Wii Play - Table Tennis

This is a capture of me earning a platinum medal in the Table Tennis mode of Wii Play for the Wii. This was recorded directly from my Wii (not the Wii U).

I had actually been interested in getting Wii Play since shortly after I got my Wii in early December 2006 because it looked like more of Wii Sports. However, I never got around to buying it until 2011, mostly because I made the mistake of listening reviewers who bashed the game. It's a shame I waited so long because the game is actually quite fun. It reminds me of a lot of the simple black box NES games I played as a kid.

The Table Tennis in this game is a bit disappointing because instead of swinging the Wii Remote like in Wii Sports Tennis, you simply use pointer controls to move the paddle and the game does the rest. Also, in the single-player mode, you simply do a return challenge instead of having a real ping pong match. I was really hoping for something better when I first heard about this mode, but at least Wii Sports Resort got it right.

To earn a platinum medal in this mode, you have to obtain at least 200 points. I didn't find this to be too challenging since it mostly comes down to reaction time, and I had already developed fast hands years ago thanks to the good old NES.

Recorded with the Hauppauge HD PVR and the Wii's component cables at 60 frames per second.

I'm using a Wii Remote.