Go Vacation - An Unpolished Paradise

[@theballingboi5360]

Put about 1500 hours into this game as a kid. Still play it fairly often to this day. Game has one of the best soundtracks of any game of all time

[@StrayInkling]

I played the Wii version

[@luuk3656]

SAME

[@Poqqers]

Literally introduced to me as a toddler, this is my childhood

[@creativename.]

Fr

[@TheJizZyLord]

Fr

[@Simon-cd1ui]

Go Vacation 2 will forever be my dream

[@jax99888]

Same!

[@ionplayz5]

I dreamed of that as a kid too!

[@Simon-cd1ui]

@@ionplayz5 still do tho😆

[@alicebxrdey2814]

same!!!!

[@timmmmmmit]

why? wont there be a go vacation 2?😢 i still hope …

[@peachloover]

The best part for me was the secret areas-especially the snow resort hidden crystal/mushroom/lava cave that took you off the map! My sister and I would also spend hours trying to get up to the top of the mountain resort castle. We definitely rage quit that multiple times.

[@SeraFna]

Same! Me and my older brother would try to make strategies to cover the map🤣 did you guys used to raced down the moutain either on kayaks or car?

[@CaptainPrice-mp9vp]

@@SeraFnayah! Me and my sister use to do the exact same thing. See who could toboggan fastest down the mountain. We played tag too for hours

[@tylerbarker8877]

I think there was a UFO part too in your Villa and I thought that was kinda too or the giant space rock you put in the water! that was a blast!

[@peachloover]

@@SeraFna Yes us too, we would race down the mountain resort in either cars or horses! Such good memories

[@ILikeSalamanders]

10:12 Nuh uh getting gold keys is my favourite memory of the game. It’s so fun trying tricky challenges to get a cool villa

[@Sofiyay]

FAX

[@flops0317]

YES! I think some were tied to doing specific challanges in specific spots, and I loved trying to figure those out.

[@Skylancer727]

It was both great and pretty infuriating. Like I loved discovering new places, but some of them were kind obscure. Like to get one on the beach you had to take an ATV and hit a dirt jump over the border of the map.

[@barley2262]

I think you somehow manage to capture this niche of gen Z comfort gaming in every video you make. Never stop my dude. One of my favorite passion channels ever

[@DipperGames]

My friend and I have a tradition of playing Go Vacation every time she visits. We stay up late for hours just talking about life while we explore the resort. It never gets old, we love this game so much. The Wii-era graphics are super charming, and the sound design is exquisite. Sometimes we just sit on the ski lift and listen to the in-game radio, it's so relaxing and perfectly captures the minutiae of a vacation. Funnily enough, this was apparently one of the main goals for the developers. Not many people know this but there was actually an Iwata Asks interview for this game, which is just so unbelievably cool!

[@dariannisch7511]

I haven't found a Iwata asks video for this game, can you send me a link?

[@soturn0]

Wish i could have a friend like that

[@whitetober7825]

This game is my childhood in every definition of the word. I remember packing up my Wii to take to my friend's houses so that we could play together with a split screen, and to this day (even as recently as last week) I popped back in to earn trophies and decorate my villa I could get lost in the Snow Resort for hours during the night time, snowboarding down the hills nonstop, vibing in the ski lift for as long as it takes for me to get up the slopes - or fall down the waterfall in the Mountain Resort I will forever love this game and yearn for more of it, more to it, and share it with new friends to come

[@GetMadz]

The menu music on Wii was actually totally different for EU copies - we never had that groovy tune back in the day! Great video as always and thanks for covering one of my favorite games :)

[@Simon-cd1ui]

Omg hii I never knew you liked this game too❤

[@simon-ricardokuhn1713]

Will you make a video about this game and the potential of a sequel of GO Vacation?

[@Simon-cd1ui]

@@simon-ricardokuhn1713 yes please

[@Duckamoly]

Go Vacation is a truly unique experience

[@Del_Empty]

EU version has better intro music and menu theme personally

[@Matewoo_LKB]

I don't know how many hours my best friend and I played this game as kids. The atmosphere of the game was on the one hand totally relaxing and decelerating, but could also be exciting and thrilling. The great thing was that you could always do what you wanted to do. For us, the activities were not in the foreground. Exploring was more our thing, even if we knew the complete map by heart. The only limit was our imagination. Since we are from Germany and therefore played the EU version, I can say that the music differs in some places from the US version. Personally, I think the soundtracks of the EU version are better, but that's probably because I grew up with them. I can't say much about the Switch port, I still think the Switch version seems kind of "lifeless". Especially the light in the different resorts looks much brighter and warmer on the wii. At least that's how I remember it. Finally, I can only say that we are now both adults and have not played the game for ages. There are so many emotions attached to this game, I can't even describe it. I would do anything to get back to that carefree time. Thank you so much for this little trip back to our childhood, when the world was still in order. ❤ Best wishes.

[@doitallste]

I feel you, I used to play it on the wii with my best friend and we loved challenging ourselves with horses and cars and just roaming around, it was and less fun. When we got older we got GTAV and what we would do is cycle up and down the mountain, at the end GoVacation is the perfect game, it’s exactly what a kid should play to boost creativity and excitement. Now I surf and snowboard and skate and play tennis and i thank this game, it really changed the way I am. I cry by only hearing the soundtrack. I’d love to have the same game remastered or in a second version to play on the rainy days online with fiends. ❤

[@Matewoo_LKB]

@@doitallste

[@maanorchidee]

My sister and I played this all the time back on the Wii, and when our cousins came over, they'd join in. I purchased the Switch one and when my cousin saw it, she was like: "is that the skiing game?" (she loved the Snow resort the most as a kid), and yes, yes it is. I fully agree that this game is a lot of "make your own fun", which is fine. We did a thing called "penguin wrestling". You can have multiple villas, so all of us also had a penguin wrestling villa apart from our main ones. That means we only put a bunch of dining tables to make a "ring" and then we'd dress up in the penguin outfit and try to push each other off the ring. Ah, good times.

[@maanorchidee]

Oh, and another difference between Switch and Wii (and it's also a downgrade in my opinion) is that in the Wii version you can have multiple characters in the game. All the players are within the game. With the Switch version, in order to make another character/add a player, you need to have a Nintendo Switch account. This bothers me a lot, because now my cousins all share a "guest" player since they don't have a Nintendo Switch account.

[@HgordoX]

i hope nintendo makes an open world wuhu island one day :c

[@NintendoHero]

You and me both

[@wutadam]

You can explore most of Wuhu Island (in 30 minute intervals) in Wii Fit Plus/U's Free Cycling mode.

[@HgordoX]

@@wutadam oh thats cool might get it

[@Skylancer727]

They kinda did. Pilot Wings 3D gave the whole island and you now have the jetpack to go down to the surface everywhere.

[@konch7567]

This game looks like exactly what my hopes were for Nintendo Switch Sports! Imagine being able to freely explore Wuhu Island, or heck, even Spocco Square with the minigames having the same amount of polish we've come to expect from the Wii sports series. Such a thing could probably be a true follow up to Wii Sports Resort, but unfortunately it doesn't look like we'll get that any time soon...

[@Skylancer727]

Go Vacation to me was best when you just explore. It really was what I wanted when I was 10 to just continually run in circles. Nintendo doesn't seem to be fans of that as seen with Wii Sports Resort's and Pilot Wings 3D limiting you to like 5 minutes to explore. The downside to Go Vacation is the quality of the minigames are a total cr** shoot; it's not like We Ski or We Ski & Snowboard where the quality of the games were pretty decent. Something like water gun fights or jeep racing are cool, but then you have things like musical cups or paragliding that can be rather dull.

[@dosneygaming]

This game is awesome it's definitely one of my favorites. I'm glad it's getting more credit that it deserves

[@astro1871]

thats the round way round, its deserves my credit then its getting , you mean

[@dosneygaming]

@@astro1871 you mean more credit

[@astro1871]

@@dosneygaming YES😂

[@dannyK64]

Man, I remember my niece and I playing the crap out of this game when we were kids. We could spend hours trying to go to the red dot on the map for the sport events while creating our own story along the way. Kind of playing house in each resort. Always found this game very underrated and it's great to see people still enjoy it.

[@NovaMSM]

I used to play this game for hours as a kid with my brother. Exploring the open world areas, the music, everything about this game builds up to be a really special experience.

[@ramon-8003]

Played this game all the time when I was younger. I would have to visit the hospital occasionally and I would play this game on the bus and in the lobby while eating the cream cheese pretzels we got from the shop. A specific vibe that I wish I could recreate.

[@britney3334]

I played this game on the wii when i rented it on redbox and i was so obsessed my dad bought it for me for my birthday. This game was my childhood and although some gameplay values aren't great, It's still one of my top favorite wii games!

[@xRubby]

What an incredible game! I've spent so much time back in 2012! Now i'm playing it on Nintendo Switch.

[@-LG_]

This game looks like a dream come true with how an open world wii sports game could have been. They just need to remake this game with modern qualitys and it would be a hit

[@Acid_Ash]

There are no words to describe how much I love this game. It was the second game I picked up on switch as I couldn’t get enough of it as a kid. It’s just so adorable and is a perfect fuze between animal crossing and wii sports. Not to mention it’s a hidden gem. You never hear anyone talk about it

[@WiiMii2.0]

Exactly! Such a shame we still don’t have something like this with Wuhu Island…

[@Brnanabird]

I first saw this game when I got a news notification from my switch. When I first saw what this game was about, I immediately knew I had to get it. And when I booted up the game Christmas morning, I couldn't stop playing.

[@deathnum2297]

I'm glad you talked about this game. I got it for the Wii when I was six in 2013, and for the Switch a few days after its release in 2018. It's so nostalgic, exploring the resorts brings back so many memories and most minigames are fun even to this day. Especially when you grind to 100% percent the game, you are constantly motivated (this is more about the Switch Version). I really hope Bandai Namco hasn't forgotten about this game and we get another one in the future, be it a sequel or a port again.

[@kcchristian]

The memories I have of playing this with my older sister as kids are the greatest memories I’ve had with my Wii. The exploration and customization of the game more than made up for the somewhat unpolished mini games. The games and challenges just the two of us came up with in the open world were endless, and finding those gold key star challenges was actually so enjoyable. I will never forget doing races down the mountain and snow resorts, trying to reach secret areas, and finding all those treasure chests with her. Thank you Go Vacation!

[@sonomi2417]

I played this game with my siblings all the time as a kid. It's such a coincidence that I remembered that it even existed today, 1 day after this video was made. It brought me a lot of nostalgia, thanks 👍

[@supersonic4863]

the amount of time i have spent on this game with friends is absurd. also, that menu theme is different depending on versions, the US version has the one you mentioned, but the other versions have a really fun tropical style thats just completely stuck in my brain.

[@urbanjahts]

I actually really missed the gold key challenges from the new version. I loved grinding to 100% the wii version as a kid and switch version shifted away from a more completionist style of game. I was also very sad to see they didn’t expand the city resort but i still love both games 💖

[@NickMario1]

Same

[@turnleftaticeland]

The gold keys were my favorite part! They were creative and silly and helped you find fun ways to explore the resorts that you might not have thought of without them. Made me so sad to hear they got rid of them!

[@lordenma4449]

The food trucks were something added in the switch version

[@alexwii2963]

My favourite game of all time. I have so much nostalgia and many memories of this games. It’s amazing.

[@MeMelon]

I don't know how I haven't heard of this game before. I just know if I had this game when I was a kid I would've been obsessed with it! Great review!

[@legoboy468]

I played Wii ski and snowboard all the time as a kid, so when you mentioned Go Vacation in your “hypothetical Nintendo switch sports” video and it was a sequel, I knew I had to check it out! I’d never heard of it before then! But it’s so fun, I’m so glad I picked it up for the Wii : )

[@eXtremeAzureProductions]

Oh wow, when my younger brother and I first saw this game at E3 2011, we went bonkers. Our young brains couldn't believe how good it looked, both in terms of fun and visuals. This is from someone who got sold on a Wii (literally) because of how much fun he had with Wii Sports Resort. So, seeing a game in a same vein take that concept and RUN so far with it, was amazing. We ate this up after it launched. I was absolutlely ecstatic when it relaunched again on Switch. Admittedly, I haven't nearly as much time into the Switch version as the Wii original, but I still have a soft spot for it. Just like you, I'd love to see this concept built upon and explored with a completely new, more complex engine. Seeing that Namco Bandai decided to double-dip and rerelease this on Switch, I'm surprised more steps weren't taken to properly remaster/remake it, or even just go for a sequel from the jump. This console was and still is set up perfectly for such a title, in terms of both power, motion controls, ease of multiplayer, online capabilities and hybrid functionality. Hopefully this isn't a one-and-done project.

[@jasonzervos]

I was hoping that one day you'll talk about this game. I bought it on the Switch some years ago and I still love it! I'm gathering every now and then with friends to play. It's unfortunate that you can't play it online but it's still amazing! So many fan activities!

[@hofwill]

I wasn’t sure weather to get this game but you’ve convinced me, even if it is just for roaming around the overworld it looks wonderfully relaxing. Thank you!

[@Reckuz]

Go Vacation is even with it flaws my comfort game and will always have a place in my heart. I remember back in 2011 how I begged my mom to buy me a copy and I'm greatful she did that :)

[@LinkblueX2]

Man, you dug up some real nostalgia right there. My sister and I used to play this game for hours on end. We spent most of our time just moving around in these large open areas, exploring all the hidden places and messing around with each other and the vehicles. It truly is a great experience with all it had to offer. I really feel like popping that disk in my Wii U now and relive those memories. Thank you for your video about it! A polished sequel on the upcoming Nintendo console would be amazing!

[@bpdhoplite]

I played the original when it was released and was one of my favourite Christmas presents ever as a kid haha Loved this game, no idea it came to switch might pick it up for the right price one of these days

[@anthonymolina7416]

It goes for like 30$ lose on eBay seems like it’s a rare game for switch I got mine with the case for like 12$

[@NathanTheHedgehog]

This game is truly underrated. It deserves more attention than it had right now. Thank you for making this video. But for real, this game would've been a lot more fun if it had Online support. But I still enjoy it the same way as I did with the Wii version.

[@Morningshark]

This game has sat on my wishlist for years now... I have been meaning to give it a try. Doesn't seem like Wii Sports Resort successor we want, but a pretty good attempt despite it's shortcomings. Nice breakdown!

[@doomse150]

My experience with the Wii version of this game was pretty much the same that you described. I basically ended up grinding each event for all the silver keys and ended up barely touching any of them afterwards. The reason for that is pretty much what you said, they work more like minigames than polished sports events that we know of the Wii Sports games (Or Mario Sport Mix, anyone remember that hidden gem?) The open world on the other hand kept me engaged way beyond completing all of the quest activities, gold key requirements, and collectibles (chests and photopoints), which I also all pushed to 100% completed. I even 100%ed the ones that aren't tracked like the giant soccer balls in each resort that have a more or less hidden goal that triggers fireworks. There's just so much to explore, it's awesome.

[@GreenNinj4]

I remember seeing a tv ad for this game and being excited that you can skydive and drive motorcycles. I found it discounted for 20 bucks and immediately got my Mum to buy it for me. I spent the rest of the day grinding until I got to the motorcycle race and absolutely loved it. A day later my cousin came over and when we explored the city resort. Everytime he was over, we spend hours trying to get all treasure chests and discover every resort. We were absolutely blown away when we found the secret lava cave in the snow resort.

[@mohang9969]

I had this game when I was a lil man. My sister is the one who wanted it and i remember thinking man this game looks dumb. Played it once and got hooked. Years and years I would play this game. My sister still would too. Granted I played longer. Finding secrets and chests she missed which was a lot was super fun and getting to rub it in her face was rewarding. Definitely wasn’t my favorite game for the Wii but i remember when the trailer dropped for it to come to switch I immediately sent it to my sister. Me and my sister don’t have the greatest relationship so i was happy to be able to bring something from our childhood back up. Go vacation is forever in one of my favorite childhood games and I still play it on and off on switch js to mess around with the skateboard or snowboard. Fun game definitely recommend.

[@snorka1943]

My brothers and I still play the Wii version all the time. Excellent game and excellent video covering it!

[@GalaxicJinte]

used to play this game every weekend morning while my parents were either cleaning the house or working. This game holds so many fond memories. The open worldness of it. The minigames. The objectives. The easter eggs. I think this game is what got me into gaming all together. Seeing a video about it warms my heart :)

[@trickstercj4366]

I remember getting obsessed with this series in my early college years. I was surprised that We Ski even had sequels and that they actually evolved with each entry. Go vacation is definitely the Magic child of all 3 as it has it's own Iwata asks article, it's 2 of its own unique soundtrack (the other games had unique music but often borrowed music from other Namco Games the only reason I became a Katamari superfan) 11:15 is literally taken from soundtrack 2 Namco Music Saloon which was a Cover track turning several songs from obscure Namco games (and one licensed song) into charmingly cheesy romps about vacationing. The songs play diagetically in the overworld and probably were removed from the menu due to licensing (or because they liked the new menu) since the Namco Music Saloon isn't on Spotify while part of the game's main soundtrack is there (last time I checked since I dont use Spotify). Sure my friends weren't thrilled with this game but I have major respect for the ammount of time and care that was put into it.

[@kevmclarty]

My younger brother and I had this growing up on the Wii, this video gets it exactly right, most of our time was spent goofing off in the open world

[@thetophatguyandroid5959]

it's sad to hear that the loading screens on switch take a lot of time cause one of the biggest Ws of the wii version was that you were always in the game no matter what

[@Dray-gc3rq]

I know a lot of time has passed, but I bought this game a week ago and I played it a lot. This review it's extremely great! I agree with everything said. You know maybe something that would've caught my attention even more? I'm afraid that once explored everything, there won't be anything left to appreciate. The fact that this game never had an update and does not have many online opportunities, it's kinda negative. You know, online interaction is always unique, and this could've made a pretty great difference. I don't know if someone will see this comment, but I hope to know your opinion! That's why my dream is that a "Go Vacation 2" will be released sometime. It's full of potential. I really hope this game will realize the great potential it has.

[@hagenl.2975]

This was my replacement before I was able to play GTA, I've spent literally countless hours with this game and I still know every little bit and detail about it years later, I literally can sing EVERY single song in this game and know where it belongs to. I recently just randomly heard the original Namco "Toy Pop" music for the first time and instantly thought of this game because I knew it from the train station at the mountain resort, never knew it was from another game.

[@ruckage1]

"You may be wondering how there's a tropical sunny location on the same island as cold snowy mountains..." You'd be surprised, try looking up Cyprus for example, warm sunny beaches and a snowy mountain - even a ski resort.

[@EmilyDiCaprio17channel]

I love this game. I’ve spent so many hours just exploring the open world!

[@connorwatson6766]

Great video about a great game. I loved when the DJs would comment on things in the game when in the city or snow mountain on the Wii, it's a shame the Switch version got rid of so much of that sort of audio extras that made it really feel like you were there. I still have a lot of fun on the Switch though, still a great time exploring the island.

[@BergCS2]

This game was so good. Brings back so many great memories :)

[@Siamecat]

Very well said. I hope this game's concept can continue to be improved!

[@suraangel6956]

LOLL @ 5:31, I love how calm your voice was and then bam! This game looks pretty fun

[@Nicki1202]

My sister and I always played tag on mountain resort, such a fun game

[@zzzblazer]

i remember how my parents bought this game for me back when i was younger, but back then i refused to play any of the minigames because i just enjoyed exploring the open world and not doing much else. but once, the wifi in our house shut down for 5 weeks straight, so i just sat there, playing this game on my wii. and honestly, i really enjoyed it. this game will always have a spot in my heart, and i hope nintendo makes something similar to this in the future.

[@ILikeSalamanders]

13:55 No it doesn’t because they’re absolute bangers and it’s dynamic music like in a tense moment the music speeds up and the music is also really nostalgic and really good

[@Sofiyay]

FAX

[@diesdas9400]

Thank you for this video! I have spent soo much time in this game, both the Wii and Switch version. From time to time I also just ski downhill or go around the mountain resort or even take the tram, because it feels nice. This game receives too little love in my opinion. So I am happy seeing someone talk about it!

[@monamagican]

I am so happy to see people acknowledging this game. Its my personal favourite since the wii era and I can say: Multiplayer made this game for me. I played it eith friends and we'd roleplay all the time. Inbetween some dancing (which I love and am sad they had to remove) and snowman making (come on, making a snowman with a giant head and the smallest body is funny) and other stuff. This game just is so close to my heart. I have the switch version and played through all of it (only thing Im missing now is lvl 100) Still hoping they make a new one sometime or of course Wuhu Island in Go Vacation style (please give it to me! I want it, since the airplane mode on resorts and the wii fit stuff, give it us nintendo!) So yeah, so happy you made a video about this game that is amazing in its own way.

[@nalupalu]

I think if 10 year old me knew there was a we ski and snowboard sequel my mind would have exploded, love the video! I think a big thing I enjoyed as a kid was these massive open worlds in older wii games, so much fun you can make for yourself, hell we ski and snowboard was literally ONLY an open world and I had sunk hundreds of hours into it as a kid. Gonna go pull out my wii and boot up some of my favorites now, great video!

[@therealsabey5710]

My sister and I used to always pick a random house in each resort and say it's ours😂 it was so much fun!

[@rotwip5063]

Played this game for hours and hours as a kid. My older brother got me the switch port when it came out cuz he remembered how much I would play the original. Love this game and love this video!!

[@y_corruptor_y]

It was my most fav game back then when i was like ~10 😅 i played it all the time, as a kid i never saw the bad things in the game 😊 i always dreamed of this island

[@sevenfivelavender9996]

I 100%ed this game as a kid because I loved it and played it so much. (Only game I've ever 100%ed) Loved playing it with my siblings as well. The scuba diving, sword fighting, and dance minigames were my favorites. Such a shame that 2 of those got cut. I always spent time roller skating in the city resort, riding a horse in the mountain one, and customizing my house. Great review. I would love to see another game like this with higher quality.

[@Raphsob]

This game is a rare gem.

[@jortvandervelde2587]

They should give it a budget that it deserves, right now I have the idea that its dying cuz new generations don’t really know about it. Maybe one day they’ll make a second game and give it a good budget containing fresh and polished content while keeping all the old things in as well

[@tyresr]

I loved this game as a kid, I remember exploring the map most of the time and rarely doing the activities yet it was still so fun.

[@_larchiviste_]

I'm going down memory lane at the moment, and Go Vacation was one of the games my big sister and I used to play a lot as kids. We used to do stories with our characters, make them themed villas, do the hidden sidequests, unlock everything, go to the hidden areas... And do everything back again with a new set of characters. I loved this game and I have so many fond memories of it. I'm thinking of picking up the switch version, even though I still have the wii one lol

[@darlingfern]

This game was my entire childhood. Even though it's definitely not the perfect game I remember it being, I will always love it

[@simbuck00]

Go Vacation is easily one of the best games of all time, mostly because of the City Resort.

[@waycic]

got this in christmas 2011 when i was 7 and i know it’s nostalgia tinted glasses but sometimes i still love how janky it is and i wish they did more with the switch port. the open world driving mini games in the city resort scream roleplay to me with all the houses and new roads to explore. damn love this one

[@rainyheart895]

This was one of my all time favorite games when I was a kid, and I think it single-handedly cemented my love for open world games! Every time one of my friends came over I would get them to play this with me, and we usually ended up just exploring together or making up our own games (I remember hide and seek and tag being popular). On my own I loved climbing to the tallest point on all the maps (I specifically remember the top of the snow area and the top of the river in the mountains) and just going down the paths at top speed over and over again on different modes of transportation! This video reminded me that there was a Switch version, I'll have to go buy it!

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

I was so obsessed with this game when I was younger. I love it!!!

[@martinduebner]

Great video. 10 year old me loved this game on the Wii. I wish a huge studio would make a game like this again.

[@n14c0]

this game DID blow 10 year old me's mind. my sister and i both pitched in for that beefy $60 wii price tag and poured so many hours into this. thanks for giving it the love it deserves - messing around truly is the best part.

[@n14c0]

and to add... those secret, off-the-map caves along the far edges of the snow resort are so damn cool. a love a game confident enough in itself to pack secrets in, too. it makes exploring feel so rewarding.

[@catwpants]

thank you. go vacation wii is my favourite game

[@kevmclarty]

Wow the menu music from the Wii version really unlocked a core memory, good times

[@bryannagiel6363]

Far from perfect, but grossly underappreciated nonetheless. I love Go Vacation!! Great video!!

[@mouserat374]

I grew up playing this from age 7-10 CONSTANTLY on my Wii and forgot about it for a few years. I got it again for my switch a year ago and i’ve sunk 135 hours 😂 i genuinely love it and all the nostalgia hits so hard, also love the soundtrack/cute anime look of the characters and the ability to have dogs!

[@asciiangel7583]

i looooooved we ski, i played it a ton as a kid. the idea of a fun open world vacation w friends is so good

[@breeckthon5144]

Me and my Siblings used to play for hours on the Mountain resort. It probably reminded us of home. Bavaria looks exactly like it

[@skypiea115]

I have always been extremely nostalgic for this game, it was one of my favorites as a kid. I haven't gotten around to the Switch port yet, but since watching your video, I'll be looking to change that soon.

[@ethanhire7543]

played way too much of this game as a kid on the wii, would absolutely love a sequel to fill that nostalgia i have for this game, love the vid

[@gertb1b]

Bruh this was my child hood i spent around 7000 hours in this game as a kid

[@ipsy6170]

I got a switch just for this game. I used to have it on wii and it has always stayed with me in my heart

[@tjark2]

The level of exploring in this game was so cool when I was a kid and it's still unique. It's pure nostalgia. I wish there are more game in this style.

[@tattisiti]

THIS IS THE MOST UNDERRATED GAME EVER

[@TKDPandaa]

i got this game back when it came out on the wii when i was 6 and all my friends got it after playing it at my house, i miss this game so much

[@bxcn39]

This is my favorite childhood game! Finally it gets the recognition it always deserved after the Switch edition was released.

[@chloe0513]

GO VACATION IS PERFECT

[@samuspagno3228]

i used to love this game so much, even the switch version when i got older. i frustrates me how potential has been lost with go vacation, hope they make another one soon, i love exploring this island

[@Wardshilla]

I remember this was the first time I got into house building. I'm no interior designer, but I had multiple villas on my WII. I can't really get into the sims but having a home base in an exploration game like this gets me to really get into it just to have somewhere to AFK or log off.

[@LocalGoobs]

I remember getting this game on my switch, and I didn’t know this was originally on the wii! I still keep coming back to it to this day!

[@TheGameware]

Playing this on the Wii was my childhood, the soundtrack is pure nostalgia, easily must've spent thousands of hours playing this masterpiece of a game, so much to do, what an incredible experience. Considering buying it for switch despite the removal of some of the best gamemodes (primarily dance)

[@oceane_is_editing3723]

I discovered this game back in 2018 and I was sad that I didn’t acknowledge that game as a kid in 2011! I fell in love with that game as soon as I started playing it on my switch. The AI that could follow you and that are randoms mii, were so stupid and goofy when they jumped off the boat, it made me laugh a lot and still do. The open world is not the biggest but alive, cute and enjoyable. The scuba diving is also a nice touch as you have the possibility to do it freely, no musics, just the ocean ambient.

[@c4k3yyz]

i LOVED this game man... some of my earliest memories at 4-5 years old was playing this game. one of my favorite features is that you can find your miis around the resort, and add them to your party. otherwise, i would constantly be scuba diving. i bought the game for the switch two years ago when i was 16. i had the same amount of fun as i used to, rediscovering parts of the map that have been sitting in the back of my head for years, only resurfacing after i got to see them again. of course, the feeling wasnt the exact same because i prefer playing with the wii remote. However..... i did buy a wii for myself this year, and modded it, though i doubt itd be hard to find the disc.

[@eeeeelliottttt]

Why have I never heard of this before D:

[@simon-ricardokuhn1713]

I heard about this game back in 2019 and got interested, I'd say, I never regret getting this on the Switch. Like you, I spent pretty much most of the time having a virtual vacation instead of playing the activities. I also like that the game sometimes pulls random Mii's from your Switch and adds them as NPC's you can have as companion in the resorts. I wish there's more interactivity with the resorts and the companions. Also the companions can only participate in very few activities, which is kinda wasted potential. It would be cool if you can have them in every activity that features CPU players and also have more interaction with them, maybe hugging, high-five, etc. It would also be cool if you could freedive underwater in the Marine Resort, maybe even taking pictures of fishes you can only find underwater. But still, I love this game and in my opinion, it treats the Mii's much better than Nintendo Switch Sports, that gave these weird korean F2P avatars more spotlight than the Mii's.

[@shyceWIKI]

Absolutely loved this game as a kid (I only ever played the wii version), had my whole family on an we made a little village in the housing area. Used to spend so much time designing, so sick.

[@MFHOOD56]

I can't believe I've never heard of this game before... My wife and I absolutely love Wii Sports resort type games. So glad I found this video today, the games on sale right now on the switch shop.