Customer Reviews

Wii Prince Tennis Racquet

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I ordered this product along with Grand Slam Tennis for the Wii, based largely in part on the 5 star review by "J. M. Manson". After receiving the item, I realized that the aforementioned review is so inaccurate that it must have been written deliberately to mislead buyers. Probably by someone with some financial stake in this product.

1. Let's start with the most important issue first: the product doesn't work as described. When you play tennis on the Wii, the controller is held so that the buttons face the ceiling and the left and right edges represent the forehand and backhand. Well when you do that with this device, guess what? The racquet faces the ceiling also. Anyone play real tennis with the racquet facing the sky? Didn't think so.

2. It is not the same size or weight as a real tennis racquet, unless you play tennis with a racquet 16" long that weighs 4 ounces.

3. You can't use the Wii jacket with it at all.

4. It holds the remote very loosely, using only a few flimsy plastic tabs.

5. The product is made of cheap, thin plastic that I have no doubt would have cracked within a month had I bothered to use it more than once or twice.

Take the money you were going to spend on this and use it to light a fire in your fireplace and it would be a better use of the funds.

This racket is very cool. It has the weight of a real tennis racket and really makes you feel that you are playing tennis. I have played hours of Wii Tennis and have had no problems. Buy it! I just bought a second one for when I playing doubles with a "real" person.

These rackets look good and work well. The only problem is that all the adult males, like over 5' 8' or so end up hitting the ceiling with them on accident. My girls, who are both 5' 4' come close, but don't hit it. My father, my husband, etc can not use these though because they always hit the ceiling with them. This of course is not a product problem, but if you have 8 foot ceilings where you play Wii you might want to reconsider this purchase.

I purchased a pair of Prince Tennis Rackets...A friend and I were playing Wii Tennis and the racket head snapped off within the 1st 30 minutes of use. We put the other one away and went on to use the Wii rackets that come with the sport pack. Since them I have ordered tow of the Wii motes. The only problem with this is that the Wii motes do not fit in any other tennis rackets except for the Prince rackets so if you are looking for a true tennis experience this is not for you. A friwedn took out the other Prince Racket and hooked it all up and played for about 15 minutes before the racket head snapped off of that one. Do not waste your money...These are horrible

I just received my Prince Tennis Racquet and I love it! I enjoy playing tennis on Wii Sports and Racquet Sports and had previously purchased the Nerf accessories. Unfortunately, the Nerf accessories along with another bundle kit (included golf club, baseball bat, & racecar wheel) proved to be pretty flimsy. After playing just a few sets I immediately noticed a difference and improvement in game accuracy and proficiency. I will admit, I am about 5'3 or 5'4 so I didn't experience problems with ceiling issues encountered by other users. The only caveat is I found in attempting to remove the Wiimote there was a bit of difficulty. Therefore, I decided against doing so and will leave that Wiimote in the racquet and use my other Wiimote for other games. I chose this option because I didn't want to damage the Wiimote or the racquet. Overall, I am very pleased with this purchase!

I bought this racket for my husband, who loves to play Wii tennis, to go along with Virtua Tennis, the game featuring tennis pros. He only used it a handful of times because the controller would slip and not stay put. He tried to velcro or rubber band it into place, but it wouldn't keep it tight enough in place, so he stopped using it and sold it at a garage sale. (Kinda felt guilty about that, LOL.) Had it kept the controller in place, it would have been awesome, because the movement was very natural. Try again, Prince!

This racquet is awesome. I have two of them and both of mine hold the Wii remote so securely that it's tough to get them out! They snap in tightly. The weight isn't quite that of a real racquet but it does feel similar and provides the same feel of leverage. The other reviewer mentioned that the Wii remote is suppose to be swung level so your racquet would be facing the ceiling. This isn't true although I can see how one could think this based on one of the loading screen instructions in Grand Slam Tennis on how to swing. It's simply not the case based on how the Wii remote is suppose to be held. Swinging the Wii remote how the other reviewer stated would be extremely uncomfortable for the wrist. Instead, swinging the Wii remote in the game should be natural and not facing up based on the way you have to have your finger on the B button and thumb on the A button. I play Grand Slam Tennis all the time and you do not have to swing the Wii remote level. Based on a natural swing with the Wii remote the racquet would always be facing front and back.

I enjoy playing Tennis on my Wii; I thought having an actual tennis racket would enhance the experience. The design of this racquet, with the Wii remote inside the handle seemed like just the ticket.

Using the racquet certainly did enhance the playing experience, however the plastic handle of the racquet was anything but comfortable. After playing for a short period of time it was obvious that any long term use of this racquet was out of the question.

The other annoying aspect of the design is that it blocks communication from the wii remote.