Wii Motion Control Games for the Switch
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
Just give us a Monkey Ball. Any Monkey Ball. It doesn’t matter if it’s Tip ‘n Tilt, Touch & Roll or Baboon Scrotum, we’re long overdue for some of that frantic monkey lovin’.
For the purpose of this article, however, we will postulate the idea that the Wii’s Banana Blitz —not particularly the strongest game in the series— is nonetheless a logical candidate for revisiting. AiAi and company seem custom made for the Joy-Cons, with their precarious tracks and hairpin turns being well within the controller’s capabilities.
Banana Blitz was plagued by orientation issues common in early Wii titles, often requiring you to pause and recalibrate the controller at the most inopportune times. Thanks to the superior 2019 technology, this would be a thing of the past, allowing for smooth chimp navigation. Let that phrase sink in. Smooth. Chimp. Navigation.
Some might prefer to have gone down the Marble Saga route, but that itch has been at least partially scratched by September’s Marble It Up! Besides, when given the option, we would always prefer to recommend games that have primates trapped in capsules. Apes-a-poppin’!!
Any other motion control-focused Wii games that you think would make perfect sense on the Switch? Let us know! We love to hear your valuable opinions and feedback, even the negative stuff that makes me cry at night. It’s character building, my daddy tells me.
