Nintendo Switch Sports Resort Brings 12 Sports To Switch 2 Later This Year

I was pretty checked out of the Wii generation by the time the original Wii Sports resort came out so this will be largely new to me. All looks pretty good except for the dreadful fake miis from the original Switch Sports game.

I can't believe Demeech was right.

Looks fun, though, and definitely better than the first attempt on Switch 1.

Is the golf the same course for a 4th time ? Disc golf was best game, why take it out ?

Why not make a brand new game? This feels so lazy…

I’m not paying more money for a few new sports. They should’ve made it an upgrade pack imo

Was expecting this in august as it's a summer game. October seems miles too far for me, I guess it will be a pre-xmas game. Mind you by then the weather might be sunny...

As long as Eighting isn't involved I'm stoked!

Switch Sports was pretty amazing, the soccer w/leg strap remains one of the best gaming experiences I've ever had.

...but the Basketball was so awful, so, so, awful.
I wasn't surprised when it was revealed, that the Basketball game in Switch Sports, and only that game, came from a studio called Eighting. (everything else is from Nintendo EAD)

I don't want Eighting anywhere near this - and it will determine whether I buy or pass, even if it is a sequel to one of my favorite games of all time.

Bro like half the sports are recycled from Switch Sports. So disappointing.

I was excited at first but this actually looked pretty bad, a lot of reused sports and just not enough going on with the new ones.

Looks like a huge improvement over the last Nintendo Switch Sports.

I know some are disappointed that some games are being reused, and I wish that there was just a few more, but I didn't pick up the last one, so I don't mind some rehashing.

And thank you Yoshiaki Koizumi for the visual representation of how ass I'm going to be at the finger wrestling game.

I really wanted an S2E but this works. I'm miffed that they went to Wuhu Island, though. I love Spocco Square!

It's a shame that 5 of these sports seem to be identical to switch sports honestly that killed the excitement for me. Feels like this could have been a switch 2 edition for switch sports

Man I was literally wishing they’d remake Wii Sports Resort not even a month ago and here we are!

Though… where’s my sword fighting and bicycling around the island? Hopefully they’ll add more sports as DLC.

Oh how I missed Wuhu Island!!

I really hope skateboarding doesn't only rely on the mouse mode... But, it's unlikely button controls will be a thing here. Even so, I'll be so happy to explore Wuhu Island again.

Wuhu island! Ahahahahha!

Definitely interested in some motion control fun, especially tennis and boxing. Just hope it's closer to the first two games, not the last two.

Looks ugly and charmless again. Been waiting so long for the return of Wuhu Island and this is so disappointing.

If we can race the Jet Skis I'm in. But I fear it'll be the same time attack stuff from the original

I like that this was given a lot of time compared to most other things. It's Wii Sports, Nintendo. You don't have to explain it again. We don't need drawn out gameplay. Also... thumb wrestling? Seriously?

It'll probably have the same golf courses (again).

I didn't buy the first game so this is fairly appealing. If I had, I'd be pretty hacked off over this announcement ngl.

@8bit-Man this is a brand new game

Depending on the price, I may get this.

We're off to Wuhu Island again. Woo-hoo!

@Bigmanfan And left out Disc Golf.

@JohnnyMind I thought I would be, but it looks the same golf course once again, which is at least 4 times now lol.

This looks fun but I’m just not much for using my joycons at all to play a game with. They’re so expensive and at least the switch ones were fiddly little things.

Where is the cute Nintendog catching my frisbee?!?

An unexpected announcement but a welcome one.

Thumb wrestling is apparently more important to Nintendo that the OoT remake.

A quick cash grab. I expected better

@Scarmucci Eh, did they give thumb wrestling the big reveal slot at the end of the Direct or something?

@AGuyWhoLikesNintendo Same golf course again too looks like.

@Skunkfish Yes? It got more time than some announcements.

Wuhu island back! Missed that place

Brave of Nintendo to do a close up of the executive's face, Zoom style, doing the most suspicious hand movements possible during the Thumb War demo.

im excited for this but im also feeling kinda, ehh? 5 sports from NS sports, 4 from wii sports resort + boxing. recycling sports is normal for the franchise so thats whatever for me

but skateboarding looks cool but seems like a ground version of plane's free roam? and im surprised thumb wrestling counts as a sport lmao

it'll be fun to play more sports online but the new sports arent really hooking me. im at least glad theyre avoiding the free update model from the looks of it

I love this game.

When Mario Kart World has smaller and dedicated arenas for balloon battles, I Will buy Switch 2 with mk World and Wii sports resort.

@Jack_Goetz I know right.

@Glassneedles To be fair, this isn't actually the same game as the original. Sword Fighting, for example, was introduced in Wii Sports Resort but was part of Switch Sports, Switch Resort has Skateboarding whilst Wii Resort had Biking

I honestly think that thumb wrestling segment was another company pulling from the Direct very late and Nintendo needed to fill the time with something quick.

Feels very weird and lazy. So strange Nintendo keeps thinking the 'Wii Sports' series is one of their main IPs when nobody has cared about it in a long time.

@Bigmanfan Switch sports only had 6 games, with a 7th added. 5 of which they are including in the new version with 7 additional games

The water looks so goooood!

@Kinetic1983 Wow so instead of 6 recycled, it's actually only five??? Wow I'm completely sold now!!!

@invictus4000

Funny you should say that because for me it was the highlight of the entire Direct.

Good job we don't all want / like the same things eh?

Jokes aside though I was really happy to see it, I've longed for a decent table tennis game on my Switch (2)

Nintendo discovered opposable thumbs just 50 million years later than the rest of us.

Still got there before GTA6 came out though.
I did an internet, oi oi!

@invictus4000 The first Switch sports game has sold 18M+ in the last four years, making it one of Nintendo's top selling games over that period.

I’ll be keen for a switch sport + resort double pack.

@Bigmanfan my point is the first game launched with 6 games, this version launches with 7 new games plus 5 from the previous version

Can't believe they dropped Frisbee Dog!

Wii Sports Resort is a lot of fun, but without the Wii Remote and Balance Board I don't think so.

I still boot up the Wii from time to time to play archery in Wii Sports Resort. I haven't played a new Wii Sports game since, but more archery is enough to get me excited for this!

@devil76 Yes! Disc golf was my all time favourite Wii sports game

@andykara2003 Such a strange omission

Finally, BOXING on it!
But why we cannot have shirtless option for Boxing ?? 😩

Lucia's going down!

@Anti-Matter you go on about "waifus" and "big busts" in the Xenoblade threads but want shirtless dudes in this and many other family games.

Double standards my friend.

I'm intrigued, but unless they're adding swordfighting I won't be getting it. The showdown was easily my most played game in the original wii sports resort

I can finally retire my Wii! So happy about this. Would like to know if 100 pin bowling returns.

Where is the football ?
Missing baseball again , baseketball still cant free run battle ?

Is this actually supposed to be Wuhu island? It looks very different to me.

@Aurumonado It looks like they kept the basic layout, but also expanded on it a bit. Like, you can see the road from the lighthouse to the town, but now there's this bridge that connects to a long strip of land that wasn't there before. I'll be honest, this makes me more hyped to fly around the island again and see what new discoveries await... I just hope they removed the BS timer this time around. In both Wii Sports Resort and PilotWings Resort, you couldn't play the mode that lets you freely fly around the island without only being able to play in increments of 5 minutes.

Would be nice if they added this iteration of Wuhu Island to Mario Kart World's map to bring back the two courses from Mario Kart 7, plus maybe a new route...

The excitement I got when the camera panned to Wuhu Island is insane. Can't believe they actually did Switch Sports Resort instead of something like Switch Sports Switch 2 Edition or Switch Sports 2

It looks far better than Switch Sports, and if I hadn't known better, it also almost looks like a straight port of the original Wii Sports Resort.

I was also really disappointed with Switch Sports, as it didn't really hold my attention, and was lacking in personality that made the original games so endearing and replayable.

I just hope that all of the sports are on the cart at launch this time instead of releasing a glorified open beta with several sports missing.

I just realized I am excited about this because my mom kept my copy of wii sports resort so I barely played the game. So this will be my first time in on Wuhu Island long term. I should rebuy it.

Without any irony best announcement of the Direct.
I loved Sports Resort so much on Wii.

I still carry a secret wish that someday they will combine fit board and ring fit and we will get the ultimate RPG / sports game.

If there are new courses for golf this is an instant purchase for me. If it's STILL the same courses as NES Golf and Resort I'll be very disappointed. I hope Nintendo continue to expand this title and add new sports. I think Frisbee is a big miss, and I don't see why Badminton can't also return. Baseball is also long overdue a comeback.

How to take me to 100 and then dump me down at 6-7.

Seems really disappointing. Real lack of ambition being shown by Nintendo with their sports games since the Wii.

Wii Sports Club - good but too few sports, just an HD Wii Sports with basic online.

Switch Sports - Good starting point for a reboot, Football was great, the best thing they've done since the Wii, but Bowling felt too easy, and they only added a very limited Golf and a rubbish Basketball.

Then this, Switch Sports Resort, they take Football away (!) but keep Basketball - what in the actual eff 🤬🤷🏼‍♂️🤬😭 and don't bring anything new apart from Thumb Wrestling...

Switch Sports Resort should have 24 sports minimum, or 12 sports that are very good and offer more than just the same experience we've had for 20 years.

I hope Sports Resort will be polished. I stayed away from Switch Sports because it apparently had too much emphasis on online play.

I think this release is good for sales: it will be recognized by many people and it taps into nostalgia. It will be easily accessible for people that don't want to bother connecting their Wii to the TV. You had a Wii as a kid and you want your kids to play Sports Resort? Here, cha-ching!

The huge sales numbers of Wii and Switch cannot be supported by catering to only core gamers so good to see something that will draw the interest of general audience.

I might have to get this ... The nostalgia... Too strong ...

Plus the Wii sports games were great family activities.
@spatsec fun fact. The ONLY reason the Wii came with the Wii sports game for free was because Reggie pushed hard for it?

It's partly a Japanese culture thing, but Nintendo basically doesn't like to give things that took money to create for free. That's why they charged a small but real dollar amount for "Welcome tour".

Reggie was able to convince them because the Wii had such a unique controller that he argued a comprehensive demo was required to get people used to the controls and to show what they could do.

So he got them to agree, but otherwise they'd have never bundled it for free.

I kinda understand Nintendo's mindset. I mean imagine being asked to work for free.

But I do also feel they are just a bit too rigid about it. Part of marketing is using free samples to encourage sales later on. And a free tech demo game bundled with it is a good way to do that for consoles.

I really like the one for Wii. I have some good memories of playing the bicycle one, and I had one of those cheap attachments that actually worked nicely for the handlebars. This seems.... worse? Why does this seem worse? This isn't just a Nintendo problem, but why are new things that are mostly copying old things worse than the old thing? What the heck is going on to this world?

@KayFiOS Yes I see it now. It's clearly Wuhu Island.

One of the better announcements too, just to balance with everything!
Boxing is back? Matt better ready his fistcuffs

The new characters have very serious facial expressions. Miis were more often smiling, communicate well the feeling of excitement, and were quirky. Miis looked ridiculous when they chased the ball in tennis with their floating hands but that have the original Sports the character.

Have had a lot of fun with Wii Sports, Switch Sports and will definitely add this to the collection. Not sure why it gets so much hate. Switch Sports has sold a lot of copies. It’s a fun family party game.

Seeing this reminds me of the sports resort game on Wii, which my favorite part was flying around the island. So I think I just want a new Pilotwings.

I showed this announcement to my girlfriend and she seemed relatively interested. This is definitely not something I would play solo when I have so many other games to choose from. I would definitely use it as a family time type of game though. I really want to fly around an open world Wuhu Island.

Thumb wars being called a sport is laughable tbh. Hope there's more to this than the original NS Sports. The Pilotwings-esque plane one looks cool.

Wuhu Island coming in the first batch of MKW DLC whenever that finally comes? I actually think MKW should add free new tracks that you get access to if you have a save file for the relevant game detected. It would incentivize buying or at least borrowing games you wouldn't normally play.

@cyrus_zuo Eighting used to be called Raizing, who were known for making some of the greatest shmups of all time in the 90's, like Battle Garegga. Not sure what happened to them but I do remember they co-developed Pilmin 3.