Status Atag Apr 24, 2026
Wii sports stood firmly as one of my most played Wii games, but I never got to experience Resort until now!
Archery is super fun (as recommended by Ureshi), bowling is as satisfying as ever, and even throwing a frisbee feels weirdly addictive. Swordplay is what really grabbed me - I spent a solid 45 minutes swinging my way up …
Wii sports stood firmly as one of my most played Wii games, but I never got to experience Resort until now!
Archery is super fun (as recommended by Ureshi), bowling is as satisfying as ever, and even throwing a frisbee feels weirdly addictive. Swordplay is what really grabbed me - I spent a solid 45 minutes swinging my way up the ranks and becoming one with my rubber sword. I really like how physical the dueling feels. I'm not usually a fan of competition, but the move sets are so fluid and intuitive it becomes really fun.
What hit me at the end of my session after sampling most of the sports was that I was playing by myself. A meal for one. The opponents and miis on the island weren't friends or family, the mii selection screen consisted of me and me alone. I felt a weight of sadness because my Wii experience in the late 2000's was the opposite; the console lived in our living-room and was played with family or friends almost exclusively. Everything was a shared experience, even if it was a solo game. Getting a strike in bowling and turning to your left to celebrate to an empty room doesn't feel the same.
This is all to say that I think I'm going to start organising game nights, taking my Wii to friends and families houses and pleading with them to relive the Nintendo glory days. In a strange way Wii Sports Resort has reinforced the way I've always felt which is community is important to me and sharing little snippets of laughter and joy with each other is precious.
