Wii Sports Resort -- The Legend of Zelda.

It's safe to say that at this point, for me, the Wii has been a disappointment overall. Sure, there is the great Zelda, and the return to form for Mario, and the Virtual Console has allowed for me to revisit and round up classic titles from yesteryear. But outside of a couple of Wii Ware titles and games like No More Heroes, and House of the Dead Overkill third party support hasn't exactly been stellar. Also it's gotten to the point where the spaces between the must have Nintendo developed titles are starting to get obscenely long. So now comes Wii Sports Resort. Don't get me wrong, I'm not calling Wii Sports Resort a must have Nintendo developed title. In fact, I referred to the original Wii Sports as a terrible tech demo and debated if the title should be considered a game or not. I'm not a fan of Nintendo's casual friendly philosophy. I'm not convinced they care about the so called core gamer despite their attempts to show they do at E3 this year. But see, at that E3, at a private showing, Miyamoto showed off some concept art for the next Legend of Zelda on the Wii. He also went on to say something along the lines of if you play Wii Sports Resort and pay attention to the swordplay and archery events you'd get a good idea how the next Legend of Zelda plays. That statement intrigued me enough, and I knew I'd need one eventually, that I went ahead and jumped into Wii Sports Resort. The big deal about Wii Sports Resort is that it comes bundled with Nintendo's new Wii Motion +. An add-on that attaches to the bottom of the Wii Remote and delivers 1:1 motion control. In other words, the Wii Remote will now be able to track itself exactly. So you'll have full on screen control. However you move, the game responds exactly. Ever since the reveal of the Wii's motion control the concept that most instantly grabbed everyone's attention was the idea of lightsaber battles. Now that concept is finally here. Wii Motion + works. The sword does move as you move the Wii Remote. Wii Sports Resort does show off the technology, but it never escapes the tech demo feeling. There is enough to get you excited that hopefully some developer out there is going to be able to deliver the real deal. It's the exact same way for Wii Sport Resort's archery event. The tech demo will impress you on that level while leaving you hopeful someone truly delivers. This slight next Zelda tease has me cautiously optimistic for the next Zelda title. As far as Wii Sports Resort is concerned, it's an even more glorified tech demo. I suppose if you're one of the fabled people who play the Wii every time their grandma comes over and you have all night sessions of Wii Sports then Wii Sports Resort will blow your mind. But if you're one of the more normal gamers who see the gimmick for what it is, Wii Sports Resort isn't going to be for you. But the potential for someone to do something great is here.