational

[@thorriumanonymous7214]

Another thing to consider: all of the golf is on a separate island some ways away from Wuhu Island, and while it has its own hotel building there, I imagine most resort guests who want to golf will have to pay some amount for access to/tickets for the ferry.

[@JonathanH71]

With those prices I’ll take my chances at camping at Crystal Lake

[@andreworders7305]

3:43 for the archery, that is an awful idea, lol

[@semajniomet981]

`0:15 Archery inside a volcano would cost you your life. Actually, doing anything inside a volcano would probably end you, no matter how much ventilation you have coming from an open crater above or tunnel in the side. `5:40 I'm not sure that these are foam swords. In fact, I don't even think they're plastic, at least not completely plastic. They don't flex. AT ALL. I'm pretty sure that they're either iron or steel with a rubber or plastic sheen to *slightly* reduce the impact. I think these things are deadly, and would almost certainly kill if medical care wasn't immediately available.

[@alexisfrompluto7230]

Finally someone asking the right questions

[@truemetalsonic]

Two resorts id love to visit - Wuhu Island and the GO Vacation island. Each has taken months out of my life.

[@wrongtown]

Right up until the final moments I was thinking this was a clever tax write-off scheme for a great holiday 😏 I really should have remembered that Anna is too busy working on these to make time for said holiday 😅

[@goombanna]

What's a holiday? 🙃 Is it like work??

[@wrongtown]

@@goombanna kind of like work, but where you don't actually make any progress and just have to think about how nothing is getting done while you do other things.

[@goombanna]

@@wrongtown Ahhhh, trying to fall asleep :)

[@WhiteRaven696]

At that point, just round it up to a nice, smooth 30,000USD for a weeklong stay and transportation to the island TBH But hey, you can shave around 18,000USD off the price if you're already licensed to sky dive and pilot a plane, so that just makes it 12,000 for veteran sky people!

[@jimbobKirk]

I go around KZbin videos and comment how long it took for them to mention America. 10 seconds.

[@williamswonderland3636]

How many smash characters have gotten to relax on a nice vacation?

[@Legacyoftheardor]

you forgot the custom blimp, the extra costs of insurance (vulcano) that the resort will make you pay for. also they most likely arrived to the resort by boat probably a cruise ship. also the balloons (and clean up) during island fly over

[@silhouettoofaman2935]

Then, of course, there's the whole ordeal of lodging. You're staying at a resort, so you gotta find a place to sleep! Renting a cabin starts at ~$120/night, and considering this is on a remote island, it's probably gonna run at least $60 more. BUT ALSO there's the option of staying at the 5-star Cocoba Hotel, a venture ranging from $500 to $2,000/NIGHT. With that in mind, a week trip to Wuhu Island would likely run you ~$30,000.

[@Awesome-to4ez]

Return Challenge: So, Greg has an infinite number of ping pong balls, right? So would an infinite amount of Ping Pong balls technically cost infinite money?

[@GelatinousShark]

There’s probably a bit of Lost in Translation going on here, but the swordfighting is, in the Japanese version, specifically stated to be Sport Chanbara, a fairly obscure Japanese foam swordfighting sport. So while, as you said, there a tons of different types of foam swordfighting events out there, the one offered by the Wii Sports Resort is a specific one. Not sure how that’d change the price estimates. Not even sure if anyone’s out there running one-off sport chanbara events.

[@penguins776]

I think it might be cheaper because the flight school could just be a vr ride like the roller coaster ride in an arcade. Because actual flying would a liability risk. Located near the VR sword fighting.

[@AvianFlorescence]

This the Game Theory we all needed.

[@TriplePProductionz]

I feel like the island flyover and dogfight could also realistically be VR experiences

[@ProjectMirai64]

Love your content

[@strawberrylemonadelioness]

I'd assume there are more table tennis tables somewhere else on the island, but the idea of there just being one on the entire island is a lot funnier.

[@rainboroad]

i adore videos like these, it may be a small critique though when using money, it helps to know which currency youre using (USD in this case), since for me, 1 USD = 1.78 AUD, which would make my numbers look way different! awesome video ❤

[@arlaxazure486]

I like to imagine my Mii won an all-expense paid, lifetime membership to the resort because a cereal box told him so. 😂 I just wanna live the dream where anyone could basically live there without worry. Everyone pitches in for the labor to make it a utopia.

[@peperoni_pepino]

>Island resort >Nice town >Great nature >No cars (in the town or on the road, though there are a few parked) Double your final price, lol.

[@lowlife1368]

Also, the travel extensions to just to go to wedge Island to go golfing

[@MercuryA2000]

You know... not as bad as I was expecting. Like, don't get me wrong I'll probably never be able to afford it either way, but I was genuinely expecting this to be probably 10X as much.

[@CyberDrewan]

The big floppy hat is glorious.

[@superluigi9490]

This game is the closest thing I can afford to a vacation.

[@jjh01harmon38]

The dogs...THE DOGS!!!

[@blackblade1373]

What about the new Mario Party Jamboree island resort. That looks like fun

[@akumaisreal2090]

I would probably just want to do some of the activities individually whenever I felt like it, rather go to a resort and try to do all of them in a week.

[@E_MO_TION]

Honestly the pilot licenses being inclueed would be the biggest selling point for me. I could use it for when I travel to the Pilot Wings island

[@angiemay5747]

So when is the deep dive into the real story behind the island dogs gonna drop?

[@dantesanidad2273]

love this video!

[@GreyGaymer]

I... HAVE to wonder, like... how does this compare to, say, a week at Disney? Or something like that? Cuz... Idk. Somehow I was almost exoecting to hit 6 figs? I really won't know what things cost.

[@titouanmahevo7086]

Jenny Nicholson's video would go CRAZY

[@Cssisabeautifulthang]

I wonder what Go vacation would cost

[@StarScapesOG]

I would imagine that the skydiving and planes would probably require people to already have the liscences? So maybe it would be the cost to rent the plane/equipment?

[@dndnerd6596]

Idk if ur still looking for suggestions but “what smash ultimate charcagers have canonically taken a life’ would be a fun video and also one that Ridley would qualify for

[@Ryno12345able]

When I first heard about the sandals hotel, I thought you would only be able to enter if you were wearing sandals 😂. I don't know what my mind was thinking

[@eliechaya9690]

Love from Belgium 🇧🇪 ❤

[@kanjigodomo9696]

On one hand, I could spend 28 grand on a week-long vacation that makes other luxury spots weep at how cheap they are in comparison. On the other hand, I could use this money on (the down payment of) a car. Decisions, decisions.

[@T101G]

Hmmm, if the Swordplay Showdown is VR, then how do we know the ENTIRE OF WUHU ISLAND isn't VR. Think about it, it makes perfect sense, why would a resort make a guest go through pilot and skydiving training just to be able to do the activities, and why would you spend thousands of dollars on fireworks just for some people playing basketball. And also during the Island Flyover, there are balloons everywhere, which respawn on every attempt so they would have to buy SOOO many balloons and pay someone to actually set the balloons up which is very impractical. Someone else pointed out how dogfighting being a thing doesn't make much sense, but the whole resort being VR would perfectly explain that and the ludicrous amount of money required, turning it into only $50 per sport.

[@MayBeSomething]

Still cheaper than a ticket to the Las Vegas GP.

[@Speed001]

$28,000 seems kinda cheap for such a luxury experience. Still expensive enough most people would need a loan. But the type of people that would actually go probably aren't needing a loan and could afford a higher price. Say $50,000 or $100,000. Those people that have a new car every week (because their kid crashes it into people every week).