Nintendo Switch Sports

Nintendo Switch Sports is a sports simulation game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch, as well as the fourth installment of the Wii Sports series (or the first game that is not from Wii or Wii U), in addition to serving as a reboot of the Wii Sports series. The game is released on April 29, 2022.

Good Qualities

 * 1) This returns the roots and charm of the Wii Sports after the criticism of Wii Sports Club, because it is nothing more than a remaster of the original and charges money for individual sports, though the former does retain the charm of the said franchise, but still due to the fact it was a rehash for the former and lacking any new experiences.
 * 2) *It is also nice to see Wii Sports series again for almost 9 years after the former's remaster game of the original Wii Sports.
 * 3) Unlike mh:crappygames:Mario Sports Superstars, this one executes well as it has loads of content, although not that much.
 * 4) The venue takes place in Spocco Square, where people can play in advanced, urban settings with shopping malls as backgrounds.
 * 5) It features three new sports: Soccer, Volleyball, and Badminton, as well as four returning sports: Bowling, Tennis, Swordplay (or Chambara), and Golf (which will be added later).
 * 6) The three new modes have clever-looking elements:
 * 7) *Soccer: Players can compete with a team or solo to kick with a giant ball and aim for a score in a large goal net, even though it is a rehash of Rocket League. Additionally, there is a mode where players can kick the ball into the net only called Shootout mode.
 * 8) *Badminton: Players can compete in a one-on-one match using a racket to serve back and forth.
 * 9) *Volleyball: Players can compete in 2 vs 2 matchups to spike, serve, set, and bump the ball.
 * 10) *Additionally, Bowling has a special mode where players can aim for a score while crossing a moving bridge or staying away from the barriers, similar to Monkey Bowling 2 from Super Monkey Ball 2, Deluxe, and Banana Mania and the special mode from Wii Sports Resort.
 * 11) Players can finally choose any swords in Chamabra.
 * 12) * Aside from the normal sword, there are two swords:
 * 13) **Charged Sword: Players can use this for charging an attack by blocking an opponent's sword attack, but when it is filled up, players can attack it with full force.
 * 14) **Twin Swords: Players can use these when holding two Joy-Cons, but they need to be accurate enough to slice with both hands for a clean victory.
 * 15) Players can choose Blue or Pink by using an alternate color mode at any time in the Options menu.
 * 16) Players can customize their appearance of the Sportsmates/Miis and there are lots of customizations for players to choose from, even titles, unlike Sports Superstars, where the customizations is limited to certain characters, which will have a better experience, despite only happening in Online mode.
 * 17) *Even Miis can wear those outfits (Squirrel, Beach, Cute, etc.), especially the collections from events.
 * 18) *There are also costumes that are not sportsmates-related, such as the Squirrel, the Lollipop, and the Robot outfits.
 * 19) **Humorously, players can wear cross-dressing outfits (male wears female outfits while female wears male outfits) similar to Tomodachi Life and Animal Crossing games.
 * 20) *New collections will appear every week, though limited, which is decent.
 * 21) Even Soccer's goal explosions can be customized such as raining toys, candies, and even fireworks, which can appear after scoring a goal in a similar matter to Rocket League.
 * 22) Players can finally reach to the top by competing in any sports up to A rank (or S rank is better), if that reaches the said rank, it will become infinite.
 * 23) There is a Friend Matches mode where players can join friends or other people who do not know about them to play any sports they like, using any of their room IDs.
 * 24) The announcer in the Western version is decent.
 * 25) Both as the graphics and the backgrounds are excellent and great that considerably improve on the games that come before it.
 * 26) Stickers appear for the first time in the Wii Sports franchise, but this time, players can activate them by using the D-Pad after pressing the R button.
 * 27) Decent soundtrack, especially the Spocco Square theme.
 * 28) The new challenges made specifically for this game are unique, and fun to play for hours on end, despite being limited to certain sports.
 * 29) *In the case of Bowling, there are barriers and platforms that will be more challenging for players.
 * 30) *In the case of Soccer, there are two instances: In sudden death, a goalpost is now wider, and in shootout, there is a player only kicking a soccer ball.
 * 31) *In the case of Chambara, there is a sudden death where the platform is narrower
 * 32) The sportsmates, while controversial by longtime fans at first, are equally as expressive as the Miis, if not more in some areas, especially via movement.
 * 33) *The notable offender for the sportsmates is that they have facial expressions, unlike the Miis, such as when they win or lose or they cheer, especially in Badminton.
 * 34) The box art looks neatly designed, featuring a cyan background with Sportsmates playing sports and players holding Joy-Cons.
 * 35) The Summer update gains some notable new features:
 * 36) *Players can use the Leg Strap for both Volleyball and Soccer if they don't want to use Joy-Cons.
 * 37) *In Volleyball, there are two additional techniques called Slide Attack (where players have to walk around to see the ball in order to set it) and Rocket Serve (where they can spike hard when the timing is perfect).
 * 38) *In Soccer, players can finally move around the camera in order to see the back of the view.
 * 39) *In Bowling, players can select any difficulty in special bowling mode or an auto-difficulty mode that can balance the skills of an unskilled player.
 * 40) *Players can face against Miis in Offline mode by pressing wither ZL + L or ZR + R. They can also compete with Matt (from Wii Sports ' Boxing) when playing in Chamabra (if the difficulty is Powerhouse).
 * 41) *Players can finally reach from A rank to S rank, and even Infinite rank for masters only.
 * 42) *They can create a Room ID in the Member Reception, this is where they can play in Online Matches.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The announcer's voice in the Japanese version can be irritating due to its high pitch, and its sounds like an AI at times. The Western version has a decent announcer voice.
 * 2) Soccer is a bit of a Rocket League rehash because of its appearance.
 * 3) Unlocking customizations for your Sportsmates is exclusive to Online modes (which by the way, is locked behind the Nintendo Switch Online paywall), which is disappointing when most players are playing in Local mode. Not only that should Switch Online shut down one day, these customizations will then be impossible to unlock without hacking.
 * 4) Minor details that gave the other games more charm, like being able to throw the bowling ball backward and watching the NPCs spin, are sadly absent. Instead, it features players dropping a ball while attempting to bowl.
 * 5) Players cannot look at the view of Spocco Square nor can they explore it, especially in the credits. Some of the tips that require going out like the "Spocco Square Amenities" tip, implying that people will work, shop, and eat there, but they cannot explore whatsoever.
 * 6) Half the sports available at the moment are variations of tennis, lacking variety compared to its predecessors.
 * 7) Like Wii Sports, one of the most disappointing things about this game is its amount of unsatisfying and unfinished content compared to Wii Sports Resort which has barely a little bit more content than the original, making this game not completely worth a $40-60 purchase (and mind you, the original was bundled in for free with most Wii systems (some with special 2-game discs also containing Resort) despite the amount of content it has).
 * It, unfortunately, is a victim of the "Release Now, Finish it Later" approach Nintendo is infamous for nowadays, as it only has 6 sports at launch, the Leg Strap accessory physical copies of the game come with can only be used in Soccer challenges, and not in the actual game until Summer 2022, and Golf will be patched in on Fall 2022.
 * 1) *As it stands, the game has half the content of Wii Sports Resort, a 2009 Wii game, and only one more sport than the original game from 2006, and even with the Golf patch, it would still have 2 more sports than the original, and 5 less than Resort.

Trivia

 * In the week 20 collection, the Street Collection in the news depicts an indigo color, but in the game, it is lighter than the news website of this game.

Reception
Based on 40 reviews, Nintendo Switch Sports earned a 74/100 score on Metacritic, which indicates mixed or average reviews.

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