Fishing Resort

Short description: 2011 video game

Fishing Resort

Developer(s)| Prope
Publisher(s)|

* JP: Namco Bandai Games
* NA: XSEED Games

* KO: Nintendo

Producer(s)| Yuji Naka
Platform(s)| Wii
Release|

* JP: August 4, 2011[2]
* NA: November 22, 2011[1]

* KO: August 1, 2013[3]

Genre(s)| Fishing
Mode(s)| Single-player, multiplayer

Fishing Resort, known in Japan and Korea as Family Fishing (ファミリーフィッシング), is a fishing video game developed by Prope for the Wii home console. It features eight different areas for the player to fish and do several activities. Stores located in areas allow the player to buy items for fishing needs. The player can also take a cruiser and explore the ocean surrounding the island where the game is set.

## Contents

* 1 Gameplay
* 2 Development and release
* 3 Reception
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Gameplay

The game requires a Wii Remote along with a Nunchuck. The player lifts up the Wii Remote and then swings it down near water to cast. The player picks from a range of rods, varying from Small to Xtra-Large, and a selection of baits and lures. There are more than 200 fish in the game, all of which are catchable by the player at various locations.

## Development and release

Fishing Resort was developed by Prope, a Japanese company headed by former Sega designer Yuji Naka.[2] Naka was approached by publisher Namco Bandai Games after it released We Ski for the Wii, requesting he create a fishing game in the same line. Naka initially declined because of his own disinterest in fishing, but chose to make the game when considering that there may be people like him who lack fishing knowledge and "who may enjoy an accessible fishing game".[4] Rather than market the game to "core fishing fans" like many other games in the same genre, Naka aimed at making Fishing Resort accessible to a broader audience. "It starts at the very beginning of the game where you come into a resort, a place where you’re going to spend a fishing vacation", Naka explained. "The setting puts everyone at ease. You can relax or go fishing right away."[4] Naka read books on fishing, as well as resort management, to design the game.[4]

Fishing Resort was officially released in Japan by Namco Bandai Games on August 4, 2011.[2] In addition to its stand-alone release, the game was retailed as a combination pack containing both the game and a unique shell accessory which attaches the Wii Remote to the Nunchuk controller to more closely resemble a fishing rod and reel. Fishing Resort was published in North America by XSEED Games on November 22, 2011 in both forms at budget prices.[1] Nintendo's Korean branch chose to publish the game in South Korea on August 1, 2013.[3]

## Reception

Fishing Resort was met with an overall indifferent response from critics. The game holds aggregate scores of 72.5% on GameRankings and 69 out of 100 on Metacritic.[5][6]

According to Media Create, Fishing Resort debuted in seventh place on Japanese sales charts for its release week, selling 22,365 units.[7] Namco Bandai shipped 200,000 copies of the game in its first year of release in the region.[8]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Spencer (November 9, 2011). "Catch Fishing Resort And Its Crazy Combo Pack In November". Siliconera. http://www.siliconera.com/2011/11/09/catch-fishing-resort-and-its-crazy-combo-pack-in-november/. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Rosenberg, Jared (June 12, 2011). "Family Fishing Heads to Wii". Nintendo World Report. http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/26557. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nintendo staff (July 11, 2013). "Error: no `|title=` specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in Korean). Nintendo of Korea. http://www.nintendo.co.kr/PR/press_list.php?cPage1=1&cPage2=1&idx=87&press_div=P. Retrieved January 10, 2014.Error:+no+`|title=`+specified when+using+{{[[Template:Cite+web|Cite+web]]}}&rft.atitle=&rft.aulast=Nintendo+staff&rft.au=Nintendo+staff&rft.date=July+11,+2013&rft.pub=[[Company:Nintendo|Nintendo+of+Korea]]&rft_id=http://www.nintendo.co.kr/PR/press_list.php?cPage1=1&cPage2;=1&idx;=87&press;_div=P&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikibooks.org:Software:Fishing_Resort">
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Spencer (September 28, 2011). "How Yuji Naka Got Into Fishing And Back In Touch With Naoto Oshima". Siliconera. http://www.siliconera.com/2011/09/28/how-yuji-naka-got-into-fishing-and-back-in-touch-with-naoto-oshima/. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
5. ↑ "Fishing Resort for Wii". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. http://www.gamerankings.com/wii/637335-fishing-resort/index.html. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
6. ↑ "Fishing Resort for Wii Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/fishing-resort/critic-reviews/?platform=wii. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
7. ↑ Hillier, Brenna (August 12, 2011). "Japanese Charts – 3DS takes dramatic dive, sports rule the charts". VG247. http://www.vg247.com/2011/08/12/japanese-charts-3ds-takes-dramatic-dive-sports-rule-the-charts/. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
8. ↑ Gantayat, Anoop (August 4, 2012). "Nintendo Gives Family Fishing Team a Trophy For High Sales". andriasang.com. http://andriasang.com/con24y/family_fishing_sales/. Retrieved January 10, 2014.

## External links

* Official website

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