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Wii Play

aka: Hajimete no Wii
Moby ID: 25416
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Wii Play is a compilation of nine small games designed to teach players how to use the Wii Remote by experiencing gameplay with the controller itself. The games included are:

  • Shooting Range: aim at the various targets that appear on-screen, and shoot them by pressing A or B on the Wii Remote.
  • Find Mii: find the specific Mii in a group of other similar looking Miis. Point with the Wii Remote and use A to select.
  • Table Tennis: play a game of Table Tennis with the Wii Remote. Use the Remote to move your paddle left or right, and use the A Button to serve.
  • Pose Mii: pose the Miis to match their silhouettes by using the Wii Remote. Change the pose with A or B, and position the Mii correctly by tilting the Remote.
  • Laser Hockey: a side-on game of Air Hockey. Use the Wii Remote to move your paddle around your half of the table, and hit the puck with the paddle as you move the Remote around.
  • Billiards: use the Wii Remote as a pool cue to play a game of Billiards. Aim with the Remote, and hit the ball by pulling the Remote back, then pushing it forward.
  • Fishing: catch fish by using the Wii Remote as a fishing rod. Move the rod with the Remote, and pull it back to hook out the fish.
  • Charge!: control a cow with the Wii Remote by holding it horizontally. Steer it into scarecrows for points.
  • Tanks!: use the standard controls and the motion sensors to control a tank and destroy your enemy, similar to Combat. Steer the tank with the Control Pad, drop a mine with A, and shoot with B. Use the Wii Remote to aim.

Similar to Wii Sports, Wii Play supports the use of Miis, simple looking in-game representations of people which can be customized in the system.

Spellings

  • はじめてのWii - Japanese spelling
  • 처음 만나는 Wii - Korean spelling

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Reviews

Critics

Average score: 59% (based on 37 ratings)

Players

Average score: 3.0 out of 5 (based on 37 ratings with 1 reviews)

The famous "Wii Remote bundled with a $10 game"

The Good
If you see paying $50 back when it was new with the actual game being $10 and the other $40 for a Wii Remote, then it's a good value. Tanks! is really fun and is the only one that doesn't feel like a tech demo. It does it job well on showing what the Wii Remote can do in games to people new to the Wii like with Wii Sports.

The Bad
If you see paying $50 back when it was new with the game itself costing $50 with a bonus Wii Remote included, then you would be better off buying a Wii Remote on its own as there isn't nearly enough content to justify the price. Everything the game has to offer can be seen after 1 hour of playing. Some games are very shallow such as Find Mii, Pose Mii, Table Tennis, and Billiards. The pointer controls for Laser Hockey are very sensitive and very easily able to lose connection of your paddle if you accidentally point away from the tv. No customizable options for any of the mini games and not a lot of variety on all of the minigames except for Tanks!

The Bottom Line
Rather than rush the game for the Wii's launch in Japan and Europe, more time should have been used to add more games and extra content for the existing games. Better yet, it should have been bundled with the Wii along with Wii Sports, 2 Wii Remotes, and 2 Nunchuks.

Wii · by 45th&47th (1069) · 2024

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Sales

According to publisher Nintendo, Wii Play sold 28.02 million copies worldwide (as of September 30, 2015).

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Game added by Ben K.

Additional contributors: gamewarrior, CalaisianMindthief, sgtcook.

Game added December 8, 2006. Last modified January 31, 2024.