Wii Sports was bundled with the Wii in most regions and used motion-controlled sports activities.
Nintendo released the game in 2006 as a collection of five sports: tennis, baseball, bowling, golf, and boxing. Players used the Wii Remote to imitate actions such as swinging a racket, rolling a bowling ball, or throwing a baseball.
The package was designed to demonstrate the Wii’s motion-sensing controller to people who might not normally play video games. Its accessible controls and multiplayer format helped make the console popular with families and casual players.
The bundle was not identical worldwide: Japan generally sold Wii Sports separately, while North American, European, and several other markets included it with the console. Wii Sports Resort, released later, was a separate sequel rather than the original pack-in title.