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Nintendo Switch Sports
Nintendo's Wii Sports franchise makes its switch to the Switch with over six mini-games making use of the Joy-Con's motion controls.
Overview
Nintendo Switch Sports is a sports-themed mini-game collection developed by Nintendo EPD (Company) and published by Nintendo (Company) for the Nintendo Switch (Platform) on April 29, 2022. The fourth installment of the Wii Sports (Franchise) series (and the first to remove the "Wii" from the title), Nintendo Switch Sports includes six mini-games, each making use of the Joy-Con motion controls. These games include bowling, tennis, volleyball, soccer, badminton, and swordfighting (as "chambara"). Golfing was later added as a free update on November 29, 2022. The game features updated customizable avatars with more realistic body proportions, customizable outfits, and updated facial features (although players can opt to use their Mii's head). It also features online multiplayer, with gear that can be unlocked by playing against others, and comes bundled with a Leg Strap accessory for use with the soccer mini-games.
Games
Volleyball
Single Joy-Con. Up to four players simultaneously. Two-on-two volleyball, with most of the movement done automatically. Controls are based on the team's position, with players doing commands for serving, bumping, setting, spiking, and blocking.
Badminton
Single Joy-Con. Up to two players simultaneously. One-on-one badminton, with most of the movement done automatically.
Bowling
Single Joy-Con. Up to four players alternatively. Plays similar to the Bowling mini-game from Wii Sports (Game). Along with standard bowling, the game includes a "special" mode where each lane has multiple obstacles, including moving barriers, ramps, slopes, and gaps.
Soccer
Dual Joy-Cons. Up to two players simultaneously (alternatively for Shoot-Out). Unlike other mini-games, this one uses a more complicated control scheme utilizing both Joy-Cons, with most movement done using the D-Pad and buttons. Also, despite the character using kicking motions, the game primarily uses swinging arm motions. The game's rules are also more arcade-style, similar to Rocket League (Game), with an oversized ball. Along with one-on-one, four-on-four, and free practice modes, the game includes a special Shoot-Out mode which utilizes the game's bundled Leg Strap accessory. In this mode, the left Joy-Con is strapped onto the player's kicking leg, and players take turns attempting goal kicks.
Chambara
Single/Dual Joy-Cons. Up to two players simultaneously. Based on the Swordplay Duel mode from Wii Sports Resort (Game), players perform sword swings and guards in first-person in an attempt to knock their opponent off the platform. There are three types of swords:
- Sword - Single Joy-Con. Simple style with strong neutral strikes.
- Charge Sword - Single Joy-Con. Risk-reward style where you build up energy by guarding, then performing strong Charge Strikes.
- Twin Sword - Dual Joy-Con. Fight with two swords at once, with a unique Spinning Strike.
Tennis
Single Joy-Con. Up to four players simultaneously. Two-on-two tennis, with most of the movement done automatically. Plays similarly to the Tennis mini-game from Wii Sports (Game).
Similar Games
Wii Sports (Game)
Compete with friends in simplified motion controlled versions of five sports: tennis, baseball, bowling, golf, and boxing. It served as the pack-in game for most distributions of the Wii, making it the best-selling single-platform game of all time.
Wii Sports Resort (Game)
Take a trip to the tropical Wuhu Island and partake in 24 sports-themed mini-games in this sequel to the popular Wii pack-in game Wii Sports.
Wii Sports Club (Game)
Initially sold as a download-only title sold in packages of individual sports and via a day-pass for all disciplines. It updates all original Wii Sports activities (Tennis, Golf, Boxing, Bowling and Baseball) with features like online versus play, Miiverse integration and exclusively supports Wii Motion Plus remotes. Later released as a retail disc compiling all disciplines.
Wii Sports Airplane (Game)
This title was shown as part of the 20 game line-up for the Wii at E3 2006. The rumor was that it would become a Pilotwings title. Many aspects of the game were later implemented in Wii Sports Resort.
- Name
- Nintendo Switch Sports
- Release Date
- April 29, 2022
- Platform
- Nintendo Switch (Platform)
- Developer
- Publisher
- Genre
- Sports (Genre)
Minigame Collection (Genre) - Franchise
- Wii Sports (Franchise)