<s>
is	O
a	O
2011	O
party	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
We	B-Application
Ski	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minigames	O
range	O
from	O
outdoor	O
activities	O
such	O
as	O
kayaking	O
and	O
horseback	O
riding	O
,	O
to	O
activities	O
one	O
might	O
find	O
in	O
a	O
city	O
,	O
like	O
table	O
hockey	O
and	O
minigolf	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
customize	O
the	O
outfit	O
of	O
their	O
avatar	B-Application
and	O
decorate	O
their	O
house	O
with	O
furniture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
2011	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
as	O
an	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
We	B-Application
Ski	I-Application
series	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2018	O
and	O
included	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
take	O
photographs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Go	B-Application
Vacation	I-Application
had	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
;	O
critics	O
praised	O
its	O
multiplayer	O
aspects	O
and	O
creativity	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
environments	O
,	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Go	B-Application
Vacation	I-Application
is	O
a	O
party	O
and	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
bungee	O
jumping	O
,	O
ice	O
fishing	O
,	O
scuba	O
diving	O
,	O
miniature	B-Application
golf	I-Application
,	O
tennis	O
,	O
off-road	O
racing	O
,	O
and	O
snowman	O
building	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
minigames	O
require	O
or	O
allow	O
for	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
different	O
controllers	O
and	O
accessories	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
MotionPlus	B-Application
controller	O
or	O
the	O
Balance	O
Board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Switch	B-Application
version	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
find	O
and	O
take	O
photographs	O
of	O
animals	O
that	O
are	O
scattered	O
across	O
the	O
resorts	O
,	O
and	O
find	O
boxes	O
with	O
rewards	O
in	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
hosts	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
table	O
hockey	O
,	O
pie-throwing	O
,	O
skating	O
,	O
and	O
minigolf	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Go	B-Application
Vacation	I-Application
can	O
be	O
played	O
using	O
a	O
Mii	O
or	O
one	O
of	O
284	O
avatars	B-Application
divided	O
into	O
eight	O
categories	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Grandmother	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Grandfather	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Boy	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Girl	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Treasure	O
chests	O
containing	O
outfits	O
for	O
the	O
players	O
 '	O
avatars	B-Application
are	O
scattered	O
around	O
the	O
resorts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Go	B-Application
Vacation	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
2011	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
(	O
E3	O
)	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
We	B-Application
Ski	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Games	O
began	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
We	B-Application
Ski	I-Application
&	I-Application
Snowboard	I-Application
because	O
the	O
developers	O
felt	O
they	O
had	O
not	O
given	O
players	O
a	O
"	O
complete	O
sense	O
"	O
of	O
winter	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
was	O
outsourced	O
to	O
other	O
companies	O
;	O
the	O
rest	O
was	O
done	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Games	O
staff	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
realizing	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
vacation	O
"	O
is	O
frequently	O
associated	O
with	O
relaxation	O
,	O
Kenya	O
Kobayashi	O
named	O
the	O
game	O
Go	B-Application
Vacation	I-Application
to	O
clarify	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
you	O
must	O
be	O
active	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
included	O
50	O
minigames	O
in	O
Go	B-Application
Vacation	I-Application
because	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
contemporaries	O
included	O
only	O
10	O
to	O
15	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developing	O
the	O
controls	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
vehicles	O
felt	O
like	O
"	O
second	O
nature	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
experience	O
on	O
the	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Go	B-Application
Vacation	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2011	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
exact	O
date	O
of	O
release	O
vary	O
depending	O
on	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Switch	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
Go	B-Application
Vacation	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
both	O
original	O
music	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
instrumental	O
and	O
vocal	O
arrangements	O
of	O
music	O
from	O
past	O
Namco	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
composers	O
,	O
musicians	O
,	O
and	O
vocal	O
artists	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Go	B-Application
Vacation	I-Application
,	O
including	O
Taku	O
Inoue	O
,	O
Norihiko	O
Hibino	O
,	O
Aubrey	O
Ashburn	O
,	O
and	O
Jody	O
Whitesides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Go	B-Application
Vacation	I-Application
has	O
had	O
two	O
soundtrack	O
albums	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
album	O
consists	O
of	O
original	O
arrangements	O
of	O
songs	O
from	O
other	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Entertainment	O
titles	O
,	O
including	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
,	O
Dig	B-Application
Dug	I-Application
,	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
New	B-Application
Rally-X	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Kotoba	B-Device
no	I-Device
Puzzle	I-Device
:	I-Device
Mojipittan	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
,	O
GO	B-Application
VACATION	I-Application
BGM	O
Album	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
NAMCO	O
SOUNDS	O
digitally	O
on	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
on	O
23	O
March	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
album	O
contains	O
original	O
music	O
composed	O
by	O
Taku	O
Inoue	O
for	O
Go	B-Application
Vacation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Go	B-Application
Vacation	I-Application
received	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
;	O
both	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Go	B-Application
Vacation	I-Application
was	O
the	O
third-best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
selling	O
47,209	O
copies	O
,	O
behind	O
both	O
Macross	O
F	O
:	O
The	O
Wings	O
of	O
Goodbye	O
Hybrid	O
Pack	O
and	O
Naruto	O
Shippuden	O
:	O
Ultimate	O
Ninja	O
Impact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controls	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
but	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
Switch	B-Application
were	O
praised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
 [  [ IGN|IGN'''s ]  ] 	O
Audrey	O
Drake	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
from	O
Marine	O
bikes	O
to	O
roller	O
blades	O
to	O
horses	O
,	O
traversing	O
the	O
island	O
proves	O
engaging	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
right	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sterling	O
took	O
issue	O
with	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
plug	O
and	O
unplug	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
controllers	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
when	O
swapping	O
between	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
's	O
Cody	O
M	O
.	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
exploring	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
open	O
world	O
can	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
joy	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
motion	O
controls	O
were	O
"	O
awkward	O
"	O
and	O
could	O
cause	O
players	O
attempting	O
to	O
move	O
forward	O
to	O
accidentally	O
change	O
their	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Switch	B-Application
version	O
,	O
Daan	O
Koopman	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
controls	O
are	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
biggest	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
review	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Sterling	O
called	O
them	O
"	O
tepid	O
and	O
shallow	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Switch	B-Application
version	O
,	O
Koopman	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
not	O
properly	O
informing	O
the	O
player	O
that	O
more	O
activities	O
and	O
modes	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
in	O
the	O
individual	O
minigames	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
playthrough	O
of	O
said	O
minigame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
s	O
praised	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
minigames	O
available	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
proverb	O
of	O
"	O
quality	O
over	O
quantity	O
"	O
might	O
have	O
lost	O
its	O
meaning	O
with	O
Go	B-Application
Vacation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Chris	O
Watters	O
,	O
a	O
writer	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
was	O
mostly	O
positive	O
about	O
the	O
minigames	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
most	O
are	O
decent	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
some	O
had	O
succumbed	O
to	O
an	O
"	O
awkward	O
camera	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
unresponsive	O
controls	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Reece	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
is	O
"	O
irritating	O
and	O
forgettable	O
in	O
equal	O
measure	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
opening	O
theme	O
would	O
"	O
more	O
than	O
likely	O
awaken	O
a	O
strong	O
desire	O
to	O
gouge	O
out	O
your	O
own	O
eardrums	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviewers	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
praised	O
the	O
customizable	O
villas	O
;	O
Craddock	O
,	O
in	O
his	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Switch	B-Application
version	O
,	O
compared	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
house	O
customization	O
mechanics	O
of	O
the	O
Animal	O
Crossing''	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
