Comments on: The First Hour Of… Wii Sports Resort

By: Clocks

Clocks — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:27:14 +0000

Yeah but it can totally get grimey in the condom, which is just as bad.

By: paulus

paulus — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:40:43 +0000

Your naked extension is prone to getting dirty though, and it can be impossible to clean and return to its original glory. The worst-case scenario is that it might not work again, ever.

By: Al

Al — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:11:06 +0000

Re recalibration, IGN (yeh yeh I check out the competition) said press d-pad (I think down) and it will recalibrate on the fly, perfect for sword fighting marathon sessions.
There’s a lock, so it shouldn’t come loose.

By: Dousatsu

Dousatsu — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:57:48 +0000

Well not so much coming loose, but when its not connected to the wiimote if you touch it (the male connector bit) it actually jiggles around. Compared to the connector on the nunchuk its very dodgy.

I used the latex (*giggles*) thing for a while but got tired of having to remove it every time I needed to charge my wiimotes.

By: Clocks

Clocks — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:55:27 +0000

Where I work, we refer to the latex protector thing as a condom. So yeah, I shoved my extension into the condom. It fit pretty well, although I prefer playing without the condom on. It just feels so much better, don’t you think?

By: David Wildgoose

David Wildgoose — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:49:36 +0000

Haven’t noticed the MotionPlus connection coming loose either. Do you house yours in the latex grip?

(Ugh, that sounds so seedy.)

By: Dousatsu

Dousatsu — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:38:10 +0000

Yeah the recalibration is annoying…I’ve also noticed the actual motion plus’ are flimsy (the connector itself is very loose), which is why I get the feeling mine have an internal problem. Very frustrating when halfway through the game you hold the wiimote up and the sword goes down.

Table tennis is very different to tennis in that you have to prewind your swings. Often you’ll get caught with your prewinded swing on the wrong side to what you need. Its much more tactical than tennis though due to ease of spinning and speed. It took me a good few hours of getting slaughtered by my housemate to realise all the little tricks you can do.

I think tiger woods frisbee and golf are far superior to wii sports, but you can’t expect wii sports to hold up well against a stand alone golf game.

By: David Wildgoose

David Wildgoose — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:28:33 +0000

I didn’t notice it losing calibration during an event. However, it does get you to recalibrate frequently – a pause screen pops up asking you to place the Wiimote on a flat surface for a few seconds then once it’s ready you’re back in the game.

Had a quick go of table tennis after writing up that post and enjoyed it, evne though it would occasionally confuse my backswing for forward swing and I’d miss the shot. Golf was even better, as was the frisbee variety. I cannot stress enough just how superior this is to the original Wii Sports.

By: Dousatsu

Dousatsu — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:18:59 +0000

Have you found the calibration playing up at all? After a few days of playing, both my motion plus’ seem to lose calibration after a few hits in sword fighting…so it doesn’t follow my motions. Its annoying since sword fighting is so much fun.

Also, table tennis is awesome once you get the hang of it.