How Switch Sports Failed Where Wii Sports Succeeded
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- čas přidán 31. 05. 2022
- Discussing the evolution of the Wii Sports series, the impact of Wuhu Island since the release of Wii Sports Resort and the failure of Switch Sports. Today's video is a retrospective of the series, covering the relaxed atmosphere of Wuhu and the commercialised space of Spocco Square.
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I just want to be able to... sit on Wuhu Island. To sit on the grass. To feel the presence of rustic buildings around a modern basketball court. To sense the serene water around a lone ping-pong table. For me, that is the reason I desire a return to the landscape. It's the vibe, baby. For what's essentially just a minigame collection you'd play with your sibling, Wii Sports Resort feels more down-to-earth than any on-rails game has the right to be. If Nintendo dropped Wii Sports Resort: Deluxe with nothing new but an on-foot free roam mode with no timer... Wow.
This is probably the best video I've seen on Wuhu Island. My brother and I used to absolutely love Wii Sports Resort and Wuhu Island in general. I've never been able to fully articulate why the cohesion in that game was so brilliant, but you managed to lay it all out and still keep it personal to your experiences. Thank you so much for making this!!
This just reminded me how much I lament the loss of local multiplayer. It feels silly that in most games these days, I have to
It feels like Nintendo is giving us less and less content in each of their games now, and it really sucks
one of my bigger gripes w spocco square is how it feels so corporate n gentrified. like you said the branding is pretty offputting, and a lot of the visual design around the game is closely akin to current design trends. don't get me wrong, the contemporary design of the complex itself is fantastic im an absolute sucker for shipping container cafes n colorful greenery, but if nintendo wanted to go urban w switch sports i would've much preferred at least a more familiar city environment rather than what looks like an income-based recently developed harbor area.
Fun Wuhu Island fact: It was not first seen in Wii Fit, but actually all the way back in the original reveal for Wii Sports. The original Wii Sports was intended to have a flight game (Much like the island flyover in Resort), however they had to scrap the idea at the time. Wuhu Island later came back in Wii Fit, looking much fancier and with a proper name.
You did a fantastic job capturing the magic of Wuhu Island and Wii Sports Resort! I totally agree with you that Switch Sports is fun, but nowhere near as great as Resort. And I have no idea why Spocco Square isn't an explorable hub area. There's a certain cozy vibe to playing sports as Miis on Wuhu Island, and I don't understand why Nintendo would abandon one of their greatest creations so easily. But luckily we can always go back and play basketball in Wuhu Town, fly around and explore in a plane, or relax with a game of golf.
I've always been really sad that the Switch had less focus on Mii customization, especially since they had already added hundreds of clothing assets in the Miitomo app, and seeing the Sportsmates replace them was the main reason I passed on Switch Sports. In a vacuum, though, I do like that style, and I think the setting would be really cozy if they just added in some of the same exploration/verisimilitude aspects that Wuhu had.
I'm in my 40s, I didn't know I could get nostalgic for Wii, 3DS and Wii U games! Lovely video, Maria.
10 years ago I would day dream about an open world RPG on Wuhu Island, where you'd gradually unlock the movement options available in Pilotwings. Maybe I'll end up making it myself someday ^^
Back in 2009 or so Miyamoto was in an interview where it was brought up how Nintendo hadn't created a new, iconic, character since Pikmin. Miyamoto responded with the belief that Wuhu Island was a character in itself.
The second I saw the iconic and charming look of the original Mii's be replaced with these new lifeless doll-like ones, I was like, "Yep they're trying to take all the life and magic out of this console." I know that might be a little petty and the look of the Mii's might not be a huge deal for a lot of you, but it just immediately tells me that Nintendo doesn't know what the fans love about their games and consoles in the first place. We don't want a "modern" take. We want the fun, simple, and comfortable aesthetic we got from early games and consoles. I'm all for innovation, but not when it sucks all the life out of the whole thing.
That introduction to Wuhu Island was chillingly well done in the Sports Resort game! I hadn't seen that before.
Great video! Wish I had played Resort when it came out, I can feel the nostalgia I'm missing out on. Still can't believe they went with the name 'Sportsmates'....
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Man I loved Wii Sports Resort. I remember getting it for my Dad's birthday so we had something we could both play together, and it really surpassed my expectations. I still remember being blown away by that Island Flyover mode. It was so surprising in the context of Wii Sports. Needless to say I spent way more time playing it than my Dad did! 😅 Great video
Wuhu Island feels like Summer Vacation.
At the height of lockdowns, I played a lot of Wii Fit and I came to appreciate Wuhu Island. I was so surprised to see that there were lots of people online that have fond memories of that place too. Sad to hear the new game doesn’t quite capture the same feeling.
I was so inspired by wuhu that I starting working on a table top adventure heavily inspired by it. So far, its taken a bit of a departure from the wholesome fun, but I do hope to retain that feeling of conection between locations.
Even after I'd found every point of interest in Wuhu's flyover mode I logged dozens more hours just exploring the island. The vibes were too immaculate to ignore.