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PongvsWii Play

Pong leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Wii Play leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION6 /10READS4 /10VARIANCE0 /10OPTIMIZATION1 /10
PongWii Play

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 5

Pong leans harder on execution: Paddle positioning and return angles are pure motor skill

Reads4 vs 2

Pong leans harder on reads: Against a human, anticipating placement adds a thin prediction layer

Variance0 vs 2

Wii Play leans harder on variance: Find Mii crowds and target spawns randomise lightly

Optimization1 vs 2

Wii Play leans harder on optimization: Minigames are too shallow to deeply optimise

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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