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

[@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...

[@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?

[@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.

[@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...

[@AirFriedChocobo]

rich people really have different lives than the rest of us

[@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

[@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? 😂

[@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

[@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??

[@Kazman2007]

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

[@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? 👀

[@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

[@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

[@Wolfiyeethegranddukecerberus17]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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! ❤

[@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.

[@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.

[@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 😎👉👉

[@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.

[@milestone380]

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

[@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

[@mildlycornfield]

Why are The Dogs so ominous....

[@goombanna]

🐶🐶🐶

[@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

[@quentin7408]

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

[@quentin7408]

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

[@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 :)

[@TheChiptide]

Worth it. Great video!

[@TheApoke]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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!

[@RyanHaney55]

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

[@SebasTian58323]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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….

[@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

[@weago666]

Goombanna time!

[@m_chupon5131]

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

[@JonathanH71]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@blackblade1373]

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

[@ProjectMirai64]

Love your content

[@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 ❤

[@CyberDrewan]

The big floppy hat is glorious.

[@superluigi9490]

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

[@dantesanidad2273]

love this video!

[@eliechaya9690]

Love from Belgium 🇧🇪 ❤

[@angiemay5747]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@montyturner6511]

I learn today that resort activities are quite expensive.😊

[@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 :)

[@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

[@DementisXYZ]

Thaaaaat's expensive. Think I'll just vacation at Isle Delfino instead. I'm sure that's cheaper, right?

[@rundyftw]

If the sword quest was vr, couldn’t the airplane stuff be vr as well? I’m pretty sure a resort would not allow guests to fly planes that shoot at each other.

[@MayBeSomething]

Still cheaper than a ticket to the Las Vegas GP.

[@jjh01harmon38]

The dogs...THE DOGS!!!

[@megastarwarsrocks99]

I’m in love with this woman

[@jacobfox8943]

Imagine if there was a resort that allows guests to fly a plane down the mouth of an active volcano

[@Darknova67]

50$s is the exact same estimate I had for the Vr experience as well

[@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.

[@PACIF_IK]

asking the REAL QUESTIONS

[@thegryph3266]

Theoretically, couldn't you say the Plane flyover could be some sort of VR thing as well? Especially since the dogfights most definitely couldn't be done as an actual activity

[@williamswonderland3636]

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

[@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?

[@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

[@Chilltoons-kl3jl]

I pressed the subscribe buttom :) I am tired right now. but/ your contents cgood!

[@Fl0shy]

So no ones gonna talk about how wuhu island apparently now offers dog fights

[@Fl0shy]

I wonder what the price would be if we consider the marathon from wii fit and racing from mario kart 7/8

[@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).

[@Antifrost]

I'm guessing the resort went out of business after they realized that so few people could actually afford to stay there, and that's why it doesn't appear anymore :p

[@mythicgamer6291]

Nintendo would be like nope gotta have a Nintendo plus membership to stay here or if you do can't sue us 😂

[@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.

[@Ashadar_Resouley]

honestly less then 30 grand seems pretty cheap when you take into account the people who go to these types of places are the rich money bag types who likely spend that much on any random given day shopping without even realizing how much they spent because their just that rich

[@dainbramage9508]

How much to stay at the dead island resorts, before the zombies of course

[@jmtoobin]

Among those who would be able to afford such a vacation bundle are lottery winners.

[@whatTFisThis]

9:13 and then my dog showed up

[@stephenlehman8938]

Alright, so I know this is a stupid rabbit trail, but I ran the numbers for how much this would cost per minute, assuming a weeklong stay. There's about 10k minutes in a week (10,080 to be exact) so we're looking at roughly $2.75 per minute. Lets assume you spend 1/3 of the time asleep for 8 hours of sleep a night and that comes out to about $4 a minute. Return trips would run you about $1.43 per minute. Positively insane cost, but then again, Disney charged about $2 per minute for their stupid star wars hotel experience (thanks Jenny Nicholson!) which was just a themed hotel with some minigames and guided experiences and part of a day in Star Wars Land. So if you have that much cash just lying around, it might be a pretty good bang for your buck!

[@Glacial11]

I’m gonna start a betting scheme on who wins in swordfighting to recoup any losses

[@elliotgandersen]

So for a $20 game you can have a $27,382 experience. What a deal.

[@karldubois5821]

The dogs….

[@rosalindalaboy7111]

Love me some theoreticals

[@JustJulyo]

You forgot the Nintendo tax

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Guess you gotta be guccii to stay at the resort of wii

[@Pedro999Paulo]

Showdown its not VR, its AR. You use the same real sword that you use in the duel fighting virtual enemies across the island in a way to train and get to know the island at the same time. Do you really thing they would use VR to place you in where you already are.

[@Ryan50Ryan]

The Dogs™

[@Ready-c2c]

But how much would it cost to live there?

[@lnvald]

just make wii sports resort VR