Topic: Wii Sports Club Coming to Wii U, Features Online Multiplayer

[UncleBob]

I don't get the hate.

Then take some time to read the posts before jumping to fanboy defense mode.

Nintendo likely spends minimal resources

...And charges a huge premium. There's a clue as to why some people might not think this is so great.

"OH-EM-GEE NINTENDO DOESN'T GET IT WHY DO THEY HATE ME AND LIFE AND HAPPYNESS?!?"

There's nothing like using hyperbole and overstatement to make a point when honesty and merit wont do.

The correct path for Nintendo would have been an HD polished, spruced up version of Wii Sports & Wii Sports resorts combined at retail for $29.99 and digital for $19.99.  $9.99 per mini game? lol Nintendo be honest, are you even trying anymore? Satoru Iwata is beginning to remind me of Max Bialystock from The Producers.

Charging less than full price for an HD remastered game that has been reworked to include online play?  And you can get it cheaper if you only want one or two of the games?

The HALO anniversary edition was $40 and it was pretty much prettier graphics and some new maps.

Wind Waker HD is $50 and they're not really adding much to it.

Remastered movies are re-released on Blu-Ray in HD all the time on discs that cost $20 when you can get the DVD in the $5 dump bin at the Walmart.

People want stuff to be cheaper - I totally get it.  But I live in the real world where it wasn't that long ago, Nintendo was selling twenty year old NES games on the GBA for $20 each.

If the price of the game upsets you so much, don't buy it.  There's plenty of 99 cent games on your cell phone you can get.

[BlackNMild2k1]

We aren't buying it and that's what we are saying, it cost a little much for what it is. Each individual sport is not full fledged and is little more that a fun demo for the wiimote.
Upping the graphics and adding the sorely missed online is not worth the premium price they are charging for a game they practically gave away for free for years.

If they are going to charge like that for individual "demos"/sports, then they should definitely do a season pass where you can just but them all at once at a discounted price.

[UncleBob]

Keep in mind, it was only "given away" in the US - it was a full-fledged retail title that sold billions in Japan.

Also, this idea that they gave it away...  it's almost the complete opposite of the idea that folks paid $200+ for a machine that they bought only to play Wii Sports..

And it's *fine* that you're not buying it.  I'm not sure I will either.  Tennis is somewhat likely, but the rest... meh.  But all this gnashing of teeth over it is just confounding to me. Aside from all of that, if they're just little tech demos, why the heck do you care about them anyway?  You played them seven years ago on the Wii - why get your underwear in a wad over them now?

[BlackNMild2k1]

I'm not sure who you are referring to, but I could give 2-f***s about this game to be honest, and my underwear is most certainly not in a wad over it.

Just thought I would drop my 2-cents, as this game falls right in with my thinking on the whole VC being overpriced.

I haven't fired up my Wii U in months outside of the occasional Netflix or Plex Media server streaming to the TV downstairs (see my title), and with Nintendo's current output, I see no reason that will change in the near future.
I loved Wii Sports for months when it first came out 7 years ago, and I would love to play it again online with some fellow forumers, but $10 for each "game" is a little much when the games are not really whole. Maybe if they added modes, like tournament mode and career mode, (and I apologize if that's what they are doing, but I don't remember reading that) or combined all of Wii Sports/Play into Resort and released it as the ultimate HD collection (w/ all above mentioned upgrades), then a full $50/$60 would be warranted.

But as it stands, it yet another old game that is priced right out of interest for a system that has been failing to capture my (and apparently many others) attention for quite sometime now.

Nintendo should and could try harder.

[UncleBob]

I don't think they mentioned a career mode, but they're pushing all kinds of vs. stuff, so, I suspect we'll see plenty of tournament features.

[azeke]

Online "clubs" do HAVE some interesting features:



I wonder if we can make our own custom clubs...

[Shaymin]

I can't wait for the NWR bowling league. "OK, let's go over the rules: Every time you get a strike, you drink. Every time you get a gutter ball, you drink. And the 4th frame is the beer frame."

[BlackNMild2k1]

I can't wait for the NWR bowling league. "OK, let's go over the rules: Every time you get a strike, you drink. Every time you get a gutter ball, you drink. And the 4th frame is the beer frame."

Multi-Video Chat on the GamePad better be an included feature of these WiiUmakes.
Seperate but Together social gaming could've been their thing this gen.

[azeke]

I can't wait for the NWR bowling league. "OK, let's go over the rules: Every time you get a strike, you drink. Every time you get a gutter ball, you drink. And the 4th frame is the beer frame."

As long as Donny shuts the **** up, i'm in.

[azeke]

Multi-Video Chat on the GamePad better be an included feature of these WiiUmakes.

Naked bowling -- here i go!

[Soren]

We need some snazzy t-shirts...

[UncleBob]

Since we're going to play nude, why would we need shirts?

[BlackNMild2k1]

to cover the moobs of course.

[Miyamoto]

I really take issue with the whole approach. It's typically cynical of Nintendo to look at it as, what's the most some people will pay, rather than the approach of their competitors (on console and PC), which is more in line with, let's give our customer's great value and they will be more inclined to return and buy more from us, not to mention that is also builds up good will and an over-all impression of good value.
One of these models is hugely successful and generates billions of dollars in profit per yer, and one of them doesn't. I'll leave you to guess which one is which.


 

[azeke]

Great Iwata Asks about Wii Sports Club:
http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wiiu/wii-sports-club/

Videos from that IW with Iwata playing online:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdgTuaAuca4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jz_ihfm4bg

[Leo13]

I really take issue with the whole approach. It's typically cynical of Nintendo to look at it as, what's the most some people will pay, rather than the approach of their competitors (on console and PC), which is more in line with, let's give our customer's great value and they will be more inclined to return and buy more from us, not to mention that is also builds up good will and an over-all impression of good value.
One of these models is hugely successful and generates billions of dollars in profit per yer, and one of them doesn't. I'll leave you to guess which one is which.


 

Is that what you think they did when they included a free wii remote with Wii Party U? Essentially charging  $10 for the game?

[Khushrenada]

Satoru Iwata is beginning to remind me of Max Bialystock from The Producers.

He's making love to old ladies? Guess that explains why Nintendo was promoting senior citizens playing the Wii.

[azeke]

Video with GameXplain dude playing Tennis online with NintenDaan:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR9F1CIGXTI
I laughed when he just started lust flailing wildly.

[Fatty The Hutt]

Video with GameXplain dude playing Tennis online with NintenDaan:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR9F1CIGXTI
I laughed when he just started lust flailing wildly.

I hope Daan comments on this. There seems to be something going on with his returns especially in that first match, like excessive lag or something to do with WiiMotion+ controls that maybe Daan wasn't used to yet.