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Wii Sports

Wii Sports is one of the most successful launch titles of all time, as it immediately proved to audiences how enjoyable and well-designed the Nintendo Wii's motion controls were.  Wii Sports also seems to be evergreen, as it's still great fun to play with friends today.

WII SPORTS
Wii Sports

Platform(s)
Wii
Released
November 19, 2006
Developer(s)
Nintendo EAD
Publisher(s)
Nintendo
Genre(s)
Sports
ESRB
E For Everyone due to Mild Violence

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