Nintendo Switch Sports

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5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 230 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 93 out of 230
  2. Mixed: 57 out of 230
  3. Negative: 80 out of 230
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  1. Syed27
    Jul 19, 2022
    10
    Idk what's up with bad reviews, This game is fantastic, played with my sister and it was hella fun with just two people, now imagine four people? It be a party lol, I did'nt even play online cuz I don't have nintendo subscription and it was still soo much fun. Thinking of getting online now, To each their own.
  2. alist1030
    Jul 11, 2022
    8
    I feel as if the change on appearance has severely effected the people’s opinion on this game. Yes, that SUUUUCKS! But the game is REALLY fun! The gameplay is smooth, the online makes this game so much more enjoyable then previous entries simply because you’re facing real people. I am personally very pissed with the update thing AGAIN. But still, this game is just so much fun.
  3. Hueyfree
    Jul 26, 2022
    10
    If you love wii sports and resort this game is a buy to hell what the haters or fake fans say
  4. Nintendoggy
    Aug 8, 2022
    9
    Me and my big family love it because it has up to four players and way more diverse outfits than Wii Sports and Wii Sports resort. But I can't make it a 10 because of the lack and games, mini games, and rolling to bowling ball backwards and the people in the back cheering. In conclusion I love this game but there are some changes that could be made. Like golf this fall
  5. Polina40912
    Aug 1, 2022
    10
    The best game this year. Lots of fun, minus my weight, and my arms. Drink water while playing)
  6. dlgranadosm
    Nov 8, 2022
    6
    Debería incluir más deportes y más opciones de personalización. Aún así, es muy divertido jugar con amigos e intentar conseguir complementos. ¿Para cuándo el golf?
  7. Quique2299
    Aug 26, 2022
    10
    The games are very fun. The sports are very well done and it goes very smoothly. It is one of the perfect games to play with family, friends or online. 10/10
  8. Yakob93
    May 2, 2022
    5
    The game is ok but for the content it's not worth the price. Slash the price by 50% and it would be well worth it. To the people giving it a 8+, I'm wondering if they actually played the original Wii Sports/Resort. Switch Sports has some serious content issues compared to its Wii counterparts. I'm not going to list them here but many video reviews highlight this. My advice? Wait until itThe game is ok but for the content it's not worth the price. Slash the price by 50% and it would be well worth it. To the people giving it a 8+, I'm wondering if they actually played the original Wii Sports/Resort. Switch Sports has some serious content issues compared to its Wii counterparts. I'm not going to list them here but many video reviews highlight this. My advice? Wait until it goes on sale(if it ever does considering this is a Nintendo title). In its current state you'll get an hour worth of fun and then you'll end up recycling through modes.… Expand
  9. GeeBoyzz
    May 4, 2022
    3
    Nothings really different from wii sport, the controls are still non-representative. Wii sport resort was more accurate with the controls than this one. Not worth buying there are better option for party games.
  10. Swiftster
    Apr 30, 2022
    4
    To the surprise of nobody released another unfinished lazy excuse of a game early and it costs 40 whole dollars. The gameplay in general isn’t awful just extremely average and disappointing when compared to its predecessors. It’s agonizing slow and is ungodly boring. I like how this game has only 6 minigames which is half the amount they had all the way back in 2009. This has to just comeTo the surprise of nobody released another unfinished lazy excuse of a game early and it costs 40 whole dollars. The gameplay in general isn’t awful just extremely average and disappointing when compared to its predecessors. It’s agonizing slow and is ungodly boring. I like how this game has only 6 minigames which is half the amount they had all the way back in 2009. This has to just come down to flat out laziness from the devs. They expect me to wait 6 months for golf when I can just play it on resort or the original and probably have way more fun. Half the games are just tennis with very minor tweaks that ultimately make them less fun. Never ever considered playing this game by yourself as it sucks out what little enjoyment was in the game and turns it into unplayable, unentertaining, mindless snooze fests. Badminton is easily the worst of the bunch as it’s just nothing but pointless rallys for seemingly forever. Nintendo has seemed to have just forgotten what made the older games so much fun. I mean it’s missing the 2 best sports being Basketball and Baseball. And instead of adding more to these already great minigames they instead make Tennis 3 times. The music is actually quiet catchy harkening back to the great tracks from Resort and Wii. But it still can’t save the boring gameplay that is seen in most of the sports. Nintendo Switch Sports turned out to be another barebones unfinished cashgrab to poke at everyone’s nostalgia.… Expand
  11. Jofe
    Apr 30, 2022
    4
    Disappointment. The game is not bad in itself, but this habit of selling games without content, only based on promises is annoying. I don't care you add sports in six months, I bought my game NOW. And how it is possible to sell, 13 years after Wii Sports Resort, a game that has LESS content? Tennis is as bad as it was in the first Wii Sports, new sports aren't great, and bowling, again,Disappointment. The game is not bad in itself, but this habit of selling games without content, only based on promises is annoying. I don't care you add sports in six months, I bought my game NOW. And how it is possible to sell, 13 years after Wii Sports Resort, a game that has LESS content? Tennis is as bad as it was in the first Wii Sports, new sports aren't great, and bowling, again, has LESS content than in previous installments.… Expand
  12. acogiscute1
    Apr 30, 2022
    0
    Basically a **** version of the older Sports games. Lacks in accuracy and content. This game is a good example of today's Nintendo: putting in the bare minimum of work because they already know it will be bought. Disappointing at most
  13. Starsfanatic23
    Apr 30, 2022
    4
    Content lacking, games don't last long enough to be of any fun other than bowling. Pretty big let down across the board for this game, definitely not worth $40
  14. jou0202
    May 1, 2022
    0
    Rubbish comparing with wii sport or wii sport resort.
    A totally disaster.
    I’m amazed but just how terrible Nintendo can be. Golf isn’t Even in the game. You have to play with Computer AI on bowling and online with friends just isn’t that fun. No more leveling up your mii with friends.
  15. Ccmonty
    May 2, 2022
    2
    The only good game is sword fighting and even then its just ok. this is a lazy barebones package that completely misses the point and charm of what made the original wii sports so good and memorable. This would be acceptable as a pack-in game, not as a $40 USD separate release 6 years into the systems life. If you want a sports minigame collection emulate one of the wii sports resortThe only good game is sword fighting and even then its just ok. this is a lazy barebones package that completely misses the point and charm of what made the original wii sports so good and memorable. This would be acceptable as a pack-in game, not as a $40 USD separate release 6 years into the systems life. If you want a sports minigame collection emulate one of the wii sports resort games. Realisticly this still deserves a higher score then im giving it but nintendo HAS TO STOP putting out unfinished games and drip feeding content to them later.… Expand
  16. techpatrick
    May 15, 2022
    4
    Switch sports is barebones, lacks innovation and somehow ends up a lesser game than its predecessors. There's fun to be had in party-settings but the big feature (online) gets grindy very quickly.

    Volleyball is very jarring, badmitton is dull and simple, bowling battle-royale style is tedious with a tiny margin for error, soccer is actually the most fun, chumbara (swordfighting) feels    Switch sports is barebones, lacks innovation and somehow ends up a lesser game than its predecessors. There's fun to be had in party-settings but the big feature (online) gets grindy very quickly.

    Volleyball is very jarring, badmitton is dull and simple, bowling battle-royale style is tedious with a tiny margin for error, soccer is actually the most fun, chumbara (swordfighting) feels very imprecise and tennis...is just wrong. 2V2 is unfair when you don't match with another player (meaning you have to control both players) but the other team has two independent players.

    Unlocking cosmetics feels like a grind, and its pointless if every player is choosing from a very small subset of options. You only get slightly more points for winning than losing, so the easiest way to earn points is to lose. There's also no payout if a player leaves a match.

    Switch Sports is definitely going to need more than just Golf being added to stay on my shelf. Not being able to earn cosmetics without Switch online kills the single player and makes Switch Sports seem like a way to sell NSO subscriptions.    … Expand
  17. DavidMinnt
    May 11, 2022
    4
    Nintendo Switch Sports is Not So Good.Wii Sports Resort has 12 Sports and Nintendo Switch Sports only 6 Sports. The new characters are Awful and Why is it not in 2017 come and Is with a Nintendo Pack
  18. Ryuko98
    Jul 17, 2022
    10
    This game has the same passion and charm as wii sports and it earns those positive review scores
  19. CJKSuperCoder
    May 5, 2022
    0
    Wii sports resort is so much better. It had 12 sports with lots of minigames. This game has 6 sports with only a couple minigames
  20. WHlTERABBlT
    May 2, 2022
    1
    Switch Sports is so brutally bare bones and boring. My switch will continue to collect dust. Sad to think I might never buy a Nintendo system again due to the crap games they keep releasing.
  21. Flickerack
    May 2, 2022
    4
    A good basis with horrible layers on top

    Nintendo Switch Sports is by far not a very ambitious approach to a sequel. I am actually fine with that because I was longing for a pick-up-and-play game to enjoy on the couch with friends. Sadly the experience is tainted by an unnecessary limited progression system that is locked behind the Nintendo Switch Online service. The games    A good basis with horrible layers on top

    Nintendo Switch Sports is by far not a very ambitious approach to a sequel. I am actually fine with that because I was longing for a pick-up-and-play game to enjoy on the couch with friends. Sadly the experience is tainted by an unnecessary limited progression system that is locked behind the Nintendo Switch Online service.

    The games themselves are a mixed bag. As you can read from the other reviews here. Everyone has a different opinion on each sport. Some like the volleyball a lot while others see it as sluggish and thus unplayable. I certainly like all of them a bit which is fine by my book.

    Especially the fact that every player, no matter the experience, can get into the games quickly is an important factor.

    But I cannot, with emphasis, support the decision they made with the online multiplayer progression. Nintendo wants you to subscribe to their crappy online service pretty conspicuously by locking the entire progression - yes, that means every cosmetic and level up - behind this paywall. You not only need to pay for it, you also need to play it online, so basically any match you play with your mates in the same room means nothing in terms of progression. Keep that in mind! Knowing this would have affected my decision to buy this game.

    Even better - Nintendo themselves realized that this system is beyond crooked and released a day one patch that allows you to unlock two items per week by playing against bots - alone, which again defeats the purpose of players like myself who just want to spend an awful lot of money for a game to play in social gatherings. I never expected by all means Nintendo to fail so utterly on their core approach to video games.

    So, all in all - the core game is still fun with friends but I just can't ignore the feeling that I am missing out when I'm not playing online. I despise feeling forced to spend money in games that I already payed 50€ for, be it for battle passes, season passes, online membership, cosmetics or any other shenanigans the developers can come up with these days.    … Expand
  22. Golconde
    May 5, 2022
    7
    Hey Nintendo...how about you finish the game? Bowling is fun at least but one game with limited rewards isn't enough to keep people playing sorry. One thing about getting a higher rank in bowling at least the game starts to only give you goofy bowling 90% of the time...No more normal bowling now you are in a funhouse...
  23. untavolobello
    Apr 30, 2022
    7
    Mediocre ha meno giochi dei precedenti capitoli della serie, e dopo tanti anni di assenza mi aspettavo qualche modalità o sport in più, ma quei pochi che ci sono sono fatti dignitosamente
  24. RAIK4S
    May 10, 2022
    0
    This game is a joke, nintendo as always overpricing incomplete games, i hope this greedy company fails, but it won't because people will still pay full pricetag for bad games and not complain.
  25. eazyedd2
    May 14, 2022
    0
    This sucks feels like I'm playing a demo not worth 60 bucks at all Nintendo needs to stop it with games like this
  26. PizzaW0lf
    Apr 30, 2022
    7
    This game is a follow up to Wii sports from 2006. In general, this game is fairly solid but the single-player content is seriously lacking like crazy. It's pretty obvious they want this game to be a mostly online experience. The online, however, seems to work really well and plays fine. Nintendo, when we said "get with the times" WE DIDN'T MEAN DO IT THIS WAY!! Where's the single player?This game is a follow up to Wii sports from 2006. In general, this game is fairly solid but the single-player content is seriously lacking like crazy. It's pretty obvious they want this game to be a mostly online experience. The online, however, seems to work really well and plays fine. Nintendo, when we said "get with the times" WE DIDN'T MEAN DO IT THIS WAY!! Where's the single player? WHY DO WE NEED UPDATES FOR OTHER SPORTS!?!?!? WHY WEREN'T THE OTHER SPORTS AND FEATURES HERE ON DAY ONE!?!??! Nintendo, do you not realize how much of a detriment this strategy is to your games in the modern-day?? The updates do nothing but sour my experience.

    I would advise people that if you want this game, get it later if you really want to. It's not really a worthy game to pick up on Switch.    … Expand
  27. Lischynski
    May 4, 2022
    0
    Zero progression, challenge, or customization if you don't have the paid online Nintendo service. Simply the worst trend in the video game community to continuously force online only gameplay.
  28. eri41205
    May 8, 2022
    0
    Fun with friends, but you can't earn in-game cosmetic when playing with friends.
    Online is horrible, I'm in US east, matched me to Japan server and soccer was teleporting all game.
    Only tennis is fun to play, all other games is fun for 10 minutes. Some questionable game design choices were made: 1. soccer is basically Rocket League without proper camera control. 2. badminton with poor    Fun with friends, but you can't earn in-game cosmetic when playing with friends.
    Online is horrible, I'm in US east, matched me to Japan server and soccer was teleporting all game.
    Only tennis is fun to play, all other games is fun for 10 minutes. Some questionable game design choices were made:
    1. soccer is basically Rocket League without proper camera control.
    2. badminton with poor gyro detection equals no fun allowed, plus you don't get to control footwork which is basically the most important thing in this game. Not FUN.
    3. Don't even let me start with online progression and limited time unlockable.
    You can certainly have a blast playing it in your living room with friends and family. But Nintendo IF you implemented both online matchmaking and rank system, you can't just do your bare minimum anymore and expect your customers be pleased by your product.

    It is bad.    … Expand
  29. Kairus
    May 1, 2022
    3
    Just buy a wii and resort, thats more worth your money, barely any content, no charm, you get bored after 10 minutes of playing plus 3 of the sports are almost the same, don't support these Nintendo games that barely have any content
  30. TsukasaHiiragi
    May 1, 2022
    5
    Pro's

    6 mini games some with extra modes Burns calories Can be fun offline or local multiplayer Split screen multiplayer Con's Global PVP required to unlock clothes and other items Global PVP suffers from issues, such as players consistently bowling max points each game Bowling has highly predictable mechanics to get constant strikes Possible hackers in global Not enough    Pro's

    6 mini games some with extra modes
    Burns calories
    Can be fun offline or local multiplayer
    Split screen multiplayer

    Con's

    Global PVP required to unlock clothes and other items
    Global PVP suffers from issues, such as players consistently bowling max points each game
    Bowling has highly predictable mechanics to get constant strikes
    Possible hackers in global
    Not enough content to justify the price tag
    Obvious new sports will be released as paid DLC at a later date such as golf in Autumn 2022+
    Soccer has iffy controls and poor gameplay
    Needs many more modes of play for global multiplayer
    Potential to get repetitive strain injuries if not careful

    Simply not worth the asking price right now, games are bare bones and haven't really improved and the only new improved features are better multiplayer options, although that comes with its own issues. Currently comes with 6 sports so I'll review them each. Also due to the nature of this game, I highly suggest you do warm up exercises prior to playing otherwise you could suffer from repetitive strain injury.

    If this released with Golf and Baseball at launch, it possibly would have scored higher. A big issue for multiplayer is its lacking options, modes and overall content. Bowling for instance is just elimination match and nothing else, which is severely limited by atrocious mechanics that players who discover it can bowl 300 games pretty much consistently and if you don't know the trick, you get eliminated pretty quickly.

    After playing quite a bit of bowling and getting unlocking pro league, I started to notice a trend with people getting constant strikes, during the cut scene showing other players I noticed a few odd things such as one person bowing and the ball never touched the ground, and others essentially throwing the ball from the waist...the animations looked quite odd and SUS, this is entirely possible due to modded switches running homebrew and something like EdiZon.

    Bowling

    Easily the best game in the set offline, although has still has some serious problems and online you'll face players who get constantly score perfect games due to poor and exploitable mechanics, the mechanics are very very very very predictable and once you find the method you can get strike after strike until you start to suffer repetitive strain in your muscles.

    Volleyball

    I was actually unable to play this game due to the fact my height plus low ceiling, this game requires a significant amount of space above you to be able to play properly, without that you could actually hurt yourself or damage your ceiling.

    Tennis

    The second best game in the pack, although doesn't seem as fun as Wii Sports Tennis though with limited options, needs more options such as the ability to play solo 1 v 1, everything seems to be 2 v 2 with a clone of yourself in front, the pattern the AI does is quite predictable until you turn up the difficulty then it becomes brutally punishing for the player just to keep up.

    Badminton

    Same as tennis, just much harder to play.

    Soccer

    Not sure why this exists, the control method is iffy at best and its just really uninspired 1 v 1 offline, poor controls makes it a less enjoyable, with the leg strap it unlocks a special mode unfortunately this requires a significant amount of space between you and your TV, if you have a small apartment or bedroom then forget it.

    Chambara

    This is interesting 1 v 1 fighting game that isn't too bad, controls are fluid enough and at higher difficulties provides a good challenge and a work out.    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 102 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 51 out of 102
  2. Mixed: 48 out of 102
  3. Negative: 3 out of 102
  1. T3
    Aug 11, 2022
    80
    Nintendo Switch Sports has brought back everything we loved about Wii Sports and given it a refresh fit for 2022. Old favourites like tennis and bowling are back, while new games have also been added to the mix including badminton and football. This game is really fun to play.
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  2. The Independent
    Aug 8, 2022
    70
    Playing the tennis and bowling game modes don’t exactly bring anything particularly new to the table, but it’s hard not to let muscle memory kick in after an extended period away. Volleyball and badminton also make for a grand entrance that are suitable additions to a bag filled with varied game modes.
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  3. GameSpot
    Jul 8, 2022
    70
    Playing by myself for an extended period of time was boring and monotonous, and the absence of certain single-player modes is a major oversight. But Nintendo Switch Sports is a fantastic multiplayer game that, for the most part, invites anyone and everyone to pick up a controller and flail their limbs about. It has its issues, but they fall away when you have other people to play with and are joyously going toe-to-toe in virtual sports. As with the original Wii Sports, Nintendo Switch Sports finds beauty and fun in simplicity. And bowling is great. Better than real-life bowling.
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