 | Digital Release | Nintendo Wii U November 18, 2012 (NA) November 30, 2012 (EU) December 20, 2012 (JP) |
| Delisting | October 2017 - Nintendo Wii U (NA) April 24, 2019 - Nintendo Wii U (JP) March 27, 2023 - Nintendo Wii U (EU) |
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| Developer | Ubisoft | |
| Publisher | Ubisoft | |
| Available On | Retail Nintendo Wii U |
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| Links | Nintendo.com page [Archive] |
Delisting
ESPN Sports Connection was last confirmed available on the Nintendo eShop in North America on October 1st, 2017. By the next Wayback capture on November 1st the game’s Nintendo.com page was removed. This version of the game appears to have been delisted due to licensing of the ESPN property. Across Europe and Japan the game was released as simply ‘Sports Connection’ and these versions were mot delisted alongside the North American release.
Sports Connection was later delisted in Japan on April 24, 2019 for unknown reasons. The European version remained available until the Nintendo Wii U eShop was closed on March 27, 2023. The game remains available on physical media.
About the Game
ESPN Sports Connection™ is a fun new way to connect with family and friends and play the most popular sports from a new perspective. ESPN Sports Connection is being developed specifically for Nintendo’s Wii™ U™ system to take full advantage of Nintendo’s New Controller. Play solo, team up in co-op to experience new gameplay possibilities, or compete in multiplayer to take full advantage of Nintendo’s New Controller.
- Play six of the most popular sports: soccer, football, baseball, tennis, golf, and karting.
- Touch controls. Use the New Controller to control a blitz in football to sack the quarterback or score a curled free kick in soccer!
- Play with Wii MotionPlus using real sports gestures! Swing with precision in golf or hit a home run in baseball.
- Play both on your TV and New Controller. Drive your kart to victory competing with up to five players (four split screens on your TV + the New Controller), or play solo switching anytime between the New Controller and TV!
- Get inside the action. Use the New Controller as a frame to scan and analyze the field to give insightful advice as a caddie in golf.
- Play fun mini-games. Try the Serving Machine Challenge in tennis and hit balls quickly as you challenge your friends.
- Connect with friends. Create teams, get rewards, accept challenges and share scores on the worldwide leaderboard.
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