The Shrine

It seems to be very very hot in Japan, now with over 1 million shipped (and the product selling out very quickly). I can see it doing very popular in Canada and Europe as well. The US is a big question mark though.

http://wii.ign.com/articles/844/844427p1.html

craze? maybe with the new "gamers" nintendo has pulled into the fold, but are any of you seriously interested in this product?


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Depends on the games being designed for it. I'd be interested if the games were fun. Anything to get my lazy butt off the couch for a little bit.

bovine wrote:craze? maybe with the new "gamers" nintendo has pulled into the fold, but are any of you seriously interested in this product?

My wife is dyin' for it

I predicted this would be huge when I first saw it unveiled. Miyamoto is putting everything behind it--he's said himself that it's his favorite project thus far.

It's a good idea in any sense--it'll come packaged with a fitness "game", but they've promised that the feet movement technology will also be featured into other games...

That is, if developers are brave enough.

RentCavalier wrote:but they've promised that the feet movement technology will also be featured into other games...

That is, if developers are brave enough.

If third parties are just now making good use of the wiimote, you can look forward to plenty of crappy skateboading/snowboarding games before you get a good one.

It's going to be huge. Alpha moms ahoy!

bovine wrote:craze? maybe with the new "gamers" nintendo has pulled into the fold, but are any of you seriously interested in this product?

Of course, it combines two of my favourite past times, videogames and execise. Considering how much I love Wii Sports tennis, I think this will probably be one of my most played games of 2008.

Dutch wrote:

bovine wrote:Considering how much I love Wii Sports tennis, I think this will probably be one of my most played games of 2008.

OMG, how can you like that game? It was fun for the first time for 3 games... then i realized i dont control anything and its the most simplistic controls in the entire world. I mean, you can cant even run yourself... wtf?

Flip wrote:

Dutch wrote:

bovine wrote:Considering how much I love Wii Sports tennis, I think this will probably be one of my most played games of 2008.

OMG, how can you like that game? It was fun for the first time for 3 games... then i realized i dont control anything and its the most simplistic controls in the entire world. I mean, you can cant even run yourself... wtf?

Although it does make you long BIG TIME for Virtua Tennis Wii, the Wii Sports Tennis is still pretty fun as a silly distraction. It's a tech demo so you're getting very little options (it's quite limited gameplay) but what's there is enough to entertain yourself for a bit.

The Wii Sports Bowling to me is the best one overall and the closest to a full game on there

Flip wrote:

bovine wrote:Considering how much I love Wii Sports tennis, I think this will probably be one of my most played games of 2008.

I did not write! LIAR!

Hahaha the Wii boogie board is back!

bovine wrote:

Flip wrote:

bovine wrote:Considering how much I love Wii Sports tennis, I think this will probably be one of my most played games of 2008.

I did not write! LIAR!

My bad, that was Seeker. I blame working until past 9 the last 3 days and trying to squeeze in a few posts before anyone sees.

Tessian wrote:Hahaha the Wii boogie board is back!

While a boogie game would be a cool concept, it would work MUCH better with a DDR pad, not a balance board.

Flip wrote:OMG, how can you like that game? It was fun for the first time for 3 games... then i realized i dont control anything and its the most simplistic controls in the entire world. I mean, you can cant even run yourself... wtf?

Why do you think I like it? I like it because it fucking rocks! =)

And its fun playing Wii Sports with hot bitches =)

Zeus wrote:Virtua Tennis Wii

http://media.wii.ign.com/media/142/14211933/imgs_1.html

Dutch wrote:

Zeus wrote:Virtua Tennis Wii

http://media.wii.ign.com/media/142/14211933/imgs_1.html

I think you misread my post, I'm not talking about a Mario Tennis ripoff, I want the real simulator

Zeus wrote:

Dutch wrote:

Zeus wrote:Virtua Tennis Wii

http://media.wii.ign.com/media/142/14211933/imgs_1.html

I think you misread my post, I'm not talking about a Mario Tennis ripoff, I want the real simulator

I think you miswrote your post, this game the same development team as Virtua Tennis (Sumo Digital), based off of the Virtua Tennis 3 engine. It has nothing to do with Mario Tennis.

Personally I look forward to what they will do with a Tony Hawk or SSX game using the balance board.

Dutch wrote:

Zeus wrote:

Dutch wrote: http://media.wii.ign.com/media/142/14211933/imgs_1.html

I think you misread my post, I'm not talking about a Mario Tennis ripoff, I want the real simulator

I think you miswrote your post, this game the same development team as Virtua Tennis (Sumo Digital), based off of the Virtua Tennis 3 engine. It has nothing to do with Mario Tennis.

It's a copy of Mario Tennis gameplay-wise

http://media.wii.ign.com/media/142/1421 ... 80118.html

I want the Virtua Tennis gameplay regardless of who developed it or what engine it's based on

Zeus wrote:

Dutch wrote:

Zeus wrote: I think you misread my post, I'm not talking about a Mario Tennis ripoff, I want the real simulator

I think you miswrote your post, this game the same development team as Virtua Tennis (Sumo Digital), based off of the Virtua Tennis 3 engine. It has nothing to do with Mario Tennis.

It's a copy of Mario Tennis gameplay-wise

http://media.wii.ign.com/media/142/1421 ... 80118.html

I want the Virtua Tennis gameplay regardless of who developed it or what engine it's based on

Umm, Sega Superstar Tennis DOES have Virtua Tennis 3 gameplay. I don't even see how that link makes you think it is like Mario Tennis considering the HUD is identical to Virtua Tennis 3 and not at all like Mario Tennis.