Wii Sports Resort to Have Online?

I know many have speculated whether this game would have online play or not.  Actually, it has been pretty much confirmed by the Nintendo Channel info that the game would use WiiConnect24 [source].  While in GameStop today, I had an interesting find.  I snapped a quick photo with my phone.  Check out the boxart below.  I know it’s tough to make out (Remember that I did take the photo with my 1.3MP camera-phone).  But it states that online interactions are not rated by the ESRB… (the typical thing that an online game says).  So, for now, I think we can safely assume Wii Sports Resort will have some sort of online component.  Just how much, though?  We’ll have to wait and see…

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  • DarkWish

    Interesting, but I doubt it. Online play would be a big feature and they have one month to go until release. They’re not going to announce something like that just now, especially since it would have been great to go along with their Wii Sports Resort part of their E3 conference. I’d chock this one up to a mistake on GameStop’s part.

  • http://wiinintendo.net/ hattrick

    @DarkWish – Mistake on GameSpot (box…if they even are the ones to make it) and Nintendo (Nintendo Channel)?

  • Evdawg30

    Yeah, I doubt it. The thing is that the final copy may say that but there may be really no “online interaction” at all. For example: I recently bought Rock Band Unplugged for my PSP, It says on the box “Online interactions not rated by the ESRB”. The game has no online play but I can download new songs. All in all though I don’t think Nintendo would hold back such a big feature this close to launch.

  • zaff2000

    well maybe maybe not btw evdawg if u have downloadable content you still have online just not online multiplayer

  • Shazard

    For Wii Sports Resort to not have online play is such a huge thumbs down. I love Ninty, always have, always will. but how could you not have Online, push the game back another 3 months if u have to, theres no excuse. Ninty really really needs to step up to the plate in this area of gaming.

  • Shazard

    Hattrick, nice detective work btw.

  • http://wiinintendo.net/ hattrick

    @Shazzard – Thanks, and I agree.

    @Evdawg30 – Using your logic, RBU does have some online, so the ESRB statement is true. Therefore, there could still be something for WSR in terms of online (could mean DLC, co-op, competitive, leaderboards, or something else).

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  • http://www.twitter.com/rothsothy Roth

    Looks like it’s just online leaderboards/score submission and biweekly online tournaments.

    If this game does in fact has online multiplayer, then it would have either a blue or orange Wi-Fi logo on the front of the box.
    If you have either of the ExciteBots/Mario Kart Wii +Wii Wheel bundles, you’d know what that looks like.

    // Roth

  • jorhn

    wii is starting to suck now

  • dj

    nintendo only stated that on the cover because theres a small feature in the game where it allows the game to automatically insert miis from the “check mii out channel” inside the gameply such as an audience or an opponent. They said that because some of the miis may not be “appropriate” for some people. there is no real online player vs player interaction in the game at all. i have the game and found this out in the manual.

  • bryanschaerer

    I like Wii sports resots

  • Natasha

    hi i want to kno w if you can play the wii online but whith the wii on my laptop or comeputter