Wii Warm Up: You're getting served

by JC Fletcher { Feb 25th 2008 at 9:00AM }

Rarely has a single game been associated with a console as much as the Wii's pack-in, Wii Sports, has with the Wii. It's so strongly identified that "playing Wii" is often shorthand for "playing Wii Sports." With pretty much every Wii owner obsessed to a degree with Wii Sports tennis, do we need more tennis games? Is it a matter of a popular game creating a market, or are more tennis games on the Wii redundant?

Tags: tennis

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Jumbo @ Feb 25th 2008 9:10AM

I'd have a hard time justifying spending 50 bones on a tennis game when I already have one that everyone loves to play.

kevin @ Feb 25th 2008 9:19AM

I haven't hit the level of addiction to Wii Sports Tennis that everyone talks about, but my brother has. He's been dieing for a more "advanced" and lifelike tennis game on the Wii, kind of like Tiger Woods compared to Wii Sports Golf. I'll have to let him know that Top Spin isn't too far out - he'll flip.

Mike D @ Feb 25th 2008 9:22AM

I think that a full fledged tennis game is needed. In wii tennis you can't control your guy, only play 3 games (as in a tennis game, not a set, match), can't play singles, and theres not enough options with controlling your swing (putting spin on the ball, the wii mote detecting exactly how hard you hit it).

I'd definitely pay full price for the 2k game.

Mr Khan @ Feb 25th 2008 9:29AM

Personally i like the idea of a more in-depth Tennis title. I might get Sega Superstars Tennis or Top Spin, but thats if i find space in my overcrowded window (one can estimate that MK Wii will be in April or something for North America too, so that will follow right after Brawl, and then of course Okami after that)

BlackDogAssault @ Feb 25th 2008 10:35AM

I think Wii needs more tennis games and even one more to the oncoming list: Mario Tennis. I don't know about GameCube's, but the N64's would be something I'd play with my friends with people so excited they sweat.
The Wii Sports tennis is... blah. The inability to move your character around pretty much kills the game for me. It doesn't feel you're actually playing.

vidGuy @ Feb 25th 2008 11:17AM

There's easily room for more tennis games. A Mario Tennis and a Top Spin game are needed stat. Wii Sports is a genius pack-in, but I think the casuals want a Mario Tennis and the hardcores want something more realistic with more options.