Wii Sports

Summary

Wii Sports is a video game^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,027 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].

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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^[28], December 2, 2006^[29], December 7, 2006^[30], and December 8, 2006^[31]. Languages include German^[27], Japanese^[32], English^[33], and Spanish^[34]. 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^[35] and digital download^[36].

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^[37], founded in 2006^[38]; British Academy Games Award for Gameplay^[5], a video game award^[39], founded in 2006^[40]; British Academy Games Award for Game Innovation^[6], a video game award^[41], in United Kingdom^[42], founded in 2006^[43]; British Academy Games Award for Multiplayer^[7], a class of award^[44], in United Kingdom^[45], founded in 2004^[46]; and British Academy Games Award for Sports^[8], a video game award^[47], founded in 2004^[48].

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 (2,027 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

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].