The success of these games caused many other publishers to make family-friendly titles such as Ubisoft’s “Just Dance” series and EA’s “MySims.” Miis resemble a traditional Japanese doll known as a kokeshi, and the idea of a character-creation system had been experimented with ever since the NES era. This branding eventually grew to encompass titles such as “Wii Party,” “Wii Music” and “Wii Play.” While each game covered a different activity, all of them shared two aspects in common: a focus on providing a fun, family-friendly experience with both multiplayer and single-player modes, and the usage of avatar-like player characters known as Miis. Nintendo released an entire series of games centered around the controller performing basic activities, known as the “Wii” franchise.
In addition, the Wiimote could be turned on its side to resemble an old NES controller, allowing it to play certain games, mostly 2D ones, horizontally although, this is not demonstrated in “Wii Sports.” Now motion controls are popular, with the Kinect, the PlayStation Move and the Nintendo Switch Joy-cons all taking inspiration from this design.Īnother innovation of the Wii was providing many family-friendly titles. There were also traditional aspects such as the games’ design, which emphasized a family-friendly nature and a pick-up-and-play mentality which was reminiscent of the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
In fact, Nintendo exploited the Wii’s versatility by including a pack-in title, “Wii Sports,” where the Wiimote was used to stimulate a wide variety of sports, including baseball and tennis. Its controller, the Wiimote, has a design resembling a television remote, allowing it to take on a wide variety of situations - from a sword, to a golf club and even a paintbrush. In order to sell the console, Nintendo provided a variety of innovations to set itself apart from the competition. Throughout the Wii’s lifespan, Nintendo contrasted themes of innovation with traditionalism - both in the system’s design and its games. Not only that but it has also been supported for almost the entirety of its 15 years, with its final game, “Shakedown: Hawaii” released in 2020. Selling over 101 million units, Wii is widely considered the most popular console of its generation. After the failure of the GameCube, which didn’t overtake rivals such as the PlayStation 2 and Xbox, the company found success in the Wii. Nintendo released the Wii, a game console focused on motion control, on Nov.
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