Wii Sports Resort: The lost games

by JC Fletcher { Sep 4th 2009 at 9:35AM }

In an email interview with Wired, Wii Sports Resort producer Katsuya Eguchi revealed that, beyond the twelve events included in the final game, even more were planned that didn't quite make it in the game.

"We considered fishing and a water slide activity before deciding on the final twelve events," Eguchi said. We're having a hard time imagining a controllable, skill-based water slide game, which may have been one reason it didn't end up in Resort. "As for more unconventional concepts, we created a pretty fun prototype of kendama, a traditional Japanese toy, that just didn't fit the game's theme." So, a toy didn't fit the "resort" theme, but fighting with fake swords was completely appropriate? Working at Nintendo is complicated.

Tags: katsuya-eguchi, wii-sports, wii-sports-resort

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Bryan @ Sep 4th 2009 9:40AM

oh no not fishing what will we ever do without fishing

216 @ Sep 4th 2009 9:42AM

go fish in real life?

Adv2k1 @ Sep 4th 2009 9:45AM

fishing is tons of fun on wii. I love Twilight Princess fishing and having it in resort would have been great.

Mr Khan @ Sep 4th 2009 9:50AM

My guess is that they didn't want to get repetitive. Watersliding would have come off very similar to wakeboarding in terms of control mechanics, i bet, even if the goals are very different.

Street Luge actually would've been pretty awesome, a la Downhill Jam and all those damn Snowboard games we keep getting, but faster.

sony boy (6 years til sony man child!) @ Sep 4th 2009 9:52AM

When the wii HD comes out, i'll bet they'll make a remake of the 2 wii sports game and put it in one disc and have another game called wii sports resort: the lost events.

Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Sep 4th 2009 10:02AM

I seriously dont think we will see a "WiiHD" if anything it will be a new system completely.....and that might not be til sales start to dwindle tremendously....

Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Sep 4th 2009 9:59AM

Fishing in Wii Sports resort would have REALLY resonated with the old people that can no long go fishing....had they left it they may have gotten more sales...

Dv8thwonder @ Sep 4th 2009 10:00AM

In keeping with the Summer fun motif, I think that volleyball would've been a great addition to this game or surfing. That would've been perfect.

Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Sep 4th 2009 10:04AM

I could see them doing surfing....KIND OF....but Volleyball??

WiNG [XBL&Steam: WiNGSPANTT] from lifeinagame.com @ Sep 4th 2009 10:03AM

Where is my "put on sunglasses and try to check out girls at the resort pool without them noticing" mini game?

All of the fun of real life, minus all of the social and legal consequences.

JeezWhiz87 @ Sep 4th 2009 12:39PM

Wouldn't you want them to notice? It's a lot less creepy if you introduce yourself, and have a conversation.

teitoku @ Sep 4th 2009 10:04AM

Fighting with fake swords IS a sport; see kendo, foil fencing. Tossing & catching a ball is not a sport.

Marcus Carter @ Sep 4th 2009 11:10AM

I play with my son alot the game is fun but i hate the frisbee golf.

mgd182 @ Sep 4th 2009 12:23PM

I thought the next version would be WII SPORTS: WINTER RESORT, where its the same island, just with bobsleding (like plane flying but with a bobsled instead of a plane), skating replacing biking, sliding of course, snow ball throwing maybe (instead of archery), ice surfing or something, who knows.... getting exited thinking about this :P

The Heretic Ramza Beoulve @ Sep 4th 2009 12:48PM

I have been waiting for a WSR posting. I am curious what some of you all's best records are. I was looking for somewhere on the internets where they had records, but haven't found anything. I want to see where my Minus 18 in 18 holes of Frisbee Golf ranks.