<s>
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2006	O
sports	O
simulation	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
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1.0	O
(	O
pre-release	O
)	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
along	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
1.1	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Australia	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
over	O
the	O
following	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
pack-in	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
in	O
all	O
territories	O
except	O
Japan	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
sports	O
game	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
system	O
since	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
is	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
five	O
sports	O
simulations	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
designed	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
the	O
motion-sensing	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
five	O
sports	O
included	O
are	O
tennis	B-Device
,	O
baseball	B-Application
,	O
bowling	B-Application
,	O
golf	B-Application
,	O
and	O
boxing	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
use	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
to	O
mimic	O
actions	O
performed	O
in	O
real-life	O
sports	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
swinging	O
a	O
tennis	B-Device
racket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
featured	O
on	O
television	O
in	O
Wii	B-Device
commercials	O
,	O
news	O
reports	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
programming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
high-definition	O
remake	O
of	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
titled	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Club	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
sequel	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Sports	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
five	O
separate	O
sports	O
games	O
—	O
tennis	B-Device
,	O
baseball	B-Application
,	O
bowling	B-Application
,	O
golf	B-Application
,	O
and	O
boxing	B-Application
—	O
accessed	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
use	O
the	O
motion	O
sensor	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
dominant	O
arm	O
and/or	O
the	O
appropriate	O
sports	O
equipment	O
it	O
wields	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxing	B-Application
utilizes	O
both	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
and	O
Nunchuk	O
gestures	O
to	O
control	O
both	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
arms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
moves	O
the	O
remote	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
manner	O
to	O
how	O
the	O
separate	O
games	O
are	O
played	O
in	O
real	O
life	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
holding	O
and	O
swinging	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
like	O
a	O
golf	B-Application
club	O
,	O
baseball	B-Application
bat	O
,	O
tennis	B-Device
racket	O
or	O
bowling	B-Application
ball	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
tennis	B-Device
,	O
player	O
movement	O
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
swinging	O
of	O
the	O
racket	O
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
consists	O
of	O
batting	O
and	O
pitching	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
fielding	O
and	O
baserunning	O
handled	O
by	O
the	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
their	O
turn-based	O
nature	O
,	O
golf	B-Application
and	O
bowling	B-Application
support	B-Device
hotseat	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
just	O
one	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
that	O
can	O
be	O
shared	O
among	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
in-game	O
Players	O
are	O
taken	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Mii	O
Channel	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
Mii	O
(	O
a	O
customized	O
avatar	B-Application
)	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
imported	O
into	O
games	O
that	O
support	B-Device
the	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
Wii	B-Device
title	O
to	O
use	O
this	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miis	O
saved	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
will	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
crowd	O
during	O
bowling	B-Application
games	O
and	O
as	O
members	O
of	O
human-controlled	O
teams	O
in	O
baseball	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miis	O
created	O
on	O
one	O
Wii	B-Device
can	O
be	O
transferred	O
onto	O
the	O
internal	B-General_Concept
memory	I-General_Concept
of	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
for	O
use	O
on	O
another	O
Wii	B-Device
with	O
different	O
save	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
keeps	O
track	O
of	O
these	O
points	O
by	O
charting	O
them	O
on	O
a	O
graph	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
increasing	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
crowd	O
in	O
Tennis	B-Device
and	O
Boxing	B-Application
single-player	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
obtaining	O
1000	O
skill	O
points	O
in	O
a	O
sport	O
,	O
a	O
player	O
is	O
awarded	O
a	O
"	O
pro	O
"	O
level	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
cosmetic	O
feature	O
for	O
their	O
Mii	O
in	O
Bowling	B-Application
and	O
Boxing	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Mii	O
newly	O
turned	O
pro	O
will	O
receive	O
a	O
message	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Message	O
Board	O
notifying	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
also	O
features	O
a	O
fitness	O
test	O
that	O
calculates	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
fitness	O
age	O
(	O
ranging	O
from	O
20	O
to	O
80	O
years	O
old	O
,	O
20	O
being	O
the	O
best	O
possible	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fitness	O
age	O
results	O
are	O
graphed	O
over	O
one	O
,	O
two	O
,	O
or	O
three	O
months	O
,	O
with	O
daily	O
results	O
posted	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Message	O
Board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
challenges	O
from	O
the	O
fitness	O
test	O
are	O
taken	O
from	O
another	O
mode	O
in	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
,	O
the	O
training	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katsuya	O
Eguchi	O
,	O
who	O
managed	O
Software	O
Development	O
Group	O
2	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
Analysis	O
and	O
Development	O
,	O
produced	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	O
desired	O
to	O
reach	O
people	O
who	O
had	O
not	O
played	O
video	O
games	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
simple	O
introductory	O
line	O
meant	O
to	O
offer	O
something	O
for	O
both	O
gamers	O
and	O
non-gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
like	O
running	O
towards	O
a	O
ball	O
in	O
tennis	B-Device
was	O
excluded	O
to	O
maintain	O
simplicity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
one	O
point	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
characters	O
were	O
used	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
because	O
of	O
feedback	O
from	O
players	O
who	O
preferred	O
Miis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supports	O
a	O
16:9	O
widescreen	O
ratio	O
and	O
progressive	B-Device
scan	I-Device
,	O
runs	O
at	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
,	O
and	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
's	O
accelerometer	O
to	O
interpret	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
motion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Nintendo	O
did	O
not	O
expect	O
players	O
to	O
purchase	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
solely	O
to	O
play	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
,	O
they	O
bundled	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
;	O
Nintendo	O
believed	O
players	O
would	O
be	O
more	O
likely	O
to	O
play	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
through	O
this	O
distribution	O
method	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
(	O
E3	O
)	O
Media	O
and	O
Business	O
Summit	O
of	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
sport	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
:	O
Tennis	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
introduced	O
this	O
package	O
as	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
,	O
and	O
stated	O
it	O
would	O
include	O
tennis	B-Device
,	O
golf	B-Application
,	O
and	O
baseball	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
featured	O
Iwata	O
and	O
Reggie	O
Fils-Aime	O
in	O
a	O
doubles	O
tennis	B-Device
match	O
against	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
and	O
Scott	O
Dyer	O
,	O
a	O
contest	O
winner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
sports	O
titles	O
were	O
on	O
display	O
at	O
E3	O
and	O
shared	O
a	O
similar	O
naming	O
convention	O
to	O
the	O
tennis	B-Device
game	O
such	O
as	O
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
:	O
Baseball	B-Application
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
:	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
:	O
Airplane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
baseball	B-Application
only	O
featured	O
a	O
batting	O
simulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
airplane	O
title	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
and	O
required	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
maneuver	O
an	O
airplane	O
through	O
rings	O
within	O
a	O
time	O
frame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
incorporated	O
into	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
event	O
on	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Reggie	O
Fils-Aime	O
confirmed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
five	O
playable	O
sports	O
and	O
announced	O
that	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
would	O
be	O
included	O
free	O
with	O
every	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
console	I-Operating_System
,	O
although	O
Miyamoto	O
initially	O
objected	O
to	O
doing	O
so	O
strongly	O
on	O
the	O
grounds	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
does	O
not	O
usually	O
give	O
away	O
well-made	O
games	O
for	O
free	O
and	O
suggested	O
Wii	B-Application
Play	I-Application
instead	O
,	O
which	O
Fils-Aime	O
did	O
not	O
believe	O
would	O
provide	O
a	O
complete	O
entry-level	O
experience	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
good	O
complement	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
and	O
referred	O
to	O
all	O
five	O
games	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
nice	O
total	O
package	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
also	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
free	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
was	O
a	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
reviewers	O
said	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
older	O
gaming	O
systems	O
,	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
listed	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
along	O
with	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
,	O
as	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
multiplayer	O
experiences	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
history	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
everyone	O
from	O
young	O
children	O
to	O
grandparents	O
can	O
enjoy	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Casamassina	O
called	O
bowling	B-Application
,	O
tennis	B-Device
,	O
and	O
baseball	B-Application
"	O
fun	O
and	O
addictive	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Tom	O
Bramwell	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
said	O
baseball	B-Application
,	O
golf	B-Application
,	O
and	O
boxing	B-Application
were	O
lacking	O
in	O
gameplay	O
depth	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
tennis	B-Device
and	O
bowling	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Magazine	O
columnist	O
John	O
C	O
.	O
Dvorak	O
,	O
an	O
avid	O
bowler	O
,	O
praised	O
the	O
realistic	O
physics	O
used	O
in	O
bowling	B-Application
and	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Nintendo	O
did	O
a	O
stupendous	O
job	O
of	O
coding.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Casamassina	O
ranked	O
bowling	B-Application
as	O
the	O
best	O
experience	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
IGN	O
's	O
Craig	O
Harris	O
commented	O
on	O
an	O
exploit	O
allowing	O
easy	O
strikes	O
in	O
the	O
bowling	B-Application
game	O
that	O
removed	O
the	O
challenge	O
and	O
replays	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
called	O
golf	B-Application
the	O
most	O
in-depth	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
multiple	O
courses	O
and	O
unpredictable	O
controls	O
when	O
trying	O
to	O
slice	O
or	O
hook	O
a	O
shot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
said	O
golf	B-Application
offered	O
the	O
most	O
content	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
looking	O
of	O
every	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
commented	O
that	O
its	O
controls	O
were	O
the	O
most	O
difficult	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
called	O
tennis	B-Device
the	O
most	O
accessible	O
and	O
easy	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
putting	O
spin	O
on	O
a	O
shot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Casamassina	O
stated	O
that	O
tennis	B-Device
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
enjoyable	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
movement	O
control	O
was	O
a	O
detractor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
called	O
baseball	B-Application
the	O
most	O
"	O
worthless	O
"	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
luck	O
factor	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
computer-controlled	O
fielding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
called	O
boxing	B-Application
the	O
best	O
workout	O
on	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
difficult	O
timing	O
needed	O
to	O
punch	O
properly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Casamassina	O
criticized	O
boxing	B-Application
for	O
being	O
"	O
like	O
a	O
chore	O
"	O
and	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
worst	O
experience	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
sports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2007	O
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Wii	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
included	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
176,167	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
days	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
record	O
for	O
a	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
console	I-Application
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
May	O
2007	O
,	O
game-industry	O
research	O
firm	O
Media	O
Create	O
placed	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
third	O
in	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
top-20	O
games	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Device
Sportss	O
debut	O
at	O
2006	O
E3	O
garnered	O
it	O
several	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Wii	B-Device
Game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Most	O
Original	O
Game	O
"	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
E3	O
2006	O
"	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
received	O
multiple	O
awards	O
from	O
various	O
organizations	O
,	O
websites	O
,	O
and	O
magazines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
won	O
Famitsus	O
2006	O
"	O
Innovation	O
Award	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2007	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
won	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Game	O
Play	O
Engineering	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Game	O
Design	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Innovation	O
in	O
Gaming	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2007	O
British	O
Academy	O
Video	O
Games	O
Awards	O
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
won	O
six	O
out	O
of	O
seven	O
award	O
nominations	O
:	O
Sports	O
,	O
Innovation	O
,	O
Gameplay	O
,	O
Multiplayer	O
,	O
Casual	O
,	O
and	O
Strategy	O
and	O
Simulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
named	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
as	O
the	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
while	O
Gamasutra	O
proclaimed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
game	O
of	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
additionally	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Favorite	O
Video	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2013	O
Kids	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
lost	O
to	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
,	O
a	O
major	O
factor	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
worldwide	O
success	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
among	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
core	B-Device
Wii	I-Device
games	I-Device
being	O
developed	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
philosophy	O
;	O
other	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
Wii	B-Application
Play	I-Application
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Fit	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Application
Music	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Wii	B-Application
Fit	I-Application
,	O
has	O
been	O
credited	O
with	O
attracting	O
more	O
casual	O
,	O
female	O
,	O
and	O
elderly	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
has	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
aid	O
in	O
the	O
physical	O
therapy	O
of	O
a	O
boxer	O
at	O
the	O
Glenrose	O
Rehabilitation	O
Hospital	O
in	O
Canada	O
,	O
stroke	O
victims	O
in	O
Minneapolis	O
,	O
Minnesota	O
and	O
Raleigh	O
,	O
North	O
Carolina	O
,	O
and	O
injured	O
soldiers	O
in	O
Prescott	O
,	O
Arizona	O
;	O
Washington	O
,	O
D.C.	O
;	O
and	O
Landstuhl	O
,	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
release	O
,	O
players	O
began	O
incurring	O
injuries	O
while	O
playing	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
,	O
among	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
when	O
they	O
accidentally	O
hit	O
other	O
players	O
or	O
objects	O
while	O
swinging	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
string	O
of	O
accidents	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
related	O
to	O
players	O
throwing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
while	O
playing	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
,	O
prompted	O
Nintendo	O
president	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
campaign	O
to	O
reduce	O
such	O
incidents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
responded	O
by	O
offering	O
replacement	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
wrist	O
straps	O
that	O
were	O
almost	O
twice	O
as	O
thick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
injuries	O
include	O
muscle	O
,	O
tendon	O
,	O
and	O
ligament	O
injuries	O
from	O
excess	O
playing	O
of	O
simulated	O
sports	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
—	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Wii-itis	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
has	O
become	O
a	O
popular	O
means	O
for	O
social	O
gatherings	O
and	O
competitions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Residents	O
at	O
senior	O
centers	O
and	O
retirement	O
homes	O
have	O
formed	O
leagues	O
using	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
bowling	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
Australian	O
release	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Myer	O
,	O
an	O
Australian	O
department	O
store	O
chain	O
,	O
held	O
a	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
tennis	I-Application
tournament	O
in	O
January	O
2007	O
in	O
Melbourne	O
,	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
winners	O
competed	O
against	O
professional	O
tennis	B-Device
players	O
Pat	O
Cash	O
and	O
Mark	O
Woodforde	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
awarded	O
new	O
Wiis	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unofficial	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
tennis	I-Application
tournament	O
titled	O
"	O
Wiimbledon	O
"	O
was	O
held	O
in	O
the	O
Brooklyn	O
,	O
New	O
York	O
bar	O
Barcade	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
has	O
been	O
featured	O
on	O
television	O
multiple	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
seen	O
in	O
commercials	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
news	O
features	O
on	O
ABC	O
and	O
NBC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
episode	O
of	O
Late	O
Night	O
with	O
Conan	O
O'Brien	O
featured	O
host	O
Conan	O
O'Brien	O
competing	O
against	O
his	O
guest	O
,	O
tennis	B-Device
star	O
Serena	O
Williams	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
match	O
of	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
tennis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
an	O
episode	O
of	O
the	O
Rick	O
Mercer	O
Report	O
,	O
former	O
Canadian	O
prime	O
minister	O
Jean	O
Chrétien	O
beat	O
Rick	O
Mercer	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
boxing	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
boxing	B-Application
game	O
also	O
appeared	O
on	O
an	O
episode	O
of	O
The	O
Colbert	O
Report	O
where	O
a	O
clip	O
featured	O
Mii	O
versions	O
of	O
Stephen	O
Colbert	O
and	O
Speaker	O
of	O
the	O
House	O
Nancy	O
Pelosi	O
boxing	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
80th	O
Academy	O
Awards	O
Show	O
,	O
host	O
Jon	O
Stewart	O
and	O
Jamia	O
Simone	O
Nash	O
were	O
caught	O
playing	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
tennis	I-Application
on	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
event	O
's	O
gigantic	O
projection	O
screens	O
after	O
a	O
commercial	O
break	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
joke	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
featured	O
in	O
mainstream	O
movies	O
such	O
as	O
Tropic	O
Thunder	O
,	O
Alvin	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Chipmunks	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Squeakquel	I-Application
and	O
in	O
commercials	O
for	O
products	O
such	O
as	O
Kellogg	O
's	O
Smart	O
Start	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
,	O
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
E3	O
2008	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
moved	O
forward	O
after	O
the	O
extent	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
MotionPlus	B-Application
was	O
realized	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
idea	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
existed	O
sooner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
12	O
sports	O
,	O
(	O
2	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
)	O
including	O
swordplay	O
,	O
wakeboarding	O
,	O
Frisbee	O
,	O
archery	O
,	O
basketball	B-Application
,	O
table	O
tennis	B-Device
,	O
golf	B-Application
,	O
bowling	B-Application
,	O
power	O
cruising	O
,	O
canoeing	O
,	O
cycling	O
,	O
and	O
air	O
sports	O
(	O
parachuting	O
and	O
piloting	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Club	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
the	O
five	O
games	O
of	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
remade	O
in	O
high-definition	O
graphics	O
,	O
with	O
support	B-Device
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
MotionPlus	B-Application
(	O
similar	O
to	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
)	O
and	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tennis	B-Device
and	O
Bowling	B-Application
were	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
golf	B-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
and	O
Baseball	B-Application
and	O
Boxing	B-Application
were	O
first	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
June	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
retail	O
version	O
of	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Club	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
9	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
during	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
presentation	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Sports	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
sports	O
from	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
and	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Bowling	B-Application
,	O
Tennis	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Chambara	B-Operating_System
(	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
Swordplay	O
)	O
with	O
some	O
new	O
additions	O
like	O
soccer	B-Application
,	O
volleyball	B-Device
,	O
and	O
badminton	O
.	O
</s>
