Overview
- Number of Players
- 4
- Genre
- Release Date
Nintendo Switch
- 29th Apr 2022, $39.99
- 29th Apr 2022, £30.99
- Series
- Official Site
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Reviews
Review Nintendo Switch Sports (Switch) - Familiar Fun With Friends, But Little More
Wii haven't come far
Note: At the original time of publication, online functionality was not yet live for Nintendo Switch Sports. As it is such a crucial part of the game, we decided not to score this review until we can had sampled the full online experience. Having now done just that, here's our full updated (and scored) review. When Wii Sports...
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Nintendo Switch Sports Guides
Guide Where To Buy Nintendo Switch Sports
Physical copies include Leg Strap Accessory
Fans of Wii Sports, rejoice: the series is back on Nintendo Switch with a brand new, very fitting name. Yes, Nintendo Switch Sports brings back the Wii's iconic party sports game with six sports appearing at launch: Volleyball, Football, Bowling, Tennis, Badminton and Chambara. Golf is also headed to the...
Guide Nintendo Switch Sports Miis - How To Play As A Mii
A simple matter of custo-Mii-zation
If you've recently picked up Nintendo Switch Sports — the latest entry in the 'Sports' line that Nintendo began with Wii Sports back in 2006 — you may have wondered where the Miis have gone. I don't like these jazzy new avatars, you may be thinking. I want my chubby little Mii with floating spheres for hands!...
Wii're in
Update: The Nintendo Switch Sports Online Play Test is now over. Feel free to let us know your thoughts in the comments section at the bottom of the page. Nintendo Switch Sports is bringing back the Wii Sports brand on Switch at the end of April 2022, but before it launches proper Nintendo is running an Online Play Test of the game over...
Nintendo Switch Sports News
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Go go go!
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Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (13th April)
Oh, Penitent one
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Like clockwork
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Along with three other new deals
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A pik-ture of perfection
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About The Game
Swing, kick, spike, and bowl your way to victory in a sports collection that will get the whole family moving
Get moving with Soccer, Volleyball, Bowling, Tennis, Badminton, and Chambara (Swordplay) using Joy-Con™ controllers! Controls are intuitive, so you can hit the court (or lanes, or field, or arena) and get started. With controlled motions you can curve your bowling ball, add spin to a tennis shot, or even use a Joy-Con with the Leg Strap accessory to kick the ball in a Soccer Shootout. Family and friends can join in on the fun on the same system or online. Plus a seventh sport is planned to be added via a free update this fall; get ready to Golf!
Play online and face opponents near and far to earn in-game rewards or aim for the Pro League
Face off against opponents worldwide and strive to reach the Pro League in every sport. As you play online in random matchmaking, redeem points you earn for in-game rewards like outfits, sports accessories, gear, and much more for your avatar. The selection of items will rotate each week, so check back and see what’s in stock!
Play with friends and family in the same room or across the world
Bowl, spike, and duel with friends in all 6 sports! Pass a Joy-Con controller to a friend for some 1v1, 2v2, or a free-for-all that will get everyone moving. In Bowling, all players can bowl simultaneously—no waiting for your turn. Play each game online, or team up with a friend on the same system to take on opponents near and far in team sports like Volleyball and Tennis.
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By no means am I saying the game is going to be bad. I'm glad this was even thought of all.
But what hurt me the most was that it wasn't Mii based, they're SIDE ADDITIONS more than anything. They flat out trolled us.
Why Nintendo T^T
We more so wanted Wii Sports "3".
Literally replace the Avatars with Miis and make it Mii Themed and then I'll feel better.... I can live with no Wuhu Island or Limited Mini-Games.... just make it Mii Themed.....
The Switch needs more Mii Games.... Miis need some love.....
@2ruffles You are so right! All us Mii lovers have is Miitopia and a minor playable character in MK8 and Smash! Also, respect for the fellow Mii Profile Pic have-er!
@minecraftemery Likewise (I decided to change it to my Mii today to fit the theme more).
I can't believe that since nintendo released this game they decided to explode everybody's wii console. Yes you herd that right I found an article about it here: https://hard-drive.net/nintendo-announces-all-still-functioning-wiis-will-self-destruct-in-2023/ Nintendo life WHY haven't you talked about this? This is completely outrageous.
(I'm joking plz dont come after me)
Edit: they just posted an article about it now
@2ruffles @minecraftemery
I couldn't agree with both of y'all more. These new avatars are just so lame and can't replicate the perfectness of the miis. It hurts me to see how nintendo is trying to phase them out. Like why is the mii maker on the switch hidden away? It should be an icon on the bottom.
@zap-switch No kidding, not to mention Switch Sports is missing some of the magic from the Wii Sports series. Being focus on Miis, the Themes, even the UIs
@2ruffles right. switch sports was great but it wasn't bringing enough nostalgia, and i understand some people don't like miis but they were PERFECT for the sports series and Nintendo needs to start listening. the wii sports music should've been a direct transfer and the UI should've been similar. honestly i would be happy with a direct port of wii sports with HD graphics..
@zap-switch No offense, but that was a troll post. Hard Drive just does a REALLY good job at trolling.
@willatschool sorry for necroreplying but what you're looking for is Wii Sports Club. It's much worse than Switch Sports for a multitude of reasons.
@wutadam its fine about the necroreply, and how is wii sports club worse than switch sports? or did you mean to say that it's better than switch sports? i never got to play it so just curious.
@willatschool No, Club is much, much worse than Switch.
The game had a confusing release strategy--you could rent all 5 sports for 24 hours for $2, buy each sport individually for $10, or buy the whole package physically for $40. The game released with Tennis and Bowling, and Golf, Baseball, and Boxing came through free* updates. *Free being if you rented the sports or bought the full game.
The gameplay was a mixed bag overall. In Tennis, you had full control over the position of your racket, but it was much slower-paced, and the motion controls had to be recalibrated nearly every swing.
Bowling was pretty much unchanged from Resort, which isn't a bad thing. However, the "throwing the ball backwards" happened way too often, which is likely why they removed it from Switch Sports.
Golf was also largely unchanged, except you had to put your GamePad on the floor so... you could see the ball, I guess. Instead of replays only happening after impressive shots, a replay happened after every shot, which got annoying fast.
In baseball, the batter is basically the same from OG, but the pitcher both pitched and controlled outfielders' gloves with the GamePad, which was cool, until you had to repeatedly switch between the two.
Boxing was definitely the worst out of the bunch. Punches are much slower than the original, and your Mii stopped dead in its tracks when it threw a punch. You also needed two remotes for each player, so if you didn't have two remotes, you had to do one-handed boxing.
Every sport had online play, but instead of online actually functioning like online play in Switch Sports, it was basically pretending that the other players were in the next room. You had to take turns in Bowling and Golf, and in the other sports, the game literally slowed its frame rate to account for lag.
Every sport also had 3-6 other modes. It sounds cool having nearly 20 modes, but when you account for the gameplay being the mixed bag it is, I really couldn't bring myself to try every one.
Obviously graphics don't make a game. But they're still just as necessary, which the Wii Sports Club team didn't understand for the most part.
The Miis use basic lighting and texturing, despite having better lighting and texturing built into the console. Their animations are also largely copied from Resort and OG, with the exception of Boxing's stiff mannequin movements.
The environment, apart from the bowling alley, is pretty generic and colorless. Grass looks like someone poured soda on the fake grass they put on soccer fields, dirt and rock looks like they stole the textures from Google Images, and the city background looks like a Roblox game.
If that wasn't enough, the game sold horribly--currently, it clocks in at around 380,000 copies. For comparison, Switch Sports has sold 8.61 million by the end of December 2022.
So yeah, Nintendo gave the fans what they wanted: an "HD" remake of Wii Sports with new modes, but they screwed it up and it sold horribly. That's probably why Switch Sports is so different: they don't want to just rehash the same game for a new console, they actually want to make something new. And clearly, it worked.
@wutadam i feel like by your description, Sports Club was a failed attempt of what could've been great and now i kinda see why they wouldn't try it again. i just wish we had stuff from the original game like the training mini-games, boxing and baseball, and that iconic music. but i do appreciate some of the new things in Switch Sports, so it's a mixed bag. (sorry for replying so late, i didn't see this notification)
This game was a bit disappointing but a charming game overall
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