Nintendo Switch Sports Resort launches on Switch 2

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Oct, 10:33 · Archive

Nintendo Switch Sports Resort has launched on the Switch 2, featuring 12 sports including tennis, bowling and new activities like thumb wrestling.

Nintendo Switch Sports Resort has launched on the Switch 2 this week. The game builds on the legacy of the original Wii Sports, which became one of the best-selling pieces of software Nintendo has ever made and established the sports collection as a fixture for each new console.

The game features 12 sports and activities in total. Three return from previous Switch Sports titles: tennis, bowling and volleyball. Five more returning sports have been added: golf and basketball join the three mentioned above. Seven entirely new sports are included: boxing, table tennis, archery, thumb wrestling, skateboarding, jetski and piloting a plane. The core gameplay involves using Joy-Con controllers with motion controls to simulate playing the sports, such as swinging to hit a tennis ball or twisting the wrist to control a bowling ball.

Both outlets praise the collection for its simplicity and intuitiveness. The Guardian describes the sports as 'easy to get the hang of on the first or second attempt' and 'a little bit silly', highlighting thumb wrestling as 'cheerfully absurd'. The Verge notes that the game is 'a refined and expansive version of the concept' and describes it as 'the best so far' in the sports collection franchise.

How it is being reported

• Nintendo Switch Sports Resort review – Wii Sports lives on in this effortlessly appealing collection of gamesNintendo Switch 2; Nintendo/Nintendo Bringing a holiday vibe and a generous selection of sport-themed games, this is exactly what you want from a family video game When the first Nintendo Switch Sports brought the effortless fun of Wii Sports back into my living room in 2022, I was frankly delighted . My small children discovered the pleasure of waving a controller around in enthusiastic imitation of a tennis player, and the surprising subtlety of virtual bowling, working out how to twist the wrist just right to guarantee a strike. I did not expect this game to become a family fixture for…The Guardian · 22 Oct, 10:00
• Wii Sports is back on the Switch 2, and it rulesWii Sports holds an important place in Nintendo's history. It's the best-selling piece of software the company has ever made, one that permeated culture in surprising ways, and its success helped rejuvenate Nintendo after a period of steady decline. It also kicked off one of the company's most important and unassuming franchises. While subsequent sports […]The Verge · 20 Oct, 14:00

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