Topic: IMPRESSIONS: Wii Sports Resort

[NWR_Neal]

Basketball was revealed at the Nintendo Press Conference this morning. Check out how it plays.
 http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/impressionsArt.cfm?artid=18650

 Revealed this morning at NintendoÂ’s E3 Media Briefing, Basketball is one of at least 12 events in Wii Sports Resort. Right after the press conference, I got a chance to try it out.    

The three point challenge that was demoed by Bill Trinen and Reggie Fils-Aime at the press conference was playable. It controls very simply; you motion to your side with the Wii Remote and press B to pick up a ball, and then you go through the arching motion of actually shooting a basketball. It requires no button pressing besides to pick up the ball.    

This specific game is all about the rhythm of going through the motion of shooting a basketball. The Wii MotionPlus is quite accurate and does an admirable job of replicating the feeling of shooting a basketball, but it lacks a bit of the tactile feel of actually shooting a basketball.    

It seems to have the same pro and con that I think most Wii MotionPlus games have: It is realistic, but it can be very difficult to grasp at first.

[vudu]

How does the game determine the accuracy of your shot?  Is it by how hard/fast/smooth your motion is or is it more in the rhythm/timing of the shot?