Prerelease:Wii Sports

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To do: Add info about Health Pack (Wii Fit?) Project Star World's playlist featuring many Wii Sports prerelease videos Prerelease Tennis video Playlist with many E3 2006 and prerelease videos of the game Yet another playlist with E3 2006 footage Official DVD Promo Footage. Shows changes in HUD elements The pinsetter in Bowling said "Wii" instead of "Wii Sports" Different "Home Run" voice in Baseball Post-E3 demo showing more footage, including splitscreen Baseball match. The prototype screenshots with Mario and the early Kokeshi Mii designs originate from Miyamoto's GDC 2007 conference. Tennis and golf footage with music not in the final game and screens unseen in other footage.

Pack Project Prototype

According to Katsuya Eguchi, who is the producer of Wii Sports, Wii Play and Wii Music, originally there was a prototype software that included tech demos which tested the capabilities of the Wii Remote. The tech demos featured in the prototype software were divided into two categories: family-oriented games, which would become part of Wii Play, and sports games, which would become part of Wii Sports.

The timeStamp.txt files found in Wii Sports, Wii Play, and Wii Music refer to the prototype software as Pack Project.

E3 2006

In E3 2006, there were four Wii Sports minigames showcased: Airplane, Tennis, Baseball and Golf. Airplane was scrapped, although the Island Flyover and Dogfight games in Wii Sports Resort are based on Airplane. Miis also had a relatively more realistic design with ears.

The E3 announcer isn't Josh Millman, who is the announcer in the final version of the game.

Airplane

In Airplane, you fly an airplane by rotating and moving your Wii Remote. The objective is to fly through as many rings as you can before time runs out. Other Planes fly around the Island as well and drop rings for the player. Seagulls also start following the airplane. The Island Airplane takes place on is an early version of Wuhu Island, more akin to its Wii Fit version. Things such as houses and beaches are in places different from the final version. While Airplane was scrapped, the Island Flyover and Dogfight games in Wii Sports Resort are based on Airplane. The rings were replaced by iPoints in the Island Flyover game mode. The island would later be implemented into Wii Fit and Wii Sports Resort. The Miis are also noticeably as large as the plane. Some Airplane gameplay videos show that crashing into things doesn't eject your Mii from the plane and just has the plane bouncing against what it crashes against.

(Source: IGN)

Tennis

The E3 version of Tennis is very similar to the final version, although the HUD and some of the models are different from the final version. The crowd is also missing. The E3 version doesn't have any replays, unlike the final version. As seen in some other E3 Tennis videos, the background texture of a town is seemingly a flat green texture.

(Source: IGN)

Baseball

The E3 version of Baseball is very similar to the Training minigame Hitting Home Runs, although the E3 version doesn't have music, and the HUD and some of the models are different from the final version of Hitting Home Runs. It starts with 3 practice pitches before going to the main game.

(Source: IGN)

Golf

The E3 version of Golf is very similar to the Training minigame Hitting the Green, although the E3 version doesn't have music, the HUD and some of the models are different from the final version of Hitting the Green, and the Golf ball is always struck from the same position in the same course in the E3 version. By landing on the green, the player plays a "One-Putt Challenge" to try and putt the ball into the hole.

The trees use an early, more colorful design. While they didn't appear on the game, 2D versions of these later appeared in the Shooting minigame from Wii Play.

(Source: IGN)

Post-E3 Demo

This demo is much closer to the final build, albeit with various differences.

Boxing

• The current health of each player was shown in a bar instead of a circle.
• The gloves originally turned black after missing punches repeteadly.
• When a player's punch is blocked while their gloves are black, an exclamation mark showed up.
• Seen in the video below, the "You Win" screen had a different camera angle.

Baseball

• The font for text shown one screen was thinner.
• No exclamation point appears over a Mii's head when they make an error.
• The screen presenting the next batter is missing.
• The announcer being used sounds like the same one used during E3.
• Some textures (Like the scoreboard) are slightly different.
• The ball is pitched with much less time for the player to react.
• Either balls weren't implemented yet or the strike zone was bigger.
• The CPU Mii, Alex, has a different hairstyle.

Bowling

• The pinsetter said "Wii" instead of "Wii Sports".

UI

• The strap warning screen was a bit different using real photos rather then illustrated ones.