Wii Sports - What Makes It Iconic?

[@RavenFilms]

At the time of the Wii I worked for a private ambulance company, meaning I went to A LOT of nursing homes. I found that just about all of them had a Wii set up in the community room by 2008. Working nights, I didn’t see them get much use, but I imagine during the day it would be used for time with family or even home tournaments.

[@newbutthunt]

Gaming is the best hobby for retired people. GenX in retirement is gonna be a different story.

[@PinoyBowlerGS92]

Wii Bowling got me into Real Life Bowling and now currently 19 Years old Bowling in a League Comeptitively and win money.

[@Nickk7878-v8t]

@gamma Look at the profile picture... He ain't jokin'...

[@MegaSceptile99]

Good luck in irl bowling

[@Ren722]

AYYY FILIPINO TOO!!!

[@waxwinged_hound]

I was 12 when the Wii came out, but I didn't get one until I was 13. My siblings and I payed the hell out of Wii Sports. Even my mom found it hysterical the way the little characters comically bounced across the screen. Also we had the habit of making the most ridiculous looking miis possible and that made it even funnier.

[@wesleyem3]

For me, it was the simplicity of it all. It wasn't a bustling city, the characters were all your creation, and the atmosphere is so simple. A lot of the games locations remind me of a liminal space.

[@FTChomp9980]

A fellow Liminal Space Fan,Yeah it does give that vibe if you remove the Miis from the places.

[@El.fish.the.chocolate]

Yea, it feels liminal, but, at the same time, it feels calming.

[@NANA-kf1cs]

Wish more consoles had pack-in games, especially ones that utilise the console's main features or selling points. It's a great intro to the console and it's something everyone will have, so as Zion said there will be more conversations and word of mouth. It also means everyone has a base game to start with and in common with each other to get better at, share, co-op and compete in etc.

[@neosgaming1]

This 100%

[@jakejakejakey]

PS5 was great with Astro's Playroom. It was a great way to show people what the dualsense is all about.

[@jonathanwilson7949]

1-2 Switch Sports was kind of that but from what I’ve heard it didn’t really keep players around for very long. I don’t have a PS5 but Astro’s Playroom seems to be a better example of a pack in title doing a better job of showing the console’s abilities in the current gen.

[@ot9523]

The switch should have wii games on it since you could just play with Motion controls

[@militantpacifist4087]

It’s the classic Miis that make this game iconic because they have more emotion on their faces than the new ones. The new ones are just dead inside.

[@katieofthefae]

I was 5 when the Wii came out and I literally don't know anyone my age that didn't have one. I'm now 20 and in my university house we have a wii and regularly have rounds of golf and bowling still because it's something we all know and enjoy. yesterday I screamed because I got two chip-ins in golf. There is just a generation to us where the wii and wii sports is a staple! My wii is so used that after 15 years of use it crashes after 3 or 4 hours of use... and that is a console that's been loved and survived hehe

[@Nickk7878-v8t]

I love Wii Sports!! Pure Nintendo charm! I wonder if I should get Wii Sports Club before the eShop dies...

[@premier1975]

the only real difference between the 2 is graphics quality. club's graphics are far superior.

[@aly-6373]

@@premier1975 club feels slower and like a cheaper copy.

[@Squidveemo]

it also has a physical version

[@__hazel.]

Wii Sports Club makes the controls unnecessarily janky for some of the sports like golf and boxing, although one good change they made is that baseball is more interactive for the pitching/catching team

[@Det_Ramen]

Wii Sports Resort was a lot of fun too. Good memories.

[@nelson-haha89]

Felix's rendition of the song was straight fire.

[@nonoise2854]

The music, the memes, the competitive yet fun nature. The family bonds. The graphics. The memes. God I hope there will be a game as good as this was back in the day

[@dannyjohnston92]

My family got a wii for Christmas is 2007. Wii sports was a hit for our family! We still play every Christmas!

[@haleman1704]

To me, Wii Sports is the definition of the Iwata era. I miss him.

[@nintendofannot4898]

Iwata was a great president. He was a gamer before a CEO. Which could've made him focus on games before business. That made him a great president especially for Nintendo.

[@FTChomp9980]

The Iwata era in my opinion was probably one of the best eras of being a Nintendo Fan.

[@edmartinez925]

Same. Iwata was the whole reason Nintendo was so great. Without him Nintendo is going down the wrong path

[@sarahjones7954]

I love that y'all mention the low barrier to entry introduced with the Wii. The Wii was my first home console, I found controllers such as the PlayStation controller really intimidating when I was a kid because there was so many buttons. The Wii just felt so approachable and helped me get comfortable with using a controller and even though nowadays I think the PlayStation controller is probably the best controller on the market, I have to thank the goofy Wii remote for helping me get there

[@ArtwithBen]

The aesthetics, the music, the simplicity. No game comes close to the wholesomeness of WiiSports.

[@Adrian-wh3mk]

I almost spat my beer out when Felix chimed in with those vocalized bass notes

[@TZMHBT]

Y'all talking about this as my dad boots up the game lmao.

[@CoJo651]

What made it iconic for me was the fact it was backwards compatible cause my gamecube died a year before we got one. still to this day I see it pretty much as a "Gamecube 2.0" that has cool motion controls, a cool menu you can have apps on, and it plays extra games than a gamecube

[@crazyconan28]

I agree with the points of timing and accessibility. Pre wifi gaming wasn't popular yet, and with couch coop still being popular it's straight forward on how popular the game could be when it comes with the system, are sports games almost everyone knows, and give a new but easy experience to gamers and non gamers. I have good memories of family gatherings playing Wii Sports.

[@GDCharmander24]

i love Wii Sports being a nintendo kid born around 2006 i love the wii the music its all amazing

[@c.o.g.777]

One of the best things Jon brought to this channel was the idea of discussions!

[@rocksreviewsreactions337]

We had the Wii Sports Resort, and main we played the heck out of that game. Still do at times.😆

[@GameBlock_]

My first experience with the Wii was playing it at my cousin‘s house. I was around five at the time and I remember they have lost their nunchuck so we couldn’t play boxing. That Christmas I asked my parents if they could get me a Wii so I can play Wii sports, and they got me the one that was packed in with Wii sports and resort on the same disk. Soon after, I got a Wii U because I got the OG wii very late in the lifecycle of the console, and then I really started to get into gaming.

[@FTChomp9980]

I was only 6 back when the Wii was popular back in the day,Wii Sports and Wii Resort was iconic despite Wii Sports being a tech demo it was still a good game none the less. Me and my brother played Tennis so much on Wii Sports on it so much! Then my brother crushed me in Wii Resort with Basketball but then I crushed him with my Wakeboarding skills.

[@Caolan114]

I rebought the game In preparation for switch sports and It feels simultaneously old but also still looks really good and might be the only time I ever enjoyed baseball

[@walterlewis1029]

I remember hearing that Nursing Homes and Adult Day Centers had Bowling Leagues because of the Wii Sports.

[@therealtrue842]

No matter how good Switch Sports ends up being, it'll never, ever capture the same magic that Wii Sports did.

[@willwunsche6940]

Part of it was the Wiimotes being more eronomic and perfect for this type of thing to

[@EricasTouch]

I spent hours playing this game. Baseballl, bowling, sword play, boxing were so much fun. I don’t remember playing the golf game much. Wii Sports gave me so much exercise as a person with a disability. I miss it. I do play and enjoy Switch Sports but if they added more sports from Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, Wii Play, Wii Motion, Wii Motion Plus, Wii Fit and Wii Fit Plus, I would be happy.

[@sourgummyworms45]

You guys make me want to dig up my Wii Sports. The wii is always set up just unplugged.

[@jonathanwilson7949]

I wouldn’t really say I was into the Wii compared to other people when it was big but when I look back on my time with it I’d say I have more fond memories with it compared to my other consoles Nintendo really has a way of bringing games into our lives in a way that makes it special it’s awesome

[@Viktoria_Selene]

Wii sports is one of the first games I remember. I also remember not being able to play, because I didn’t understand controllers, but I still liked trying, and making miis was very fun too. Switch sports doesn’t seem to have the same magic, but maybe with time it’ll get better

[@Lorenzovd]

15:53 i love this little *aa*

[@apex6186]

The Miis make it iconic. And now they're shoved in the background

[@AyameSohma1993]

Even senior homes would buy Wii consoles so the residents could play Wii Sports. They'd hold bowling nights. My hometown library also had a Wii. They sometimes held multiplayer game nights. I actually volunteered on those nights. Haha.

[@ducktail4068]

Resort is also a huge upgrade while maintaining nintendo's charm

[@progaminlegend5688]

I think Nintendo should launch a Wii Mini with Wii Sports for the holiday season and they would make a fortune

[@Tekno560]

Without this game, I’m unsure if I’d have ever become a gamer at all

[@alex-sh5ed]

I got one of the early localized Korean copies of the Wii when I was 6(in 2008). This game came with it(along with Wii Play and Wii Fit), and my childhood was a blast. Even my parents who are not into games really enjoyed this. ISTG if my parents say Switch Sports sucks then it's over. Also fittingly I got a Switch Sports ad before the video.

[@Dele83]

Wii Boxing and Tennis was addictive af too!

[@alegamer_real]

i got a wii in 2013 for my 5th birthday (the wii u was too expensive) but who cares i still have and i still play the heck out of it and of course wii sports

[@Reyn_the_Insane]

Switch Sports fails to market itself to the audience that will buy it: the people who grew up with Wii Sports. No one will look at Switch Sports on the shelf and feel nostalgic.

[@MKF30]

Doesn't have to to market to everyone knows switch and their sports series...it'll sell well. Also I disagree I see it all over Gamestop, best buy and their website not to mention the switch store and ads before you go into the eshop

[@Reyn_the_Insane]

@@MKF30 oh no doubt it'll sell well, but you alienate the non-nintendo-fans who are walking by the game isle in a store and see a game in a series they remember 15 years ago.

[@MKF30]

@@Reyn_the_Insane You cant alienate *non fans* of the switch or nintendo so doesn't really matter.

[@DP3com]

I just started laughing with Zion's comment on the N64 controller because I can relate. For me, going from the SNES controller to looking at the N64 controller, at the time, it just looked too complicated to me. Then again, 3D gaming also seemed complicated to me back then.

[@RebelliousRobot]

Wii Sports Resort was my jam.

[@Boogard]

For me it was the relaxing music and general vibe of the game

[@Firetech1209]

When switch comes out I’m only using miss unless of course I can’t use them sometimes

[@Dele83]

Felix is the goat when it comes to Wii Sports music covers! I felt all of that! Buh buh buh buh buh buh buhhhhh!! God tier!

[@warchiefv5207]

Wish the switch one had baseball

[@AlexFromDroitwich]

This footage is Wii Sports Club and we all know it.

[@desh206]

It was the perfect pick up and play game at the time

[@Londonlink]

Nintendo has always been the reason gaming has been on top the original Mario Brothers literally brought gaming back from the dead back in the day and put gaming on the map

[@JeffGavinMusic]

Jeez Felix is young af lmaooo. Makes me feel old!

[@CasepbX]

Even though I can't stand bowling in real life, I didn't hate Wii Sports bowling all that much!

[@premier1975]

i hope switch sports resort follows. we need more resort island.

[@mariomaster101official]

Yes, I definitely agree

[@michaeldemers2716]

I liked the original Bowling more than Wii Sports Resort Bowling.

[@MergonTheShade]

Wait... did you get together to play Wii Sports for this recording?

[@thanksgivingh6185]

the new Wi sports game wont be the same. People dont gather as much in person anymore which was a big part of it and it was something completely new. It doesn't help that they took out a lot of the best sports other than Bowling and replaced them with meh. playing with your created Miis was also a great novelty.

[@__hazel.]

You guys should start a podcast so these talks are easier to listen to in the background

[@Ful-OGold]

This game needs a increased shield size

[@michaeldemers2716]

Original Tennis is better than Club Sports but Golf on Club Sports takes the #1 prize.

[@Dele83]

Wii Sports Bowling is a GEM!!!!! I was a PRO!!!! #joyconboyz

[@zeljkoradocaj2183]

Its actually a shame that the game is not free

[@kevinmeyer1812]

I just never got into wii sports. I’ll wait for your next review. Your Friend SouperKev001

[@DanSutherland]

We had the EyeToy and ended up disappointed by the gimmick largely because EyeToy Play, and the EyeToy Groove games were pretty lame. We always wanted Anti-grav and Kinetix but could never find them. So the Wii coming along and showing off Wii Sports looked like more of the same. But my mom thought the Wii would be good for us and got us a Wii instead of a PS3. And we thought of it very similarly to the EyeToy with Wii Sports to be honest. My memories with both are actually really good, but Wii Sports did have better games and more than anything, everyone knew about it. If it wasn't a pack-in game we definitely never would have played it.

[@crimpylobster2998]

The fact I can’t bowl a strike makes it iconic

[@yaminogame]

It is really easy to get strikes in bowling games. Once you figure out how to position your character and how to angle your ball, you will get constant strikes. Then it is just matter of practicing the same move and you can break the game lol

[@blackstar5867]

Anybody else wish that kate was in these discussion videos rather than felix. I don't really like felix but kate was really funny

[@Ful-OGold]

Who are these two random guys on this channel now?

[@GamerFunOriginallyAarush]

🎾

[@haroldtorres2710]

The factor that came with almost every single system says a lot oh and the factor that your grandpa could play this.

[@zeljkoradocaj2183]

Nothing the new one is better 😉

[@Niborino9409]

I am skipping on Switch Sports cause I have Wii Sports Resort on Wii 😀

[@leahluostarinen]

Does anyone even still play wii sports anymore or what

[@NumberOneHorseDrowner]

Never played this, I have always hated motion controls.

[@edmartinez925]

I played wii sports and enjoyed it even though I too hated motion control.

[@MKF30]

Wii sports is epic and after its insane success where Sony and M$$ botheven copied Nintendo with their own versions of wii sports.

[@ryanperrault8174]

Golf, Tennis & Bowling were legit fun to play. Wii Sports golf would still be fun to play now. The problem with Nintendo lately is lack of content. They don't respect their audience with content anymore...hence us getting a worse version of a game that released back in 2006/7

[@KaizenTheDisciple]

Yeah switch sports suck. Save ur money, and wait for lazytendo to wake up. Fix the online, everybody just wants to play smash with no lag😥

[@Rick.Grayson]

Boxing was so mid.

[@IAmNotASandwich453]

Ah, Christmas '06... Both the best and the worst christmas at the same time. The best, obviously, because of The wii! I couldnt wait to unpack it and play Wii Sports, Wii Play and Twilight Princess! It was so magical back then. Why the worst? I convinced my parents to at least be able to put the box in my room so I can look forward every day to opening it soon. It was a huge mistake. Waiting those 3 weeks was so hard 😂

[@HamLover17]

It's videos like these that I really wish wouldn't be in my sub box. I'm fine with filler or retrospective videos, but the topic should at least be interesting. Why is one of the highest selling games of all time iconic? The answer is in the question. Can't make it through this one, sorry guys.

[@AbbieWillett]

Eyetoy fans rise up

[@sonicjboom6967]

Yes! Eyetoy was me and my brothers Wii sports before Wii sports was even a thing 😀

[@godzil42]

Without watching, what make it iconic? The music. I would have bought the Wii without Zelda. I do associate the Wii with Wii Music, but all Xenoblade Chronicles & Last Story.

[@alexkelly6449]

First

[@spooky4892]

The wii ruined consoles for me. I thought all console came with a free game. Then my dsi came with Mario kart so it was reinforced

[@jumponeverything]

Can't believe Alex would insult the eye toy, unsubscribing