<s>
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2009	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-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
and	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
to	O
require	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
MotionPlus	B-Application
accessory	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2008	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
nearly	O
all	O
other	O
regions	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
title	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
bundled	O
with	O
newer	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
consoles	I-Operating_System
alongside	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
for	O
the	O
improved	O
controls	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	B-Device
game	I-Device
on	I-Device
the	I-Device
Wii	I-Device
,	O
after	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
,	O
with	O
33.14	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
,	O
which	O
puts	O
it	O
at	O
eighteenth	O
in	O
the	O
best	B-Application
selling	I-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
ever	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
called	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Sports	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
tropical	O
resort	O
on	O
an	O
archipelago	O
named	O
Wuhu	O
Island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
time	O
a	O
player	O
starts	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
several	O
instructional	O
videos	O
will	O
play	O
,	O
then	O
the	O
strap	O
usage	O
screen	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
MotionPlus	B-Application
test	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twelve	O
different	O
sports	O
are	O
available	O
;	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
game	O
,	O
the	O
sports	O
are	O
each	O
played	O
by	O
holding	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
(	O
and	O
in	O
some	O
cases	O
,	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
)	O
like	O
the	O
actual	O
sport	O
being	O
replicated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
notably	O
,	O
in	O
archery	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
holds	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
vertically	O
to	O
hold	O
the	O
bow	O
and	O
pulls	O
back	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
to	O
pull	O
back	O
the	O
bow	O
's	O
string	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
feature	O
that	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
brings	O
is	O
Wii	B-Application
MotionPlus	I-Application
compatibility	O
,	O
which	O
enables	O
1:1	O
control	O
and	O
allows	O
the	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
greater	O
accuracy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
new	O
variation	O
,	O
table	O
tennis	O
,	O
gives	O
the	O
player	O
greater	O
control	O
over	O
adding	O
spin	O
to	O
the	O
ball	O
by	O
twisting	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
while	O
swinging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
golf	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
spin	O
the	O
ball	O
by	O
rotating	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
while	O
swinging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
sports	O
involving	O
more	O
than	O
two	O
players	O
support	O
hot	O
seat	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
just	O
one	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
is	O
needed	O
and	O
is	O
shared	O
among	O
players	O
while	O
taking	O
turns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
games	O
returning	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
are	O
Bowling	B-Application
and	O
Golf	B-Application
,	O
while	O
Table	O
Tennis	O
was	O
originally	O
a	O
game	O
in	O
Wii	B-Application
Play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
was	O
considered	O
well	O
before	O
the	O
advent	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
MotionPlus	B-Application
peripheral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
principal	O
setting	O
of	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
,	O
Wuhu	O
Island	O
,	O
originally	O
appeared	O
at	O
E3	O
2006	O
in	O
the	O
scrapped	O
"	O
Airplane	O
"	O
mode	O
for	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
but	O
was	O
subsequently	O
changed	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
mold	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	B-Application
Fit	I-Application
series	O
as	O
"	O
Wii	B-Application
Fit	I-Application
Island.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Hotels	O
,	O
a	O
castle	O
,	O
some	O
rock	O
formations	O
and	O
ruins	O
of	O
an	O
older	O
civilization	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
sports	O
arenas	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
tennis	O
courts	O
from	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
,	O
a	O
bowling	B-Application
alley	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
swordplay	O
arena	O
)	O
were	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
island	O
has	O
since	O
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
stage	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Wii	B-Application
Fit	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
counterpart	O
Wii	B-Application
Fit	I-Application
U	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Pilotwings	B-Device
Resort	I-Device
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Device
Kart	I-Device
8	I-Device
Deluxe	I-Device
,	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
+	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
,	O
the	O
new	O
pack-in	O
game	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
consoles	I-Operating_System
which	O
was	O
never	O
sold	O
individually	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
the	O
pack-in	O
game	O
for	O
later	O
versions	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Family	O
Edition	O
in	O
late	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
has	O
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
of	O
80%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
7.7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
controls	O
were	O
impressive	O
and	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
superb	O
compared	O
to	O
most	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
com	O
's	O
Tim	O
Smith	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
90%	O
,	O
calling	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
and	O
the	O
MotionPlus	B-Application
peripheral	O
"	O
simple	O
but	O
welcome	O
additions	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
line-up.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
American	O
Heart	O
Association	O
(	O
AHA	O
)	O
endorsed	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
to	O
encourage	O
sedentary	O
people	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
first	O
step	O
toward	O
fitness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AHA	O
heart	O
icon	O
covers	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
more	O
active	O
games	O
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Fit	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
and	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
listed	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
and	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
as	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
multi-player	O
experiences	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
history	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
everyone	O
can	O
have	O
fun	O
with	O
them	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
young	O
children	O
to	O
grandparents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
sold	O
152,000	O
copies	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
day	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
sold	O
7.57	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
second-biggest-selling	O
game	O
worldwide	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
33.14	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
