Nintendo Bridges Wii Sports Resort with Facebook

Earlier this week Nintendo brought Wii Sports Resort online, through the power of social networking site, Facebook.

The follow-up to the Wii launch game, Wii Sports Resort, has been a success in the offline realm. At its core the game is a multiplayer beast, for most owners it and its predecessor have been must-plays at parties and gatherings. With the Wii fully internet capable, you'd wonder why both titles lack online play - especially Resort.

To make setting up tournaments with friends a little easier, Nintendo have setup a Facebook application, Wii Party time Generator (really, we kid you not). It's essentially an interactive invitation maker that's a little more presentable than sending a text/sms or calling up friends.

Whilst it doesn't come close to actual online play, it's still a decent enough step in the right direction to online competition on the Wii.