Bowling is a sport in Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort and Wii Sports Club. Along with golf, bowling is the only sport that appears in all the games of the Wii Sports series.
The main goal of the sport is to hit a certain part of 10 pins (or 100 pins) in each frame. If the player plays alone, the goal is to beat the personal record. With multiple players who knocks off the most pins at the end of the 10 frames, wins the game.
Wii Sports[]
- See main article: Wii Sports
Bowling is the third game of Wii Sports.
Gameplay[]
The player must roll the ball down the lane to knock down as many of the pins as possible. The player has 10 frames at two-rolls-per-frame to accumulate their score, and the highest score at the end wins. Each pin is worth 1 point, unless they knock down all 10 at one time (creating a strike, which adds the rolls of their next two frames to the frame they rolled the strike in) or all 10 in two rolls (creating a spare, which only adds the next frame's roll to the current frame's score).
Controls[]
Press Left or Right on the D-Pad to choose your lane position, or press the 
button and move left or right to aim at an angle. To roll the ball, hold the Wii Remote in front of you, hold 
, swing your arm back as if you were actually bowling, then swing your arm forward and release . To add spin, rotate your wrist to the right or left just before you release the button.
Wii Sports Resort[]
- See main article: Wii Sports Resort
A few Miis bowling.
Bowling returns in Wii Sports Resort without many changes. The sport takes place in the Wuhu Town's Bowling Alley. Minigames for each sport are also introduced, in this case are Standard Game, 100-Pin Game, and Spin Control.
Standard Game[]
Gameplay[]
The gameplay is the same of Wii Sport's Bowling. The player should roll the ball down the lane to knock down as many of the pins as possible. The player has 10 frames at two-rolls-per-frame to accumulate their score, and the highest score at the end wins. Each pin is worth 1 point, unless they knock down all 10 at one time (creating a strike, which adds the rolls of their next two frames to the frame they rolled the strike in) or all 10 in two rolls (creating a spare, which only adds the next frame's roll to the current frame's score).
Controls[]
Press Left or Right on the D-Pad to choose your lane position, or press the button and move left or right to aim at an angle. To roll the ball, hold the Wii Remote in front of you, hold , swing your arm back as if you were actually bowling, then swing your arm forward and release . To add spin, rotate your wrist to the right or left just before you release the button.
Tips[]
- When the player has a split, where two or more pins are separated, they should aim at one of the pins and add some spin to their roll. Hopefully the ball will hit the first pin(s) and roll over to the other pin(s).
Stamps[]
| Name | Requirement | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Gobble Gobble | Bowl 3 strikes in a row. | The stamp cannot be earned in Team Play. |
| Split Spare | Complete a spare after first getting a split. | A split is achieved by knocking over the headpin (the closest pin to you) but leaving other pins standing behind it, often with a gap between them. If there's a wide gap in your split, remember to add a little spin to the ball just before you release it. |
| High Roller | Achieve a score of 200 points or higher. | This is tough. You'll have to throw a lot of spares and strikes. Note that you can't earn this Stamp in Team Play. |
| Pin Dropper | Throw a strike or spare in every frame except for the third roll of the 10th frame. | Very difficult. If you don't manage a spare or strike in one frame you may as well start all over. |
| Perfect Game | Roll 12 Strikes in a row. | As hard as it gets! You'll have to throw one strike in each of the first nine frames, and three strikes in the final frame. Good luck. |
100-Pin Game[]
Gameplay[]
Same as regular 10-pin bowling, except now each frame has 100 pins.
Controls[]
Same as regular 10-pin bowling.
Secrets[]
Secret Strike[]
To do this, you can toss the ball onto either blue bumper just right and make it travel all the way to the end. If you look closely, there's a red button at the end, it will hit a switch, trigger an explosion, and knock down all the pins. Now realize that it can be done on both sides. To do this, release the ball late on Manual to toss the ball into the air. Angle it towards the bumper with some spin to keep it on track.
Stamps[]
| Name | Requirement | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Super Strike | Knock down all 100 pins in one roll. | A 100-pin strike may sound impossible, but the game is pretty forgiving in periodically coughing these up. |
| Split Spare | Complete a Spare after first getting a split. | After rolling a split, pick up two sets of pins by adding a spin to your toss just before you release. |
| Off the Wall | Make a Strike after hitting the gutter guard once. | Angle your Mii so that after your ball bounces off the gutter guard it hits the headpin. |
| Secret Strike | Achieve a Secret Strike. | To earn the Secret Strike you must roll your ball along the entire top of the gutter guard. |
| Pin Dropper | Roll a Spare or Strike in every frame except for the third roll of the 10th frame. | The Stamp can't be earned in Team Play. |
Spin Control[]
A few Miis bowling.
Gameplay[]
Just like normal 10-pin bowling, but with obstacles on the lanes.
Controls[]
The same of the 10-pin bowling controls.
Stamps[]
| Name | Requirement | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| One for All | Knock down at least one pin in every frame. | This Stamp can't be earned in Team Play. |
| Split Spare | After rolling a split, pick up two sets of pins by adding a spin to your toss just before you release. | Same as the other Split Spare Stamps. |
| Head First | Knock down the headpin in every game. | This Stamp can't be earned in Team Play. |
| English Major | Score 170 points or more without hitting any barriers. | Impossible to achieve without spinning the bowling ball. This Stamp can't be earned in Team Play. |
| Pin Dropper | Roll a Spare or Strike in every frame except for the third roll of the 10th frame. | This Stamp can't be earned in Team Play. |
Secrets[]
Bowling Ball color change[]
To change the blue color of the ball, hold a direction on the directional pad at the Bowling loading screen. The following directions correspond to colors:
- Down - Green Bowling Ball
- Left - Red Bowling Ball
- Right - Gold Bowling Ball
- You can also unlock a bowling ball covered in stars for each bowling event by attaining Pro Level (100 points).
Wii Sports Club[]
- See main article: Wii Sports Club
The sport bowling can be downloaded on October 30, 2013 in the Nintendo eShop via SpotPass, together with Tennis.
Trivia[]
- For safety, it is advised to wear the wrist strap at all times. Not wearing one could result in damage to the television or injuries to people.
- The player is able to bowl the ball into an NPC's lane that is next to them. By pressing the
button and moving the angle of the ball and the spot the player's Mii is located right next to the gutter guard, and by putting a large amount of spin on the ball.
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