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| BY Ashutosh Chhibbar Aug. 6th, 2008 | More on: |
Wii Motor Sports
One of the earliest videos demonstrating the Wii’s potential had a boy holding the Wii remote like a pen in order to maneuver a bi-plane through a series of rings floating above an idyllic island. Wii Motor Sports captured the imagination because it seemed like one of the most intuitive ways to use the Wii’s controls, and because it seemed like a spiritual successor to Pilotwings. It is now almost 2 years on, and the game is nowhere to be seen.
Wii Music, another title previewed early by Nintendo, is scheduled for release later this year. It will be followed early next year by the all new Wii Sports Resort which will use MotionPlus technology. Significantly, Resort featured a Jet Ski, a vehicle which could conceivably have been part of Motor Sports. It is possible that some of the games that were to be part of Motor Sports will be included in Resort and be enhanced by MotionPlus. It was also stated that Resort would feature at least 10 separate activities, perhaps one of them will feature that glorious red bi-plane and those shimmering rings…
Chances of Release: 30%
August 7th, 2008
at 12:22 am
Brought up things I haven’t thought of before, very interesting. Wii Motor Sports and Katamari I could live without (the latter will probably come as a different version) but it would be a shame if the other ones didn’t hit the shelves.
August 7th, 2008
at 9:04 am
You left out Sadness!
I kid I kid. I don’t consider concept art a game either.
August 7th, 2008
at 9:32 am
You forgot to mention that the island used for Airplane was also the same island that’s in Wii Fit and presumably the same island in Resort
August 7th, 2008
at 5:01 pm
@JDW
I never realized that. Nice observation
August 7th, 2008
at 9:48 pm
It’s disappointing…Nintendo is the Godfather of video gaming. Even with these new companies emerging…XBox, Playstation, etc. you’d think the developers at Nintendo could keep up, but it doesn’t seem as though they can. Or maybe it’s because they want to appeal to the family aspect of gaming, which is where most of the games seem to be directed. Look at the basic Wii Sports, Wii Play, even Mario Kart. Either way, the Wii is a great new approach to gaming and I just hope they can get some new games so it continues to thrive.