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IGN keeps the good times rolling with more Sonic and the Secret Rings Videos.  Most of it is similar to what we’ve seen before, but the newest one called …
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News from Konami is starting to trickle in now. IGN Wii has the exclusive on Dewy’s Adventure, a brand new Wii game built from the ground up to take …
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IGN Wii has posted some brand new images and videos.  One of the videos is called “Sonic Dinosaur Trailer” and shows off some great gameplay.

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IGN just posted some sweet new videos for upcoming Wii games like Prince of Persia and SSX Blur. They also have a new N-Query that discusses the Wii online …
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This video is from Cubed3 and has the play through of the first level in Sonic and the Secret Rings for Wii which I covered yesterday. The game looks …
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IGN Wii has the exclusive on the new Tiger Woods PGA game coming to Wii.  They got to demo the upcoming Wii golf game and gave favorable impressions of …
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Those who have been lucky enough to acquire a Wii have discovered the marvel that is Wii Sports. It was the first game I played and it is a perfect introductory title for the Wii’s innovative control scheme. I was surprised how small the wiimote was and how easily it fit in my hand. It felt natural and didn’t feel light or cheap. I inserted the disc and proceeded to play some Tennis.

At this point, it’s important to note that my learning curve starting off was a little different than most since I had seen many videos of ‘how to play.’ However, I was quite surprised when my parents and grandparents became interested in the game as I played. It took them no time at all to get used to the controls. My grandma, who has never played many games, played tennis like a pro after only 3 games of practice. I was astonished and knew that Nintendo’s simple philosophy made sense. They got used to the controls almost as fast as I did! All of us traded off playing singles (I only bought one extra wiimote at launch) and had a blast.

Ok, now onto the game itself. There are five games included: Tennis, Baseball, Bowling, Golf, and Boxing. Each of these games display different strengths of the wiimote. Tennis and Baseball show off the free range motion and 3d positioning features. Bowling really shows off the ability to sense tilting and/or spins. Golf takes these two features and teaches one how to control their swings/motion. Boxing is a fun game that pretty accurately shows depth with various punches and movements.

On top of all these games, the package features 3 practice modes for each sport. These modes help to hone your abilities as you improve in each sport. There are some very subtle improvements that can be made in each of the sports. This is where the depth comes into the game. It’s fun enough for anyone to pick up and play, yet has enough depth to provide hours of entertainment.

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