- Not to be confused with Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, or Wii Sports Club.
Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo Switch スポーツ Nintendo Switch Supōtsu) is a sports video game developed and produced by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch console. It is the fourth entry in the Wii Sports series. It was announced on the 9th of February that Nintendo Direct introduced six sports at launch. It was launched on April 29, 2022.
Gameplay[]
Nintendo Switch Sports is a continuation of Wii Sports, utilizing motion and button controls with Joy-Cons. The eight sports included are Tennis, Bowling, Chambara (which is strikingly similar to Swordplay in Wii Sports Resort),Soccer, Badminton, Volleyball, Golf and Basketball. Online and local play are supported as well. However, the main setting of the game is different (no longer Wuhu Island), instead taking place in Spocco Square.
Nintendo Switch Sports uses a new type of character (that generally replace Miis) called Sportsmates, which can be customized. However, Miis on a Nintendo Switch's system can be used instead of them.
Miis/CPU featured[]
The names of all of the original Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort Miis are used on Sportsmate CPUs. However, the Sportsmates look different from the Miis.
However, if the player holds down a specific button combination in specific sports they can load specific Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort CPU Miis as opponents (albeit their designs are slightly different).
Trivia[]
- During the development of character models, Nintendo considered using college students and players operating robot suits before they were eventually scrapped and replaced with the Sportsmates. In addition, the concept art design for Spocco Square resembled more like a large stadium. [1]
- There have been five 45-minute sessions every 8 hours starting from 7 PM on February 18th until the 20th, where Nintendo Switch Online members could test the online play feature. The sports that could be played are Tennis, Bowling, and Chambara. Participants could not play against friends, only random matchmaking was available. Additionally, the Online Play Test could not be done on a Nintendo Switch Lite. If players entered the Online Play Test then they were forbidden to share information about the Online Play Test publicly, including the sharing of screenshots or video footage from the game on social media.
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