<s>
Wii	B-Application
Play	I-Application
is	O
a	O
party	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
nine	O
minigames	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
Duck	O
Hunt-esque	O
shooting	O
range	O
,	O
a	O
fishing	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
billiards	O
game	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
showcase	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
as	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
prototype	O
games	O
originally	O
shown	O
off	O
at	O
the	O
E3	O
expo	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Play	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
EAD	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
,	O
which	O
also	O
contained	O
tech	O
demos	O
from	O
E3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
featured	O
games	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
several	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
its	O
detection	O
of	O
rotation	O
and	O
depth	O
movement	O
through	O
motion	O
sensing	O
and	O
its	O
infrared	O
pointer	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
who	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
repetitiveness	O
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Play	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
with	O
strong	O
sales	O
being	O
largely	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
inclusion	O
of	O
an	O
additional	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
best-selling	B-Device
game	I-Device
for	I-Device
the	I-Device
Wii	I-Device
and	O
the	O
twenty-sixth	O
best-selling	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
all-time	I-Application
,	O
having	O
sold	O
28.02	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
Wii	B-Application
Play	I-Application
:	O
Motion	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Application
Play	I-Application
is	O
a	O
party	O
game	O
consisting	O
of	O
nine	O
minigames	O
that	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
's	O
several	O
unique	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
own	O
custom	O
Mii	O
avatars	B-Application
created	O
through	O
the	O
Mii	O
Channel	O
,	O
who	O
appear	O
in	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
included	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
High	O
scores	O
are	O
saved	O
when	O
playing	O
in	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
achieving	O
certain	O
high	O
scores	O
awards	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
bronze	O
,	O
silver	O
,	O
gold	O
and	O
platinum	O
medals	O
for	O
the	O
respective	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
message	O
sent	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Message	O
Board	O
containing	O
a	O
short	O
tip	O
for	O
that	O
respective	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
shooting	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
in	O
which	O
players	O
go	O
through	O
several	O
consecutive	O
rounds	O
of	O
shooting	O
objects	O
that	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
by	O
pointing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
at	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
sensor	O
bar	O
to	O
aim	O
and	O
firing	O
with	O
the	O
controller	O
's	O
trigger	B-Device
button	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extra	O
points	O
can	O
be	O
earned	O
by	O
shooting	O
several	O
objects	O
consecutively	O
without	O
missing	O
,	O
and	O
ducks	B-Application
also	O
occasionally	O
fly	O
across	O
the	O
screen	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
shot	O
for	O
additional	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
standard	O
game	O
of	O
table	O
tennis	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
volleys	O
a	O
ping-pong	O
ball	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
by	O
pointing	O
at	O
the	O
sensor	O
bar	O
and	O
moving	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
from	O
side	O
to	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
their	O
Mii	O
character	O
around	O
an	O
open	O
background	O
via	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
pointer	B-Device
and	O
tries	O
to	O
burst	O
large	O
,	O
falling	O
bubbles	O
and	O
prevent	O
them	O
from	O
descending	O
to	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
twisting	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
rotate	O
the	O
character	O
and	O
fit	O
them	O
into	O
the	O
silhouettes	O
on	O
the	O
bubbles	O
and	O
pushing	O
certain	O
buttons	O
to	O
cycle	O
between	O
different	O
poses	O
that	O
the	O
Mii	O
can	O
strike	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
conform	O
to	O
the	O
shapes	O
of	O
the	O
silhouettes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
air	O
hockey	O
game	O
comparable	O
to	O
Pong	B-Application
in	O
which	O
two	O
players	O
try	O
to	O
hit	O
a	O
laser	O
puck	O
across	O
the	O
screen	O
into	O
the	O
opponent	O
's	O
goal	O
using	O
a	O
paddle	O
controlled	O
via	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
pointer	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
paddle	O
can	O
be	O
twisted	O
around	O
by	O
twisting	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
remote	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
hit	O
the	O
ball	O
in	O
different	O
directions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
like	O
a	O
cue	O
stick	O
to	O
strike	O
the	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
hit	O
at	O
different	O
angles	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
add	O
or	O
execute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
uses	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
like	O
a	O
fishing	O
pole	O
,	O
lowering	O
it	O
to	O
move	O
the	O
hook	O
into	O
the	O
pond	O
and	O
quickly	O
pulling	O
it	O
upwards	O
once	O
a	O
fish	O
grabs	O
onto	O
it	O
while	O
moving	O
the	O
remote	O
in	O
different	O
directions	O
to	O
move	O
the	O
hook	O
through	O
the	O
pond	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
by	O
holding	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
horizontally	O
and	O
using	O
it	O
similarly	O
to	O
a	O
steering	O
wheel	O
:	O
tilting	O
the	O
remote	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
to	O
steer	O
the	O
cow	O
;	O
tilting	O
it	O
forwards	O
or	O
backwards	O
to	O
accelerate	O
or	O
decelerate	O
,	O
respectively	O
;	O
and	O
quickly	O
shaking	O
the	O
controller	O
upwards	O
to	O
jump	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
included	O
minigame	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Nunchuk	O
,	O
the	O
tank	O
is	O
moved	O
using	O
either	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
or	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
's	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
,	O
while	O
the	O
tank	O
's	O
gun	O
turret	O
is	O
independently	O
moved	O
by	O
aiming	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
at	O
the	O
sensor	O
bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
these	O
shells	O
can	O
ricochet	B-Application
off	O
of	O
a	O
wall	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Application
Play	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
's	O
"	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Project	O
"	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Fit	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Application
Music	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
several	O
technical	O
demos	O
exhibiting	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
console	I-Operating_System
and	O
its	O
controller	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
prototypes	O
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
several	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
's	O
features	O
;	O
the	O
controller	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
sense	O
rotation	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
prominently	O
used	O
in	O
Pose	O
Mii	O
and	O
Laser	O
Hockey	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
detection	O
of	O
depth	O
movement	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
Table	O
Tennis	O
,	O
Fishing	O
and	O
Billiards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
tech	O
demos	O
were	O
first	O
publicly	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
2006	O
E3	O
convention	O
alongside	O
the	O
games	O
used	O
in	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
shooting	O
range	O
minigame	O
titled	O
Shooting	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
speculated	O
by	O
several	O
people	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
,	O
was	O
also	O
presented	O
during	O
the	O
2006	O
Nintendo	O
Fusion	O
Tour	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Application
Play	I-Application
officially	O
began	O
development	O
when	O
Miyamoto	O
decided	O
that	O
the	O
demonstrational	O
games	O
would	O
be	O
fleshed	O
out	O
and	O
released	O
together	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
EAD	O
was	O
given	O
around	O
seven	O
to	O
eight	O
months	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
Motoi	O
Okamoto	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Pikmin	B-Device
and	O
the	O
touchscreen	O
minigames	O
included	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
DS	I-Application
,	O
serving	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
games	O
were	O
put	O
into	O
two	O
different	O
categories	O
;	O
the	O
sports-themed	O
games	O
were	O
grouped	O
together	O
and	O
bundled	O
into	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
which	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
's	O
pointer	B-Device
became	O
Wii	B-Application
Play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
directly	O
alongside	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
 '	O
development	O
teams	O
sharing	O
several	O
artists	O
and	O
programmers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
unused	O
demos	O
later	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
inspire	O
later	O
games	O
;	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
Obstacle	O
Course	O
was	O
later	O
adapted	O
into	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Fit	O
game	O
"	O
Balance	O
Bubble	O
"	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
Bird	O
found	O
its	O
way	O
into	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Land	I-Application
as	O
the	O
Balloon	O
Fight-inspired	O
game	O
"	O
Balloon	B-Application
Trip	I-Application
Breeze	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Operating_System
Maestro	O
,	O
an	O
orchestra-themed	O
game	O
demo	O
,	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
developers	O
decided	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
more	O
fitting	O
as	O
its	O
own	O
separate	O
game	O
and	O
ultimately	O
made	O
it	O
into	O
Wii	B-Application
Music	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Application
Play	I-Application
was	O
first	O
publicly	O
announced	O
at	O
a	O
press	O
conference	O
held	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
Japan	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Hajimete	B-Application
no	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
shown	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
the	O
demo	O
games	O
shown	O
off	O
at	O
E3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2006	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
at	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
made	O
playable	O
at	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
event	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
on	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
where	O
all	O
nine	O
games	O
were	O
presented	O
,	O
now	O
much	O
closer	O
to	O
their	O
final	O
versions	O
than	O
the	O
demos	O
at	O
E3	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Mii	O
characters	O
was	O
officially	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
wanted	O
Play	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
pack-in	O
game	O
instead	O
of	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
,	O
but	O
then-president	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
,	O
Reggie	O
Fils-Aime	O
,	O
objected	O
on	O
the	O
grounds	O
that	O
Play	O
would	O
not	O
provide	O
a	O
complete	O
entry-level	O
experience	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Application
Play	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
holding	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
61.64	O
%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
58/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pete	O
Metzger	O
of	O
Variety	O
,	O
who	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
alongside	O
Fuzion	B-Application
Frenzy	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
highly	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
calling	O
its	O
controls	O
"	O
a	O
step	O
backwards	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
innovation	O
presented	O
in	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
reviewer	O
"	O
The	O
Grim	O
Wiiper	O
"	O
called	O
the	O
nine	O
included	O
games	O
"	O
repetitive	O
and	O
mediocre	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
included	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
"	O
makes	O
the	O
whole	O
package	O
much	O
more	O
compelling.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
Australia	O
were	O
more	O
positive	O
in	O
their	O
reaction	O
,	O
awarding	O
the	O
game	O
8.3/10	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
effectively	O
being	O
sold	O
at	O
A$10	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
a	O
wiimote	B-Device
"	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
training	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
succeeds	O
completely	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
gave	O
it	O
91%	O
,	O
describing	O
the	O
games	O
as	O
"	O
surprisingly	O
addictive	O
"	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
citing	O
the	O
value	O
of	O
supplying	O
an	O
additional	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
mixed	O
reception	O
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Play	I-Application
was	O
an	O
immense	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
frequently	O
making	O
it	O
onto	O
The	O
NPD	O
Group	O
's	O
video	O
game	O
sales	O
charts	O
throughout	O
the	O
2000s	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
two	O
days	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
171,888	O
copies	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
behind	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2007	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
reported	O
that	O
Wii	B-Application
Play	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
19	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
titles	O
that	O
had	O
surpassed	O
sales	O
of	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
sold	O
1.08	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
December	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
2nd	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
of	O
2007	O
behind	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
with	O
sales	O
of	O
4.12	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Application
Play	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
28.02	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2018	O
according	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
fifth	B-Device
best-selling	I-Device
Wii	I-Device
game	I-Device
and	O
the	O
14th	O
best	B-Application
selling	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strong	O
sales	O
were	O
largely	O
attributed	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
inclusion	O
of	O
an	O
extra	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
and	O
its	O
North	O
American	O
price	O
of	O
US	O
$49.99	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
a	O
separate	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
which	O
cost	O
$39.99	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
essentially	O
costed	O
$10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
strong	O
sales	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
vice	O
president	O
Cammie	O
Dunaway	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sales	O
figures	O
,	O
in	O
combination	O
with	O
the	O
12.9	O
million	O
individual	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
sold	O
,	O
"	O
reinforces	O
the	O
growing	O
'	O
social	O
gaming	O
 '	O
trend	O
we	O
have	O
been	O
seeing	O
where	O
friends	O
and	O
family	O
use	O
their	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
social	O
hub.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Application
Play	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
18.4	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
by	O
July	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Wii	B-Application
Play	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
press	O
conference	O
held	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
on	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Application
Play	I-Application
:	O
Motion	O
was	O
later	O
shown	O
off	O
at	O
the	O
E3	O
convention	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
June	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
makes	O
prominent	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Wii	B-Application
MotionPlus	I-Application
peripheral	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
for	O
more	O
precise	O
motion	O
control	O
in	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
several	O
minigames	O
designed	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
the	O
enhanced	O
motion	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Play	I-Application
:	O
Motion	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
black	O
Wii	B-Application
MotionPlus	I-Application
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
a	O
red	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
