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"Fling. Smash. Like Ronseal Five Year Woodstain, the clue is right there in the name. In FlingSmash you use the Wii MotionPlus controller to "fling" Zip, a sort of Pacman meets the ball from Breakout, so that he "smashes" blocks. You do the flinging. He does the smashing."
"FlingSmash is a rather ballsy name for a game on a platform that began life plagued with television-damaging controller throwing. When I first received the game and its bundled Wii Remote Plus, I stripped off the protective rubber covering of the controller and scoffed at the use of the remote strap, because I am a mature adult that knows how to control himself. About an hour into playing through story mode, which involves swinging the Wii Remote Plus to bat about a ball-shaped hero through m..."
"When the Wii Motion Plus was first announced by Nintendo at E3 2008, gamers everywhere were wondering what kind of games the 1:1 control would allow for. Nintendo released Wii Sports Resort with the peripheral -- a glorified tech demo of a game -- and EA has released fantastic golf games that support the add-on. Since then, Nintendo hasn't released a killer app for the peripheral, with Ubisoft's Red Steel 2 easily being the best Wii Motion Plus-enhanced game. On November 8, 2010, Nintendo rel..."
"There's a parallel universe out there in which Nintendo decided to release this as a standalone product, with no fancy controllers in the box. And in that universe, people are totally pissed. But in this reality, I can confidently say that you won't feel bad about kicking in a little extra for FlingSmash if you were already planning to buy a Wii Remote Plus."
"For what works out to be a $10 game, "FlingSmash" is pretty amazing. It's a little short, you're arm is bound to get tired from all the swinging, and two-player is more of a challenge than it should be, but, compared to some of the other pack-in software and hardware that Nintendo has released, this comes out towards the top. The game has it's ups and downs, but if you're planning on picking up an additional Wii remote, spending the extra few dollars on this is a much better investment than "..."
"It's clear that even Nintendo wasn't sure what to do with Flingsmash at retail, so instead of trying to convince the gaming populous to buy it separately or even as a WiiWare download, it's used as a premium to get people to upgrade to the Wii RemotePlus. If you can justify 10 bucks for this game then by all means go for it. It's artificially budget price isn't going to get me to like it."
"Last week Ripten reported a strange bundle for the Wii containing FlingSmash with a device identified as the ‘Wii Remote Plus’. Nintendo has been relatively quiet on the matter until today."
"Developed by Artoon, FlingSmash combines the hands-on fun of tennis with the nonstop action and instant gratification of pinball. When the tropical Suthon Island is invaded by the evil Omminus, the ball-shaped hero, Zip, is summoned to save the day. Using the Wii Remote controller with the Wii MotionPlus accessory, players will fling Zip at targets to smash your way across eight colourful worlds."
The conference portion of Nintendo of America's media summit has ended today, and here's a full recap of the announcements:
"The Nintendo Wii is currently the top console on the market this generation, and Nintendo and its third-party publishers are going to make sure that it stays on top of the game. There will be plenty of new titles to play this year -- sequels to popular franchises as well as new IPs, both on retail disk as well as digital download -- so don't think for a second that it'll be a "sparse" and "light" 2010 when it comes to Wii gaming.
Here's a quick look at the games we're most looking forward ..."
![Box shot of FlingSmash [North America]](http://i.neoseeker.com/boxshots/R2FtZXMvTmludGVuZG9fV2lpL0FjdGlvbi9BZHZlbnR1cmU=/flingsmash_frontcover_small_NELE39XwX0IZIDA.png)