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Wii Sports

2006 sports video game
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Wii Sports

Summary

Wii Sports is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,155 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wii Sports received the Game Developers Choice Award - Best Design[3].
  • Wii Sports received the British Academy Games Award for Casual[4].
  • Wii Sports received the British Academy Games Award for Gameplay[5].
  • Wii Sports received the British Academy Games Award for Game Innovation[6].
  • Wii Sports received the British Academy Games Award for Multiplayer[7].
  • Wii Sports received the British Academy Games Award for Sports[8].
  • Wii Sports's instance of is recorded as video game[9].
  • Wii Sports's composer is recorded as Kazumi Totaka[10].
  • Wii Sports was published by Q8093[11].
  • Wii Sports's genre is sports video game[12].
  • Wii Sports was followed by Wii Sports Resort[13].
  • Wii Sports was produced by Shigeru Miyamoto[14].
  • Wii Sports was produced by Katsuya Eguchi[15].
  • Wii Sports's developer is recorded as Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development[16].
  • Wii Sports's part of the series is recorded as Wii[17].
  • Wii Sports's part of the series is recorded as Wii Sports[18].
  • Wii Sports's designed by is recorded as Keizo Ohta[19].
  • Wii Sports's designed by is recorded as Takayuki Shimamura[20].
  • Wii Sports's designed by is recorded as Yoshikazu Yamashita[21].
  • Wii Sports's Commons category is recorded as Wii Sports[22].
  • Wii Sports's platform is recorded as Wii[23].
  • Wii Sports's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game[24].
  • Wii Sports's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[25].
  • Wii Sports's game mode is recorded as hotseat[26].
  • Wii Sports's language of work or name is recorded as German[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Other[28]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[29]

  • First release date: 2006-11-19[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 430fb2a6-65fa-4fc0-8487-16621a7f0f75[31]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Wii Sports was published by Q8093[11]. Producers include Shigeru Miyamoto[14] and Katsuya Eguchi[15].

Publication

Publication dates include November 19, 2006[32], December 2, 2006[33], December 7, 2006[34], and December 8, 2006[35]. Languages include German[27], Japanese[36], English[37], Spanish[38], and Catalan[39]. Wii Sports's genre is sports video game[12]. Series this is part of include Wii[17] and it[18]. Recorded distribution format include Nintendo optical disc[40] and digital download[41].

Subject and Themes

Series this is part of include Wii[17] and Wii Sports[18].

Reception

Awards received include Game Developers Choice Award - Best Design[3]; British Academy Games Award for Casual[4], a video game award[42], founded in 2006[43]; British Academy Games Award for Gameplay[5], a video game award[44], founded in 2006[45]; British Academy Games Award for Game Innovation[6], a video game award[46], in United Kingdom[47], founded in 2006[48]; British Academy Games Award for Multiplayer[7], a class of award[49], in United Kingdom[50], founded in 2004[51]; and British Academy Games Award for Sports[8], a video game award[52], founded in 2004[53].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Wii Sports was followed by Wii Sports Resort[13].

Why It Matters

Wii Sports ranks in the top 2% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,155 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

FAQs

What awards did Wii Sports receive?

Honors received include Game Developers Choice Award - Best Design[3], British Academy Games Award for Casual[4], British Academy Games Award for Gameplay[5], and British Academy Games Award for Game Innovation[6].

Related Entities

Japan Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development Nintendo optical disc Shigeru Miyamoto Wii Remote Yoshikazu Yamashita

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Nicereddy · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    The cutting room floor id → Wii_Sports
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8607]]: Wii_Sports, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/154783003|Wii Sports (#154783003)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6004|The Cutting Room F"
  2. 8w ago · Ricard Soler Roger · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → German, Japanese, English +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P407]]: [[Q7026]]"
  3. 10w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Wii_Sports
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Games/Wii_Sports, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  4. 13w ago · YoshiRulz · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tasvideos game id → 2110
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11701]]: 2110, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/151162587|Wii Sports (#151162587)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5864|TASVideos game]] #mix'n"
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