Basketball

Basketball is one of the twelve available sports to play in Wii Sports Resort, as well as one of the eight in Nintendo Switch Sports. In Wii Sports Resort, there are two variations of the game: 3-Point Contest, and 3-On-3 Game (Pickup Game), whereas in Nintendo Switch Sports, there are four variants: Two-on-Two, Three-Point Challenge, Three-Point Contest and Five-Streak Battle.

Wii Sports Resort[]

3-Point Contest[]

20200503 210546 — Lucía about to play 3-Point Contest.

The objective of the 3-Point Contest is to shoot as many 3-point shots into the basket in one minute. There are 5 racks with 5 balls each, making a total of up to 25 balls. At the end of each rack, there is a striped ball which is worth two points. Getting all points gives the player a stamp. If this happens, the remaining time gives bonus points.

3-On-3 Game (Pickup Game)[]

20200503 210345 — Miyu, with her teammates Akira and Haru, about to play against Hiroshi, with his teammates Ryan and Vincenzo in 3-on-3 Game.

The Pick-Up Game is a 3-on-3 game where the player must score more baskets than the opposing team. Movement is controlled automatically, while the passing is done with the A button and D-Pad, and the dribbling and shooting are handled with motion controls, as well as the player's opponent trying to steal possession of the ball. When shooting, the opponent can jump to try to block the player's shot.

Your first opponent is Miguel, whose teammates are Anna and Takashi, while the Champion is Tommy and his teammates are Eva and Tyrone. Beating the Champion will grant you a stamp, called "Hoop Hero".

Opponents in Pickup Game[]

#	Level	Captain	Teammates	Notes
Non-Pro Class
1	11 to 15	Miguel	Takashi and Anna	Beginner
2	26 to 30	Anna	Miguel and Takashi
3	41 to 45	Takashi	Anna and Andy
4	56 to 60	Andy	Takashi and Megan
5	71 to 75	Megan	Andy and Nick
6	86 to 90	Nick	Megan and Cole
7	101 to 105	Cole	Nick and Kentaro
8	116 to 120	Kentaro	Cole and Eddy
9	131 to 135	Eddy	Kentaro and Elisa
10	146 to 150	Elisa	Eddy and Jackie
11	161 to 165	Jackie	Elisa and Martin
12	176 to 180	Martin	Jackie and Hiromi
13	191 to 195	Hiromi	Martin and Víctor
14	206 to 210	Víctor	Hiromi and Mia
15	221 to 225	Mia	Víctor and Gabi
16	236 to 240	Gabi	Mia and Gwen
17	251 to 255	Gwen	Gabi and Emily
18	266 to 270	Emily	Gwen and Yoko
19	281 to 285	Yoko	Emily and Julie
20	296 to 300	Julie	Yoko and Steph
21	311 to 315	Steph	Julie and Miyu
22	326 to 330	Miyu	Steph and Fumiko
23	341 to 345	Fumiko	Miyu and Mike
24	356 to 360	Mike	Fumiko and Holly
25	371 to 375	Holly	Mike and Alisha
26	386 to 390	Alisha	Holly and Daisuke
27	401 to 405	Daisuke	Alisha and Chika
28	416 to 420	Chika	Daisuke and George
29	431 to 435	George	Chika and Matt
30	446 to 450	Matt	George and Fritz
31	461 to 465	Fritz	Matt and Lucía
32	476 to 480	Lucía	Fritz and Asami
33	491 to 495	Asami	Lucía and Vincenzo
34	506 to 510	Vincenzo	Asami and Hiroshi
35	521 to 525	Hiroshi	Vincenzo and Ryan
36	536 to 540	Ryan	Hiroshi and Sandra
37	551 to 555	Sandra	Ryan and Tomoko
38	566 to 570	Tomoko	Sandra and Greg
39	581 to 585	Greg	Tomoko and Sakura
40	596 to 600	Sakura	Greg and Rin
41	611 to 615	Rin	Sakura and Tatsuaki
42	626 to 630	Tatsuaki	Rin and Rainer
43	641 to 645	Rainer	Tatsuaki and Marco
44	656 to 660	Marco	Rainer and Marisa
45	671 to 675	Marisa	Marco and Jake
46	686 to 690	Jake	Marisa and Chris
47	701 to 705	Chris	Jake and Luca
48	716 to 720	Luca	Chris and Kathrin
49	731 to 735	Kathrin	Luca and Keiko
50	746 to 750	Keiko	Kathrin and Giovanna
51	761 to 765	Giovanna	Keiko and Hiromasa
52	776 to 780	Hiromasa	Giovanna and Eduardo
53	791 to 795	Eduardo	Hiromasa and Ai
54	806 to 810	Ai	Eduardo and Rachel
55	821 to 825	Rachel	Ai and Michael
56	836 to 840	Michael	Rachel and Naomi
57	851 to 855	Naomi	Michael and Shinnosuke
58	866 to 870	Shinnosuke	Naomi and Siobhán
59	881 to 885	Siobhán	Shinnosuke and Saburo
60	896 to 900	Saburo	Siobhán and Maria
61	911 to 915	Maria	Saburo and Takumi
62	926 to 930	Takumi	Maria and Sarah
63	941 to 945	Sarah	Takumi and Shouta
64	950 to 960	Shouta	Sarah and Sota
65	971 to 975	Sota	Shouta and Ren
66	986 to 990	Ren	Sota and Helen
Pro Class
67	1001 to 1005	Helen	Ren and Stéphanie
68	1016 to 1020	Stéphanie	Helen and Ursula
69	1031 to 1035	Ursula	Stéphanie and Gabriele
70	1046 to 1050	Gabriele	Ursula and Shinta
71	1061 to 1065	Shinta	Gabriele and Barbara
72	1076 to 1080	Barbara	Shinta and Ian
73	1091 to 1095	Ian	Barbara and Oscar
74	1106 to 1110	Oscar	Ian and Emma
75	1121 to 1125	Emma	Oscar and Alex
76	1136 to 1140	Alex	Emma and Nelly
77	1151 to 1155	Nelly	Alex and Jessie
78	1166 to 1170	Jessie	Nelly and Akira
79	1181 to 1185	Akira	Jessie and Hayley
80	1196 to 1200	Hayley	Akira and Silke
81	1211 to 1215	Silke	Hayley and Patrick
82	1226 to 1230	Patrick	Silke and David
83	1241 to 1245	David	Patrick and Midori
84	1256 to 1260	Midori	David and Yoshi
85	1271 to 1275	Yoshi	Midori and Steve
86	1286 to 1290	Steve	Yoshi and Theo
87	1301 to 1305	Theo	Steve and Abby
88	1316 to 1320	Abby	Theo and Pablo
89	1331 to 1335	Pablo	Abby and Susana
90	1346 to 1350	Susana	Pablo and Shohei
91	1361 to 1365	Shohei	Susana and Pierre
92	1376 to 1380	Pierre	Shohei and Misaki
93	1391 to 1395	Misaki	Pierre and Haru
94	1406 to 1410	Haru	Misaki and Abe
95	1421 to 1425	Abe	Haru and Ashley
96	1436 to 1440	Ashley	Abe and James
97	1451 to 1455	James	Ashley and Tyrone
98	1466 to 1470	Tyrone	James and Eva
99	1481 to 1485	Eva	Tyrone and Tommy
Champion
100	1496 to 1500	Tommy	Eva and Tyrone	Champion

In the Champion match[]

You automatically play at night in the match.
You earn the Hoop Hero stamp after beating the champion team (when the captain is Tommy, not Eva or Tyrone).
After you win the Hoop Hero stamp, you can jump higher and run faster like them.

Left- or Right-Handed[]

Left-Handed (as team captain):

Miguel, Andy, Megan, Kentaro, Elisa, Hiromi, Gwen, Miyu, Alisha, Chika, Matt, Lucía, Vincenzo, Hiroshi, Ryan, Rainer, Marco, Marisa, Kathrin, Keiko, Giovanna, Michael, Naomi, Shinnosuke, Sarah, Shouta, Stéphanie, Ursula, Gabriele, Shinta, Ian, Oscar, Emma, Jessie, Hayley, Abby, Shohei, Pierre, Misaki, Haru, James

Right-Handed (as team captain):

Anna, Takashi, Nick, Cole, Eddy, Jackie, Martin, Víctor, Mia, Gabi, Emily, Yoko, Julie, Steph, Fumiko, Mike, Holly, Daisuke, George, Fritz, Asami, Sandra, Tomoko, Greg, Sakura, Rin, Tatsuaki, Jake, Chris, Luca, Hiromasa, Eduardo, Ai, Rachel, Siobhán, Saburo, Maria, Takumi, Sota, Ren, Helen, Barbara, Alex, Nelly, Akira, Silke, Patrick, David, Midori, Yoshi, Steve, Theo, Pablo, Susana, Abe, Ashley, Tyrone, Eva, Tommy

How to Beat Tommy (the Champion) at Pickup Game[]

To block their shots, simply spam tap the + button so you see when they jump, and then simply unpause the game and jump directly.
To score, wait before you pass. If your team member walks to the back and then walks forward, pass to him/her and shoot directly. You can wait for a little too since your opponent is too far away to block it.
If you are winning in the last 20 seconds of the game, try to run the clock by passing the ball between open teammates. Usually, you would do it to the same two teammates. This strategy works for any team you face, but it is generally used on the harder teams.

Finding Skill Level in Pickup Game[]

Here is the formula for finding skill level in Basketball Pickup Game:

Note: this only works if the player wins.

x = the player's score, y = the opponent's score, and z = the player's final skill's change,

z = 10x - 9y

An example would be this: if the player won 11-4, z = 10 * 11 - 9 * 4 = 74, so they would gain 74 skill points.

If the player ties, the number of skill points they gain is, however, many points they tie by. E.g. if the game was 12-12, they would gain 12 skill points.

The maximum number of points the player can win is 200 points, which can happen if they score at least 20 points more than their opponent's team (hence, x - y >= 20). The maximum number of points the player can lose is also 200 points, which can happen if their opponent scores 23 points more than their team (hence, y - x >= 23 or equivalently, x - y <=-23).

If the ratio of the player's opponent's score to their score is 10:9, then they will not gain any points.

Inputs[]

In a 3 on 3 pickup game in Basketball, hold 2 before entering a game to have the game played at night time.

Tips[]

The player can achieve 3-pointers by making a basket from the darker brown area on the outside of the court (this doesn't include the semi-circular zone in the center). They can also perform a slam dunk by readying for a shot when they're almost directly underneath the basket, in the central blue area (this earns the player two points). Shooting from anywhere else can earn the player two points.
A good trick to making a basket is to use little movement on the Wii Remote. That way, the Wii Remote won't pick up any motions to the left or right.
It's possible to throw the ball without jumping.

Nintendo Switch Sports[]

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Basketball was added to Nintendo Switch Sports as a playable sport on July 9th 2024.

Easter egg[]

In the 1.5.0 update, if you hold the L and ZL or R and ZR buttons on your Joycons while choosing a CPU strength in Match Settings, Eva and Tyrone will appear as your opponents in Two-on-Two. Their titles are "Legend." You'll be partnered up with a Sportsmate named Lucía, whose title is "Staffer".

Trivia[]

Males wear black pants with shoes that correspond to their favorite color and black accents, and females wear shorts that correspond to their favorite color and shoes with their favorite color and white accents.
- Male Miis' black pants also have a tint corresponding with their favorite color (i.e. Tommy's pants have a slight pink tint).
If both players scored at least twenty points (one by one), the announcer will say: "What a game!"
Starting with Mia and ending with Fumiko, all the team captains are female.
Starting with Michael and ending with Sarah, the teams are: the captain is one gender, and the teammates are of the other gender.
Except for Miguel's team and Tommy's team, the team captain is always the second-best member of each team.
Basketball and Baseball (Wii Sports Club) are the only sports in the series where both the Beginner and Champion are in Beginner Difficulty in Wii Party and Wii Party U.
The teams will always have the person below and above the captain in skill as the two other members. Since this is impossible for Miguel and Tommy because they are at the ends, they have the two people above/below in skill.
- Because of this, Takashi and Tyrone are the only basketball players to be featured on more than three teams, and Miguel and Tommy are the only basketball players to be featured on less than three teams.
Eva has the same team as Tommy, the Champion. Also, Anna has the same team as Miguel, the Beginner.
If the player has only made one or two Miis, they will be partnered with one or two randomly generated Miis.
Unlike other sports, it is possible to gain skill points from a tie and therefore skip an opponent. However, this technique does not work on Tommy's team, since the game's mechanics require the player to beat him before moving on to a randomly selected opponent.
Every CPU Mii's hand dominance in this sport is identical to what it is in Table Tennis, provided they are the captain of their team.
- Additionally, any CPU teammate's hand dominance is identical to that of the team captain in any one game.

Example: Víctor is right-handed when he is the team captain; therefore, his teammates, Hiromi and Mia, play right-handed with him. However, when Hiromi is the captain, she is left-handed; therefore, her teammates, Víctor and Martin, play left-handed with her.