''Wii Play: Motion'' is a

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for the

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and the sequel to the 2006 game ''

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''. It was released in North America on June 13, 2011; Europe on June 24;Wii Play: Motion launches today
Gamezine, Retrieved 2011-06-13 and in Australia on June 30, 2011. Unlike the original game, which was developed entirely by Nintendo, ''Wii Play: Motions twelve minigames were developed by several different developers alongside Nintendo; these included

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and

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, among others. Similar to the original, all retail copies of ''Wii Play: Motion'' are bundled with a

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(red in Europe and black in other regions), though ''Motion'' came with the Wii Remote Plus variant. The game is the final ''Wii'' series game released on the Wii. The game received mixed reviews from critics upon release, though it was generally considered to be superior to its predecessor.

Gameplay

Like its predecessor ''

'', ''Wii Play: Motion'' is a

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collection that features

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s as playable characters. All the minigames require use of the

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accessory or Wii Remote Plus controller, which allows

movement to be detected with greater accuracy. Twelve minigames are available to play with both

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and

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modes.

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(2011) Wii Play: Motion Manual Unlike its predecessor, ''Wii Play: Motion'' features several minigames that can be played with up to four players.

Games

There are 12 minigames in WIi Play: Motion. The game starts with eight of the twelve being locked and are only accessible after playing the previous minigame. *Each developer's minigames are listed in the credits.

Development

''Wii Play: Motion'' was announced by Nintendo's official press on April 12, 2011. It was also shown at the E3 convention that same year. Page 2.

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. Retrieved 2011-07-27. The game's development resulted from the combined efforts of several game developers, including

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and Chunsoft, who were asked by

to create

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s of games that utilized the

accessory. According to an interview on

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, Ryusuke Niitani said he wanted to make a game himself if he ever had a chance to, so he created ''Teeter Targets''. According to Cubed3, a total of around 200 staff members (including debug staff) were involved in the creation of ''Wii Play: Motion''.

Reception

''Wii Play: Motion'' received mixed reviews from critics, receiving an aggregate score of 61.89% on

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as of March 2014. In Joey Davidson's review for

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, Joey said that the controller of the game was "nice", The mini-games were "decent", and the bundle was decent. ''

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'' rated the game 7.5 out of 10, stating that "although a few activities aren't exactly winners, the majority are fun and guaranteed to familiarize new users with the bundled Wii Remote Plus controller." In contrast,

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's Andrew Hayward gave the game two stars. Hayward said that the game "does spotlight a better set of diversions than the original release, but little here will wow or surprise players who have been through the existing gauntlet of Wii mini-game packages."

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reviewer Nathan Meunier awarded the game a 5.5/10, stating that "Greater variety and depth don't save this second round of motion minigames from the bargain bin."

's Jack DeVries gave the game a "bad" rating of 4/10, stating that "Even if you need a controller, I still can't recommend this." By July 2012, ''Wii Play: Motion'' had sold 1.12 million copies.

Notes

References

External links

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