Summary
Resolution Games' upcoming VR and mixed reality titleHome Sportsbears some similarities to Nintendo’s ownWii Sportsgame. Nintendo’s motion-controlled console, the Wii, was one of the most successful systems of all time, so much so that it had its own imitators.Wii Sportsis usually considered one of the defining games that would demonstrate the system’s motion controls. The premise is pretty simple, as players would be able to use the Wii motion controller to play a variety of sports like golf, baseball, and bowling.
Nintendo would revisit the concept of motion-controlled sports games on not only the Wii, but also successor systems like the Wii U and Nintendo Switch. Games likeWii Sports ResortandNintendo Switch Sportsattempted to capture what madeWii Sportsso fun, with mixed results. Other companies outside of Nintendo have also tried to make their own variations on the concept, either through motion controls or other platforms like VR. Some VR sports games, likeAll-In-One Summer Sports, have been praised for their use of VR and integration of a mixed reality mode for the Quest 3 Headset. A new mixed reality game will be coming this December for Quest 3 that takes a little bit of inspiration fromWii Sports.
Developed by Resolution Games,Home Sportsis an upcomingVR Sports gamethat will launch on December 11 for the Quest 3S and Quest 3 headsets. The game supports up to five different sports: pickleball, hockey, bowling, mini golf, and badminton, supporting up to four player multiplayer.Home Sportscan be played within one app and via local or online multiplayer as well.
Home Sports' Similarities to Wii Sports
The maincomparison toWii Sportsthat could be drawn from this game is its use of motion controls and rather simple visuals. Both the Wii and Meta Quest 3 headsets have a separate controller peripheral that is used to play. For example, bothHome SportsandWii Sports' bowling games require the player to actually move around the controller, simulating the motion of throwing a bowling ball.
The closest direct comparison that can be made betweenHome SportsandWii Sports' game lineupis how they share bowling and golf as a game mode, along with badminton and tennis having similar parallels to each other too. Based on theHome Sports' simplicity, it seems like a good title to introduce gamers to VR gaming, similar to howWii Sportsdemonstrated its motion controls.
Wii Sports
Warm up and throw yourself into the action with the hit sports game that will have you hooked faster than you can swing a tennis racquet! Wii Sports offers five distinct sports experiences, each using the Wii Remote to provide a natural, intuitive and realistic feel. In Tennis, you’ll grab the controller like a racket and swing – the game will register forehands, backhands, volleys, lobs, slices, spin and power depending on how fast you swing and at what angle. Baseball will have you gripping the controller like a bat and swatting fastballs out of the park in a home run derby. In Golf you’ll step up to the tee, hold the controller like a golf club and swing naturally to smack the ball onto the green. In Bowling, players raise the Wii Remote in their hand just like a bowling ball, and then swing their arms to roll the ball. When Boxing, using the Nunchuk controller as one glove and the Wii Remote as the other, players dodge, weave and punch their opponents.
