Did Virtua Tennis 2009 come out today?

[bodean]

Not much talk about this title...........wondering if it's out.

 

[Dzapper]

According to gamestop.com copies of Virtua Tennis don't ship until June 9th. So it will probably be on store shelves June 10th or 11th.

 

[gn09]

great.ive been looking out for this.Hopefully there will be some major improvements as theres plenty of potential for it to be a great sports game.

 

[1337endo]

I wouldn't count on it, at least on the Wii version. Grand Slam Tennis looks more polished, I'm going with that tennis title this year.

 

[castlezelda]

i'm still undecided

 

[Dzapper]

I may buy one of these Motionplus tennis titles. I agree that Grand Slam tennis looks much more polished. But Virtua Tennis has online multiplayer, so if its even near as good as Grand Slam I may get it instead. Plus Virtua Tennis is dropping at $39.99 which makes a big difference when your gonna buy a WM+

 

[1337endo]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe GST has online multiplayer also.

 

[Dzapper]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe GST has online multiplayer also.

I just looked it up and you are correct Grand Slam Tennis does feture an online multiplayer mode with NO FRIEND CODES:thumbsup:. Ok that pretty much sealed the deal for me, I'm getting Grand Slam. Does it come packaged with Motionplus? or is that just Tiger Woods?

 

[1337endo]

In Europe GST is packaged with MotionPlus, and in the US it'll only be Tiger Woods packaged with MotionPlus for $10 more.

Works for me though since I'm getting Tiger Woods anyways.

 

[BobbiMaGee]

I'm going with Virtua Tennis. From what I've read in advance reviews it requires more actual motion rather than button action. I've got mine pre-ordered from Amazon along with a couple Wii Motion thingies.

 

[goheat]

Over at Gamespot's forums, Dru1984 kindly posted scans of Official Nintendo Magazine's reviews of both Grand Slam Tennis and Virtua Tennis 2009:

Grand Slam Tennis
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http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs44/f/2009/156/5/1/GST1_by_19284.jpg
http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs43/f/2009/156/d/4/GST2_by_19284.jpg
http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs49/f/2009/156/6/a/GST3_by_19284.jpg

Virtua Tennis
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http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs49/f/2009/156/8/0/VIR1_by_19284.jpg
http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs45/f/2009/156/1/e/VIR2_by_19284.jpg

 

[DrMoze]

Despite the difference in scores, these games still look too close for me to decide. Priority is on a 'natural' tennis experience for me. VT does appear to have more 'fun' single-player options, though. Both have online play.

I'll wait for the tennis reviews. But I already pre-ordered TW10. Wit M+, it's a no-brainer. The disc golf makes it a must-have.

 

[BobbiMaGee]

I think you're right, DrMoze. You probably couldn't go wrong with either one.