Bowling

For the training modes, see Bowling (training).

Bowling is one of the five sports featured in Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, Wii Sports Club, and Nintendo Switch Sports.

Bowling[]

Wii Sports Bowling is similar to real-life bowling. The player attempts to knock down 10 pins with a ball. The player has 10 attempts with two bowls in each frame. Any of the pre-made Miis from the game, along with any Miis the player has created, or from the Mii Parade are frequently seen bowling in the other lanes and standing in the audience. The most points that can be scored in one game is 300 points.

[Notes: The direction you throw your remote correlates to the direction the bowl rolls. Additionally, twisting the remote left or right will cause the ball to spin in the direction you twisted the remote towards]

Controls[]

In Wii Sports, the player can hold the B button to throw, and release the it when they are ready to throw. In Wii Sports Resort, there are two throwing styles: Automatic and Manual. For Automatic, the player needs to just hold the B button and swing the Wii Remote to throw the ball. With Manual, the player has to press and hold the B button to throw, and then let go of the button when you're ready to throw, just like in Wii Sports. Wii Sports Club Bowling uses the same control scheme as in Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort's Manual throwing style.

Bowling Ball Colors[]

Blue/Cyan (Player 1)
Pink/Red/Purple (Player 2)
Green/Lime (Player 3)
Gold/Yellow (Player 4)

Usually, player 1 will get the Blue ball with hints of Cyan, player 2 will get the Pink one with hints of Red and Purple, player 3 will get the Green one with hints of Lime, and player 4 will get the Gold one with hints of Yellow. You can also change your ball color by holding down the control pad before the game starts (Hold up for Blue, left for Pink, down for Green, or right for Gold).

Names of Consecutive Strikes[]

Strike
Double
Turkey
Fourth (Wii Sports)/Four in a row (Wii Sports Resort and Wii Sports Club)/Four-bagger (Nintendo Switch Sports)
Fifth (Wii Sports)/Five in a row (Wii Sports Resort and Wii Sports Club)/Five-bagger (Nintendo Switch Sports)
Six-pack (Wii Sports)/Six in a row (Wii Sports Resort and Wii Sports Club)/Six-bagger (Nintendo Switch Sports)
Seven-pack (Wii Sports)/Seven in a row (Wii Sports Resort and Wii Sports Club)/Seven-bagger (Nintendo Switch Sports)
Eight in a row (Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, and Wii Sports Club)/Eight-bagger (Nintendo Switch Sports)
Nine in a row (Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, and Wii Sports Club)/Nine-bagger (Nintendo Switch Sports)
Ten in a row (Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, and Wii Sports Club)/Ten-bagger (Nintendo Switch Sports)
Eleven in a row (Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, and Wii Sports Club)/Eleven-bagger (Nintendo Switch Sports)
Perfect (Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, and Wii Sports Club)/Perfect game! (Nintendo Switch Sports)

Wii Sports Resort/Wii Sports Club[]

In Wii Sports Resort and Wii Sports Club, there are two additional modes besides the standard one: 100-Pin Game and Spin Control. 100-Pin Game is like normal Bowling, but with 100 pins instead of 10. The maximum score that is achievable is 3000. Spin Control is normal Bowling, but with barriers. How these barriers are placed depends on how well the player bowls. In Wii Sports Resort, Bowling is held in the Bowling Alley.

See Bowling Stamps for the stamps that can be earned.

Secrets[]

In Wii Sports, during the "Power Throws" bowling activity on the training menu, there is a way to hit all of the pins for the 91 pins round. Go all the way to the edge of the lane to the point where the bowling ball will sit on top of the lane. Then throw it at an angle where it won't fall off. A big explosion noise will occur and all the pins will fall.
- This does not work on the other stages however: doing this does absolutely nothing. This only works on the 91 pins stage.
- This is also called the "Secret Strike" in Wii Sports Resort and Wii Sports Club.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

Bowling and Golf are the only sports in every Wii Sports game (Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, Wii Sports Club, and Nintendo Switch Sports).
In Wii Sports, the maximum confirmed skill level you can achieve without hacks is 2213.
You can throw the ball into another person's lane. In Wii Sports, the crowd will laugh, but in Wii Sports Resort, the crowd will exclaim in surprise.
- It is possible to "hit" the pins in the other lane, but if you manage to do so, the ball will go through the pins.
From Wii Sports to Wii Sports Club, you can throw the ball backwards, causing the crowd to jump up in surprise (and laugh in Wii Sports).
- This easter egg is not present in Nintendo Switch Sports.
All three modes of Wii Sports Resort Bowling have the stamp "Pin Dropper".
- They also have "Split Spare" stamp. In 100-Pin Game, you can still earn a stamp if you use a secret strike method in every split spare situation, but it really depends on how easy getting a split is.
In Wii Sports Club, there is a big screen on top of the alleys that shows the other players. Shake the Wii Remote and it will make them jump.
According to a file in the September 2020 Nintendo leak, in Wii Sports Resort, if you were to hold down 2 while entering 10-Pin Game or Spin Control, Mii faces would appear on the pins.
- This was cut from the final game.
When you reach Pro Class, your bowling ball will be decorated with stars.
This is one of the few sports where up to 4 players can play with just one Wii Remote.
Shohei and Sota are the only CPU Miis who debut in Wii Sports Resort to appear in the Bowling Alley in Wii Sports Resort. They also stay in the same positions each time they appear, while the other CPU Miis switch places during the game.
- This is mainly due to a glitch in their Internal ID's, since Shohei's ID is 60, while Sota's ID is 61.
When playing online in Wii Sports Club, chances are that a Mii in the back will end up having a bigger head than usual for a few seconds.
Bowling is one of the 3 sports in Wii Sports that use Mii Parade Miis, the other 2 sports being Tennis and Boxing. In this case, they are shown to replace the CPU Miis in the other Bowling lanes.
- However, it works differently in Bowling. In Tennis and Boxing, the Miis who appear as spectators are the most recent Miis added to the Mii Parade. With Bowling, you will get randomly chosen Miis from the Mii Parade.
  
  Akira with a large head.
This is one of two sports in Wii Sports where there's no tutorial when playing the sport at 0 skill level, the other sport is Tennis.
- This is also one of three sports in Nintendo Switch Sports where there's no tutorial when playing the sport for the first time, the other sports are Badminton and Tennis.


Wii Sports / Wii Sports Club Sports
Baseball • Bowling • Boxing • Golf • Tennis