Wii Play confirmed for North America

  • By Staff, GameSpot
  • Posted Nov 18, 2006 9:05 pm PT

Reggie lets it slip; minigame collection and Wiimote bundle will get US release sometime next year.

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Amie revealed that the heretofore Euro- and Japan-only bundle Wii Play will, in fact, get a North American release. Speaking with GameSpot staffers in New York today, Fils-Amie said the decision had been made to bring the nine-game collection and controller pack to US gamers sometime next year. The title brings a collection of entry-level titles to the mass-market console--included in the mix are table tennis, hockey, fishing, and billiards games. No price was mentioned.

102 Comments

  • PixyMisao

    Posted Nov 21, 2006 7:36 am PT

    "BIGboss600
    ok what kind of game is it?"

    ...

    "included in the mix are table tennis, hockey, fishing, and billiards games."

    So it's basically Wii Sports 2 with different games, sounds like a nice addition to me.

  • BIGboss600

    Posted Nov 20, 2006 11:30 am PT

    ok what kind of game is it?

  • dgroundwater

    Posted Nov 20, 2006 9:42 am PT

    This is cool!

  • Phazevariance

    Posted Nov 20, 2006 9:30 am PT

    Wii sports was pretty entertaining with a bunch of people yesterday, I bet wii play would stil be pretty fun for a pack in.

  • deepsilence

    Posted Nov 20, 2006 9:07 am PT

    Not very interesting...

  • kyosukeugc

    Posted Nov 20, 2006 8:26 am PT

    lol lame.
    cool for some probably, but lame.

  • diablobasher

    Posted Nov 20, 2006 8:02 am PT

    Saturnrise is being a little silly methinks.

    I consider myself a Hardcore gamer, yes i do play those types of games, but do you know what else i play? EVERYTHING. Every damn game i can get my hands on, RPGs, Fighters, Platformers, Family games, IMPORT games i cant even read. etcetcetc.

    Me hardcore, you, demographic.

  • keldog

    Posted Nov 20, 2006 7:18 am PT

    I love how Gamespoters take news about a set of mini-games that pack in with a controller and turn it into a thing of grandure that disapoints. People, it is a PACK-IN with a controller! What do you people want? Remember, there are other games to get. They aren't trying to sell the system with this, just give a little added value to the cointroller purchase. Calm down.

  • Maquis_UK

    Posted Nov 20, 2006 7:08 am PT

    SteelWingKnight said:
    Why not play some real table tennis instead of on a wii? hell, you can even use any old table for it. rockstar table tennis for the 360- even worse.

    yes, it must feel a lot worse to pay thru the nose for a 360 only to have Table-Tennis launched by Take2 as some kind of killer-app. Glad i never spent ££ on that piece of junk. by the way, Gears of War on its way to PC. wow all those 360 "exclusives" are available for download!

  • cancer_777

    Posted Nov 20, 2006 6:44 am PT

    GKBeetle

    I agree how could anybody call himself hard core and play only a few games

    saturnsrise if you want to be hardcore then you need to appecciate any type of game wether its an indie platformer or a marketing machine as Halo. I f you only like FPS or action game games then you are just a demographic (15 - 20)

  • GKBeetle

    Posted Nov 20, 2006 6:18 am PT

    saturnsrise
    Wasn't it the president of Nintendo that earlier this year said if the Wii doesn't sell as well as the Gamecube it will be a total failure? I'm sorry, but if Nintendo expects to succeed in the console wars, they're going to have to do a little more than release table tennis, fishing, hockey, and pool. I used to be the biggest supporter of Nintendo, but this proves that they have completely lost touch with the hard-core gamer. Real gamers play Gears of War, Halo, Resistance: Fall of Man, COD, etc., not ridiculous table top games. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    So, you're saying that hardcore gamers only play one type of game, that being FPSs. Man, it must suck to be a hardcore gamer to not be able to play other types of games. I'm glad I'm a casual gamer so that I can play whatever type of game I want to. I can play Halo and table tennis.

  • XenonHID_VQ

    Posted Nov 20, 2006 5:53 am PT

    Billards!!!

  • exedeath

    Posted Nov 20, 2006 2:29 am PT

    GOD has spoken again.

  • Storm82

    Posted Nov 20, 2006 12:21 am PT

    it's sad when people think fps are what hardcore gamers want, although i must admit gears of war is incredible. Don't care too much about halo, cod, or resistance though

  • CVGCShubert

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 11:01 pm PT

    Thankyou!

  • darunia106

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 10:47 pm PT

    yay!

  • Zonelezz

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 10:30 pm PT

    wow thats goign to be sweet!

  • saturnsrise

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 10:02 pm PT

    Wasn't it the president of Nintendo that earlier this year said if the Wii doesn't sell as well as the Gamecube it will be a total failure? I'm sorry, but if Nintendo expects to succeed in the console wars, they're going to have to do a little more than release table tennis, fishing, hockey, and pool. I used to be the biggest supporter of Nintendo, but this proves that they have completely lost touch with the hard-core gamer. Real gamers play Gears of War, Halo, Resistance: Fall of Man, COD, etc., not ridiculous table top games.

  • speedracer216

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 8:40 pm PT

    billiards should be fun.
    i always love games packaged in with stuff.
    i love the marketing by nintendo, just gotta get my hands on a controller to see if i like it.

  • SteelWingKnight

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 7:44 pm PT

    Why not play some real table tennis instead of on a wii? hell, you can even use any old table for it. rockstar table tennis for the 360- even worse.

  • RaiKageRyu

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 6:53 pm PT

    Wii Will Play

  • DarkSan00

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 6:48 pm PT

    =O nice

  • imbacon

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 6:23 pm PT

    Poor lil sony fanboy who's name's made of numbers!

  • blueflamedino

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 5:14 pm PT

    hmm.... the wait might be worth it

  • 009876543

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 5:10 pm PT

    this isn't a big deal. even if we het it i bet no one would use it. it is just a wasted game that will raise the wii -mote price

  • b4kura

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 4:23 pm PT

    Table Tennis FTW

  • peeweeshift

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 3:51 pm PT

    not enough info yo make me get excited yet

  • Thorpe89 Site moderator

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 2:38 pm PT

    Wii Play, sounds similar to EyeToy: Play?

  • Maquis_UK

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 1:37 pm PT

    VFM2181
    I don't know what Wii Play is so I'm just going to buy the gay Wii Sports bundle.

    somebody get this troll a dictionary. also a clue. what a juvenile.

  • helluvagood

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 1:36 pm PT

    thats great.... but im not interested.. at all.

  • KingBroly

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 1:23 pm PT

    I saw it on the Guide @ EB Games. It said $49.99 saying "Wii Play with Wii Remote"

  • strahd01

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 12:50 pm PT

    I am a wii360 person with no cash but this is something to wait for just for the xtra controller until then it all 360 w00t! i still love it i got it at launch and it hasnt died yet but it under warrenty thanfully (knock on wood)

  • oboewan9999

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 12:41 pm PT

    Rockin_MixMasta
    360 ftw. GoW ftw.

    Zelda 8.8 ftl.
    ------
    Spam ftl.
    Gamespot bias ftl.
    GoW 9.5 Gamerankings ftl.
    Zelda 9.7 Gamerankings EFF TEE DOUBLEYOU.

    According to the vast majority, Zelda > GoW.

  • MasterAsh42

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 12:18 pm PT

    That was the first thing that came to my mind, too, CheddarLimbo. But in the end, I think I can wait until Wii Play's release to nab that second remote. By the time the bundle hits the US, I'm hoping my friends will have jumped on board the Wii wagon and bring their own controllers for gathering. (An even more likely situation for me considering tax time's coming up.)

  • cjcr_alexandru

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 12:02 pm PT

    Wii Sports, Wii Play... next Wii Race.

  • CheddarLimbo

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 11:41 am PT

    This looks interesting, but it presents a problem - I don't think I'll ever need more that 2 remotes. But I don't want to wait until this thing comes out to get the second one. WiiPlay doesn't seem like it's all that complicated. How is it that this isn't ready for distribution at launch in America.

    Frustrating. Maybe WiiPlay will be available by itself, for a discount.

  • VFM2181

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 11:28 am PT

    I don't know what Wii Play is so I'm just going to buy the gay Wii Sports bundle.

  • thestickman

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 10:57 am PT

    This is exciting news for me. For those worried that the games will be similar to Wii Sports, have no fear, they are all different. In fact, Wii Play has some nifty games like a 3D Duck Hunt remake (the final level with the UFO's is pretty sweet), a game where bubbles with a silhouette of your Mii fall from the top and you have to choose the correct out of 3 positions as well as twisting your wrist to match up the silhouette and pop the bubble, and a game where you ride a bull around a race track while running over scarecrows and leaping over hurdles. Definitely a great addition of games for the Mii chars...

  • rgsniper1

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 10:29 am PT

    laoldr, that's my point. Consider this what if the day after they went on sale (the wii only it's in white iteration), they say oh by the way next week we are launching 12 new colors that will be available immediately. It's like companies in general hold back now or don't have there ducks in a row until it's just 1 minute to late (the largest amount of sales happens directly at launch) then they spring something on you. ie..

    360 Marketplace gets launched with games, but there's content already available to pay for. - why not include it in the game and develop content a little down the road and at least make it look like it wasn't supposed to be part of the original game.

    The Live Vision launched stating you could download Totemball, but then you get your live vision and wait weeks to get totemball because it's not really there and ready for download.

    The Wii remote... hey we just launched it and all of our faithful fans went out and supported us by buying multiple remotes. OK now... We are giving away a game with it very soon if you buy another one.

    2 days before launch Nintendo pulls it's Web Browser, News Channel and Weather Channel until later. In all of these instances it's shear incompetence by the companies to not have this stuff worked out in advance. In all instances it's the consumer that is left standing there saying.... but but I thought....you said.....Oh fine I'll buy more or wait it out. This a trend now that really needs to be stopped as it's only getting worse.

  • s3lFc0nTr0l

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 10:23 am PT

    hope they're all different from wii sports

  • dustopants

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 10:13 am PT

    what about Wii conductor and Wii drums?

  • Andy639_basic

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 10:10 am PT

    Well, dissapointing that we're getting it late, though to be fair we're getting the Wii itself before even Japan.

  • Laoldar

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 10:00 am PT

    rgsniper1, they never even hinted that Wii Play would be included. Not once. It never had an American release date until Friday.

  • LqdSnk

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 9:53 am PT

    It'd be better if it were available sooner since everyone needs to pick up an extra controller.

  • kunia_ninja

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 9:50 am PT

    that's too far away from now to even matter

  • Mark2099

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 9:32 am PT

    goody

  • Jebril

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 9:31 am PT

    GIF is a Nintendo hater, all he does is go on any Nintendo related article and post a crap comment about them I mean honestly get a friggin life, what do you do? If you don't like it don't post.

  • Homsar13

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 9:29 am PT

    thank you nintendo

  • _sean_05

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 9:24 am PT

    $60 controllers FTL

  • GrimoireMyst

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 9:21 am PT

    The price is always great on Nintendo bundles aren't they.

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