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Wii Sports Club boxed copies join Team USA in July
North American retailers join the Wii Sports Club on July 25, when boxed copies containing all five sports arrive on store shelves. Nintendo of Europe already announced the HD-make boxes over there on June 25. The motion-controlled sportsaganza hit the eShop in November, first bringing tennis and bowling before driving forward with golf. The Wii U-packaged game adds baseball and boxing to the mix, and both sports become available online on June 26, a month ahead of the retail release. Presumably they'll follow the same pricing model for the other sports, which are currently available through $2 day passes for all sports or with a $10 permanent unlock per sport. The boxed copy has the best value with a suggested retail price of $40, ten bucks cheaper than getting the five sports online. [Image: Nintendo]
Europe gets boxed Wii Sports Club in July, baseball and boxing this month
Wii Sports Club will add its baseball and boxing events to the Wii U eShop on June 27 in Europe, Nintendo announced today. The publisher added the two sports to the game in Japan a few weeks ago, though it hasn't offered a release date for North American players. Those looking to pick up the full retail version of the game in Europe will have that option come July 11. The sporty HD remake landed on the Wii U eShop in November, debuting with trial versions of its tennis and bowling games. It offered per-sport and per-day pricing models, which carry through this month's launch of baseball and boxing. Wii U owners that download Wii Sports Club will get a 48-hour free trial to check out the game's five sports. Following the trial, they'll have the option to pick up 24-hour passes on the eShop for £1.79, or can permanently unlock both the boxing and baseball games for £8.99. Nintendo noted that the trial is open to all players, including those that have used up Wii Sports Club trials in the past. [Image: Nintendo]
Wii Sports Club adding Baseball, Boxing in Japan June 27
Nintendo will launch the final two games in its downloadable Wii U minigame compilation Wii Sports Club in Japan next month ahead of a boxed retail release, the publisher announced this week. Boxing and Baseball will round out Wii Sports Club's five-game roster in Japan on June 27. The games can be activated for a 24-hour period for 200 yen each, or purchased for free play as a 1,000-yen two-pack. A retail version of Wii Sports Club, which includes Boxing and Baseball in addition to previously released Tennis, Bowling, and Golf minigames, will hit Japanese store shelves in July. Nintendo of America has not revealed a North American release date for Wii Sports Club's final two minigames, and a retail version has not been announced. [Image: Nintendo]
Report: Play Wii Sports Club free for a limited time beginning March 21
Nintendo will give all Wii U players a chance to play its Wii Sports Club series for free during a three day event beginning on March 21, according to IGN. The free-for-all event also features access to online multiplayer for each of its included games. Wii Sports Club offers à la carte access to Wii sport games. Each sport is available as an individual purchase of $10, or as part of a "Wii Sports Club Day Pass" for $2, which gives players 24 hour access to available games. Currently the series features three events: golf, tennis and bowling. Additional sports will be made available in the future, Nintendo has noted. The company's Wii Sports series has previously featured baseball and boxing. In an update set to release today, Wii Sports Club will now feature a nine-hole "Resort Course" golf course from 2009's Wii Sports Resort. The free Wii Sports Club event will run until March 23. [Image: Nintendo]
Wii Sports Club adds Golf
Wii Sports Club, the Wii U HD-make of Wii Sports, adds Golf to its roster today, including a course based on NES classic Golf. As revealed in this morning's Nintendo Direct for Europe and North America, the additional sport is being made available on the eShop today. As the image above shows, you can watch the GamePad as you make your swing to see your club impact with the ball. Per the other modes, you can take Golf for a spin in a 24-hour free trial. You'll then have to pay $10 to permanently unlock it as an individual sport, or cough up $2 to unlock all available sports across a 24-hour period.
PSA: Trial bowling and tennis at the Wii Sports Club, starting today
Here we are, breaking the first rule: Mainstream darling Wii Sports is now available on the Wii U eShop as Wii Sports Club. Albeit only with Tennis and Bowling, with the HD port due to add Boxing, Baseball, and Golf in the "months ahead," last we heard. In addition to hi-def sprucing and Wii MotionPlus support (you'll need the MotionPlus add-on or a Wii Remote Plus to play), Club brings online versus mulitplayer to the Wii Sports experience. Players can tie themselves to regional clubs, and increase their club ranking by taking on members of rival clubs. Unlike the original game, which came bundled with the Wii, there are a couple of pricing models to get your head round with Wii Sports Club. You can either purchase a $2 Day Pass, which lets you play all available sports across a 24-hour period, or you can get permanent access to a single sport for $10. In simpler terms, you can effectively unlock the full game of five sports for $50. If you'd prefer to just check out the Club first, there's a 24-hour trial period that activates when you first start up the game. I had a quick go this morning, and both Bowling and Tennis worked well online, with games easy to set up and without noticeable lag. For the record, I was excruciatingly awful at Bowling (double figures, people), but I thwacked my way to a superb Tennis victory of 7-4. And now I need a lie down.
