Golf, are people still interested?
Sporting games can appeal to anyone at all which is a huge problem for the real sports as they really only apply to the people who actually play the game itself. Are the comuter games getting close to the real sports or is it just me? Do you burn the same amount of calories playing them on a game? To be put rather simply . . . perhaps. Obviously if you are buying say a golf game for the 360 or PS3 it is not going to do anything apart from save you money on one of those electric golf trolleys.
On the other hand if you were to purchase one on the Wii the only thing you are missing out on is the walking aspect of the sport. A lot of the pro's in golf do not bother to even walk the course as it is so how much are you really missing out on. Game developers are really keen to keep making the sporting games as realistic as possible and the Wii is able to take advantage especially from this using its motion control way of playing games. When playing sports games that use your hands like golf and tennis it actually feels like you are playing the real thing which I have to admit is fantastic. The new attachment for the Nintendo Wii which is due out later thi year means motion sensing technology is going to advance even further. With the invention of this new technology for the Wii it is going to enable game devlopers to make the games even more realistic. Is this really making any difference at all? Well it sure is for the people who can’t afford to go out and pay fees at their local golf course. You dont have to wear strict clothing for console golf, just switch it on and play in whatever you want.
They need to concentrate on making the games you cant go out and play at a course better so people will have more incentive to go out and play them, I love computer games but its time to leave the sports ones where they are. It would be a great shame to see the people who start up playing sports and become big starts to decline due to the fact games are becoming ever more realistic and more entertaining.
So next time your stuck between going out in the rain for a round of golf or plugging in the Wii for a bit of a game, stop and think, the real thing is always better so charge up those golf batteries and get playing!

