Wii Sports Resort: Games That Didn’t Make It

*Image above is from a water slide game for the iPhone

According to producer Katsuya Eguchi:

We considered fishing and a water slide activity before deciding on the final twelve events. 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.

Kendama, pictured above,  play consists of catching and spearing the ball in various ways or performing various juggles, balances or position sequences. The game is known by many names around the world, including ring and pin, cup-and-ball, bilboquet, and balero.

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